Fuck Arbiter!

"How was that? I was punctual, wasn't I~?"

After taking down the Lizard, Peter turned back to Gwen Stacy, his voice lazy and flippant.

Gwen Stacy/Green Goblin: ???

Before Gwen Stacy could recover her senses, the Green Goblin instinctively glanced at the time display built into his helmet, then involuntarily sucked in a sharp breath.

From the moment this guy called the Arbiter began fighting the Lizard to the moment the Lizard lay motionless like a dead lizard, the whole damn process had taken less than a minute!

The instant he realized that, the Green Goblin shuddered in fright and nearly fell off his glider.

The madness and mockery in his eyes vanished without a trace. The weakness and tendency toward compromise unique to capitalists instantly seized the high ground in his mind.

Run! He had to run now!

This guy was simply not someone he could handle!

The Green Goblin knew his own condition very well.

The Physical Enhancement Serum had merely increased his physical abilities by a dozen times or so. In terms of either strength or speed, he was actually no match for the Lizard.

In other words... he was an ADC!

What kind of ADC tried to trade blows head-on with a heavily armored warrior?

The Lizard only endured over a hundred punches from that guy called the "Arbiter" because he possessed insane regenerative abilities.

As for him...

If those fists landed on him, forget being pounded into mince—he would probably be kneaded into beef balls!

With that thought, the Green Goblin did not hesitate in the slightest. He immediately controlled the machine guns at the front of his Green Goblin Glider to fire wildly, then threw out every remaining Pumpkin Bomb on the glider.

Then... without even thinking, he turned and fled!

The Green Goblin had a nice plan, but he had overlooked one thing.

Gwen Stacy had Spider-Sense!

Almost the instant he made his move, Gwen Stacy reacted.

"Run!"

Gwen Stacy first shouted out a warning. Then, as she stepped off the railing of the school building and leaped out, she used the web shooter in her hand to latch onto the Green Goblin Glider.

Peter also made his judgment almost instantly. He immediately hoisted Doctor Connors onto his shoulder and performed a Leap of Faith from the third floor of the school building.

Almost at the same moment Peter landed with Doctor Connors, the school building behind them was completely blasted into ruins.

At that moment, realizing she had to do something, Gwen Stacy used all her strength and forcibly dragged the airborne Green Goblin down.

Peter and Gwen Stacy worked together with perfect coordination. Almost the instant Gwen Stacy pulled down the Green Goblin Glider, Peter noticed that the web was about to snap and suddenly exerted force.

His entire body shot into the air, while a deep-blue Rasengan had already formed in his hand.

Boom!

The Rasengan slammed heavily into the Green Goblin Glider, blasting a massive hole through it on the spot.

The Green Goblin Glider exploded instantly, and the Green Goblin crashed to the ground in a miserable heap. His armor was severely damaged by the impact of the Rasengan and the explosion.

Gwen Stacy instinctively wanted to step forward and subdue the Green Goblin, but Peter held out a hand to stop her.

He quickly walked over to the Green Goblin. The moment he crouched down, the Green Goblin suddenly sprang up. A sharp blade popped from the armor on his right arm and viciously stabbed toward Peter's throat!

If he had used that move on Gwen Stacy, even with Spider-Sense, she would most likely have suffered severe injuries after dodging her vital points.

But the reason Peter had not allowed Gwen Stacy to approach was precisely because he had been on guard against this move.

He did not have Spider-Sense, but he had predicted the Green Goblin's prediction.

Thus, the moment the Green Goblin moved, Peter sharply tilted his head aside. After evading the stab, he struck as fast as lightning and grabbed the Green Goblin's arm.

Terrifying strength crushed the arm guard of the Green Goblin's armor along with the Green Goblin's bones!

"Aah!"

The Green Goblin screamed, and immediately became obedient.

To prevent this guy from having any hidden tricks left on him.

Peter reached out and rapidly pressed several spots on the Green Goblin's armor, directly crushing the entire suit beyond repair.

Now, even if the Green Goblin wanted to play dirty, it would be useless.

The Green Goblin had not expected the "Arbiter," supposedly a "heroic figure," to be so cautious. With all his methods stripped away, he could only helplessly try to keep tempting the Arbiter with words to let him go.

Peter simply ignored him, tucked him under one arm, then turned around and hoisted Doctor Connors onto his shoulder as well.

"You can't take them away!"

The battered Gwen Stacy tried to stop Peter.

Peter merely said coldly:

"Miss Ghost Spider, you wouldn't want me to take off your mask in front of everyone, would you?"

"You... we're both superheroes. What you're doing is way too much!" Gwen Stacy's little face beneath her mask flushed red with anger.

But the threat really had frightened her. She knew very well that, covered in injuries as she was, she could not possibly be his opponent.

So, she could only miserably hypnotize herself:

I'm not scared. I'm just... just... oh, right! I'm just worried about Peter. I wonder where he's hiding, and whether he's safe right now?

After seeing Gwen Stacy wisely leave, Peter turned to look around.

Countless teenage boys and girls wanted to crowd around for a closer look at him, but they also feared his strength, so they could only shout at him from afar.

Looking at his classmates, whose faces were filled with gossip, Peter's lips beneath his mask suddenly curled into a mischievous smile.

"Kids, you know? Gossip comes at a price."

Hearing that, the students burst into laughter, thinking the Arbiter was merely joking with them.

But in the next second, they saw the Arbiter carrying the two villains toward the school that had already been blasted into ruins.

"What is he going to do?"

A few students began to feel a vague sense of unease.

Then... they witnessed a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives, one that also drove them utterly insane.

As the Arbiter placed one hand on the school's ruins, a gentle light swiftly spread over the broken walls and rubble.

Then... under the power of that white light, the rubble still burning with flames actually began to rise into the air, rapidly restoring itself according to some strange force.

In the blink of an eye, a brand-new Midtown High School appeared before everyone.

From the looks of it... it seemed even newer than before it had been bombed!

"No—!!!"

At that moment, countless teenage boys and girls let out heartbroken cries.

"Have fun 'learning' at school~!"

After leaving those words behind, Peter carried the Green Goblin and the Lizard, leaped over the campus fence, and coolly turned to leave.

Behind him, as they watched the "Arbiter," who had "brushed off his sleeves after settling the matter, hiding his achievements and fame," the students completed their transformation from fans to haters in the blink of an eye:

"Fuck, Arbiter! You betrayed us!"

"Arbiter, you have no heart!"

"You scumbag! I never want to have your babies anymore! Never!"