"Ho ho ho…"
The lizard man Connor stared at the vast emptiness, his gaze dimming.
"How… how is this possible?"
He stumbled backward several steps before crashing heavily to the ground.
Green blood seeped through the cracks in the earth.
"You… you can actually do that?"
Wanda looked at Hode in disbelief.
This shrouded Hode in an even thicker veil of mystery.
At that moment, she realized there was an inexplicable charm about him.
She had thought Hode was merely strong in power and magic, but quickly discovered that was just one facet of this man.
She hardly knew him; he was far more enigmatic than she had imagined.
A mountain climber, an entrepreneur, acquainted with Tony Stark, a self-made man.
He understood magic, knew chaos magic, and possessed ancient energy within him as well.
She had thought she had reached the limits of her understanding, but the laser she had just seen shattered her perceptions.
Moreover, she was acutely aware of the power contained within that beam of light.
"Are you really not a superhero?!"
Gwen exclaimed, her face alight with admiration as she gazed at the composed Hode. "What you just did was so cool! How did you create that ray?"
As she spoke, she gestured excitedly, still shaken by what she had just witnessed.
"Talent."
Hode pulled his hand out of his pocket and ruffled Gwen's excited little head. "Want to learn? I can teach you!"
"Cough, cough, Hode, this is something others can handle."
At that moment, Wanda unexpectedly interrupted their conversation.
She didn't know why, but seeing their affectionate interaction made her feel uneasy.
Especially that familiar gesture of ruffling hair; she had come to think of it as her own exclusive sign of affection.
But now that Hode was doing it with someone else, a mix of emotions swirled within her.
However, she also understood that nothing inappropriate was happening between the two.
Boom!!!
Suddenly, an ear-shattering explosion echoed from a nearby building.
The massive blast even caused the ground to tremble slightly.
"Not good!"
Gwen's face went pale as she heard the commotion. "I totally forgot about the main issue!"
"What's happening?"
Wanda asked, frowning as she scanned the distant situation.
"The lizard man plans to spread canisters containing mutation factors throughout New York, causing everyone to mutate!"
After saying this, Gwen took a running leap and swiftly headed toward the incident site.
She knew full well that once the canisters went awry, no one in New York would be safe.
This was Connor the lizard man's true aim: to turn everyone into reptilian creatures!
"Let's go! We need to help too!"
Hode suggested, and he and Wanda quickly flew in that direction.
The first floor of the towering building was engulfed in flames, with explosions occurring intermittently.
Enormous flames rolled outwards, while thick smoke spiraled up, creating a suffocating heat that warped the air.
Black smoke poured out from the broken areas, blackening the surrounding walls.
At that moment, the deep-blue sky was obscured by heavy smoke, while the roaring flames intertwined with bizarre green fog.
"Come help us! Call the fire department now!"
"Who will save my kids? They are still inside!"
"Don't pull me! I have to go in and save my wife!"
"Where's the fire hydrant? Someone help!"
"…"
Outside the building, the crowd was in chaos and despair, many having taken refuge from the lizard man's rampage.
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