I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 601 Good and Evil Riley

At this moment, Riley, standing before everyone, was dressed in a jet-black symbiote suit. They all looked exactly the same, as if they were merely clones created by Riley himself.

However, the old man could clearly sense that the auras emanating from the two Rileys were completely opposite!

The old man, who had vaguely guessed what was going on, could no longer remain calm. Before Jackie Chan and Jade could take their second step forward, he reached out with both hands at the same time—his left hand grabbed Jackie Chan by the back of his collar, and his right hand pressed down on Jade's shoulder, stopping them abruptly—the force was so great that both of them stumbled.

"Riley? Thank goodness you're alright—"

Jackie Chan's cheers were only halfway through when an irresistible force suddenly pulled him backward from behind, almost knocking him to the ground along with his shoes.

He waved his arms to barely maintain his balance, then turned to complain to the old man behind him who was gripping his collar tightly.

"Ouch! Dad! Why did you suddenly pull me like that?!"

"Don't go over there! Can't you see it?!"

The old man's voice was extremely low, carrying a coldness that Jackie Chan rarely heard in him.

Even after he finished speaking, the old man didn't let go; instead, he pulled Jackie Chan back half a step, while his other hand firmly protected Jade behind him. His gaze remained fixed on the two Rileys, his tone complex and emphasizing.

"Railley is in danger right now."

"Very dangerous? Dad, you're really hurting me by saying that... Out of consideration for our past relationship, I won't hurt you. But I advise you, don't get in my way!"

Before Jackie Chan could even understand what his father meant by "danger," he was completely taken aback.

Standing before everyone, Riley, on the left, coldly responded.

The moment he finished speaking, he raised his hand and summoned a dimensional barrier, then stepped into it and disappeared.

"...Sigh, he really is an impatient person."

The other Riley watched as the silver-gray dimensional barrier silently closed before her eyes. Instead of trying to stop her, she seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden, her shoulders slumping noticeably.

Then, he raised his hands, interlaced his fingers to support the back of his head, and right there in front of everyone, he casually fell backward, landing solidly on the ground. One leg was crossed over the other, and his toes swung leisurely a couple of times, his posture so relaxed that it was as if he wasn't in prison, but sunbathing on a beach on a tropical island.

"Finally separated from this guy, I feel so much lighter. I don't know where he gets all those extreme ideas from... Hehe, without having to suppress him anymore, even the air feels sweeter! I need to take this opportunity to get some rest~"

He swung his foot, which was dangling in mid-air, and muttered to himself in a satisfied tone.

Jackie Chan stood there, his gaze slowly shifting from the direction where the dimensional barrier had disappeared back to Riley, who was sitting on the ground with his legs crossed and swinging his toes. His mouth opened and closed repeatedly, his mind swirling with questions like a hornet's nest that had been stirred up, but every question that reached his lips was pushed back by an even more pressing one.

He instinctively turned to ask his father for help, only to find that his father's expression was even more serious than before.

The old man was staring at Riley on the ground, who was so relaxed it was unbelievable. His eyes were full of scrutiny and worry, as if he was confirming something that he really didn't want to happen.

This made Jackie Chan's heart skip a beat, and he also had a strong sense of foreboding. He quickly asked.

"Dad, what exactly did you mean by 'danger'? What happened to Riley after he was hit by that light?"

"..."

The old man did not answer immediately.

He released his grip on Jackie Chan's collar, strode over, and walked unhurriedly to Riley, who was lying on the ground. He looked down at the figure, which was exactly the same as the one in his memory, yet in some details, it was completely different.

After a brief silence, as if he had prepared himself mentally, the old man slowly spoke, asking the question word by word.

"The one who just left said he wouldn't hurt us, but told us not to get in his way. When he said that, he used 'I,' not 'we'... Did he say that on his own behalf, or on behalf of both of you?"

"Of course it represents him. I don't want to have anything to do with that lunatic anymore."

Riley, who had been lying on the ground with his eye mask closed into a thin line, pretending to be resting with his eyes closed, opened one eye, seemingly showing a little interest in his father's question.

He tilted his head, met his father's gaze, adjusted the angle of his blindfold, and revealed a smile.

But that smile was different from his usual smile...

Riley's smile usually has a warm quality to it.

At this moment, Riley's smile was still warm, but it carried a hint of listlessness and despondency.

"Of course, I won't hurt you—in fact, I don't plan to do anything right now, I just want to lie here and take a nap. You can do whatever you want, don't worry about me."

Upon hearing this, Jackie Chan's mental alarm bells went off at their highest decibel level.

Something's not right, this is really not right...

Riley is not the kind of person who would lie down and give up, and he would never sit with his legs crossed and say he's going to sleep before things are completely over and before the safety of the situation is confirmed.

He took a step forward, opened his mouth as if to say something, but his father raised his hand to stop him.

"You just said you felt much more relaxed after the breakup... Why?"

However, at that moment, Riley closed his eyes again, appearing indifferent.

It wasn't until Xiaoyu stepped forward, deliberately putting on a pitiful look, and burying her head in Riley's arms and nuzzling him, that Riley opened his eyes again, revealing a helpless yet doting gaze. He rubbed Xiaoyu's head and responded.

"Because there are some things that have been sitting here all along."

As he spoke, Riley raised one hand and gently tapped his heart on his chest with his finger.

"A sense of responsibility. A sense of urgency, and that sense of mission of 'no matter what happens, I have to rush in and take the lead.' Now all of those have gone with that guy."

He took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled, his posture relaxing a bit more.

"It felt like I was taking a stone off my back that I'd been carrying for years. Dad, do you know how tiring it is to carry a stone like that? I've been doing this for decades, and I've almost forgotten what it feels like to be an ordinary person."

He lifted that foot again, swung it, and continued speaking in a tone as if he were describing someone else's story.

"But don't worry, I haven't become some kind of antisocial psychopath. I remember everything I need to remember—I remember you guys are my friends, I remember Xiaoyu likes to eat the cheeseburgers on the third street to the right after leaving District 13, I remember Felicia's birthday is in less than a month—I just... don't want to care about that anymore, whoever wants to care can care, it's none of my business~"

"I understand, now I'm certain."

Upon hearing this, the old man nodded slightly and did not ask any further questions.

He straightened up, sighed, and spoke in a rare, somewhat weary voice.

"Although we don't know how the Holy Lord did it, it's clear that the Holy Lord planted a magical power similar to the Tiger Talisman within Xiao Feng's body, splitting the original Riley into two sides: good and evil."

"Two sides of good and evil... Wait a minute, Dad, so you mean that the hot-tempered Riley who just left... was the evil version of Riley?!"

Now, not only Uncle Long, but even Xiao Yu, who was burying her head in her hands and acting cute, couldn't stay calm.

She shifted her body and sat down comfortably on Riley's stomach. Reaching out through the symbiote suit, she rubbed Riley's face while simultaneously uttering the answer her father least wanted to hear, based on the keywords she had keenly picked up.

"I'm afraid that's the case... Riley once told me that the Tiger Talisman's separation of Yin and Yang doesn't simply create a clone, but completely separates a person's Yin and Yang sides."

The old man sighed, nodded, and continued speaking in a solemn tone.

"Good and evil, self-discipline and indulgence, courage and cowardice—all the things that Riley suppressed in his heart will be stripped away and condensed into independent and mutually exclusive individuals."

"The one on the ground should be the good Riley who inherited his kind side. And the one who left... is the evil Riley who has all of Riley's mind and abilities, but is not bound by any moral bottom line, and no one can stop him anymore."

"We're in big trouble..."