I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 356 Conspiracy?

Just as Riley was completely bewildered, his thoughts overwhelmed by question marks, his CPU was clearly overloaded and smoking.

But soon, Riley shook his head forcefully, forcibly cutting off those chaotic thoughts.

Indeed, Riley, who calls himself a modern-day Jia Xu (a legendary Chinese strategist), excels at planning and scheming. Moreover, after witnessing various disastrous futures, he always formulates a series of meticulous plans before actually putting them into action…

But that doesn't mean Riley is an indecisive person.

On the contrary, Riley's unique experiences in his past life had made him understand the importance of "adaptability" after years of infiltrating drug dens alone.

Therefore, it is clear that in the short term, simply racking one's brains will not yield any breakthrough progress.

Riley, with the simple, crude, and unreasonable thought that "if you can't solve the problem, then solve the problem by dealing with the person who created it," prepared to immediately travel back in time to the point when the Sandman attacked the Parker couple.

In order to personally take action and use swift and decisive means to send the Sandman, who was already destined to die, to the afterlife on the spot, while allowing the agents of District 13 who had already sacrificed themselves to survive, thus achieving the effect of "resurrection" in disguise.

Of course, under the dual influence of his father and the Ancient One, Riley, whose magical skills were growing day by day, understood that his actions were undoubtedly a brutal interference with the laws of time, which could bring unpredictable consequences.

Just like the Flash from the DC Comics crew next door.

Simply rewriting the tragedy of his mother's death almost triggered a major crisis that led to the destruction of the world, and in the end, he had no choice but to restart the entire universe.

This clearly demonstrates that the risks behind "time travel" are far more complex and dangerous than they appear on the surface.

This is why, in the past, Riley always tried to avoid excessive overlap and influence on the current timeline when traveling through time. And after achieving his objectives, he decisively returned to his original timeline without any hesitation.

But at this moment, seeing the grief on Sheriff Black's face and thinking of the vibrant lives lost while protecting their families, Riley's heart was already tipped.

Moreover, the fact that "Riley from the future" did not appear in time to stop the Sandman's atrocities also bothered Riley greatly.

This means that either Riley encountered some uncontrollable force during his time travel, and ultimately was unable to change this history...

Either this time travel is too dangerous and could kill Riley, causing the "Riri in the future" to cease to exist!

Thinking about it this way, Riley vaguely felt that he was being deliberately targeted by someone.

Furthermore, the other party not only knew his background quite well, but was also extremely cunning, setting up this scheme that forced Riley to willingly walk into it step by step according to the other party's plan.

And this is the terrifying aspect of a calculated scheme.

This sent chills down Riley's spine, who had recently been targeted and almost turned into a world boss.

At that very moment, he sensed the faint, lingering gaze of the Ancient One. It seemed to be silently advising Riley to abandon this obsessive thought and not to arbitrarily alter history.

But no matter what...

Whether it's to repay a debt of gratitude for saving someone's life or to resolve doubts in one's heart.

After comforting Sheriff Black for a while, Riley suddenly disappeared from the spot and disappeared into the time tunnel.

Therefore, what Riley didn't know was...

After witnessing Riley's figure disappear and knowing that his persuasion had, as expected, been ineffective.

The Ancient One, far away in the magical sanctuary of New York, shook her head slightly, revealing a helpless expression.

Then, turning her head slightly to Tian Xiaoban, who was lazily crossing her legs directly opposite her, she complained irritably.

"Sigh, the kids' grown up, they've got their wings, they're harder to manage... Is this what they call 'not turning back until they hit a brick wall'? But how come I never noticed before that you had this kind of wicked sense of humor?"

"There's no way around it. He's been having such a smooth ride at this point in his life that he's clearly overlooked the balance of yin and yang, and he's even played a trick on the dark forces. If he doesn't suffer a bit and clear his head, he might really end up heading in the direction of 'Homelander' or 'Injustice' and never look back."

At this moment, Ben Tennyson, sitting in front of the Ancient One, is showing a clear tendency to break character.

Not only did they seem to know the Ancient One for a long time, but they were also leisurely drinking tea infused with large goji berries on the Ancient One's private property.

Even when the Ancient One made a sarcastic remark, she responded without any hesitation.

Finally, after finishing his tea, he waved his hand, indicating that the Ancient One did not need to continue casting spells to refill his cup.

Ben Tennyson didn't even touch the watch before he transformed into X-Man out of thin air, flashing with green light.

Clearly, this Tian Xiaoban had already unlocked the little broken watch's mind transformation authority.

Even the so-called "little broken watch not long ago" was just a performance by Tian Xiaoban.

Then, standing still and after a brief silence, Superman X, who had resumed his actions, continued speaking in that unique tone that blended male and female voices, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Thank you for your hospitality. Now that he has begun his operation, I should also set off to complete the final step of the plan... Besides, thanks to time travel, my journey should only differ by three seconds from my current timeline. But if I get back too late, I'll be in big trouble."

"Who told you to be so slow to react, falling into a trap without even realizing it?"

Seeing the other person's expression, which was a mixture of helplessness and doting, the Ancient One nodded knowingly and also chuckled and teased.

After a slight pause, the Ancient One, whose human curiosity had not been extinguished even after a long period of time, asked X-Man, who was about to leave after opening the time tunnel.

"Speaking of which, I'm a little curious... if we were to limit our abilities to the same level, who would win a fight between you and him?"

"...I know all his weaknesses and understand all his thoughts."

"But he's in high spirits right now, carrying too much responsibility, and he shouldn't and can't afford to lose."