"Corrupted?"
Miles blanched. Although the term was completely unfamiliar to him, it certainly didn't sound like anything good.
"You're...
Mister Fantastic?"
Miles looked at the suit beneath the Creator's helmet. On the mesh-patterned, dark-blue polymer fabric covering his chest, he could just make out an italicized numeral.
Mister Fantastic seemed to have been missing for a long time. Almost no one knew where he was or what he was doing. Still, Miles had met him before, so upon hearing that familiar voice, he immediately trusted him and backed away.
Peter Parker, who had barely acknowledged Miles until now, looked up at the Creator. Suddenly, he let out a vicious laugh and lunged at Miles without a word.
"Tch."
The Creator impatiently pointed at Peter Parker as he leaped into the air. A blue electrical net instantly appeared in Peter's path, and with nowhere to dodge, he plunged straight into it.
Spider-Man's physique was already incredibly powerful, especially after his corruption and the enhancement of the Eye Demon's magic. Even a high-voltage current capable of bringing down an African elephant might not have completely incapacitated him. But the electrical net the Creator deployed hit precisely the limit of what the Corrupted Spider-Man could withstand. He fell amid dazzling sparks, his entire body charred black and motionless.
As though some restraint had been removed, the suit covering the unconscious Spider-Man's arms and legs suddenly bulged and tore apart. Hairy spider legs sprouted from underneath. One look at them was enough to make Miles feel as though he had suddenly developed trypophobia.
"Uh... Mr. Richards?"
Miles hugged his arms around himself, soothing his goosebumps, and called out with a hint of awe as the Creator floated gently to the ground.
"What is it?"
Although the Reed of the Ultimate Universe was still immensely