What happened next exceeded Peter and Miguel's expectations—strictly speaking, things had already become unexpected when Gwen appeared, but what followed surprised Peter even more.
The severely wounded Spider-Wasp Matriarch swiftly chose to fly away, attempting to leave this universe by some method even Peter could not make sense of. But before she could, Leopardon sent a sword flying through the air and destroyed the Spider-Wasp Matriarch mid-flight.
That was what made Peter and Miguel exchange an incredulous look: something had gone wrong.
"Are you sure your previous method works?"
"It definitely works. We tested it once in Hell's Border. Repeatedly tearing open space would definitely draw the attention of the Web Gods. There was no way they could be completely uninterested in Shathra. You saw how huge the portal used to transport Leopardon was."
That was Peter's reply to Miguel. Miguel frowned. By all logic, the Web Gods should have come. And this place, as Shathra's temple, could create followers. Shathra herself should have possessed tremendous power here, and the Inheritors could locate Cindy as well.
In theory, what Miguel and Peter had expected here was a massive melee between the Web Gods, Shathra's will, and the Inheritor Family. Once those sides had weakened each other, they could form a temporary alliance with Leopardon and the Web Gods, use the Sorcerer Supreme Spider-Man's magic to permanently eliminate several Inheritors so their consciousnesses could not transfer and reincarnate, then suppress Shathra's will.
The plan, as always, carried high risks and high rewards. But thanks to Peter's ability to fight and flee, as well as the power of the Soul Sword, Miguel had decided to take the gamble. Yet nothing happened. The Inheritors did not come, the Web Gods did not come, and even Shathra was like a corpse. Nothing happened at