bioinnovel Chapter 458 Riley: 1. Why didn't you just use the red form from the start?
Chapter 458 Riley: 1. Why didn't you just use the red form from the start?
Gwen was stunned.
She stood by the finish line, her hands still on her hips, her expectant look of anticipation seemingly paused.
She opened her mouth instinctively, but the words that welled up in her throat got stuck there.
She wanted to question, to refute, and to demand an explanation for her clearly outstanding performance.
Meanwhile, Riley, whose name had been called, stepped forward.
He walked obediently towards the starting point, only patting Gwen gently on the shoulder and shaking his head silently as he passed by her.
Clearly, Riley wanted Gwen to avoid confronting Masters in public and instead return to the queue.
Trusting Riley, even though Gwen felt deliberately humiliated by Masters and embarrassed in front of everyone, she ultimately took a deep breath and quickly returned to the queue.
As soon as she stood still, she felt someone gently touch her elbow.
It's Peter.
Almost the instant Riley was called out, Peter, anticipating how aggrieved Gwen would feel, quietly moved to another seat.
He didn't speak, but gazed at Gwen with gentle eyes tinged with tenderness. Then he opened his arms, offering her a silent invitation.
Gwen leaned into Peter's arms without hesitation, letting his arms wrap around her waist and hold her firmly.
This hug, though devoid of many words, was filled with understanding and comfort.
Gwen buried her face in Peter's shoulder, took a deep breath, and felt all the surging grievances quickly subside.
"It's okay, you did a great job, everyone saw it," Peter whispered in her ear, a voice only the two of them could hear.
Gwen gave a soft "Mmm," without looking up, but her arms tightened in response to Peter's embrace. She relaxed in Peter's arms, letting him hold her. At that moment, the gazes in the gymnasium, Masters's indifference, and the unfairness of the assessment all seemed to recede into the distance.
The students around watched this scene in silence.
The girls who had just felt indignant for Gwen now wore warm smiles.
They exchanged glances, and quite a few even adjusted their positions, gently nudging their clueless male companions, and then gesturing towards Peter and Gwen.
Look what a considerate boyfriend he is! Why don't you learn from others?
The boys' reactions were much more complex.
Flash Thompson scratched his head, looked at Gwen leaning against Peter, then at Riley who was about to start running, and a puzzled expression appeared on his face.
He probably couldn't understand why Gwen would choose Peter instead of Riley.
After all, in Flash's simple worldview, beauties are only meant for the strong! And at Midtown High School, the strongest person is undoubtedly Riley!
Most of the other boys looked away.
Those who got singled out by their girlfriends are fine, they're all busy trying to appease their girlfriends right now.
Those who are all alone will suffer greatly.
The air was thick with the smell of dog food (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection), and before they knew it, they had all let out a burp. They all turned into lemons (a Chinese slang term for someone who is extremely jealous) and glared at Peter with eyes that seemed to say, "Peter Parker! You deserve to die!!!" as if they wanted to kill him.
Masters saw all of this.
When his gaze swept over Gwen, who was leaning against Peter, and Peter, who was comforting her, a subtle, unfathomable light flashed deep in his eyes.
Although his goal for this trip was already set and he didn't want any unforeseen complications, but...
Let's assume this outstanding girl is the only female member of the Spider Squad...
Based on the information gathered, Peter, who is closest to her, could very well be the red and blue Spider-Man.
Hmm, interesting...
While he was thinking, he quickly jotted something down on the tablet, then looked up.
"Alright, Riley, get ready... beep—!"
The whistle blew.
The test continues.
But, to Masters' surprise...
Riley, whom he placed high hopes on and believed was the most likely candidate to be "Spider-Man," chose a way to pass the level that was completely inconsistent with Spider-Man's characteristics.
Almost the instant the whistle blew, Riley charged out like an enraged bull.
That's the posture of a power sprinter, with a low center of gravity and a powerful push-off, but it lacks the agility of Spider-Man, who can suddenly change direction at any time.
His heavy footsteps thudded on the wooden floor.
In front of the climbing wall, Riley did not use any climbing techniques. Instead, he took a running start, pushed off the wall, and jumped, relying purely on his arm strength to grab the highest point of the climbing wall with both hands.
Then, with a loud shout, his arm muscles bulged, and he was forcibly pulled up!
The vaulting motion exuded a raw, powerful feel, and the floor even shook when it landed.
In the hurdles, he displayed his reckless style to the fullest, smashing through the hurdles that were blocking his way, sending them tumbling over!
The most outrageous is the grid tunnel.
The obstacle, originally designed to force test subjects to lower their bodies and adopt a crawling posture similar to Spider-Man, was chosen by Riley as...
Let's just push it up.
He arched his back and used the strength of his shoulders and back to lift the entire grid tunnel upwards.
In order to gain more room to move around, it scurried over like a big black rat amidst the creaking sound of the mesh metal frame!
When Riley swung on the rope, he clearly didn't calculate the swing trajectory; instead, he grabbed the rope and swung forcefully. Upon landing, because he was extremely close to the edge of the puddle, one of his feet accidentally stepped into the puddle, and he almost lost his balance and fell in.
When Riley returned to the starting point in a flurry, Masters pressed the stopwatch and subconsciously announced the time Riley had taken.
1 minutes 30 seconds.
She was 2 seconds faster than Gwen, breaking the record.
A gasp of amazement immediately rang out in the stadium.
Flas, who already revered strength, whistled and took the lead in clapping: "Wow, that's really something, boss! You're amazing!"
But Masters' brows furrowed even more, and when he looked down at the tablet, he looked just like an old man on the subway with his phone.
At the same time, he pulled up a Spider-Man video on his tablet and compared it in split-screen format.
On the left is a slow-motion replay of Riley's test: the movements were rough and reckless, without any fine-tuning.
On the right is an image of the black Spider-Man swinging through the city: every movement is as if it were precisely calculated, elegant and efficient.
As a result, the two are practically identical in size, according to Masters's visual assessment, the only difference being that they both wear the same black Spider-Man suit.
However, their fighting styles are completely incompatible!
Riley's performance highlights his "great strength and flying bricks" mentality. He is a reckless person who solves problems purely by following the old-fashioned "excellent" thinking tradition of "fighting in red form from the beginning"!
Could it be that I guessed wrong?
Is Riley Parker really just an ordinary student with superhuman strength and a strong sense of justice?