Chapter 67
Dr. Connors, Deeply Awestruck
"Dr. Connors..."
Hearing Dr. Connors's tough stance, he realized that he was already prepared to die.
Peter then realized just how brave Dr. Connors had been when he voluntarily injected himself with that lizard serum!
As tears welled up in his eyes, Peter bent down and wrapped his arms around Dr. Connors' neck. His gaze hardened as he made a silent vow: he must develop the antidote before Dr. Connors' condition worsened, allowing him to return to his human form!
Unfortunately, as the saying goes, one wave subsides only for another to rise...
Despite the attribute enhancements brought by his transformation into a lizardman, Dr. Connors seemed to be possessed by Zhao Yun, easily breaking through the layers of obstacles set up by the soldiers.
But when Dr. Connors and Peter successfully escaped from the secret laboratory, they hadn't even had time to breathe a sigh of relief.
To their astonishment, they discovered that not far from the exit, a burly man was leading a dense group of men dressed in black ninja outfits, completely blocking the road.
It was Tru, who had just recovered from being beaten up by Hulk, and the Shadow Legion that Shendu had assigned to him!
"Finally found it... Charge! Take control of that green monster first, and bring it to me!"
Of course, after that special trip to Mexico, Tru, who still harbored lingering fear of the Hulk, involuntarily took a step back when he saw Dr. Connors, who had mutated into a lizard-man and was also entirely green. Stimulated by the "pleasant memory" of being chased by the Hulk and nearly dying on the spot, he was immediately affected.
But outwardly, Tru, unwilling to admit that he had backed down, still waved his hand and gave an order. The ninja soldiers who were waiting in place immediately rushed towards Dr. Connors and Peter with red eyes!
In an instant, the swiftly moving Shadow Legion, wielding various melee weapons, surrounded Dr. Connors and Peter!
"Damn it, was this all arranged by Norman...? Could it be that that guy already knew I would do this?"
Upon seeing this, Dr. Connors' heart sank to the bottom.
But the hope of escaping was within reach.
Even as a scientist, I have an inner resistance to engaging in physical conflict with others.
But to protect his student, Dr. Connors stood up straight, revealing his sharp claws, while simultaneously giving Peter, who was behind him, a warning at this critical moment.
"Peter, hold on tight, don't let go!"
It was precisely because of this brief moment of distraction that the Shadow Legion, acting strictly according to orders, launched an attack on Dr. Connors and Peter almost simultaneously!
The first to be hit were the Shadow Legion soldiers standing at the very front. They drew their signature katana and swung them at the two men, forcing Dr. Connors to repeatedly dodge the ninja soldiers' attacks in order to protect himself.
Meanwhile, on Tru's orders, the other ninja soldiers responsible for long-range support changed their usual shuriken into rope darts.
Then, anticipating Dr. Connors's movements, they threw themselves out, intending to use their numerical advantage to tightly bind Dr. Connors and deprive him of his freedom of movement!
In just a few breaths, Dr. Connors, who was already in dire straits, completely exposed his shortcomings as a scientist: a serious lack of combat experience and an inability to deal with unexpected situations!
But, at this critical moment...
"Bang bang bang—!"
A series of gunshots rang out from behind Connors.
Each bullet fired accurately hits a rope dart, forcing it to change its original flight trajectory.
It was Peter, who was lying on Dr. Connors' back, who helped Dr. Connors avert this crisis with the help of the rifle that Dr. Connors had handed him not long ago!
This is why, when Dr. Connors discovered that the student he had imagined to be weak, helpless, and pitiful actually faced a dangerous situation, he not only remained calm and composed than himself...
Because he was constantly clinging to Dr. Connors' back, Peter was also constantly being jostled up and down by Dr. Connors' movements as Dr. Connors was being pursued by ninja soldiers and forced to move and dodge. Logically speaking, it should have been difficult for him to even maintain his balance.
Not to mention, compared to shooting from a stationary position, shooting while moving is undoubtedly many times more difficult!
Even so, Peter maintained a high level of accuracy in his continuous shooting, as if he had unlocked a cheat code!
His hands, holding the gun, didn't even tremble! It was as if recoil was a ridiculous lie to Peter, something that simply didn't exist!
This made Dr. Connors's gaze suddenly become subtle and complex.
As it swiftly retreated once more, swinging its thick, powerful tail to knock down the ninja soldiers blocking its path and temporarily clearing a safe area, it couldn't help but ask Peter a question out of curiosity.
"Good marksmanship... But Peter, when did you learn to shoot?"
"It probably started around middle school. I don't know what Riley was thinking, but he started chanting slogans like 'Free America, shooting every day!' claiming that America was too dangerous. Using that as an excuse, he insisted I learn to shoot from him, saying it would be useful for self-defense in a pinch… Ah, of course, we practiced with water-gun-like replicas. This is the first time I've actually fired a real gun like this! It feels so much better than using a water gun!"
Upon hearing Dr. Connors's question, and out of gratitude for Dr. Connors's willingness to risk his life to save him, Peter didn't hide anything and honestly told Dr. Connors about the origins of his marksmanship.
During this time, Riley had already told Peter that ninja soldiers were magical creations, not human at all, and were immortal beings. Moreover, as an experienced narcotics officer with exceptional marksmanship, Riley didn't hold back at all when personally teaching Peter how to use firearms.
So, after repelling the rope dart attack, Peter immediately turned his gun around. He was beginning to understand why Riley always said that firearms were a uniquely male romance. And with a surge of pleasure welling up inside him, Peter, instinctively feeling that this thing was far more useful than spider silk, gradually revealed a arrogant smile that proclaimed, "My lord, times have changed!" Using the remaining bullets in his magazine, he began, like a grim reaper calling out names, precisely targeting and eliminating the ninja soldiers who rushed at him.
If an unsuspecting time traveler saw this, they might mistakenly think they had arrived in the Punisher version of Spider-Man's timeline!
Unfortunately, as a standard military rifle, even considering that this escort mission might require direct combat with the lizardmen, it was specially equipped with an extended magazine.
However, there were simply too many ninja soldiers. The bullets in just one magazine were clearly not enough to break through their defenses.
Therefore, when Peter pulled the trigger again, he found that the muzzle no longer flashed, but instead made a series of clicking sounds, indicating that the bullets were completely exhausted.
Still eager for more, Peter naturally leaned close to Dr. Connors' ear and asked excitedly.
"Tsk, gone so quickly, really short-lived... Dr. Connors, do you have any extra bullets?"