In the early morning of December 25, colorful lights were also hung in special prisons in New York, and Christmas trees were also placed in public areas, creating a strong festive atmosphere.

In one cell, Dr. Connors, who had not slept all night, stood under the only high window in the room, looking up at the dark world outside through the less than square window.

Occasionally, a searchlight swept by, piercing the night like a lightsaber, but it was a flash.

Another beam swept through the night, and Dr. Connors raised his right hand, looking down at the newborn arm and lost in thought.

After a long time, there was a sudden sound of skin cracking, and Dr. Connors's skin turned green, and his arm began to grow larger, and then sharp nails grew.

The characteristics of the lizard began to emerge, and after a long period of precipitation, he fused more completely with the lizard's genes.

"From the day Jesus was born, create a world without weaknesses......" The voice grew hoarse, and finally it was a lizardman who said the second half of the sentence.

……

Twelve hours later, Chief George, who had been on leave, returned to the police station.

"So Dr. Connors escaped in three minutes against the defensive fire of your prison?" Director George's face was dark, "I thought he used his high IQ to plan a perfect prison break that had been prepared for a long time, the kind of ...... that was so suspenseful that it could be made into a movie."

"He's not Dr. Connors, he's a lizardman!" The prison staff's face was ugly, "It happened to be a guard shift at that time, and the firepower was a little weak...... He got rid of our reconnaissance equipment, but in the direction he moved, his destination was New York. ”

"But now it's unrealistic for you to ask me to find out Dr. Connors, there are eight million people in New York, and finding him out of this is undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack!" Director George interrupted him directly, "All we can do is issue a wanted warrant and temporarily send additional patrol officers......

At the end of the conversation, Director George sat alone in his office, his brow furrowed and his face sad.

Suddenly, he remembered his daughter Gwen, who was going to school for the Christmas Ball tonight, and that the lizardman had been arrested during the attack on Midtown Tech......

With this in mind, George picked up the phone on his desk and dialed Gwen's number.

At Stacy's house, Gwen, who had just changed into a dress, was combing her hair, and her movements were a little impatient, because Lochacha's car had stopped downstairs at her house a few minutes earlier.

Suddenly, the phone rang, and she hurried to get it again.

"Dad, if you don't have anything urgent, you can come home in the evening, I'm very busy right now!"

As she spoke, Gwen put on her lipstick in the mirror, scrutinizing her makeup to make sure there were no blemishes.

"You're going to school for a Christmas ball tonight?"

"Yes, I said that a long time ago!" Gwen put on a pair of silver four-leaf clover earrings in front of the mirror.

"Dr. Connors has escaped from prison, and the lizardmen have returned to New York." George said bluntly.

Gwen's movements were stunned, this news did not shock her much, but at this time period, it ruined her good mood.

"I think there's a good chance he's going to carry out a terrorist attack on your school, that's where he was first captured, and he hasn't done anything yet." George said in a deep voice, "But the police have no basis, and they have no right to stop this Christmas Ball, to evacuate the crowd, all I can do is increase the police force, so I advise you not to go to the school Ball, and the Locha ...... tonight."

"Dad, it was just a coincidence that Dr. Connors attacked the school last time, there won't be anything he needs there, and as the intern leader for his team, I know that......" Gwen explained, "Maybe you can go to his house, and the Osborne Group, and pay attention to the sewer exits, you'll get even more." ”

Gwen knew that the last time the lizardmen came to the school to find Peter Parker, and now that he knew that Peter had dropped out, he had no reason to attack again.

And even if the Lizardman were to attack the school again tonight, Gwen would have been there first, she would have been able to appear faster, keep everyone safe, and defeat the Lizardman again and send him back to prison.

"Very good proposal, I'll take them all." "But if you stay home tonight, there will be no danger." ”

"It's a Christmas ball once a year! I've made an appointment with Loxia for a long time, and besides, I won't be in any danger with him......" Gwen said firmly.

"If you have any questions, call me in time, and keep yourself safe in any case."

George said helplessly that he was not the kind of authoritarian parent, and that he had always respected Gwen's own opinions.

As for Gwen's remarks, what "I won't be in any danger with him", George sees it only as a blind in a couple in love.

Although Loxia is very good, he may not have a solution when facing ordinary armed gangsters, let alone a lizardman who can escape from a well-guarded prison, and the lizardman can probably shoot Loxia to death with a single slap......

"I hope it doesn't affect tonight's prom......" Gwen said to herself, putting down her phone, as if praying.

Suddenly, a message sounded, it was a message from Loxia.

Gwen got busy again, combing her hair and putting on the corresponding hair accessories.

Gwen hurriedly changed into a pair of high heels and pushed the door out with her backpack.

"Remember to call Rorschach for dinner in the evening......" Mrs. Stacy's voice came from behind.

Next to a Ford, Loxia leaned on the car and stared at the exit of the apartment, still wearing a sleek black suit, with no ornaments on his body, except for a bouquet of bright red roses in his arms.

But these simple clothes are particularly attractive when matched with his face, and in the past few minutes, Locha has attracted the attention of several women, and some even saw him driving an old and broken Ford, and took the initiative to talk......

Soon he saw a delicate and tall figure at the exit, Gwen was bouncing and seemed to be in a good mood, but when she saw Lotchael, her pace slowed down and her image became elegant.

Gwen was dressed in a black gown, her white neck was exposed, and her high heels made a clattering sound on the floor with each step, and she smiled like a noble black swan.

The two stared at each other intently, and slowly both smiled knowingly.

Lochae took a few steps forward and handed over the bouquet of roses.

“Merry Christmas！ (Merry Christmas)" said Lochael, looking at Gwen with delicate makeup, "You're so pretty." ”

"Thank you," Gwen took the rose and hugged it to her chest, "You're as handsome as ever......"

The two looked at each other for a few more seconds before kissing each other.

As she opened the passenger door, Loxia took out toilet paper and wiped the lipstick off her lips.

Gwen turned around and waved goodbye to her brother Howard, who was peeking out of the upstairs window, before getting into the car.

The streets of Christmas are bustling with Fords driving slowly through traffic.

"What happened?" Loxia caught a hint of melancholy on Gwen's smiling face, his hand resting on Gwen's black-stocked thigh, "Say it, maybe I can solve your troubles." ”

"Dr. Connors has escaped from prison, and now he is in New York City, and I don't know what plot is brewing." There was no need to hide this from Lochach, Gwen continued, "I know Dr. Connors, he is a scholar who can endure loneliness, prison life is not difficult for him, he must have something to do to get out of there......"

"It's probably him who is unlucky, no matter what kind of conspiracy the villain carries out, he will be stopped by the righteous superhero, right? You're Spider-Woman. Loxia laughed and teased, "You even stopped the demon's conspiracy, and the American team said that you were so great that it would be easy to defeat the little lizardmen." ”

"I didn't doubt that I couldn't defeat the Lizardmen," Gwen gladly accepted his compliment, "I'm just worried he'll disturb tonight's Ball." ”

"Then he'll be even more unlucky, I promise!" Loxia said lightly, "By the way, there is one more thing. ”

Loxia said as she rubbed against Gwen's black stockings, who looked at him with some confusion.

"What?"

"When you come to my house tonight, remember to bring this dress, as well as makeup and accessories, I like it very much." Loxia said seriously.

Gwen: "Huh? ……”

Midtown Institute of Technology's Christmas Ball was decorated with red, green, and white Christmas colors, with lights and flowers filling the room, and a large Christmas tree in the center of the dance floor.

It is decorated with a tower-shaped evergreen tree of felled cypress, with colorful lights, gifts and paper flowers hanging from it, and Christmas candles lit.

Loxia and Gwen were ushered into the venue by a waiter in a short red and white skirt, which was heated and the orchestra played a light Christmas song.

Loxia looked around, and Gwen enjoyed the Yule Ball......

……

As night slowly falls into New York, the streetlights on the south side of 54th Street turn on from beginning to end.

The lizardman wrapped in a blanket appears in the surveillance corner, carrying a large glass container filled with an unknown green solution behind his back.

The lizardmen pushed open the side door of the Osborne Group headquarters and entered, and when the glass doors closed, the noisy Jingle Bells were finally shut out.

On Christmas Day, there were only a few people on duty in the headquarters of the Osborne Group, and the lizardmen with strong perception easily dodged the crowd and came to an elevator.

After entering the password, the elevator rose rapidly, and finally stopped at the research floor of the biomedical department, and the lizardman got out of the elevator, and he walked inside, looking at the familiar office space.

Dr. Connors is one of the world's leading herpetologists, having worked here for more than a decade, dealing with lizards and spiders every day, and now he is back here after a few months.

Unlike the slow progress of research in the past, which made people depressed, he is back again today, and he can finally complete his life's pursuit......

The lizardman made his way deeper into the office, opening several safety valves and finally coming to a secret office.

In the middle of the office is a biological tree displayed with holographic projection technology, surrounded by various experimental equipment, and the workstations are empty, as if no one has worked here for a long time.

The office has been vacant since Dr. Connors' departure.

The lizardman didn't bother with the high-end decoration and valuable research equipment, he slowly made his way to the innermost and looked at the huge scientific instruments inside through a layer of glass.

In this laboratory, there is a nameplate label next to each piece of equipment, which contains a detailed introduction to the equipment, including the name, function, production life, quality inspection life, use records, etc.

But on the nameplate label of this scientific instrument, there is only a simple name: "Canary Device", and beyond that, there is no information or information.

If the rest of the staff, including many of Osborne's high-level executives, saw this nameplate, they would be confused, but this would not include the developer of this device, Dr. Connors.

Many years ago, Richard Parker and Kurt Connors worked together to develop the Canary device.

The device is simple to use, but the effect is huge.

Just load an antigen on top of the Canary device, and it creates a reaction cloud that can cover the surrounding area, or even the entire city, and theoretically, a Canary device can cure the polio of the entire city in an afternoon.

Later, however, developer Richard Parker personally banned the Canary device.

The reason for his objection is simple: if the Canary device is loaded with a toxic substance, or if the patient is unwilling to be treated, he will not be able to escape the confines of this reaction cloud.

As a result, the entire project was put on hold, production plans were halted, and the world's only Canary plant was put on hold and left to be buried in the dust.

"Richard, I didn't expect that after twenty years, we would still be able to accomplish our original dream together......" The lizardman's hoarse voice sounded.

"Did anything unusual happen? Stranger break-in or something? ”

George listened to his daughter's advice, and as soon as he had finished exploring Dr. Connors' home, he entered the Osborne Building with a few police officers and questioned the security personnel.

"Nothing out of the ordinary!" The security personnel looked at several police officers suspiciously, "Sir, if you want to enter, you need to show the corresponding search warrant, or I will call the management to negotiate with you." ”

"No, we're just on routine patrols." George refused, "Stay safe tonight, and call the police at any time if you are in danger." ”

The security personnel were stunned, the criminals are also going to spend Christmas, right? The officer's words in front of him made him a little nervous......

A group of police officers turned to leave, and suddenly George stopped, he slowly crouched down, there were several clear marks on the floor, as if it had been clawed by some beast, and the tiny cracks were not filled with dust, as if they were newly created......

There is also a big chapter of four or five thousand words in the evening...... Around eleven o'clock.

(End of chapter)