Sophia's arrest could hardly even be called bad news, because Mysterio was now facing a gigantic mechanical spider, and this thing was definitely not an illusion.
As for how he could tell, it was actually very simple. The reason previous special-effects technology could only create fluid-like monsters was that such things were closer to magic, and no one would notice if they violated a few laws of physics.
The simplest example was this: if you made a dragon and it flew past while flapping its wings without creating any wind, people might think it was magic. But if you made an airplane roar right past someone's scalp without causing the slightest airflow, even an idiot would know something was wrong.
So far, all the monsters created by these special-effects devices had leaned toward fantasy. Whether they took off, landed, or made any other movement, they barely interacted with the air, because they were optical projections by nature and naturally found it difficult to produce physical effects. That was also the biggest flaw of the special-effects devices.
What made Mysterio's upgraded equipment advanced was that it could use drone rotors to create wind and turbulence, simulating airflow and producing aerodynamic effects close to reality.
But fake was fake in the end. Drones could generate some airflow, but they could not change gravity.
When this monster had smashed down just now, the ground had trembled. That was clearly not something drones could accomplish. This was the real deal.
Even if it was not as vicious or powerful as it appeared, it was still not something Mysterio could handle without drones. Baker's legs went weak with fear. He truly had no idea what to do.
Jameson had originally wanted to run, but the instant the spider leaped down, its movements seemed to remind