Lauren, who was accompanying Gwen, cast his gaze toward the bird-man in the distance, a familiar feeling welling up within him.
Isn't this Vulture, another villain from the Marvel Universe!
He hadn't expected to run into a new villain at this time, but this guy was just a small fry to him, completely beneath notice.
As such, there was naturally no need for him to intervene.
Now that Gwen had the brand-new Spider-Woman he had gifted her, catching this guy would be as easy as drinking water.
Sure enough, the moment Gwen put on her brand-new Spider-Woman, she abandoned her web-shooters and activated the anti-gravity flight device directly.
Instantly, like an arrow released from a bowstring, she arrived in front of the Vulture with lightning speed.
At that moment, the Vulture had never expected that Spider-Man could fly; he was completely stunned.
However, upon realizing that Gwen suddenly possessed flight capabilities, he immediately sped off toward the higher skies.
Meanwhile, the Vulture pulled a strangely shaped weapon from his back and fired a burst at Gwen.
Instantly, a blue energy beam shot out, and before Gwen could even react, she was struck by it.
The powerful impact sent Gwen flying backward, and she tumbled several times in mid-air before coming to a stop.
If Gwen hadn't been wearing her latest Spider-Woman, that burst would likely have caused her significant injury.
However, because she was wearing her new Spider-Woman, and this new Spider-Woman was crafted from Vibranium.
Therefore, a mere energy beam couldn't possibly break through its defense, and Gwen naturally remained unharmed.
Because she had just put on the new Spider-Woman, she wasn't yet proficient enough in using it; otherwise, it would have been highly unlikely for the Vulture to hit her.
"I'm actually fine! This brand-new Spider-Woman really is amazing!"
Gwen subconsciously touched the spot where she had been hit, only to find that not even a trace remained, and she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"That's natural. It's crafted from Vibranium, so a mere little energy beam naturally couldn't break through its defense."
Lauren stood to the side, arms crossed over his chest, floating in the air, speaking with a calm expression, having not intervened to deal with the Vulture.
Seeing this, Gwen rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.
"I'm telling you, you're just going to watch me get bullied by that guy! Help me out!"
"He's just a small fry; for me to intervene would be like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.
Of course, if you want him dead immediately, I can take care of him!"
Lauren wasn't acting arrogant at this moment; he was speaking the truth.
Given his current strength, if he were to take action against a character like the Vulture, the latter would definitely not survive.
Of course, the Vulture didn't even have the qualifications to make him intervene.
"Forget it, forget it. You don't know your own strength, so don't actually kill him.
I still need to trace where he got these weapons from!"
"According to government requirements, only Stark Industries has the right to collect the ships and weapons left behind by the Chitauri.
But this guy is clearly not from Stark Industries; there must be an unknown profit chain behind this.
I need to find out the truth so I can stop these alien weapons from continuing to flow into the black market and lower the crime rate in this city."
Gwen thought for a moment and said very seriously, not knowing if it was from her father's influence, but her sense of justice was as strong as his.
"Tsk tsk tsk, truly the friendly neighbor of New York City! Your sense of justice is truly admirable," Lauren said with a smile.
"Stop teasing me. What I'm doing is nothing compared to you directly repelling the Chitauri invasion.
Alright, I can't chat with you anymore. The Vulture is about to run away, and I can't let him succeed."
As she spoke, Gwen raised her hand and waved it, and instantly a sharp blade formed from nano-Vibranium appeared straight on the arm of her Spider-Woman.
Then, she went full throttle. Driven by the infinite power core, she transformed into a White afterimage and instantly flew over the Vulture's head.
In that fleeting instant, the blade in her hand flashed across the Vulture's pair of turbine flight wings.
With a clink, the pair of turbine wings were split in two, cut into two sections.
Without the turbine wings, the Vulture was greatly alarmed, his body immediately falling uncontrollably toward the ground.
Seeing this, Gwen sped toward the direction of the Vulture's fall with a hint of playfulness, then wove a large web underneath him a step ahead of time.
The moment the web was finished, the Vulture crashed heavily into it, and was then tied up like a dumpling by Gwen, completely losing all combat ability.
"Finally resolved. You guy, let's see where you can run now!"
Gwen gave the Vulture a slightly angry kick, then lifted him up with one hand.
"Speak, where did this equipment on you come from? Answer honestly, and I can let you suffer a little less; otherwise, you'll be in for a miserable time today."
Gwen looked at the Vulture in front of her with a cold expression, trying to persuade him to reveal the source of his equipment.
But as a member of the Sinister Six in the Marvel Universe, how could the Vulture obediently tell her the information she wanted?
Facing her interrogation, not only did he not answer honestly, he spat, full of disdain.
"Spider-Man, if you have the guts, just kill me directly. Otherwise, don't even think about getting the information you want from my mouth; I will absolutely not talk."
The Vulture knew that Gwen would never actually kill anyone; her most common method of dealing with criminals was to bring them to justice and send them to prison.
But for people like them, going to prison was just a daily routine, and he wasn't afraid at all.
During this time, he had accumulated quite a bit of wealth by robbing banks, and he could easily afford to hire a top-notch lawyer to defend himself.
Under these circumstances, it wouldn't be long before he could walk out of prison with his head held high, so he wasn't afraid in the slightest.
However, just as he thought he had Gwen figured out, Lauren, who was standing beside her, gave a cold smile and then raised his foot to stomp on his arm.
Instantly, a powerful force pressed down, immediately causing the Vulture to break out in a cold sweat from the pain.
"If I were to kill you directly, it would be getting off too easy. You won't talk, right? Then I'll slowly torture you to death. For now, I'll start by crippling this hand of yours."
As Lauren spoke, he immediately increased the pressure under his foot, instantly causing the Vulture to scream in pain.
But in the face of his screams, Lauren acted as if he hadn't heard anything and continued to apply pressure.
With a crack, the Vulture's right arm was actually crushed by him.
After easily crushing one of the Vulture's arms, Lauren changed positions, intending to crush his other arm.
Seeing this, the Vulture was completely stunned and roared repeatedly: "I'll talk, I'll talk! It was the Green Goblin, the Green Goblin gave it to me!"
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