Chapitre 563: Peter's mental burden
In the previous video, it was already made clear that without the research of Peter's father, Dr. Connors would not have been able to create the magical yet terrifying Lizard serum.
Although Wanda thought option A or D seemed like the correct answer, she decided to trust Peter this time, as Spider-Man had repeatedly earned her trust in previous quizzes.
As the countdown to the quiz began, both of them pressed the buzzer to answer. On the other side, Team B's Eric also competed fiercely, but in the end, the right to answer went to Team A.
Wanda chose B, while Eric chose A. The correct answer was then revealed:
[Congratulations to Team A for answering correctly. Player Peter Parker and player Wanda Maximoff each earn 4 points.]
[Team B answered incorrectly. Player Eric Lensherr and player Logan Howlett each lose 1 point]
After the quiz ended, the video started playing on the light screen. Peter nervously rubbed his hands together, eyes wide open, not wanting to miss any details in the upcoming video.
The screen showed a man in a white lab coat, who was clearly Peter's father, Richard Parker. He was busy destroying the specially bred test spiders in the lab, but before he could finish, his access was restricted. It was obvious that his actions had caught the attention of Oscorp.
Richard hurriedly took his core research findings and left the Oscorp Tower. Worried, he returned home and recorded a short video, explaining his situation to the camera. But he was interrupted when he heard young Peter calling for his dad. He rushed to find that their study had been ransacked, clearly not by ordinary thieves.
Realizing that home was no longer safe, Richard and his wife decided to seek refuge in Geneva. They knew this escape wouldn't be easy, living in constant fear, so they left their child with Richard's brother, Ben Parker.
The couple boarded a plane to flee overseas, but trouble—or rather danger—had already caught up to them. As the plane reached high altitude, a hidden assassin suddenly attacked, intending to shoot Richard and his wife and then parachute away, staging a plane crash. But the Parkers fiercely fought back. In the end, the assassin failed to obtain the crucial laptop containing important files.
During their fight, the plane was severely damaged and was about to crash. Before it did, Richard managed to upload all vital information to a secure location. Finally, the plane crashed, and the couple never returned to take Peter home.
When the video ended, Peter stood in shock. Although he had mentally prepared himself, seeing his parents being killed filled him with immense anger and pain. He gritted his teeth and said, "Who sent the assassin? Oscorp?!"
Before this, he always thought his parents died in a plane accident, unaware of the hidden secrets behind it.
"Maybe, Oscorp isn't a good company anyway," Wanda frowned and shook her head. "But it could also be government agents. To be honest, this video still doesn't fully unravel the mystery of your parents."
Peter said in a deep voice, "It's already clear enough that my parents were murdered! You know Oscorp has issues. Think about it: if they got my father's research, would they use it for the benefit of society? No, they absolutely wouldn't! My father knew that too, so he took all the research materials away."
Wanda thought for a moment and agreed that Peter had a point.
Oscorp, as a major corporation, if they possessed a product like the Lizard serum, would either sell it as weapons like guns, ammunition, or missiles to warring countries, or they would secretly spread it as a chemical agent in society, then sell the pre-developed serum and related products. They wouldn't care how inhumane this would be or how many innocent families would suffer.
At the same time, new text appeared on the light screen:
[The new quiz mode is to watch a video first and then answer questions. A video will be played, and corresponding questions will be given during the viewing.]
As the text faded, a new video began to play on the light screen. The footage showed Spider-Man in an upgraded suit, swinging between skyscrapers. It was clear he had become very skilled and fully adapted to his superhero role. He quickly intervened to stop a robbery.
During this, he saved a rather amusing-looking bystander named Max. After saving him, Spider-Man even encouraged him with a few words. It was evident that, compared to Tobey Maguire's version of Spider-Man, this one was much more talkative and lively, often playfully toying with the robbers.
After a chase, Spider-Man subdued the robbers amidst the cheers of onlookers. But he himself encountered another problem, albeit a minor one.
Gwen called to inform him that the graduation ceremony was starting and reminded him not to forget to attend.
At this point, the audience realized that this video was a continuation of the previous one. It seemed that Spider-Man hadn't completely broken up with Gwen. He hurried to the graduation ceremony, where he and Gwen shared a passionate kiss. But immediately afterward, he saw a ghost in broad daylight.
Gwen's father, George Stacy, who should have been resting in peace underground, quietly appeared among the crowd congratulating Gwen on her graduation. The smile on Peter's face gradually faded.
George wasn't resurrected from the dead; it was clearly Peter's mental burden, manifesting as a vision. He couldn't forget George's dying words, nor could he easily let go of his love for Gwen, making him particularly conflicted and in pain.
That evening, at Gwen's family dinner, Peter lingered outside, unable to make up his mind to go in. Eventually, Gwen came out to find him. The smart girl understood Peter's mental block and tried to comfort him, saying that as long as they loved each other, that was enough.
However, Peter ultimately couldn't do it. He couldn't let go of his mental burden and was worried that being with Gwen would indeed lead to tragedy, as her father had already proven with his life.
Brave Gwen couldn't persuade Peter and was very angry, feeling that she had already risked everything, so why was he, a man, still so hesitant?
Peter had been under enormous pressure during this time, but the pressure Gwen faced was no less than Peter. Both of them were suffering and tormented by their love.
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