Chapter 39: CHAPTER 39: Vs Lizard
"You're crazy, Peter."
"You can't do that!"
Injecting that unfinished serum into people all over the world to turn them into lizards like him is crazy.
From Gwen's point of view, this is impossible.
Because it is clearly stated in the Oscorp materials that there were only three tubes of this serum at that time.
The Lizard used one tube and the remaining two are now in the hands of Oscorp.
Even if the two tubes were stolen by him, they would only be enough to transform just two more people.
"No, Spider-Woman..."
"I can do this."
The lizard said solemnly in its throaty voice.
"But before that, I have to get rid of you."
As he spoke, the lizard opened its mouth and an unpleasant stench immediately filled the air.
Gwen frowned immediately.
"Did you know, Spider-Woman, the saliva of Komodo dragons has a toxin that paralyzes the nerves."
"If this saliva touches you, this battle is over."
"Unfortunately, you will not see the arrival of the new evolutionary era."
While saying this, the lizard stuck out its tongue and licked its sharp claws, so that the claws were covered in its saliva.
Gwen immediately gagged him with her web.
"Before you become a god of the 'new' humans, I suggest you brush your teeth first. Humans don't need a god of bad breath."
As soon as the spider web sealed the lizard's mouth, it let out several strange noises.
"What is happening?"
Then Gwen saw that the spider web was beginning to corrode and melt.
"Like I said before, lizards are the natural enemies of spiders. I have ways to finish you off."
"Looks like I'm going to have to be more violent."
The lizard immediately ran and attacked Gwen.
Relying on her spider-sense, Gwen wasn't hit once.
Instead, the lizard was hit many times.
Although he may recover quickly, the pain is still real.
"Damn Spider-Woman! YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS!!"
The lizard was furious, but before he could do anything, Gwen walked around him.
Gwen tried to grab his tail but ended up getting her tail whipped.
"Have you forgotten that I can control my tail, Spider-Woman?"
Gwen was a little disoriented because of the attack, the lizard's tail had hit her head hard.
"Hahahaha!! THIS IS THE END OF YOU, SPIDER-WOMAN!!" The lizard turned and attacked Gwen with its claws bathed in its toxin.
But before he could actually make the final attack, a loud cry of a hawk could be heard.
Sensing imminent danger, the lizard jumped back.
BOOM!
In the place he was previously, there was an ice spike stuck into the ground.
"What is that!?" He turned his head to look at where the attack came from, only to once again sense danger and jump from his position.
Now there were six small ice spikes stuck into the ground.
Gwen, who finally came to her senses, realized that whatever was happening was beneficial for her.
She quickly attacked the lizard again, who in turn was quickly cornered by the two attackers.
Seeing that his situation was getting worse and worse, the lizard began to think about how to escape from there.
At a glance he saw a manhole, he quickly punched the ground with all his strength to raise a curtain of dust and ran, removed the manhole cover and quickly disappeared into the sewer.
"Huh? Where is Peter!?"
Seeing the sudden change in the situation, Gwen was once again worried.
Dust covered his vision and there was no longer any sign of the lizard there.
Gwen immediately ran into the dust and saw an open manhole cover.
Around the manhole cover was a pool of green blood.
Apparently, the lizard escaped through the sewer after being hit by one of the ice spikes.
"Damn!"
Gwen screamed in anger, but before he could jump into the manhole to try and find the lizard's whereabouts, a hand grabbed his shoulder.
"Unless you want to stink of degee, I don't advise you to go in there." Arthur spoke as he held Gwen.
"But what about Peter!?" Gwen turned and looked at Arthur under the mask.
"Don't worry, one day he'll show up again." Arthur spoke calmly.
"Arthur, did you see who was helping me? I wanted to thank you." Gwen spoke as she looked around.
At that moment, a Falcon landed on Arthur's shoulder.
He wore a falconry hood adorned with three feathers, furthermore, he also wore a red scarf.
"Oh!? And who is this!?" Gwen walked over when she saw the hawk perched on Arthur's shoulder.
Arthur raised his arm and stroked the hawk's beak with his finger.
"It's called Pet Shop, it was a gift from someone close to you."
"You should be grateful, if it weren't for him you could have really died."
(Obviously I wouldn't allow that to happen.)
"Wait, was he the one throwing those ice spikes!?" Gwen asked in astonishment.
Pet shop descended from Arthur's shoulder and materialized his power.
It looked like a large, skeletal creature with the head of a pterosaur. It has several limbs that end in bird-like claws, including six small arms on its torso and several pairs of legs on its lower body, giving it some resemblance to a spider or centipede.
That was his Stand - Horus.
"That's amazing!!" Gwen shouted as she looked at the physical manifestation of the Pet shop Stand.
Perhaps because this was not his home world, anyone could see his Stand.
"His power is called Horus." Arthur explained.
"Horus? Like, Horus the Egyptian god?" Gwen asked confused.
"Yes, thanks to that, he has the ability to create and manipulate ice."
"Ohh~ I want to know more about this!" Gwen spoke as she stroked the hawk's beak.
"Come on, I'll tell you more on the way." Arthur turned and left while Gwen walked beside him.
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In the car, Gwen was already sitting in the co-pilot, and pulled down her mask.
"Peter escaped through the sewers."
"I saw, New York's sewer networks are very large and complex, it will be difficult to find him."
Gwen nodded slightly in agreement.
Now that he was calmer, she realized that it really would have been foolish for her to jump into the sewer to look for him.
"Peter became something totally different because of that mutation."
"He doesn't even want to hear what I say."
"And he also said that he wants to turn everyone in the world into lizards like him. That's a crazy idea, there's no way he can do that."
[No, it's actually possible for Peter Parker to do this]
"What?"
What Ruby said left Gwen suddenly confused.
Can this kind of thing really be done?
"Wait, you don't mean..."
"Exactly that."
Arthur replied.
On the laptop, Ruby appeared and behind her was a board with genetic details.
[One of the genes used by Dr. Connors to make this serum came from a very ancient species of lizard, they have a very high regenerative capacity.]
[Therefore, if certain conditions are met, even a single vial of this serum can be multiplied by tens, hundreds, or even thousands of times.]
In other words, as long as conditions allow, even if there is only a drop of that serum left, it can be quickly replicated.
At that time, even though it could not cause mutation in all human beings.
It will also be a terrible disaster.
"And how does he intend to spread this?" Gwen muttered to herself.
"Gas." Arthur spoke.
"He intends to turn all the serum into gas."
"Ruby, show it to Gwen."
The information behind Ruby has changed again: [Oscorp has a new technology that can transport drugs in gases]
[The advantage of this is that the dosage of the medicine can be precisely controlled, and the effect of the medicine can be maximized.]
"I'm sure Peter knows about this technology, and intends to use it."
Gwen's expression changed upon hearing this.
"I need to find Peter immediately."
Gwen was about to open the car door and run into the sewer to find Peter.
If she doesn't stop him, perhaps it truly will be the end of all humanity.
"Calm down, Gwen." Arthur grabbed Gwen's shoulder.
"Arthur, I have to stop Peter immediately. If he succeeds, the entire world could truly be destroyed."
Arthur and Ruby were calm.
Pet shop acted as if nothing was happening.
There is no way Peter can succeed in this plan.
"Gwen, you're going to be wasting your time, you won't be able to find Peter now."
"We already know Peter's purpose is Oscorp, so we just need to wait for him there."
After being reminded by Arthur, Gwen came to her senses.
Instead of looking for Peter, it's better to wait for him to show up himself.
"Then let's go to Oscorp right now."
"No, Peter must be looking for a place to rest now, and we're going back to rest too."
"But my attacks didn't affect him."
"No, I'm sure he must be physically exhausted because of his regeneration. Even though you didn't see it, Pet Shop caused him several injuries."
"One of the reasons that must have made him run away was physical exhaustion."
Arthur placed his hand on Gwen's head as he comforted her.
"No need to worry, Ruby already has access to the surveillance cameras, she will keep an eye on everything."
"OK..."
Gwen sighed tiredly and agreed.
(End of chapter)
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