"I actually prefer a bit of private space. Could you back up, please?" Peter said, looking at the Lizard who was getting closer.
The Lizard was right in front of Peter. "I like that too, but you broke into my territory!"
BOOM!
The Lizard threw a punch, leaving a deep imprint on the wall. Peter dodged the punch with his superior reaction time.
Peter quickly counterattacked, shooting a web line to seal the Lizard's mouth. Then, he slid under the Lizard's legs, coming up behind him.
Stepping on the Lizard's back, Peter pulled hard on the web line, controlling the Lizard as if he were training a horse.
The Lizard was thrown to the ground and tried to get up, but Peter held the web line tightly.
"ROAR!" The Lizard tore the webs apart with its claws. Peter lost his footing and, unable to react in mid-air, was struck by one of the Lizard's claws.
In an instant, blood splattered!
The spider emblem on Peter's chest was shredded, replaced by five long, deep cuts that were gushing blood.
"Game over," the Lizard stated.
"No~ The game has just begun~" Silas arrived!
Silas looked at the wound on Peter's chest, his eyes blazing with fury as he stared at the Lizard. "You get out of here first. I'll handle this."
"I think I can still..." Peter tried to stand up, but the movement pulled at his chest wound, making him gasp and sit back down on the ground.
"Alright, I might need to leave for a moment. I'll be right back." Peter knew he had to bandage the wound quickly, or if he moved too much, the accelerated blood flow would make him lose a lot more blood.
"Neither of you is going anywhere!" The Lizard tried to stop Peter from leaving.
Silas intervened, blocking the Lizard. He kicked the Lizard hard in the abdomen, sending him crashing into the sewer railing.
The railing couldn't withstand the Lizard's impact and broke apart.
Seeing Peter had left the battle, Silas summoned the Shadowkhan. "Attack, all of you!"
The Shadow Ninjas' weapons flashed with cold light. All of them pulled out shurikens and threw them at the Lizard.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
The shurikens only left streaks of sparks on the Lizard's body, not even a white scratch.
In retaliation, the Lizard swung his tail, and several Shadow Ninjas dissolved into black mist.
"I will find you, Spider-Man! Then your family! Your friends! None of them will escape!" The Lizard noticed Peter leaving and threatened him.
Hearing the Lizard's voice, Peter's body froze. He's right! I can't leave!
"Foolish~" Silas sneered dismissively.
The Lizard was enraged by Silas's provocation. His momentum surging, he charged at Silas, only to find his feet sinking as if he had stepped into a mud pit.
"What is this?" The Lizard finally saw the black mass under his feet. He was about to climb out.
But more Shadow Ninjas appeared, piling on top of him, including Silas.
"D-damn it!" The Lizard's strength was immense. He slowly began to break free.
Silas started to panic, too. Without a solid footing, he couldn't exert his full strength.
At the crucial moment, Peter, who hadn't left yet, rushed back. Ignoring his chest wound, he wrapped web lines around the Lizard's limbs and mouth. "I'm sorry, but I won't allow you to hurt my family!"
Finally, the Lizard, his eyes filled with hatred, was pulled into the Shadow Realm.
[Subdued the Lizard, gained 500 Justice Points]
Silas completely relaxed when he heard the system notification. If the system said so, there was absolutely no problem.
"Thank you," Peter said, clutching his wound.
Silas shook his head, looking at Peter's injury. "You need to hurry back and bandage that up, or you'll bleed out."
"Okay." Peter endured the pain and climbed out of the sewer.
After ordering the Shadow Ninjas to destroy the lab equipment, Silas also headed home.
However, just in case, he secretly followed Peter, making sure he arrived home safely before quietly climbing back into his room through the window.
Back in his room, he patted the Shadow Ninja lying on his bed, and glanced at the other one studying by the desk.
Silas had even named the two Shadow Ninjas. The one pretending to be him on the bed was named Big Black, and the studious one was named Little Black.
"Time to check on Peter." As soon as Silas opened his door, he saw Peter cautiously walking up the stairs.
"Peter, what are you doing?" Silas pretended to ask in confusion.
Peter quickly waved his hand, but the movement aggravated the wound on his chest, making his face contort in pain.
"What's wrong?" Silas walked up to Peter.
"Nothing." Peter hastily opened his door, went into his room, and shut the door.
Silas mentally counted to sixty, knocked on Peter's door, and then opened it without waiting for Peter's reply.
"Peter? What happened to you?!" As Silas opened the door, he saw Peter with his shirt off, examining his wound in the mirror.
"Uh!" Peter couldn't find any way to explain the injury. It was clearly visible that something large had clawed him.
Peter helplessly closed the door. "Silas, please, don't tell Uncle Ben or Aunt May."
"I won't, but are you sure you shouldn't get that bandaged?" Silas said, pointing to Peter's wound.
Peter looked down. "Of course, I need to."
"Wait here!" Silas, having achieved his goal, turned and went back to his room to retrieve the medical kit.
Peter looked at the medical kit in Silas's hand with surprise. "Where did you get that?"
"My room. Uncle Ben put it there," Silas explained. In fact, he had taken the medical kit from a hospital.
By using Uncle Ben as an excuse, Peter wouldn't dare to check, unless he wanted to confess his injury to Uncle Ben.
Sure enough, Peter didn't question the origin of the medical kit. He sat in the chair. "Then, Silas, I'll rely on you to help me with the medicine."
"Leave it to me." Silas began to treat Peter's wound.
After about ten minutes, Silas finished applying the medicine and wrapping the wound with gauze.
"Thank you so much, Silas," Peter said.
Silas shook his head. "Just remember not to move around anymore."
"Don't worry, I don't feel like moving at all right now," Peter said, lying on the bed.
Silas nodded and was about to leave.
"Aren't you going to ask why I'm hurt?" Peter asked suddenly.
Silas smiled. "Peter, I believe you'll tell me eventually."
Returning to his room, and after confirming Peter was fine, Silas opened the Justice Point Store and redeemed a random clue for the Twelve Talismans!
He currently had 1203 Justice Points, which was more than enough to redeem a Talisman clue. The only downside was that he couldn't specify which one.
The moment Silas redeemed the Talisman clue, he felt like he had entered a gray, hazy space.
Suddenly! A giant imprint of the Pig Talisman appeared before him. Just as Silas reached out to touch it, the Pig Talisman imprint instantly exploded, forming a string of text.
[The Pig's eyes are able to emit high-heat lasers because it sees the sun rise every day]
"That's the clue?" Silas was disappointed that the clue was so vague. How was he supposed to figure that out?
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