Big Star Feedback Arrives
For the next few days, Peter about his work as usual, playing the Super Hero.
Meanwhile, Ben and Gwen relaxed in New York for a few days, and while having fun, they found Miles, who was supposed to sacrifice Peter to become Spider-Man.
Of course, they didn't show themselves; they merely glanced at each other from the sky above the city, witnessing the awkward moment between Miles and his policeman father.
At this point, Miles is still a dark-skinned, scrawny little guy, not to mention skinny and timid.
Although the other Spider-Man rose to power by stepping on Peter Parker, Ben has no intention of changing Miles's life trajectory.
With him here, Peter will definitely be safe.
Spider-Man and Black Spider aren't necessarily incompatible.
"Speaking of which, the Mutated Spider No. 42 seems to be quite powerful."
Ben suddenly realized that the spider that bit Miles had the ability to discharge and absorb electricity, and it could also become invisible.
This is a talent he lacks.
The optimized capabilities of the Little Broken Watch make Ben's base stats far exceed those of a regular Spider-Man, but it's impossible for him to create Superpowers out of thin air.
However, with Spider #42 around, perhaps his abilities can evolve once more.
So he left a tiny insect robot with Miles.
That very night, the insect robot brought a dead, brightly colored spider to Ben.
As before, the Little Broken Watch cannot directly record the genes of the Mutant Spider.
Because the Mutant Spider itself is not an intelligent being, Ben doesn't need to eat the spider this time either.
He crushed the spider, made it into a potion, and injected it into his own body.
Soon, under the influence of the drug, the genes in his body began to collapse, but Ben, who had experience before, was not panicked at all.
Because the Little Broken Watch has already started.
[Repairing the crash gene...]
[Repair successful.]
This time, the gene repair process was much faster than the previous one. Ben's body hadn't even shown any changes before the collapse problem was completely resolved.
He slightly raised his hand, a faint electric current flickering at his fingertips.
This current was not Old Power, but genuine bioelectricity; he had indeed obtained the Black Spider's special ability.
"However, there has been no increase in strength."
Ben clenched his fist.
This was within his expectations, since his original stats were already almost at the top level for Spider-Man. The Mutated Spider No. 42 had the same genetic makeup as the original Spider-Man in terms of basic abilities, so it wouldn't gain additional abilities just because he got a new Spider-Man.
If abilities were so easily stacked, Ben wouldn't need to do anything else; he could just hunt spiders across various universes.
What?
I've become Inheritor Family?
Ben shook his head, trying to banish the absurd idea from his mind.
"Let's try stealth mode."
With a thought, his entire body seemed to fade, and even his clothes became transparent.
"Benny."
Just as Ben was testing his new ability, Gwen's voice suddenly rang out.
Immediately afterward, Ben saw the suspended door to the basement descend, and Gwen jumped down impatiently. "Benny, Blonde Peter said Kingpin planning to conduct another crash test tomorrow night—wait, where is he?"
Gwen stuck her head out and looked around, but couldn't find any trace of Ben.
"That's strange, I clearly saw him go into the basement."
Ben, who was invisible, watched Gwen rummaging through everything, even the trash cans, and couldn't help but find it amusing.
"It seems that the Spider-Man's ability to sense each other is weakened when they are invisible."
For example, right now, Ben is standing in front of Gwen, Gwen is bending over, her nose just a millimeter away from touching little Benny, but she doesn't even notice.
Ben took the initiative to step aside and make way for him.
After all, he didn't want to be accidentally fatally beaten by a seemingly weak woman with the strength of tens of tons...
He went around behind Gwen and casually patted her bottom.
Snap!
Oh!
Gwen stumbled forward and fell flat on her face.
When she turned around angrily, she saw Ben had already materialized, leaning against the computer.
"Great elasticity, you've been exercising a lot!"
"I used to practice ballet."
Seeing that it was Ben, Gwen's anger subsided a bit. She rubbed her backside and stood up confidently. "How did you get behind me? I couldn't find you anywhere."
"Forget about that, Kingpin already decided to start the Particle Collider tomorrow night."
Gwen remembered something important and quickly said...
"He's bribed the Sinister Six, and he has other henchmen too. Stopping him won't be easy."
Gwen said with some concern.
"Don't worry, remember the secret weapon I prepared for you?" Ben smiled slightly.
Gwen paused, then, as if remembering something, said, "You mean the Symbiote Suit Super-Kill that we mentioned before?"
The Ben nodded.
Gwen asked, "Can we win?"
"Wrapped!"
Ben said.
They're nothing more than the Sinister Six, in Ben's eyes they're only fit to sit at the same table as the eccentric henchmen of the Circus Clown Zombozo.
Although, judging from the movies, the Green Goblin and others in this universe are clearly quite powerful, they are still completely outmatched.
Especially after he gained new abilities.
Ben to the Black Spider's electric shocks and invisibility, but rather...
He raised his hand, and the icons on the Little Broken Watch spun rapidly, eventually settling between two black icons.
One of them is the Spider Monkey.
Let's not even talk about the Spider Monkey; it's practically worthless.
However, Ben felt that his Spider Gene should be able to enhance the Spider Monkey in the same way that the Stinkfly was enhanced, changing the Spider Monkey's base stats, similar to that of the Greyhound.
Even so, he is still insignificant compared to another Alien Hero.
After all, the other guy is a big star!
Ben's gaze fell on the silhouette resembling twin ponytails— Electric Lizard!
A character who only appeared in the fourth generation, but whose popularity skyrocketed.
Of course, according to the setting, Electric Lizard Ben Tennyson when he was eleven years old, and the Electric Lizard incident can be considered to fill in the gap about why the second Ben Tennyson took off his watch.
Ben was even happier to have gained the abilities of the Black Spider than to have accidentally unlocked the Electric Lizard.
After all, the Electric Lizard is Super-Kill!
Who wouldn't love Electric Lizard!
Ben was in a good mood, but conversely, Gwen wasn't so happy.
Gwen's encounter with Ben was like a miracle, spanning the universe. Sharing the same mission as Spider-Man, the past few days had brought Gwen a long-lost sense of joy.
She felt like a whale lost at sea since birth, crying out in solitude in the endless ocean for so long, finally finding its kind.
The loneliness and pain that had always haunted her seemed to have been left far behind after traversing the universe.
If she could, she would even like to stay here forever, stay by Ben's side, instead of returning to her original bleak life and enduring the city's cold air and heavy pressure.
But that's impossible.
After defeating Kingpin, she would have to say goodbye to this brief period of happiness forever.
Without Particle Collider, what else could traverse the Infinity Multiverse to allow her and Ben to meet again?
The thought of parting...
Gwen even had an urge not to stop Kingpin.
But that won't work.
She is Spider-Woman.
She cannot allow her selfishness to lead to the destruction of several universes.
Especially in this universe, Peter here is so happy...
"What's wrong with you?"
Seeing that she seemed somewhat reluctant, Ben asked in a low voice.
Gwen took a deep breath, suppressing all her negative emotions—something she was best at since becoming Spider-Woman.
"Nothing."
She forced a smile, put her hands behind her back, and gripped the watch with the white and pink Galactic Plumbers logo on her left wrist tightly with her right hand.
"Want to come with me to the Williamsburg Bank Tower for some fresh air?"
She extended her hand, inviting him/her.