However, Tanner's observations were not perfect. One of the most critical information was missed by him because he could not sneak into Midtown High School.
He didn't know who was in Peter·Parker's closest circle. He saw that Peter often visited Osborn Tower or followed Harry·Osborn went to the Osborn Manor, but he did not know the existence of Lin Hai, let alone the deep bonds between this small group and the hidden power of each.
Recently, because Lin Hai has encountered a bottleneck in Mirror Dimension magic, which requires a lot of time for meditation and tentative construction, Gwen's basic magic learning has also entered a critical stage that requires a lot of practice and accumulation.
Therefore, the two of them focused more on Professor Connors's laboratory after school during the week. Gwen needed to complete all of Professor Connors's assistant work during the week, and Lin Hai was on the side to provide help to Gwen.
On the weekends, they were completely immersed in Kamar-Taj's library and training ground. The time they spent meeting and communicating with Peter outside of school naturally decreased.
In addition, Peter himself is also busy with his own experimental projects and Spider-Man's "part-time job". Therefore, the person who has the most frequent daily contact with him recently has become the equally busy Harry.
This is exactly what Tanner hiding in the dark cannot completely grasp. In his perception, Spider-Man Peter·Parker is a high school student who occasionally hangs out with the rich boy Harry·Osborn, but spends most of his time alone and has a pitifully simple social circle.
But this is not surprising. Judging from the records kept by the Inheritor Family, most Spider-Man are indeed like this - no parents, one or two friends, alone, and a bit lonely.
Therefore, this coincidence and the stereotype brought by empiricism led to him having no idea that there were two extraordinary friends standing behind Peter, let alone the strong friendship and fighting spirit between them. This information gap would become the biggest variable in his hunting plan.
A few days later, on a rainy night, on the top floor of an abandoned office building in New York, in Tanner's temporary lair, he sneered contemptuously at his observation notes.
"Target: Peter·Parker, Spider-Man. The strength is acceptable, and the agility is extremely outstanding, far exceeding that of ordinary Inheritor Family members. But its fighting method relies too much on the ridiculous Silk The mobility brought by, and the troublesome 'Spider-Sense' that can warn of danger." Tanner scratched the concrete floor with a sharp nail, his eyes cold, "The weakness is so obvious ~ Dear Spider-Man!"
A simple and vicious plan took shape in his mind: first, limit the mobility of Spider-Man, preferably destroying his Web Shooters. Secondly, interfere with or even temporarily paralyze his annoying Spider-Sense, making it deaf. And the blind man. Later, when he was at his most vulnerable and distracted, such as when he was trying to protect an innocent passerby and his heroic emotions overflowed, he launched a fatal thunder blow, finally completely taking down this Spider-Man and integrating his power into his own body.
He used some basic components brought from his family and electronic parts scavenged in the world to roughly imitate his family's technology and hand-made several small devices that can emit specific high-frequency sound waves.
This kind of sound wave has little effect on human hearing, but according to family records, it can effectively interfere with the sensing capabilities of most Spider-Man, causing it to become confused, slow, or even temporarily disabled.
The time will come soon.
On an icy rainy night, the rain washed down the streets of New York, bringing all-round noise and blurring the lights on the streets, providing an excellent cover for Tanner's actions. He was like a vampire bat in the dark night, lurking on a road that Spider-Man must pass back to Queens after patrolling.
He waited patiently, watching as his target had just finished fighting a group of poorly equipped bank robbers who seemed to have no bright minds.
Spider-Man is using Silk to tie up the robbers and hang them on the street lamp. His movements seem to be slower than usual, with a bit of fatigue after the battle and relaxation after stopping the robbery.
That's it now!
Tanner jumped out like a ghost from behind a huge, dripping billboard from a visual blind spot!
His speed was astonishingly fast, his five fingers turned into claws, and the fingertips flashed with a dangerous cold light, and he struck directly at Spider-Man's unsuspecting back!
Instantly! Peter's Spider-Sense screamed crazily again! More violent and more rapid than last time in the laboratory!
Peter felt as if his brain had been stabbed by an ice pick, and his muscles all over his body tensed instantly! He almost relied on instinct, and in an almost twisted posture that was impossible for ordinary people to do, he narrowly avoided the vital point of his heart!
Tsk!
Tanner's sharp nails still scratched Spider-Suit's back, leaving three hot blood marks!
"Wow!" Peter gasped in pain and rolled forward with the inertia of the forward flutter. At the same time, he kept complaining habitually, "New flavor? Vampire cosplay? Man, your costume and acting skills are good, but your teeth are not sharp enough! It's still worse than the real vampire I saw last time. Why don't you go back and dress up in front of the mirror?"
He tried to hide his inner shock and the surge of adrenaline with jokes. At the same time, with a flick of his wrist, he immediately shot out a Silk, trying to quickly distance himself and seize the commanding heights.
However, Tanner had no reaction to his trash talk. There was only a cold and crazy hunting desire in those inhuman eyes. A ghost would not have an expression on its face when it wanted to win. He pressed the button of the crude device in his hand without hesitation.
A burst of high-frequency noise that was extremely harsh and sharp, but directly affected the nerve perception of Peter, exploded!
"Uh-huh!" Peter suddenly felt a severe headache, and the scene in front of him even appeared double and blurry for a moment.
What's even more frightening is that his Spider-Sense, which has always been extremely reliable, has now become like a severely interfered radio signal, full of noise, intermittent, sometimes screaming and sometimes silent, completely unable to provide a clear and accurate early warning!
"The signal... has been interfered with?!" Peter was horrified. This was a situation that had never happened before. He had no idea that anyone would be able to target his tried-and-true Spider-Sense, not even Lin Hai.
What Tanner wants is this effect! He took this opportunity to pounce again, using his slight advantage in absolute strength to punch Peter, whose movements were slightly delayed due to sensor failure, flying away!
Bang!
Peter smashed the glass door of a closed convenience store, rolled in awkwardly, knocked over a row of shelves, and the goods on the shelves were scattered all over the floor with a clatter.
Tanner pursued him like a tarsal maggot, and the battle instantly became fierce and chaotic in the small convenience store. He waved his claws violently, trying to force Peter into Extremis. Rainwater poured in through the broken windows, mixed with the spilled drinks, and the ground became muddy and slippery.
After experiencing the initial surprise of being attacked by surprise, Peter's brain and body, which had been trained and battled for a long time, began to adapt quickly. Even without the assistance of Spider-Sense, he was still the Spider-Man who had rich combat experience with Lin Hai, Harry, and Ta Lo Village.
He began to use the complex environment in the store as a cover, violently pulling down the shelves to block Tanner's pursuit; using the freezer door as a temporary shield to block the claws; and constantly spraying out dense spider webs in an attempt to restrict the opponent's movements.
Although Peter was temporarily at a disadvantage due to a series of reasons such as poor condition, and new wounds were constantly added to his body, his tactics were extremely flexible, like a real spider struggling in a trap. Every dodge and counterattack carried a kind of toughness and quickness that was forced to Extremis.
Finally, after a wonderful feint, Peter caught a tiny flaw in Tanner, and shot Electric Web, which was proposed and finally developed by Harry, accurately on Tanner's face!
"Zila--!" A strong electric current burst out instantly.
"Ah!!!!"
Tanner let out a scream of pain, his whole body twitched violently, and bursts of green smoke billowed out. Although he was somewhat resistant to energy attacks, the sudden and violent electric shock still caused him to lose his ability to fight in a short period of time.
"Uhhhh! You annoying little bug!!" Tanner roared angrily, tearing off the crackling cobwebs on his face, leaving scorched black marks on his face.
He knew that tonight's test could only end here, and the best result of continuing the fight would be to lose both sides. He glared at Peter viciously, turned around without hesitation, knocked open another glass window, and quickly disappeared into the cold rain and night of New York.
The convenience store was in a mess, and the alarm was blaring harshly. Peter stood there, panting violently, with a mixture of rain and sweat sliding down his face.
He looked down at the new rips in his suit and the bleeding wounds, and then at the badly damaged store and the direction in which Tanner disappeared outside the window. His brows were tightly knitted together, and there was no longer the usual escape on his face, leaving only heavy doubts and a trace of vigilance.
"This guy..." he murmured to himself, his voice a little hoarse from the previous battle, "... it's different. He seems... to know how to deal with me."
An unprecedented and specifically targeted chill quietly crept up his spine.