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The sky suddenly darkened.
It wasn't a dark cloud—it was a human-shaped shadow rapidly expanding.
“I know the laws of nature: insects eat grass, chicks eat insects, and people eat chickens—anyway, spiders don’t eat people.” Ian slammed into the monster’s head like a meteorite.
Caught off guard by the spider monster.
He was slammed into the ground by Ian's legs—a leg strike that came from the sky, the huge shockwave exploding in a ring, causing all the asphalt roads within a ten-meter radius to crack and sink.
"Damn it! Let me go!"
The spider monster's shattered head emitted painful screams.
There was also a furious roar.
Its vocal cords are completely different from those of humans.
"You are weak, but they dare not attack you. Why is that?"
Ian stood on the spider monster's head, looking around. The burning street resembled discarded scraps of paper, its charred edges curled, sparks flickering between the cracks.
The boy's gaze swept over every onlooker.
Captain America, with his model-like physique, stood on the billboard, his flawless uniform spotless. Yet, at this moment, he seemed as unmoved as a plastic mannequin he had been for a long time.
Very stiff.
A sense of bewilderment and hesitation filled the air. Not far away, Thor held his hammer, lightning flashing and extinguishing between his knuckles, as if deeply insecure about his own power. He was the thunder god of Asgard, yet now it seemed he had never truly wielded his hammer, only standing hesitantly and trembling on the edge of the storm.
further away.
Countless faces were crowded behind the broken shop window.
They hid their figures, their pupils darting with fear, dread, horror, and tension. Everyone seemed to lack something—something not weapons, not power, not miracles, but the most precious thing that humanity had accumulated over countless years of development.
It is ancient gold.
"It shouldn't be erased."
I clearly perceive this.
then.
Ian bent down.
They grabbed the roaring spider monster.
The monster's roar seemed to come from the depths of hell, filled with savagery and ferocity. But Ian's eyes remained calm, as if he had already seen through the true nature of this chaos.
"What are you doing?"
Gwen tried to sit up, but failed. Her white hood slipped down, and her long golden hair was stained with blood and ash, making her look disheveled.
“If evil can be reawakened, then so can other things—I’m telling them what courage is.” Ian threw the spider monster high into the air.
It was as if darkness itself had been thrown onto the judgment seat of light.
“If you can’t find your own meaning, then now… look at me, I’ll show you how.” He turned to the silent heroes among the onlookers and spoke.
The monster spiraled upwards into the sky.
At its highest point, its eight compound eyes simultaneously reflected the horrific scene of the streets below—burning police cars, kneeling crowds, and superhumans hiding behind perfectly uniformed figures.
"No!"
The golden light suddenly engulfed his world.
The streets were covered in stains.
That was the sun's radiance.
It shattered the arrogant evil.
Simultaneously.
It also ignited something within people that was hotter and more ancient than the sun.
No one knows how the superhero genre will revive in this new, absurd world. Perhaps a catastrophe or an alien invasion will suffice.
Or perhaps the threat of world destruction will strike again.
We can never have a conclusion about things that haven't happened yet.
but.
Change your perspective.
The real answer.
It's not impossible that when a child clenched his fist, his inner sigh turned into a thunderclap—a sound so loud that the entire universe had to bow its head to listen.
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Golden light tore through the gloomy sky like divine punishment.
Under the watchful eyes of countless people.
Ian's eyes suddenly blazed with a dazzling light, like the sun, completely engulfing the hideous spider monster. For a moment, the entire neighborhood seemed to freeze in time.
on the street.
Countless upturned faces were gilded.
The scene was so unbelievable that it was reflected in everyone's eyes—and even years later, those present would never forget what happened today.
A boy fell from the sky.
Not angry, nor ferocious.
With overwhelming force, like a god or demon descending to earth, they directly wiped out the evil entity that everyone thought was invincible.
At that moment, everyone seemed to understand a truth: perhaps the city could have avoided burning, but their own cowardice had become the best fuel for the fire. Those burning skyscrapers, those streets strewn with corpses, those torn families—they all had the opportunity to avoid annihilation.
"All we need is a little more... courage."
Someone was whispering.
"Boom~"
Amidst the deafening explosion.
The spider monster's body shattered into countless burning fragments that fell from the sky. Numerous charred spiders rained down from the monster's broken body onto the street.
They landed on the ground with a chilling "crackling" sound. Most of the thumb-sized spiders had already died at lightning speed, following either their father or mother.
however.
Despite Ian's deliberate manipulation, a small number of spiders, believing themselves to be survivors, frantically roamed the streets, threatening to attack passersby and police officers.
but.
This time.
The sun may have already dispelled the gloom.
Instead of fleeing and hiding on their own, and no longer hoping to be the lucky survivor, they began to work together to defend against the spiders' attacks.
Someone picked up a fire extinguisher.
Someone lifted up the old lady next to them.
Perhaps things got a bit chaotic.
However, the police also began to perform their duties.
It's like something.
It begins to awaken.
It's not just about courage.
"If I, the Crown Prince, can't beat an octopus, can't I beat you little creatures?" Thor slammed his hammer into the ground, and a huge wave of electric arcs instantly surged and spread, shattering swarms of small spiders.
This is his dream of conquering the nine realms.
of course.
Reality still needs to be taken into account.
"You all see that? Besides being a chef, I'm also a pest exterminator! Check out Odin's Son Restaurant, where you'll never find a single cockroach in my food!" Thor's booming voice echoed through the street as he tossed his long, golden hair, rescuing passersby while still keeping his restaurant in mind.
On the other side, Captain America, Steve Rogers, slammed his shield—a shield long unused in combat and practically decorative—against the ground. The shield struck the ground with a deafening roar, kicking up clouds of dust. Though time had left its mark on him, his fighting prowess remained undiminished.
"Damn it! How did they get into my shorts! These are lace shorts that the sponsor lent me!" He seemed to still be the same old 50/50 guy, able to fight the little spiders to a standstill.
The scene was very tense.
"You did this on purpose? You could have easily destroyed all the spiders inside that monster." Gwen lay sprawled on the ground, with the boy looking up at the sky standing in front of her.
"This is a test."
Ian looked up at the sky not because he wanted to show off, but because he was counting how many pieces the spider monster had exploded into, while waiting for feedback from his system.
"Testing whether humanity deserves a superhero like you?" Gwen also has a tendency to overthink things, but her imagination hasn't strayed to the level of Doctor Strange.
Regarding Ian's strength.
Gwen, who personally fought the Spider-Man, knows best.
Someone who could easily defeat her.
He was instantly defeated by the boy in front of him.
Gwen could sense the immense power emanating from the other person's eyes.
"No, I'm just testing whether the best human virtues still remain deep within their souls, which are displaying their worst traits." Ian waited in vain for the system's feedback.
He felt that the system was just putting on a cool act.
A new profession.
Or you could give me something else.
"What would you do if people didn't pass the test?" Gwen couldn't help but be concerned about this question, after all, she knew all too well just how powerful the other party was.
and.