Chapter 7 Thor is a kept man... He drove to Hammer Industries using Psychokinesis.
He made a call for someone to dispose of the bodies and walked straight to Justin Hammer's office.
"Hey, our Superheroes, the hottest big boss around right now."
Justin Hammer's eyes lit up when he saw Nathan Hawke arrive.
At the same time, a bottle of '82 Lafite was already prepared on the table.
"Come, congratulations."
Pouring the red wine, Justin Hammer offered a glass.
Nathan Hawke took it, swirled the glass, and drank.
"Tell me, what do you need me for?"
Regarding Nathan Hawke's directness...
"Uh..."
Clearly, Justin Hammer was unprepared.
"It's about your company's shares," Justin Hammer cautiously mentioned. Although Hawk Group wasn't a weapons manufacturing company, it was now a superpower-enabled daily necessities company with super-powered individuals.
He knew that major companies were already secretly preparing to inquire about the 'price' these Superheroes required.
As long as the Superheroes agreed, they would not hesitate to offer the prepared gifts.
"You want to get involved?"
Justin Hammer nodded frantically.
"It's possible, it is."
Justin Hammer was overjoyed.
"But there's something I need to tell you."
Nathan Hawke suddenly became serious.
Seeing Nathan Hawke's serious expression, Justin Hammer pulled up a chair and sat beside Nathan Hawke.
"Tell me," he clearly had an inkling of what was coming.
"On my way here, I ran into a group of assassins, with all sorts of weapons and vehicles."
Seeing Justin Hammer's face turn uncomfortable, Nathan Hawke continued, "Of course I'm willing for you to join; it would help me share the burden."
Watching Nathan Hawke's smiling face, completely devoid of any falseness, Justin Hammer actually started to panic a little.
He began to wonder if what Nathan Hawke said was true or if he was making it up to deceive him.
"Of course it's true. The driver of my car downstairs has already been replaced."
"The only reason I'm here is because of my Superheroes status."
Justin Hammer didn't understand why Nathan Hawke remained so calm despite all this.
"I want to join."
"In exchange for shares in your company."
"Alright."
The two then discussed some details in the office.
Both parties were very satisfied with this share exchange.
After acquiring shares in Hawk, Justin Hammer secretly had people leak some news.
Soon after, Hammer Industries' shares began to rise steadily.
Listening to his secretary report the rising stock prices of the group, Justin Hammer closed his eyes and took a deep, satisfied breath.
Nathan Hawke was also very happy.
Now it remained to be seen if Justin Hammer would recruit Ivan Vanko, just like in Iron Man 2.
Once Justin Hammer was imprisoned, Nathan Hawke would fully proceed with the acquisition of Hammer Industries.
However, Nathan Hawke's eyes narrowed. Perhaps a Justin Hammer who didn't go to prison could also be very useful.
Any guy who stood in his way...
Nathan Hawke wasn't afraid to compete with them.
For the next period of time...
New York's crime rate plummeted, and HYDRA no longer bothered Nathan Hawke.
However, quite a few spies and Agents infiltrated the Group.
He called Wesker over for a visit.
The Umbrella Corporation's Laboratory data increased significantly.
And because of the drop in New York's crime rate...
Nathan Hawke began to have them make public appearances in cities outside of New York whenever they had time.
On this day...
Electro followed behind Nathan Hawke.
He vaguely guessed the meaning of being summoned.
"Do you know why I called you here?"
"Yes."
"How have you been doing lately?"
"Very well. Life is really good now," Max Dillon said with gratitude.
"That's good then."
A bright light appeared and then dissipated.
A man in a white lab coat suddenly opened his eyes.
"Who are you?" the man demanded, while taking out a driver and putting it on.
"Henshin."
"Lemon."
"Lock on."
"Kamen Rider Duke."
Kamen Rider Duke raised his Sonic Arrow and aimed it at the two of them.
"We mean no harm," Max Dillon said.
"Is that so?"
"But I'm not reassured."
With that, the Sonic Arrow began to fire at the two.
"Hmph." Max Dillon wasn't going to indulge him. Electrical Energy instantly surged through his body.
"A super-powered individual?"
Max Dillon, transformed into Electro, dodged two of his opponent's arrows.
Looking at the wall with a large hole blown through it, Nathan Hawke's gaze towards Zhan Ji Lingma was not good.
Zhan Ji Lingma.
One of the characters from "Kamen Rider Gaim." In the World of Kamen Rider Gaim, he served as a technical researcher and the genius developer of the "Sengoku driver" at the Yggdrasill Corporation. He could also transform into Kamen Rider Duke using the Genesis driver.
The two began to fight in the combat Laboratory.
Electro's speed proved quite troublesome for Zhan Ji Lingma, who had transformed into Kamen Rider Duke. The small space severely restricted his range of movement, making him very uncomfortable.
"Damn it."
Electro nimbly wrapped around him, causing his movements to slow down.
Whenever he was about to make a move, Electro would appear in another position and attack him simultaneously.
Zzzzzzz~
An Energy Cannon shot with lightning directly hit Kamen Rider Duke.
After taking that hit, Kamen Rider Duke only showed signs of damage, but Zhan Ji Lingma inside felt instantly unwell.
The impact of the energy directly struck his stomach. Although the armor provided some cushioning, the power in that instant!
Kamen Rider Duke began to dissipate. Zhan Ji Lingma knelt on the ground, gasping for breath.
Electro appeared behind him, pointing a finger at his neck. As soon as Nathan Hawke gave the word, he would act.
This time, the boost Nathan Hawke received was minimal, but Nathan Hawke was very satisfied.
Because a true Scientist had finally arrived.
A genius developer.
"What do you want to do? Or rather, what do you want?" Zhan Ji Lingma looked up at Nathan Hawke and asked.
Nathan Hawke simply waved his hand, and Electro put his hand back.
"It seems I'm still useful." Zhan Ji Lingma smiled and stood up.
"Take him to see Wesker."
Leaving these words, Nathan Hawke turned and left, leaving Zhan Ji Lingma with a lasting impression of his back.
"Well, this guy is a bit like Takatora Kureshima."
The next day...
Nathan Hawke, arriving at the Umbrella Corporation's underground Laboratory, was led by Wesker to see Zhan Ji Lingma, who was completely engrossed.
"A very impressive Scientist," Wesker said blandly.
Nathan Hawke was a little surprised; this was the first time Nathan Hawke had heard Wesker praise someone.
"Then I won't disturb him."
Nathan Hawke and Wesker returned to the office.
"How are things going over there?" he asked, referring to the overseas Laboratory Base.
"Everything is ready, just waiting for the research staff."
At this moment, a message came through Nathan Hawke's phone.
A magical hammer had fallen in New Mexico, and S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents were already in position.
Wesker also received the news.
"I'm going to New Mexico."
Wesker nodded and asked, "Do you need someone to accompany you?"
"Have Andre and Max Dillon go together, and at the same time, arrange for the media to leak that there will be a battle there soon."
Boarding the private jet, Andre and Max Dillon also boarded the plane.
"Boss."
"Chief."
He nodded in acknowledgment to both of them.
On the plane, the two recounted the upcoming events concerning Thor.
"God! Thor, the God of Thunder from Norse mythology?" Andre's eyes widened.
Max Dillon asked curiously, "Is it the Thor I know?"
Max Dillon was a character from Ultimate Spider-Man and had an impression of Thor.
"Haven't you already investigated this World? You can understand it as a similar parallel World."
Max Dillon nodded. "I understand. In this World, there's Tony Stark but no Osborn. Some things are the same, but others are different."
"So Spider-Man, you've investigated him too, right?"
Andre looked at the two confusedly; he didn't understand their riddles.
"Hmm, I checked and found a kid named Peter Parker, but his age and appearance didn't match. I'm not sure if he'll become Spider-Man later."
Nathan Hawke smiled without speaking. It seemed he had found him, but the boy's face was completely different from the face Max Dillon remembered.
"Hey, we're talking about Thor, Thor, not some Little Spider," Andre said loudly.
"In short, just give them what they like."
"Drinking? I can't drink," Andre immediately refused.
"I can drink." Max Dillon didn't care. In the past, without superpowers, he was a terrible drinker, but now it was different. Every time he was defeated by Spider-Man, he would go for a big drink. Over time, he had become a battle-hardened drunkard.
Following Nathan Hawke's plan, the two intended to bring Thor into the Superheroes plan.
However, Max Dillon suddenly looked embarrassed.
"I use Electrical Energy, but he..."
"It's fine. He's currently in the 'Hammer God Fruit, Human Form' state, not the God of Thunder."
This statement left the two completely bewildered.
They got off the plane and arrived at the town where the story took place.
Due to insufficient manpower...
They could only use money to ask a newspaper vendor and then learned Thor's approximate location.
After all, a tall, blonde man was rare in the town, especially as an outsider. So most of the townspeople already knew about a man who, after drinking, would loudly shout, "Hammer, hammer, my hammer!" and then look pained.
The bar wasn't open yet, so where else could one drink?
After pointing out the location to Nathan Hawke, the group drove off.
At a restaurant, two men and two women were having dinner.
Or rather, one man and two women were watching the blonde man, who was devouring his food with gusto.
"Money, money." Jane was silently bleeding internally. Thor was eating too much; soon, she would have to use her own money.
The budget was burning, burning.
Heartache, Jane could only secretly clutch her chest.
"Ah, that's good! Waiter, another large, strong beer!"
"Alright!" the waiter replied cheerfully.
This 'hammer' customer had brought a lot of traffic and money to their restaurant recently.
He clearly felt that many outsiders had come to town recently, although he knew it was related to the hammer near the town.
But he didn't care about any of that; if there were tips to be earned, he would earn them.
Jane immediately refused.
"No need, he's eaten enough."
"Ah, Jane, no! I still want to drink!"
"No, you've eaten too much."
"Jane, you're so stingy."
The two began to argue.
The old man and the other woman watched the scene speechless.
Then another waiter came and served a large beer.
Thor immediately took it and drank it all in one gulp.
"Burp~ That's good! Though it's still not as good as Asgardian beer."
"Ah ah ah ah!"
Jane looked at the waiter who brought the beer, somewhat exasperated. This family will fall apart without me!!!
The waiter just smiled and said, "Hello, a gentleman has already paid for your meal."
"Eh!" The three were surprised.
Only Thor contentedly rubbed his stomach.
"Burp~"