Peter waited nervously. A few minutes passed, but Mayday did not come back.
Waiting and waiting, he couldn't do it. He couldn't keep waiting like this. He told himself not to be the city's scapegoat... but... he started to worry. Mayday... Is she okay?
Feeling uneasy and unable to bear it anymore, Peter took out the red tablet, put it on in the form of a helmet, and jumped between the rooftops. Although this was slower than swinging Silk, it also allowed him to reach his destination quickly.
He jumped over several building rooftops and saw smoke rising a few blocks away. "Over there!" He jumped onto a tall building and ran to the edge of the roof. Just then, a car flew through the air, over the roof of the building, and hit the street on the other side of the building.
"What the hell?!" Peter thought. He stuck his head out and looked down at the street. Then he saw a dragon.
The thing was huge, about five meters tall. Bronze-colored scales covered the dragon-shaped arms, legs, and head. Its eyes glowed like flames, and it looked... extremely dangerous.
And standing in front of it was Mayday·Parker - the first superhero he fell in love with, the original source of his sense of justice, the woman who inspired him. She faced this monster alone.
"Don't do this!" Mayday shouted, "These people are innocent!"
"No one is innocent!" It fired a powerful laser and exploded in front of Mayday, flying her away and hitting a lamppost. "I am the strongest! Everyone will surrender to Dragon Emperor!"
It reached out and grabbed a car, raised it above its head, and threw it at Mayday. The girl's movements were slow, and Peter knew she couldn't avoid it - she hadn't recovered from the impact yet.
Before he could react, his body had already jumped into the air and blocked the trajectory of the speeding car.
"I caught you!" He landed in front of Mayday, picked her up and jumped away. The car hit the ground behind them and exploded.
"Who are you?!" Dragon Emperor's eyes ignited with flames, and an energy beam poured out.
"Get out of the way!" Mayday shouted. The two of them jumped away from the wall at the same time. The laser blasted the entire wall, and the broken pieces fell on the civilians below.
"No!" Peter rushed forward.
"I'm coming!" Mayday shot out a large piece of Silk, weaving a protective net over the civilians.
"It's okay, it's okay." Peter breathed a sigh of relief and turned to face the huge figure. He growled, "You bastard!"
Zheng--
Peter's bone claw popped out from the back of his hand, Mayday and Dragon Emperor were both stunned.
"You think those claws can stop me?!" Dragon Emperor roared, stretching his arms and showing his claws, "Mine is bigger!"
"What is that?!" Mayday pointed at Peter's pincer and shouted.
"A small ability of mine." Peter growled, "What ability does he have?"
"Well, obviously, super strength. He's kind of like a golden dragon version of Hulk, and he can shoot fire beams."
"Does he have the ability to heal himself?"
"Well, it should be at an average level." Spider-Girl guessed.
"You stay behind to contain him and seal his eyes and nose with Silk. Don't worry about me, I have super self-healing."
"Okay, okay." Mayday responded.
"Okay." Peter rushed towards Dragon Emperor. Dragon Emperor stared at him and roared, raising his fists and hitting the road. Peter jumped away, stepped on the street light pole, bounced up with force, and landed on his back. His arms plunged in, and the thorns pierced Dragon Emperor's body.
"Ouch--!" Dragon Emperor screamed.
"How about this move, bastard?!" Peter pulled out his left hand, put it around his neck, and tightened it hard.
Mayday shot out Silk, nailing Dragon Emperor's feet to the ground. Time and again, it kept entangling him, making him unable to move and could only stagger.
"Nothing can hurt me--" Peter put his right hand into Dragon Emperor's mouth, pierced his tongue, and cut it off with one stroke. "Hiss--no--!"
"Spider-Girl! Seal his nostrils and throat! Take his breath away!" Peter shouted.
"Okay!" Mayday jumped up and landed on Dragon Emperor's chest. Peter grabbed his mouth, wrapped one arm around his throat, and pulled his head back with the other.
Mayday quickly shot several Silk shots into Dragon Emperor's nose and throat, blocking the airway. Dragon Emperor quickly noticed and struggled more and more fiercely. The two had to jump away. But by this time, Mayday's mission had been completed.
Peter landed behind him, rushed forward, and swept his calves with his claws, forcing him to kneel to the ground.
"Get down!" Mayday jumped up and punched Dragon Emperor on the chin, sending him flying and falling back to the road.
"Roar--!" Dragon Emperor howled in pain, struggling to stand up, with his hands reaching for his throat and nose.
"We have to restrain him!" Spider-Girl shouted.
"It's okay." Peter said, "He can't do anything."
"What do you mean?"
"You sealed his throat and nostrils, remember? His fingers were sharp, but not long enough to reach in and pull Silk out. He would suffocate in a few seconds. When he passes out, we can tie him up."
Spider-Girl stared at Dragon Emperor's staggering appearance. He grabbed his throat in pain, but did not struggle to escape. She swallowed. "This is a bit cruel."
Peter sighed, "I know. But if we really fight him head-on, many innocent people will be injured." He motioned to the large crowd gathered around him, "It is better to let a madman suffer for a while than to let these innocent people get injured."
"But..." Mayday clenched his fists, "This... this is too cruel."
"Sometimes you have to be cruel." Peter saw the golden dragon staring at him and was furious. "Oops!"
Dragon Emperor roared and broke free of his legs from Silk. He looked around, grabbed a car like a trapped animal, raised it over his head and threw it at them.
"I'm coming!" Mayday fired two Silk, trying to catch the car like Slingshot. But a huge figure blocked her sight, landed on the flying car, and smashed the car into the ground.
"No! Let's come!" the figure shouted.
Peter stood up straight. The person was wearing a silver metal dome helmet, a sleeveless black tight-fitting vest, and a flannel shirt tied around his waist.
"J2?!" Mayday shouted in surprise.
Peter raised his eyebrows.
J2? What the hell is that name? It sounds like a robot model.
But look at that helmet and this exaggerated, inhuman size...
Why does it look more and more like Juggernaut?
Come to think of it, Juggernaut of this generation is also the son of Cain·Marco.
"Hey, Spider-Girl, don't worry, I brought reinforcements!" the big man said with a smile.
"Avengers! Assemble!" Peter heard a familiar shout. He turned around and saw a set of black and gold Tony-style battle armor falling from the sky.
A blond woman holding a buckler and dressed like Captain America also fell down.
"What the hell?" Peter blurted out.