The little incident in class did not have much of an impact.
It merely made the other students feel that the formerly timid and cowardly Peter Parker seemed like a different person after the break.
Peter, having closed his eyes again, continued watching the "movie" in his mind.
That was right. When he concentrated, the sounds gathered in his mind through Super Hearing formed a panoramic image as though he were at the scene himself.
It was no exaggeration to say that it was far more advanced than any satellite radar.
"Humanity has been utterly defeated. What a pity..."
He watched the enormous Hulk suddenly accelerate, using Charging Rush to slam his shoulder into several tanks and overturn them.
Then, with both hands, he effortlessly tore the turrets straight off the tanks like Uprooting Onion, leaving only their bases behind.
Grabbing a cannon barrel, he used the entire turret as a hammer and flipped over all the surrounding tanks in just a few swings.
Even Peter could not help but feel the Hulk's brutality and dominance.
Before him, the human army seemed to have no ability to fight back at all.
An entire tank formation—dozens of tanks in total—was effortlessly overturned by him.
Terrifying power and an overwhelming sense of violence surged toward him, making one unable to resist marveling at it and becoming intoxicated by it.
With Peter's current strength, he could do the same, and even more easily.
But Peter knew that he could never achieve the violent aesthetic that the Hulk radiated merely by being seen.
"Violence is beautiful only for a moment. Elegance is eternal!"
He watched the Hulk sweep through the ground forces in just a few minutes. After throwing more than a dozen tanks, he finally struck two armed helicopters.
Then he sprinted toward New York City.
The fighter jets behind him pursued relentlessly, firing what few missiles remained at the running Hulk.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Most of the missiles were dodged by the Hulk, exploding on the ground in brilliant bursts of fire.
But one missile ultimately shot precisely toward the Hulk's back, clearly about to strike his body.
Yet the Hulk seemed to have anticipated it. He abruptly sidestepped and directly grabbed the missile flying parallel to him.
He spun his body one hundred and eighty degrees and hurled the missile at the fighter jet chasing him through the sky behind him.
Boom!
The fighter jet crashed in response.
Then, aided by his tremendous jumping ability, the Hulk leaped more than a hundred meters at a time. Every jump carried him several miles, gradually allowing him to break free from the human army's pursuit.
In the end, he vanished completely into a forest.
Once Peter saw that the pursuit had finally ended, he stopped using his Super Hearing.
"Dr. Banner is also a genius scientist, but the current circumstances aren't suitable for recruiting him into my Science Team."
When Peter had kidnapped scientists from around the world last time, he had considered Dr. Bruce Banner.
Unfortunately, Banner had already suffered an accident during an experiment and been exposed to Gamma Rays, transforming into the Hulk.
For the safety of Tony and the others, Peter could only abandon the idea of kidnapping Dr. Banner.
In fact, there were quite a few candidates Peter had given up on.
For example, Ant-Man Dr. Pym, as well as Victor Von Doom, known as God Emperor Doom...
The morning classes ended quickly.
At noon, Peter went alone to the school cafeteria. After lining up and getting his food, he found a secluded spot bathed in sunlight and began eating leisurely.
"Do you mind if I sit here, Peter Parker?"
Peter had only just sat down when he suddenly heard a pleasant female voice beside him. Though she was asking, she sat directly across from him before he could agree.
"Please, Gwen Stacy."
Peter did not even need to look to know that the person sitting across from him was Gwen, Spider-Woman.
"If I told her now that the Venom Spider who had chased her relentlessly a few days ago was me, would she leave without saying a word?"
Peter entertained the thought mischievously.
"Forget it. I can't guarantee whether she'd leave, but she'd definitely dump that tray of food over my head without hesitation."
Of course, Peter would not let her succeed.
"I heard you sent Flash to the infirmary today?"
Gwen, seated across from Peter, was not eating. She casually stirred the mashed potatoes on her tray with a spoon while openly watching Peter with curious eyes.
"I didn't. He attacked first and accidentally hurt himself."
Being stared at so openly by the school beauty, renowned for her looks and the dream girl of nearly every boy in school—
If it had been the timid Peter from before, he would probably have lowered his head, blushed, and stammered by now.
But this Peter calmly continued eating as he answered at an unhurried pace.
"You really have changed."
Her spoon suddenly stopped stirring the mashed potatoes. Gwen's expression turned serious as well, and she stared intently at the still-composed Peter, as if trying to see through him.
"Everyone changes. I think I'm doing quite well now. What do you think?"
Peter slowly stopped eating and fearlessly met Gwen's gaze.
"Mm, I think... it seems pretty good."
Under Peter's forceful gaze, Gwen, Spider-Woman herself, who fought crime and upheld justice, unexpectedly felt a little shy. Unconsciously lowering her head, she began stirring the mashed potatoes again.
"Peter, ever since my family moved away from next door to yours when we were little, it seems like we haven't spoken face-to-face like this in a long time, right?"
After stirring the mashed potatoes for a while, Gwen finally scooped up a spoonful and slowly put it into her mouth.
She seemed to hesitate for a moment before slowly speaking.
"Mm, I guess so."
Peter lowered his head and continued eating. As someone who had only recently crossed over, he did not have much to say about such things.
He only knew that, from the memories he had inherited, Gwen and he had indeed been childhood sweethearts.
Unfortunately, when he was ten, Gwen's father had risen from an ordinary police officer to deputy chief, so her family moved to a high-end apartment in the safer wealthy district.
After that, they had almost no contact.
Until they met again in middle school.
But Gwen had become beautiful and poised, instantly becoming the school beauty.
Meanwhile, Peter, timid, weak, and often bullied by his classmates, had grown increasingly quiet.
Even upon seeing his former childhood sweetheart again, though he still harbored a trace of affection for her, he did not dare take the initiative to speak to her.
Of course, none of that had any effect on Peter now.
He was merely curious whether the universe he was in was truly the Earth-65 from the comics, given how the plot was developing.
"School just started today, so we have free time this afternoon."
Setting down her spoon, Gwen suddenly raised her head. There seemed to be a hint of anticipation in her eyes as she slowly invited Peter.
"So, do you have time this afternoon to come with me and take a look at the company where I'm interning?"
"If I remember correctly, you're interning at Oscorp now, right?"
Peter raised his head as well and asked for confirmation.
Watching Gwen nod lightly, Peter could only think to himself.
"I hope I won't get dragged off to the police station by security guards again like last time."
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