Battle of the Reptiles

[Area Notification: Large-scale group side quest The Amazing Spider-Man: Battle of the Reptiles has been released. All players within the area, please select and accept via the quest panel.]

Side Quest: The Amazing Spider-Man: Battle of the Reptiles

Type: Factional Conflict

Available Factions: Spider-Man vs. Lizard

Lizard Faction Quests: 1. Assist Lizard in killing Spider-Man. 2. Assist Lizard in completing the Life Leap Project.

Spider-Man Faction Quests: 1. Assist Spider-Man in defeating Lizard. 2. Assist Spider-Man in thwarting Lizard's conspiracy. 3. Inject the Restoration Serum into Lizard.

Quest Description: Please locate the corresponding NPC to establish your faction. Once chosen, the faction cannot be changed. Players from both factions will receive varying amounts of faction points based on quest completion. The winning side may use faction points to redeem faction rewards, while the losing side's points will be wiped.

A game system area notification arrived fashionably late, yet it sent the hundreds of players in New York into a frenzy, causing them to start searching for the aforementioned NPCs like madmen.

This night was clearly destined to be anything but peaceful.

However, this had nothing to do with Li Si. He knew the locations of Spider-Man and Lizard all too well; right now, both parties were likely locked in a fierce battle on the Williamsburg Bridge.

He had no intention of getting involved. With the current general strength of players, they couldn't even serve as cannon fodder, and tonight's battle between Spider-Man and Lizard clearly wouldn't yield a definitive result.

The game system releasing the quest at this moment was merely to make it easier for players to choose a faction; after all, both individuals were elusive, and this was the only time they were easy to find.

In any case, he wouldn't choose the Lizard faction. Putting aside the fact that Lizard wanted to turn all the citizens of New York into Lizard-men, Li Si wouldn't choose it simply based on his status as a villain. He didn't want his reputation to be ruined like that.

As for choosing Spider-Man's faction, he could just do it tomorrow while at school. Besides, Lizard was bound to attack the school within these two days, so he could just sit back and wait to complete the quest then.

Right now, he had a beauty in his arms. Running off to fight Lizard at a time like this would be a surefire way to end up lonely for life.

He didn't have that idiotic sense of responsibility like Spider-Man, who felt the world wouldn't turn without him. If the world were truly ending, there were plenty of taller figures to hold up the sky; the Marvel world was full of hidden powerhouses.

"Let's go. Seeing as you didn't eat much earlier, I'll go make you a sandwich."

After embracing Gwen on the balcony for a while, Gwen, her face slightly flushed, broke free.

"No need, I'm not that hungry. I was very satisfied with dinner today, it's just..."

Li Si smiled and grabbed Gwen, pulling her back into his arms.

"Just what?"

Gwen's body gradually stiffened, and she subconsciously looked for a topic to change the subject.

"It's just that something essential is missing."

Li Si let out a mischievous laugh and slowly lowered his head.

He lightly touched her red lips, feeling the supple body in his arms transition from stiff to soft as mud, before Li Si finally let her go.

"Alright, seal of approval complete. From now on, your ownership belongs to me!"

Li Si raised his head with a beaming smile, though he felt a chill of embarrassment in his heart.

These cheesy words almost disgusted himself. It was his first time confessing like this, but there was no helping it. Even if feelings were a natural progression, someone still had to be the one to pierce that thin membrane. You couldn't exactly wait for Gwen to speak first.

And truth be told, for a girl whose feelings hadn't reached that point, such cheesy words would only invite disgust and aversion. But for two people who already shared a tacit understanding, the cheesier it was at this moment, the more effective it proved to be.

"No, it should be that you belong to me!"

Gwen whispered with a magnetic chuckle, then hugged Li Si back and kissed him again.

After a long while, their lips parted. The two shared a smile and walked into the house together.

After staying in the living room for a while longer and chatting with Gwen's mother about daily life, Li Si rose to take his leave, and Gwen saw him off to the elevator.

"Gwen, do you remember what you said about the Stark Group stocks?"

Just before parting, Li Si suddenly remembered something and stopped, turning back around.

Gwen asked curiously, "Of course I remember, what's wrong?"

"Please help me use the money in here to buy Stark Group stocks. I'm not good at these things, so I have to leave it to you!"

Li Si took out a bank card and stuffed it into Gwen's hand.

"Buy it all? How much money is in here?"

Gwen took the bank card casually and nodded to show she understood. Since they had already confirmed their relationship, there was naturally no need to be avoidant about these things. Besides, in her mind, Li Si hadn't even been working for a month, so he shouldn't have much money.

However, she had only asked offhandedly, yet she was stunned by the figure Li Si blurted out.

"How much did you say?"

"Five million dollars. Is there a problem?"

Seeing Gwen looking as if she had been frightened silly, her small mouth unconsciously forming an "O" shape, Li Si couldn't help but chuckle.

"Oh my god, where did you get so many dollars? You didn't rob..."

Gwen continued to look at him in shock and disbelief.

"Where is your mind wandering? This money was obtained through perfectly legitimate means; I earned it after selling some small toys I developed."

Li Si interrupted her with a smile, vaguely summarizing the situation.

Well... to a certain extent, the money was indeed obtained legitimately. After all, swindling people wasn't illegal, even if it was easier to make money that way than by robbing.

"Small toys? That robot toy design you were drawing a while ago? Is it really that valuable?"

Gwen looked astonished. Thinking that there were a full five million dollars in the card, she felt as if she were holding a hot potato.

"Not that one, it's something else. In any case, just help me convert it into Stark Group stock!"

Li Si found it hard to explain, so he could only sigh while rubbing his forehead. He pushed back the bank card Gwen was preparing to return and said:

"This is my entire fortune. I wouldn't be at ease entrusting it to anyone else, so I can only leave it to you!"

"This... alright. But are you sure about buying Stark Group stock with all of it?"

Gwen agreed hesitantly, then added with uncertainty: "What if Tony Stark doesn't come back? You'd lose a fortune!"

"Rest assured, I have inside information. I'll notify you when it's time to sell."

Li Si smiled mysteriously and said: "If you have a little nest egg, you might want to consider buying some too. I guarantee you won't lose money!"

"Alright, I will!"

Gwen nodded.

"Right, remember not to go to school early tomorrow. I'll come to pick you up in the morning!"

Having finished his instructions, Li Si prepared to leave, but he still turned back to add a word of caution before driving off in Bumblebee.

It wasn't until the silhouette of Bumblebee faded from her sight that Gwen carefully tucked the bank card she had been clutching into her pocket, a sweet smile unique to a girl in love blooming on her face.

"That young man is quite good!"

Gwen's mother appeared silently behind her, looking toward the direction Li Si had left with a beaming smile.

"Mom..."

Two clouds of red flushed across Gwen's cheeks.

"I'm being serious. It's not easy to find a young man who can get along with an old stick-in-the-mud like your father, and it's clear that George is quite satisfied with him."

Gwen's mother smiled slightly.

"That's my business! What does it have to do with Dad?"

Gwen's rosy cheeks turned even redder as she hurried into the apartment with quick, small steps.