bookbashuk Chapter 425 Spider-Man's webs can't save everyone...
Chapter 425 Spider-Man's webs can't save everyone...
"What's going on here? There's such a huge gold brick, how much is that worth? Forget it, let's sell it and use all the money for those patients in the hospital who can't afford treatment..."
As Dan muttered to himself, he stuffed the gold brick into the pocket of his white coat and walked dizzily toward his office, clearly still not recovered from what had just happened.
He had just placed his hand on the doorknob of his office, and before he could remove it, someone patted him on the shoulder from behind.
Dan subconsciously turned around and saw an elderly man with gray hair, wearing a brown jacket, and a gentle smile on his face standing behind him.
Dan smiled and asked, "Grandpa, do you need any help?"
"Hello, doctor, I'm so sorry to bother you, but I might need a little help. I'd like to borrow some money from you to take a taxi home. I live in the Forest Hills community in Queens, which is a bit far from here."
"Of course." Without much thought, the kind-hearted Dan took out a hundred dollars from her wallet and handed it to the old man in front of her.
"Thank you, I'll come to the hospital to return it to your husband by tomorrow at the latest." The old man took the money, thanked Dan profusely, and left with great emotion.
As Dan watched the old man's retreating figure, he felt that the man looked very familiar.
He has an excellent memory and can remember almost everyone he has met, so there is absolutely no chance of him mistaking someone else for someone else.
As a doctor, he has seen patients most of all.
Out of curiosity, Dan couldn't help but return to his office and search through the list of patients he had previously treated.
In the end, he actually found a patient file with the elderly person's photo.
"But... how is this possible!"
Dan's eyes widened.
Because the file clearly states:
Name: Benjamin Franklin Parker.
Current status: Deceased.
Cause of death: Gunshot wound.
.........
What are you laughing at?
Strange looked at Toby, who had returned with a smile on his face, and couldn't help but ask in confusion.
"I just finished something I've regretted for a long time..." Toby's smile slowly faded.
"You mean you saved the Sandman's daughter?" Strange instinctively thought that was it.
"No, it's something else..." Toby shook his head slightly.
"Okay, it's none of my business, and I'm too lazy to ask any more questions. What about that Sandman family?" Strange didn't dwell on that question, but asked another one instead.
"I sent them to my universe, where they can live better lives and the Sandman can fulfill his full potential," Toby said calmly.
"Value? You're really heartless. But at least you gave him the corresponding reward and redemption, so it's a fair trade." Strange shrugged and commented.
Toby neither confirmed nor denied this.
Strange looked at the numerous illusory figures struggling hazily beneath the spiderweb in the sky and frowned.
"Shouldn't we just end this now? We can't keep using your spider silk to plug the dimensional rift forever, can we?"
"Okay, let's go."
Toby didn't refuse. Instead, he took a step, a flash of blue light appeared on his body, and he disappeared from the spot.
Strange: ? ? ?
"Wait, I haven't gotten on the bus yet!"
Helpless, Strange could only draw circles on the spot and open his own portal.
"This long wind-up animation is so annoying!"
Having witnessed Toby's instant portal opening and teleportation, coupled with Sandman's frequent interruptions of his spellcasting animations, Strange is finding arcane magic increasingly troublesome.
Strange gritted his teeth: "When I get back this time, I'm going to optimize the Kamar-Taj arcane spells so that there's no casting animation!"
Let's go back ten minutes.
Peter fell for the Green Devils' trick and hurriedly returned to the secret research institute.
But when he rushed in, May, MJ, and Ned were eating snacks and chatting, showing no signs of danger whatsoever!
"Peter, why are you back? Is it over already?"
May stood up, saw Peter return, and walked over somewhat strangely.
Peter's heart skipped a beat; he realized he'd been tricked: "Oh no, this is a diversionary tactic!"
"No, no, no, Peter, you're not the tiger. The tiger's on the other side. I'm just herding the rabbit back to its burrow!"
Billiards ——————
A familiar, sinister voice echoed through the laboratory, followed by a pumpkin bomb that landed on the ground!
Peter's pupils constricted sharply, he shoved May aside, and lunged at the pumpkin bomb without a second thought!
Thump——————
With a muffled thud, the pumpkin bomb exploded beneath Peter, blasting him into the ceiling before he fell to the ground, motionless.
But the Green Goblin who launched the sneak attack was taken aback for a moment.
Peter's previous scheme to be lured back, and his use of his body to block the pumpkin bomb, were all within his expectations.
And that was exactly his plan.
But to his surprise, his pumpkin bomb exploded right next to the opponent, but instead of killing him, it just blew him away!
This made Green Goblin shudder, suddenly remembering the ruthless guy who had taken his pumpkin bomb face-first!
"Impossible! Impossible! Based on the power you displayed before, you shouldn't have such defensive capabilities!"
Green Goblin was completely baffled.
But no one answered Green Goblin's question at that moment. May was getting up from the ground, shouting Peter's name, and holding the unconscious Peter to examine his charred chest.
MJ, seemingly out of nowhere, grabbed an iron rod, trembling all over, but stood firmly in front of Peter and May, not yielding an inch.
Ned was standing with MJ, but he was holding a magic box.
"You...you stay away!"
"That's right, don't do anything reckless. If you do, I'll activate this magic box and send you straight back to your dead universe!"
Hearing their threats, the bewildered Green Goblin grinned wickedly again, and two more pumpkin bombs appeared in his hands:
"Fine, you can try and see if you can activate that magic box faster, or if my bomb explodes faster!"
As he spoke, Green Goblin placed his fingers on the pumpkin bomb.
"Waaaaah, wait! Don't press it, we can talk about terms first!"
Seeing this, Ned quickly raised the magic box, signaling for both sides to negotiate first.
"That's right, that's more like it~" Green Goblin also released his finger from the start button of the pumpkin bomb.
Ned swallowed hard. "Leave now, and we'll pretend we never saw you. I won't activate the magic box either, how about that?"
The Green Goblin sneered, "I don't think much of it. I don't believe you. I want that box. Give it to me, and I'll leave right now!"
"Impossible!" Ned wasn't stupid; how could he possibly hand over the only thing that could keep the other side in check?
"Then there's nothing to talk about!" Green Goblin's eyes turned cold as he pressed the activation button on the pumpkin bomb in his hand.
Ned didn't expect the other party to be so decisive, not even giving him a moment to delay.
He glanced at Peter, who was still unconscious behind him, and then at the pumpkin bomb in the Green Goblin's hand, which was about to explode. In the end, he gave in!
"Stop! I'll give it to you!"
despair------
"That's more like it!" Green Goblin pressed the pumpkin bomb button again, stopping the explosion countdown. "Now throw the box over here!"
Ned looked at Green Goblin, who still had his hand on the pumpkin bomb. Although he knew Green Goblin was untrustworthy, he had no other choice.
Therefore, the only option was to throw the magic box at the Green Goblin.
Green Goblin's smile widened as he accepted the magic box with delight, and returned the gift to Ned in return!
It's a pumpkin bomb that's already activated!
beep beep beep——————
With a deafening ticking sound, two pumpkin bombs rapidly enlarged before Ned and MJ's eyes, leaving them no time to react.
"Ah..."
The two only had time to say that one sentence.
Whoosh—
But just as the pumpkin bombs were about to touch the two men's faces, two strands of spider silk caught up and grabbed the two pumpkin bombs like two hands, stopping them an inch from Ned and MJ's faces!
It's the first generation!
He arrived just in time at the last moment and shot out two spider webs to intercept the pumpkin bomb!
The original grabbed the spider silk with his backhand and pulled it back sharply, sending two pumpkin bombs flying towards the Green Goblin, whose face was still beaming with joy!
Boom! — x2
The pumpkin bomb exploded when it was still a meter away from the Green Goblin, engulfing him in flames, and the shockwave blasted him away!
But at the same time, most of the building was also blown away!
You should know that Peter's secret laboratory wasn't on the first floor, but on the 10th floor!
The two pumpkin bombs caused the floor and ceiling to collapse instantly, creating a gap. The building also tilted, and the people inside slid towards the gap.
"Aaaaaahh ...
The first to slide out of the gap were, naturally, the unconscious Peter and May, who was holding Peter.
Upon seeing this, the first generation rushed over, grabbed the two of them, and pressed them firmly against the wall.
"Aaaaaaahh ...
But immediately, MJ and Ned slid out of the gap, screaming, from beside him.
Before the first generation could even catch his breath, he quickly used spider silk to stick May and the unconscious Peter to the wall, and then jumped down himself.
Seeing that Ned was losing weight much faster due to his weight, the first man could only shoot out a web to grab Ned and stick the other end of the web to the wall.
But no matter how fast the first generation moved, it was too late when he shot out the second web to save MJ.
The spider silk he shot out couldn't keep up with MJ's landing speed at all!
Snap—
A thud was heard as the original spider silk ultimately failed to catch MJ.
But... an extraordinary appearance!
Superman arrived just before MJ landed. Instead of using his webs to catch MJ, he leaped over at full speed and caught MJ in mid-air with his arms, even using one hand to protect the back of MJ's head.
"Spider-Man's webs can't save everyone..." Superman looked at MJ, who had survived the ordeal, in his arms, his eyes filled with sorrow.