Thump, thump-thump—
At the Parker Family home, as the sound of knocking on Ryan's bedroom door came through, Jia, who was disguised as Gwen, felt her heart, which she had just let down, leap into her throat again in an instant.
Wait, why is someone here?
Could it be Ryan?
But immediately, Jia dismissed her own conjecture.
No, if it were Ryan, this is his room; why would he be knocking?
Wouldn't he just come straight in?
Could it be someone else from the Parker Family?
However, before she could guess who it was, the voice of the newcomer already rang out from outside the door the next second.
A voice that made Jia's blood run cold!
"Ryan, is that you back? I'm coming in~"
Jia's eyes widened because the voice coming from outside was exactly the voice of the Gwen she had transformed into!
But how was this possible? According to the Skrulls' intelligence, Gwen should have already been in England by now!
And she had just confirmed with Gravik that Gwen was indeed in England!
Then who was the person outside the door?
There was no more time for Jia to think; she already saw the doorknob of the room being turned.
In a panic, Jia had a sudden flash of inspiration, and her body quickly transformed once again.
Click—
When the door opened, Short-haired Gwen, who pushed her way in, saw a 'Ryan' who looked somewhat flustered and awkward.
That's right; in her desperation, Jia had actually turned into her target, Ryan himself!
Since she had previously specialized in training Gwen's tone and habits and hadn't specifically studied Ryan's, she was inevitably a bit flustered and unnatural in her haste.
Seeing the abnormal-looking 'Ryan', Short-haired Gwen's expression also changed abruptly, and she glared at him as her expression turned sour.
This made Jia, who had turned into Ryan, even more panicked, wondering if the other party had discovered something.
Thinking this, Jia's hand already began to slowly reach for the pistol at the small of her back.
If she were discovered, she would have to risk everything; in short, she absolutely could not be exposed at this time!
Suddenly, Short-haired Gwen put her hands on her hips, puffed out her cheeks, and said huffily, "Why are you so flustered? Are you hiding another woman from us behind our backs again?!"
Jia:???
Again? Us? Another woman?
Jia couldn't help but gasp, feeling that the information contained in this was a bit too much!
Did it mean Ryan Parker actually had more than one woman?
Then who was Ryan's other woman?
Just as Jia's mind was stalling over this, Short-haired Gwen had already walked over to her, leaning in close and constantly sniffing her.
While sniffing, Gwen pressured her:
"Hmph, let me see who that woman is. I'm telling you, my nose is very sharp. As long as it's someone I've met, I'll know who it is just by smelling them. Don't think you can hide it from me!"
"Let me guess first. Is it Big Sister Natasha, or her assistant Felicia? Could it be Cindy? No, impossible, I've been watching her; she hasn't had the chance. Could it be Big Sister Valkyrie? Since when did you have such heavy tastes?"
Watching Short-haired Gwen lean in and keep sniffing her with her little nose, Jia was incredibly nervous; her muscles were tensed, and she didn't dare move a muscle!
As Gwen sniffed, her elegant brows furrowed deeper: "Strange, there really is a scent of a strange woman's perfume, but it's not any of their scents. Could it be that you found a strange woman I don't know?"
"Hmm? Wait, that's not right..."
Gwen, who was sniffing the scent on the Ryan that Jia had transformed into, suddenly stopped.
The next moment, the Ryan that Jia had transformed into felt a tightening around his neck—he was being strangled by a hand!
Jia looked down and saw that Short-haired Gwen, who had just been as well-behaved as a cute kitten in front of her, now had an expression and gaze like an enraged lioness!
Jia was completely bewildered, not understanding how the other party had discovered the Skrulls' perfect transformation!
Looking at the 'Ryan' in front of her with an expression of disbelief, Short-haired Gwen became even more certain that the other party was an impostor!
Because Ryan would never show such a 'weakling' expression!
As if knowing what the other was thinking, Gwen sneered:
"As soon as I came in, I didn't sense the Spider-Sense between us from you. I didn't suspect anything then, since if you didn't want to, even other Spider-powered individuals wouldn't be able to sense you, but the most crucial thing is..."
"The scent on you has changed!"
Ryan always had a faint woody incense scent on him; May had always used it at home, which resulted in Ryan always having that woody fragrance.
She had smelled this scent on Ryan many times; there was absolutely no mistaking it!
But this Ryan didn't have a hint of that pleasant scent that made her feel at ease; there was only the scent of a strange woman's perfume, which was why Short-haired Gwen sensed something was wrong!
Jia tried hard to pry away the slender hand on her neck, but even as a Skrull, she couldn't budge it in the slightest, and could only squeeze out words of defense through her teeth:
"It's really... me, Gwen. How could you... just because the scent is wrong... suspect I'm a fake!"
Hearing this, Short-haired Gwen tightened her grip on Jia's neck and lifted her up further, saying disdainfully:
"Heh, don't be ridiculous. If you were really Ryan, even if the scent had really changed, there's no way you'd let me choke you without being able to break free. You would have pinned me down and taught me a lesson long ago!"
At those words, Jia knew she couldn't pretend anymore.
She could perfectly transform into Ryan's appearance, but she couldn't manifest Ryan's invincible strength!
Because the height difference between Gwen and the Ryan she had transformed into was too great, Jia wasn't actually lifted into the air by Gwen and didn't completely lose her ability to resist.
Taking advantage of this, Jia simply stopped trying to pry away the hand that was as firm as an iron vise and instead reached for the pistol at her lower back, drawing it and quickly pulling the trigger at Gwen's head!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
However... Spider-Sense, girl!
Using a gun against Spider-Man was clearly foolish; even at such close range, Jia still failed to hit Gwen with a single shot!
However, these three shots did successfully force Gwen to release her neck and retreat, creating some distance.
Because of these three shots, hurried footsteps came from downstairs; clearly, the others from the Parker Family had heard the commotion and were rushing over.
Jia gritted her teeth at the sound and, to Short-haired Gwen's surprise, actually took the initiative to drop her only weapon, the pistol, at her feet!
The next second.
Boom—
Ryan's bedroom door went flying at the impact, and a whole group of people who had kicked the door open rushed into the room.
These people were, naturally, Ben and May, Peter, Harry, and Silk Cindy, who was staying with them.
But the few who rushed in were momentarily stunned by the scene in the room.
For inside the room, there were actually two identical Gwens facing off against each other!