Felicia's Misfortune and Fortune

"Crying won't help! I would never do anything illegal...! Wait? Save your father?"

Seeing Felicia's appearance, Riley assumed that she wanted to use the secret that Riley was Spider-Man to blackmail him into helping her with her criminal activities, and instinctively refused.

It wasn't until she realized what Felicia had said that she understood.

Having been bombarded with one explosive piece of news after another, Riley, feeling that his brain wasn't quite up to par and urgently needing to upgrade his intelligence points, couldn't help but scratch his head and subconsciously ask a question.

"Hiss...wait, let me sort this out...excuse my bluntness, but Felicia, aren't you from a single-parent family?"

During their conversation, Riley also reflected on when and where he had contacted Felicia after what happened last night.

Then it suddenly dawned on me that Felicia had transferred to Midtown High School some time after the start of the school year.

As for the reason for transferring schools, it was not because of her parents' job change, but to escape a group of disgusting social scum.

It's important to know that in the original comic, Felicia, who possesses stunning beauty, was sexually assaulted by her boyfriend Ryan when she entered Imperial State University as a freshman, which led her to develop an extreme aversion to men.

In the Marvel Universe, this translates to the father's long-term absence causing the strikingly beautiful mother and daughter to constantly attract the covetous eyes of outsiders.

One of the street gang leaders took a liking to Felicia's beauty and used every means at his disposal to try and possess her.

Ironically, this guy was a top law student before he fell into organized crime. Every action he took was executed with extreme precision. As a result, even when the mother and daughter called the police, they couldn't do anything to that bastard.

Left with no other choice, Felicia's mother resigned from her job and brought Felicia to New York, hoping to escape that cancer and start a new life.

Unexpectedly, this action not only failed to stop the other party, but also made them think that the mother and daughter were in a new environment and unfamiliar with the place, which would make it easier for them to take action!

For this reason, the other party not only mobilized his underlings, but also quickly determined the new address of the mother and daughter.

Not long after Felicia transferred schools, just when she thought life could finally return to normal, he personally led a large group of his henchmen to ambush Felicia on her way to school, and forcibly kidnapped the unsuspecting Felicia into a roadside alley!

Of course, such blatant behavior would inevitably be noticed by passersby.

But seeing that the other side had a large number of people, each of whom was a ruthless character who was not to be trifled with.

The students passing by could only quicken their pace with mixed feelings, ignoring Felicia's pleading gaze.

As for calling the police?

Ha, given the efficiency of the New York Police Department, by the time they arrive at the scene, Felicia will probably have already been wronged.

So, looking at the stinking man approaching with a sinister grin, and then at those indifferent passersby who were all trying to protect themselves...

Feeling utterly hopeless, Felicia could only close her eyes in self-deception and prepare to face her tragic fate.

However, neither Felicia, who had just transferred to Midtown High School, nor the gang leader, who was eager to make things happen, realized that...

In fact, they all misunderstood those students.

It's true that they left in a hurry because they were scared...

But after leaving, the students all took out their phones and called Riley, clearly telling him what they had just seen and the direction the group had gone.

Clearly, Riley's glorious deeds have made it an unconscious reaction for students at these Midtown High Schools to turn to Riley when they encounter trouble!

In fact, Riley, who was about the same age as them, made them feel safer than the New York police!

So, just as this group of people were leading Felicia through the alley to the other side of the street, preparing to put Felicia on a dilapidated van and forcibly take her back...

But at the exit of the alley, they found a smiling, eager-to-fight young man standing there.

At first, the gang leader was dismissive of Riley, who dared to stand in his way all by himself.

It was just youthful impulsiveness that led Riley, who also coveted Felicia's beauty, to have the unrealistic fantasy of being able to challenge so many strong adult men by himself and thus win the heart of the beauty by taking advantage of the life-saving grace.

Some of his subordinates, with their own peculiar tastes, were indifferent to Felicia but instead took a liking to the fair-skinned Riley! Without their boss even needing to say a word, they roared and charged forward!

Of course, if the time had been earlier, Riley might not have been a match for this group.

Even if the number of people increased several times after gaining Spider-Man's power, it would still only be enough for Riley to warm up!

Therefore, when Felicia slowly opened her eyes because of the noise around her, she had already given up all hope.

Amidst the cacophony of screams, resembling the agonizing slaughter of pigs, Felicia watched as Riley, backlit by the sun, unleashed his unparalleled mowing-down-the-grass mode, utterly defeating the group of thugs!

The scene was just like a fairy tale, where an invincible hero bravely ventures into a demon's lair to rescue a princess in danger!

As Felicia's heart, which had been filled with despair, was filled with the light of hope, her eyes, which had gradually regained their luster, couldn't help but fix their gaze firmly on Riley.

Of course, faced with this one-sided situation, even the most arrogant gang leader would eventually realize that Riley was acting strangely.

But when the somewhat panicked gang leader tried to pull out his pistol and threaten Riley into submission...

The moment he made the gesture of putting his hand into his pocket, Riley, a former police officer, keenly sensed his intention and quickly identified him as the number one threat!

Not only did he leap over the defensive line formed by several henchmen, but he also used the same flying kick as Uncle Jackie to send the gang leader flying.

After landing, Riley learned what this beast wanted to do through the students' embellished descriptions, and he didn't forget to take a step forward.

Right in front of Felicia, he pretended to have exerted too much force and lost his balance when he landed, and "accidentally" stepped heavily between the gang leader's legs.

The next second, accompanied by a piercing scream of pain, and as Riley lifted his foot, a dark red color quickly seeped from between the gang leader's legs...

Those few henchmen who were standing at the back of the group and were lucky enough to escape unharmed, and who wanted to go forward to rescue their boss, immediately clenched their legs together and covered their genitals in pain, all because they were men.

When Riley turned around and gave the henchmen a healthy and friendly smile again.

The henchmen were instantly terrified, their fighting spirit vanishing in an instant. Forgetting all about avenging their leader, they scrambled to escape, trying to get as far away from the demon as possible!

Unfortunately, Riley, being a naturally kind-hearted man, couldn't bear to let them lose contact with their good brothers.

Clutching a handkerchief, he took a pistol from the pocket of the gang leader, who had fainted on the spot from the extreme pain.

Riley, who hadn't handled a real gun in fifteen years, also became interested.

After merely holding the bullet in his hand and briefly adjusting to its feel, Riley fired a rapid-fire burst, precisely piercing the calves of the last few men. They collapsed to the ground in pain, trembling and curling into a ball, terrified that Riley's next bullet would pierce their heads, and dared not make the slightest move!

Thus, the criminal gang, which had been so aggressive and thought their operation was a sure thing, fell into the hands of Riley alone.

When Riley, looking somewhat reluctant to stop shooting, wrapped the pistol in a handkerchief and placed it back in the gang leader's hand, leaving it covered in his own fingerprints, Riley stopped firing.

He took out his phone and called Sheriff George, offering this uncle who had always taken good care of him a free bonus.

Riley then walked towards Felicia, who was slumped on the ground, completely dumbfounded. Like a knight, he smiled and knelt before Felicia, extending his hand to her.

"Are you alright, classmate? Don't be afraid, relax, I'm here, everything's alright now..."

"I'm Riley Parker, just like you, a student at Midtown High School."

"If anyone causes you trouble again in the future, you can come to me, and I will definitely help you."

This is the scene when Felicia and Riley first met.

From that day on, Riley's image as a god descending to earth, single-handedly fighting against many to dispel the gloom of despair for Felicia, left an indelible mark on Felicia's heart.