I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 261 Extreme evil is justice

"So, you already knew that the mortal was... by something called St... St..."

"They are Skrulls."

"Yes, Skrulls in disguise?"

"Hmph, what else? Do you really think I'm stupid? Would I do what you did, barging into a secret organization's camp without any preparation, murdering their leader in broad daylight, ruining my reputation, and turning myself into public enemy number one? What's the point?"

"Hiss...no, this...is this right...? Ah? I don't know why, but my head suddenly feels so itchy..."

Of course, when Steve Rogers witnessed Nick Fury transform from an Earthling into a Skrull, not only was he stunned, but Thor, who wasn't good at thinking to begin with, also had his brain freeze, displaying one question mark after another, instantly becoming a human meme.

Urged on by Riley, he instinctively swung Mjolnir and led Riley away from the scene. Following Riley's directions, they returned to District 13.

Thor finally snapped out of his daze, looking at Riley with suspicion and disbelief. After scrutinizing him for a while, he finally asked with some skepticism.

Then, faced with Riley's self-righteous answer, Thor felt that something was wrong, yet it also sounded very reasonable, which made Thor put his hands on his head and fall into a long period of deep thought.

"That's actually easy to understand... because the Nick Fury I know, while also suspicious and not easily trusting, wouldn't be so irrationally targeting me like this unless there's a clear conflict of interest. It's like he's afraid I'll be able to hold back and not cause him trouble. So I'm 98% sure that this Nick Fury is an imposter."

Riley, meanwhile, crossed his legs and controlled his ninja soldiers, altering their appearance with the help of Silly Girl to disguise them as New York police ninjas, thus lifting traffic restrictions near the battleground.

Before leaving the scene, he secretly took photos of the body and sent them to J. Jonah Jameson, doing Old Deng a favor. This allowed J. Jonah Jameson, who was recently worried about not having any big news, to use his expertise to write news and sow discord among the public regarding S.H.I.E.L.D.

After finishing these clean-up tasks, Riley turned to Thor, spread his hands, and responded confidently.

"I have to say, that Skrull was really something to be able to impersonate Nick Fury for so long without being discovered by those around him... It's just a pity that no matter how much he planned, he never expected that I, as a superhero, would actually dare to kill him and expose his true Skrull identity in public. From a villain with malicious intentions to a great hero who recognized talent and turned the tide."

"Otherwise, if I lose my temper and dare to attack him, but don't kill him because of my public identity, then I'll have fallen into his trap and been led by the nose."

"I see, I think I understand now... I was wondering how you could possibly... Hmm? Wait a minute..."

At this moment, Thor, with eyes as clear as a college student's, was driven by his pride and his true nature of not caring at all whether Nick Fury lived or died.

Even after Riley finished speaking, Thor was still completely confused and didn't understand at all. After a brief moment of thought, he pretended to understand, like a character from a martial arts novel, and nodded in agreement.

Then, to prevent Riley from asking what he knew, he quickly changed the subject before Riley could speak, feigning surprise.

"Loki clearly told me that Heimdall saw you being mind-controlled by some kind of secret technique, and the dark aura emanating from you didn't seem fake... So how come you seem perfectly fine now?"

"Who said I'm alright? I was indeed ambushed and turned into a villain. I haven't recovered yet, you'll see."

When Thor asked him questions, Riley didn't hold back at all.

In addition to responding, he changed the Spider-Man's color scheme from the normal black to a black and white film color scheme right in front of Thor, which looked obviously wrong.

"However, the other party may not know that once a personality is pushed to its extreme, it can turn into another extreme."

"Besides, once the dark side within me is passively and fully released under the influence of external forces, my evil nature, in pursuit of even greater power, will inevitably lead me to add two other abilities on top of that—abilities that can further enhance myself but will also affect my mind and amplify negative emotions. So..."

"So... because your personality became extremely evil, two negatives turned into a positive, and you were actually righteous despite being evil, and were forcibly pulled back?!"

"Hmm~ I wouldn't say I've completely returned to normal? At least for now, I'm definitely more prone to impulsiveness and more likely to choose to kill criminals or anyone who offends me."

"You mean the recent mass deaths of mortals? Isn't that a manifestation of your becoming evil, bloodthirsty, and cruel?"

"You could say that? After all, once my mind cleared up a bit, I noticed changes in my body. Then I was busy torturing and killing those truly heinous villains whose hands were stained with the blood of innocent victims. I used this double-crossing method to vent my negative emotions, to ensure that my remaining sanity could still barely control my body's actions."

"Of course, this means my daily schedule is completely packed. Naturally, I don't have the extra energy to go to Asgard to find Aunt Frigga and continue learning magic."

"...Hiss...Is this even possible?!"

After some explanation, Thor was finally convinced that Riley, despite having become evil, would not easily do bad things.

Then, with Riley's permission, the symbiote suit, which had been scapegoated, wriggled on Riley's body and revealed a pitiful, chibi-style head, nodding repeatedly at Thor to prove that it was indeed Riley's idea from beginning to end, and that the symbiote was not deliberately interfering with or eroding Riley's mind.

Thor, who had assumed Riley had completely turned to the dark side and was mentally prepared for a fierce battle, fell into a long silence.

As scalding steam rose from his head, Thor, who was already feeling a bit overwhelmed, couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise, and fell into a state of brain overload shutdown!

Of course, there's another point that Riley didn't explicitly say.