The Spaceship That Landed in the Middle of the Night

"Huh? Why can't I be here... Wait, how do you know my name? Do you know me?"

In its instinctive, startled response, the black cat's exclamation clearly showed that Riley was completely taken aback.

Wait, what's going on here?

It's always been my buddy who, relying on his intelligence advantage as a time traveler, gets to open accounts for others.

How come you turned the tables on me the moment we met and opened my account?!

Is this reasonable?

I was just making a casual comment, did you have to make such a big deal out of it?

So vengeful!

Incidentally, because he entered the museum through official channels thanks to Sheriff Black's connections, Riley wasn't wearing his Spider-Man suit at all. At most, out of a sense of caution, he wore the Chicken Charm as a necklace around his neck.

After all, in Riley's original plan, the only "enemy" he would face tonight was Snake, who hadn't yet been redeemed and joined the group, one of the few "normal" people in the Dragon Team. For him to appear as Spider-Man would be really too much of a bully.

Unexpectedly, after setting aside his somewhat famous identity as "Spider-Man," Riley was immediately called out by name by Black Cat upon their first meeting!

So much so that after his initial shock, Riley, relying on his past experience as a police officer, quickly realized...

Felicia Hardy is very likely a student at Midtown High School!

After all, the identity of "Rie Parker" has always been that of an ordinary person to the general public.

Only the title of "Midtown High School Boss" makes "Rieley Parker" highly recognizable among the limited group of Midtown High School students!

It's even highly possible that the Black Cat's true identity, Felicia Hardy, was also helped by Riley, just like Gwen!

This is why Black Cat appeared so flustered when he was caught red-handed by Riley while committing a crime!

"You bastard...you thief! Give me back the Pink Lion!!!"

Unfortunately, before Riley could even catch a glimpse of this in his mind and recall where he had been and how he had met Felicia Hardy, he was caught off guard.

With Uncle Long acting as a free human cushion to absorb the impact of the fall, the little snake has now stood up, gritting its teeth.

Then, baring its teeth and claws, it adopted the persona of a victim, ignoring Riley and the others, and pounced on the black cat in front of it again.

They completely forgot that they were actually just like the black cat, thieves who came to steal the pink lion!

"Hey, what nonsense are you talking about? We're both in the same industry, how dare you say that about me?"

That's why, seeing the little snake charging towards them so aggressively, the black cat couldn't help but complain.

Unfortunately, the black cat, whose emotions were particularly complicated at the moment, was clutching the small cloth bag in one hand and covering its face tightly with the other, fearing that Riley would recognize it. As a result, its hands were not free, and the black cat's strength was greatly restricted. It could only retreat repeatedly and passively dodge the snake's attacks.

It wasn't until a fleeting glance out of the corner of her eye that she noticed Riley staring at her with a strange look. Realizing that her instinctive outburst of the name had finally caught Riley's attention, Black Cat, knowing Riley well, could only hastily defend herself before her identity was completely exposed.

"Such a precious treasure should naturally belong to the capable... Um, what I mean is, I will give this pink lion to someone who needs it more."

"Those who need it more? I never expected you to be a Robin Hood-like thief who robs the rich to help the poor."

However, the black cat's explanation was perceived by the little snake as a deliberately pretentious and sarcastic jab.

Even with a thick mask on, one could still sense from the faintly rising white mist that the little snake was rapidly heating up. It even drew its uniquely designed sidearm from its waist and threatened the black cat.

"In that case, why don't you give it to me and help this 'poor man' out of poverty?"

This time, not only Black Cat, but even Riley, who had originally wanted to watch the show, became somewhat unsettled.

Just kidding. Don't be fooled by Little Snake's pistol. Compared to a regular pistol, it seems to be no different except for its larger caliber.

But the little snake can use this pistol to fire small rockets. The power is so great that it can easily blast apart the solid alloy doors that the museum lowers to seal off the scene after the alarm is triggered!

If those little snakes up there really pull the trigger...

Even if Riley, with his enhanced speed, is confident he can save everyone present.

But the artifacts in museums, without exception, will all suffer! That would be a huge sin!

"Boom—!!!"

However, just as Riley was about to risk revealing his identity and step forward to stop the snake's frenzied behavior, the museum floor suddenly began to shake violently without warning.

The amplitude was so great that the antique vase placed next to it wobbled and almost fell off its base!

Fortunately, Uncle Long reacted quickly and pushed the vase back into place before the alarm was triggered, allowing everyone to breathe a sigh of relief.

Then, he noticed that everyone present was turning their gazes toward him.

Feeling immense pressure, the little snake quickly raised its hands to defend itself.

"Hey guys, don't look at me like that... You all saw it, I didn't even have time to pull the trigger. That accident just now had nothing to do with me."

"No matter what, this place isn't a good place to stay any longer. I think we should go out together first, and then consider other options?"

At this tense juncture, Xiaoyu, who had been standing aside, eased the atmosphere considerably with just a lighthearted remark.

After exchanging glances and reaching a consensus, the hastily assembled team ran towards the exit.

As soon as they left the museum, before they could even catch their breath, they were all deeply attracted by the firelight that was bright enough to illuminate half the sky in the distance.

Subsequently, after Riley took out his phone and briefly searched, the crowd that had gathered around him, driven by human curiosity, quickly determined the source of the previous violent tremors.

Tonight is the night that astronauts John Jameson and Paul Stevenson, who have been traveling in space, will return in their spaceship.

Generally, they choose to land at civilian airports during the daytime when there are more people.

This time, however, a new element codenamed LPG X was discovered on another planet during the journey. After simple testing, it was determined that the energy contained within it was at least one hundred times that of an equivalent volume of plutonium.

Therefore, in order to exclusively enjoy this unexpected gift and enable the United States to make further progress in the field of military research, they deliberately chose to arrange for the two to secretly land at a military airfield late at night.

But for some unknown reason, the two experienced pilots suddenly lost contact with the military personnel responsible for their descent during the landing.

Even their spaceship, after losing contact, clearly deviated from its planned trajectory.

Finally, it drove through the bustling city center and, under the watchful eyes of everyone, crashed headfirst into the George Washington Bridge.

It was precisely because of this impact that the museum, which is not far from the George Washington Bridge, was also affected, experiencing a brief period of violent shaking.