Kapitel 4: Restart, Spider-Man! [4]
For his third resurrection match, Xia Luo once again chose to hide in the alley.
"Shit, there's a pervert."
The two people in the alley had just started talking when Xia Luo skillfully hung their clothes on the high wall.
"I warned you before, next time, remember to cover your faces."
After saying this, he leapt onto the building, leaving the two behind, staring at each other.
"When did he ever say that?"
"I don't know him."
"Oh no, that's Spider-Man! He's caught us!"
"Relax, he's not your husband, no big deal."
With this little episode behind him, Xia Luo smoothly made his way to the clock tower.
By this point, a chaotic battle had broken out among everyone trying to save Gwen first.
It wasn't much different from last time.
Boom boom boom
The clock tower exploded continuously, fire roaring.
Tony was showing off his nano suit while also keeping an eye on Peter Parker, as if he were treating this resurrection match like a game.
The Chitauri soldiers, on the other hand, focused their attack on Tony, showing no interest in winning the resurrection match.
They were strictly following Thanos' orders: eliminate Iron Man at all costs.
Amid the chaos, Peter Parker was being entangled by Harry. Every time he managed to push Harry back and tried to save Gwen, he was intercepted by the Chitauri soldiers.
Spider-Man, also an Avenger, was equally on their kill list.
Once again, it was Lizard Parker who caught Gwen at the last moment.
Before the two could hit the ground, Xia Luo swung onto the clock tower balcony and shot webs from both hands, suspending the two in mid-air.
"Lizard buddy, hand her over to me. If you keep holding her, she'll die."
"Peter!"
In Lizard Parker's arms, Gwen's face lit up with joy when she saw Xia Luo, clearly misunderstanding something.
Xia Luo strained to pull the two of them up, his muscles tensed, and his feet slipping. "Now is not the time to play Beauty and the Beast! Come on!"
Just as he shouted, the web suddenly snapped, causing Xia Luo to fall backward and get smacked in the head by a falling gear.
Xia Luo: "…"
The quality of these webs is terrible.
Forget it, restart!
[You have been eliminated and cannot receive a resurrection quota. Reward: Strength +0.1 tons.]
[You have 7 restart opportunities left. Would you like to restart?]
For the fourth resurrection match, it was the same plan.
Xia Luo snuck into the alley and quickly stole the clothes from the couple.
"Next time, cover your faces."
During the chaotic battle at the clock tower, in the final moments, Xia Luo shot his webs at Gwen in Lizard Parker's arms, without pulling them both up.
"Hand her over, she's going to die!"
Before he could finish his sentence, the web ripped off a piece of Gwen's clothing, and both of them fell.
Xia Luo: "..."
Note to self: Don't use webs to save people—especially if you're Spider-Man.
Restart!
[You have been eliminated and cannot receive a resurrection quota. Reward: Strength +0.1 tons.]
[You have 6 restart opportunities left. Would you like to restart?]
For the fifth resurrection match, Xia Luo jumped into the alley again, but this time shot webs to cover the couple's mouths and hung them upside down on a billboard.
The sound of explosions roared overhead, and he quickly swung off.
The same plot played out: after Lizard Parker caught Gwen, Xia Luo shot several webs to secure them both as they fell.
This time, the webs didn't break.
Before Xia Luo could react, a Chitauri soldier's flying vehicle crashed down, and the ensuing explosion enveloped him in flames.
[You have been eliminated and cannot receive a resurrection quota. Reward: Strength +0.1 tons.]
[You have 5 restart opportunities left. Would you like to restart?]
Xia Luo: "…"
After five restarts, his strength had increased to 1.5 tons, but he still wasn't qualified to properly join the "Battle for Gwen."
If he wasn't careful and got caught in the fight, his small body couldn't handle it.
Maybe he could try intercepting Harry earlier to prevent Gwen from being taken.
But the mission required him to go to the clock tower and save Gwen from falling. Even if he succeeded in saving her by stopping Harry, he wouldn't win the resurrection match.
He thought about it. After so many restarts, he had noticed that the Chitauri soldiers only attacked Tony and Peter Parker.
Harry's real target was Peter Parker, while Tony seemed to be focused on Spider-Man, causing him to miss the best opportunity to save Gwen.
To be precise, Tony didn't seem to be taking the resurrection match seriously.
Peter Parker didn't need to be mentioned—the situation was even more chaotic than in the movie, and he had no time to save Gwen.
It was clear that Peter wasn't trying to save Gwen just for the resurrection quota.
The thick-skinned Lizard Parker had the best chance of saving Gwen amid the chaos.
Maybe Xia Luo could start with him.
With that in mind, Xia Luo clicked [Restart].
The same events unfolded. Xia Luo arrived at the clock tower, and the battle resumed. He locked onto Lizard Parker, who was climbing the walls, and immediately swung to the outer wall of the clock tower.
"Hey, Lizard buddy, I've got a little project to discuss with you. Let's talk about how we can save Gwen. You should have some time now, especially since, looking like that, you're probably not getting a job anytime soon."
Xia Luo mimicked Lizard Parker's movements, quickly scaling the wall.
"Get lost!"
The irritable Lizard Parker roared, whipping his tail and smashing Xia Luo into the wall.
His Spider-Sense had failed.
From the human-shaped crater in the wall, the half-dead Xia Luo watched as Gwen died once again before his eyes. He felt utterly speechless.
This guy was impossible to communicate with when he got worked up.
Boom~~
In the next moment, the Chitauri soldiers arrived, and Xia Luo lost consciousness once again.
Seventh resurrection match.
The moment the countdown ended, Xia Luo didn't act according to his previous plan.
He sped toward the clock tower, not pausing at the nearby residential building.
Swish!
He shot his webs and swung into the clock tower.
Creak creak creak~~
In the night, a green monster smashed through the windows, charging directly at Xia Luo.
"Spider-Man?"
Lizard Parker lunged, leaping from building to building to intercept Xia Luo.
Xia Luo shrugged, "I'm Xia Luo Parker. We have the same goal—we can work together to save Gwen."
"Imposter! You're not worthy."
Lizard Parker's gaze became dangerous, and as Xia Luo had expected, he shot webs and swung to a higher level.
Since they couldn't talk, he'd have to use another method.
"I'll tear you apart!!"
An enraged Lizard Parker chased after him, recklessly smashing through the mechanical gears inside the clock tower.
As gears rained down from above, Lizard Parker didn't notice that Harry had already thrown Gwen off the roof.
Boom!
The pumpkin bombs exploded, and the top of the clock tower blew apart. As the Chitauri soldiers arrived, the roaring flames shattered the glass, and Tony's nano-suit swept Gwen into the clock tower.
"Peter!"
Gwen cried out in panic, and both Lizard Parker and Peter Parker responded at the same time.
"Gwen!"
"Gwen…"
Peter Parker leapt down from the tower, while Lizard Parker, without hesitation, jumped toward Gwen.
Gears fell from the sky, and the two met in mid-air.
"Get out of my way!"
Lizard Parker's claws shredded the gears in front of him, then his tail lashed out, determined to crush the imposter.
"What?!"
Lizard Parker charged with terrifying force. Peter Parker, not daring to underestimate him, used his webs to navigate nimbly through the falling gears, dodging Lizard Parker while making his way toward Gwen.
"Ha ha ha, Peter, you won't succeed!"
The Green Goblin swooped in, launching mini-missiles from his glider, causing yet another explosion that engulfed the area.
Boom boom boom~~
"No!!"
In the stunned eyes of both Lizard Parker and Peter Parker, webs shot out, and another red-and-blue figure dove through the flames, heading straight for the falling Gwen.
Thud thud.
Shards of gears flew everywhere as Xia Luo grabbed Gwen, his back already shredded and bloody.
Barely holding on, Xia Luo gripped the webs with one hand and cradled Gwen with the other, landing steadily on the ground, before his legs gave way.
Next to him, Gwen's body convulsed as blood poured from her abdomen.
Her eyes filled with fear, she tried to speak but was choking on blood.
Turning her head, she saw the dying Spider-Man beside her, and the terror in her eyes gradually faded.
At that moment, Xia Luo witnessed every detail of Gwen's death.
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