Peter and the others took an underground Speeder to the basement beneath Nord Tower, the place Spider-Man 2099 had mentioned.
In a dark basement, Spider-Man 2099 pointed upward and said, "The female Loki you're looking for should be here, but we can't leave the underground right now, because none of us have identification..."
"Right now, the security robots flying through every street and alley belong to the corporation. They'll indiscriminately eliminate anyone without verified identification. Aside from certain areas occupied by the Freemen, we can't show ourselves anywhere."
After saying that, he turned his gaze toward Loki, apparently wanting to see how he planned to fool the identification system. Loki, however, looked entirely confident, his eyes gleaming faintly in the darkness.
He raised his head and looked upward. Through the thick walls, his gaze drifted among the people on the floors above. Soon, his eyes fixed on a target.
He extended one hand, and the light radiating from it flowed out like ribbons, gradually forming the outline of a person.
Spider-Man 2099 narrowed his eyes. As the figure took shape, he said in shock, "Isn't that Fat Billkin? He's a notorious scoundrel around here. How did you..."
"This isn't him. It's his duplicate." After Loki withdrew his hand, the figure before them looked vividly alive—or rather, he had been alive all along. When he saw Spider-Man 2099, he nearly jumped in surprise.
Fat Billkin shouted, "Good Lord, Spider-Man! How did you get in here? Security! Security!!"
Spider-Man 2099 assumed a defensive stance, but Loki walked straight up and pressed his hand against Fat Billkin's forehead. Soon, Fat Billkin froze. After a while, his eyes regained their light.
He looked at Spider-Man 2099 and said, "All right, you want to get inside, right? I can unlock the elevator access for you,