Chapter 92
The Numerical Beauty That Shocked the Audience
Fortunately, after venting his anger by using the intruder as a punching bag, the black cat gradually regained his senses and realized that Riley's "murder" could not be blamed on the vigilante in front of him.
Spider-Man, behind the mask, is ultimately just a human, not an omnipotent god, and there will always be times when he can't keep up.
Moreover, if the other party hadn't appeared in time, he would probably have spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
"...Why would I hit you? I'm just begging you, if you want to be a hero in New York City, please show up a little more promptly next time."
Unfortunately, while reason can help the black cat understand this principle, ultimately, the black cat's actions are more driven by emotion.
So, seeing Spider-Man's frightened appearance made Black Cat realize how out of control she had been, and she immediately took a deep breath to try to calm herself down.
But after a brief silence, he couldn't suppress his resentment and spoke sarcastically to his savior, blaming him for not appearing sooner to save the innocent Riley.
"Hiss, how did you figure that out?"
"Is that so strange? Aren't your usual behavior patterns obvious enough?"
"Huh? Is it that obvious? I was already being very restrained when I wasn't wearing this battle suit..."
However, things turned out unexpectedly well.
The black cat's words, spoken in a fit of anger due to a loss of control, were clearly misinterpreted by Riley.
Although their thoughts were not on the same wavelength, their conversation subtly echoed each other.
The black cat, in particular, harbored deep resentment, as if it had realized it had been tricked, displaying a cold and aloof demeanor coupled with ambiguous words...
Riley, who was already feeling inexplicably guilty, was completely dumbfounded. Mistaking the black cat for someone who had already seen through his other identity, he began to mutter to himself, regretting what he had been busy doing all along.
"Huh? Wait, what's that smell... No way—!!!"
However, before Riley could even process his feelings and think he had been exposed, he figured out how to appease the black cat.
The gradually filling smell of fireworks in the air, along with Riley's sudden, frantic spider-sense alerting him, made Riley immediately realize...
The situation I feared most has finally happened.
"The spaceship is about to explode! Come with me!"
"What?! No! No, I can't leave yet! Riley..."
"Stay here and you're going to die, Felicia! Now's not the time to throw a tantrum. I'll apologize properly for lying to you after we get out!"
"Huh? What do you mean you lied to me? I was asking about Lai... Wait, how do you know my name? Could it be...!"
"Stop playing games! Hold on tight, Felicia! We need to get out of here!"
In desperation, Riley didn't care about anything else. He placed the two astronauts on the intruder's chest and bound them together with spider silk to facilitate the subsequent transport.
Riley lifted the three of them up with one hand.
With her free hand, she grabbed the black cat, who had also sensed the danger but hadn't thought of leaving. Instead, she was determined to find Riley alive or dead and started walking in the direction Riley had flown backward. She then pulled the cat into her arms and hugged her around the waist.
Then, in that subconscious call and response, the black cat, which had been struggling, suddenly became docile and obedient.
Without bothering to ponder its meaning, Riley single-handedly led four people and quickly left the spaceship.
After Riley released the black cat, he laid the three unconscious people flat on the ground.
Riley, having pushed the astonishing speed of the humanoid high-speed train to its limit, returned to the spaceship once more.
After searching for a while, they also brought out Uncle Long and his group, who were unaware of the danger.
"Everyone, get down! Prepare for the shockwave of the explosion—!!!"
After a series of operations, it was confirmed that there were no living beings left on the spaceship.
Riley shouted warnings, signaling everyone to lie flat on the bridge to increase the contact area and reduce the chance of injury.
Meanwhile, spider silk was continuously being launched and attached to the spaceship. This ensured that there were multiple points of support for the upcoming actions, preventing the spaceship from becoming overwhelmed and breaking in two midway as soon as force was applied.
Once Riley estimated that he had enough, he twisted the ends of the spider silk together to make a handle about the thickness of a bowl.
In a fit of intense emotion, Riley unleashed the full power of Spider-Man, the telekinetic energy of the Chicken Talisman, and the amplifying magic of the Ox Talisman, performing at an extraordinary level. Right before everyone's eyes, he hurled the massive spaceship high into the air!
In the end, the expensive spaceship, capable of interplanetary travel, transformed into a dazzling firework in the vast night!
The fragments from the explosion were controlled by the power of the chicken talisman and fell into the river to prevent the hot fragments from violently impacting the ground and causing secondary damage.
"Huff...huff...I can't believe it can be thrown that high. I thought it could only keep a few of us out of the blast radius...Could it be that my strength has increased again after that battle?"
Of course, the act of launching a spaceship high by a single person, a feat of using a mortal body to rival that of a god, left Uncle Long and his companions utterly dumbfounded.
Even Riley himself, panting heavily, could hardly believe that he had made this with his own hands!
After all, judging from the effects achieved by using chicken and ox talismans in the past...
In his desperation, the best solution Riley could think of was to throw the spaceship into the river before it exploded, hoping the river's resistance would reduce the force of the blast as much as possible.
The idea of detonating something high in the air without causing any damage is something I never even dared to imagine!
So much so that Riley, with his eyes glazed over and his mind blank, was unaware, limited by the first-person perspective, that...
The nanosuit he was wearing seemed to be darker and deeper in color than before.
The spider icon on the chest had silently expanded and swelled, going from merely occupying the chest to almost covering the entire front of the suit!
At the same time, the spider icon's four pairs of legs extending outwards further accentuate the otherwise pure black back of the suit, revealing a giant spider icon.
Furthermore, on this predominantly black battle suit, the sharp silver lines of the spider icon, like lightning tearing through the night sky, exude a highly aggressive and oppressive aura.
Along with the changes in details, the powerful muscle lines are even more clearly visible under the armor...
This has subtly given Riley's originally minimalist black battle suit a touch of wild beauty that exudes power!
As for the others...
Those who already knew about the existence of a black Spider-Man in New York City either thought, like Uncle Jackie and Jade, that Riley had suddenly become interested and wanted to try a new style, or, like Black Cat and Snake, they hadn't paid much attention and assumed that a black Spider-Man was naturally like that.
By a twist of fate, despite the significant changes, no one noticed the abnormality in the suit at this crucial juncture!
"Thump—!"
"I know I was wrong! I surrender! Please call the police and have me arrested! I promise that from now on, I will absolutely mend my ways and never cause trouble again—!"
Just as Riley was deep in thought, wondering why his power had suddenly increased so much.
The intruder, who slowly regained consciousness during the move and happened to witness Riley's outrageous actions, was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
So much so that his initial thought of using the two unconscious astronauts on his chest as hostages to make a last-ditch effort instantly turned to utter despair.
The intruders, already drenched in sweat, were quite astute. Without needing any warnings, they knelt on the ground without hesitation, raising their hands in surrender to the crowd!
In his heart, he cursed the bald fat man who had called him late at night and arranged this operation.
It was promised that after undergoing gene modification surgery, I would become invincible and unstoppable. Even Spider-Man, who's been all the rage lately, wouldn't be a match for me, right?
Why don't you come and see for yourself just how terrifying Spider-Man can be when he gets serious?!
If you're so good, then you do it!
How can you be a boss like this?! I just wanted to make some money from you, and you want to kill me?!
Okay, okay, is this how you play it...?
crime?
What a load of crap!
I understand now!
Spider-Man is invincible!
As long as Spider-Man exists in New York City, crime has no future!
Rather than risk being torn apart by this monster and recklessly flirting with the edge of illegality...
I'd rather go work on a construction site, do manual labor honestly, and earn money; that would be more promising!