"How's that? I'm quite punctual, aren't I?"
Having laid out Dr. Lizard, Peter turned back to look at Gwen, his voice lazy and flippant.
Gwen/Green Goblin:???
Before Gwen could even snap out of it, the Green Goblin subconsciously glanced at the time display built into his helmet, and then couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath of cold air.
From the moment this guy called The Punisher engaged Dr. Lizard until Dr. Lizard lay motionless like a dead lizard, the whole damn process really took less than a minute!
The moment he realized this, the Green Goblin couldn't help but shudder, nearly falling off his glider.
The madness and playfulness in his eyes had vanished, replaced instantly by the weakness and tendency for compromise characteristic of a capitalist.
Run! I have to run right now!
This guy is not someone I can deal with at all!
The Green Goblin knew his physical condition very well.
The physique enhancement potion had only increased his physical capabilities by about a dozen times; therefore, he actually couldn't compete with Dr. Lizard in terms of either strength or speed.
In other words... I'm an ADC!
What sane ADC would think of standing their ground against a heavy juggernaut!
Dr. Lizard had super regeneration, which allowed him to tank over a hundred punches from that guy named "The Punisher."
As for him... if those fists landed on his body, forget being pounded into mincemeat, he'd probably be kneaded into hand-beaten beef balls!
With that thought, the Green Goblin didn't hesitate for a second. He immediately manipulated the machine guns at the front of the Green Goblin Glider to fire wildly, then threw out all the remaining pumpkin bombs on the glider.
And then... without a second thought, he turned and fled!
The Green Goblin's plan was quite beautiful in his mind, but he had overlooked one thing.
That was the fact that Gwen had Spider-Sense!
Almost the instant he made his move, Gwen reacted immediately.
"Run!"
Gwen first shouted a warning, then stepped off the school building's railing and jumped out, while using the web-shooter in her hand to stick to the Green Goblin Glider.
And Peter also made a judgment almost instantly. He immediately hoisted Dr. Connors and performed a Leap of Faith from the third floor of the school building.
Almost at the same time Peter landed with Connors, the school building behind them was completely blown into ruins.
At that moment, realizing she had to do something, Gwen used all her strength to physically drag the Green Goblin down from the air.
Peter and Gwen's coordination was incredibly seamless. Almost the moment Gwen pulled the Green Goblin Glider down, Peter, noticing the webbing was about to snap, exerted sudden force.
He soared into the air, while a deep blue Rasengan had already condensed in his hand.
Boom!
The Rasengan smashed heavily onto the Green Goblin Glider, blasting a massive hole in it on the spot.
The Green Goblin Glider exploded instantly, and the Green Goblin tumbled miserably to the ground, his armor severely damaged by the impact of the Rasengan and the explosion.
Gwen instinctively wanted to step forward to subdue the Green Goblin, but was stopped by Peter's hand.
He walked quickly to the Green Goblin's side. Just as he crouched down, the Green Goblin suddenly lunged, a sharp blade popping out from his right arm armor, stabbing fiercely toward Peter's throat!
If this move had been used on Gwen, even with her Spider-Sense, she would have most likely suffered a heavy blow after dodging the vital spot.
But the reason Peter didn't let Gwen come forward was precisely to guard against this trick of his.
Although he didn't have Spider-Sense, he had predicted the Green Goblin's prediction.
Thus, just as the Green Goblin made a move, Peter keenly tilted his head, and after dodging the thrust, he moved like lightning to grab the Green Goblin's arm.
Terrifying strength crushed the arm plating of the Green Goblin's armor along with his bones!
"Ah!"
The Green Goblin screamed in agony and immediately became compliant.
To prevent this guy from having any other hidden tricks on him,
Peter reached out and quickly pressed several spots on the Green Goblin's armor, directly crushing the entire suit into scrap.
Now, even if the Green Goblin wanted to play dirty, it would be to no avail.
The Green Goblin also hadn't expected that "The Punisher," as a "heroic figure," would be so cautious. With all his means exhausted, he could only helplessly try to use words to tempt The Punisher into letting him go.
To this, Peter simply ignored him and tucked him under his arm, then turned to hoist Dr. Connors onto his shoulder as well.
"You can't take them away!"
The battered Gwen tried to stop Peter.
To this, Peter only said coldly:
"Miss Ghost-Spider, you wouldn't want me to take off your mask in public, would you?"
"You... we're all superheroes, you're being far too much!" Gwen's small face under the mask flushed red with anger.
But she was indeed frightened by the threat; she knew very well that in her current battered state, she couldn't be his match.
So, she could only aggrievedly hypnotize herself:
I'm not being a coward, I'm just, just... oh, right! I'm just worried about Peter. I wonder where he's hiding and if he's safe now?
Seeing Gwen leave tactfully, Peter then turned to look at his surroundings.
Countless boys and girls there wanted to crowd around to observe him up close, yet feared his power, so they could only shout to him from a distance.
Looking at the students whose faces were full of gossip, a mischievous smile suddenly curled the corners of Peter's mouth under the mask:
"Kids, you know what? Gossiping comes with a price."
The students who heard this burst into laughter, thinking The Punisher was just joking with them.
But in the next second, they saw The Punisher walk with the two villains to the front of the school that had been blown into ruins.
"What is he going to do?"
A few students felt a faint, ominous premonition in their hearts.
And then... they saw a scene that they would never forget and that would utterly break them.
As The Punisher pressed one hand onto the ruins of the school, a soft light quickly covered the debris.
Then... under the power of this white light, those ruins still burning with fire actually began to float rapidly, restoring themselves according to some strange power.
In the blink of an eye, a brand-new Midtown High School appeared before everyone's eyes.
Looking at it, it seemed... even newer than before it was bombed!
"No—!!!"
At this moment, countless boys and girls let out the heart-wrenching sound of an explosion.
"I wish you a happy time 'learning' in school~!"
After leaving behind such a sentence, Peter hoisted the Green Goblin and Dr. Lizard, jumped over the campus fence, and turned to leave coolly.
Behind him, looking at "The Punisher" who "left after the deed was done, hiding his merit and fame," the students completed the mental journey from fans to haters in the blink of an eye:
"Fuck, Punisher, you failed us!"
"Punisher, you have no heart!"
"Scumbag, I never want to have your babies! Never!"