Marvel Talent Shopping Spree: Even Immortals Shake Their Heads
Chapter 19

A Powerful Entrance

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Over the phone, Peter loudly urged—no, ordered—Gwen to leave Osborn Tower immediately.

The Lizard Man had begun spreading the genetic toxin and was heading there. He wanted everyone infected, and Osborn Tower was now extremely dangerous.

What he got in return was the call being hung up.

Gwen had already begun making the antidote, but she needed time—eight minutes.

"The antidote is the only thing that can save everyone. Until I have it, I'm not going anywhere!"

Gwen thought to herself as her hands kept moving. She activated the alarm system for the entire building, and people began an emergency evacuation.

At the same time, she ignited the building's fire-control system. Fire-suppressant gas sprayed from the ceiling, while thick blast doors dropped over key passageways.

After Little Spider's call was hung up, he swore for the first time in a long while.

"Fuck! Are you kidding me?"

He immediately rushed toward the tower in panic.

The circling helicopters and police cars on the ground kept Little Spider firmly in their sights.

In Captain George Stacy's mind, Spider-Man was nothing more than a lawless troublemaker who had to be punished.

"You're surrounded! Stop immediately, or we'll open fire! You can't escape..."

Worried about his girlfriend's safety, Peter ignored the warning outright. The police began firing at him, specialized bullets crackling with electricity raining down on Little Spider.

Peter ran and dodged. Just as he swung into the air on a web line, a helicopter searchlight suddenly blinded him.

A police stun round struck him in the waist.

Little Spider's entire body went numb, leaving him unable to move as he fell to the ground. SWAT officers who had dropped in from above instantly surrounded him and cuffed his hands behind his back.

Gwen's father—George Stacy, a captain of the New York Police Department—walked over to the seated Little Spider with a smug curl to his lips and pulled off his mask.

"I have to get to Osborn Tower immediately... No one can stop me! Sorry, officers..."

Little Spider made up his mind.

The instant his mask came off, Little Spider suddenly struck, swiftly knocking down the detectives around him.

"Don't move!"

Peter recognized the person behind him by his voice—his beloved girlfriend's father.

His heart was full of conflict, but his movements stopped anyway.

By the time Su Ming arrived beneath Osborn Tower, cursing under his breath, the scene had already descended into chaos.

Blaring sirens, wounded people wailing in pain.

Crowds fleeing in every direction.

Even several dogs were running for their lives in terror, their tails tucked tightly between their legs...

Shattered glass from the upper floors rained down and smashed across the ground, scattering in every direction as parked vehicles screamed with piercing alarms.

New York SWAT officers whose bodies were steadily growing scales writhed in agony on the ground...

Noisy!

So damn noisy!

Amid the intense feedback from his spider-sense, Su Ming felt as if his brain were boiling, his temples throbbing violently.

He narrowed his eyes and searched around—where was the Lizard Man?

He finally spotted his target nearly a hundred meters overhead, tightly pinned in a police helicopter's searchlight.

The Lizard Man was scaling the outside of the building with astonishing agility, using its sharp claws. Upon reaching a certain floor, it smashed through the glass curtain wall with one punch and climbed inside.

While searching for the Lizard Man with his extraordinary vision, Su Ming also spotted Little Spider. Peter seemed to have injured his leg and was limping over with difficulty.

"Perfect!"

He gauged the distance and locked onto the hole where the Lizard Man had entered the building—

"I've wanted to try this move for ages!"

The surrounding officers and reporters had no idea why this suddenly appeared red figure was heading into such danger instead of away from it, and they shouted warnings.

"Hey! Sir, it's dangerous here! Please evacuate immediately!"

Su Ming froze slightly at the warning, then turned around.

"Click click click click..."

The camera flashes erupted like paparazzi fighting to capture a superstar on the red carpet.

It couldn't be helped. The reporters' keen professional instincts told them that this man was definitely no ordinary person.

A crimson formal suit, paired with a pure silver mask, bright eyes, and a tall, upright figure...

Everything about him made the reporters feel as if they were standing on the Grammy red carpet.

The reporters unanimously agreed that, just based on his appearance, the trip had already been worthwhile! They had to take more pictures!

Several livestream cameras also involuntarily turned toward Su Ming.

Feeling the goodwill of the crowd, Su Ming bowed politely, but shook his head slightly.

Then he pulled a seat belt from a wrecked car beside him and tied it to the ring of a throwing knife.

He tightly secured the other end around his hand.

No one understood what Su Ming was doing.

After preparing everything, he turned back toward the crowd again and flashed them a huge smile.

"Click click click click click..."

Another burst of rapid-fire photos followed.

He turned back to stare up at the building. With a flash of light, the throwing knife left his hand.

Seventy percent strength!

Worried it would not be enough to bear his weight, Su Ming deliberately put in an extra ten percent.

Twng! Whoosh...

The throwing knife shot toward the high-rise with unstoppable force. The seat belt instantly snapped taut with a sharp sound.

Su Ming felt a sudden tug in his hand, and his entire body was flung upward by the powerful momentum in an instant.

"Yahoo!"

The crimson figure became a streak of light, shooting straight into the sky.

Whether they were civilians, wounded people, reporters, or police officers, no one below could ignore the miraculous sight before them.

"He... threw himself... up there?"

Everyone stared blankly as the same question rose in their minds.

"...Is that even scientific?"

Feeling the fierce wind rushing at his face, Su Ming was pulled firmly forward by the throwing knife in one hand. He accelerated faster and faster, like a rocket launching into the sky, unstoppable.

He drew closer and closer to the target hole, reaching a height above the thirtieth floor in the blink of an eye.

"This is awesome!~~~~"

The feeling of flying seemed to open the door to a whole new world for him.

He was flying~

Flying upward without any kind of flying equipment! Upward!

What person hadn't dreamed of flying as a child?

If Newton saw this, he probably wouldn't be able to keep the lid on his coffin!

Adjusting his posture, Su Ming thought proudly:

"There's no Superman here, so his classic pose belongs to me now~"

His excitement lasted only a few seconds before Su Ming's expression fell.

Because—he seemed to have used too much force!

He was about to crash into the building, yet his violent momentum showed no sign of slowing.

"Uh-oh~"

Boom! Crash...

Like a flying truck, Su Ming smashed violently into Osborn Tower with overwhelming force, destroying countless fixtures.

The small hole the Lizard Man had made became a massive opening large enough for vehicles to pass through after Su Ming's impact.

"Wow~"

The people below watched Su Ming reach in mere seconds the spot the Lizard Man had spent ages climbing to.

Only then did they realize he was undeniably a true powerhouse, while also becoming convinced that he was a good man—didn't they see how polite he was? What a gentleman!

They broke into thunderous applause, cheers, screams, and whistles.

If circumstances had allowed, there surely would have been hats and flowers flying through the air as well.

Only after crashing through two ceilings did Su Ming finally come to a stop. Covered in dust, he climbed out of the rubble and brushed himself off.

"Hmm... The landing could've been better."

Hearing the cheers from below in the distance, Su Ming walked to a window, stuck his head out, and waved amiably.

The live news broadcast immediately zoomed in for a close-up, and Su Ming's appearance once again drew gasps from everyone!

"Ahhhh~~~ So cool~!!"

Women ranging from elementary school age to retirement age screamed excitedly when they saw Su Ming's face.

"What the f..."

The men, including all the officers, were deeply stunned by Su Ming's sheer strength.

They could only gasp in amazement...

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