Scattered crowds of people kept passing below, centering on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, where the Empire State Building is located, toward the edge of Manhattan Island.

The Empire State Building, which began construction in 1930, took only 410 days to complete, and experienced the throes of the Great Depression that swept through the United States.

It can be said that this 448-meter-high skyscraper is a symbol of America's self-improvement and extravagance.

At this time, there is not a gorilla named "King Kong" at the top of the Empire State Building, but a deciduous tree.

"Zoom in."

Iron Man's face was gloomy, and as his eyes rolled, the intelligent AI immediately invoked the helmet's telephoto function to take the distant view of the rooftop of the building into Tony Stark's retina.

The tree is about the thickness of a few people, the trunk is straight and straight, the roots are more than 30 meters high from the root to the crown, the bark is light gray, straight and deeply lobed, and the top of the tree is pale green branches and leaves are dense and beautiful.

From a distance, this tree is no different from the common sour horn, kapok, pine, magnolia, and birch, all of them are tall and vico.

However, as the optics inside the helmet were further focused, Tony saw the "truth".

The roots, the trunk, the branches, the leaves, all the components of this tree, are not wood fibers, but twisting strains.

Colorful and varied strains are intertwined and intertwined, creating a web that supports the tree's massive body.

The long, tumor-like roots dig deep into the cracks in the concrete, on the one hand to keep the trees from being blown down by the strong winds on the rooftop, and on the other hand to connect the green fungus blanket that covers the outside of the building.

Thousands of mutants gripped the fungus blanket and stuck it to the walls of the Empire State Building, allowing the furry fungus blanket to completely cover them with roots and weave them into one "cocoon" after another.

Throughout, the thousands of mutants remained absolutely silent, in stark contrast to the screams of the crowds on the streets.

“FUCK。”

Iron Man only felt sweat dripping down his spine, he clenched his palms, turned his head, and said bitterly, "Mr. Leon, what the hell is that." ”

"As it stands, the tree is a symbiont composed of bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and so on."

Leon stared at the tree and smiled, "To be honest, I have never seen such a twisted and harmonious, ugly and magnificent creation. ”

Tony Stark looked at the dense cocoons and the wriggling and twisting trees at the top, and groaned in pain, "Creation, you mean..."

"No matter how clever nature is, it is impossible to fabricate such a powerful and distorted plague population out of thin air."

Li Ang said indifferently: "This thing is man-made, and the technique is quite fine, and it can even be said to be subtle. ”

The meme creator's praise clearly made Iron Man a little uncomfortable, and the attitude of the other party was not like condemning anger, but rather with a hint of excitement like seeing an extremely interesting collectible.

"The plague has been in full swing in New York State, and Manhattan is just a small part of the story."

Leon ignored the displeasure of the playboy hidden in the can, and said casually: "Mr. Stark, for the sake of the cooperation between the Stark Group and the school city, I advise you to bring your steel suit and run as far as you can." ”

Tony Stark was so arrogant that if someone else had told him such a "persuasion", he would have thrown a cold face and told him to get out of the way as soon as possible.

However, Leon's resume is just as lavish as his, and in some ways more successful - artificial organs and hydroponic meat are far more significant in the history of human civilization than the killer weapons produced by the Stark Group.

Moreover, this Mr. Leon, like him, is a special person with extraordinary powers. Even Jarvis, an intelligent AI connected to a supercomputer, can't see the depth of the other party's capabilities.

Leon looked at the silent Iron Man, smiled indifferently, and said lazily, "Don't believe it, Mr. Stark, this disaster is beyond the limits of what you can handle. The current situation is just an appetizer. ”

"What about you?"

Iron Man couldn't help but say: "You are the top biology expert in the industry, instead of charging ahead, it is better to hide in the back to study and analyze, and find out how to deal with the epidemic as soon as possible, this idea is correct, right?" ”

"Rear?"

Leon smiled: "Do you really think that there is a so-called 'rear'?"

The other party has already been prepared, and the scope and speed of the outbreak of the epidemic are far beyond your imagination.

If left unchecked now, these spores could spread throughout the United States within three days. ”

Tony Stark was silent, even though he represented the upper elite of the United States and had blind self-confidence in the strength of the United States, it was difficult to determine who the victor of this inexplicable plague war would be.

"By the way, Mr. Stark."

Li Ang stared at those insect cocoons with interest, and said casually: "What do you think this epidemic looks like?" ”

Iron Man replied dryly, "Sorry, I don't know. ”

Li Ang said slowly: "Hehe, relying on the terrifying reproduction speed, encroaching on territory, competing for resources, and hindering the normal system work.

What comes to mind behind these adjectives? ”

Tony Stark was about to open his mouth, but suddenly realized something and swallowed it back.

"Tsk."

Li Ang looked at this so-called Iron Man who was "not afraid of heaven and earth" and "dared to say and do", and let out a shameful mocking laugh from his mouth, "What do you think I mean?"

I mean cancer cells. ”

Thankfully, the steel mask hid the shame on Tony Stark's face, keeping the arrogant billionaire from embarrassment.

He coughed twice and said in an urn, "Yes, cancer cells, that's what I just wanted to say." ”

"Hehe, whatever."

Li Ang spread his hands noncommittally, "This epidemic has fully replicated the characteristics of cancer cells, which is the sexual characteristics I just mentioned.

However, just as all cancer cells need to be transmitted through normal receptors, the epidemic itself needs to be transmitted through a host.

If we can find clues one by one through the means used by the other party and piece them together,

can follow the vine, trace the source, and find out the true purpose of the other party. ”

"The real purpose?"

Iron Man couldn't help but say, "I'm sorry, Mr. Leon, you may not know much about the city of New York.

It's a denden of madmen, madmen, and sociopaths, and it's not uncommon for any disaster to occur, and the reasons for this can be extremely absurd. ”