Chapter 045: Seeing Hope

Wang Bo said nonchalantly, "Your actions last night were indeed commendable and worthy of pride."

But Silver Sable had a different view. "Excessive pride will make them lose sight of themselves. After all, they are still just rookies."

Wang Bo was left speechless.

Cindy Moon said indignantly, "I think we did a great job last night."

"Really? Then can you tell me how many bullets hit you?" Silver Sable retorted.

Cindy Moon fell silent, embarrassed.

Silver Sable said, "Even with the spider-sense, you still took several bullets. Without this suit, you would have died several times."

"In my opinion, you didn't do well last night. If it weren't for these spider suits, you would have failed."

"Sometimes I even think these spider suits are too good—so good that they hinder your progress. Without them, I believe you would be better."

The spider-sense is a remarkable ability; with it, most dangers can be foreseen.

However, the spider suit provides all-around protection.

With it, they fear neither swords, guns, nor bullets.

This has made them fight carelessly, sometimes even when they sense danger, they are unwilling to dodge, knowing the suit will shield them.

Silver Sable even suspected that if this continued, their spider-sense might deteriorate.

Hearing this, most of the others lowered their heads, except Jessica Jones.

Wang Bo clapped his hands and said, "I'm glad you said that, Silver Sable. To be honest, if I had the ability, I would have made the spider suits even better."

"Originally, dealing with the White Witch was my own affair. If I could defeat her, I wouldn't have formed the Spider Team at all. So for me, your safety comes first. I wish I could equip you with the best protection."

"However, I still hope you can hone your combat skills and awareness, as that will keep you safer in the fight against the White Witch."

"Silver Sable, I leave this to you."

Silver Sable nodded. "Rest assured, leave it to me, boss."

In the following days, under Silver Sable's leadership, the Spider Team launched several attacks, defeating many gangs in New York and sending countless people to prison.

Among the public, the Spider Team gained immense popularity.

Even Peter Parker, the Spider-Man, saw his reputation rise.

Many uninformed people regarded Peter Parker as a member of the Spider Team, and some even asked him for autographs when they met.

This frustrated Peter Parker greatly.

However, he did take the Spider Team seriously and was actively trying to contact them.

On the other hand, due to the Spider Team's activity, the media reveled. Except for the Daily Bugle, which remained steadfastly on the path of criticism and slander, many media outlets gave the Spider Team high praise.

In contrast, the New York police were heavily criticized.

Many media reports accused the police of inaction, saying they were no match for a group of vigilantes, putting immense pressure on the NYPD and crushing their morale.

Even George Stacy was chewed out by his superiors.

This left George Stacy bitter, and he grew increasingly resentful of the Spider Team. Yet, deep down, he was also grateful to them.

Without their activity, those criminals wouldn't have been sent to prison.

This conflicting feeling left George Stacy at a loss, and he wore a scowl every day, as if someone owed him millions.

Gwen Stacy could feel her father's low spirits at home.

She understood why he was upset, but she could only apologize silently in her heart, as she had no intention of giving up being Spider-Woman.

As for Wang Bo, he cared little about the police or the media.

He cared about only one person.

The White Witch.

This woman was far too dangerous, so dangerous that Wang Bo had to spend time every day using Friday to monitor her every move.

Fortunately, Friday's surveillance relied on high-tech equipment like cameras and satellites, so the White Witch had no idea she was being watched.

If the White Witch were proficient in technology, she might have noticed something amiss.

But unfortunately, she was not; her understanding of technology was on par with an elementary school student's, so Wang Bo could easily monitor her.

Under his surveillance, the White Witch did not make any big moves.

Since her last battle with Wang Bo, she had kept a low profile, leaving everything to her subordinates, even the attacks on Kingpin's forces.

She seemed quite lax.

Occasionally, the White Witch would appear on the streets of New York, walking through the avenues and alleys as if inspecting her territory.

She appeared very relaxed, not at all like a world-conquering boss.

But that was only on the surface.

If Wang Bo hadn't intervened by sending mechanical soldiers to maintain a balance between the two factions and constantly helping Kingpin hide, Kingpin would have been found by the White Witch's minions long ago.

Perhaps by now, the White Witch's forces would have defeated Kingpin and unified all the underworld forces in New York.

If that had happened, it would have laid the foundation for the White Witch to conquer the world.

Wang Bo didn't know how the situation would have evolved. But because of his intervention, things hadn't deteriorated completely, and everything could still be salvaged.

What puzzled Wang Bo was that, under his surveillance, the White Witch remained leisurely. Even when her subordinates repeatedly failed to defeat Kingpin, she didn't get angry, as if she didn't care at all.

Wang Bo couldn't figure out what she was up to.

Nevertheless, he remained vigilant and became more cautious.

On the other hand, as the Spider Team matured and their coordination improved, Wang Bo began to see hope.

Hope of defeating the White Witch.

So Wang Bo started considering whether to seize the opportunity while the White Witch was idling and launch a surprise attack to send her back to where she came from.