Although the Abomination was ultimately defeated by the Hulk, the immense destruction it caused on the busy streets of New York had an extremely significant impact.
General Ross, as the primary person in charge, naturally had to bear the main responsibility. However, even though the Hulk escaped, he successfully recovered the Abomination's body.
Many high-ranking government and military officials were still willing to step in and protect General Ross.
The fallout from the Abomination incident was undeniably severe. The monster wreaked havoc on the bustling streets of New York, and the military forces were helpless against it, dealing a major blow to the image of the American military.
But, conversely, it also demonstrated the Abomination's formidable strength, highlighting the potential and value of General Ross's super-soldier program.
As a soldier, the Abomination was undoubtedly perfect.
Its defense was powerful; ordinary heavy firepower posed no threat to it.
Its strength was astonishing, easily flipping armored vehicles and casually tearing a car in half as if breaking a biscuit.
Although it was currently an uncontrollable and dangerous product, if a controllable super-serum could be derived from the Abomination's body in the future, it would signify the success of the super-soldier program, far exceeding the effects of the super-serum that created Captain America.
The development of many human technologies is a process of moving from uncontrollable to controllable, much like nuclear energy evolving from the atomic bomb to nuclear power generation.
In the eyes of high-ranking government and military officials, the Abomination's mutation was exactly the same.
And if they could possess a controllable Abomination force, the American military would certainly be invincible.
Therefore, even though the incident was massive, a significant number of high-level officials in the military and government still came forward to protect General Ross, temporarily allowing him to disappear from the public eye for a period.
After all, if they could mass-produce controllable combat forces with power like the Abomination, the super-soldier program had a promising future.
With the Abomination's corpse as a tangible experimental sample, the theoretical possibility of success should be greatly increased.
Unlike before, when they only had the Hulk, who was beyond their control, the experiment's progress had been stalled.
However, no matter what the American military manages to research, it can never compare to the original Hulk, whose strength can increase almost without limit with anger. At most, they would produce industrial products with locked upper limits, like the Red Hulk.
And with only a secondary product sample like the Abomination, it's uncertain whether they can create anything practical.
"The Memories have all been distributed. The Museum Plan should officially begin," Dan said indifferently from the CEO's office of the Genmu Game Group building.
"The Gaia Memories are completely refined and can be put on the market for experimentation at any time," Ark said, his eye screen blinking red.
"How is the Leader doing at the Shocker base?" Dan asked with a slight smile.
"The Leader, having received the Gene Memory, is now an important scientist in the Shocker organization. Zola immediately made him his deputy.
Initially, Hydra was full of expectations, hoping to get information about Foundation X from the Big Boss.
But they were quite disappointed after learning Stern's identity and confirming that the Leader had no effective intelligence about the Foundation."
Ark paused slightly and continued, "However, Shocker and Hydra have learned about the existence of the Gaia Memories from the Leader and seem to be restless regarding the power of the Gaia Memories.
They have already begun research and analysis on the Leader's Memory.
Should we send people to warn them again?"
Dan merely smiled faintly. "No need. This was expected all along, and it doesn't matter.
They can't research anything without the Earth's information and memory anyway, so let them be.
Moreover, once the Museum Plan starts, and the Gaia Memories circulate on the market, it's only a matter of time before they become covetous.
Now, it just makes them aware in advance that the Gaia Memory is one of Foundation X's projects.
It lets them understand more deeply the formidable power and unfathomable nature of Foundation X.
We need to talk to the agents of the Museum Plan now. Notify Evolt, and have him accompany me."
Fisk Corporation Tower belongs to Wilson Fisk, a well-known real estate businessman and philanthropist in New York City.
Of course, Wilson Fisk has another, louder name in the underground criminal world: Kingpin.
In the CEO's office on the 20th floor of the tower, the heavily built Kingpin, who resembled a small mountain, stood with his hands behind his back, overlooking the brightly lit panorama of New York through the office's large window.
In the center of the office, a man with a hideous scar on his face bowed his head respectfully and nervously. In front of Kingpin, the Emperor of New York City's underground crime world, he completely lacked the prestige and ferocity he usually displayed in front of his subordinates.
Wolf cautiously glanced at Kingpin, who had his back to him, and said, "Mr. Kingpin, . . . "
Kingpin turned around, scrutinized the leader of the notorious Blood Wolf Gang in the New York underworld, and said calmly, "Wolf, you've been working for me for years. You've done well, and I've been very satisfied with you.
But why have we incurred such great losses?"
Wolf immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He glanced at the figure next to him playing with a small knife—Kingpin's most capable and maniacal assassin, Bullseye.
He hurriedly explained, "Sir, the losses this time were completely unexpected. That lunatic called the Punisher suddenly appeared, and my subordinates also suffered heavy casualties.
Because of the lack of manpower, the neighboring gangs have all rushed in to seize my territory, and the territory I hold now has shrunk significantly."
Kingpin narrowed his eyes, a dangerous implication revealed. He had heard of the Punisher's name. Rumor had it that his family was caught in a gang crossfire, leading him to embark on a path of vengeance against all criminals, and he was incredibly brutal.
If you committed a crime, you would almost certainly not be left alive by him.
He was an extremely dangerous individual.
But since he hadn't crossed his path before, Kingpin hadn't paid him much attention.
He hadn't expected him to target his subordinate gang this time.
Kingpin gave Wolf a cold look. The Blood Wolf Gang's disorganized rabble certainly wouldn't be a match for the notorious anti-hero, the Punisher.
"I'll overlook it this time, but you need to quickly rebuild the factory and get my business running again."
Wolf immediately breathed a sigh of relief as if granted amnesty, nodding repeatedly and promising, "Don't worry, Mr. Kingpin, I will have the production line fully restored within half a month.
However, . . . "
"Is there something else?" Kingpin asked flatly.
"Lately, Madame Gao's business from the Hand has been expanding faster and faster and has come into conflict with ours.
Especially since my business was damaged and my influence significantly reduced this time, Madame Gao took the opportunity to seize a large amount of the market that originally belonged to us."
"The Hand. . . " Kingpin pondered slightly.
Now is not the time, Kingpin immediately decided in his mind.
Currently, Kingpin and Madame Gao were still in a phase of cooperation, mutually exploiting each other, and it was not suitable for conflict.
Of course, there can't be two kings in one mountain; both sides were very clear that they were not allies.
Kingpin has always wanted to become the true King of the New York underworld, and a king should be absolutely unchallenged.
However, there are still many competitors at the current stage, so he needs to leverage the power of the Hand, a worldwide assassin organization.
Once Kingpin truly becomes the King of the New York underground, he absolutely will not tolerate the presence of the Hand, which does not obey his orders.
And the Hand, as a global assassin organization, clearly wouldn't easily take orders from anyone. At that time, there would only be two outcomes: either the Hand withdraws from New York, or both sides wage a great battle, and the winner gains absolute authority.
Although he is currently in a honeymoon period of cooperation with Madame Gao of the Hand, Kingpin has already begun plotting how to deal with the Hand's ninjas. It's just nowhere near the time to act.
"Don't worry about the Hand for now. As long as they don't strike first, don't clash with them here," Kingpin finally instructed.
"But, . . . " Wolf was somewhat unwilling.
"I don't want to repeat myself."
Wolf immediately shuddered. The man in front of him was Kingpin, whom he could not question. "I understand. I will follow your command completely."
After Wolf cautiously exited the room, silence fell for a moment.
"Do you need me to deal with this Punisher?" Bullseye asked, his expression showing interest.
Kingpin shook his head. "New York is going through a tumultuous time lately. Tony Stark is putting on his Iron Man suit and playing superhero.
There's that strange monster that suddenly appeared.
And the military experimental subject that showed up on the streets of Brooklyn.
All eyes are on New York. We should keep a low profile for a while and avoid any major movements."
Kingpin knew very well that Bullseye was a somewhat neurotic fellow, and the Punisher was not an opponent who could be easily dealt with.
If he were truly allowed to go after the Punisher, there's no telling how much chaos he would cause.
"Fine, you're the boss, you call the shots." Bullseye waved his hand, somewhat disappointed. It was a real shame not to be able to fight the notorious Punisher and settle things with a death match.
(End of Chapter)