Spider-Man: Even If He Went Dark, He Only Wanted to Buy a Discounted Suit

[Spider-Man and the Green Goblin attacked the Daily Bugle building; the editor-in-chief fought bravely.]

In an instant, Spider-Man became a rat everyone wanted to beat.

The whole city was even hunting Spider-Man. Parker's face darkened as he watched this unfold, the Green Goblin's words echoing endlessly in his mind.

"No matter how many good deeds you do for them, in the end, they will only hate you..."

No matter how well I did, would I still be a monster in their eyes?

Peter Parker was lost. Looking at the citizens on the streets buzzing with discussion, he did not know what he was still holding on for.

At that moment, he thought of that man, the man who had helped him stay on his path. Like a drowning beast, he struggled frantically to seize his last lifeline.

Parker hurriedly pulled out his phone and dialed the number he had not contacted in a long time!

The call connected quickly, and Chen Xi's gentle voice came through. "Parker, long time no see."

He was still as calm and unruffled as ever!

Whether the rain poured down or darkness clouded everything, he remained as gentle and refined as jade.

Parker admired him immensely.

"Yeah, long time no see. I was wondering if you had time to come out and sit down for a while?"

After hesitating for a few seconds, Parker still forced himself to ask.

He no longer had any friends who could guide him.

"No problem. Name a place."

"Okay."

Half an hour later, Chen Xi and Parker met at a café on Walter Street.

"Parker, you're lost."

The moment they met, Chen Xi saw through his state of mind. Did the newspaper's contents not explain everything?

"Yeah, I'm really lost."

Parker took a sip of coffee and gazed wistfully out the window. He did not know whether the justice he had insisted on still mattered.

"Have you ever heard this saying?"

"The soul is immortal. It can endure all kindness and all evil."

"It allows us to eternally persist on an upward path, forever pursuing justice and wisdom."

"Parker, there are too many things in this world that make us sad. I have seen far too much darkness, but I will always believe that this world is filled with boundless justice."

"But I've done so many righteous things, and they can deny everything about me with nothing but delusions and speculation?"

Parker looked at Chen Xi with sorrow on his face. This cold and merciless society had dealt this sincere young man a devastating blow.

Chen Xi looked at Parker before him...

Even if he went dark, all he did was jump onstage and perform an awkward dance.

All he did was throw a handful of ash into someone else's eyes.

All he wanted was double his salary.

All he did was buy a discounted suit.

He had originally planned to change Parker's faction, but after thinking about it, he rejected the idea. If Marvel's Spider-Man became as sinister and cunning as him, what would be the point?

What he liked was Spider-Man, Peter Parker, not a Peter Parker remade by him. If Parker was no longer himself, would Chen Xi still like him?

The answer was definitely no!

After considering his words, Chen Xi decided to guide him thoroughly.

"Parker, you need to understand why you are angry and why you are sad. It's because you feel things should not be this way."

"Since they should not be this way, doesn't that mean there must be a way things should be?"

"If there is no light, does darkness still have meaning?"

"If there is no justice, does injustice still have meaning?"

"This world may be tattered and broken, but someone must mend it, and someone is always mending it."

"Parker, disappointment is finite. We must accept our disappointments, but never give up hope, because hope is infinite."

"Nothing you see is perfect, but because you can see all these imperfections, perfection must exist!!"

"Finally, let me give you an old saying!"

"Though I may not attain it, my heart longs for it!"

After that day, Parker disappeared. He became an ordinary high school student, and until he found his own path, he would not appear again.

One unremarkable evening, the Green Goblin appeared once more.

Norman Osborn's personality had been completely consumed. Now the insane Green Goblin controlled everything, and to force the missing Spider-Man to reveal himself, he once again began destroying the city like a madman.

He threw all of Manhattan into chaos. The Green Goblin's glider continuously fired miniature rockets at skyscrapers and crowds on the ground.

The streets were filled with screaming people fleeing for their lives. They ran about like headless flies, because no one knew where the mad Green Goblin would attack next.

S.H.I.E.L.D.

"We just received an alert. The Green Goblin has appeared in the city again, carrying out widespread killing and destruction. Manhattan has suffered heavy casualties. Our superiors have ordered us to capture the Green Goblin immediately."

"Move out!!"

Nick Fury stared grimly at the agents standing before him as he gave the order. At the moment, S.H.I.E.L.D. was truly pitifully understaffed.

Just a few cats and dogs...

For example, Black Widow Natasha.

For example, their mascot, Hawkeye Barton.

For example, newbie village chief Coulson.

S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents mobilized as a group to capture the wanted criminal, the Green Goblin. But against superpowers, they truly were completely outmatched.

Black Widow had maxed-out combat skills and marksmanship, but even if the Green Goblin stood still, her bullets could not hurt him...

Hawkeye's archery was incredibly awesome, but Tony had not yet upgraded his shabby bow and arrows, so they seemed utterly powerless.

Watching S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents get utterly crushed, the Green Goblin became even more arrogant, while Black Widow and the others wilted like frostbitten eggplants...

The disappointed accusations from the public left them ashamed to show their faces. Even S.H.I.E.L.D.'s authority took a severe hit. Nick Fury watched the surveillance feed with a face as black as the bottom of a pot. Well, sorry, he seemed to look like that normally anyway.

"Host, a new mission has arrived—kill the Green Goblin, Norman Osborn. Mission reward: 110,000 Justice Points."

"Wait, no rush. Let the bullets fly a little longer."

Chen Xi merely watched from afar. He was in no hurry to make a move.

Because the military helicopters had arrived.

Boom!!

The moment he finished speaking, two military helicopters trailed thick black smoke as they crashed into the river next door...

"Uh, they seem a little weak."

This was a little too dramatic. They had just come roaring in so aggressively, yet they had not even lasted a minute?

"Hahaha, you think you can stop me?"

The Green Goblin watched as he struck down S.H.I.E.L.D. and the military in succession, his confidence swelling to the extreme. He even casually threw two grenades to celebrate...

"Host, a new mission has arrived—kill the Green Goblin, Norman Osborn. Mission reward: 120,000 Justice Points."

"Wait, no rush."

Chen Xi still waved his hand calmly.

"Spider-Man, hurry up and come out! Aren't you supposed to protect this world? Hahaha!"

Whoosh!!!

The arrogant Green Goblin casually threw two pumpkin bombs at a distant skyscraper, blasting up great bursts of flame.