So he brought up the game interface, intending to keep playing.
[Enter the game!] [Notice: Bruce is currently resting. Playing alone may expose you to unpredictable dangers. Enter the game?]
"Huh?"
Mark thought it over and abandoned the idea of entering the game.
Without Bruce, he simply couldn't gain the power he needed to defeat demons.
Although the system hadn't explained what would happen if he died in the game.
It was better to be safe than sorry.
What if dying in the game meant he would die in reality, too?
That would be one hell of a loss.
Better to play it safe.
With that in mind, Mark returned to his room and began drawing a Spider-Suit design by hand.
He needed Peter to accidentally discover the suit design, then accidentally put on the suit, and finally accidentally become Spider-Man.
That lousy getup of his was just too lousy.
Yep, I'm such a helpful demon hunter.
Time passed.
As the sun gradually set, Mark finished designing the Spider-Suit, and a notification appeared before his eyes.
[Bruce has recovered his stamina. Enter the game?]
Mark put down the design and chose to enter the game.
The next moment, he appeared in the little cabin inside the game.
"Hey, dear Bruce, I see you."
He immediately spotted Bruce stationed by the door.
Peter Parker, who had just returned home from work, heard the name "Bruce" and immediately had a bad feeling.
Ha. This again?
Sure enough, Mark had already put on the Motorcycle Helmet, with the Bald Broom tucked at his waist.
He stepped forward and gently patted Bruce on the head.
"Bruce, we can start hunting demons now."
Peter Parker pressed a hand to his forehead in resignation and pushed Mark's hand off his head.
"All right, Mr. Demon Hunter, time for your medicine."
He opened a cabinet and found the pills.
Mark accepted the Roasted Chicken Leg. "Good job, Bruce. You actually guessed I hadn't had dinner."
He quickly finished dinner. Seeing that it was getting late, he beckoned to Peter Parker.
"Before we hunt demons, we need to collect our Beginner Demon Hunter badge. That's an honor we share."
"Huh? Bruce, where are you dragging me?"
Peter Parker locked Mark back inside the room.
But Mark followed the arrows on the ground and leaped out of the window again.
"Bruce, wait for me! Activate skill!"
On Bleecker Street, the great demon hunter swung across one rooftop after another, passed through the forest, and entered town before finally finding Bruce.
"Hey, Bruce, you're so fast. I love it."
Tony Stark: "????"
Stark Tower.
At the rooftop infinity pool, blonde women in swimsuits were partying to their hearts' content.
But the arrival of an uninvited guest drew everyone's attention.
"Look at that guy."
"What a weird guy. That bedsheet he's wearing looks like it hasn't been washed in three days."
"Is cosplay part of the party today?"
"No, he's Spider-Man. I saw him climb up here with his bare hands..."
The crowd whispered among themselves, while Tony, in his role as Bruce, studied Mark with interest.
"Hey, buddy, if you're short on clothes, I can give you an outfit. After all, everyone knows I'm rich." He raised his champagne with a smile.
Mark's face lit up with excitement.
"That's great, Guild Master! I was just about to collect my Beginner Demon Hunter badge. I didn't expect it to come with a Demon Hunter Outfit, too. Thank you."
Tony: "..."
First I was Bruce, and now I'm the Guild Master?
It was strange, but quite entertaining.
He noticed a sheet of paper sticking halfway out of Mark's pocket, and curiosity drove him to pull it out.
It was a crumpled suit design.
The corners of Tony's lips rose slightly. "I get it."
He looked at the chubby bodyguard nearby.
"Happy, get this suit made for him."
Happy jogged over and took the design, his brow furrowing.
"This design... is going to ride up his ass."
"That's fine, as long as he likes it."
Tony was clearly in a good mood.
He waved for everyone to keep partying, then tapped the Virtual Computer on his wrist.
The virtual interface displayed news footage about Spider-Man.
"Spider-Man doesn't have much of a ring to it. Looking at your design, you must want to be a superhero. Let's call you Spider-Man, then!"
With a few taps of Tony's finger, the major news outlets immediately received word and began preparing press releases about Spider-Man.
Once he had finished, he looked at Mark again.
"All right, I've given you an outfit and dealt with those annoying voices for you. That means I don't owe you anything anymore."
Then he called Pepper Potts.
"Tell them Spider-Man-no, Spider-Man-is here with me."
Yes, he had notified those annoying agents.
If those annoying people were busy watching Spider-Man, they wouldn't have time to watch him.
Tony considered that an excellent deal.
Meanwhile, at S.H.I.E.L.D., Natasha perked up upon receiving the news and immediately led a team to Stark Tower.
Mark, meanwhile, waited patiently beside the pool for his reward from the Demon Hunter Guild.
Before long, Harry arrived in front of Tony with a briefcase.
"Done. I used the latest material printer. It'll keep him warm in winter and cool in summer, and it's extremely stretchy. The downside is that there wasn't enough time to add any tech."
He opened the briefcase, and magnificent holy light appeared before Mark's eyes.
[You have arrived at the Demon Hunter Guild and received your Beginner Demon Hunter badge.] [You have obtained an exclusive Demon Hunter Outfit!] [Beginner Demon Hunter Outfit] [Grade: Rare] [Attributes: Overall strength +2, overall speed +2, overall defense +2, stamina +100, HP +100.] [Additional attribute: Magic defense +2.] [Exclusive skill: Demon Hunter Holy Light Fist (unranked)] [Demon Hunter Holy Light Fist: Consumes 0.1 spirit and 10 stamina to deal 10 magic damage to demons. Cooldown: 1 second.]
Mark's face filled with excitement.
Great, rare equipment!
And a whole set, at that.
"Thank you, Guild Master. I'll keep working hard."
Mark immediately grabbed the briefcase and left the Demon Hunter Guild, unable to wait any longer.
He had something else to do.
Watching Mark swing away from the skyscraper, Happy looked thoughtful.
"Is it okay to let him leave? Those agents will be here any minute," he asked.
Tony swirled his glass and said casually, "All the better if they can't catch him."
After leaving the Demon Hunter Guild, Mark eagerly changed into the Beginner Demon Hunter Outfit.
A Cowboy Hat emblazoned with a Holy Sword Totem, a brown cowboy ensemble, and a black trench coat.
The Demon Hunter Outfit also came with a pair of exclusive gauntlets.
Now he could retire all his old common equipment for good.
Well, he had never paid attention to the common equipment's attributes anyway.
"Strange. This outfit doesn't seem to fit quite right." He scratched his backside uncomfortably.
It didn't bother him much.
At that moment, Mark was dressed in a red-and-blue skintight suit, his sharply defined muscles more than enough to pull off that superhero look.
The black, inverted triangular eyes reflected New York beneath the neon lights.
[Quest: Visit the Game Merchant to sell your old equipment!]
Game Merchant?
Mark scanned the surrounding streets and immediately spotted a lavishly decorated shop.
Without hesitation, he walked over to the woman at the mouth of the alley.
"I want to sell equipment," he said.
The woman smoking a cigarette: "????"