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Chapter 486 Wildmutt
Target Number One, this unfamiliar term suddenly appeared in Yang Le's head.
Because he didn't know when the military would update the message, Yang Le didn't withdraw the splinter that was lurking in the military system. In any case, current human technology couldn't possibly discover it. It was better to leave it there; maybe it would be useful someday, and wasn't it useful now?
In fact, normally, as long as a Galvanic Mechamorph didn't want to expose itself, there were very few people who could actively discover them.
According to the data transmitted by the splinter, this so-called Target Number One was the most special giant that Frank Castle mentioned, the one who could control all giants.
The military listed it as the most important goal; its danger was incomparable to other giants. The order from above was that once discovered, do not engage in combat, report it immediately, and then the military would send Hyperion to deal with him.
Of course, this was only the most superficial information released to the public. After all, General Ross was just a mortal. Even with the troops under his command, he couldn't guarantee everyone's loyalty. Secrets were still only known to a small circle of confidants.
Among them was a secret squad; this squad completely obeyed General Ross, specializing in handling dirty work and hard tasks. The code name of this squad was Thunder, which is the Thunderbolts.
Ross had indeed led a Thunderbolts team in the comics, which could be considered professionally relevant. Since he had found it, Yang Le naturally had no reason to give up and immediately dug out all the information about the entire Thunderbolts team.
There were a total of five members in this Thunderbolts team.
The leader was the legendary mercenary, GW Bridge. Yang Le didn't know much about him, only vaguely remembered that he seemed to have worked under Cable.
The remaining members were also familiar faces, namely Anthony "Tony" Masters (Taskmaster), John F. Walker (U.S. Agent), Josiah Bradley (Josiah X), and Eugene "Flash" Thompson.
Yang Le was a bit taken aback when he saw Thompson. After all, compared to the previous few, Thompson really felt out of place. But after seeing the introduction of the Thunderbolts team, Yang Le understood.
It turned out that excluding Thompson, and besides Bridge's label still being legendary mercenary, the others were just ordinary soldiers. It's just that their abilities were top-notch in their respective troops.
Moreover, all five of them had passed the Super Soldier Serum Experiment, but all their data was weaker than the data left behind by Captain America Steve Rogers recorded in history.
This was because they were injected with only a reduced version of the Super Soldier Serum, which could be understood as a youth edition. And according to Yang Le's deep dive, the Serum injected into those soldiers who turned into giants was an upgraded version, but it didn't seem to be a very good upgrade.
However, even though they were only injected with the youth edition Serum, the combat power of the Thunderbolts team was not to be underestimated. In team combat, their power might even exceed the original Captain America, which is the so-called "three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang."
And if the condition for the Thunderbolts team was passing the Serum Experiment, of course, those who didn't pass died.
This squad was now deployed in New York City, searching for the so-called Target Number One.
Not long ago, the Thunderbolts team, guided by the transmitter, discovered Target Number One's heart in the Walmart supermarket. According to the scene investigation, they speculated that Target Number One, in giant state, had forcibly ripped out the heart carrying the transmitter to mislead their tracking.
But the scattered food at the scene, and that heart, all indicated that Target Number One had been here. And that Walmart supermarket was in Manhattan. Currently, the Thunderbolts team was slowly extending their exploration outwards from that supermarket as the center.
Now the goal was clear. Everyone understood the principle of "capture the ringleader first." But currently, Yang Le had to go to that Walmart supermarket first.
Letting the splinter follow the Fantastic Four group, Yang Le, based on the information recorded by the military, jumped toward that supermarket.
Letting the splinter follow Reed and the others was to prevent them from dying here. Not only because they might become superhero groups in the future, but also because even if they didn't become superheroes, this group of people, especially Reed, was too important to human beings. This guy was officially designated as a genius.
Not to mention anything else, just consider that Reed invented a serum that can treat 16,000 kinds of poison, and you'll know how important Reed is. Of course, the premise is that he doesn't cause trouble.
With the boost of Ultimate Fourarms' foot strength, Yang Le quickly arrived at that supermarket and found a row of food shelves inside.
The reason for coming here was because not long ago, Target Number One's heart was still lying here. After the Thunderbolts team reported the goal, General Ross quickly sent another team of soldiers to handle the scene.
At the scene now, not to mention that heart, even the blood had been cleaned up. Even the leftovers of Target Number One's food had been recovered. Normally speaking, nothing useful could be found here.
But that was only under normal circumstances. Obviously, the wearer of the Omnitrix was not within the normal range.
Turning the Omnitrix, Yang Le selected a new Alien Hero and pressed the transformation button.
The white light dissipated, and an alien hero on all fours replaced Ultimate Fourarms.
This alien hero was covered in orange fur, with brown stripes distributed on the high-bulging back. On its round head, there were neither eyes nor ears, only an Omnitrix symbol inlaid in the very center. Below the symbol was a gaping mouth, and terrifying teeth like sabertooths protruded from its mouth. Its limbs touching the ground were all covered with sharp claws, and there was a long tail behind it.
This was precisely one of Ben's initial ten alien heroes, Wildmutt, and also one of the most suitable alien heroes for tracking.
Vapid Star was a severely polluted planet. The entire surface of Vapid Star no longer had places suitable for normal creatures to live, so Wildmutt, as a native species, naturally moved to live underground.
Over a long time, Wildmutt, in order to adapt to the dim underground environment, strengthened all their senses except for vision. But the price was that they permanently lost their eyes.
However, their most praised sense of smell and hearing perfectly compensated for the shortcoming. Wildmutt could even 'see' everything around them just by relying on their sense of smell.
And this was also the reason why Yang Le chose to transform into Wildmutt. Relying on his powerful sense of smell, Yang Le could easily find that Target Number One in this mixed steel city.
(End of Chapter)
Target Number One, this unfamiliar term suddenly appeared in Yang Le's head.
Because he didn't know when the military would update the message, Yang Le didn't withdraw the splinter that was lurking in the military system. In any case, current human technology couldn't possibly discover it. It was better to leave it there; maybe it would be useful someday, and wasn't it useful now?
In fact, normally, as long as a Galvanic Mechamorph didn't want to expose itself, there were very few people who could actively discover them.
According to the data transmitted by the splinter, this so-called Target Number One was the most special giant that Frank Castle mentioned, the one who could control all giants.
The military listed it as the most important goal; its danger was incomparable to other giants. The order from above was that once discovered, do not engage in combat, report it immediately, and then the military would send Hyperion to deal with him.
Of course, this was only the most superficial information released to the public. After all, General Ross was just a mortal. Even with the troops under his command, he couldn't guarantee everyone's loyalty. Secrets were still only known to a small circle of confidants.
Among them was a secret squad; this squad completely obeyed General Ross, specializing in handling dirty work and hard tasks. The code name of this squad was Thunder, which is the Thunderbolts.
Ross had indeed led a Thunderbolts team in the comics, which could be considered professionally relevant. Since he had found it, Yang Le naturally had no reason to give up and immediately dug out all the information about the entire Thunderbolts team.
There were a total of five members in this Thunderbolts team.
The leader was the legendary mercenary, GW Bridge. Yang Le didn't know much about him, only vaguely remembered that he seemed to have worked under Cable.
The remaining members were also familiar faces, namely Anthony "Tony" Masters (Taskmaster), John F. Walker (U.S. Agent), Josiah Bradley (Josiah X), and Eugene "Flash" Thompson.
Yang Le was a bit taken aback when he saw Thompson. After all, compared to the previous few, Thompson really felt out of place. But after seeing the introduction of the Thunderbolts team, Yang Le understood.
It turned out that excluding Thompson, and besides Bridge's label still being legendary mercenary, the others were just ordinary soldiers. It's just that their abilities were top-notch in their respective troops.
Moreover, all five of them had passed the Super Soldier Serum Experiment, but all their data was weaker than the data left behind by Captain America Steve Rogers recorded in history.
This was because they were injected with only a reduced version of the Super Soldier Serum, which could be understood as a youth edition. And according to Yang Le's deep dive, the Serum injected into those soldiers who turned into giants was an upgraded version, but it didn't seem to be a very good upgrade.
However, even though they were only injected with the youth edition Serum, the combat power of the Thunderbolts team was not to be underestimated. In team combat, their power might even exceed the original Captain America, which is the so-called "three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang."
And if the condition for the Thunderbolts team was passing the Serum Experiment, of course, those who didn't pass died.
This squad was now deployed in New York City, searching for the so-called Target Number One.
Not long ago, the Thunderbolts team, guided by the transmitter, discovered Target Number One's heart in the Walmart supermarket. According to the scene investigation, they speculated that Target Number One, in giant state, had forcibly ripped out the heart carrying the transmitter to mislead their tracking.
But the scattered food at the scene, and that heart, all indicated that Target Number One had been here. And that Walmart supermarket was in Manhattan. Currently, the Thunderbolts team was slowly extending their exploration outwards from that supermarket as the center.
Now the goal was clear. Everyone understood the principle of "capture the ringleader first." But currently, Yang Le had to go to that Walmart supermarket first.
Letting the splinter follow the Fantastic Four group, Yang Le, based on the information recorded by the military, jumped toward that supermarket.
Letting the splinter follow Reed and the others was to prevent them from dying here. Not only because they might become superhero groups in the future, but also because even if they didn't become superheroes, this group of people, especially Reed, was too important to human beings. This guy was officially designated as a genius.
Not to mention anything else, just consider that Reed invented a serum that can treat 16,000 kinds of poison, and you'll know how important Reed is. Of course, the premise is that he doesn't cause trouble.
With the boost of Ultimate Fourarms' foot strength, Yang Le quickly arrived at that supermarket and found a row of food shelves inside.
The reason for coming here was because not long ago, Target Number One's heart was still lying here. After the Thunderbolts team reported the goal, General Ross quickly sent another team of soldiers to handle the scene.
At the scene now, not to mention that heart, even the blood had been cleaned up. Even the leftovers of Target Number One's food had been recovered. Normally speaking, nothing useful could be found here.
But that was only under normal circumstances. Obviously, the wearer of the Omnitrix was not within the normal range.
Turning the Omnitrix, Yang Le selected a new Alien Hero and pressed the transformation button.
The white light dissipated, and an alien hero on all fours replaced Ultimate Fourarms.
This alien hero was covered in orange fur, with brown stripes distributed on the high-bulging back. On its round head, there were neither eyes nor ears, only an Omnitrix symbol inlaid in the very center. Below the symbol was a gaping mouth, and terrifying teeth like sabertooths protruded from its mouth. Its limbs touching the ground were all covered with sharp claws, and there was a long tail behind it.
This was precisely one of Ben's initial ten alien heroes, Wildmutt, and also one of the most suitable alien heroes for tracking.
Vapid Star was a severely polluted planet. The entire surface of Vapid Star no longer had places suitable for normal creatures to live, so Wildmutt, as a native species, naturally moved to live underground.
Over a long time, Wildmutt, in order to adapt to the dim underground environment, strengthened all their senses except for vision. But the price was that they permanently lost their eyes.
However, their most praised sense of smell and hearing perfectly compensated for the shortcoming. Wildmutt could even 'see' everything around them just by relying on their sense of smell.
And this was also the reason why Yang Le chose to transform into Wildmutt. Relying on his powerful sense of smell, Yang Le could easily find that Target Number One in this mixed steel city.
(End of Chapter)
