Marvel's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Chapter 161

c160 Shadow Spider Reappears

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New York in 1939 was still in a rather dark era.

Although the Great Depression had passed for many years, the economy had not recovered much due to the impact of the ongoing war, and the lower-class people were still being exploited and living in dire straits.

Six years ago, a passionate young man named Peter Parker, who had been influenced by Aunt May’s ideals and Uncle Ben’s values ​​for many years, resolutely chose to devote himself to journalism, using photos and truth as weapons to fight crime and protect the weak.

However, in such a severely corrupted city, the ability of a mere journalist is actually very limited.

Until one day later, Peter Parker was bitten by a poisonous spider that emerged from a discarded statue while secretly filming a criminal activity!

After that, he fell into a coma and dreamed of the Spider God-Annansi!

When he woke up in his dream, he found that he had gained the mysterious power of spiders.

From then on, he was reborn and became.Shadow Spider-Man!

After that, he fought against gangs, dealt with capitalists who exploited workers, eradicated evil again and again, and became a great hero in the eyes of many ordinary people.

At the same time, he also became a thorn in the eyes of many people.

Roxy Cinema.

“This wonderful fight video was filmed three months ago. The location was on the streets of New York, which was also the last time Shadow Spider-Man was publicly on the road.”

“We can see that in the video he prevented a drugstore robbery. This is very different from the fight against gangsters and outcasts that he was keen on when he debuted.”

“Today, when the turbulent era of universal soldiers and lawlessness has become a thing of the past, when criminals such as Al Capone, John Dillinger, the Green Goblin and the crime master have either been executed or imprisoned, we have to think about such a question”

“That is, in today’s Eagle Country, do we really need the existence of illegal vigilantes like Shadow Spider-Man?”

In the audience below, this immediately triggered a discussion, and people expressed their opinions one after another.

Among these people, there was a man dressed like a gentleman, holding a cane in his hand, staring at the big screen in front of him with burning eyes, and said to the man who was talking to the woman next to him: “That’s him! His movements, speed and sensitivity are superb! The blood of Anansi flows in his veins!”

The woman asked: “So, how can we find him? Don’t tell me you are going to rob a pharmacy to attract his attention.”

The man paused and said: “I will find a way. Otherwise, won’t I have to rely on performing for those ignorant lower-class people for the rest of my life? I don’t want to live like this!”

As they talked, they got up and left their seats and walked out of the theater.

“Wow, Dad, look, it’s the magician Mysterio!” A child exclaimed innocently next to him, “He can make an elephant disappear out of thin air!”

Then, he asked his father with a longing look: “Dad, can we go and see it? Let’s go?”

The boy’s father touched the boy’s head: “I don’t have money to spend on such a second-rate charlatan. Magic and the like are just a trick”

The boy was a little disappointed, but he immediately saw another poster and said happily: “Dad, why don’t we go and see “Jungle Continent”! They have a thousand monkeys!”

The boy’s father looked at the poster carefully and smiled slightly: “A thousand monkeys? This is quite interesting, then let’s go and see this.”

The man who was talking in the theater paused slightly, and his hand holding the cane clenched suddenly: “Would you rather go to see monkeys than to see me?”

——

At the same time.

On the other side of the New York World’s Fair.

Shadow Spider-Man Peter Parker is the happiest man in the world at this time.

On his right hand is his dear Aunt May, and on his left hand is his favorite woman MJ.

They talked and laughed all the way, making Shadow Spider feel happy.

Half a year ago, he accidentally traveled to another world and returned. Soon after, MJ, who had left New York and went to the “Kingdom of Blood and Gold” in the west to participate in the civil war for three years, also retired and returned here.

MJ and he fell in love six years ago. He originally planned to propose to MJ three years ago, but he didn’t expect that she would be gone for three years.

Fortunately, she came back safely.

“So, ladies, what do you want to see?” Shadow Spider asked, “How about the “Dream of the Goddess of Beauty” over there? Everyone says that Salvador Dali is a genius.”

(PS: Salvador Dali is a Spanish surrealist artist.)

Aunt May curled her lips in disdain: “Only he himself would say that he is a genius, and he keeps saying it.”

Shadow Spider looked at Aunt May: “Don’t you like surrealist works, Aunt May?”

Aunt May said: “Dali just put a lobster on a naked woman’s head and fooled everyone into saying it was ‘art’, and even gave it some nonsense term like ‘surrealism’. But in my opinion, he is just a comedian at best!”

Shadow Spider laughed.

Aunt May is worthy of being a street propaganda worker for many years. Even at her age, her tongue is still so sharp.

But at this time, he looked at the “surrealist art” that was watched by many people, and he really felt boring.

Then, he looked to the other side: “Ha! Look, that’s the ‘Great Mysterio’! What do you think, MJ? Lobster art or magic show?”

MJ looked at Mysterio: “Oh, then it’s magic, and magic is a little more interesting.”

So, the three of them bought tickets and entered the “Great Mysterio’s Magic Show Venue”.

However, for some reason, from the moment he entered here, Shadow Spider’s spider sense began to vibrate constantly, as if reminding him that danger was coming.

However, he looked around and couldn’t find the source of danger.

At this time, the magic show on the stage also began.

In front of everyone, the man called Mysterio tied his hands and feet, and was hung upside down by a rope and put into a large spherical water tank.

“What you are about to witness is the most dangerous escape show in history”

“Death Ball!”

“Don’t worry that the great Mysterio will be buried under the water before escaping, because he can hold his breath in the water for up to six minutes!”

“And in three minutes, this generator will input 50,000 volts of current into the fish tank, and all living things in the water will die in an instant.”

“.Five seconds left, four, three, two, one. Then, the show begins!”

Buzz——

The terrifying current rushed into the fish tank in an instant, making the fish tank glow.

When the light faded, all the fish that were originally swimming in the water were seen to be electrocuted and floating, and the completely bound Mysterio disappeared without a trace!

After a while, Mysterio walked out from the side.

The woman in charge of the introduction said loudly: “Ladies and gentlemen, please give your applause to the great Mysterio!”

Pa pa pa pa——

Seeing this wonderful performance, the audience no longer hesitated to applaud.

Aunt May reluctantly clapped twice and then put it down, sighing: “These fish are so pitiful.”

MJ asked curiously: “How do you think he did it?”

Aunt May shook her head: “I don’t know. What’s the matter with the TV, what’s the matter with Dr. Einstein’s cosmic rays, etc., I don’t know anything. But I know that Peter must have seen it clearly.”

So MJ looked at Shadow Spider: “What do you think, great genius? Smoke and mirrors?”

Smoke and mirrors means to be mysterious, which is a local saying in Eagle Country.

Shadow Spider hesitated and analyzed: “The ‘smoke’ he released should be dry ice. They compress high-concentration carbon dioxide into particles. When they are put into water, they will harden and a thick layer of smoke will rise from the bottom.”

Although he said this, he actually had other ideas in his heart, because it didn’t smell like dry ice.

“When he reappeared, he didn’t even get wet.” Shadow Spider continued.

So he didn’t even go into the water, otherwise it would be impossible for his body to become completely dry in such a short time.

He just used some kind of sleight of hand to make us think he went in, that’s all.

Combined with his spider sense.

Shadow Spider felt that there must be something wrong, and his brows were slightly frowned.

MJ smiled and hugged Shadow Spider’s arm, and put his face on his shoulder: “So you didn’t understand it at all, right?”

The softness and warmth transmitted from the arm made Shadow Spider come back to his senses and smiled: “Yes.”

But, seeing your smile is the best thing.

The three of them left here talking and laughing.

Unknown to Shadow Spider, a conspiracy was unfolding around him.

Backstage.

Mysterio and his female companion returned here after dealing with the fanatical fans.

Mysterio held a ball with an unknown gas in his hand, covered the air on the surface of the ball, and then dispersed the smoke.

Then he took off his mask.

It turned out that he and his female companion were wearing a gas mask under the mask.

The female companion said: “We hibernated in the Amazon jungle for three years, lived with reptiles and venomous snakes, and were eaten alive by mosquitoes, and then we learned to make this “magic smoke”. Now we have to waste it on pleasing these country bumpkins.”

Mysterio said nothing, put the magic smoke ball aside, and then took out a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet.

The female companion continued to instigate: “Take it to fool Wilson Fisk, we can get rich in a few minutes!”

Mysterio paused, then picked up two wine glasses and placed them, pouring wine while saying, “Yes, yes, yes. Then he will figure it out after a while and send a killer wearing a gas mask. The two of us will become two miserable corpses in a few minutes. No, I still want to maintain a cooperative relationship with Fisk.”

“And, this is only for now.”

“As long as we find the Shadow Spider-Man and let his blood flow into my body, Fisk will immediately understand what real power is!”