"Boom!"
"Zzzt zzzt~"
Amid everyone's exclamations, Lizard Parker stepped out of the alloy cage.
Under the rampant electric arcs, the soft rubber mask on his face peeled off, revealing an even younger face.
This scene made Hydra Steve's expression turn extremely grim.
"It's you, Charlie Parker!"
"That's right, it's me—the most dazzling Spider-Man on the scene!"
As Charlie spoke, he casually tore away a piece of leftover mask material from his forehead and tilted his head, smiling at Elderly Steve.
"Your handiwork's not bad."
Elderly Steve shrugged, "Carter taught me these spy skills. After all these years, they finally came in handy."
Charlie and Lizard Parker bore a certain resemblance, so it wasn't hard to pull this off. Plus, the lighting at night was dim, so if you didn't look closely, you wouldn't notice.
Carter's expression was strange, "I taught you?"
Elderly Steve smiled and explained, "It was another Carter, in a place where she finally became my wife."
"Congratulations."
"Thank you."
"You discovered Hydra's plot long ago?"
"It was Little Spider who first realized it."
Recalling the battle at the bridge, Elderly Steve continued, "My eyes can sometimes see through illusions, but I need to prepare in advance, and I can only use that ability once a day.
Thanks to Little Spider's reminder, I used that ability and saw that they hadn't left corpses. Someone had deliberately used a strange power to make us think we killed the Black Order."
Carter frowned and looked at Charlie.
"That's your superpower?"
Charlie shrugged, "Let's say it is."
After using a 100% crit strike, his kill value reset. Upon killing Ebony Maw, the kill value went to zero. But after killing Proxima Midnight and Cull Obsidian, there was no change in kill value, and their weapons didn't disappear. That's when he began to doubt the authenticity of the fight.
Hearing this, Carter exhaled.
"You must have your reasons for not telling us."
Seeing Carter's look, Charlie knew she was blaming him for not trusting her.
He smiled reassuringly, "Don't be like that. Of course I trust you, but as you can see, we never know when Felicia might've been replaced by the Chameleon. Some things can't be said openly."
Hearing this, Gwen became thoughtful.
"When did you realize Felicia was replaced by the Chameleon?" she asked curiously.
Charlie shook his head, "I wasn't sure until just now, when Felicia attacked Peter. Only then did I know something was off."
The Chameleon's disguise was indeed perfect. He chose to impersonate Felicia because that was the best option. Charlie wasn't very familiar with Felicia's personality, so he couldn't be certain of any unusual behavior.
If the Chameleon had impersonated Elderly Steve from the start, Charlie would have noticed something was wrong at once.
And whether it was Elderly Steve, Carter, Gwen, or Lizard Parker, none of them were weak. The Chameleon had no chance to silently replace any of them. Only Felicia, the weakest, could possibly be substituted.
Initially, Charlie hadn't planned to swap identities with Lizard Parker. But the process of finding the Sinister Six was too smooth, and Hydra Steve hadn't shown up at all, so he decided to "use their plan against them."
If it really was Hydra Steve's plot, their only chance of killing Spider-Man would be the gene destroyer.
So Charlie chose to let Lizard Parker bear it all.
Wasting a restart didn't matter, but the invincible Spider-Man would never be fooled again!
Lizard Parker also figured out the chain of events. Clutching his bleeding wound, he cursed at Charlie.
"You bastard! You clearly said I'd get to be Spider-Man and save the world this time. I can't believe you tricked me again. Did you ever consider that I might die?!"
Charlie grinned, "Relax, you're not Spider-Man, so you won't die."
The gene destroyer has no effect on the Lizard.
"But I'm bleeding!!"
"Once you transform into the Lizard, your regeneration ability will quickly heal the wound."
"Uh, that's true."
Lizard Parker suddenly remembered that such a wound was nothing to him.
Fortunately, his kidney was saved.
Hydra Steve stood there quietly, listening to it all. His face darkened as he looked at the Chameleon.
"You fool! Why didn't you make sure before acting!" he roared.
The Chameleon bared his teeth and snarled back, refusing to show weakness.
"You're the fool! You told me the target this time was Charlie Parker, the one wearing a Spider suit. Your plan was exposed, and now you're trying to put all the blame on me?"
"Hmph, I'll deal with you later, you idiot."
Hydra Steve took a deep breath and quickly calmed down.
"Very well, Charlie Parker, you've finally grown up. But even so, you must die today."
He sneered and waved his hand. Shadows hidden in the dark suddenly moved at high speed. Clearly, he'd brought far more manpower than Charlie's group.
Charlie looked indifferent, "I'm sure you have something else up your sleeve."
"Of course."
Hydra Steve clapped, and a truck drove up. A group of men in suits carried out the Black Order's weapons.
"The weapons you left in the truck are now in my hands," he said smugly, pleased that he'd turned the tables.
Charlie shook his head, "You still don't get it. Since I was on guard, why would these weapons be real?"
"What?"
Hearing this, Hydra Steve leaped off the armored car and personally inspected the weapons.
"They're fake."
Ebony Maw's eyes were cold. Under his telekinetic force, Cull Obsidian's giant axe instantly twisted into scrap.
"How can this be?" Hydra Steve was frantic.
He'd been completely played!
But it didn't matter. He'd bought enough time for all his men to arrive.
Charlie also sensed the figures surrounding them. He glanced behind him at Elderly Steve.
"Old man, who do you want to chop up?" he asked.
Elderly Steve raised his shield, his old face full of confidence.
"All of them!"
With that, he quickly threw his shield in a reverse grip.
"First, kill the four-legged lizard!"
"Buzz!"
"Pshh!!"
The shield whistled through the air at high speed. In the blink of an eye, it passed through the Chameleon's body and stuck in the gap of the alloy cage.
"I—"
The Chameleon's eyes widened. He slowly looked down to see that his waist had been cut through by the shield. As his upper body slid to the ground, his pupils dilated, and he opened his mouth.
"Wasn't ready…"
Seeing the Chameleon killed by a sneak attack, Hydra Steve's face twisted. Dense crimson mist spread out, nine octopus-like tentacles extended from his back.
"Attack! Kill them! This time we must be the victors!!"
Immediately, the Black Order members exchanged glances and attacked without hesitation.
Their goal was to get a revival slot, not to follow Hydra Steve's orders. Before, even if Hydra Steve knelt on the ground begging, they wouldn't have taken him seriously—just another lowly human from Earth, not worth their notice.
But after the battle on the bridge, they deeply understood how terrifying Spider-Man was. If not for Hydra Steve saving them at the last moment, they would have had no second chance.
Only by uniting could they hope to win.
With that in mind, the Black Order unleashed their full strength at once.
"Crack crack crack—"
Ebony Maw's expression was solemn as he waved his hand to control the massive alloy cage. Under his telekinetic force, the surrounding buildings shook violently. Countless rebar and concrete mixed with metal beams in midair, swiftly combining into a giant pillar over a hundred meters tall. It howled with fierce winds and sand, shrouding Charlie, determined to crush him utterly.
"Boom!!"
The gigantic pillar fell with a tremendous roar. Elderly Steve and the others quickly fired webs to escape the battlefield.
"Wait for me!!"
Still wearing his costume, Lizard Parker jerked up and roared as he transformed into the Lizard. The nano-metal spread and conformed to his bulging muscles.
In a flash, the red-and-blue Lizard-man pounced forward. The next moment, the colossal pillar crashed down.
"Boom!!"
The earth trembled. Charlie's figure climbed along the giant pillar, then leaped into the air.
"Whoosh!!"
A web line locked onto empty space, and Charlie's figure shot forward like a cannonball, heading straight for Hydra Steve.
"What?! You're not wearing a suit, but your webs—"
"Boom!!"
A thunderous impact sent Hydra Steve flying a hundred meters back.
Charlie flipped and landed, "You still don't understand me."
He smiled slightly and took out the Little Spider from his pocket.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp."
"Puff!"
Two small fangs pierced the skin on his hand. Red-and-blue magical energy surged into Charlie's body.
"Buzz~"
In an instant, brilliant spider-web patterns spread across his body, rapidly forming a gorgeous magical suit.
"Die!!"
The next moment, Ebony Maw formed a steel disc with telekinesis. Cull Obsidian, Corvus Glaive, and Proxima Midnight stepped on it and rushed at Charlie.
Seeing this, Charlie was about to move when raging flames erupted beneath him, swallowing him instantly.
His Spider-Sense had become dull.
"Hahaha, got him!"
In the night sky, green tail flames streaked past. The Green Goblin danced with excitement. But a second later, Elderly Steve's shield struck his glider.
"Puff~"
"No!!"
"Boom!"
The Green Goblin crashed diagonally into a nearby building, causing a chain of explosions.
Elderly Steve retrieved his shield, utterly serious.
"They're too weak."
"Beep beep~"
"What's that sound?"
He froze, looking down to see a pumpkin bomb at his feet again.
"Shit! Peter's instinct failed again!"
Elderly Steve lunged aside.
"Boom!!!"
Explosions of flame swept forth. Carter raised her shield to block the violent heatwave.
"You just swore," she said to Elderly Steve, who'd been blasted away.
Elderly Steve got up, brushing rubble off his clothes.
"I started swearing many years ago."
He looked up at the green afterimage darting through the night sky, frowning.
"That's the Green Goblin."
"Another Norman?" Carter frowned.
"No, the same one…"
Halfway through his sentence, a children's toy car sped over. Elderly Steve was instantly sent flying into another warehouse.
Carter: "????"
"Bumper cars?"
"No, that's Rhino!!"
The toy car flashed with light. A hulking figure sprang forth.
"I'll crush you!!"
"Boom!!"
After Elderly Steve, Carter was also sent flying by a violent force.
"It's Mysterio. Be careful of his illusions!"
Gwen swung by on her web, passing over the warehouse.
The next second, a passing paper airplane exploded with a boom. A terrifying blast wave enveloped Gwen, sending her crashing into the ruins.
"Gwen, I'm coming!!"
Wearing a nano-suit, Lizard Parker lunged forward. Just as he was about to catch Gwen, a suddenly appearing train in midair slammed into him, hurling him away.
"Oh shit, a flying train?"
Lizard Parker clutched his face and screamed.
"What a scary illusion."
In the rubble, Carter got up, surveying everything around her.
Under the Black Order's siege, Charlie was attacked from all sides. Every time he was about to kill one of them, the enemy turned into a wisp of green smoke and vanished.
"Old Captain, can your eyes see that guy?" she asked.
At this moment, Elderly Steve was being chased by a toy car. He shouted, "So many toys, which one should I look at?"
He had only one chance, and he couldn't just look randomly.
Carter wanted to say something else, but venomous snakes suddenly emerged from the cracks in the ground, lunging at her.
"Eek!!"
"Oh no, venomous snakes coming out of the stone?"
"No, giant pythons!"
The venomous snake's red eyes glowed, and it spoke with a human voice. In the next instant, it swelled into a giant python that bound Carter in midair.
"A metal texture—it's Otto!" The coldness of the python's body made Carter realize who it was.
"Puff~"
White smoke burst forth, revealing a short, green-clad, chubby man grinning.
"Congratulations, you guessed right."
With that, his tentacles flung Carter again, sending her crashing back into the ruins.
"Boom~~"
Debris flew. Charlie's figure flashed by.
"Die!!"
Cull Obsidian hurled a huge boulder at Charlie. Charlie smashed it with a single punch and tilted his head to avoid a paper airplane from behind.
"Boom!"
The paper airplane exploded in flames. Charlie raised his arm to shield his face, only to be rammed by a speeding toy truck again.
"Crash!"
In the rubble, Charlie got up, dusting off the plaster on his shoulder.
"Interfering with my Spider-Sense, interesting. This world is full of countless heroes…"
"Bang!"
Before he could finish, a surge of telekinetic force, carrying a dragon-like wave of rubble, swept over him, burying him once more.
Ebony Maw exerted telekinetic pressure to suppress Charlie, then looked at Cull Obsidian.
"What was he trying to say?"
Cull Obsidian scratched his head, "I think he was praising you."
"You understood?"
"I guessed."
"Boom!"
Just then, the rubble exploded. Charlie soared into the air.
"Old man, it's time," he shouted.
"I've started, but no response yet."
At that moment, Elderly Steve was still being chased by the toy car.
"No, it's coming!!"
Suddenly, Elderly Steve seemed to sense something.
He laughed, extending his hand, "It's here, hahaha, this time I'll hit them all!"
"Rumble!!"
In the night sky, thunder rolled. A streak of lightning swiftly rushed toward the battlefield.
Mjolnir!