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Chapter 701: The Infinite Event (Part 17)
🕑 Added 2023-11-01 12:10:56 +0000 UTCIn DC World With Marvel Chat Group : Table of Content/Chapter List
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On the other side of the battlefield, where Knull was, a significant change occurred once again. Everyone present realized that if they did not first confront the formidable enemy, Knull, none would leave this place alive.
Under circumstances where both sides had comparable strength, everyone engaged in an all-out brawl. However, when a being with power far surpassing the others appears, that entity inevitably becomes the target of combined forces. Now, Solus, Frigga, Magneto, and every Spider-Man had all shifted their focus to Knull, who had just freed himself.
There was only a small dark speck standing in the center of the battlefield. Facing the unbridled power unleashed by Knull, it remained motionless, merely standing there, gazing at the endless fiery stars above.
The Amazing Spider-Man swiftly ascended, evading Solus's hidden arrow. At that moment, his peripheral vision caught a glance of the bright star and subsequently noticed Peter, who was standing there in a daze.
They had all witnessed the battle between Schiller and Knull. But when Schiller plunged into the sea of star flames, Solus's attack restrained the Spider-Men, preventing them from assisting Schiller and Peter.
As expected, a tragedy unfolded once again, and it transpired right before every Spider-Man.
Currently, the condition of the Spider-Men was dire. Their fight with Solus had cost them many allies. The remaining few were mostly injured. Bearing witness to such irreversible tragedies triggered haunting memories, causing the majority of the Spider-Men to become emotionally disturbed.
Seeing a stray beam of energy, which could have been easily avoided, hit a distracted Spider-Man, the Amazing Spider-Man sighed, "It seems we need to retreat temporarily. Fortunately, with Solus and this mysterious deity clashing, they will inevitably be heavily injured. We can pursue and eliminate him later. For now, let's regroup."
"Do you plan to run away?" Otto Parker retorted coldly. At that point, two of his four tentacles were severed, a large wound bled, and a deep, bone-exposing injury was evident on his shoulder. He was more severely injured than the Amazing Spider-Man.
"This is a tactical withdrawal. Victory isn't about sacrificing more. I thought you understood that." The Amazing Spider-Man wanted to add more, but seeing Otto Parker's injuries, he chose to look away.
Addressing the other Spider-Men, he stated, "Our current condition is not optimal. Let's retreat and regroup for now. Our battle against the Inheritor Family isn't something we can conclude overnight. Prepare for teleportation."
However, as he spoke, he departed from the Spider-Man group. Spider-Gwen shouted, "Where are you going?"
"We can't leave that young man there. He must be profoundly affected by the events. I need to comfort him. You all go ahead. I'll bring him back soon."
With that, the Amazing Spider-Man flew towards Peter. Meanwhile, Otto Parker did not join the teleporting group either. Instead, he followed the Amazing Spider-Man's path.
The Amazing Spider-Man, turning his head to Otto, asked, "Why are you coming? Since when did you care for others?"
"I just don't want you and that naive kid dying together. Our morale is already low. Any further loss might discourage everyone from fighting."
Otto Parker snorted and sped ahead of the Amazing Spider-Man. Upon reaching Peter, he noticed Peter was murmuring to himself.
Despite Otto calling out to him, Peter didn't respond. When the Amazing Spider-Man arrived, Otto remarked, "You were right. He's too shocked, probably lost his mind."
Ignoring Otto, the Amazing Spider-Man approached Peter, patting him on the shoulder, "I know you're grieving. But with the imminent threat and the dangers here, you need to come with us..."
Peter didn't respond but kept muttering a phrase. Drawing closer, the Amazing Spider-Man and Otto Parker discerned from Peter's lip movements that he was repeating, "The secret of magic is to make wishes come true..."
Suddenly, a dazzling magical light burst from Peter, forming a massive vortex that engulfed all three Spider-Men, making them vanish from the battlefield.
When the Amazing Spider-Man regained consciousness, he found himself in a familiar room. Climbing up, he recognized it as Peter Parker's room from his school days before moving out, filled with memories of his entire childhood.
Amidst his reminiscing, he heard a noise behind him. Turning around, to his astonishment, he saw Otto Parker.
"How did you get here?!" The Amazing Spider-Man exclaimed, "Why are you in my home?"
Otto Parker clutched his chest and coughed twice as he struggled to his feet from the ground. His injuries caused him to gasp in pain. Noticing this, the Amazing Spider-Man quickly stepped forward, assisting Otto to his feet and propping him against the wall.
However, at that moment, a voice emerged from behind them, "What happened here?... Ah, was it all just a dream? Such a dreadful dream..."
Peter sat up in his bed, shaking his head vigorously, trying to clear his foggy thoughts. He leaned against the headboard and, turning his head, his eyes widened in shock at the sight of the Amazing Spider-Man and Otto Parker.
Peter was momentarily dumbfounded, exclaiming in disbelief, "No! Why are you both here? Wasn't it all just a dream?"
The Amazing Spider-Man stood up and walked to the edge of Peter's bed, asking, "A dream? What do you mean? Are you referring to what transpired in the universe? I'm sorry, but it wasn’t..."
Otto Parker interrupted weakly, "Foolish boy, are you trying to delude yourself? Thinking that your mentor's death was but a dream? It wasn't... Whatever you did brought us here. You better find a way to send us back. Solus is still waiting for our confrontation."
"I..." Peter began to retort but was suddenly overwhelmed by a strong smell of blood. His recently restored sense of smell was particularly sensitive. He looked at Otto Parker, whose right side was drenched in blood. His combat suit, originally a mix of black and red, had turned a deep crimson.
"My God, what happened to you? How did you get injured so badly? Wait, I have bandages..." Peter said frantically, hopping off the bed and rushing to the wardrobe. As he opened it, he began rummaging around.
Standing beside Otto Parker and pressing on the wound to stop the bleeding, the Amazing Spider-Man whispered, "He might be a foolish boy, but he’s got a good heart, doesn’t he?"
Otto Parker only responded with a cold snort.
Suddenly, Peter cried out in surprise, "What’s going on? I distinctly remember storing a medical kit at the bottom of the wardrobe. Where is it? I just organized it yesterday..."
Peter straightened up, scanning the room in search of the medical kit, but to no avail. His gaze landed on the calendar hanging by the wall, and the date struck him as unfamiliar. He remembered checking the date before venturing into the Multiverse. It was early October then, but now, the calendar displayed December. Had he been gone for over two months?
While lost in thought, the Amazing Spider-Man approached him, "Did you find the medical kit? If not, we need to think of something else. He’s losing strength."
The Amazing Spider-Man glanced back at Otto Parker, who had lifted the lower part of his face mask to breathe more easily. From his exposed chin, it was evident that he was pale, his lips drained of color. Because he had led the main assault, the energy given to him by Space Captain Spider-Man was quickly depleted. What little remained only sustained his life in the cosmic environment, providing no defense. Thus, he was seriously injured by planetary debris hurled by Solus.
Grabbing a shirt from Peter's wardrobe, the Amazing Spider-Man wrapped it around Otto Parker's wound as a makeshift bandage. But it was a temporary solution.
Seeing the dire situation, Peter walked to the door, peeked outside, and gestured for them to follow, whispering, "Let's go now, while Uncle Ben and Aunt May are still asleep."
Supporting Otto Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man followed, with Peter leading the way. As they left Peter Parker's home and opened the garage, they realized the car was missing.
"Darn, Uncle Ben must've left the car at his company," Peter grumbled, adding urgently, "We need to call an ambulance, or it'll be too late!"
"But we don’t belong to this dimension. What about our identity?" the Amazing Spider-Man inquired.
Peter hesitated, searching his pockets for his mobile phone. Remembering it was probably lost in their earlier skirmish, he held up a hand, declaring, "This hand will send a distress signal. Yes, that’s right..."
He closed his eyes, concentrating, and a faint light emanated from his hand.
Meanwhile, in the Stark Tower's laboratory, Stark noticed the flashing alarm. Without a second thought, he inserted the magic energy core into the Reactor, which momentarily elevated him above space. Yet, he found nothing.
"Where’s Peter?" Iron Sorcerer Stark was perplexed. "Didn’t he send a distress signal? Where is he?"
Tracing the origin of the signal, he mused aloud, "This distress call... where’s it coming from? The timeline? Why is he in the future timeline?"
Just a second after Peter activated the distress signal, Stark’s voice echoed in his ear, "Peter, how did you time travel?"
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