The Vampire at the End of It All

The green data stream receded like a tide.

Jiang Li pulled himself out of the Crystal control panel, the liquid metal churned, and he transformed back into the young man in the black trench coat.

The sound of bubbles bubbling echoed throughout the basement.

Gwen walked to the nearest cloning chamber. Originally, a strong adult female body had been floating inside, but now, only a small, ordinary spotted spider, no bigger than a fingernail and without even fangs, was left, aimlessly paddling its thin legs in the nutrient solution.

"I have completely locked down the gene pool of the Web of Life and Destiny."

Jiang Li walked to Gwen's side, looked at the Spider-Man, and spoke calmly.

Gwen looked at the nutrient tank and took a deep breath.

Let's go.

Jiang Li snapped his the Snap casually.

A cluster of eerie green energy sparks landed on the Crystal workbench.

Boom!

The ancient clone terminal instantly exploded into a pile of scrap metal. Jiang Li was always meticulous in his work; by physically destroying the server, he completely cut off the possibility for these vampires to find a hacker to fix the code.

Jiang Li pressed the button on the watch face.

A white portal leading to the Spider-Society headquarters (Earth-928) opened before the two.

at the same time.

Earth-928, Spider-Society Central Control Hall.

The gravity in the hall had long since returned to normal, but the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

Hundreds of Spider-Man gathered around the control panel, staring intently at the massive holographic screen in mid-air.

The screen displays the real-time status of Earth-1610.

In the data panel, the vital signs representing "Sheriff Jefferson" were clearly displayed as: [Surviving].

The progress bar representing the "Canon Events" has been completely reset to zero.

According to Miguel's theory, forcibly altering the Canon Events would cause the underlying logic of this universe to collapse instantly, and quantum Oblivion would engulf the entire planet.

However.

Five minutes passed. Ten minutes passed.

On the holographic screen in Earth-1610, the Earth continues its stable rotation. Traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge has even partially resumed. Quantum stability is displayed as 100%.

Nothing was destroyed.

"It didn't collapse... the universe didn't collapse..."

Indian Spider-Man Pavitr stared at the screen, muttering to himself incredulously.

"How is this possible?!"

Miguel braced his hands on the control panel, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at the stable data. His worldview was undergoing a violent upheaval.

What does it mean if the Earth-1610?

This means that his actions of establishing the Spider-Society, setting the cruel rule of "destined sacrifice," and forcing all Spider-Man to watch their loved ones die were all utter mistakes!

Buzz--!

Just as Miguel's brain was on the verge of collapse.

In the center of the hall, a dazzling white portal suddenly opened.

Jiang Li, holding Gwen's hand, calmly walked out of the portal.

All the Spider-Man instantly took a step back, automatically making way for Jiang Li. The scene of Jiang Li using gravity to press them all against the ceiling had become a fear etched into their DNA.

Ignoring the gazes around him, Jiang Li walked straight to the control panel and glanced at the data for Earth-1610 on the screen.

"It seems the system hardware Upgrade I did for you is running quite stably."

Jiang Li turned his head and looked at Miguel, who was pale and trembling all over.

Miguel looked up at Jiang Li.

"Why..."

Miguel's voice was terribly hoarse, "Why was the universe destroyed when I saved people, but nothing happened to you?"

I've said that before.

Because you are too weak.

"But I can handle it."

Jiang Li raised his left hand and lightly touched the air with his fingertips.

A vast and pure Galvan Prime dimension energy flowed into the holographic control panel through Jiang Li's fingertips.

The "Web of Life and Destiny" projection in the hall's mid-air instantly transformed from its fragile gold color into an indestructible, deep green!

At this moment, all Spider-Man could clearly feel that the dimensional barriers of the Multiverse had become more solid than ever before.

"I not only preserved Earth-1610. I have now reinforced the underlying architecture of all your universes."

Jiang Li turned around, his gaze sweeping over the hundreds of Spider-Man in the hall, each with a different expression.

"Starting today."

"There are no relatives destined to die, and no sacrifices that must be made."

The hall was completely silent.

A few seconds later.

Screw the Canon Events!

Hobie the first to break the silence. He excitedly took off his mask, slammed his electric guitar down, and unleashed a deafening metallic chord.

Immediately afterwards.

The entire Spider-Society headquarters was in an uproar.

Some wept with joy, while others embraced each other. Those Spider-Man who had lived in depression and fear because they were told that their loved ones would die, at this moment, finally experienced a complete liberation of their Soul Stone.

Gwen looked at Jiang Li, who was being worshipped by everyone as a savior, and a proud smile appeared on her lips.

Miguel slumped into his chair, utterly dejected.

He stared at the stable data on the screen, at the cheering Spider-Man, and his nerves, which had been taut for years, finally snapped. He covered his face and let out a low growl that sounded like a mix of crying and laughing.

He walked up to Gwen and casually straightened the collar of her battle suit.

Jiang Li spoke gently, "Do you want to stay here and celebrate with your friends, or come back to my apartment in the Main Universe with me? You were watching a comedy halfway through last night, and it's still paused on TV."

Gwen grabbed Jiang Li's hand without hesitation.

She glanced at her cheering friends, without any hesitation.

"Going home. I want to watch a movie."