Chapter 056: Parting

After the two forces that had caused turmoil in New York City, Kingpin and the White Witch, collapsed, the chaotic city finally welcomed long-awaited peace.

The people living in New York, who had been on edge, could finally sing joyfully after so long.

That was how it should have been, but in reality, most New Yorkers were still in a state of fear.

The reason for this was the battle between Wang Bo and Thor.

A dragon suddenly appearing in New York and fighting a man, like a scene from mythology come to life, was not something everyone could accept.

Many people even moved out of New York to find new places to live.

The U.S. government also began frantically searching for the dragon and the man who fought it.

As for the reason, many knew it in their hearts.

But they didn't find Wang Bo. That night, although many had witnessed Wang Bo's battle with the dragon, and quite a few had recorded footage of the fight,

Friday had already hacked into all devices and deleted or altered all audio and video files.

More importantly, the next day, Wang Bo had the Spider Team use the magic lamp to make a wish to forget Wang Bo's face.

Thus, the genie erased the memories of everyone who remembered Wang Bo's face.

Even if Wang Bo walked down the street, no one would know that he was the one who fought Thor that night.

But time heals all wounds. Gradually, people began to move past their grief.

New York slowly returned to peace.

Ever since Kingpin and the others were imprisoned, New York's治安 had become unprecedentedly good. To be blunt, in this upheaval, most gangs had been wiped out in one fell swoop, ushering in a vacuum era without gangs in New York City.

In this era, public order in New York naturally became very good.

But Wang Bo knew well that this era couldn't last forever. Perhaps in a year or two, new gangs would emerge to seize New York's market.

However, Wang Bo believed that New York was different from the past.

Because now New York had six, no, seven Spider-Men.

With the Spider Team around, New York was destined not to see major chaos.

On the night before Wang Bo was about to leave this world, he gathered the members of the Spider Team at his mansion and had a farewell dinner with them.

It was then that the Spider Team members realized that Wang Bo had been using his real face that day.

Everyone looked astonished.

Except Gwen.

After all, she had already seen Wang Bo in her dreams, in the memories of another Gwen.

Wang Bo served fine food to the Spider Team members and told them, "I'm planning to leave this world. I'm very glad to have known you all."

Miles said, "I'm glad to have known you too, Boss."

Jessica said, "Me too."

Cindy nodded.

Silver Sable smiled slightly and said, "You've been a generous boss."

Gwen summed it up: "We're all very glad to have known you."

Wang Bo couldn't help but laugh. He was pleased to hear them say that, because it meant he wouldn't seem like a complete failure.

Near the end of the banquet, Miles said, "I wonder what we'll do after you leave?"

He had been brought into the Spider Team by Wang Bo, and with Wang Bo gone, he felt lost, unsure of his future.

Should he continue being Spider-Man, or go back to his own life?

Wang Bo patted Miles on the shoulder and said slowly, "If you want to keep being Spider-Men, I believe the people of New York will welcome you."

"If you want to live ordinary lives, I believe the people of New York will understand."

"Of course, I won't interfere. Whatever you want to do, I'll support you."

"I believe you'll be the best."

"Because you've already proven that with your actions."

"So don't be lost or disappointed. Follow your own thoughts and continue walking your path."

"Also, since parting is near, I've left you some gifts. You'll receive them after I'm gone. I'm sure you'll like them."

To this, everyone could only remain silent.

In the end, they raised their glasses high to bid Wang Bo farewell from this world.

Though reluctant, they didn't try to keep him. They knew that just as they had their own lives, Wang Bo had his.

All they could do was bless him and see him off.

After a night of revelry, when everyone opened their eyes, Wang Bo had already vanished without a trace.

At the same time, everyone received the gifts Wang Bo had left behind.

Each person received tens of millions of dollars, but that was only the smallest part of their gifts.

Besides the巨额 money, each also gained control over a portion of the mechanical soldiers.

Wang Bo had originally created thousands of mechanical soldiers to deal with the White Witch, taking only a part with him, and leaving the rest to the Spider Team members.

He believed the Spider Team members would need them.

After all, fighting for justice required financial and manpower support. With these, he believed they would be even more effective in their future acts of heroism.

To that end, Wang Bo even left behind the factory that produced the mechanical soldiers, entrusting it to the six of them.

One factory each, with the extra ones given to Silver Sable.

Wang Bo trusted that Silver Sable would handle these matters well.

When everyone finished sorting through the gifts Wang Bo had left, they looked at each other in astonishment. None had expected that Wang Bo's gifts would be so... valuable.

This left them deeply surprised.

"What do you plan to do from now on?" asked Silver Sable, the first to recover.

Miles said, "I'll keep being Spider-Man. I like this feeling." After Wang Bo's reassurance, he had figured out his future path.

With great power comes great responsibility.

He was willing to help others.

Gwen said, "Me too."

Cindy Moon said, "I'll occasionally fight for justice, but it's just a side gig for me."

Carly Cooper said, "I'll travel the world. That's my dream."

Jessica Jones said, "Maybe I'll expand my detective agency."

To this, Silver Sable smiled slightly and said, "Well, good luck to everyone."

Thus, the Spider Team was officially disbanded.

However, some time later, at a carnival, a super-villain named the Green Goblin emerged.

When everyone saw this super-villain, they rose one after another and gathered together spontaneously.

Then, the Green Goblin, who had just gone out to cause trouble, found himself surrounded by seven Spider-Men.

Green Goblin: ...