The pumpkin bomb thrown by the Green Goblin rolled precisely to the side of the Oscorp board members.
At the same time, it also rolled not far from Tony Stark...
Beep, beep, beep—
Suddenly!
Tony felt as if the scene before his eyes had returned to when he was in Afghanistan.
Back then, when facing the missiles fired by the Ten Rings Gang, the distance between them seemed to be just this much...
Aside from that one time.
This was the second time he felt death so close to him.
Realizing something was wrong, Tony Stark wanted to leave quickly, but it was already too late.
Looking at the pumpkin bomb about to explode at his feet, his eyes were filled with despair and unwillingness!
However, just as Tony was already in despair, waiting for death, he saw Matthew turn around a step earlier!
In his shocked gaze, Matthew lunged at him, shielding him underneath his body.
With an explosion ringing in his ears, dust and smoke rose in an instant!
The Oscorp board members closest to the pumpkin bomb were instantly engulfed by flames, the huge shockwave directly shattering their flesh and blood, leaving behind only empty skeletons.
The power of the explosion was so great that even Tony Stark, pinned under Matthew, felt the rolling heat waves, his skin scorched by the flames, and his suit torn to shreds by gravel.
Even so, Tony still couldn't care about the throbbing pain of his scorched skin.
He was now only concerned about how Matthew was, who had risked his life to throw himself over him...
Amidst the smoke.
As the explosion passed, Tony hurriedly and carefully placed Matthew to the side, his eyes full of concern and urgency.
Crimson blood trickled out from under Matthew, leaving Tony's mind blank.
[system points + 8000, Tony Stark's trust in you has increased significantly, and he is praying in his heart for you not to die!]
Matthew: Plan succeeded!
Matthew, who was pretending to be unconscious, heard the prompt from the system and couldn't suppress the joy in his heart for a moment.
However, in order not to give himself away, he thought through all his sad past experiences again.
Compared to Matthew, who was still feigning unconsciousness, Tony, having regained his senses, was devastated.
"Matthew! Matthew!"
"Wake up! Wake up quickly!" Tony kept slapping Matthew's cheeks...
If Matthew hadn't known that Tony was doing this for his own good, he would have even thought that Tony was taking revenge for him scamming him out of a hundred million.
Slap, slap—
Slap, slap—
Matthew: "..."
No, are you addicted to slapping?
Unable to stand being slapped repeatedly, Matthew pretended to have just woken up and whispered: "... Am... bu... lance."
"Oh, right, right, right! Ambulance!"
It is said that concern leads to chaos.
Reminded, Tony seemed to have just remembered and hurriedly took out his phone to call for an ambulance.
Outside the banquet hall.
Peter Parker, who had been arranged by the company to take photos for the event, put on his suit and engaged in a battle with the Green Goblin the moment he realized something was wrong!
The Green Goblin, who had never fought Spider-Man before, was almost completely unable to fight back for a moment!
He could only create chaos everywhere, taking advantage of Spider-Man's eagerness to save people, making it difficult for Spider-Man to attend to everything at once.
"Playing dirty with me, huh!" Peter Parker suddenly raised his hand!
A blob of white spider silk'splatted' onto the Green Goblin's face!
Taking advantage of the moment the Green Goblin had his face covered.
Peter Parker punched and shattered the stabilizer of the Green Goblin's glider.
Without the flight stabilization device, the Green Goblin realized things were going badly, his desire to continue fighting vanished instantly, and he turned around, barely controlling the glider to fly away into the distance.
He was just missing saying, 'I will be back.'
After the Green Goblin was gone, Peter Parker's rescue speed improved significantly.
Plus, as this was the city center, the rescue arrived very promptly.
Not long after, the scene was mostly handled.
Just when Peter Parker felt that his presence was no longer needed at the scene, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.
"Is that... Mr. Matthew Lawrence?"
"He seems to be injured... and it's quite serious!"
Peter, looking at the figure lying in a pool of blood, suddenly remembered the scene of Matthew standing in the sunlight, answering his question on the podium at the orphanage.
Then, he remembered the care Eleanor and Matthew showed him when he joined the Umbrella Corporation.
It could be said that if it weren't for Matthew, his life would still be struggling.
Not to mention meeting his current girlfriend, Angela.
Thinking of this, a thought suddenly arose in Peter Parker's heart!
Whoosh—
His figure turned into a blur, and in an instant, he arrived beside Matthew.
After briefly explaining the reason to Stark, he immediately hoisted Matthew onto his shoulder and leaped off the balcony.
As for why he didn't carry him in his arms?
On this point, Peter Parker would not explain.
Between the high-rise buildings.
Matthew, who was being carried on his shoulder, slowly opened his eyes.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Hearing the movement, Peter Parker hurriedly spoke up, his voice tinged with some excitement: "Mr. Lawrence, you're awake!"
Having movement meant he wasn't dead yet.
This was a good thing!
However, the next second, Matthew's voice almost scared Peter into losing his balance and falling to the ground...
"Peter, take me back to the Umbrella Corporation."
"..."
"What Peter? I am just a failed man."
"That's right, but besides being Spider-Man, you are also Peter Parker."
This time, Matthew's words completely shattered Peter Parker's desire to deny it again.
Silence for a long time.
Peter Parker slowly opened his mouth and said: "You recognized me?"
"Yes." Matthew replied softly, pretending to be weak.
"I remember your voice."
"Remember my voice?" Peter Parker's face under the mask was filled with shock.
He couldn't believe there was such a person in the World...
Able to recognize the identity of someone he had only met twice just by the sound of their voice.
"I didn't expect that the Spider-Man reported in the newspapers is actually a small employee of my company... This really surprises me." Matthew's voice carried a reassuring calmness.
"Will you... fire me? Or widely report my identity?" Peter Parker's words carried a bit of uncertainty.
He didn't know what the person in front of him thought about his identity.
"Fire you? Why? Just because you are Spider-Man? As for widely reporting your identity... that is even more unnecessary."
"The company will not use public resources to specifically announce your identity."
Peter, listening to the words that seemed selfless but actually contained comfort, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, Mr. Lawrence..."
"You're welcome."
[system points + 200, Peter Parker is very grateful for your not revealing his identity.]
The conversation without any airs made Peter feel very comfortable.
The atmosphere was also much better than before.
Suddenly, Peter Parker seemed to have thought of something and suggested: "Sir, are you sure you want me to take you to the Umbrella Corporation? We will reach the nearest hospital very soon."
Upon hearing this, Matthew shook his head: "The medical standard inside the company is higher than here, and it can help me recover from my injuries faster."
"Is that so?"
"Then we have to turn around."