Only after completely absorbing all the electrical energy inside Electro's body did Doctor Octopus let go of Electro.
And Amazing also shot out webbing, tying Electro up.
Electro sat weakly on the ground, mocking himself, "You win again, Spider-Man. You always win..."
Amazing squatted down and placed his hand on Electro's shoulder. "Max, it's not that I always win, but that as Spider-Man, I must win! Not for myself, but to protect more innocent people!"
Electro looked at Amazing's completely genuine expression, opened his mouth, and ultimately couldn't find any words to refute him. "Yeah, it must be nice to be Spider-Man, to be liked by everyone, to have everyone place their hopes on you..."
"If I were Spider-Man, I might be just like you. But unfortunately, there are no Black Spider-Men..."
Hearing Electro's self-deprecation, Amazing wanted to comfort him.
But thinking about it, himself, the original, Peter, and even Ryan—among all the Spider-Men he had seen, there really wasn't a single Black one!
Therefore, Amazing didn't know how to comfort Electro either.
Because it was the truth!
"Alright, Peter, there's no time for nonsense. We have to rush back quickly!"
"When I rushed over to help just now, I saw Norman chasing after the Peter who left. I suspect he has an even bigger conspiracy!"
At this moment, Doctor Octopus reminded Amazing.
"You're right, Dr. Max, be a good guy and wait here for me for a bit, alright? I promise that when I get back, I will solve the problem with your body!"
Therefore, Amazing had no time to catch up with Electro. After leaving Electro with a few words, he chased after the direction Peter had left in, along with Doctor Octopus.
What Amazing and Doctor Octopus failed to notice was that just as they left, Electro, who was tied up by the webbing, vanished in a flash of blue light, just like The Lizard before him.
By the time Electro could see his surroundings clearly again, he was no longer on the New Statue of Liberty.
Instead, he was on a large, bustling street with people coming and going.
Furthermore, the webbing that had bound him was gone without a trace, restoring his freedom of movement.
Most importantly, it had clearly been night just a moment ago, but now it had instantly turned into broad daylight.
Moreover, Electro had already recognized where he was...
It was New York's Times Square!
This was the very fork in the road where, after becoming Electro, he was looked at with strange eyes by everyone and shot at by the Police, leading him down the path of villainy!
This place could be said to be one of his nightmares!
"How did I end up back here? What on earth is going on?"
Max looked around in a panic, instinctively trying to cover his face.
But it was too late. Two patrol officers had already noticed Electro's abnormal behavior and were walking toward him.
Electro instinctively tried to use his superpowers, but when he raised his hand, nothing happened.
Looking down, although the webbing binding him was gone, the inhibitor for his electrical energy was still attached to his chest.
He wanted to take it off, but learning from Peter's previous lesson, this inhibitor had been specially designed by Amazing with a locking mechanism, making it impossible to remove without a specific method!
Therefore, Electro could only keep backing away.
That feeling of helplessness as an ordinary person made Electro feel as if he had returned to the days when he had no superpowers.
Those days of being ignored and discriminated against.
Until he bumped into a vending machine, with nowhere left to retreat, and the two patrol officers drew closer and closer, Electro finally closed his eyes in resignation.
It seemed he would be pinned to the ground and thrown into prison again.
Clap—
The patrol officer's hand reached out and landed on Electro.
But instead of the arrest he expected, it was a warm greeting: "Hey, isn't this our Electro Spider-Man, Max! Buddy, what are you doing? Are you here to buy a drink?"
"Electro Spider-Man, I'm a huge fan of yours! What do you want to drink? It's on me! You even saved me from a robber's shooting last time, remember?"
Hearing the words of the two officers, Electro opened his eyes in disbelief.
Electro Spider-Man?
What the hell!
And I saved a Police officer?
This... this isn't my World?
So what kind of World is this exactly?!
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Just then, a familiar voice came over.
Electro instinctively looked toward the sound.
He saw a beverage commercial playing on the giant screen in Times Square.
And the spokesperson for this beverage commercial was actually himself!
"Oh, look, Electro Spider-Man, it's the commercial you endorsed!"
"This is my favorite drink. How about I treat you to an Electro Drink?"
The two Police officers followed Electro's gaze to the giant screen in Times Square and let out exclamations of surprise.
As he spoke, the officer who claimed to be an Electro Spider fan bought three bottles of Electro Drink from behind Electro and handed one to him.
Electro took it, staring blankly at the blue liquid in his hand, which had his own face printed on the bottle.
On the bottle, he was wearing a blue lightning spider suit, smiling with absolute confidence.
It formed a stark contrast to his former decadent self, who was terrified of discrimination!
Electro was somewhat dazed. "So in this Universe, as a Black man, I am really Spider-Man..."
"Max, what did you say?" the two officers, who hadn't heard clearly, instinctively asked upon hearing Electro's murmur.
"Uh, no, nothing. I was saying, I like this drink too!" Electro quickly shook his head.
He couldn't let anyone realize he was an imposter!
The two officers didn't suspect a thing and pulled out their phones. "Max, can we take a picture with you?"
Electro was somewhat flattered. "Of course, of course you can!"
Having received Electro's permission, the two officers excitedly raised their phones and took turns stepping forward to take photos with Max.
This gave Electro an unprecedented sense of satisfaction!
He never expected that while he was treated as a complete nobody in his own World, he would actually become a celebrity superhero in this Universe!
"Oh! Is that the superhero Max?!"
"It really is Electro Spider-Man!"
"Wow, Electro Spider-Man, can I take a picture with you?"
"Max, you are the pride of us Black people!"
...
At this moment, even more people noticed Max standing and taking photos with the two officers, and they all immediately gathered around him.
Hearing the voices around him filled entirely with positive praise and absolutely no negative comments, a smile gradually spread across Electro's face.
"Am I... in heaven?!"
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