bioinnovel Chapter 487 [3 Chapters Combined] Meeting of Two Generations of "Ultimate Spider-Man"
Chapter 487 [3 Chapters Combined] Meeting of Two Generations of "Ultimate Spider-Man"
"Justice, fully upgrade the back armor! Immediately!"
"Energy transfer in progress... Back defense level maximized... Warning, overall suit integrity has dropped to 41%, enhancement effect is limited, immediate evacuation recommended!"
"Ha, what a joke... A hero cannot desert his post."
Harry looked down at the blank yet clear eyes of the children in his arms.
The voice was as soft as a whisper, yet as heavy as a mountain.
"Sweetie, close your eyes and cover your ears."
"I will definitely protect you."
As if to confirm his words.
High in the sky, as the missile that had been launched reached a certain critical point, the green monster grinned and pressed a button.
"boom--!!!"
A fireball, a hundred times more dazzling than the setting sun, exploded in the sky with a deafening roar! Like a second, scorching sun rising high!
Even from a considerable distance, the deafening roar still felt like a heavy hammer striking!
The intense light illuminated the entire park as bright as day!
Immediately afterwards, a scorching shockwave, mixed with countless sharp metal fragments, poured down mercilessly like a death rain from the sky!
Fortunately, before the explosion, Harry had already gathered all the nanobots from the rest of his suit, except for the mask used to conceal his identity, into the mechanical spider claw. This created a massive shield that completely shielded him and the children from view!
Even so, accompanied by continuous heavy impacts, the shrapnel from the missile explosions kept pounding on Harry's back!
Each impact sent his body shuddering violently, and blood gushed uncontrollably from his mouth and nose. The once dashing and handsome young man now appeared exceptionally disheveled and ferocious!
Countless dazzling sparks exploded on the shield's surface as the nanobots that made up the shield rapidly crumbled before the naked eye. The central area, which bore the brunt of the impact, thinned and glowed red, showing signs of melting!
"Warning... Shield structure integrity is rapidly decreasing... 20%... 15%... 10%..."
Justice's cold, electronic voice rang out intermittently amidst Harry's hearing, which was almost completely drowned out by the explosion.
"Hold on...you must hold on!!!"
But Harry was no longer listening to any of that.
As he screamed inwardly, fearing for the children's safety, he instinctively tightened his arms, holding them tightly in his embrace. It was as if doing so could offer the children, who were crying loudly in fear, a sliver of strength and comfort.
"Snap... Boom!!!"
Finally, after enduring countless impacts, the massive metal shield, already riddled with holes and nearing its limit, let out a final, desperate cry of despair, shattering and disintegrating completely from its center!
The last barrier has disappeared.
But the aftershocks of the explosion continued, with sporadic, scorching fragments still striking Harry's unprotected back!
This is followed by a dull thud and pain as the body is torn apart.
Harry's body convulsed violently, but he held the child in his arms even tighter.
He gritted his teeth, locking all his cries of pain deep in his throat, letting out only a muffled groan from his nose.
As the destructive power of the explosion gradually subsided and the world returned to darkness, the park was filled with the hissing sounds of burning and the acrid smell of gunpowder.
Harry remained frozen in place, still holding her, like a guardian sculpture made of flesh and blood.
The three children in his arms, sheltered by his body, survived the close-range explosion unharmed, except for being frightened, instinctively crying loudly, and inevitably experiencing tinnitus.
But Harry's situation is not optimistic.
Because the nanobots were severely damaged and their energy was completely depleted, all system functions went into a dormant state, leaving Harry completely without the assistance of the nanosuit.
Harry's body withstood the final explosion, leaving his back a bloody mess!
An unprecedented weakness and pain overwhelmed him like a tidal wave.
As his vision began to blur and darken, Harry could even feel a warm liquid seeping from his body, soaking the dark green haute couture suit that had been hidden beneath his nanotech suit. This caused Harry's life force to drain away rapidly.
"Did I...do I do it...?"
As Harry was about to pass out, the thought vaguely flashed through his mind.
However, the grim reaper's smile was not far off.
"Hahaha! Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! I never tire of watching these selfless heroic acts!"
The green monster's mocking, gleeful, and cruelly triumphant voice, like a viper's hiss, rang out right behind Harry.
"Oh no...!"
Harry instinctively sensed the approaching danger, but his body, exhausted to the limit, couldn't even turn his head.
The next second, a huge, powerful hand covered in rough green skin reached out from behind with a playful, cat-and-mouse attitude. Its five fingers, like steel hooks, effortlessly gripped Harry's head, which drooped in exhaustion!
"Gotcha, you little bug!"
With his arm muscles bulging, the Green Goblin showed no humanity or mercy as he roughly swung Harry and the three children in his arms up and slammed them hard onto a park bench!
The frightened children, crying out in terror, instinctively struggled, almost falling out of Harry's arms. But Harry, with the last of his willpower, forced himself to hold them tightly in his embrace.
But as the price, Harry, having completely lost any possibility of a soft landing, crashed squarely into the wooden bench. His already bloody back, mixed with sharp wood chips, rubbed violently against the rough stone surface, causing excruciating pain!
Harry's figure slid several meters across the ground, leaving a deep trench. Only then did he barely manage to stop his backward momentum. His entire body felt as if it had completely shattered, and he collapsed to the ground. Driven by an unwavering will, his arms, still firmly holding the three frightened little ones, remained protective of them.
The green monster, riding on his military glider, slowly descended in front of Harry, casting a huge shadow.
He looked down at the Spider-Man on the ground, unable to move and at his mercy.
After a brief look, although the tattered dark green suit the other person was wearing looked somewhat familiar, he couldn't help but grin and let out a low, gloomy laugh after successfully defeating his nemesis—even if the other person was just a "Spider-Man" from a parallel universe, and not the wall-climbing bug that had always ruined his plans.
"Hahaha! Look at you, how pathetic!"
The green monster crouched down and roughly tapped Harry's head with one finger.
"Was it worth turning yourself into a pile of scrap metal to save these complete strangers?"
Harry turned his head with difficulty; his goggles had shattered in the impact, revealing his bloodshot, bloodshot eyes.
Even so, there was not a trace of fear in Harry's eyes.
"Heh...cough cough...a monster like you...of course you wouldn't understand..."
"A monster? Maybe."
The green monster paid no attention and instead moved even closer, its vertical pupils gleaming with a light of research and greed.
"But, to be honest, you are definitely the most unique Spider-Man I've ever met."
As he spoke, he stretched out his other hand, and a small drone with a ghostly blue syringe detached from his arm armor.
That was a gene collector he specially created to better collect Spider-Man's DNA.
It was for this goal that he, who originally had the opportunity to kill Harry directly, chose to manually terminate the explosion program of the second missile.
"Your tortoise shell has really good defensive capabilities. If it weren't for that, I would have gotten what I wanted long ago."
The green monster seemed to be recalling something amusing as it manipulated the gene collector, moving closer to Harry while grinning maliciously and commenting on him.
"Unfortunately, you had a chance to escape, but you wasted your abilities on this foolish rescue charade... Clearly, in any parallel universe, the so-called 'kindness' and 'responsibility' that you wall-climbing bugs always believe in are always the easiest weaknesses to exploit. Dealing with you is a piece of cake!"
Harry was completely oblivious to the green monster's long-winded explanation. Instead, he watched in despair as the phantom pain radiated from his neck, focusing on the needle that was getting closer and closer.
Is this how it ends?
Blood was drained by this madman, just like the Spider-Men in other universes he mentioned?
Just as the needle was about to pierce the skin, the spider web bullet, which came flying at high speed without warning, accurately hit the gene collector and stuck it directly to the ground!
"Hey! Green Goblin! Don't you know that forcibly drawing blood from someone against their will is illegal?"
"This is... Spider-Man?!"
A young, lively, and energetic voice, like a joyful firecracker exploding out of thin air, came from the side and rear of the Green Goblin!
That was a voice etched into the very marrow of the Green Monster—or rather, the Green Goblin from a parallel universe—that had ruined his plans countless times and made him hate it to the core!
So much so that when the Green Goblin instinctively looked in the direction of the sound, he no longer cared about attacking Harry. Instead, he clenched his fist and swung it with all his might without hesitation!
So much so that the moment Green Goblin heard the voice, all his muscles tensed up, and his vertical pupils erupted with boundless rage! He didn't even see who it was, and his grip on Harry's hand loosened slightly. All his attention and hatred, as if drawn by a magnet, instantly locked onto the source of the voice!
"Spider-Man!!!"
The roar squeezed out from deep in his throat was twisted and deformed, filled with long-suppressed rage and resentment!
Without a second thought, the Green Goblin clenched his fist, his arm muscles bulging, and unhesitatingly redirected the killing intent and power that was originally aimed at Harry toward the direction from which the sound came, swinging it with all his might!
However, just as Green Goblin understands Spider-Man.
Spider-Man, who has been fighting him for so long, is clearly familiar with the Green Goblin's modus operandi.
Almost the instant the Green Goblin made a move, the red and blue figure, as if preordained, performed a graceful backflip and landed steadily on the top of the children's slide three meters away.
He then half-squatted, one knee on the ground, one hand casually resting on his knee, and the other hand deliberately waving lightly in the direction of the Green Goblin.
"Hehehe... Wow, you're quite hot-tempered, big guy. All those intergalactic trips haven't calmed you down? Looks like your customized 'cabin service' is a bit lacking; they didn't provide you with any cooling tea~"
"You annoying bug, you're still chasing me, you're like a persistent ghost..."
Green Goblin slowly withdrew his fist, turned around, and stared intently at the red and blue figure that had repeatedly thwarted him. The anger born from old and new grudges surged in his chest like magma.
"Let me correct you, it wasn't 'chasing,' I just hitched a ride... Besides, who said that intercosmic travel is your exclusive right?"
Unfortunately, Green Goblin's exasperated appearance did not frighten Spider-Man at all; instead, it made Spider-Man shrug and become even more arrogant and smug.
However, as he responded confidently, his eyes, hidden behind the mask, were constantly glancing around. He was clearly calculating how to rescue Harry, who had collapsed to the ground, right under the Green Goblin's nose.
"You sharp-toothed little bug!" Green Goblin growled, the engines of his glider humming as it charged up. "This time, I'll crush you and every Spider-Man in this universe! I'll show you the price of standing in my way!"
The moment the words left his mouth, Green Goblin, riding his hang glider, hurtled towards Ultimate Spider-Man like a green meteor!
This time, he learned from his mistake. As he charged, he pulled two specially made pumpkin-shaped bombs from his waist with his left hand, ready to use the explosive force to block Spider-Man's escape route at any time.
"Not this trick again? I'm getting tired of it... Seriously, Green Goblin, your tactical repertoire needs an update!"
Spider-Man jokes, but his movements are as fast as a ghost.
Based on his countless past experiences, Spider-Man did not choose to wait in place and foolishly take Green Goblin's attack head-on.
Instead, just as the hang glider was about to collide with him, he pushed off forcefully with both feet at the top of the slide, propelling himself backward and upward like an arrow, while simultaneously waving his arms!
Two spider webs shot swiftly toward the vicinity of the slide, toward two lampposts standing opposite each other!
Then, relying on the natural rebound force generated by the stretching of the spider silk, Spider-Man's figure draws a beautiful arc in the air.
Not only did it avoid the Green Goblin's straight charge, it also swung to his side and rear!
"He's behind you! Try this trick!"
The smiling reminder had barely left his lips when Spider-Man fired another web, sticking it to Green Goblin's back.
Then, the instant he was firmly attached to the web, Spider-Man didn't hesitate to use his strength to pull himself towards Green Goblin like a human cannonball! At the same time, his core muscles tightened, and his right leg, like a fully charged spring, delivered a powerful flying kick, slamming into the tail of Green Goblin's glider—that crucial balancing wing!
If this machine can be destroyed, Green Goblin's mobility and threat level will be greatly reduced!
However, Green Goblin reacted incredibly quickly, shifting his weight sharply and making a dramatic turn in his glider. He saved his precious glider by taking a flying kick head-on!
At the same time, he, who had been holding the pumpkin bomb tightly, threw one of the pumpkin bombs at Spider-Man's face!
Even crazier is...
To ensure the pumpkin bomb hits its target perfectly, leaving the opponent no chance to dodge or block.
The instant the bomb was released and flew towards Spider-Man, Green Goblin's thumb pressed the remote detonator without hesitation!
He was willing to risk being still within the blast radius, even at the cost of injury, just to blast this annoying bug to pieces!
"Die, Spider-Man—!"
"boom--!!!"
A blinding flash of light exploded before Green Goblin's eyes!
The scorching heatwave and deadly shrapnel instantly engulfed most of Green Goblin's massive green body!
Unfortunately, Spider-Man had anticipated Green Goblin's insane behavior.
After his flying kick landed squarely on Green Goblin, Spider-Man, who had already prepared an escape route, shot out a web that stuck to a branch of a nearby tree before Green Goblin could even retaliate.
Then, with a sudden pull, his body swung sideways, allowing the flames of the explosion to engulf most of the Green Goblin's body.
"Damn it...all you do is bounce around like a flea?!"
Of course, the explosive power of the pumpkin bomb was far from enough to be fatal to the thick-skinned Green Goblin.
Before the smoke from the explosion had completely dissipated, Green Goblin acted as if nothing had happened, piloting his glider out of the blast radius.
Spider-Man watched this scene, but his face, hidden behind his mask, showed no surprise whatsoever.
Knowing his old rival well, he didn't expect an explosion of this magnitude to cause any real damage to Green Goblin.
However, even for the Green Goblin, the visual and sensory systems will inevitably experience an extremely short period of adaptation when it emerges from the smoke and dust of the explosion.
And this is the opportunity that Spider-Man has been waiting for!
Only a fraction of a second!
That's why Spider-Man didn't hesitate for a second. In the brief moment that Green Goblin had just rushed out of the blast radius and was instinctively scanning his surroundings, searching for him, Spider-Man's right wrist suddenly twitched!
An inconspicuous milky-white spider silk precisely adhered to the center of the Green Goblin's thick green armor.
At the same time, Green Goblin immediately sensed something was wrong with his chest. Looking down, he revealed a look of extreme anger and a mocking smile: "Heh, truly courting death..."
As he spoke, Green Goblin instinctively reached out, trying to pull on the spider web and drag Spider-Man over.
But Spider-Man is faster!
"Seeking your own death? I'm not so sure... Go ahead and try it!"
Before the words were even finished, the end of the spider silk stuck to Green Goblin's chest suddenly lit up with a blinding blue-white electric light!
That was the modified web-shooter that S.H.I.E.L.D. in a parallel universe was tailor-made for Spider-Man, with an added electric shock function!
"Zzzzzzzzz—!!!"
The high-voltage current traveled along the highly conductive special spider silk and instantly reached Green Goblin's chest!
"Ugh!"
Green Goblin trembled violently, his massive body stiffening abruptly!
Although the electric current could not cause any substantial damage to his strong body in a short period of time.
But the sudden, intense tingling and muscle spasms that spread throughout his body successfully put him into a brief state of rigidity, causing him to lose control of his body!
What Spider-Man needs is that less than half a second of paralysis!
His real goal was never to harm Green Goblin with electricity...
Instead, he used the Green Goblin as a medium to continuously inject high-voltage current into the glider he was standing on!
Before long, the glider beneath Green Goblin's feet exploded into a chaotic shower of sparks!
The hands on the instrument panel spun wildly, and several warning lights flashed rapidly, turning into a sea of red light!
The engine's hum became intermittent, emitting an ominous "crackling" sound!
This is an internal core overload! A sign that the entire system is about to crash!
Green Goblin immediately sensed the abnormality of the machine beneath his feet, but unfortunately, not only had the glider's control system completely shut down due to the violent intrusion of electric current...
Now that he is paralyzed, even moving a finger is a luxury for him, let alone controlling the balance of the glider!
"Spider-Man! I will definitely kill you... kill you—!!!!!"
And so, the Green Goblin, both shocked and furious, could only watch helplessly as the glider billowing thick smoke carried him erratically toward the park's shimmering, seemingly bottomless artificial lake!
Spider-Man didn't even bother with Green Goblin.
The instant he successfully destroyed the glider, he disconnected the web from the web launcher and launched the web again, rushing towards where Harry and the three children were!
Time is of the essence!
The rescue and evacuation must be completed before the Green Goblin is de-paralyzed and resurfaces, or before the glider system is restarted and restored!
"Hey! Hang in there, buddy!"
Spider-Man rushed to Harry's side, speaking at lightning speed.
He quickly glanced at the three children huddled in Harry's arms, their faces pale with fear and still sobbing softly, confirming that Harry had protected them well and that they had not suffered any real harm.
Then he looked at Harry—his bespoke suit was tattered and torn, he was barely breathing, and the injuries on his back were shocking. But his arms, still wrapped tightly around the child in his embrace, remained firmly in his arms.
"I've driven the Green Goblin away, but time is running out. I need to get the children to safety before he returns!"
As Spider-Man spoke concisely, Harry, who was in a semi-conscious state and clinging to his last shred of consciousness only by his obsession with "protecting the children," was able to slowly loosen his grip. With the gentlest yet quickest movements possible, Spider-Man took the three children from Harry's weak arms.
The youngest child was initially frightened, sobbing and crying while clinging tightly to Harry's clothes.
But when he turned around and saw Spider-Man, the little guy seemed to have found some kind of pillar of support. Not only did his crying gradually stop, but he also obediently let go of Spider-Man's arms without Spider-Man needing to say anything to comfort him.
This made Spider-Man, who had expected the child to cry and had prepared his explanation in advance, raise an eyebrow.
But soon, he assumed the child was simply not shy and didn't pay much attention. He held one child in each arm, and cleverly secured the smallest child to his back with a particularly flexible spider silk, ensuring a secure connection without making the child uncomfortable.
"The rest... I'm leaving it to you..." Harry's voice was almost inaudible, but in his dazed state, his gaze toward the familiar figure before him was filled with trust.