Chapter 003: Long Time No See

Bang!

But what Spider-Gwen didn't expect was that her forceful collision not only failed to knock the person behind her away, but instead felt as if she had slammed into a steel plate, her whole body aching terribly.

Then she heard a familiar voice.

"Though we haven't seen each other for a long time, throwing yourself into my arms the moment you show up—that's a bit too enthusiastic."

Spider-Gwen's body stiffened involuntarily. This voice was all too familiar to her.

A long time ago, she had heard this voice, and as time passed, instead of forgetting it, it became clearer. Many times in the middle of the night, she had dreamed of the owner of this voice.

She never expected that now, she would hear this voice again, so clearly.

Spider-Gwen spun around abruptly and saw a familiar face and a familiar smile.

"Long time no see, Gwen," Wang Bo said softly.

Spider-Gwen didn't hesitate to open her arms and give Wang Bo a warm hug. "I knew it, I knew that in this terrible situation, you would definitely show up."

"And, long time no see, Wang Bo."

After they hugged for a while, Wang Bo let go of Spider-Gwen and asked with a smile, "How have you been lately, Gwen?"

"Absolutely terrible." Gwen couldn't help but start complaining to Wang Bo about her life these past days. Ever since she was inexplicably pulled into this world, she hadn't had a single comfortable day.

Fortunately, because she had gone through a similar experience before, Gwen quickly accepted her situation.

But she soon discovered that this world often had all sorts of inexplicable things appearing.

And these things caused great harm to ordinary people. Gwen couldn't just ignore them, so she often intervened. Now Spider-Woman had become headline news in major reports.

Although the public supported this Spider-Woman who had just debuted in this world, the media and news always believed that Spider-Woman made things worse.

Even the police were hunting Spider-Woman everywhere.

So Gwen's recent days, as she said, were simply terrible.

But Wang Bo's appearance brought a considerable change to Gwen's originally bad mood. At least meeting an old friend made her happy.

So the two left the school, found a café, and each recounted their experiences since they parted.

Gwen's experience was nothing much to talk about.

After returning to her own world, she did the same work as Spider-Man. Every day, she was either busy making music with her friends, busy dealing with criminals, or being dealt with by the police.

Life was basically a mess, but at least she was used to it.

Then one day, she was inexplicably pulled into this world and encountered even more frustrating things.

The focus was on Wang Bo. He told Gwen about his experiences after they parted. Of course, Wang Bo only touched on some important events.

If he recounted everything, it would probably take three days and three nights.

But even though Wang Bo only mentioned a few key points, the two still talked from day to night.

During that time, they moved from the café to the park, then from the park to the street. After changing locations several times, they finally gave a brief account of things over dinner.

And Wang Bo's experiences left Gwen dumbfounded.

"I didn't expect that after we parted, you went through so many interesting things," Gwen couldn't help but exclaim after listening.

"In a sense, it really is interesting," Wang Bo didn't deny it.

After some catching up, Gwen finally got down to business and talked about the problems in this world.

"So, what exactly is happening in this world? Why do I always see those messy monsters on the streets?"

Wang Bo didn't hide anything. "It starts with the reason you all came to this world..."

Soon, Wang Bo told Gwen the whole story.

Gwen couldn't help but hold her forehead. "So, all of this is because of Kingpin."

"That's right."

"That lunatic," Gwen couldn't help but curse.

Wang Bo agreed. "Yeah, he really is a lunatic."

The Kingpin of this world was truly insane. For the sake of his family, he would stop at nothing. He even killed Spider-Man Peter Parker and recruited Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and Scorpion as his underlings. He was extremely ruthless.

"I think we need to stop Kingpin."

After some thought, Gwen quickly reached a conclusion. "We were pulled into this world, which means Kingpin's plan hasn't been completed. He will definitely activate the Super-Collider again. This world is already riddled with holes and can't withstand Kingpin's折腾 anymore. So we must catch Kingpin as soon as possible and bring him to justice."

Wang Bo said, "That's not an easy task. Don't forget, Kingpin is wealthy and deeply rooted in this world. Relying on the police to catch him—I don't think that's reliable."

Gwen shook her head and said, "No one can cover the sky with one hand, not even Kingpin. As long as we find enough evidence, we can definitely send Kingpin to prison."

"Alright, I support you. What should we do?"

Seeing that Gwen had said so much, Wang Bo naturally wouldn't pour cold water on her.

Besides, Gwen was right. This world full of holes couldn't withstand Kingpin's折腾 anymore. Who knew what consequences would arise if that guy activated the Super-Collider again?

To prevent Kingpin from causing more trouble, it was necessary to deal with him first.

Fortunately, thanks to the interference of this world's Spider-Man Peter Parker, Kingpin's Super-Collider was damaged. Repairing it wouldn't be a day's work.

So Wang Bo had enough time to handle this matter.

"Not 'we,' but 'I,' or rather, me and the Spider-Men from other worlds."

"Huh?" Wang Bo was a bit surprised. How had Gwen suddenly excluded him?

"Because you have more important things to do, right?" Gwen cut herself a piece of steak, stuffed it into her mouth, and chewed. "Patching up the holes in this world—that's an even higher priority than taking down Kingpin."

Wang Bo couldn't argue with that.

"In short, you have your work. Leave Kingpin to me. Don't worry, I won't let him activate the Super-Collider again."

Gwen assured Wang Bo with full confidence.

Wang Bo didn't refuse. He said, "I believe you. But before that, you need an upgrade, Gwen. It's been a long time since we parted, and I've got some good道具 that can strengthen you from head to toe."