Dr. Rice approached the clone.
At this moment, the clone had already been pulled out from the spikes by the mercenaries and laid flat on the ground.
However, he did not immediately help the other person.
The leader of the mercenaries, Donald, asked, "Aren't you going to inject him with the Mutant serum?"
Dr. Rice calmly replied, "He hasn't regained consciousness yet. The serum can be better absorbed and its effects can be better utilized when he is awake."
Upon hearing this, Donald shrugged slightly and said, "Alright, then let's wait for a while."
"Anyway, we have Caliban, so we won't lose track of these two guys."
And so, the group waited quietly for the clone to wake up.
Having suffered such serious injuries, especially a head injury, even with Wolverine-like healing abilities, it would still take some time to recover.
Alex, who was beside them, naturally had to wait as well.
He further lowered his body and buried himself in the bushes.
At night, in the field, there were many mosquitoes.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
The mercenaries from Essex kept slapping their bodies to fend off the mosquito bites and scratching the bitten areas.
"Damn, there are so many mosquitoes here!"
"Damn it, is my blood tastier? Why are so many mosquitoes targeting me?"
"f**k, if I had known there would be so many mosquitoes, I would have brought insect repellent!"
"Damn it! Stop f*****g biting me!"
Faced with the annoyance of mosquitoes, the group cursed and complained.
Alex's situation wasn't any better.
Mosquitoes buzzed around his ears.
Mosquitoes landed on Alex and sucked his blood.
But Alex remained motionless, like a statue.
It wasn't that Alex didn't want to move.
In fact, the parts of his body that were bitten by mosquitoes also itched.
But he couldn't move.
Because he couldn't be discovered right now.
So he had to endure the itchiness on his body.
Alex had already changed a lot, especially after experiencing the baptism of the super soldier serum. His willpower had reached an astonishing level.
So he could restrain the constant mosquito bites, remaining motionless and as steady as a mountain in the storm.
Time passed like this.
It was unknown how long had passed.
The sky seemed to be getting brighter.
Dr. Rice and Donald were starting to feel drowsy.
At this moment, the clone lying on the ground suddenly opened his eyes.
Seeing this scene, one of the mercenaries quickly spoke up, "Doctor, X-24 is awake!"
For Alex, this voice was the most beautiful sound, like celestial music.
This journey was about to come to an end.
Alex's eyes were bright and focused, looking ahead, whispering in his heart, "It's about to begin."
Dr. Rice woke up, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes. "Finally awake?"
He quickly got up and walked towards the clone.
He took out the bottle of Mutant serum and installed it on the syringe.
Looking at the clone, his tone was gentle, "Don't worry, this is something that will heal you."
"Strictly speaking, you are still a newborn, just born not long ago, and your body is as fragile as a baby. You need nourishment."
"This thing will enhance your healing ability, restore your blood vessels and epidermal tissues, and increase your matrix cells."
Saying that, he injected the serum into the clone's body.
After completing these actions, Dr. Rice stood up, walked to the side, and put the syringe back into the box.
Not far away, Alex saw that the injection was finished and his eyes instantly lit up.
"It's starting!"
He took out a headscarf from his pocket and covered his face.
Then he put on a hood.
Instantly, his entire face was completely covered.
He glanced at the positions of everyone, looked at the surrounding environment, and engraved everything into his mind.
Boom!
Alex shot out like a cannonball, rushing towards the clone on the ground.
He reached behind his back and pulled down the shield.
The surrounding shrubs were easily broken.
Alex's sound instantly caught the attention of the mercenaries.
"Who?!"
"Who are you? Identify yourself!"
"Damn, someone's here!"
Rice turned around and saw the direction Alex was rushing towards, instantly understanding the other party's motive.
He shouted, "This guy is here to steal X-24! Kill him! We can't let him succeed!"
Donald looked at Alex's astonishing speed, his pupils shrinking.
That is definitely not the speed of an ordinary person!
"Damn it! This speed! He's not an ordinary person!"
The other party is either a mutant, a super-ability user, or someone with enhanced abilities!
Donald raised his gun and shouted, "Fire! Bullets interweave and attack! Kill him!"
Ding ding ding!
Bullets flew out one by one, rushing towards Alex.
Alex raised his shield and blocked the bullet attacks.
He looked at the large tree in front of him, his mind spinning rapidly, like a computer, calculating the position of each mercenary.
Calculating the angle at which the shield should fly out, the angle of rebound, the force required, and the throwing technique to be used.
These things may seem very complicated, but Alex calculated them almost in the blink of an eye.
It's as if calculating angles and forces is his instinct.
In an instant, he reached a tree, and the veins on his hand suddenly bulged, a burst of brute force surged out!
Whoosh!
The shield in his hand shot out.
Like the most powerful arrow.
Rushing towards a mercenary, it directly severed the wrist of the mercenary holding the gun, causing a scream.
The shield didn't stop, it collided with the car's shell at an angle and bounced off, rushing towards another mercenary.
It flew past the mercenary's neck, and a head flew off.
Clang!
The shield collided with an iron railing and shot out again!
Cutting off someone's arm.
Then he ran towards the big tree.
And this chain of shots happened in an instant, a very short time, almost no time for reaction.
As soon as Alex's front foot left the tree, he reached out and caught the shield.
Once again, he held the shield in front of him to block the flying bullets.
Ding ding ding!
Sparks flew! A crisp sound!
Not a single bullet hit his vital points.
As for his body, it was wrapped in a bulletproof vest.
As for his legs, there was hardly any chance of being attacked, mainly because they were smaller in size and he was fast enough to avoid being hit.
Alex took big strides towards the clone.
"Stop him!" Rice roared!
Two mercenaries rushed up and were directly knocked away by Alex's bull-like shield.
Alex arrived in front of the clone.
The immobilized clone stared at Alex, their eyes locked.
Alex felt delighted.
'X-24, a young version of Wolverine, is in my hands!'
He lifted the clone and used it as a shield to block the bullets flying towards him.
Psst! Psst! Psst!
The clone's eyes widened, and blood silently flowed from the corners of their mouth.
"?!!"
What the hell is he doing?!!
The clone coughed, and more blood flowed out.
While running away, Alex threw the shield again!
Because of the clone, the shield didn't need to maintain its defensive function.
The shield flew out, knocking down several mercenaries once again.
Rice glared at Alex, as well as the shield in his hand.
He gritted his teeth and angrily shouted, "This speed! This shield's attack moves!"
"It's you, Steve Rogers! You damn Captain America!"
"You damn guy! What are you doing here?"
"Kill him for me!"