The Norman Trap

As Robet and Hak foo began racing against time, Clark and the Avengers were all busy, including Johnny Storm and his friends who had finally begun to enjoy school life.

It wasn't because they needed to help look after Robet, who was searching for Hak foo's whereabouts, but because after Hak foo started racing against time with Robet, more and more Shadow-Devouring Soldiers began to move, and if they didn't intervene, even more people would get into trouble.

To be honest, the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers weren't so easy to deal with. If they hadn't known beforehand that the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers could devour shadows, Johnny Storm and the others might have really been defeated.

However, after learning about the abilities of the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, most of them became much easier to deal with. But even so, it was impossible to stop every single Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, given their Shadow-Devouring Soldiers number.

In dealing with the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, it was Tony Stark who performed the best. The Mecha was extremely powerful in dealing with the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers. After all, Mecha don't need to be afraid of absorbing shadows. No matter how powerful the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers ' ability to absorb shadows is, they can't put the Mecha into a state of sleep, nor can they directly absorb the energy from the Mecha.

However, due to the large-scale deployment of the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, quite a few people were still killed. In fact, because Robet had previously awakened those who were asleep, the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, after devouring the shadows, had chosen to kill the asleep ones directly. Thus, Robet no longer had the opportunity to trace the source of the Dark Power through these dead asleep ones.

It was precisely this situation that made many people aware of the hidden crisis, and human society was inevitably affected. Even with a host of superheroes and a large number of official forces stepping forward, people's hearts could not be calmed down until the whole incident was completely resolved.

"Shadows being swallowed? Superheroes rescuing people everywhere? Could this be my opportunity?" Just as such a crisis was unfolding, Norman Osborn, who had been constantly upgrading his equipment and strength, also received a lot of intelligence. Of course, he was too focused on Peter Parker and learned this information through Peter Parker. After learning this information, a new plan began to form in Norman Osborn's mind!

As night fell, the streets of New York City were brightly lit, but in the shadows beneath the lights, Shadow-Devouring Soldiers were stealthily ambushing passersby.

With a loud "bang!", the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers's sneak attack failed in this street. A group of bald men wielding various weapons launched a head-on attack on the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers who had suddenly appeared.

These bald men weren't particularly strong, probably only at the level of well-trained soldiers. However, the average Shadow-Devouring Soldiers wasn't very strong either, especially without any preparation. A group of well-trained men was enough to pose a threat to the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers.

Moreover, behind these bald men, there was another bald man of enormous size, like a giant. When this bald man made his move, the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers were no match for him. With just one punch, he could blow up the newly born Shadow-Devouring Soldiers on the spot!

It's worth mentioning that every time this bald man made a move, he wore a compassionate smile, as if he wasn't just punching and killing one Shadow-Devouring Soldiers after another, but rather performing a ritual to deliver the souls of the dead.

Yes, this bald man is none other than Kingpin, who was influenced by the Tiger Talisman and had been watched by Clark for a long time, Kingpin still tried his best to do good deeds. This time, facing the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers incident, Kingpin and his Monk Gang stood up without hesitation.

Unfortunately, perhaps due to his somewhat whitewashed image, Kingpin's strength was quite considerable when dealing with ordinary Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, he was still somewhat outmatched when facing truly powerful Shadow-Devouring Soldiers...

After failing in a battle against Shadow-Devouring Soldiers of similar size, Kingpin abandoned his efforts to deal with the powerful Shadow-Devouring Soldiers and instead led his men to try to prevent some of the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers from attacking ordinary people, with only moderate success.

"Sigh, life is really tough for ordinary people. Normal life is full of pressures, and when faced with supernatural events like this, they have no power to fight back..." After a while, when the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers in the darkness disappeared, Kingpin sighed softly, somewhat helplessly, before leading his men away.

Kingpin knew that the master behind these Shadow-Devouring Soldiers probably didn't take him seriously, or rather, the master had too many other things to focus on and didn't need to bother with a weakling like him. Otherwise, if the master had just sent Shadow-Devouring Soldiers of the same strength as before, Kingpin would have been completely powerless to resist.

As Kingpin disappeared into the darkness, the entire alley fell silent. But Kingpin know was that after he left, a cold snort echoed from above the alley, followed by a disgruntled look in Kingpin's direction.

The owner of that cold snort was none other than Norman Osborn. He planned to use a sting operation to find an ordinary person being targeted by the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers in a dark alley, create some commotion, and lure Peter Parker over. He would then use the opportunity of the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers fighting Peter Parker to launch a sneak attack on Peter Parker.

Of course, Norman Osborn would be happy if the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers could devour Peter Parker's shadow and put Peter Parker into a deep sleep. After all, all he wanted was Peter Parker's body; whether Peter Parker was alive or not, or whether he woke up or not, had no impact on Norman Osborn.

This was a solution Norman Osborn found after observing Peter Parker's movements for a long time. However, Peter Parker was still putting out fires everywhere in the dark, while Norman Osborn couldn't find a suitable bait. Someone would always appear from those secluded dark boxes to deal with the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, Kingpin was just one of them.

"No, we can't delay any longer. I have to find an opportunity!" Norman Osborn watched Kingpin leave, a ruthless glint in his eyes, before he disappeared in his Goblin Glider.

"Help! Is anyone there? Help!" After an unknown amount of time, a terrified cry echoed through the darkness, sounding particularly piercing in the night sky. Upon closer inspection, one could see a person lying on the ground, blood gushing from their leg, repeatedly calling for help.

"Hmm?" Soon, Peter Parker received a message from Jarvis and rushed towards the source of the sound, but Peter Parker didn't see a pair of eyes watching him from the darkness.

When Peter Parker arrived near the person calling for help, he saw a Shadow-Devouring Soldiers lunging at the shadow of the person calling for help. With so many Shadow-Devouring Soldiers deployed, they couldn't let such prey that had come to their doorstep go.

After all, no matter how powerful Hak foo is, he can't control every single Shadow-Devouring Soldiers meticulously. When a large number of Shadow-Devouring Soldiers are deployed, they mostly rely on their instincts to act, except for the few supreme Shadow-Devouring Soldiers that Hak foo specially trained to deal with Robet and Clark.

"Zzzzz!" When he saw the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers pounce on the person calling for help, Peter Parker didn't hesitate. A bolt of electricity shot out along the Spider Web, striking the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers Shadow-Devouring Soldiers instantly sending it flying. Then, Peter Parker flashed and ran towards the alley where the person calling for help was.

However, when Dang appeared in the alley, Peter Parker's pupils under his Mask contracted sharply, his Spider-Sense, which had not reacted before, suddenly went off with alarms, and at the same time, a surge of anger welled up in Peter Parker's heart.

It turned out that there wasn't just one person calling for help in this alley, or rather, the person calling for help was the only conscious person in the alley. Inside the alley were dozens of people with broken legs, their shadows being devoured by Shadow-Devouring Soldiers. When they saw Peter Parker appear, these Shadow-Devouring Soldiers all looked in Peter Parker's direction.

Yes, this was Norman Osborn's plan. When the plan to wait for the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers to appear failed, Norman Osborn decided to lure the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers out directly with bait. One bait could lure both Peter Parker and the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers out at the same time, which would be perfect!

Of course, Norman Osborn wasn't without his failures. There were times when he damaged a large number of decoys, only to have them all consumed by the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers before Norman Osborn Peter Parker even appeared. But thankfully, this time, Norman Osborn finally succeeded...

"Damn it!" Peter Parker roared and charged directly at the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers. The shadows of the wounded had been almost completely devoured, but their bodies were still intact. If they could be rescued in time and all the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers were killed, they could wake up again.

Therefore, Peter Parker went all out, powerful electricity surging through his body, illuminating the entire alley...

"Boom!" But at that moment, a terrifying explosion occurred directly in the alley, causing all the surrounding houses to collapse. This explosion was Norman Osborn's masterpiece, the power released by the new Pumpkin Energy Bomb.

Peter Parker's Spider-Sense did give him a warning, but because he was surrounded by Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, Peter Parker didn't realize that the Spider-Sense wasn't coming from the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, but from Norman Osborn hiding in the shadows. So, he was caught off guard and fell for it.

With that terrifying explosion, everything around was engulfed. The Shadow-Devouring Soldiers and the wounded were instantly swallowed up by the force of the explosion and turned to ashes. Peter Parker's body was covered in a large amount of electricity, and at the same time, his Spider-Man suit began to deform, trying to protect Peter Parker.

Even so, Peter Parker's body was instantly blasted away, blood gushing out, and he became unable to move, his consciousness becoming blurred.

As Peter Parker's consciousness faded, he saw Green Goblin Norman Osborn jump off the Goblin Glider and slowly walk towards him, his voice filled with excitement. "Finally! Finally! You've really put a lot of effort into me, Spider-Man..."

"Why... why..." Peter Parker's voice was filled with confusion. He didn't understand why Norman Osborn would target him like this, even at the cost of so many lives, when he had no connection with him and had only stopped him from committing a crime.

"Why? Heh, ask me why after you're dead. But until then, your blood will still be of great use to me!" Norman Osborn sneered at Peter Parker, speaking with some disdain. Just as Norman Osborn's eyes were only on Peter Parker, a huge figure appeared behind him—a Shadow-Devouring Soldiers who was at least two meters tall!

"Be careful!" Peter Parker instinctively warned Norman Osborn upon seeing the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, driven by his natural aversion to Shadow-Devouring Soldiers. At that moment, Norman Osborn also felt a chill creep over him. Startled, he quickly dodged away.

With a "rip!" sound, the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers wasn't launching a sneak attack on Norman Osborn. His target was only Norman Osborn's shadow. With a bite, a large part of Norman Osborn's shadow was instantly gone, and Norman Osborn's body became extremely weak, even weaker than before he was injected with the Serum. He couldn't even stand up and collapsed to the ground.

"No!" A flicker of terror flashed in Norman Osborn's eyes as he faced the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers were still trying to devour his shadow. He instantly rallied his spirits. He knew he couldn't die like this. He hadn't captured Peter Parker and figured him out yet. He hadn't found the antidote for his son. He couldn't die!

In a split second, Norman Osborn steered the Goblin Glider toward the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, attempting to stop it from devouring his shadow.

With a loud "bang!", Norman Osborn clearly overestimated the impact force of his Goblin Glider and underestimated the strength of the two-meter-tall Shadow-Devouring Soldiers. The Goblin Glider only made the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers stagger slightly and did not actually affect its movements.

With a "whoosh!" sound, Norman Osborn's shadow was completely swallowed up in the next moment. At the same time, the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers devoured Norman Osborn's body, while Norman Osborn had already fallen into a deep sleep.

"No!" Seeing this, Peter Parker forced himself to stay alert, trying to unleash an electric current to stop the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, but it was too late. As the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers Shadow-Devouring Soldiers its gaping maw, Norman Osborn's half-body was swallowed whole, spraying Peter Parker with a large amount of blood...