Obadiah roared in anger, his voice becoming somewhat distorted because of it.
He had paid a massive price to bribe that group of Terrorists entrenched in Afghanistan, all for the sake of making Tony disappear in the desert forever.
However, Tony Stark had still returned alive!
This turned all of his investments and plans into a joke!
More importantly, he knew very well that with Tony's genius mind, he certainly wouldn't view this incident as a mere kidnapping on a whim.
The struggle between him and Tony had already entered a stage where only one could survive!
Realizing this, Obadiah turned around and strode into a secret door within his office.
The secret door led to a massive underground laboratory.
In the lab, a group of scientists was designing the blueprints and various components for a large mecha.
This was a mecha imitation plan he had initiated overnight after seeing the birth of the mark i through the Ten Rings Gang's surveillance footage.
Although he collaborated with the Ten Rings Gang to murder Tony, it didn't mean he actually fully trusted those people.
Thus, he had long ago arranged for someone to secretly hack into the Ten Rings Gang's surveillance system during arms deals with them.
So, even if the mark i was sacrificed by Peter, Obadiah still witnessed the power of the mark i and developed a covetous desire for it.
Looking at the soon-to-be-born iron monger, a look of infatuation couldn't help but surface on Obadiah's face.
"Since the Ten Rings Gang are all a bunch of unreliable trash..."
He muttered to himself, his eyes sinister.
"Then, I'll just take action personally."
Tony, since those trash couldn't kill you... then let me, your 'good uncle', send you to hell personally!
However, before that, he had to first figure out exactly how that kid Tony was powering such a large mecha... Under the same night sky, Obadiah wasn't the only one whose composure had shattered.
Today, due to Electro's actions, all of Hells Kitchen fell into a blackout lasting several hours.
Darkness is the best breeding ground for evil.
The sudden blackout caused the hyenas under Kingpin to let themselves go one by one, abandoning their work.
One by one they rushed onto the streets, taking advantage of the darkness to indulge wantonly in a 'zero-dollar shopping' spree.
Then... Electro died, and Manhattan's power supply was immediately restored.
These idiots under Kingpin were also caught red-handed by the prepared NYPD like pigs being rounded up.
At the top of Fisk Tower, Kingpin looked at his secretary and said coldly:
"Keep talking, how much did we lose tonight?"
At his feet, his personal male secretary trembled in fear but had to steel himself to report:
"According to preliminary statistics, over 200 men were arrested tonight, and... and three Enhancer manufacturing sites and two human trafficking warehouses were busted by the cops."
"Adding up the losses from all aspects... it exceeds two hundred million!"
Crack!
A corner of the coffee table, made entirely of granite, was crushed by the angry Kingpin... stone fragments fell from his palm.
"I understand, you may leave now!"
The secretary didn't dare to hesitate for a moment and immediately fled the office in a panic.
Just after he left the office, sounds of smashing and destruction echoed from within.
Only after completely wrecking the office beyond recognition did Kingpin feel the fury in his chest subside slightly.
Sitting back in his custom sofa, Kingpin unconsciously recalled the calamities of the past month.
First, the dock butcher caused a massacre, ruining his relationships with The Hand and the Russian mob.
Last week, a mysterious person on a flying skateboard used machine guns and incredible laser weapons to wipe out his largest Enhancer manufacturing den.
Tonight, 'Electro' appeared, indirectly causing him to lose a full two hundred million.
Successive events made this king, who had occupied the New York Underworld for many years, sense a storm coming.
Times are changing.
The era where order could be maintained with just guns and money seems to have passed.
Superhumans with extraordinary abilities can easily cause this Underworld emperor to suffer massive losses.
This was not good news for Kingpin.
It meant that if he could not control a Superhuman force belonging solely to him, his criminal empire would soon be swallowed by the tide of the times.
Or even... become a meal for some more powerful existence!
This thought made Kingpin's pupils shrink suddenly.
He turned slowly, the expression on his fat face terrifyingly calm.
"Pass down my order."
Kingpin spoke coldly, and Bullseye's figure emerged from the shadows.
"At all costs, go and kidnap the World's top biologists, geneticists, and mechanical engineers."
"I will use them to build my own legion of super-villains!"
"In addition, contact Obadiah of Stark Industries and ask him if he needs to collaborate with us."
"As long as Stark Industries is willing to provide more powerful weapons, I, Kingpin, don't mind helping him with some of the dirty work that is inconvenient for him to do!"
...Back to the spire of the Empire State Building.
In the time that had passed, Peter had finished telling Gwen about founding Parker Tech and the agreement he had reached with S.H.I.E.L.D.
Gwen was secretly speechless at what she heard.
She had thought that becoming a superhero was already very impressive.
She didn't expect Peter to be even more extraordinary than her.
He had unknowingly prepared a massive tech company and even established a partnership with a secret organization like S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Gwen, I think you've also noticed that our World is becoming more and more dangerous..."
Peter began to gradually reveal some of his inner thoughts to Gwen:
"Sandman, Electro... the appearance of these guys is probably just the beginning, and with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s poor conduct, I don't think they are a reliable existence."
"So, I've decided to make three preparations!"
"I plan to establish two other hero organizations belonging solely to us, in addition to my cooperation with S.H.I.E.L.D."
"The first organization I've named 'Eye of Twilight', specifically to recruit masked heroes like you and Felicia who have already appeared before the media, to continue fighting crime and protecting New York."
"And the second organization will be composed of reformed super-villains like Dr. Connors, Herman, and William."
"They won't expose their identities normally and will only work at Parker Tech."
"Only when the Eye of Twilight's strength is insufficient, or when its actions are blocked by the authorities, will I have them appear as a surprise force to carry out those tasks that are not convenient for the 'Eye of Twilight' to perform."
"This team, I call the 'Fist of Shadow'!"