Marvel: Eight Years Until Iron Man's Debut
Chapter 83

Snake-Catching Plan

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The laboratory fell into a brief silence, broken only by the low hum of the ventilation system. Lin Hai knew the next revelation would hit hard, so he gathered his thoughts and began calmly recounting everything he knew.

He skillfully combined the concepts of the multiverse and Spider-Totems that he had learned from various comics and films before crossing over with the records he had seen in the Kamar-Taj Library concerning dimensional secrets and cosmic structures, explaining it to the three people before him as clearly and understandably as possible.

He explained that the universe was not unique, but like countless leaves in a vast forest, each leaf an independent universe with histories and people that might be similar yet completely different.

He explained that "Spider-Man" was not the exclusive title of the Peter everyone knew. Across countless universes, there were all kinds of Spider-Men. They might differ in gender, race, and experiences, and might not even be Peter Parker, but most Spider-Men bore the mission of "with great power comes great responsibility."

As he said this, Lin Hai glanced at Gwen. Gwen had always been quite popular in Marvel; besides Spider-Gwen, there was also Gwenpool. Both were popular Marvel characters.

But Gwen before him was rather baffled. Why was Lin Hai looking at her so meaningfully when he had been explaining things perfectly well?

Riddler, get out... Sorry, wrong channel~

Lin Hai then mentioned the metaphysical Totem Power that served as the source of these Spider-Men's strength. Finally, he focused on the Inheritor Family—an ancient and evil family that lived by hunting Spider-Men and devouring Totem Power, crossing through the multiverse like cosmic vampires.

Gwen listened with the greatest focus. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and a thoughtful light flickered in her azure eyes. She concentrated mainly on the

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