Horror

Two hours later.

Peter, The Punisher, and Daredevil waited quietly in a secluded spot by the East River.

Not far away, a pickup truck was parked with five people sitting inside.

These five were the remaining members of the Hellhounds.

They did not yet know that The Punisher and Daredevil had set their sights on them.

Still, Spider-Man, who had subdued them in an instant, was terrifying enough to them.

Left with no choice, they answered every question and then steered the conversation toward the weapons deal scheduled for that night.

It might not have been very professional, but they were gangsters. What morality could they possibly have?

"Are we really going to sell out Shocker? I heard Joseph from East Street got smashed to pieces by him just because he owed Shocker money," a gangster named Bridges said in a hushed voice.

"What else were we supposed to do? Didn't you see how that guy called Spider-Man knocked us all down in just a few moves? If I hadn't said that to stall for time, would we still be sitting here? Did you forget that devil? Who knows whether this Spider-Man is the same as that devil, killing people without batting an eye?" another gangster, Barack, retorted.

"That may be true, but we'll have completely offended Shocker this way," Bridges said.

"No, this might be our chance!" Barack gave a wicked grin, a crafty look flashing in his eyes.

"How so?" Bridges asked.

Barack said, "If Spider-Man and Shocker both end up badly hurt..."

Bridges's eyes lit up. "Then we can take out Spider-Man, get rid of the threat, and seize Shocker's equipment to build up our strength!"

Barack chuckled. "Exactly! With Shocker's equipment, plus the glorious achievement of killing a superhero, we'll become the next Kingpin!"

"Hehehe~"

"Kehehehe~"

"Gahaha~"

Several gangsters laughed smugly inside the battered pickup truck.

In the distance, Daredevil and Peter were both silent.

With their superhuman senses, both of them had heard the "plot" those gangsters thought they had whispered quietly.

How should they put it?

It was certainly a nice idea.

If Peter had been alone, facing Shocker and his high-tech equipment without knowing what he was capable of, it might really have been troublesome.

But now, he knew Shocker's methods of attack, and he had The Punisher and Daredevil helping him.

With such an overwhelming advantage, how could he lose?

Neither of them bothered to shatter these men's illusions.

On the way here, Peter had already learned of their crimes from The Punisher.

That Barack guy sold drugs, used drugs, and had forced multiple people to take drugs so he could control them, ultimately ruining several families.

As for Bridges, he was a sadistic brute who had killed or crippled many people.

The others had their own sins as well.

If it had been the old Peter, he probably would have insisted on simply bringing them to justice.

After all, that was what Aunt May had always taught him.

But now, with The Punisher here, it did not matter. The Punisher would act.

Peter might as well do him a favor.

To be honest, he could not stand the sight of these people either.

The fewer people like them there were in the world, the better it would be for ordinary people.

--

After waiting for a while, a van drove over from the distance.

When the van stopped, a man jumped out of the passenger seat.

Peter's vision was exceptionally sharp. Even from so far away, he immediately spotted what the man wore on his left hand.

It was a ring-shaped bracer, with circuits wrapped around its exterior. It looked rather crude.

This was probably Shocker and his Shockwave Gauntlet.

But Peter thought it looked familiar.

Karen said, "Comparison confirms that this item was originally named the Power Enhancement Gauntlet. It once belonged to Crossbones, a former HYDRA member. During the Lagos operation, Captain America, Black Widow, Wanda, and Falcon fought him. Crossbones was defeated, and the Power Enhancement Gauntlet was recovered by Damage Control."

"And yet it showed up here?" Peter said.

Karen said, "There is a 30% chance that Damage Control has an inside traitor. There is a 70% chance that Shocker robbed a Damage Control transport vehicle and stole the Power Enhancement Gauntlet."

"Either way, this guy's got some nerve." Peter shook his head slightly. These villains really were audacious. Whether it was the former or the latter, either was enough to land him in prison for quite some time.

"Spider-Boy, if you don't make a move soon, I will." The Punisher drew a gun and aimed it at the deal site.

Peter hurriedly stopped him. "Don't kill Shocker. I still need to find his weapons factory through him."

"Hmph!" The Punisher neither agreed nor disagreed, but his gun muzzle shifted slightly.

Peter rolled his eyes. So if he had not said anything just now, that guy's first shot would have been aimed at Shocker?

Thinking that, Peter stopped hesitating. He fired webs from both hands and launched himself forward.

The moment Peter moved, The Punisher fired as well.

Bang!

A bloodied hole appeared in the face of one gangster who had gotten out of the vehicle, and he collapsed.

His face had been blown apart!

"An ambush!" Shocker jolted in alarm. "You actually dared to betray me!"

As he spoke, he raised the Shockwave Gauntlet and aimed it at Bridges, the gangster who had been talking to him.

Boom!

A powerful shockwave burst forth.

The shockwave looked like a type of sound wave, except its frequency had been raised to an extreme level, becoming almost tangible. Rippling distortions even appeared in the air.

Sound traveled at incredible speed. In an instant, the shockwave struck Bridges.

Bridges's chest caved in at once. His body was blasted several meters away, and when he hit the ground, he had become a mangled heap.

"Damn it, run!" Barack, still inside the truck, immediately shouted.

Their vehicle started moving at once.

"Jackson, retreat!" Shocker's companion also shouted.

But Shocker chased after the gangsters' vehicle. "No, I'm going to kill them!"

"You idiot, do you want to make the boss angry?" Shocker's companion shouted again.

By then, Peter had arrived as well.

He directly covered Shocker's vision with webbing, then stuck webbing to his body and yanked him toward himself.

It was Shocker's first time encountering an opponent this strong, and he was clearly stunned.

By the time he reacted and tried to attack with the Shockwave Gauntlet, Peter moved with lightning speed. He struck Shocker's shoulder with his palm, dislocating it, then smoothly pulled off the Shockwave Gauntlet.

Peter reached the underside of the bridge overhead.

With a casual motion, he stuck the tightly bound Shocker to it, then examined the Shockwave Gauntlet.

"The modification work's pretty advanced. You've got professional technicians too? Care to tell me who your boss is?"