After Peter finished speaking, the three Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Men fell into a brief silence once again.
After a long while, Number One Good Neighbor was the first to speak, his tone carrying a hint of testing the waters:
"Um... I think what he said... makes some sense?"
As soon as these words came out, Number Three Good Neighbor's eyes nearly popped out of his head. He pointed at Number One and roared with a look of utter shock:
"Are you serious?!"
"This concerns the entire Universe! A major matter involving tens of billions of lives! And you actually think what he said makes sense?!"
Number Three instinctively looked at Number Two, trying to pull in an ally for himself.
But Number Two unnaturally shifted his gaze away:
"In fact, I also plan to stay."
After his eyes wandered for a good while, they unconsciously landed on Gwen.
While he didn't agree with Peter's extreme idea that "if my family is dead, there's nothing left in this Universe worth caring about,"
Having already tasted the bitterness of losing a loved one,
He truly did not want Peter or Gwen to follow in his footsteps.
In the depths of his heart, he ultimately hoped that Peter and Gwen could keep going together.
Having someone be happy in a parallel World in his stead was better than all Peters living in endless agony.
Seeing him like this, Number Three Good Neighbor's expression gradually turned ugly, even somewhat distorted.
He felt betrayed.
He looked at Number One, then at Number Two, and couldn't help but growl low:
"Do you even know what you're doing?!"
"Do you want to stand by and watch this Universe be destroyed?!"
Facing Number Three's questioning, Number One and Number Two said nothing, meeting him only with silence.
"Damn it! I've really had enough!"
Perhaps because he was older, or perhaps because his sharp edges had long been worn down by repeated losses,
The current Number Three had already abandoned the "naive" notion that "man can triumph over heaven."
In his worldview, some things were destined, and someone had to bear the burden.
And they were the chosen "bearers"; it was a duty they could not resist.
With great power comes great responsibility.
"Suit yourselves!"
"I'm not sticking around for this!"
Number Three shouted indignantly, then pressed the bracelet on his wrist.
Vroom!
The air distorted, and a spatial portal opened in response.
Without the slightest hesitation, Number Three stepped toward the portal.
Just as half his body had already vanished into the vortex, he suddenly stopped.
He didn't look back, only speaking coldly:
"I won't inform Mr. Miguel of your decision."
"But correspondingly, all of you will pay the price for your foolish actions!"
After saying this, he stepped into the portal without looking back.
The spatial vortex slowly closed and finally vanished, leaving only Number One and Number Two staring at each other in the night wind.
The two looked at Peter cautiously, wanting to advise him not to take Number Three's words to heart and so on,
But they were somewhat fearful of Peter's strength and his mercurial personality; for a moment, they didn't know how to speak.
This was truly a misunderstanding of Peter.
Regarding Number Three's departure, Peter didn't feel disappointed or angry.
He just looked thoughtfully in the direction Number Three had left, a playful arc curling at the corner of his mouth... Then, he turned to look at Number One and Number Two:
"I'm glad you chose to stay."
"Since you're willing to stay, as far as I'm concerned, you're friends."
As soon as he finished speaking, Peter walked over to them, his hands glowing with pure white light.
The healing ability of the horse talisman instantly activated.
The injuries left from when the two were "violently entertained" by Peter earlier were restored to their original state in the blink of an eye!
"WTF!"
Number One and Number Two Good Neighbor swore simultaneously.
They checked their bodies in disbelief, their faces looking like they'd seen a ghost.
"What ability is this? Why do you have an ability like this?"
Regarding this, Peter didn't intend to be a riddle-man and directly brought out the "Dragon Warrior" setup he had told Gwen before.
According to the movie's setting, the Spider Alliance can enter other Universes at will.
Peter was quite envious of this ability and intended to bring the entire Society under his command.
To take over this Society, he had to Train trustworthy subordinates within it.
Number One and Number Two seemed like good candidates to Peter... "Bro, aren't you going to figure out the specific process of how the Web Event happens?"
After taking the two alternate versions of himself to visit Parker Tech, the two Good Neighbors couldn't help but start offering suggestions to Peter.
In their understanding, to prevent an event from happening, shouldn't you at least know exactly how it happens?
Like who the killer is, the time and place, the specific method, and so on... Peter just shrugged, his expression incredibly relaxed and casual.
"Why make it so complicated?"
He picked up an apple from the table and took a crunching bite, speaking indistinctly through a mouthful:
"Since an accident will definitely happen to George in two days, as long as I stay by his side without leaving for a moment, won't that settle it?"
"As for what kind of opponent I'll face..."
Peter paused, a flash of confidence in his eyes.
"Does it matter?"
"Regardless of who comes, they won't be a match for me."
Hearing this, Number One and Number Two exchanged a glance, feeling as if countless alpacas were stampeding through their minds.
Old Self, you really are arrogant!
However, recalling the scene of being easily crushed by Peter earlier, the two ultimately chose not to speak up in rebuttal.
This Old Self indeed had the capital to be arrogant... After settling the two alternate versions of himself, Peter didn't stay idle.
He first followed the original plan to inject George and Pauline with the lizard serum, giving them enough power for self-preservation.
Then, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to developing the "black cat serum" he had promised Felicia with Dr. Connors.
With the prior experience of making the perfect lizard serum, combined with the 100% genetic stability of the little broken watch,
The development of the black cat serum encountered no obstacles at all.
After two days of busy work, the first "Perfect black cat serum" came into existence.
Felicia had already been waiting for a long time for this.
As Peter injected the serum, which shimmered with a silver-gray luster, into Felicia's arm,
Felicia soon began her transformation.
With the assistance of the horse talisman, the evolution process ended quickly.
Perhaps the genetic compatibility was high enough, or perhaps there was some protection from a Black Cat Totem or something in the shadows.
In short, once the evolution was complete, Felicia became a perfect shifter just like Dr. Connors.
Her appearance didn't change at all in her daily life, but with just a single thought,
In the next second, furry cat ears and a cat tail, as well as sharp claws and soft paw pads, all emerged.
"Wow~"
Felicia looked at her new form, her eyes filled with surprise and joy.
Seeing this, Peter couldn't help but step forward and rub Felicia's cat ears.
"How is it? Do you like it?"
Felicia smilingly threw herself into Peter's arms, her long tail gently rubbing against Peter's arm over and over.
"This feeling... is just paw-some, meow~!"