CIATB Chapter 106 Riley: You only saw the second floor and thought I was on the first floor, but I'm
Chapter 106 Riley: You only saw the second floor and thought I was on the first floor, but I'm
Clearly, Kingpin, driven to the brink of despair, has completely broken down.
Seeing that Fisk Tower was about to fall, and in order to prevent his incriminating evidence from falling into the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D., he disregarded the lives of his loyal subordinates inside Fisk Tower who were desperately resisting the S.H.I.E.L.D. invasion, and prepared to detonate the reactor buried at the bottom of Fisk Tower, blowing all these troublesome guys into the air!
But what Kingpin never expected was...
Just as Kingpin followed the escape route to an inconspicuous hidden hideout far from Fisker Tower, and after confirming that his wife and children had evacuated New York and wouldn't be caught in the crossfire, he decisively pressed the button. He was overjoyed, believing he could eliminate most of the threats in one fell swoop and minimize his losses.
To their astonishment, no matter how many times they pressed the button, the Fisk Tower remained as solid as a rock, showing no signs of exploding!
Kingpin was so enraged that he threw the button on the ground and stomped on it repeatedly, displaying his impotent rage!
Therefore, what Jin didn't know was...
Right now, on the ground floor of the Fisker Building.
Uncle Long, Jade, Snake, and elite bomb disposal agents from District 13 appeared in front of the reactor's control panel at some point.
It turns out that at the beginning of the operation, Peter, along with the reformed Rhino, were putting on a show to distract Kingpin, not only to cover for Black Cat's mission to rescue the imprisoned Spirit Cat.
Also, to cover the Dragon Team, which was beginning to take shape, as they infiltrated the Fisk Tower's lower levels and dismantled the detonation device that Kingpin had installed on the reactor!
Clearly, Riley had anticipated long before the operation that once Kingpin discovered the situation was spiraling out of his control and he was on the verge of defeat, he would resort to desperate measures, like most classic villains, and detonate the base!
This is a case of Kingpin thinking he's seen through everything, but he's only on the second level.
The contemporary Jia Xu, who planned this series of actions, each step linked to the next, and accurately predicted every move Kim Bin made, stood on the fifth level!
Incidentally, Riley originally thought that Snake, a notorious thief with extensive infiltration experience, would be the MVP of this operation.
However, despite all his calculations, Riley still underestimated the absurdity of Uncle Jackie and Jade.
Not only did Xiaoyu rely entirely on her intuition about "walking stairs" to easily bypass the heavily guarded security personnel and reach the reactor, even in an unfamiliar place, but she also led Uncle Long and Little Snake directly to the reactor.
Faced with a control panel filled with hundreds of buttons of all kinds, Uncle Long only hesitated for three seconds before, after a few taps and bangs, completely deactivated the detonation device!
This left the little snake, who had been following along with some trepidation, completely dumbfounded! It never imagined that the only time it would be of use would be to eliminate the security personnel guarding the control room!
It was only because the little snake was quick-witted and agile that it managed to snatch one or two kills.
If they hesitated for even a second or two, they would all be dealt with by Uncle Long!
The District 13 agent was even more frustrated!
From beginning to end, it was like being a tourist and just passing by; I didn't have a chance to use my skills at all!
So much so that, in their dazed state, Little Snake and the agent watched as the uncle and nephew, whose actions were clearly absurd yet seemed completely unaware of them, acted as if it were perfectly normal, and suddenly understood why the seemingly strong and robust Rhino Man could slide to his knees at lightning speed.
Like the rhinoceros man, the little snake also developed the idea that committing crimes was not worthwhile.
After the operation, deeply affected by the experience, the little snake readily accepted Sheriff Black's invitation to become the security consultant for District 13. He intended to use his experience to help improve and upgrade District 13's security system and promised to find a way to return all the stolen goods to their rightful owners, thus atoneing for his past crimes.
But these are all things to be discussed later, so let's leave them aside for now.
As for Riley, who planned a series of actions from beginning to end but never showed his face, where is he now...?
Look, here you are.
As the camera shifts.
While S.H.I.E.L.D. was busy attacking Fisk Tower.
The civet cat and the black cat escaped in the chaos.
Once they reached a safe area, the cat's battle suit began to twist and writhe.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a black Spider-Man suit!
It turns out that while the black cat was rescuing its father, Riley had already followed the black cat with the help of the snake charm's invisibility effect.
As soon as the black cat opened the cell door, Riley handed the snake charm to Walter Hardy before Kingpin could react.
So that the cat, in its stealth state, could infiltrate Kingpin's lab undetected and destroy the formula for the super soldier serum.
Incidentally, through the lab's computer, they proactively revealed their location to S.H.I.E.L.D., who were still searching for Walter Hardy at that very moment.
Even with the strength of District 13, they could have broken through Kingpin's territory.
However, such violent clashes inevitably result in injuries or even deaths.
And now, the source of this conflict, S.H.I.E.L.D., is still relentlessly searching for Walter Hardy's whereabouts.
As a modern-day Jia Xu, how could Riley possibly let his own people bleed and sacrifice themselves when there were readily available free henchmen?
Moreover, destroying Kingpin's criminal empire is, on the surface, a great achievement!
Even if S.H.I.E.L.D. discovers they've been tricked and used as pawns, and their manpower has been weakened, it provides a crucial assist to the future timeline, which realizes there's a mole within S.H.I.E.L.D. and attempts to purge the organization of its corrupt elements...
In the end, SHIELD had to swallow its pride and say a thank you through gritted teeth to Sheriff Black, who had followed Riley's plan, pretended to be unaware, and led a team to provide support, only to arrive "a little late." He could have easily gotten a share of the spoils by firing a few shots.
When the symbiote began to act, Riley used the ability to freely change his appearance and body shape after fusing and upgrading with the symbiote.
When the nanosuits first appeared, the Parker brothers' identities were easily exposed by Uncle Aron, prompting Riley to urgently rework the nanosuits and add an extra voice changer.
Only when Riley's figure and voice were imitated so perfectly could he naturally impersonate the cat.
This is why the legendary thief cat can appear in two places at the same time. And the cat that protects the black cat can not only withstand bullets head-on, but also conjure two gun barrels to return all the bullets absorbed into the suit.
Clearly, compared to Peter, who knew little about symbiotes...
As a time traveler, Riley is better able to leverage the symbiote's shapeshifting advantages!
Even the symbiote itself was stunned, never expecting that it had such an ability besides enhancing the host's physique! It was truly an eye-opening experience!
This further solidified my resolve to follow this path to the end, to the death, and to remain loyal to this leader!