American Comics: The Next-Door Neighbor is Spider-Gwen

She gathered her courage and walked a little closer. "Thank you for helping me. Are you a superhero too?"

Actually, she had another question in her mind: why are you dressed like you're from the same series as me?

Ye Li activated his suit's voice modulator and used a deep, gravelly voice to act cool. "You can call me Spider-Man."

That's right, he shamelessly snatched the title for himself.

"Spi..."

Gwen was speechless. Could he have any less shame? It was one thing to pirate her suit, but to steal her title too?

If this strange guy hadn't just saved her, she would have started roasting him right then and there.

"You bastard!"

At this moment, Vulture didn't forget to make his presence known under Ye Li's feet.

Ye Li played the part of the silent expert, simply applying pressure with his foot to let Vulture understand what it meant to read the room.

"Ah--!"

"I was wrong! Spare me!"

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Vulture felt his broken ribs digging deeper into his chest and quickly abandoned his unruly demeanor, wailing for mercy.

"I'm taking him with me."

Ye Li greeted Ghost-Spider, hooked his foot to lift Vulture up, and grabbed him by the collar.

"Wait! Where are you taking him?"

Ghost-Spider quickly said, "You should hand him over to the police department!"

"I'm no vigilante."

After leaving those words behind.

Ye Li took Vulture and soared into the sky, his trench coat snapping in the wind as he vanished into the night.

"Hey!"

Under the mask, Gwen felt helpless; it was already too late to catch up to him.

On an empty rooftop.

Thud.

Ye Li tossed the injured Vulture onto the ground, crossed his arms, and asked, "Do you know where Kingpin is?"

"Kingpin?"

Toomes's mind raced. So this guy is actually looking for Kingpin?

He couldn't help but curse inwardly. Damn Kingpin, he had ruined his life!

Counting the previous debts, he swore he would kill him!

"Answer my question."

The cold voice came again.

"What do you want with Kingpin?"

Vulture's eyes flickered. If Ye Li was looking for Kingpin with malicious intent, he would spill everything he knew without a second thought.

"To teach him a lesson and let him know not to litter on the streets."

Ye Li said calmly.

What a weirdo... Even Vulture wanted to roast him. Kingpin was the king of the underworld, and you want to teach him a lesson just because of littering? Is the World Environmental Organization run by your family?

Vulture didn't know that the "trash" Ye Li was referring to was actually him.

He thought for a moment and said, "If I tell you, will you let me go?"

"My patience is limited."

Ye Li cracked his neck, ready to take action.

"Fine, I'll talk... You're a brutal one."

Vulture realized that this dark figure was nothing like Spider-Woman; he was ruthless and cold-blooded.

"Kingpin and I have a grudge too. I can go with you to find him."

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Though, I might need to wait until my injuries heal a bit."

"So you don't know Kingpin's location either?"

A cold glint seemed to shine from beneath Ye Li's suit mask. "If that's the case, you're useless."

"No, I know!"

Vulture quickly said, "If you want to go now, I can give you a few locations... He might be active in these places, but we have to be quick. I caught him once today, so his range of movement might change."

Ye Li silently memorized these locations, took one last look at Vulture, and prepared to turn away.

Just then, a message suddenly appeared in his mind.

You have defeated the Enemy of Fate of Gwen Stacy. As her [Connection], you may choose one of the following rewards:

[1. Monetary Reward: One million USD]

[2. Random Reward: Captain America Collector's Figurine]

[3. Minion Reward: Convert Adrian Toomes to gain an absolutely loyal subordinate.]

Chapter 6: Dealing with Vulture! Back to Slacking Off!

There are rewards for defeating supervillains?

Are you kidding me? I'm just a "connection" who happens to be associated with superheroes.

As a connection, shouldn't my mission be to act as a powerless ordinary person, doing odd jobs under the glory of superheroes, or providing a warm harbor for the heroes? What's with this sense of déjà vu that's making me act like a superhero?

Ye Li, having just beaten Vulture to a pulp, thought this without the slightest bit of self-awareness.

Just imagine, if Iron Man were wearing his precious armor and preparing to go on a rampage, and Pepper said to him, "Hey, Tony, I've already taken care of the enemies. Stop strutting around in that Iron Man Armor and get back to work!"

Good heavens, the Iron Man movie would have to be renamed Iron Woman.

This Supernatural Connections System is not very serious; it's clearly trying to make me overstep my bounds.

Despite his complaints, Ye Li still took a serious look at the rewards.

Hmm... perhaps it's like the difference between doing NPC quests in an online game and grinding monsters in the wild. Compared to the rewards for triggering quests for Gwen and the others, the rewards for this kind of proactive monster-grinding behavior seem a bit lackluster.

One million USD? That's a lot for an ordinary person, but he doesn't really care about money.

A Captain America collector's figurine?

Coulson from S.H.I.E.L.D. would probably love that.

Absolute loyalty from Vulture?

What would I want with the loyalty of a creepy middle-aged man?

Well, I suppose I could use an extra hand for chores.

After a flurry of thoughts, Ye Li made his choice.

[Choice 3]

At the very least, Toomes, as a former electronics engineer, is far more useful than the first two options.

Vulture, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, saw Ye Li suddenly pause and turn back around, and his heart jumped into his throat again.

"You..."

Before Vulture could say anything, his consciousness began to blur.

Then, along with his suit, he dissolved into a stream of data and vanished.

"What is this?"

Following the system's instructions, Ye Li pressed a button on the control panel at the wrist of the suit.

He watched as the stream of data re-converged, and Vulture reappeared, with his armor in pristine, undamaged condition.

This isn't what I expected...

So, this "absolute loyalty" means he's been converted into a summon?!

A few days later.

Ye Li had a laptop in front of him, browsing the news online.

Kingpin had indeed changed his area of operations that night; he had searched all the places Vulture mentioned, but found nothing.