Chapter 184 Inheritors
"We were shopping at the time, preparing for the weekend family gathering. Although Gwen wasn't very enthusiastic, we still brought her along, after all, she needed to take her mind off things."
"But while we were out shopping, that pair of siblings wearing red overcoats suddenly emerged from a doorway that appeared out of nowhere and attacked Gwen."
Aunt May's voice trembled. Although Yang Le couldn't see her expression, he knew she must have been terrified.
He stood up, walked to Aunt May's side, placed his hand on her, and comforted her.
"I'm alright, child," Aunt May tried hard to pull herself out of fear.
"We were stunned. Only Gwen reacted. She dodged the attack, and in the blink of an eye, she changed her clothes. That's when we realized Gwen was the Spider-Woman from the news."
"George took out a gun and wanted to help, but he was almost killed by the opponent's attack. Luckily, Gwen saved him. Gwen told us to evacuate quickly. George knew he couldn't help, so he could only evacuate the crowd first."
Actually, at this point, Yang Le already had a guess about the identity of the attackers, but he didn't interrupt Aunt May and let her continue.
"Although we called the police immediately, it was too late. So we went to help George evacuate the crowd. We who hadn't evacuated immediately realized that Gwen was at a disadvantage and was gradually losing ground."
Yang Le's heart was in his throat, but then things took a turn for the better.
"Suddenly, at this moment, Peter took out a syringe from his pocket and, under our gaze, inserted it into his arm. As the contents were injected, he turned into, turned into..."
Aunt May paused here, secretly sizing up Yang Le with her eyes, hesitated for a moment before continuing.
"Turned into a green giant Lizard."
Yang Le was taken aback. Peter injected himself with the Lizard Serum? It seemed Peter had been busy with a lot of things after he left.
"While we were still in shock, Peter rushed into the battle, helping Gwen. Unfortunately, he only held out for a little while longer, and eventually, they were defeated. They still ended up capturing Gwen."
Yang Le was silent upon hearing this, his face darkening terribly.
"Suddenly, another portal appeared out of thin air, and a large group of people wearing similar clothes poured out, clothes similar to what Gwen wears, all with a spider logo. They stopped those two people and then took Gwen away."
'Aunt May might have a talent for storytelling,' Yang Le thought to himself. Regardless of others, he was certainly on tenterhooks listening to her.
"After that group of people took Gwen away, the siblings left. Obviously, their goal was Gwen, and they had no interest in us."
"I think I know who they are, Aunt May," Yang Le said, gently patting Aunt May's back.
"Don't worry, leave it to me. I'll find a method to solve it."
Based on Aunt May's account, if Yang Le wasn't mistaken, these sudden attackers should be Spider-Man's nemesis—the Inheritors.
Judging from the description of the siblings, they should be Brix and Bora, juniors in the family, belonging to the weaker tier, but that's only relative to the Elders in the family.
For the vast majority of Spider-Men or other heroes, they are already strong enough.
But for Yang Le, they are not enough. To defeat the current Yang Le, at least a big shot who can manipulate karma and rules would be needed.
After all, he now has X Diamond as a base, and he can rely on the Divine Power Gathering of Fu Aotian.
"Don't push yourself too hard, child," Aunt May said, looking at Yang Le with worry.
"Those two guys are simply not human. They destroyed a street."
"Don't worry, Aunt May," Yang Le patiently explained to Aunt May.
"Like Gwen, I'm not an ordinary person either."
"So you also have superpowers!" Aunt May finally perked up a bit, but quickly returned to her initial state.
"But it's still too dangerous. We've already lost Gwen, and we can't afford to lose you too."
"I can also destroy a street, and I have a group of friends who are like me. They will help me," Yang Le explained.
"Really! That's wonderful." Hearing that Yang Le had helpers, Aunt May finally became excited and quickly grabbed Yang Le's hand.
"We need to tell George this news. Poor George, he hasn't smiled in a long time."
"Gwen's disappearance must have been a huge blow to him." Thinking of that resolute man, Yang Le couldn't help but feel sorry for him. After all, Gwen could be said to be his only hope.
"It's huge. We've tried everything to find Gwen, but we can't. George has been living on alcohol for the past few months, at Sister Margaret's Bar, after all, the news travels fast there," Aunt May said with a worried face.
"We were afraid he would do something foolish, so we hired a private detective to follow him. Luckily, he's still rational."
That's because Gwen's state of life and death is still unknown. It's estimated that drinking is just to numb himself so he can live to wait for Gwen to return.
"I'll go see him," Yang Le said.
"By the way, where are Uncle Ben and Peter?"
"Ben went out to work," Aunt May sighed.
"As for Peter, the process of him turning into the Lizard was filmed and uploaded to the internet. The parents of Midtown High School are unwilling to let their child be with a monster. Our home has also been visited by reporters and some people with ulterior motives."
"Fortunately, Harry helped us. After discussing it with Mr. Osborn, he hid Peter in his laboratory. I was still on the phone with him just before you came."
"I understand, Aunt May," Yang Le straightened up, preparing to leave.
"I'll go see Peter and Uncle George. Don't worry, I will definitely bring Gwen back."
"Be careful, child," Aunt May got up to see Yang Le out the door.
"Don't get yourself involved too deeply. We can't lose you too."
"I will," Yang Le nodded and left the apartment under Aunt May's line of sight.
Yang Le planned to go find George first. This poor guy needed some comfort now more than anything.
According to the address Aunt May gave him, Yang Le quickly found Sister Margaret's Bar. It was said to be a gathering place for mercenaries. George probably chose this place because of its diverse crowd, after all, these people are well-informed.
Ignoring the guy at the doorway who was a fan of hip-hop, Yang Le pulled open the iron gate and walked in.
Vulgar rap music was playing inside the bar. People were gathered in groups of twos and threes, chatting about everything under the sun. No one paid attention to Yang Le. After all, all sorts of people were here, and Yang Le didn't attract anyone's attention at all.
Yang Le walked and looked around, searching for George.
(End of Chapter)