However, at the last moment, when Gwen plunged into the spacetime tunnel generated by the particle collider...
A blue light inexplicably appeared before her eyes.
When she came to her senses, she found that she hadn't arrived in her original world, but in a New York that was similar yet different.
Initially, although Gwen was annoyed by her "wrong crossing," she tried her best to find a way back.
Even though she knew nothing about this world, relying on her abilities, she still managed to gather a lot of information.
For example, there seemed to be no legend of Spider-Man in this world.
For another example, as seen on the news, Kingpin's power in this world had just collapsed.
In fact, when she first learned this news, Gwen felt like the sky was falling.
After all, no Kingpin meant no particle collider, and she couldn't return to her original world.
However, holding onto the hope that maybe only Kingpin was gone but the particle collider had actually been built long ago, she chose to go to Kingpin's original territory, wanting to investigate further.
But the final result was...
"There isn't one, right?"
Luca stated the answer matter-of-factly.
Based on his knowledge, Kingpin in this world hadn't even married, let alone had a wife and son.
Under these circumstances, naturally, Kingpin wouldn't build a particle collider to retrieve his dead wife and son.
However, as soon as he said this, Gwen paused slightly.
"There is... no, I don't know either..."
Now it was Luca's turn to be dumbfounded.
"There really is a particle collider??"
Wait, with Kingpin just starting out in this world, how could he have the resources to build such a super-large black technology?
Hearing Luca's question, Gwen spoke again.
"I don't know. I went to the location of the particle collider in the other world and only saw a similar experimental base there. Before I could investigate further, my infiltration was discovered by the guards. If I hadn't run fast, I might have died there."
Hearing this, Luca frowned tightly and asked somewhat skeptically.
"You ran into the remnants of Kingpin's forces? That's not right either. With your skills, how could a group of ordinary people put you in a life-or-death crisis?"
Gwen shook her head gently.
"Not ordinary people. Most of them were equipped with energy weapons, and there were several superpowered individuals and cyborgs among them."
"I was discovered by a cyborg and then besieged and heavily injured."
Hearing Gwen say this, Luca shook his head decisively.
"Then they definitely aren't Kingpin's subordinates. If Kingpin had subordinates with this strength, he wouldn't... wouldn't have been killed so easily."
Having said that, because of this news, the doubts in Luca's heart grew stronger.
When did such a force appear in New York? Cyborgs, and superpowered individuals?
Originally, Luca thought that after the Battle of New York, New York should be "peaceful" for a long time, with other major events basically happening in other cities.
That's why after dealing with Kingpin, he continued to stay safely in New York to develop.
Unexpectedly, as expected, this metropolis where superheroes gather is a place of trouble. Now a mysterious force has appeared inexplicably.
"You said there were superpowered individuals? What were their abilities? Any characteristics?" Luca asked.
Cyborgs sounded like mass-produced cannon fodder. Even if placed in front of Luca, he might not recognize whose product they were.
But for superpowered individuals, there might be traces to follow.
Hearing Luca ask this, Gwen chose not to hide it. After recalling slightly, she said:
"Several of the superpowered individuals seemed to have the same ability. Their bodies could emit high heat, and they could breathe fire from their mouths."
"But one guy was different from them. His ability seemed to be turning his body into various different substances."
"During the fight with him, I noticed that he just touched a piece of metal on the ground, and his whole person turned into a pitch-black block of iron."
Listening to Gwen's answer, a name flashed through Luca's mind immediately.
"Absorbing Man?"
Gwen: "A very vivid name. Do you know that superpowered individual?"
The "Absorbing Man" Luca mentioned was considered a somewhat famous villain in the Marvel world.
His ability itself was actually very powerful. By touching a substance, he could completely transform his body into the exact same material.
Logically speaking, with this ability, just give him a vibranium shield, and this guy could instantly join the ranks of top-tier villains.
But perhaps because his brain wasn't very bright, this villain never thought of carrying some sturdy material with him for transformation.
Basically, he only remembered to touch the concrete floor or rubber tires on the ground after the fight started, leading to a very lackluster combat record.
Otherwise, not to mention carrying hard-to-find materials like vibranium, even if he kept a diamond in his pocket, most superheroes probably wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
However, if it's Absorbing Man, my impression is that this guy hangs out with Hydra?
Luca rubbed his forehead with a headache.
It couldn't be helped. Although "Absorbing Man's" ability was distinctive, he wasn't an important character after all. Luca really couldn't remember which faction he belonged to.
As for the "fire ability users" Gwen mentioned earlier.
If it were a single guy with fire abilities, it would be hard to guess, after all, "even dogs don't eat the Mera Mera no Mi."
But if several guys with the same ability appeared simultaneously, the only thing Luca could think of was the defective super soldiers created by Killian, the villain in Iron Man 3, using the "Extremis virus."
But how did Killian get involved with Hydra too?
Thinking of so many troublesome guys mixing together, and judging from Gwen's meaning, they were obviously conducting some dangerous experiment, Luca felt his headache worsen.
At this moment, he already regretted bringing her back rashly.
Who could have thought that this guy would get involved in such big trouble right after arriving in the "other world"...
No, villains causing trouble should be left for superheroes to deal with. My fragile body shouldn't casually get involved in such danger!
Thinking of this, Luca steadied his mind and looked up at the Spider-Girl in front of him again.
"Actually, if you want to go home, you don't necessarily have to find a particle collider, right?"
"Leaving aside whether that thing exists, even if you found the particle collider, you probably couldn't guarantee returning to your original world just by yourself, right?"
Speaking of this, Luca was actually prepared to "shout" at the ceiling, trying to summon the Ancient One.
After all, "parallel world invasion" like this should logically fall under her jurisdiction.
And with that old fellow's habit of checking timelines whenever she had nothing to do, maybe cursing her a few times could "summon" her out.
Unexpectedly, before Luca could try to activate his "Grand Summoning Spell," Gwen in front of him pulled out a red USB drive with a spider symbol from her chest.
"Actually, I wasn't the only one who strayed into this world."