On TV

In a room at the Manhattan Hotel, Alisha held a laptop and watched the live broadcast. The moment she saw that familiar figure, even though his entire demeanor had changed, she was still certain that it was Su Ming.

Her breathing quickened, and her legs rubbed together unconsciously.

Her beautiful blue eyes stared fixedly at the face on the screen.

"Ahh~~! It's the boss! So this is what he looks like on a mission~ He's so strong!

"He's even more handsome now~"

Little stars seemed to float in her eyes as Alisha couldn't help recalling Su Ming's toned body.

With a soft whimper, she turned into a little caterpillar and rolled around on the sofa, her ears flushing a deep purple-red.

Stark Tower.

Assistant Pepper hurried over in her high heels to Tony, who was still focused on building his armor.

"Tony, watch the news. Something huge happened!"

Tony's eyes remained fixed on the parameter display provided by JARVIS. His latest failed adjustment had sent him crashing into a wall—it had hurt quite a bit.

Without even turning around, he casually replied, "I never watch the news. You know that."

Pepper sighed helplessly.

"It's the Osborn Group. Something happened to them."

The Osborn Group and Stark Industries were both business giants. Though they operated in different fields, they still had some business dealings with each other.

Thinking of those old friends who worked with genetics, Tony became slightly interested.

"JARVIS, play the news."

"Yes, Mr. Stark. Playing the news immediately."

As the giant screen before them switched to a mainstream news channel, the disastrous state of Osborn Tower entered Tony and Pepper's view.

"Wow~ That's pretty bad."

Tony spoke with schadenfreude, but inwardly he thought, You genetic-research lunatics are always itching to experiment on human bodies. Serves you right for getting bitten back by the mutated species you created.

Just as he watched the news with great interest, as though it were a science-fiction movie, a crimson figure suddenly entered Tony's field of vision.

A familiar outfit, a familiar mask...

His body jolted, and his eyes widened.

"It's him?! That bounty hunter."

The way Tony leaned forward slightly showed that his attention had been completely captured by the screen.

Watching the red figure seemingly defy gravity as he flew toward the upper floors—

"What the f**k..."

How did he do that?

Tony recognized Su Ming. This was that damned bounty hunter—the one he had transferred fifty million dollars to just a few days ago.

That made Tony extremely unhappy, but the playing card remained a shadow weighing on his heart.

So after returning, he had buried himself in the lab, throwing everything else to his assistant while focusing solely on researching mechanical armor.

And now, the bounty hunter's red figure had suddenly appeared in the news. Was he helping the Osborn Group solve their problem?

When the helicopter in the sky broadcast the rooftop scene, Tony could no longer stay calm.

"This monster!"

He wasn't talking about the Lizard Man, but Su Ming.

The agile and ferocious Lizard Man was utterly unable to fight back before him, and Tony instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

"Good thing I didn't break the agreement back then..."

[Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division]

Nick Fury, who was also watching the broadcast, had a sharp glint flash through his one eye.

"Investigate him immediately! I want all the information on this man right away!"

Those words fell to the ground—no one responded.

When he turned around, he saw Agent Hill staring blankly at the figure on the screen, her lips pressed together...

Hill was doing relatively well. Some of the other female agents were applauding and cheering, while others even screamed in excitement, completely losing themselves.

The male agents were also deeply absorbed by the live broadcast, though nobody knew what was going through their heads.

Nick Fury gave a wry smile. Even he had nearly slapped the table in excitement just now. These young people... he would just let them be...

He turned his gaze back to the screen, his eye gleaming repeatedly.

This man is strong—I have to get him into my plan!

Su Ming waved goodbye to the fans, then slightly closed his eyes and fully activated Spider-Sense.

He detected two life signs upstairs. One was powerful and accompanied by low growls—it was the Lizard Man.

The other had a heartbeat so nervous it seemed ready to burst from her chest—it had to be Little Spider's girlfriend...

He opened his eyes.

"Don't be afraid, little sister-in-law. Big brother's here to save you..."

Whoosh~

He pushed off with his feet and turned into an afterimage, drifting toward the upper floors.

Captain George recognized the young man before him—Peter Parker, the boy his daughter liked.

His expression complicated, he stared at Peter in his Spider-Man suit, the gun in his hand remaining lowered.

No wonder Peter had defended Spider-Man so fiercely during dinner. It turned out that he was Spider-Man.

Peter was frantic inside as he looked pleadingly at his girlfriend's father.

"Gwen is still inside. You can't stop me..."

Captain George's pupils constricted, and the hand holding his gun trembled slightly. His beloved daughter was in such a dangerous place, yet the police force under his command had no way to deal with the Lizard Man.

Looks like I can only rely on this young man now...

His previous belief that Spider-Man was a lawbreaker quietly began to change at that moment.

Seeing that Captain George said nothing, Peter slowly put on his Spider-Man mask and turned to run toward the building.

Just then, gunfire erupted from officers who had mistaken Spider-Man for the enemy. Captain George hurriedly shouted, "Cease fire! Don't shoot!"

But a bullet still grazed Peter's thigh, hindering his movements.

Police officers were everywhere. Reporters were everywhere. Cameras covered the ground.

All of New York had its eyes fixed on this place.

Spider-Man struggled to climb toward Osborn Tower, but the great distance and the terrain without any handholds slowed him down.

Just as Peter was so anxious he was nearly in tears, the father of the boy Peter had saved on the bridge gave an order over the radio.

He happened to be in charge of inspecting the skyscrapers in this area.

"Now it's my turn to help you!"

One crane after another swung its booms at the same time, and in an instant, they built a bridge leading to Osborn Tower right in front of Peter.

Peter pulled himself together, sealed his bleeding wound with webbing, then ran and leaped with all his strength—only to fall toward the ground below.

Just as people cried out in alarm and worried for Little Spider, Spider-Man appeared atop the steel beams suspended by the cranes.

The crowd erupted in excitement, cheering wildly for this resilient hero.

Peter raised his hand and shot out a web, using the crane to swing toward Osborn Tower.

Su Ming found Gwen inside a dark cabinet. She was gripping the antidote tightly in both hands, her stubborn eyes full of wariness as she stared at the strange man before her.

"Your task is complete. Leave the rest to me. Go somewhere safe..."

His gentle tone soothed the tension in Gwen's heart.

"What about Spider-Man?"

Gwen couldn't stop worrying about the boyfriend she loved.

Su Ming smiled slightly at that. He turned to look outside, and through the glass window, his powerful vision caught Little Spider's stubborn yet determined figure flying toward them.

"Don't worry. He's on his way."

Gwen would not easily trust the stranger before her and insisted on handing the antidote to her father or Spider-Man.

Su Ming neither agreed nor objected. His task was only to take down the Lizard Man; as for whether anyone else got cured...

Sorry, I'm just an emotionless bounty hunter.

After saying goodbye to Gwen, Su Ming sensed the movement upstairs and vanished from her sight in a flash.

By the time Su Ming reached the rooftop, the Lizard Man had already installed the genetic toxin into the launch device and was watching it expectantly.

The countdown began.

Su Ming stared intensely at the Lizard Man and calmly pulled out a throwing knife.

He knew that the Lizard Man before him possessed powerful recovery and regenerative abilities. In that case...

If one knife wasn't enough, then use two. If two weren't enough, then add more...

Until nearly ten throwing knives gleamed with cold light in Su Ming's hand.

The Lizard Man was afraid...