Strange Dreams

This sudden turn of events truly baffled the black cat.

Could it be that a thief broke into the house?

That shouldn't be the case. If a thief really broke in, there are plenty of valuables in the house, and nothing is missing. Why would they target my dressing table?

Then... could it be that the bastard who made the phone call sent someone to warn me because of my previous disrespectful words?

That doesn't make sense!

Whose villain warns others by stealing their dressing table?

Completely baffled, the black cat couldn't help but quickly step forward and get a little closer out of curiosity.

Then, even though there was nothing in front of it, the black cat still felt as if it had bumped into something, and a clanging sound came from it.

The next second, the vanished dressing table appeared out of thin air in front of the black cat.

Along with the various cosmetics on the table, they were scattered all over the floor.

The snake talisman, which the black cat no longer valued, rolled down and landed on the carpet in the room.

Then, right in front of the black cat, the small green snake on the surface emitted a dazzling light and then disappeared from the black cat's sight along with the entire carpet!

Now, the truth behind the dressing table "theft" incident has finally come to light!

So much so that after witnessing the miraculous effects of the snake charm, the expression on the black cat's face gradually changed from initial doubt to surprise.

He quickly stepped forward, bent down and felt around for a moment to find the snake talisman in the location he had seen before, and then took it into his hand.

When the snake charm started to glow again, the black cat quickly turned its head and looked at the mirror on the dressing table.

As expected, upon confirming that she couldn't see herself anywhere behind the dressing table...

The black cat's heart, which had been shrouded in despair, was finally opened up, and the light of hope shone through!

Perhaps, with this snake talisman, I can…!

...No, that would be too impulsive.

All that is certain at this moment is that this magical talisman can grant a person the ability to become invisible.

But ultimately, according to the television report, this magical snake charm has existed for at least four thousand years.

So much so that, just as the ancients could never have imagined, modern people can use electricity at will.

Black Cat had no idea whether this kind of invisibility, which was considered invincible in ancient times, would be easily detected by common modern instruments such as thermal imaging in modern society.

Thinking about it this way, it would be too reckless to rush into that guy's stronghold and rescue the imprisoned old man relying solely on the power of the snake talisman...

This is the only chance I have to save myself.

Before taking action, it is essential to find reliable partners to maximize the chances of a successful rescue!

And coincidentally, tonight's experience led to...

Black cat...

Or rather, Felicia Hardy knows where she can find such teammates without arousing suspicion from those behind the scenes...

Thinking of this, Felicia's previously dormant heart began to stir again.

It was precisely because of this reasonable and legitimate reason that she had the opportunity to meet that person again. She couldn't help but cup her face in her hands, chuckling softly from time to time as her temperature rapidly rose, while her mind wandered.

It could be said that Felicia Hardy, since birth...

Never before have I looked forward to school starting so much, and complained so much about how long and unbearable the night is!

"Achoo! Achoo! Ahh... Achoo—!!!"

Perhaps it's because this emotion is just too intense.

So much so that Riley, who was far away in District 13, had just settled the invaders—or rather, the Rhino Man—into a special prison and, incidentally, had placed his Spider-Tag suit in District 13 to recharge, sneezed several times in a row!

Immediately, Riley felt goosebumps rise all over his body for no apparent reason. He shivered and wondered if the central air conditioning in District 13 was set too low tonight.

Otherwise, given his Spider-Man physique, how could he suddenly feel a chill down his spine without triggering his spider-sense?!

In addition...

Looking at myself at this moment, I see that I am completely clean from head to toe.

Riley felt as if he had forgotten something very important when he came back.

What was it again...?

Fortunately, this strange feeling did not last too long.

In addition, Riley was busy handing over the TiO2 element to Sheriff Black and helping him devise a plan to extort money from General Ross and maximize the benefits for District 13.

So Riley quickly forgot about this little incident.

Once everything was arranged, Riley took his fully charged suit home. In his comfortable little nest, he collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep immediately.

This time, however, perhaps because of the night's events, Riley's dreams were not peaceful.

He first discovered that he had inexplicably appeared in the city.

Then Riley's suit, as if it had come to life, transformed into a huge, ferocious monster that frantically chased Riley through the city.

But in the dream, Riley seemed to have been thrown back to square one, losing all her superpowers. She could only run through the city like an ordinary person, doing everything she could.

That's not even the most outrageous part...

Even more outrageous was that when Riley had nowhere to run, was cornered in a dead end, and was about to be captured by the suit...

An adult version of Riley... or more accurately, Riley from his previous life, suddenly appeared on the other side of the city, also in a gigantic form!

Ignoring the sharp teeth, ferocious-looking armor, and its repeated warnings, it charged forward and delivered a powerful flying kick, sending the armor flying!

He even took the opportunity to sit on the suit, swinging his huge iron fist and passionately "loving" the rebellious suit in front of him again and again!

Until the roar of the warrior, initially filled with anger and resentment, gradually transformed into pleading, grievance, and appeasement. Even the volume of his voice noticeably decreased by several decibels, no longer as arrogant as before.

The adult, gigantic Riley finally stopped what he was doing. He grabbed the suit by the neck with one hand, held it up to his eyes, and with the other hand, he pointed his index and middle fingers at his own eyes, then at the suit, making a silent threat.

After doing all this, the gigantic Riley looked around and then threw the much more obedient battle suit in his hand into the dead end. He silently watched this wonderful show, completely dumbfounded.

And the moment the massive black suit covered and enveloped Riley's body.

Riley suddenly opened his eyes and found himself still lying perfectly fine in bed, and everything in front of him was so familiar.

Even outside the bedroom door, the sounds of Mother May Parker bustling about in the kitchen, the clatter of pots and pans creating a beautiful symphony, could be heard.

This made Riley breathe a sigh of relief, realizing that the strange scene he had just seen was nothing more than an absurd dream.

Come to think of it, this suit, along with the one Peter wears, was all handcrafted by Riley. And because Riley's abilities were insufficient, it lacked any intelligent AI, making it essentially a lifeless object.

In this context, even the black suit, whose overall design style was inspired by the Symbiote suit...

It's impossible for it to suddenly become sentient and develop self-awareness.

Hey, you're just scaring yourself~

……etc……

Like a symbiote, the battle suit suddenly came to life in the dream.

The spaceship that crash-landed, containing the element xylene.

And the strange black sludge that I had forgotten about since last night, which suddenly disappeared, and the power that had inexplicably and excessively increased...

Buhou! Maru-la—!!!

Only then, in a flash of inspiration, did Riley suddenly realize...

What happened last night was exactly like the classic scene from the 94 animated Spider-Man when Venom first appeared!