Facing two flying Green Goblins, Gwen was at a severe disadvantage.
To make matters worse, her true identity had been discovered by Harry!
Not only was she physically tested, but her mind was also in turmoil!
"Dammit, why did I have to say his name?!"
During this time, under the Punisher's relentless training, Gwen's combat skills had improved significantly compared to before.
But that was against a single enemy. Now, with two Green Goblins, she was overwhelmed.
She shot webs, sticking to the pumpkin bombs in the air, and hurled them upward!
A deafening explosion shattered the windows of nearby buildings!
If it weren't for her spider-sense, Gwen would have had a hard time dealing with these two!!
"That prison that held the Green Goblin, did the people there just forget how dangerous he is?!"
"I need to call the mayor's hotline and file a complaint!"
The bat-winged gliders weren't just equipped with pumpkin bombs—they also had bullets.
The two Green Goblins firmly controlled the airspace!
Gwen had no choice but to flee!
"Head to the sewers! The gliders won't be able to function properly down there!"
As soon as Gwen made the decision, she didn't hesitate and dashed into the sewers.
New York's drainage system was well-designed, with large, complex sewers that crisscrossed almost the entire city.
"I can't just run away!"
"Harry has already discovered my identity. He might go after Peter, and even my parents!"
A pumpkin bomb from the Green Goblin blasted open the sewer entrance!!
"Where do you think you're running to, little spider?"
A shrill laugh escaped his lips!
Even without the glider, the Green Goblin was a formidable opponent!!
Gwen shot webs at him relentlessly, trying to wrap him up and restrict his movements!
But it had little effect.
This time was different from before—the Green Goblin had backup!
"Dammit, Osborn!"
"Rhino, Lizard, Doctor Octopus, and now the Green Goblin—they all came from your company!!!"
"How many more monsters are there?!"
Gwen's webs stuck to the top of the sewer. She grabbed the webs with both hands and kicked the Green Goblin with all her might.
"Gwen, imagine how devastated Peter will be when he sees your corpse!!"
"Does he even know you're Spider-Woman?!"
Under the Green Goblin's guidance, Harry had injected himself with goblin serum. His body had mutated, his eyes now a deep green.
Gone was his former handsomeness—he now looked like a true demon!
Gwen tried to calm him down.
"Harry, your father is a criminal, but you're not!"
"You still have a choice..."
"Don't call me Harry! Harry is dead!!!"
The second-generation Green Goblin harshly interrupted Gwen!!
"I asked Peter for help, but he chose to betray our brotherhood rather than protect you!"
"He must have known all along that his girlfriend was Spider-Woman!"
"Then let me destroy you!"
"I can't wait to see the look on Peter's face when he finds out!"
With that, Harry became even more frenzied. He lunged forward, pulling Gwen's leg and slamming her hard against the wall!
With a loud thud, dust filled the air!
Gwen's mask cracked, but she only suffered minor scratches, having adjusted her posture at the last moment!
"Well done, Harry!!"
"Together, we can finish her off!"
"All we need is a bit of her blood to cure us, so don't hold back!"
With that, the Green Goblin threw a small pumpkin bomb toward Gwen!
The explosion was so loud it echoed throughout Queens.
But given the police's response time, it would take a while for them to arrive!
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Gwen covered her mouth and nose, the smoke making it hard to breathe!
In that instant, she had used up almost all her webs, weaving a thick web in front of her to block the damage.
"You two are insane!"
Gwen was furious. She charged forward, engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the two Green Goblins!
But just then!
A coincidence occurred!
Due to the explosion, part of the road in Queens collapsed.
Peter, who had just returned from Chicago, lost his footing and fell into the sewer.
This kind of thing, which didn't pose any real threat to him, didn't trigger his spider-sense.
"Can this day get any worse?!"
Peter brushed off the dirt and walked forward.
Just then, his spider-sense activated!
A pumpkin bomb appeared at his feet!
Peter kicked it away, and the bomb exploded instantly.
But an explosion of this magnitude was nothing to his steel body.
"Peter, what a surprise!"
Harry's voice suddenly rang out. As the smoke cleared, several figures appeared in front of Peter.
There was Harry, now the second-generation Green Goblin, his father, and Gwen, who was panting heavily and looked completely exhausted!!
"Oh my God, Peter, what are you doing here? Run, get out of here!!"
Gwen screamed at Peter!
"None of you are leaving today!"
Harry glared at Peter with murderous intent, as if he wanted to kill his former friend!
"Peter, we used to share everything. Now, for the sake of your girlfriend, you're willing to betray our brotherhood."
"Since you care so much about her, I'll destroy everything you hold dear!!!"
With that, a blade popped out from his wrist guard, aimed straight at Gwen's throat!
"Peter..."
BOOM!!!!
A massive sonic boom erupted!!
Peter's eyes shot out heat vision!
"What the hell?!!"
The two Green Goblins were stunned, their eyes wide with disbelief!
Even Gwen thought she was dreaming!!
How could this be happening?!
Peter's veins bulged, the blood vessels around his eyes visibly throbbing!
"Who are you trying to destroy?!"
He grabbed Harry's arm and yanked it hard!
The entire arm was ripped off, the bloody stump revealing white bone!!!
"We're just acquaintances. We're not that close!"
Peter's heat vision sliced off Harry's other arm!
In the cramped, dark, and foul-smelling sewer, amidst the rubble, dust, screams, broken bones, and blood, a chaotic scene unfolded like a grotesque painting!
Peter grabbed Harry's head and slammed it into the concrete wall!
"How dare you?!"
"Do you think I'm easy to mess with?!"
With a sickening crunch, Harry's skull shattered!!!
"Harry!!"
The Green Goblin stabbed at Peter's back with a dagger from his wrist!
"Peter!"
Gwen shouted, trying to shoot webs, but she had already used them all.
Snap!
The dagger broke!
Peter's steel body remained unharmed.
"What?!"
The Green Goblin was shocked, but before he could react, Peter's fist smashed into his face!
The Green Goblin's mask shattered instantly!
"From now on, there will be no more Osborns!"
Just as the Green Goblin reached for another pumpkin bomb,
Peter snatched it from his hand and shoved it into Harry's stomach!
Beep... beep... beep...
Boom!
The bomb exploded!
Blood and flesh flew everywhere!
Harry was reduced to nothing but scraps!
Seemingly terrified by Peter's brutality, the Green Goblin persona within Norman Osborn vanished!
A shocked and grief-stricken Norman frantically crawled toward what little remained of Harry's body!!
"Harry, Harry!!!"
"My son!!!"
Tears streamed down his face!!
"Peter, what have you done?! He was your friend!!!"
Peter said nothing, his eyes glowing red.
Norman Osborn, along with the Green Goblin, was completely obliterated!
"Those who live suffer the most, so I sent you both away!"
As the dust settled, police sirens could be heard near the destroyed sewer.
Gwen, her mask shattered, and Peter, who had just killed two Green Goblins, stared at each other.
They saw each other's true selves for the first time.
...
Later, in a villa in Queens...
"Fxck!! I'm your girlfriend! I gave you my first time, and you kept this from me for so long?!"
"I didn't want to tell you because I was afraid you'd worry!"
"And you didn't tell me about your secret either!!"
"Peter, you've changed so much I barely recognize you!!"
"You weren't like this before!"
"Gwen, I've always been this way. My feelings for you are real. It's been two hours already, and we have school tomorrow. Can't we just move past this?"
Peter had anticipated this outcome, which was why he hadn't told Gwen earlier.
Given her personality, she was bound to react this way!
Gwen glared at Peter like an angry kitten.
"How can we move past this?!"
"You're telling me my boyfriend can fly, shoot lasers from his eyes, and has killed people—lots of people?!"
"No wonder there haven't been any car thieves in New York lately—you've killed them all!!"
"Gwen, how can you say that?!"
"If it weren't for me, countless people would have fallen victim to criminals!!"
"And even if I'm a freak, you're not much better. My girlfriend is someone who shoots webs and climbs walls with her bare hands!"
"Peter, you jerk!!"
Gwen turned and kicked, but Peter dodged.
The two fought and argued, turning pillows, cushions, and even oranges and peaches from the fruit bowl into weapons!
"You gave me the web-shooters!!"
"That's because I was worried about your safety!! Without them, how would you go around playing hero every day?"
"And you even scolded me!!!"
"No wonder that damn Punisher always knew how to push my buttons—it was you all along!!"
"You bastard!!"
Peter grabbed Gwen's arms and pinned her to the couch.
"I was training you! Don't you know the saying 'shame leads to courage'?!"
"If you hadn't decided to become Spider-Woman and play the hero, I wouldn't have become the Punisher!!"
"Do you think your superhero journey was all smooth sailing?!"
As they fought, they gradually calmed down, their bodies drawing closer.
Their breathing became heavy.
"...Are you saying you became the Punisher because of me?"
"When did you get your powers?!"
"A long time ago, but I never planned to use them until you became Spider-Woman."
"I used the most brutal methods to deal with criminals because I wanted them to be afraid. I wanted them to think twice before committing crimes."
"Only then would you be safer."
Peter had prepared this explanation long ago, so it wasn't hard to deliver, though it was a bit tedious.
Gwen's lips trembled. Her anger had subsided.
She was just upset that Peter hadn't told her the truth.
But she hadn't told him her secret either.
So she wanted to be mad, but she couldn't!
Because she was in the wrong too...
Peter pressed against Gwen, their bodies drawing closer.
Their breathing grew heavier.
"Honestly, I've always thought you looked amazing in that suit!"
With that, they could no longer control their emotions!
Their hands began to wander!
Gwen knelt down.
After a while, Peter floated in the air, holding Gwen in his arms.
A long time later...
"Let's call it a night. We have school tomorrow."
"Can't we just skip?"
"My God, why are you so sudden? Ah!"
It wasn't until dawn that the two finally fell asleep.
Before sleeping, Gwen drank a large glass of water.
After a night of intense activity, her body was dehydrated.
Then they fell asleep in each other's arms.
...
Meanwhile, at S.H.I.E.L.D.'s New York branch...
Tony Stark, having cured himself of palladium poisoning, met with Nick Fury.
"Sorry, I just don't know where to look."
"You really seem to have the potential."
Nick Fury's remaining eye showed a look of utter exasperation.
"Mr. Stark, when will you learn to keep that mouth of yours shut?"
"If you have the time, why not upgrade your suit?"
"Your AI got outsmarted by a high school student. That story has spread throughout S.H.I.E.L.D."
Tony's face turned red.
"Hey, that was months ago!"
"Now, JARVIS is smarter than Einstein!"
"Whatever, why am I even telling you this? Not everyone has read books."
Tony shrugged nonchalantly.
"So, how's your suit's firepower?"
"Unmatched."
Tony confidently raised his chin.
He was feeling particularly excited.
What could possibly trouble a billionaire?
The answer: Death.
But now, Tony had replaced the palladium in his arc reactor with a new element.
He no longer had to worry about poisoning!
"Mr. Stark, I suggest you take a look at this video."
Natasha, her red hair swaying, pressed the projector's button.
A white-haired Gellert Dante appeared on the screen.
Faced with a heavy blow from Scorpion's tail, Gellert didn't even flinch.
He let the weapon smash into his chest.
The weapon shattered, but Gellert remained unharmed.
Not even his clothes were torn.
His red laser eyes effortlessly pierced through Chicago's gangsters.
It was like skewering beef with a metal skewer.
Effortless.
Seeing this, Tony's expression turned grim.
Natasha, standing nearby, said with a hint of sarcasm:
"I wonder if Mr. Stark's suit could withstand such an attack?"
Tony was stunned.
"Me? Of course I could..."
"Come on, don't compare me to a monster. Sure, I'm handsome, rich, and brilliant, but I'm still human."
"That guy is practically a monster!"
"Is he from Vought too?"
"Damn that Compound V. When I was captured by terrorists in the desert, their leader injected himself with it."
"You wouldn't believe it—a perfectly normal person turned into a monster after injecting that stuff!"
Nick Fury rubbed his bald head.
"Yes, yes."
"Mr. Stark, we're well aware of that."
"We have people inside Vought."
"We've also secretly studied that Homelander."
"He's incredibly powerful."
"That's why we haven't taken action against Vought yet."
Tony raised an eyebrow.
"Take action against Vought?"
"Why? I was thinking of getting some Compound V to try. Maybe I won't need the suit anymore."
"I advise against that."
"That stuff can give you temporary superpowers."
"But it's extremely harmful to the body."
"A few injections, and you're dead."
"Vought is involved in many areas, even trying to manipulate presidential elections. It's a matter of national security. S.H.I.E.L.D. can't just stand by and do nothing."