"How do you know about the Instructor?"
Arthur was confused when he heard Peter's words. Apart from dealing with a few small-time thugs and leaving that name behind, he hadn't done anything memorable enough for others to remember him, had he?
"Oh my God, do you really have no idea how famous you are?"
Spider-Man suddenly got excited and said, "If Aunt May knew I was going to fight the Instructor, she'd definitely be proud of me!"
"... Are you serious right now?" Arthur was taken aback.
"Well, maybe not." Spider-Man said quickly, "But do you really not know how famous you are? People talk about you all the time at school. That bully Randolph was sent to the police station by you! You've become a role model for many people!"
Seeing Spider-Man so excited, Arthur thought for a moment and said, "So, are you admitting defeat?"
"Admit defeat?"
Peter was momentarily confused, and when he realized what Arthur meant, he said frustratedly, "Even if you are the Instructor, I can't just give up!"
"Oh, so who I am isn't that important, is it?"
Arthur was 'very' disappointed by this.
"No, it's very important..."
Spider-Man argued!
Arthur asked with a confused expression on his face. "Why?"
"If I defeat you, it will prove that I've defeated the Instructor..."
"... And then what?" Arthur continued.
"Then, it would mean that I'm awesome!"
"Your answer is flawless. Seriously, it's so flawless that I am speechless!!!!"
Arthur gave him a thumbs up.
"Of course!" After Spider-Man finished speaking, he felt something was wrong. "Why does it feel like you're still brushing me off?"
"It's pretty obvious. I thought you'd have noticed by now!"
"I have noticed, but it doesn't make me happy!"
Spider-Man put down his backpack and tossed it aside, looking eagerly at Arthur, ready to go.
Arthur smiled and said, "That's some fighting spirit, I see. But first I want to ask you a question."
"What question?"
"Do you know Norman Osborn?"
Arthur asked directly!
And Spider-Man's response was just as direct: "I've heard of him, but I haven't really met him. He's Harry's father, and I haven't seen Harry in many years. Hmm? Why did you ask that all of a sudden?"
"Nothing, just asking a random question."
Arthur suddenly thought of many things and felt a bit disappointed.
According to the original Spider-Man story, Spider-Man and Harry had always been classmates and friends. Only in The Amazing Spider-Man did they not see each other for many years.
Looking at it that way, I can't really hope for the Green Goblin serum.
It seems like a pretty dead end!
After all, if you follow the storyline of The Amazing Spider-Man, the Green Goblin serum... doesn't even exist!
"Wait!"
Spider-Man wasn't so easily fooled: "Norman Osborn is an influential figure in the OsCorp Industries. You wouldn't ask me, a nobody, about him for no reason. You must know something, or you're investigating something? Oh my God, a superhero like you suddenly asking about him, is he a bad person?"
Arthur was stunned when he heard this; this kid was pretty quick on the draw.
However, considering the original character of this guy, Arthur wasn't surprised anymore.
Spider-Man had always been a top student with a smart mind, practically an all-around talent.
Especially the Spider-Man of *The Amazing Spider-Man*, who seemed capable of anything.
It was normal for him to connect so many things instantly.
But Arthur wasn't going to dwell on that. If the Green Goblin's serum turned out to be a mirage, then this matter was over!
He said, "What are you thinking? It seems like after you put on that mask, you've started talking more. Are we going to fight or not?"
"Fight!"
As Spider-Man said "fight," he jumped into the air and aimed a punch at Arthur's head.
His movement was so quick that Arthur was taken aback; this guy... he really meant fight when he said it.
Despite the odd trait of becoming talkative when masked, Spider-Man's actions were truly swift.
Luckily, Arthur wasn't just any opponent. With a flick of his cloak, he kicked out his foot, reaching Spider-Man's chest first.
Suddenly, Spider-Man spun in the air, narrowly avoiding the kick. As he did so, his left hand pressed down on Arthur's leg and quickly moved behind him, trying to lock both arms around Arthur's neck.
But then he felt empty-handed - Arthur had vanished without a trace.
Without any support, Spider-Man inevitably fell to the ground, but in an incredible maneuver, he landed with his left hand first. As he pressed down, his eyes found Arthur standing behind him.
Supporting his entire body weight on one hand, Spider-Man kicked out with both legs!
"Impressive!"
Arthur praised before slapping both of Spider-Man's legs away with enough force to make his hands tingle.
In the next moment, he disappeared from his spot.
By now, Arthur was quite familiar with his ability to cross over, and suddenly appeared on Spider-Man's other side, crouching and sweeping his leg!
Spider-Man was startled; the move was so fast.
Even with the help of his Spider-Sense, a formidable tool, he couldn't block this attack.
He felt his left-hand shake and his body tilt. As he was in the air, he saw Arthur quickly stand up after the crouching sweep, using his right leg as a pivot to kick out with his left foot!
These two moves formed a continuous attack, and Spider-Man, already off-balance in the air, took a direct hit to his chest!
The tremendous force sent him flying sideways toward the wall.
But in mid-air, Spider-Man spun twice, and the next moment he was upside down, clinging to the wall.
He looked just like a giant spider!
"Come at me again!"
Arthur grinned.
"Let me rub my stomach first; that hurt, you know? How can you kick a kid in the stomach?"
Spider-Man sounded a little frustrated.
The whole fight seemed long, but it hadn't even lasted ten seconds.
Spider-Man thought he had fully utilized his advantages in strength, agility, and his ever-present Spider-Sense.
Yet he hadn't expected that in such a short exchange, Arthur would send him flying!
"I used to never kick the stomach," Arthur said.
"Then where did you kick?" Spider-Man asked offhandedly.
Arthur's gaze turned serene as his eyes traveled a little down...
Spider-Man was shocked: "Maybe kicking the stomach is better after all!"
As he finished speaking, he launched himself off the wall and was in front of Arthur in an instant.
The fight continued!!!
...
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Ten minutes later, the battle was over!
Arthur and Spider-Man sat on the edge of the roof. Peter took off his mask and sunglasses with a dejected expression on his face.
In fact, the sunglasses were already broken, and the mask had a hole in it, making Spider-Man look even more ridiculous.
"Man... what kind of monster are you? Don't you ever get tired?" Breathing heavily, Spider-Man looked at Arthur in frustration before speaking.
After ten minutes of fighting, Arthur hadn't even broken a sweat, while Spider-Man felt like he was about to be kicked to death and had even taken a punch to the face.
Not only had he lost to Arthur, but the fact that Arthur's stamina seemed endless left Spider-Man feeling a bit uneasy.
Who's the real mutant here?
"A man should have some stamina, you know?"
Arthur glanced at Spider-Man with a disdainful expression on his face.
"...I really want to curse you right now!"
Peter let out a long sigh, leaning on the edge of the rooftop and gazing up at the sky as if that would help him calm down. "Why are you so good at fighting?"
Even though he had lost, Spider-Man was still a bit annoyed.
In terms of strength, he clearly had the advantage.
His Spider-Sense was also very powerful, allowing him to predict and avoid most of Arthur's attacks.
However, he always found himself in inexplicable situations where he couldn't dodge.
Just like at the beginning of their fight, when Arthur used his space cross-over ability to knock him down instantly and followed up with a heart-piercing kick.
At that moment, there was really no way for him to avoid the attack; he could only take it.
Throughout the entire fight, he was constantly subjected to such attacks.
Even if he could anticipate Arthur's moves, his body couldn't make the necessary evasive moves!
It could be considered a coincidence once or twice, but repeated occurrences left him stunned!
He realized that Arthur was using his attacks to constantly force him into situations where he had no choice but to take the hits, resulting in his defeat!
"Yeah, you get better the more you fight."
Arthur stretched lazily while speaking. His body had been enhanced by the Battle Souls, making it very well-balanced.
Although his strength was not as great as Peter's, his stamina was just as strong.
If his body were compared to a game character, his stats would increase evenly across the board.
In other words, he was a tank!
Of course, such a simple comparison wasn't entirely accurate.
After all, people aren't just numbers...
"Well, you must have fought a lot of punks. No wonder they say you're a hero; I think so too".
"Even if you call me a hero, I won't be happy... idiot."
Arthur rolled his eyes, speaking in a disinterested tone, and wondered if he might get beaten up by some blue-nosed animal for saying that: "Besides, you didn't hit me, so even if you say nice things, I won't help you with that sword business."
"..."
Peter was speechless and let out a soft sigh before speaking. "Cut me some slack here."
"I thought your sigh meant you were giving up." Arthur looked at Spider-Man with a puzzled expression. "I didn't expect it to be a plea."
"I don't have anyone else to ask."
Spider-Man looked at Arthur with a pitiful expression.
After thinking for a moment, Arthur said, "If you want me to help you, fine... but you're not mature enough yet."
"Then what am I supposed to do?" Spider-Man blinked, remembering Arthur's earlier words. "Do I... need to train my stamina?"
Arthur thought for a long time, searching the ground for bricks: "Maybe I should send you to the hospital with a brick before you become a full-fledged madman!"
"You're the one who said men need stamina!"
Spider-Man was fixated on this idea.
"Stamina is for men, not boys!"
"Grown-up boys are just men, right?" Spider-Man was oddly persistent.
Arthur was momentarily speechless and felt that, well... maybe they were both right!
He scratched his head and realized that he had met a worthy opponent with a rather strange mindset - an opponent no less formidable than Lily!
"Anyway, let's forget about stamina for now."
"Then how did you do it?"
"That's none of your business!"
Arthur replied with a sigh: "Your immaturity is evident in many ways, such as your mask..."
"Speaking of masks, what exactly do you expect to achieve by saying that?"
Spider-Man was certainly not a quiet person.
Arthur started looking for bricks again.
"No, calm down!" Spider-Man quickly grabbed Arthur's hand and said, "Can we get on with this?"
"What is there to continue with you?"
Arthur felt like this annoying kid was driving him crazy. He took off his mask to catch his breath, feeling quite frustrated.
He wanted to get rid of it, but there was no suitable replacement.
While masks provided good concealment, they were really outdated and lacked any sense of style!
They also smelled unpleasant after long use and weren't very breathable.
In this respect, he seemed to have no reason to criticize Peter...
But that wasn't the point. The main point was that every time he tried to teach the kid a lesson, Spider-Man would just retort, "Was there ever a more disobedient student?
"In any case!" Arthur insisted, "You're still immature! But I can help you with that!"
"What exactly is immature about me?"
Spider-Man was confused, and obviously Arthur's outdated equipment couldn't convince Peter with its lack of style.
"So let me ask you, after you find this person, what are you going to do? Kill him?" Arthur asked.
"That..."
Peter was taken aback, opening his mouth as if to say something, but then unable to articulate it.
Kill him?
He couldn't bring himself to do that!
Turn him over to the police?
He wasn't going to be satisfied with that!
Imprison him and torture him?
That's a crime!
For a moment, he couldn't think of an appropriate solution.
"Surely you can't just catch him, give him a righteous lecture, and then hand him over to the police?"
Arthur grunted, "Are you going to be satisfied with that?"
"No..."
Peter sighed, "You're right, I'm not mature enough."
"That's all right. Everyone matures one step at a time."
Arthur held out his hand: "I'm Arthur Chen, you can and will call me Arthur."
"Peter Parker, nice to meet you."
Spider-Man paused for a moment before smiling and shaking Arthur's hand.
Then Arthur asked teasingly, "How pleased are you?"
"Very, very pleased!"
Spider-Man replied honestly.
"..."
Arthur looked around in confusion. After hearing such a serious answer, he wasn't sure how to proceed - this was...
(The End)
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