The big screen was still broadcasting a close-up of Spider-Man. Thanks to the cameraman's deliberate framing, Little Spider looked tall and heroic.
The cheers of the onlookers echoed through Times Square.
With Spider-Man holding the fort, the people who had been frantically fleeing switched into spectator mode, hurling all kinds of vicious curses at Max.
Not the least bit worried about setting off this ticking time bomb.
At that moment, Spider-Man's glorious image stood in stark contrast to poor Max, making Max feel as though he had fallen into hell.
To Max, Spider-Man's actions were undoubtedly a betrayal.
When a person's grievances built up to a certain point, they turned into anger. What was more, Max's newly transformed body was already filled with violent energy.
"Liar! Die...!"
Max finally attacked the light he had once held in his heart—Spider-Man.
Violent currents surged from the ground toward Spider-Man.
Peter quickly flipped out of the way, but the current had already traveled through the ground and into the metal handrails.
The people standing on the stairs were clearly in the greatest danger.
With his Spider-Sense fully activated, the movements of everything around him instantly slowed in Peter's eyes.
Using his only remaining Web-Shooters, he pulled off an extreme maneuver before danger struck:
He pressed his left hand over the shooter's nozzle, causing the webbing to scatter in all directions under the pressure and promptly snagging every bystander who was about to be electrocuted to death.
Electro's attacks followed one after another, blasting huge craters behind Spider-Man.
While flipping through the air, Peter fired a web and yanked up a fire hydrant, hurling it at Electro.
"Clang!... Bzzz!"
Both were struck by the other's attack and sent flying.
Paralyzed by the current in midair, Peter's body went rigid, and he could only let