Sanctum Sanctorum, basement.
The younger Peter had been back for a long time already. He was curiously studying the guy crouched in the corner, drawing circles on the wall with his finger.
"Hey, what's wrong with this guy? He looks kind of shut down."
Clearly, during the fight earlier, this guy had been pretty wild.
Although his strength was not that impressive, he had a ridiculous number of abilities.
It was rare to see someone that reckless having such a withdrawn moment.
"Speaking of which, where exactly is this place? Ah, my head hurts. Why do I feel like I got hit by a truck?"
Inside the magical cage, Electro held his head and looked around at his surroundings.
The dim basement, the flickering lights, and the strange gazes all around him made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
He even felt the urge to learn from the guy drawing circles in the corner. At least that way, with his back to everyone, he would not feel so awkward.
"Hello, Max."
The Lizard flicked his tongue and spoke in a low voice.
"Connors? You got captured too?"
Electro said with some surprise.
Nothing was better than meeting someone familiar in an unfamiliar environment.
However, he still did not seem to understand his current situation.
As a prisoner, what was there to be happy about?
"You know this lizard?"
Doctor Octopus Otto already had a guess in his heart. It seemed these two came from the same world.
"Oh, lizard? What a great name. But he used to be human. Looks like he and I come from the same universe."
"Looks like you're all having a lively chat."
At that moment, Peter and Ultimate Gwen returned. Seeing everyone talking, Peter could not help smiling.
However, the moment Peter appeared, everyone went silent.
Because they all knew very well what this guy was capable of.
He beat people up without any reason or mercy. It was better to speak less and make fewer mistakes, so they would not upset him and get beaten again.
"Hey, you're the one who locked me in this crappy place, right? Let me out!"
Electro angrily pounded on the magical cage while looking at Peter. But no matter how much the electric arcs on his hands flickered, he could not break through the restraints. He could only rage helplessly.
"Say that again?"
Peter raised an eyebrow, and a very friendly smile appeared on his face.
The thing he hated most was being provoked.
"Come on, hit me if you've got the guts!"
Electro raised his middle finger at Peter. As if one was not enough, he raised his other hand and gave him another middle finger too.
"Hey, hey, hey, come on, man. Don't make this guy angry!"
Knowing just how brutal Peter's methods were, the younger Peter quickly tried to smooth things over, hoping to defuse this unnecessary fight. But he did not expect Electro to give him two middle fingers as well.
"You know what? Go ahead and hit him. He's literally asking for it. Are you really not going to grant his wish? You should know that a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man helps people with their requests."
The younger Peter's face darkened. He had kindly tried to stop Electro from getting beaten, only for the guy to throw that gesture at him.
If Peter beat him to death, he would deserve it.
"Little punk..."
"What?"
"Little punk! Little punk!"
Seeing Peter smile as he said those words, Electro froze for a moment. Then the humiliation of being mocked filled his heart, and he instantly flew into a rage.
"You damned spider freak! If you've got the guts, come in here and fight me one-on-one!"
In an instant, he spread both arms wide. Terrifying blue lightning surged all over his body. For some reason, a streak of purple lightning began swirling above his head. The lightning struck his body and gradually condensed into a dazzling sphere of electricity. Energy powerful enough to destroy everything spread outward, forming wave after wave of electricity inside the magical cage.
Seeing this, Peter grinned. Then he calmly took the Spider Fullbottle out of his pocket. While shaking the Spider Fullbottle, he said, "Since you're sincerely asking for a beating, how could I not satisfy your wish?"
"You're waving a little red bottle around and acting mysterious. What, do you think you're a wizard? If you've got the ability, suck me into it."
"Not a wizard, no. But it's more than enough to beat you."
Peter twisted the bottle, and his body instantly turned into a strange blood-like substance that passed through the magical cage. Then he slammed into Electro again and again, so quickly that Electro could not react at all.
"Oh, wow! That ability is so cool! Is that magic? Magic Spider-Man! Peter, can you do that?"
Ned's eyes widened as he spoke excitedly.
"I can't do that."
The younger Peter answered.
After who knew how many impacts, Peter revealed his form inside the magical cage. However, he was still gripping the bottle, and the red power brought by the bottle swirled around his hand. Peter clenched his fist and, without another word, began punching Electro in the head again and again, each blow heavier than the last.
The more Electro screamed, the faster Peter punched.
The louder he screamed, the heavier Peter's strikes became.
Spider-Man's strength was already nothing to laugh at. Now, with the Spider Fullbottle's enhancement, it was like his fists had been enchanted. They carried both physical damage and energy damage, and every punch hit like a critical blow. Just watching it made people feel pain.
Electro did not even get a chance to fight back before Peter's rapid punches nearly scrambled his brain. Now, he no longer dared to run his mouth.
"Violent aesthetics. Nice!"
Otto Parker, in the cage next door, had an extremely wild expression.
This was exactly the kind of fighting style he had always yearned for. He had always done things this way too, just not as perfectly as Peter.
However, Peter had given him an idea. This guy had previously asked him to join some little team of his. Maybe that was not entirely impossible.
Peter teleported out of the magical cage. Finished with the beating, he slowly exhaled.
Beating people up felt really good.
As for Electro, who had been beaten senseless, he quietly went to a corner and crouched down, using his finger to pick at the wall. When he and Taskmaster in the neighboring cage made eye contact, both of them awkwardly looked away.
After that, Peter introduced Ultimate Gwen to everyone, so they could at least get to know each other. Of course, after seeing that the younger Peter looked nothing like the Peter she knew, Ultimate Gwen still found it rather strange.
"Looks like your efficiency is pretty good. You've already caught two multiversal visitors. Oh, a female Spider-Man?"
A teleportation spell circle appeared, and Doctor Strange slowly emerged from it. Looking at the two extra people inside the magical cages, he nodded in satisfaction. When he saw Spider-Gwen, he was a little stunned, because he had not expected Spider-Man to have a female version. The power inside her body was also terrifying. It simply had not been fully developed yet.
As expected, everyone who got involved with this Peter from another world was unusual.
"Look what I brought."
Doctor Strange casually pointed, and Norman's figure appeared inside a magical cage.
"Hey, who is this guy? Why did you bring this old man here?"
Ned looked at the terrified old man, then at Doctor Strange. He could not help wondering if Strange had captured the wrong person.
"I was repairing the cracks in the universe when I suddenly sensed the aura of someone from another world nearby, so I captured him."
Doctor Strange spoke calmly.
"I found a small magical artifact, a kind of containment device. I've trapped the damaged spell inside it. As long as the correct ritual is completed, the spell can be reversed, the universe can be repaired, and the multiversal visitors can be sent back to their own universes."
At some point, a square container had appeared in Doctor Strange's hand. Orange energy flickered inside it. It seemed to be the defective spell.
Compressing such a massive spell into the container had clearly taken him some effort.
"And then? We all die, right? After all, according to the original timeline, I'm already dead."
Doctor Octopus Otto spoke emotionally.
Because he had remembered what happened before, now that he had calmed down, he felt happy about being given a second chance at life. If he was sent back to his own universe, wouldn't that mean he had to continue dying?
"I refuse to go back."
"I don't care."
"Let me out, please, Peter."
The people inside the magical cages all had different mental states. Some were calm, some indifferent, some frantic, and some terrified.
Peter looked at Norman, who had been captured by Doctor Strange. He looked exactly like an older version of the Norman from Peter's universe. However, Peter knew very well that the Norman in front of him should be called Green Goblin right now.
He was a master of disguise. His evil personality sometimes pretended to be the main personality.
And right now, Peter could sense the energy surging inside his body. This should be the result of the evil personality pretending.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Stephen. I don't think I can do that."
The younger Peter's words surprised Doctor Strange. As long as the spell was repaired, everything could return to its original state. What was this kid hesitating about?
"Why?"
"They'll die if they go back!"
"Peter Parker, that is their fate."
"Can't you have a little compassion?"
"For the sake of the multiverse, their sacrifice is worth far more than their own lives. Do you know how serious the consequences of your compassion could be? Because of you, the world is on the verge of collapse. Do you want the multiverse to collapse and throw every universe into chaos?"
"I'm sorry, kid, but it's time for you to grow up. This kind of foolish thinking will hurt a lot of people."
"Sometimes, maybe you really should learn from the other you. He's decisive. Sure, he has a heavy killing intent, but he knows what choice is correct."
After Doctor Strange finished speaking, he did not forget to glance at Peter, who was whispering with Ultimate Gwen on the side.
"Me? You two are arguing. Why am I suddenly getting cut into this?"
Peter was a little stunned. He had clearly done nothing.
(End of Chapter)
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