amaotonovel Chapter 2743 Star Core Rescue (29)
Chapter 2743 Star Core Rescue (29)
Chapter 2743 Star Core Rescue (Twenty-nine)
The next day Natasha came again and asked some questions that Baker didn't know how to answer. The female agent kept pressing him and Baker felt like he was going crazy.
Then there was some long and boring psychotherapy, which was nothing more than filling out forms and asking questions. Schiller said some inspirational quotes that could be easily found on the Internet. It did not solve any of Beck's problems at all and wasted a lot of his time.
At the same time, Baker could feel that the so-called healing potion was taking effect in his body. His arms and chest were no longer as painful, but at the same time, the side effects were gradually emerging, and he always felt weak and powerless.
Not only did he not eat well, he also did not sleep well, and he was also under tremendous mental pressure. In just a few days, Baker became very weak, his face turned pale, his limbs were weak, and he even spoke with a feeble voice.
But what made him more uncomfortable than the physical weakness was his mental condition. He had to face the agents' questioning during the day and it was difficult for him to sleep well at night. He kept having nightmares, dreaming that someone was chasing him, causing him to die and wake up repeatedly. All the pain turned into irritability and anger, causing his spirit to reach the critical point of collapse.
Finally, on the fifth day after being rescued, Baker couldn't bear it anymore.
After five days of treatment, his wounds had almost healed and he could at least move around. Although he was still weak due to the side effects of the medication, getting out of bed was no problem.
So on the night of the fifth day, Baker sneaked out of bed and took out his mobile phone from the cabinet next to him. He turned on the phone and found that his account had been updating his recovery progress. Most of the time, he was reporting to netizens that he was safe and that everything was fine.
These damn agents, they are not good at all! Baker gnashed his teeth in his heart, but he knew that now was not the time to dwell on this issue. He found that the indoor signal was not very good, so he came to the balcony to find a signal for his mobile phone.
He is now at the Manhattan campus of New York Presbyterian Hospital. Outside is the brightly lit upper New York. Baker holds his cell phone and keeps waving it around, staring at the screen, trying to find the moment when the signal is full so he can call Sophia.
But at this moment, a light appeared on the skyline. He turned his head and saw that house after house was lit up, and a vague and hazy behemoth was speeding past on the street.
Baker put down his phone, walked to the railing and looked into the distance, only to find that the huge storm was actually made of sand, and he had been chasing a small black shadow in front of him.
The sand kept changing its shape, sometimes turning into a terrifying tornado, sometimes transforming into two fists and attacking the black shadow. The black shadow moved flexibly between the buildings, and could occasionally fight back against the sand monster.
Baker was eager to know what was going on, but the damn phone had no signal. Suddenly, he heard a noise coming from inside the house. Schiller shouted in the house: "Baker, Baker, where are you?"
Baker held the phone tightly, walked back from the balcony and said, "Here it is."
"What are you doing out there in the middle of the night?" Schiller asked suspiciously.
"I can't sleep, so I'm going out for some fresh air." Baker sat back on the bed, pretending nothing had happened, slammed his head hard on the pillow, and pulled the quilt over his face.
Schiller had no choice but to shake his head and said, "This is the 8th floor. You'd better not think about jumping down. Of course, if you jump down, I will be free too."
Baker flung open the quilt again and glared at him. The anger surging in his chest made him unable to bear it any longer. He looked at Schiller with cold eyes and said, "Is this how you act as a doctor? Instigate patients to commit suicide?"
"I didn't instigate you." Schiller sighed and said, "I'm just stating a fact. Why would I waste my time here with you when I can earn millions of dollars an hour for my consultation?"
"Because I'm a patient and you're a doctor!"
"You're not sick." Schiller turned around and put his hands in his pajamas pockets and said, "All the test results show that you don't have any mental illness. I said, I'm just a pendant that embodies the humanitarian spirit of SHIELD. I don't expect you to say anything good to me, but you'd better not cause any trouble."
Baker took a deep breath. Of course he wanted to scold Schiller, but thinking about what he was going to do later, he endured it and said, "I won't cause trouble for you, and you don't cause trouble for me. We can reach such an agreement, right?"
Schiller lay back on his bed and said, "Yes, that's it. It's best if you can figure it out."
Baker also lay back in his bed and stayed silent all night.
The next morning, while Schiller was away, Baker turned on his mobile phone and found that the signal was better this time. Just when he was about to try to call Sofia, he found that his software pushed a piece of news to him.
"A mysterious criminal named Sandstorm appears in Manhattan, New York. A new generation of Spider-Man saves the day. Will he be the new superhero star?"
Seeing the keyword "superhero", Baker immediately clicked on the news. What he saw was a huge poster with a hideous sand monster behind it and a small black shadow in the front swinging down on a spider silk. The Manhattan night sky in the background was exceptionally bright.
Baker took a closer look and found that this Spider-Man's uniform was different from the previous ones. It was no longer red and blue, but black and red. To be precise, it was black, but with red and blue reflections, which made it more handsome and technological than previous Spider-Man uniforms.
The following photos also introduce that this uniform has many functions, and it can even extend an octopus-like bracket from the back. The editor speculates that this may be another masterpiece of the Stark Group.
Everyone knows that Spider-Man has a close relationship with the Stark Group. After all, Spider-Man and Iron Man are good friends, and some of Iron Man’s equipment occasionally appears on Spider-Man.
This Spider-Man is obviously different from the previous one in terms of body shape and style. Some people speculate that Spider-Man may have always been a star promoted by the Stark Group, and his abilities and equipment all come from the Stark Group.
Baker also frowned. He agreed with this speculation. After all, he did the same thing himself. He knew how much economic benefits a superhero with star effect could bring. He formed the Mysterio project team in the first place because he wanted to use the social influence after Mysterio became famous to make money to pay off his debts.
Baker felt a tension he had never felt before.
As we all know, the entertainment industry is updating and iterating faster than any other circle. It can be said that one may be a farmer in the morning and become an emperor in the evening. In the morning, one may be an ordinary person, but in the evening, one may become famous because of some inexplicable things.
This is especially true in the self-media industry, where people can become popular for all sorts of bizarre reasons, but will soon be forgotten.
Mysterio was indeed a phenomenal hit at the time. After all, showing his face in front of the whole world could be said to have made him a world-class star overnight. But unfortunately, just like a star, he needs exposure to maintain his popularity.
Although it was a short-lived success, it further proved that Mysterio was not interested in fame and fortune, but there is no doubt that his popularity was continuously declining, and it was a cliff-like drop. Although only five days had passed, he was no longer on the headlines or hot searches of major software.
He was replaced by a new generation of Spider-Man, who was also a very famous superhero. After all, he was featured in superhero documentaries and entered the Disney Hall of Fame, so his image was widely known around the world.
The change of Spider-Man this time also made people wonder whether something happened to the previous Spider-Man. The current mainstream speculation is that the previous Spider-Man had a falling out with the Stark Group, so the Stark Group took back his abilities and equipment and prepared to promote a newcomer.
This replacement method further proves that Spider-Man is a star created by the Stark Group, but people don't care. There are still many people chasing the Spider-Man craze and taking pictures of him in various places in New York. "Encountering Spider-Man" has become a hot term and has been on the hot search for three days.
This made Baker feel extremely crisis-stricken. He had gone to great lengths to have Mysterio make such a big appearance. If the popularity died down now, or if Spider-Man replaced him, wouldn't all his work be in vain?
No, he can't wait any longer, he must contact Sofia immediately and take action tonight.
Calculating the time, Schiller should be back for more than an hour. Baker walked to the balcony with his cell phone and started making a call.
Sofia's voice on the phone was full of worry. She said that SHIELD was almost finding their secret base. Fortunately, Sofia activated the special effects equipment herself to divert their attention, and then said something like Spider-Man was very popular. Finally, they decided that Sofia would find a way to get Baker out tonight.
But considering the severity of social death, Baker felt that he should not confront SHIELD head-on, so they made arrangements and performed at night and returned before morning.
Now there was only one problem left, and that was how to get out at night. After all, he was in the same room with Schiller. If he ran out, the doctor would definitely call an agent if he didn't see him at night.
At this time, Sophia came up with an idea. She could get some sedatives and find a way to give them to Baker. As long as Baker put the medicine in Schiller's water, he would sleep soundly at night.
Baker really had no other choice, so the two agreed that Sophia would make some noise at the hospital gate that night, try to sneak into the hospital, find Baker's ward, and bring the medicine to him.
Things went smoothly. Sophia seemed to have used special effects equipment to create the illusion of a monster invasion at the door, and successfully came downstairs to Baker's house. She used a drone to bring Baker medicine and equipment.
The next evening, Baker put sleeping pills in Schiller's tea. Sure enough, the doctor went to bed early that night. As soon as it got dark, Baker put on his equipment and flew out the door on his drone.
Arriving at the base, he hugged everyone. Sofia, with tears in her eyes, said, "It's great that you're back. We were all panicking when you were away. What should we do next? Continue directing the elemental invasion?"
"No rush." Baker said bitterly, "Since Stark wants to promote Spider-Man, then we will compete with him. He is nothing more than a monster created by my technology. Then I can use the stage he built to perform my own play."
The Chinese scientist next to them brought two videotapes. After they were played, everyone watched them together. Baker looked at the sandstorm that was almost identical to the elementals he had created, and curled his lips in disdain.
"It's the same old trick." Baker said disdainfully, "It seems that Stark Group can't solve the problem of materialization. They can only make this seemingly fluid state."
Sophia nodded and said, "This technical difficulty is not so easy to overcome, but what do you think happened with the mechanical invasion? Those robots are real entities."
"But it's weak and vulnerable." Baker didn't take it seriously. He said, "I think they might have just made a mechanical model, which is similar to our technology. It's probably an attempt by Stark's team. I said that without me, those two idiots Peter and Borente wouldn't be able to make anything good."
"But I heard that Tony Stark is the best mechanical engineer in the world." Sophia said with some concern.
"So what? He's just following my old path." Baker said, "This shows that he has no ability to innovate. I will let him see what real illusion is."
After saying that, Baker threw his cape and walked towards the door, saying, "Prepare the drone. I want to show that kid called Spider-Man what a real superhero is!"