bioinnovel Chapter 540 The Strange Movements of the Cosmic Cube
Chapter 540 The Strange Movements of the Cosmic Cube
After defeating Bo Gang and conveniently pointing out a new "target" for the Demon Slayer Corps, Riley, fearing that he might be tempted to "set off fireworks" at Mount Fuji if he stayed even a second longer, activated the dimensional barrier. He then returned to Ward 13 with Uncle Dragon and the others, as well as Toru who had rushed over upon hearing the news.
When Riley removed his suit and returned to school, he ran into Peter and his team, who had just solved the bank robbery.
All in all, the incredibly efficient Spider Team managed to cover less than two class periods at school, even when they split up.
So, seeing everyone return, the homeroom teacher was finally relieved, believing that they had only been temporarily called away by Dr. Connors, rather than developing a dislike for school.
Of course, it's worth mentioning that...
Riley and his classmates' homeroom teacher, being in his prime and full of enthusiasm for education, cared especially for his students, particularly Riley and his classmates who were academically outstanding and quite well-known in the school.
Because of this, after Riley and Peter, who were originally studious, gradually began to skip classes frequently, their homeroom teacher intentionally or unintentionally recorded Riley's absence data—for example, when Riley and Peter left and when they returned—intending to keep it as "evidence" to have a good talk with the brothers' parents during the parent-teacher conference.
One day, Riley's homeroom teacher, who was worried about Riley's repeated absences, accidentally saw a crime scene on TV that had been on the verge of collapse. With Spider-Man's arrival, the crisis was averted. Besides feeling reassured and proud, like everyone else, that New York had a protector like Spider-Man…
A bold idea flashed into the homeroom teacher's mind.
It seems like Spider-Man always appears after Riley and Peter skip class.
It's impossible that my two students are Spider-Man, right?
At first, even the homeroom teacher himself felt that this idea was a bit too absurd.
It wasn't until Riley and his friends skipped class and Spider-Man appeared shortly after that the "coincidences" gradually increased over time that the homeroom teacher realized something was wrong. He then began to compare the coincidences one by one with his records and past news reports about Spider-Man.
Ultimately, the homeroom teacher made an unbelievable discovery: apart from weekends and holidays, the timing of Spider-Man's appearances on weekdays almost perfectly matched the timing of the Parker brothers' "skipping class"!
That's why the homeroom teacher, as if possessed, intercepted Riley and the others who were trying to sneak out today.
Because the homeroom teacher wanted to confirm something...
If Riley and the others aren't allowed to leave, will Spider-Man still appear?
But now, the homeroom teacher is starting to have doubts about what was once a sure thing.
Because today, members of the Spider Squad are simultaneously in two completely different locations around the world.
Especially that black Spider-Man, who is far away on the other side of the ocean.
One hour and forty minutes passed between Riley and his group leaving and returning.
Putting aside the bank robbery in New York, just the thought of traveling all the way to Tokyo to stop that 53-meter-tall monster from attacking, plus the travel time...
Even if Spider-Man is incredibly powerful, and the latest news proves that Spider-Man has the ability to fly, it's still impossible for him to do this, right?
Thinking this way, the homeroom teacher suddenly felt much more relaxed.
After all, if Riley and the others really were Spider-Man, the homeroom teacher wouldn't know how to face these brilliant heroes, and would even doubt himself on whether he was qualified to be their teacher.
But soon, watching Riley and his friends whispering and chatting happily in the classroom, and how they always gave perfect answers when called on to answer questions, and whose attitudes were incredibly humble—there was nothing wrong with them at all.
The homeroom teacher's brows furrowed once again.
Hmm, it seems that even if the students aren't superheroes...
But finding a way to correct the learning attitude of these geniuses and prevent them from wasting their talents is also a rather difficult task...
……
Just as Riley and the others returned to their identities as ordinary students, they inadvertently dispelled their homeroom teacher's suspicions and avoided a crisis that would expose their identities.
Deep in the Nevada desert.
This is one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most secretive research facilities, codenamed "The Forge".
From the air, it is just a barren rocky mountain, no different from the countless desolate mountain ranges in the American West.
But 300 meters underground, there is a fortress strong enough to withstand a nuclear bomb.
The Cosmic Cube is right here.
For decades, it has been quietly suspended in a specially made container, emitting a steady pale blue light, like a sleeping heart.
Unfortunately, with the death of Howard Stark, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top scientists have come and gone, but no one has ever truly understood its secrets, let alone where it came from.
It has stayed here all these years, as if quietly waiting for something.
At 10:17 a.m., in the monitoring room.
Technician Miller stared at the screen in front of him, his fingers tapping the tabletop intermittently.
He has worked here for five years. His daily job is to watch the fluctuating data on the screen and make sure everything is normal.
For the past five years, the energy reading of the Cosmic Cube has never exceeded plus or minus 0.3 percent of the baseline value.
So when he noticed the data on the screen starting to fluctuate wildly, his first reaction was that he was seeing things.
When Miller rubbed his eyes and leaned closer to the screen to take a closer look, he was utterly shocked by what he saw!
0.5...
0.9...
1.4...
The speed is getting faster and faster, and the numbers are getting bigger and bigger.
Without a doubt, this is a sign that the Cosmic Cube is about to be activated!
"Sir! The energy readings of the Cosmic Cube are showing abnormal fluctuations!"
The moment he realized this, Miller's voice boomed in the quiet monitoring room.
The next second, the entire monitoring room erupted in excitement.
The technicians, who had been slacking off and chatting, scrambled back to their posts.
Some people started retrieving historical data, some were checking equipment wiring, and some were performing remote diagnostics on the containers.
The supervisor on duty strode to the control panel, his eyes fixed on the rapidly rising numbers.
"All equipment is working properly!" a technician shouted.
"No external interference signals!"
"The container is stable!"
"Report! Energy reading has exceeded 50%!"
"Eighty percent!"
"One hundred and twenty percent!"
everything is normal.
All equipment is functioning normally, and all systems are working properly.
But that number just wouldn't stop.
This caused the supervisor on duty to break out in a cold sweat, and he even had a draft of his will in his mind.
Disregarding the consequences such as property damage, before the data could be further improved, they used a key to open the bulletproof glass cover and slammed down the large red button that represented an emergency stop.
Almost simultaneously, all the machines in the entire research institute stopped, and even the power supply was shut off.
Darkness swallowed everything, even the sound of breathing.
The darkness lasted for 4.2 seconds.
With the automatic activation of backup power, the lights came back on, and the system began to restart.
Soon, everything returned to normal.
When the screen lit up again, the numbers returned to the baseline value. It was as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.
Miller slumped in his chair, his back soaked in cold sweat.
He stared at the calming numbers on the screen, trying to convince himself that it was just an accident and nothing to be alarmed about.
However, the experienced supervisor's expression did not improve in the slightest. Instead, after observing the changes in the data, he decisively took out his phone and called S.H.I.E.L.D.