Under the prosperity and hustle and bustle of New York, outside the dimension of the earth guarded by Sanctum Sanctorum, in the vast and bizarre multiverse of Infinity, the tide of energy is constantly surging, and countless stories are being staged at the same time, some of which will inevitably intersect with the small earth.
Just when Lin Hai was frowning and meditating on the mystery of Mirror Dimension; Gwen was practicing every step of the basic spell over and over again; Harry was accurately allocating time between board meetings and the laboratory; and Peter was staying up late to complete the data for the paper.
Deep in the distant multiverse, an imperceptible ripple was quietly coming toward their universe.
The person who sent out this ripple is an individual named Tanner. He is from an ancient family notorious in the multiverse - Inheritor Family.
The members of this family are like vampires in the universe, but the object they hunt is not blood, but a deeper and more essential power - Totem Power.
They believe that by devouring those individuals selected by the totem, they can rob their power and continue the twisted and long life of their family.
In a certain dimension filled with the atmosphere of decay and hunting, a young Inheritor named Tanner is experiencing an insignificant "luck" in his mediocre career.
As a member of the Inheritor Family with thin blood and the lowest strength, he has been on the edge of the family for a long time, and all he gets is scraps. The powerful Spider-Totem Power never gets his turn. He is like the weakest one in the Vulture group, always waiting for his stronger companions to have a full meal before he dares to step forward to eat some scraps.
However, during a routine perception of the multi-dimensional Cosmic Energy tide, he very accidentally captured a very weak, but extremely fresh Spider-Totem energy fluctuation.
The feeling was like suddenly smelling a dew-scented breeze from the spring fields in a stale basement. It was so delicious and tempting.
This fluctuation came from a cosmic coordinate that had never been marked. So a bold and greedy idea instantly seized him: hide it and monopolize this power!
He knew that once reported to the family, this "delicious food" would never be his turn. Those brothers and sisters who were more powerful than him would swarm in like sharks smelling blood, and in the end he might not even be able to drink a sip of soup.
Although his strength is not enough in front of countless Spider-Mans in the multiverse, even most Spider-Mans can easily defeat him.
But many years of edge hunting career (or, in other words, leak-picking career) gave him a crucial "experience": Spider-Man, which was just born and has not yet grown up, is the only target that these weak Inheritors can hunt and absorb their Totem Powers alone!
Those new Spider-Man are often not proficient in using their own power, lack combat experience, and may not even fully understand the source and meaning of their abilities.
Facing a hunter who is calculated mentally and unintentionally, and has mastered the skills to restrain the power of spiders, they are as vulnerable as a newborn lamb.
"A fresh totem! A newborn Spider-Man!!" Tanner's heart beat violently due to greed. He almost trembled and packed up his shabby luggage, bringing several pieces of family-standard hunting equipment, as well as some basic rune stones for traveling through dimensions.
He carefully avoided the sight of all family members, and like a bad thief, he quietly slipped out of the family territory and embarked on a lonely journey to the unknown universe.
His goal is clear and cruel: to find the new Spider-Man, hunt it down while it is still young, and absorb the complete, undiluted Spider-Totem Power! As long as he succeeds, he will be able to get rid of this damn family's bottom status. He will become powerful, and he will make everyone who once despised him look up to him! The future is bright!
At the same time, on Earth, New York and Osborn Manor are well-equipped private laboratories comparable to top research institutions.
Peter is concentrating on adjusting the pressure parameters of Web Shooters, and the dense data flow on the computer screen is constantly refreshing. He has just optimized a new biodegradation catalytic enzyme and is trying to stably integrate it into the launch unit.
A few half-eaten pizza boxes and empty energy drink cans are scattered around the workbench - standard equipment for him to enter the "research frenzy" state.
Suddenly!
A sharp, cold, violent alarm like a steel needle piercing the back of his neck exploded in his mind without warning!
It's Spider-Sense!
"Uh-huh!" Peter was so shocked by this sudden and strong warning that he jumped up from his work chair, and the precision screwdriver in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.
He instantly entered a state of alert, his heart beating rapidly, his muscles tensing, his head suddenly raised, and his sharp eyes quickly scanning every corner of the laboratory like a radar.
But the surroundings were quiet, with only the faint hum of precision instruments operating and his own slightly rapid breathing.
Outside the glass window, the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the neatly manicured lawn, making it peaceful and peaceful. Harry is still processing Osborn Enterprises's files in the study upstairs, and the servants will not disturb him at this time.
Moreover, the extremely strong early warning came and went quickly. After the peak of almost only one or two seconds, the piercing alarm sound receded like the tide, leaving only a little residual heart palpitations and inexplicable feeling, as if it was just a short signal interference, or... a false alarm?
Peter's tense body slowly relaxed. He rubbed the back of his neck, which was still numb, in confusion, and frowned. "What's going on? Illusion? Or have you stayed up too late recently and your nerves are too tense?"
He bent down to pick up the screwdriver and muttered to himself, "Maybe the infrasonic frequency of Web Shooters occasionally resonates with my bio-waves? Hmm... this is worth recording, so that we can study how to avoid self-interference in the future..."
He attributed the sudden Spider-Sense warning to an accidental trigger caused by fatigue or equipment interference. After all, he had been under a lot of pressure recently, including papers, experiments, patrols, and college applications... He shook his head, trying to put this episode behind him and refocus on the experimental data in front of him.
But there was already a trace of unspeakable uneasiness and doubt left in his heart.
Peter didn't know that his Spider-Sense was not wrong. That brief but violent alarm was precisely because at that moment, a hunter from other universes who specialized in feeding on Spider-Man had just successfully penetrated the earth's dimensional barrier and descended silently into this universe.
At the same time, deep in a dirty and dilapidated alley New York Manhattan, the air was twisted like water waves. A figure dressed in simple but slightly shabby and dusty clothes stumbled out, kneeling on one knee, breathing heavily. It was Tanner who spent a lot of energy to complete the cross-border shuttle.
And he was able to sneak in so smoothly because he took advantage of a "blind spot" in the earth's guardian system.
The main defense targets of Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj and the powerful dimensional defense network they have laid out are those dimensional Demon God and their families who have huge energy and intend to erode the earth. Their arrival will cause huge energy fluctuations, like giant ships intruding into harbors, and are easily detected and intercepted.
As for the Inheritor Family, after countless years of hunting and spying on the earth's guardian system, they developed a special method that allowed them to become like a tiny poisonous snake and slip through the gaps in the dam silently.
Compared to Demon God, individual Inheritor members are extremely weak, and their energy levels are far lower than the conventional triggering threshold of defensive formations. They are like hackers who exploit system vulnerabilities and successfully bypass the most powerful magic protection on earth.
Tanner also made use of this family secret to successfully complete a cross-dimensional jump and set foot on this land full of "opportunities" for him.
He looked a little embarrassed, but his eyes were burning with excitement and cruelty. He stood up quickly, dusted himself off, and began to integrate into this strange and huge city like a first-time tourist with a sense of smell like a hound.
His first step was to find a convenience store that was still open, and use some of the local currency he had obtained through special means to buy the latest copy of <Daily Bugle>.
Sure enough, on the front page, the figure wearing a red and blue tights, who editor-in-chief Jonah Jameson called "New York's nightmare," "a menace in tights," and "a humanoid spider pest" was clearly visible.
The content of the report is still the same old talk, accusing Spider-Man of once again "destroying public property", "disturbing social order", and "suspected to be related to certain superpower incidents".
Tanner's eyes quickly passed over the biased words and accurately captured the key information: it had not been around for a long time, it was active in New York, and its behavior pattern was in line with the characteristics of the new student Spider-Man.
"Huh~~" Tanner let out a long, relieved breath, and a huge ecstasy surged into his heart, almost making him want to laugh out loud.
You've found the right place! Sure enough, it's the newly born Spider-Man!
The two situations he was most worried about have not happened: first, there is no Spider-Man in this world, so his trip was in vain and precious energy was wasted; second, this world exists in a mature period with rich experience and strong strength. Spider-Man, then he is not here to hunt, but to deliver food. Maybe if it is a Spider-Man who can contact other universes, he will be beaten up by multiple Spider-Mans together.
Lucky! Extremely lucky! The goddess of luck finally favored him, a marginalized member of the family!
Tanner seems to have seen himself easily find the immature Spider-Man, suppress it and devour the vigorous and fresh Totem Power, then surge in strength, return to the family and be proud, making all those who once looked down on him crawl on the ground!
He licked his chapped lips, his eyes flashed like a hunter locking his prey, crumpled the newspaper in his hand and threw it into the trash can.
The hunt has begun.
What he didn't know was that the prey he was spying on was not alone.
In this universe, behind Spider-Man stands a special being called Lin Hai, a close friend from a wealthy family with top technological power, and a smart companion who has also begun to come into contact with the mysteries of magic.
A crisis originating from the multiverse is quietly approaching New York. And the calm days are coming to an end.