*Pfft—*
The needle pierced the Green Goblin's neck.
The liquid inside was instantly and automatically injected into the Green Goblin's body.
Feeling the pain, the Green Goblin whipped his head around to look at Bullseye standing on the second floor, then ripped the syringe from his neck.
Looking at the empty syringe in his hand, a fierce light flared in the Green Goblin's eyes. "Who are you?"
"What did you inject into me now?!"
Sensing the growing abnormality within his body, the Green Goblin flicked his toe, catching a pumpkin bomb in his palm.
Just as he was about to press the switch and hurl it at Bullseye, Bullseye flicked his finger.
A button picked up from who-knows-where was flicked out.
*Whoosh!*
To the Green Goblin's shock, the plastic button actually smashed the pumpkin bomb in his hand!
"Relax, this is just a little gift from our boss."
"Soon, you will experience its 'wonderful effects'!"
"Wonderful effects?" the Green Goblin muttered to himself.
However, the moment the words left his mouth, a heart-wrenching pain spread from his heart to his entire body!
"Aaaaah!!"
The Green Goblin clawed frantically at his chest and cheeks; the tearing sensation coming from everywhere made him roll across the ground in agony.
Tentacles drifted beneath his skin, thrashing restlessly.
Who knows how much time passed.
The restlessness gradually subsided.
Bullseye stood beside the Green Goblin, looking down at the panting figure. "How does it feel?" he asked nonchalantly.
"I feel..." The Green Goblin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his eyes vacant.
As his gaze cleared, a crazed grin spread across his face. "I've never felt better!!"
At this moment, he even felt the urge to have a real, no-holds-barred fight with Spider-Man.
"I like these 'wonderful effects' very much."
"Thank the boss for me." The Green Goblin stood up and cracked his stiff neck.
Hearing this, Bullseye waved his hand. "No need to rush with the thanks."
"The boss said he's interested in the 'Human Enhancement Formula' developed by your company and asked me to bring back a few samples."
"Besides that, you need to give me the blueprints for the goblin glider.
Naturally, the boss wants those too."
Hearing this series of demands, the Green Goblin was somewhat reluctant, but since it was the boss's request, he handed over the Human Enhancement Formula and the goblin glider blueprints to Bullseye.
Bullseye stowed the formula and blueprints away.
Just as Bullseye was about to leave, he heard the Green Goblin start muttering to himself about how to deal with Spider-Man.
Suddenly, he stopped.
"Oh... right, Green Goblin. The boss said you should lie low for a while. Don't keep thinking about opposing Spider-Man; he's still useful to the boss."
"Also! To avoid warrants and suspicion, the boss suggests you change into a better-looking outfit.
It's best to find a few media outlets and announce that the crown jewel of Oscorp Industries' technology has been stolen.
That way, you'll be safer."
With that, Bullseye walked out the door without stopping, vanishing in a few leaps and leaving behind a frustrated Green Goblin.
"Fuck! I couldn't deal with Spider-Man before the boss came, and now that he's here, he won't let me deal with Spider-Man. Then what the hell was the point of the boss coming!?"
Even so.
The Green Goblin still obediently destroyed his old gear as Matthew had requested.
However, he continued to grumble throughout the process, his face full of reluctance.
Such a cool outfit, yet he was made to destroy it and redesign... the boss is truly wasting a masterpiece!
And what did he mean by telling me to change into a better-looking outfit?
Was my previous look not good enough?
This was clearly an aesthetic design from a fantasy World!
It seems that even with the boss, I beg to differ when it comes to design.
...
...
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
During these two weeks, Matthew never appeared in public. Even when Tony tried to find him several times, he was brushed off by Ada.
Publicly, it was announced that Matthew was quietly recuperating.
In secret, he had set up a specialized training ground for himself during this time.
Of course, while it was called training, it was actually a variety of masochistic tests designed to force his own evolution.
For example: cryogenic freezing experiments, high-temperature furnace survival tests, extreme radiation resistance tests, lightning tolerance tests, industrial hydraulic press compression tests, vacuum environment survival experiments, strong acid dissolution experiments...
To better endure the devastation of these tests, Matthew also performed a system modification on himself for'selective pain suppression.'
After half a month of masochistic testing, Matthew underwent ten stages of evolution.
In other words, his current stage should be around G-10.
Although these experiments were somewhat conservative to avoid killing him outright, ten targeted positive evolutions were certainly not for nothing.
Now, even if Matthew were frozen solid in liquid nitrogen, he would still be as fit as a fiddle once he safely thawed.
Even if crushed into a meat patty by a giant industrial hydraulic press, he could recover quickly as long as a bit of blood was applied in time.
To the point that after multiple 'near-death' experiences, the current Matthew could even manipulate his flesh to actively seek out 'nutrition' while in a near-death state.
He now fully deserved the title of 'Legendary Hard-to-Kill King.'
In the office at night, Matthew rubbed his aching temples.
Whenever he recalled the process of his secluded evolution over the past half-month, he still felt a lingering fear.
Although there was no physical pain, the mental pressure and sense of crisis during the near-death states still caused him significant stress.
Just as Matthew was closing his eyes to relieve his mental fatigue, the system's sudden pop-up made him alert again.
[Pass duration has ended.]
[Updating Pass theme—]
[Update complete!]
[Current Pass theme is—'E-Mold' theme.]
"E-Mold?" Matthew was slightly stunned when he saw the theme update.
But he soon remembered the origin of E-Mold.
E-Mold, from resident evil 7 and 8.
E-Mold is a naturally occurring ancient fungal organism whose source is known as the 'Megamycete.' It has the ability to enhance and transform the human body, allowing those who successfully adapt to the mold to gain various powerful'superpowers.'
The mold can perfectly preserve the consciousness and memories of the infected, granting them long lives, and can even store the'souls' of the deceased within its 'network.'
In the game, those who fully adapt to the mold's 'gift' can possess a variety of abilities.
The most impressive among them is 'Heisenberg,' who can be called the Magneto of the resident evil World.
The appearance of E-Mold was like getting a pillow just as one was nodding off; it couldn't have been more timely!
Not long ago, Matthew was thinking that while his strength and defense had both improved, having only brute force was missing something after all.
But now, this is perfect!
The system is here to deliver superpowers!