fictionpage Chapter 225 The Emergence of the Shadow Organization
Chapter 225 The Emergence of the Shadow Organization
Chapter 225 The Emergence of the Shadow Organization
The little spider discovered that this alien, who called himself "invincible," flew at an unusually fast speed. Even though he had restrained himself, it was still far more efficient than swinging his web.
He couldn't even catch up with the Invincible Young Hero without using the Green Light Ring to fly.
Fortunately, he had the invincible Green Lantern Ring, which allowed him to materialize a spider-ship to leave the invincible young hero far behind and make him eat his exhaust fumes.
Unfortunately, the little spider's fun over illegally speeding through the skies of New York didn't last long before it arrived at the spiders' secret base.
"We're here, this is it."
Putting away the light from the lamp ring, Peter landed on the top floor of the Spider Web Nexus with the Invincible Young Hero. Peter quickly pulled down the spider mask to get some fresh air.
Then I prepared to introduce my base to the invincible young hero.
Unexpectedly, all ten or so Spider-Men present gathered around:
"New here? This one doesn't even look like a spider?"
These Spider-Men are still constantly bringing in new Spider-Men from parallel universes, and considering that the hunt for the successors has not yet ended,
Concentrating everyone in this universe, which is extremely dangerous for the heir family, is a wise move.
During this time, they had already witnessed far too many bizarre "Spider-Man" stories:
"So what? We already have a pig and a cat in our group. I wouldn't be surprised if a dinosaur showed up someday!"
"Wow, stop asking so many questions! You guys are putting too much pressure on this guy! —Is he crying?"
"I have a feeling it might be." "I didn't do it!" "Shut up!"
"No, it's not your fault." Mark reached up and wiped away the tears dripping from his face. "I'm just very worried about my mother."
The chatter of the Spider-Men present didn't make the Invincible Young Hero nervous; instead, it gave him a feeling of being back in his noisy high school.
Mark was leaning against the top wall of the base. Having regained his sense of security, he finally had a chance to catch his breath and release his emotions by crying.
Just a few months ago, Mark Grayson was just an ordinary high school student. He only became an invincible young hero in a short period of time, and the accidents that happened in such a short time were enough to overwhelm him.
He had a reason for traveling here—an enemy with the ability to travel between dimensions somehow guessed the true identity of the Invincible Young Hero and found Mark Grayson's residence.
This dangerous individual named Angustral Reeves kidnapped Mark's mother and brother, and then banished Mark to different parallel dimensions, using the dangers of those dimensions to torment and weaken him.
In the end, Angustran felt that the Invincible Young Hero's power was almost completely depleted, so that Mark, whose strength was far inferior to his, could easily kill him.
Upon hearing that the Invincible Young Hero's family was under threat, almost all the Spider-Men present were stunned: "This—"
Aside from Spider-Man in this universe where Aunt May and Uncle Ben are still alive, most Spider-Men in other multiverses have experienced the loss of loved ones, and nothing could resonate with them more deeply than this.
Having a secret identity doesn't always protect those around you, and no one should have to endure this at such a young age.
"I'm very worried, not about my own safety, but about my mother and brother."
This is the second dimension that the invincible young hero has traveled through. In the first dimension, he encountered talking man-eating dinosaurs. He thought he would encounter something even more dangerous in the second dimension.
"If most of these parallel universes are as safe as this one, and they aren't enough to drain my power, and Angustron discovers this, then he'll definitely target my family!"
The Spider-Men exchanged glances—they knew this universe was anything but safe, and Mark was just lucky to have arrived when everything was calm.
The Invincible Young Man's experiences over the past few months have been quite long, and he longs to confide everything to this group of Spider-Men who seem so reliable.
He recounted how he "inherited his father's legacy" to become the invincible young hero, and how his father, Almighty, was cold-blooded and cruel, committing horrific massacres. However, the older Spider-Man present stopped his narration:
"Although I don't know when that bad guy will drag you back, what you need right now is rest—come on, let me introduce you to our secret base."
The so-called secret base, "Spider Web Hub," sounds impressive, but it's actually not secret at all, let alone a base.
Essentially, it was Iron Man who funded the temporary acquisition of an abandoned office building in the suburbs of New York at an extremely low price.
The reason for the extremely low price is that after the construction company went bankrupt and ran away due to changes in the planning of this isolated office building, it was quickly occupied by local gangs who were engaged in some shady business that was not suitable to be seen in the open.
These gangs even thoughtfully connected water and electricity to each floor, specifically for growing leaves that could make people fly.
No entrepreneur dares to take over such a property development, because even if they buy it, they can't get rid of these gangsters.
Unless the people taking over the property are hundreds of Spider-Men.
To reiterate, the New York City gangsters have been having a really bad run of luck lately.
However, for them, the best days are likely yet to come, because—
"I've already said I can't go back. It's best for a single object to only travel through time once, otherwise the time warp effect might fail." Faced with Iron Man's overt and covert attempts to get rid of him, Batman's reply clearly indicates that he intends to stay here permanently.
Inside the underground base, Tony was frantic: "This news is really disturbing! Why did it have to be you, and not that guy with the shiny metal head?"
Tony felt he had a pleasant conversation with Cyborg, so why was Batman, such a sinister assassin, the one who ended up being sent over?
"Cyborg is the temporary security core of the Watchtower system." Batman didn't shy away from telling Iron Man such an obvious fact:
"Considering the communication delays caused by time warping, anyone can come over except him."
Another important reason why Batman could don the Outsider armor and personally take action was that the Justice League was indeed short of available personnel.
Wonder Woman hasn't fully recovered from radiation sickness; Cyborg can't split his consciousness in two; and Aquaman is mostly useless.
As for Shazam? The responsibility of saving the world can't possibly be placed on a middle school student, can it?
The task of forming the Green Lantern Corps falls solely on Batman's shoulders.
"Why is Joey, the king of awkward silences, in 'Justice League'?"
Seeing that he couldn't provoke the other party with words, Tony even turned his anger towards Joey: "If I had someone like that in my Avengers, I'd kick him out the very next day!"
"Technically speaking, the Avengers are still part of S.H.I.E.L.D." With a sigh of relief that two tigers cannot share the same mountain, what else could Joey say but change the subject?
Perhaps at first, Tony would appreciate Batman's quick wit, which is just as sharp as his own, but once the two get to know each other a little better, this is bound to happen.
Let them argue if they want; Batman is generally a man of principle, so there's almost no chance their conflict will escalate.
Unlike Tony, who was also a playboy, Bruce used a different set of behavioral logic.
The label of "arrogant rich kid" has long been one of the core elements of Tony Stark's spirit, while for Bruce Wayne, this identity is more like a dispensable protective layer.
Furthermore, if two control freaks who both want to have the world at their fingertips meet and they fall for each other, wouldn't Joey be miserable?
Have you not seen the story of the Illuminati?
Making decisions in secrecy, saving the most lives at the lowest cost—that's the style of the Illuminati, and also the style of the guardians in the neighboring universe.
This approach sounds great, but in practice it often turns out to be a different story.
Currently, the three cats are hiding in an underground bat cave hand-carved out by Joey, a Kryptonian, constantly plotting and scheming, somewhat reminiscent of the Illuminati.
Regardless, Joey tries his best to avoid becoming like that himself and those around him.
They've already become so-called "superheroes," so they should have some higher aspirations.
Even pragmatism has its limits. If it degenerates into something like the Illuminati or the Blue Man, then all the efforts and mistakes made along the way will have been in vain.
Besides, he is Superman. Even if he is not as optimistic as Clark Kent, he should still aspire to a better world and build a brighter organization.
"Speaking of which..."
Tony, who was already annoyed by Batman, became even more unhappy after receiving a schedule reminder from Jarvis.
He pulled a long face, flew into the air, and grabbed Joey's shoulder:
"The Avengers are officially formed tonight in Washington, D.C., and all the major media outlets from around the world will be there. As a key member, don't tell me you're not showing up!"