Version Update Without Telling Me?

It had only been two or three days since Ghost Spider's birth.

On top of that, because his transmigration had overturned the nearly fated curse that "a lover must die," Gwen Stacy was far more immature than she had been in the original story.

She had strength and passion, but she did not know how to control that power. She knew even less about the brutality of battle or the darkness of reality.

Under such circumstances, if he spoiled her too much and denied her the chance to fight alone and gain experience...

How could Gwen possibly grow?

A flower carefully cultivated in a greenhouse would never withstand wind and rain.

If he only kept her protected beneath his wings, she would never truly become a real superhero.

Perhaps... he should give her a chance to grow on her own.

With that thought, Peter could not help withdrawing his hand.

He knew Lizard's strength well. Gwen's abilities might not be enough to defeat him, but she should have no problem preventing large-scale casualties and stalling until the main police force arrived.

Even if Gwen was no match for Lizard during the fight, her Spider-Sense should keep her from suffering any severe, fatal injuries.

Since Gwen's life was not in danger, why not let her handle it herself?

Even if Lizard beat her up badly, it would still be invaluable combat experience for Gwen!

Of course, the most important point was... Manhattan Bridge was only three or four kilometers away from Peter's home in a straight line. At Peter's top running speed, he could reach the scene in one or two minutes.

If the situation turned unfavorable for Gwen, he could immediately arrive to support her and heal her injuries.

With that thought, Peter simply ended his conversation with Herman, then turned up the radio and listened closely to the live report from the police...

"Hehehe~"

On Manhattan Bridge, even the traffic jam could not spoil secretary Saji's good mood. She rolled down the window, gazed at the glittering nightscape outside, and could not help humming excitedly.

After all, once today's job was done, she would soon become a multimillionaire!

It was a windfall large enough for her to squander for an entire lifetime!

As she leisurely hummed a tune and imagined her future life of extravagance...

Boom!

Riiip!

First came a heavy thud from the roof. Then... sharp claws tore through it, peeling Saji's entire car roof open as easily as opening a can.

Lizard looked down at Saji inside the car, his crimson vertical pupils gleaming with savagery and madness.

He recognized this woman.

It was this woman who had driven him to the edge with the most vicious words!

Seeing the gigantic lizard man over three meters tall, his body covered in dark green scales, staring at her with cold vertical pupils, Saji felt warm streams running down her legs. She had wet herself on the spot from sheer terror at the monster before her.

She screamed frantically, curled herself into a ball, and desperately tried to push open the car door to escape.

But...

A thick tail was pressed firmly against the door. No matter how hard she pushed, she could not force it open.

As Lizard's claws drew closer and closer, Saji closed her eyes in despair.

Just when she thought she was doomed.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Strands of white webbing shot through the air, first sticking precisely over Lizard's eyes!

Then, as more and more webbing poured over Lizard's body, it quickly wrapped him into a giant cocoon.

"Hey! Big guy! Picking on an unarmed lady isn't something a gentleman should do!"

"Uh... though you don't exactly look anything like a gentleman right now. Anyway, Ghost Spider, New York's friendly neighborhood hero, won't let you get away with it!"

Wearing the Ghost Spider suit, Gwen dropped from the sky. Even as she landed, she did not forget to strike a pose fitting for a hero's entrance.

Well, this was her own signature move, designed after repeatedly replaying Arbiter's landing pose from noon in her head...

Gwen had thought that after using her webbing to restrain him, she could trash-talk him without a care in the world.

But the next second, Lizard easily tore free of the webs binding him and opened his mouth in a deafening roar at Gwen.

"Wow, what brand of protein powder do you take? Also, just saying, how long has it been since you brushed your teeth?"

Gwen leisurely mocked Lizard while using her Spider-Sense to evade his attacks.

It seemed every Spider-Man could instinctively learn the art of trash talk.

Although Gwen was still a rookie, her motor mouth was already starting to show some real skill.

Just as she was getting a little carried away from effortlessly toying with Lizard.

Whoosh!

The enormous tail, fast as Flash, anticipated where her web swing would land and lashed Gwen viciously.

Overwhelming force struck her, sending her flying through the air in an instant.

Her petite body slammed heavily into a bus behind her, denting the side of the vehicle deeply.

"Urgh!"

Gwen felt as if her internal organs had nearly been displaced. The intense pain almost made her pass out.

That blow knocked the arrogance right out of her eyes beneath the mask!

She could not help ranting inwardly, So the version got updated without notifying me?

How had Shocker only appeared at noon, only for another lizard monster to show up that very night?

And this lizard monster was even stronger than the shockwaves from that guy called Shocker!

She wondered whether Arbiter had received the news this time.

Or had he really just been passing by at noon?

As Gwen's mind buzzed with all sorts of chaotic thoughts, her Spider-Sense went off again.

She immediately forced herself to her feet despite the pain.

Sure enough, the moment she left the dent where she had been lying, a taxi came hurtling down at her.

The terrifying force instantly flipped the bus onto its side. It rolled repeatedly into the bridge railing, destroying a large stretch of it.

The brush with death forced Gwen to pull herself together. Realizing that relying on others was worse than relying on herself, she once again tried using her agility and webbing to wage guerrilla warfare against Lizard.

This tactic was indeed remarkably effective.

As she gained experience, the lizard monster was gradually suppressed by her speed and webbing.

And as time passed, she noticed that the monster's body seemed to be shrinking bit by bit.

Just as that discovery invigorated her and made her feel she might be able to press on and defeat the monster in one go, a mother's desperate cry came from behind her:

"Please save my child!"

Gwen instinctively turned around and saw a sedan about to be thrown off the bridge by the aftermath of the battle.

In the back seat of the sedan was a seven- or eight-year-old boy, clinging to the window and crying his heart out!

Gwen's heart clenched!

Without a second thought, she fired a strand of webbing that stuck precisely to the teetering car.

Then she suddenly exerted both arms and actually yanked the car back by brute force!

Having accomplished all that, Gwen let out a long breath. A sense of pride and satisfaction welled up inside her.

But just as she turned around to continue dealing with the lizard monster, she saw a sight she would never forget for the rest of her life...