novelraw Chapter 84 Max's Touching Moment!
Chapter 84 Max's Touching Moment!
Clearly, the person outside the door was Max, who had transformed into Electro!
But... he hasn't allowed the riots to escalate yet!
What's going on?
Toby opened the door with a puzzled look on his face, ready to ask Max directly for an answer.
After looking Max up and down to confirm that he had transformed into Electro, he asked knowingly, "Max, what happened to you... are you alright?"
Seeing himself transformed into a grotesque mess that even his own mother wouldn't recognize, yet Toby still recognized him immediately and showed concern for his well-being, Max was so moved he almost cried, his throat tightening and unable to speak.
"I...I..."
"It's okay, Max. No matter what happened to you, I'll help you. Come on in."
As he spoke, Toby reached out and patted Max on the shoulder, trying to soothe his frightened heart.
But seeing Toby's actions, Max jumped back like a startled rabbit, dodging Toby's hand.
But immediately, Max saw Toby's hand frozen in mid-air and felt guilty, hurriedly explaining to Toby:
"No, no, don't misunderstand, I don't mean I hate you! It's just that you can't touch me right now. Because of an accident, I'm currently filled with high-intensity bio-electricity, which will hurt you!"
Toby glanced at Max's clothes, which were indeed tattered and riddled with burn holes, but he didn't seem to care and still put his hand on Max's shoulder.
When his hand touched Max, a blue electric current did indeed flash across Toby's palm, but it did not cause Toby any harm.
"Boss, are you... are you alright?"
To Max's shocked expression, Toby removed his hand from Max, waved it in front of him, and laughed, "Of course it's okay, I'm the Spider King, a little electric current won't hurt me..."
"Besides, who says I can't play with electricity?"
As he spoke, Toby rubbed his palms together, and a dazzling purple current immediately began to surge across them.
The rampage that devoured the symbiote's "Lightning" ability not only gave Toby control over bioelectricity but also made him immune to most electrical currents.
Toby stepped aside from the doorway and invited Max again, "So come on, Max, trust me, I'll help you solve your problem."
Looking at Toby, who seemed to be shining in front of him, Max could no longer see anything else!
The recognition, the help, and the shared electrical abilities made Max believe that Toby must be an angel sent by God to redeem him!
Max nodded emphatically: "Yes, I believe you, Toby!"
Dr. Banner, who was also standing at the entrance and had witnessed the entire scene, couldn't help but feel even more moved.
Since other superpowered individuals can trust Toby without reservation, perhaps he can too?
With this in mind, Dr. Banner ultimately decided not to leave and instead chose to stay.
Half an hour later...
After Max's explanation, everyone understood why he had become the way he was.
The reason is that a couple of days ago, Toby assigned the task of replacing the building's electrical system to Max, who had been promoted.
So, in order not to let Toby down, Max has been working overtime day and night for the past two days, even though all the other demolition workers have gone home.
He had already finished dismantling the electric eel generator tonight, and was supposed to replace it with the large arc reactor to power the Parker Tower tomorrow.
But just as Max finished demolishing the building and stood on the platform, wanting to take one last look at his masterpiece, the entire building suddenly shook for some unknown reason!
This caused Max to lose his footing and fall into the power tank containing the super electric eels. He was then electrocuted by the countless super electric eels and lost consciousness. When he finally woke up again, he was in this terrible state.
After waking up and recovering from the initial shock, Max immediately thought of Toby.
Max knew that other ordinary people would only see him as a monster in this grotesque state, so he could only place his last hope on Toby, the leader of the Spider family.
Therefore, after a simple disguise, he was able to find Toby's old home.
Fortunately, Toby wanted Dr. Labanna and Dr. Samuel to join him today, so they happened to be back home; otherwise, Max might have come up empty-handed.
If Max is seen by someone else and they call the police, leading to a manhunt, the plot of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 might repeat itself.
Thankfully, none of that happened.
Max's gamble paid off in the end. Toby was indeed someone he could completely trust. After meeting him, Toby showed no fear of him at all, and even comforted him and offered to help him!
This brought tears to Max's eyes as he spoke.
But after hearing this, everyone else fell silent.
Because they seem to know why Max "accidentally" fell into the electric eel canister during the "vibration"...
Judging from the timing, the moment Max dismantled the electric eel canister and stood on the stage tonight seems to coincide with the exact time Toby launched Abomination into the air and then hurled it back down...
That powerful blow did indeed cause tremors throughout New York City...
So... Max turning into Electro was actually because of Toby?
This left Toby himself speechless.
Therefore, this was not intentional on his part, since his intentions had not yet been implemented.
It's such a coincidence that the grandma opened the door for another coincidence! It's just too coincidental!
Toby didn't hide it from Max; instead, he told Max everything and expressed his apologies.
Max naturally didn't blame Toby, after all, it was indeed a very coincidental accident, as Toby was "saving" New York at the time.
However, Toby comforted Max in the end, telling him that this was not necessarily a bad thing, but rather a blessing in disguise!
A golden opportunity for Max to become the superhero he had always dreamed of!
As long as Max can master this divinely bestowed power.
The people in this room are mostly heroes with genetic mutations, so they are quite experienced in how to control the power of their mutations.
The group went to the basement together and began to divide the work.
Dr. Banner and Dr. Samuel went to the second basement level laboratory to help Max make a suit of armor that could block electric current.
Meanwhile, Toby, Peter, and Harry trained Max's abilities, teaching him how to control his power and how to use it in combat.
In fact, as seen in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" and "Spider-Man: No Way Back", Max is actually very talented in his mutated electrical abilities.
In just a few days, it evolved from simply absorbing and releasing current to a complex process of transforming itself into current, becoming an elemental form, and thus controlling the surrounding current to launch attacks!
Even at the end, when Max was in Hero No Return, he was able to revert from his Smurf appearance back to his original, normal black-skinned appearance.
Although Toby still thinks Max looks better with blue skin...
In the original movie, Max figured all of this out on his own, so chronologically speaking, it took him several days to master his abilities.
Now, with the help of so many superhumans, especially Toby, the Spider-Man who himself possesses lightning abilities, Max naturally mastered his powers much faster.
By the time dawn broke the next day, Max had mastered most of Electro's abilities, including turning himself back to his original normal dark skin.
Furthermore, due to the mutation, Max's appearance changed drastically when he returned to a normal human form.
The greasy Max who used to wear glasses, was thin, had sparse hair, and had a gap between his front teeth had disappeared.
Instead, there is Max, a handsome man with bright eyes, a strong physique, thick hair, and straight teeth!