She mustered her courage and walked a bit closer, saying, "Thank you for helping me. Are you a superhero too?"
Actually, she still had another question in her heart: Why do you dress like you're from the same series as me?
Ye Li activated the voice modulator on his suit and, with a deep voice, pretended to be cool, "You can call me Spider-Man."
That's right, he shamelessly registered this title for himself.
"Spi..."
Gwen was speechless. Can he be any more shameless? Not only did he pirate her suit, but he's also stealing her title?
If this weird guy hadn't just saved her, she would have already started complaining.
"You bastard!"
At this moment, Vulture didn't forget to make his presence known under Ye Li's feet.
Ye Li didn't speak, maintaining his high-level demeanor, but he pressed down with his foot, making Vulture understand what it meant to assess the situation.
"Ah—!"
"I was wrong! Spare me!"
Vulture felt the broken ribs in his chest dig in a bit deeper, and he quickly dropped his arrogant attitude, begging for mercy.
"I'm taking him with me."
Ye Li greeted Ghost Spider, hooked his foot, lifted Vulture, and then grabbed him.
"Wait! Where are you taking him?"
Ghost Spider quickly said, "You should hand him over to the Police Department!"
"I'm not a vigilante."
Leaving that one sentence behind.
Ye Li soared into the sky with Vulture, his trench coat flapping loudly, and disappeared into the night.
"Hey!"
Gwen, under her mask, felt helpless; she was already too late to catch up.
....
On an unmanned rooftop.
Thud.
Ye Li threw the injured Vulture onto the ground, crossed his arms, and asked, "Do you know where Kingpin is?"
"Kingpin?"
Toomes' mind raced, so this guy was actually looking for Kingpin?
He couldn't help but curse inwardly, damn Kingpin, he had ruined him so badly!
Adding to their previous scores, he swore he would kill him!
"Answer my question."
The cold voice came again.
"What do you want Kingpin for?"
Vulture's eyes flickered; if Ye Li was looking for Kingpin with malicious intent, he would tell him everything he knew without hesitation.
"To teach him a lesson, to let him know not to litter on the streets."
Ye Li said calmly.
What a weirdo... Even Vulture wanted to complain. Kingpin is the underground king, and you want to teach him a lesson just for littering? Is the World Environmental Organization run by your family?
Vulture didn't know that the 'trash' Ye Li was referring to was actually him.
He thought for a moment and said, "If I tell you, will you let me go?"
"My patience is limited."
Ye Li twisted his neck, about to make a move.
"Alright, I'll tell you... You're really brutal."
Vulture finally understood that this shadowy guy was not at all like Spider-Woman; he was quite ruthless.
"Kingpin and I also have a grudge, I can go with you to find him."
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, "Perhaps I'll need to recover from my injuries a bit."
"So you don't know Kingpin's location either?"
A cold glint seemed to emanate from beneath Ye Li's suit mask, "If that's the case, you're useless."
"No, I know!"
Vulture quickly said, "If you want to go now, I can give you a few locations... He might be active in these places, but you need to be quick. I caught him once today, so his range of activity might change."
...
Ye Li silently noted down these locations, glanced at Vulture, and prepared to turn and leave.
Just then, a message suddenly appeared in his mind.
You have defeated Gwen Stacy's destined enemy. As her [Affiliate], you can choose one of the following rewards:
[1. Money Reward: One Million U.S. Dollars]
[2. Random Reward: Captain America Collector's Figure]
[3. Minion Reward: Convert Adrian Toomes, gaining an absolutely loyal subordinate].
Chapter 6: Dealing with Vulture! Continue Slack-off!
There are rewards for defeating super villains?
Are you kidding me? I'm just an affiliate who's connected to a superhero.
As an affiliate, shouldn't the task be to be a helpless ordinary person, doing odd jobs under the superhero's glory, or providing a warm harbor for the heroes? What's with this sense of déjà vu that makes me feel like I'm a superhero?
Ye Li, who had just crippled Vulture, thought this without knowing his limits.
Just imagine, if Iron Man, wearing his precious Iron Man Suit, was about to go into a big fight, and Pepper told him, "Hey, Tony, I've already dealt with the enemy, don't wander around in your Iron Man Suit, hurry up and get back to work!"
Oh my, then the movie "Iron Man" would have to be renamed "Iron Woman."
This [Supernatural Affiliate System] is not serious; it's pushing me to overstep my bounds.
Although he complained, Ye Li still seriously scanned the rewards.
Hmm... Perhaps it's like the difference between doing NPC quests in an online game and grinding monsters in the wild. Compared to the rewards triggered by Gwen and their quests, his behavior, which is similar to actively grinding, doesn't seem to yield great rewards.
One million U.S. dollars? That's a lot for ordinary people, but he doesn't care much about money.
Captain America Collector's Figure?
Coulson of Hydra S.H.I.E.L.D. would probably love it.
Absolute loyalty from Vulture?
What do I need the loyalty of a perverted old man for?
Well, at least I can have one more subordinate to do odd jobs.
With his mind turning, Ye Li made his choice.
[Option Three]
At least Toomes, as a former electrical engineer, was much more useful than the first two options.
..
Vulture, who had originally breathed a sigh of relief, saw Ye Li suddenly stop and turn back, and his heart tightened again.
"You....."
Just as Vulture was about to say something, his consciousness began to blur.
Then, he, along with his suit, transformed into a stream of data and disappeared.
"This is?"
According to the system information, Ye Li opened the control panel on his suit's wrist and pressed a button.
He then saw the data stream re-converge, and Vulture reappeared, with his armor still intact.
This is not what he had imagined...
So, the so-called absolute loyalty means being converted into a summon?
...
A few days later.
Ye Li had a laptop in front of him, browsing some information online.
That night, Kingpin had indeed changed his activity area. He searched all the places Vulture mentioned but found nothing.