nownovels Chapter 159 Demonic Evil
Chapter 159 Demonic Evil
Chapter 159 Demonic Evil
For Parker, Joey was the only viable lead besides Dr. Connors, while for Joey, this version of Parker was pure trouble.
"How can I explain to you that I just glanced at the experimental data and calculated it on the spot?"
Joey's explanation clearly failed to convince Peter:
"How could this be calculated in an instant? Besides, how could you possibly have seen the research data? You were just standing on the first floor!"
"Excuse me, thank you."
Reaching out and pushing Peter aside, Joey led Starfire toward the nearest bank.
"I saw it. For example, I can see right now that you have a half-eaten sandwich in your backpack, with ham, pickles and salad dressing, and the packaging is torn. If you don't take it out, the Yashica ELECTR035G film camera next to you is going to be in trouble."
Upon hearing this, Parker immediately slung his backpack from his shoulder to his chest, unzipped it, and took out the half-torn sandwich plastic bag and the camera that was only slightly stained with sauce.
This Yashica film camera was a birthday gift from Meryl Streep to herself, despite facing significant financial pressure, and Parker couldn't afford to have anything go wrong with it.
"How did you...?"
Parker certainly knew what was in his backpack, but how did the other person know?
What's more, I knew directly that the sandwich packaging inside was damaged and had come into contact with the camera, something I had no idea about.
It's like... X-ray vision.
Even after figuring out the data, Parker was still unwilling to give up: "This still doesn't make sense. Did you really arrive at the final answer just by glancing at the research data?"
Peter was also an extremely intelligent man, and he naturally knew the complexity of that research topic.
The other party wrote down what Dr. Connors had been searching for for over a decade in a short period of time. Even with relevant knowledge, this would require a supercomputer to do, right?
He's so brilliant, why doesn't he use that brain to calculate the general solution to the Three-Body Problem?
The outspoken and gossipy Parker chased after Joey and Starfire, blurting out all of the above thoughts, and actually got a reply from Joey:
"The three-body problem? You mean the 'three-body' problem about the irregular motion between three stars? What's so difficult about that? It's just...."
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As he spoke, Joey had already arrived at the bank's entrance. After a quick calculation, he realized that the problem would indeed take some time, so he simply gave up thinking about it.
"Forget it, why bother calculating that! Just extinguish the other two stars, and the three-body problem becomes a single-body problem!"
Parker, a sci-fi enthusiast and tech geek himself, had initially held some expectations, wondering what kind of answer the other party would give. However, after hearing this response, he felt as if his intelligence had been insulted:
"What kind of answer is that!"
The guy in front of me is talking about it as if extinguishing a star is as simple as turning off a light bulb!
"It's not that easy. We still need to think of a way and put in some effort, but it's probably easier than calculating an 18th-order equation of motion."
Watching Joey pull out a check to transfer the money to another account, Parker felt his worldview being challenged:
"I don't understand."
Parker couldn't understand why someone with such capabilities would go to the Osborn Corporation just for a mere eight million dollars.
"Because I didn't need those eight million dollars in the first place; it was just other people who needed them."
From Joey's perspective, he could clearly see every cell in Peter Parker's body undergoing transformation. Soon, this high school student, whose body wasn't much bigger than his own, would gain Spider-Man's powers.
"You don't need to figure it out now; you'll understand later."
"Hiss~"
Spider-Man Peter Parker, who was harassing Joey at the bank, suddenly gasped. He subconsciously pressed his temples, feeling that something was wrong.
Parker felt his whole body trembling, a kind of discomfort, like a weak electric current, pricking his nerves.
This feeling of palpitation was like a hidden instinct within him, warning him of impending danger.
This is the "spider-sense" that every Spider-Man possesses, much like a sixth sense, which can warn the user before danger strikes.
"Sir, I suspect there might be danger here... Where is the person?"
When Parker came to his senses, he instinctively warned her, only to find that Joey had already disappeared, leaving only Starfire, wearing a sun hat and sunglasses, his expression unreadable, standing there.
Although he didn't know what had happened, Parker, who was awakening his abilities for the first time, hesitated for a moment but decided to trust his subconscious and intuition:
"Um, ma'am, there might be danger here..."
Boom!
With a dull thud as the bank's glass doors were slammed shut, the screams rising and falling from the crowd further confirmed Peter's sixth sense. A deep, booming roar came from outside the bank:
"Robbery! Hand over your cash!"
Looking out, the crowd saw a giant several meters tall, whose body was formed from constantly flowing sand.
At this moment, he is manipulating the sand to pound heavily against the bank's doors.
Boom!
Despite the heavy impact, the glass revolving door didn't shatter. Parker couldn't help but admire the bank's quality; the door was indeed of excellent standard.
No, with his awakened abilities, Parker possessed even more acute senses. Upon closer inspection, he discovered an almost invisible light green barrier at the gate, which withstood the sand giant's repeated attacks.
Unbeknownst to Parker, Starfire's green light ring, hidden beneath his coat, was faintly glowing.
All she needs to do now is ensure that this suddenly appearing, seemingly confused, sandman doesn't rush into the bank and cause any casualties; someone else will take care of him.
Having removed his brand-new black-rimmed glasses and changed his clothes by pulling down his collar, Joey arrived at the scene from the sky. Looking at the pile of sand crashing against the bank's doors, Joey could only sigh that being an ordinary New York citizen was truly not easy.
"That's enough, Sandman!"
Sandman, another of Spider-Man's main nemesis, is someone Joey feels he's already seen enough Spider-Man villains today.
The whole day consisted of seeing Curtis Connors before he became "Dr. Lizard," Norman Osborn before he became "Green Goblin," and Flint Marco already as "Sandman"...
Wait, Flint Marco? ???
Memories easily rolled back to the day before, Christmas Day, when the petty thief who tried to rob her and Xinghuo called himself what?
And the other party also has a seriously ill daughter?
Joey then realized that he had already met Flint Marco before he became "Sandman" and had even sent him to prison.
The original Sandman was transformed into his current form after accidentally entering a test site in the desert region during his escape from prison. It seems that he has not escaped such a fate.
It's not surprising that the other party chose to rob a bank as soon as he gained the ability to transform and manipulate sand, after all, he has a daughter who needs to pay exorbitant medical bills and is waiting for him to save her.
What kind of oppression could drive someone down a path of crime? Joey believes...:
Ahem—Seeing Starfire frowning in the bank, Joey knew she shouldn't be so preoccupied with the reporter jokes at this point, so she quickly put aside her thoughts and began to seriously deal with the Sandman who was trying to rob the bank.
Fortunately, Joey didn't need to exert much effort to deal with the Sandmen, who had special characteristics; at least it wouldn't be more difficult than solving the Three-Body Problem.
Slightly loosening the restrictions of the bio-force field, Joey began to spin rapidly, creating a precise tornado that, with the aid of Starfire's green light barrier, swept every grain of sand from Sandman's body into the air.
NYPD officers responded at lightning speed after receiving the call, arriving at the scene fully armed and slamming on the gas. They skillfully used car doors as makeshift cover and pointed their guns at the gate.
"Don't move! Hands... Where is everyone?"
A little boy with a runny nose, one of the onlookers, stepped forward and described what had happened to the bewildered police officer:
"That 'Superman' came, a tornado, whoosh—and then Sandman disappeared!"
"ah???""
After managing to escape from the police, Flint Marko, a Sandman, went into hiding. In his panic, he fled into a closed testing ground, and when he emerged, he had become a handful of sentient, living sand.
With the newfound ability, his first priority was, as before, to raise money to treat his daughter's illness. Little did he know that he had just escaped one danger only to fall into another.
After being brutally beaten by a man with a body as hard as iron, a refined demeanor, and who could even read minds, and then put into a police car,
This time, he was once again swept up into the sky by a burly man in a cloak who could whip up tornadoes!
The man felt that all he wanted to do was raise enough money for his daughter's medical expenses, so why did things always go wrong?
To avoid being completely scattered by the tornado, the Sandman had no choice but to solidify his body and transform into human form.
With this change, the raging tornado in the air immediately stopped, and a strong iron wrist gripped his collar again.
Why say "again"?
Sandman didn't have time to figure out where this strange sense of familiarity came from, because he knew that once his collar was grabbed, he would definitely get a beating.
However, the expected beating did not come; instead, the Sandman only saw a check handed to him for eight million dollars.
The check's owner even called out his daughter's name precisely:
"Your daughter's name is Penny, right?"
"You're the person from that alleyway that day!"
Sandman's eyes widened. Now he understood why the gesture of lifting his collar felt so familiar: "It's you, you're Superman!"
After Joey unintentionally committed the incredible feat of turning half of Queens into a bloody mess with a single punch, the name "Superman" spread throughout the streets and alleys of New York almost overnight.
Even the Sandman recognized this emerging superhero who had only appeared in public once.
"You actually remember my daughter!"
Sandman was originally a rough and unsavory man with no fixed means of making a living. After learning that Joey's money came from an absolutely clean source, he felt a mix of emotions that were hard to describe.
"I really don't know how to repay you! If you ever need my help in the future, please be sure to...:"
"No, all I need is for you to stop being a bad person from now on."
In the first place, Joey wasn't looking for gratitude from the other party, and the promised reward was meaningless to her.
The troubles he faced were far beyond the Sandman's capabilities.
After letting the Sandman leave, Joey was preparing to find a secluded place to change his identity and revert to that superfluous disguise.
But a quick glance below the clouds revealed an anomaly at the bank, forcing Joey to rush there as if he were Superman.
"Don't be afraid, child."
The Tamaran's special abilities allowed Starfire to sense Peter Parker's tense nerves, as if he were under stress. After watching Joey sweep away the Sandman, she comforted the still trembling Peter:
"The matter has been resolved."
"No, not yet."
Peter's whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
He was never a coward, even when he was powerless and faced with the bullying of other students by the school bully.
He also dared to stand up.
This time, however, it was completely different. The unease and terror from the depths of his soul were even more intense, making it impossible for Peter, who had just gained his abilities, to remain calm.
"Danger! Danger! Danger!"
With a buzzing sound, a blood-red mirror-like portal opened, and a tall figure with long, black, flowing hair and wearing a fitted tuxedo slowly stepped out from the light screen.
His gaze swept across the crowd, and as if by some unseen force, his crimson eyes locked onto Peter Parker, who was being protected by Starfire behind him:
"What a Spider-Man! So young, so...fresh."
Peter felt his heart pounding as he met the other's gaze; he saw a familiar look in the other's eyes.
This gaze was exactly the same as the way I looked at that sandwich when I was hungry that morning.
A protective green light instantly enveloped Xinghuo's entire body. She sensed the newcomer's pure and undisguised hunger for the little boy behind her, as well as the other party's unfathomable strength. In an instant, she switched to a battle stance.
"Who are you?"
Even though he was starving, the newcomer still gracefully placed his hand on his chest and bowed to Starfire, revealing a pair of vampire fangs in his mouth:
"Ah, beautiful lady, my name is 'Molen'."