Chapter 246: An Unexpected Start but a Tail End
"Huh~"
Pasteur Building, inside the laboratory.
Reed breathed a long sigh of relief as he read the experimental data on his computer.
In recent times, Ben's mood has become worse and worse due to the various inconveniences caused by his physical mutation. In order to prevent his friends from losing hope, Reed also exhausted his efforts and constantly revised his experimental plan, trying hard to build a machine that could generate space and cosmic storms and return everyone to normal.
He turned his aching neck and twisted it into a terrifying 360-degree angle.
Reed relaxed his body while shouting: "Johnny, it's time for you to come for the test."
The space cosmic storm has completely mutated each of their bodies. Among them, Johnny's situation is the most dangerous. His body can produce flames with extremely high temperatures of thousands of degrees. A little carelessness may turn into a catastrophe, so The other three "Fantastic Four", including Susan, have expressly prohibited him from going out without permission.
"..."
"Johnny?"
Reed frowned and shouted, but he didn't hear Johnny's response for a long time, and the expression on his face suddenly became tense.
"Ben, have you seen Johnny?"
"You know, Reed, I'd love for that guy to disappear before my eyes."
Grabbing an apple and swallowing it whole with the core, Ben shrugged and replied with a nonchalant look on his face.
"Damn it!"
Hearing Ben's answer, the expression on Reed's face suddenly became ugly. He had searched all the rooms in the laboratory and could not see Johnny.
"What's wrong, Reed?"
Attracted by the sound of the laboratory, Susan wiped her hair and asked.
After staying in the laboratory for such a long time, they have basically regarded this place as their own home.
"Johnny, he's gone."
Meeting Susan's gaze, Reed sighed.
"What?!"
Hearing Reed's answer, Susan was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized that she knew her brother better than Reed. He was unruly and had his own way of doing things, and was a complete headache: "We have to kill him. Get it back, otherwise, given Johnny's current situation, an unpredictable and dangerous situation is likely to occur."
The flames were extremely hot at thousands of degrees, close to the temperature of the sun. If Johnny was allowed to move outside, it would not only be very unsafe for his own life, but also a very dangerous thing for all mankind.
"I know."
As the recorder of Johnny's ability test, Reed is naturally very aware of the crisis level of the current situation.
"But we have no idea where Johnny went?"
"Anyway, we should go get him back. Johnny staying outside for one more minute will be more dangerous for us." Susan frowned and said with a headache.
"If you're looking for that bastard boy."
Here, Reed and Susan were having headaches because Johnny left without saying goodbye. On the other side, Ben, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, pointed at a picture on the TV screen in front of him, curled his lips and said, "I want to , the news reports have made it very clear.”
Following Ben's words, Reed immediately saw Johnny's figure on the TV screen.
…
boom--
The arc shock wave in the palm of his hand formed a violent impact. Tony in the steel suit frowned subconsciously when he faced the evil Spider-Man's flexible dodge.
"Sir, based on the results of the battle, the opponent always seems to be able to dodge your attacks one step ahead."
Jarvis analyzed the actions of Evil Spider-Man and gave a reminder.
"Would you like to take a step forward?"
Suspended in mid-air, Tony listened to Jarvis's report, and his frown deepened. The situation of the evil Spider-Man was a little more troublesome than he expected.
"Tony Stark, is that all you have?"
Relying on his spider sense to constantly avoid Tony's attacks,
The Evil Spider-Man clung to the edge of the wall, looked at the figure parked not far away, and then let out a burst of ridicule: "Sure enough, except for this steel suit on your body, you are no match for me at all."
"Don't let me remind you again to call me Mr. Stark."
After correcting Spider-Man's rude call to him, Tony also responded not to be outdone: "In fact, even if the steel suit on me is removed, I am a billionaire, a super genius, and the most popular person in New York City. Lover of the public, and you little bastard, if you don’t have a mask to protect you, you’re just a little babe who doesn’t understand anything..."
Compared to his venomous tongue, Tony would not lose to anyone.
Sure enough, after listening to Tony's series of taunts, the face under the evil Spider-Man's mask suddenly became distorted.
"Tony Stark, I'm going to strip you naked and hang you in Times Square like J. Jonah Jameson before me. When I see you, your mouth will still be as eloquent as it is now."
Evil Spider-Man's hateful remarks made Tony change. It was not because of fear, but because the Evil Spider-Man in front of him was too different from the little spiders he had come into contact with in the past. If Jarvis hadn't determined through scanning that the two were the same person. , Tony even thought he was meeting an impostor.
"Tell me, kid, what happened to you?"
After a moment of silence, Tony made one last effort.
"I'm better than I've ever been."
Shooting spider webs to stick to the tall building opposite, the Evil Spider-Man swung his body and replied angrily: "It's you, Tony Stark, but things won't be good next."
"I said you should call me Mr. Stark."
Raising his hand, Tony blasted off the spider webs on Evil Spider-Man's hand. Tony looked at Evil Spider-Man who still hadn't changed at all, and finally began to make up his mind to go all out.
…
"It should be right here."
Driving his conspicuous red sports car to the bottom of the building, Johnny looked up at the evil Spider-Man and Iron Man fighting in mid-air and raised his eyebrows.
"Next, it's the Human Torch's turn to shine."
Taking a deep breath and looking away from the two figures fighting in mid-air, Johnny moved his body nervously and muttered to himself.
With a few deep breaths, Johnny began to control the temperature of his body rising, and in the blink of an eye, blazing flames enveloped his body. Under the intense heat and flames, Johnny's clothes instantly turned to ashes, revealing the special uniform he was immediately wearing made by Reed.
"Cool~"
Looking down at his red arms, Johnny didn't feel any burn at all although he was wrapped in raging fire.
The flame controlling his body turned into a driving force. Johnny looked up at the fighting figure in mid-air, and instantly turned into a huge flame rising into the sky.
Flying is the ability that Johnny has always dreamed of.
"Sir, there is a huge heat source down there approaching your location!"
The way Johnny flies is just like his character, unruly and very conspicuous.
Therefore, the moment he took off, Jarvis in the steel suit immediately reminded Tony.
Immediately afterwards, the Evil Spider-Man also felt a wave of heat coming out under the reminder of his spider sense.
Lowering his head, he saw a terrifying figure completely wrapped in flames, flying towards his location at super high speed.
"Sir, the other party's temperature exceeds thousands."
Inside the helmet, Jarvis's report made the expression on Tony's face become solemn instantly.
Faced with this sudden threat, both the Evil Spider-Man and Tony invariably stopped what they were doing and showed a vigilant posture.
Then, they saw that the scorching figure that was approaching rapidly soared into the sky and disappeared into space as the two watched.
Tony: "..."
Evil Spider-Man: "..."
A few seconds later, Johnny, who had soared into the sky, controlled the flames on his body and slowly landed in front of the two of them: "Sorry, this is my first time flying, and I'm still a little unaccustomed to it."
"Who are you?"
Johnny's tone was relaxed, but Tony did not relax because of it. He looked at the face opposite him that was wrapped in flames and asked with a frown.
"I'm Johnny, nicknamed the Human Torch, the captain of the superheroes Fantastic Four."
With Johnny's flamboyant personality, he had no intention of hiding anything and revealed his identity without thinking. At the same time, he unceremoniously regarded himself as the captain of the Fantastic Four.
"Jarvis."
"The 'Fantastic Four' were four super-powered people who appeared in the Brooklyn Bridge accident not long ago. According to them, their abilities came from the radiation of a previous space cosmic storm..."
Based on the clues given by Johnny, Tony immediately figured out the identity of the other party in Jarvis's report, watching the unruly face displayed in the helmet facing the burning flame man in front of him. Tony frowned and asked, "Okay, then Mr. Human Torch, why are you here?"
"Of course it's to do justice."
Shrugging, controlling the direction towards the other side of the evil Spider-Man, Johnny raised his eyebrows in the flames and said: "Spider-Man has been the focus of news media reports recently. As long as he can be defeated, then the media will definitely Reporting on the Human Torch, I'll be at the center of it again."
It can be seen that Johnny seems to pursue the popularity of being a superhero more than his superhero duties.
Facing Johnny's provocative gaze, the Evil Spider-Man looked a little ugly.
Although he is evil, he is not stupid.
With Johnny's appearance wrapped in flames and blazing, you can tell at a glance that he is not an easy master to deal with. If he is approached and touched, the Evil Spider-Man has no confidence that he can survive. After all, among the abilities he possesses, he can There is no ability to resist fire.
Thinking of this, the Evil Spider-Man began to move his steps, trying to escape.
"Hey."
Raising his hand, he fired a stream of flames that hit the direction in which the Evil Spider-Man was moving. Johnny controlled his flight and landed on the top floor: "I finally ran out of the laboratory, but I can't just go back in such despair." As he said that, Johnny raised his hands and ignited the hot flames: "So, Spider-Man, let's fight with me. Let's see who is stronger between us."
"Looks like you're in trouble, kid."
Looking at the little spider being stopped by Johnny, Tony's frown couldn't help but relax a little, and he said with a hint of gloating on his face.
Hearing Tony's words, Johnny couldn't help but turn his head and look at Iron Man behind him, and then looked down at his burning hands. The expression on his face began to change. The situation in front of him gradually made him understand. Bold ideas.
"In fact, not only Spider-Man, but Tony Stark, I also want to fight you. If you can defeat Spider-Man and Iron Man at the same time, it will definitely be more topical."
"..."
Tony was eating melon on the side, and suddenly he ate it on himself. The smile that was still on his face suddenly solidified, and he shook his head and said: "Believe me, Johnny, this is not a good idea."
"I don't think so."
Raising his eyebrows, the flames on Johnny's arm began to spread, enveloping him in an instant.
Using the powerful thrust of the flames to fly again, Johnny looked at Tony and the evil Spider-Man in front of him, shrugged and said: "If you defeat two superheroes at the same time, it will definitely be more eye-catching than defeating one. "
As he spoke, Johnny controlled his hands to gather blazing flames, and he wanted to throw them at Tony and the Evil Spider-Man with a look of eagerness on his face.
"Johnny!"
However, at this moment, an angry roar sounded.
Pushing open the door to the roof entrance, Susan walked out with an angry look on her face.
"What on earth are you doing?!"
The appearance of Susan made Johnny's plan fail. The flames on his body were extinguished and fell. When he met his sister's angry eyes, even the unruly Thunderbolt showed a bit of fear: "I just want to do it." Just order something.”
"Do something. Do you know how dangerous what you are doing is? You are running around in the heat of thousands of degrees. What should you do if any disaster occurs?"
"Care should have been taken to avoid this happening until we get back to normal."
Reed and Ben came to the roof late and showed dissatisfaction with Johnny's actions.
"It's normal. Why should I give up my superpowers and become an ordinary person? I didn't become a monster."
Bang——
Johnny's words immediately aroused Ben's anger. The stone man left a footprint on the ground of the roof and planned to rush towards Johnny.
"Johnny, apologize to Ben immediately..."
Reed and Susan stopped Ben and scolded Johnny.
"I didn't do anything wrong."
The way the Fantastic Four were quarreling made Tony couldn't help but recall the scene when the Avengers had just started acting together.
He turned to look at where the Evil Spider-Man was, but it was empty. The other party had already escaped at some point.
"Tony..."
At this moment, Natasha's voice came from the helmet: "...Maybe you should take a look at this."