"What a truly magnificent commotion! Don't you think so, Saturday?"
Standing atop a skyscraper, Artoria looked down at the streets that were now in total chaos. The Little Spider was working hard to stop the giant lizard that Connors had turned into, but casualties were still appearing.
"master, the Death toll has reached 100, with 500 missing or dead, and the numbers are still being updated."
Saturday's voice and report came through the earpiece, making Artoria feel a bit sentimental. As expected, when gods fight, mortals suffer. No matter how hard Spider-Man tried to help save people, he couldn't save them all. There was no helping it. Luckily, people's brains in this world were decent. If it were the 'DC' world next door, Superman would probably be criticized until he bled. Being a superhero isn't easy, especially when some brainless people think you're the one who brought disaster upon them; it truly breaks a hero's heart.
"Let's end this farce! I wonder how many holy grail stones will drop from this. I'm looking forward to it!"
As she spoke, silver Full-body armor slowly covered Artoria's curvaceous body. She didn't project the Holy Lance to use; Artoria wanted to try out her newly mastered Super Strength Punch. Flexing her wrists encased in Gauntlets, Artoria leaped from the skyscraper and charged toward the place where the man and the lizard were fighting.
"Cursed little bug, so annoying."
Connors, whose body had been taken over by the evil in his mind, was now a complete monster. Those sharp claws and strong Tail left Spider-Man with no options. Although Spider-Man was agile enough, the people around were not. Several unlucky fellows were crushed by cars thrown by this guy. He wasn't a god; he was furious at the giant lizard's behavior but had no good way to stop it. Even if he wrapped it in Spider silk, it would be torn off. As for fighting it directly, Spider-Man looked at those scaly, solid muscles and felt like swearing.
"Kid, get out of the way."
The Little Spider, who was struggling with the giant lizard, suddenly heard this. His spider-sense alerted him to danger, and he subconsciously jumped out of the combat range.
"Super Strength Punch! Ha!"
Boom!
In the next moment, the Little Spider was glad he had listened. A silver figure flashed by and instantly slammed into the giant lizard that was about to continue its attack. The next moment, it was on the ground. A person in silver armor stood where the lizard had been. Meanwhile, the giant lizard had been hit by a massive force, plowing a deep trench into the ground. It now lay quietly at the bottom of the trench, a clear fist-print indented on its face. Its sharp teeth were scattered all over the ground, and green blood was slowly flowing; it looked like it was about to kick the bucket.
"Are you the Shining Knight? I'm your idol... oh no! You're my idol! How did you do that just now? I'm Spider-Man, a newly debuted friendly neighborhood New Yorker. Nice to meet you!"
Thanks to his face being covered, Peter's inner self felt an unprecedented liberation. Seeing the knight who had appeared alongside Iron Man in videos, he happily walked forward to greet her. This string of words completely exposed his closeted chatterbox nature.
Having just tested that domineering sense of power, Artoria felt incredibly refreshed, but Peter's words ruined her good mood entirely. As expected of one of Marvel's top chatterboxes, Little Spider—if he ever got together with Deadpool, they could absolutely annoy someone to Death.
"Stop! Don't talk for a moment."
Artoria helplessly made a 'time-out' gesture. While dorks bring a lot of joy, they bring even more noise. As someone who preferred a bit of peace, she didn't like the noisy feeling at all. It was already chaotic enough here, and combined with the temptation of the holy grail stones, she had decisively rushed over to claim the kill. Now, it seemed a bit awkward to act, especially since the other party respected her so much, making it hard to just tell him to 'get lost'.
"Eh? He ran away?"
Just as she was deciding how to deal with Little Spider, a sudden noise came from behind her. Artoria turned around to look, and a huge hole had appeared where the Lizardman had been. Artoria immediately understood that the guy had definitely escaped.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault for distracting you."
Seeing the massive hole, Little Spider began to feel guilty. It seemed that because he had distracted the'Shining Knight', the big monster had escaped. He didn't know how many people that monster would kill; at this thought, Peter felt even more remorseful.
"It's fine, I'll settle the score next time. But what do you mean by'Shining Knight'?"
Seeing Peter's guilt, Artoria stepped forward and patted his shoulder, hiding a blood collector in her hand. After offering a few words of comfort to Little Spider, the empty collector was full, and Artoria left. There were many media outlets hanging around now, and with nothing left to do, she could only depart. Fortunately, she now had a sample of Spider-Man's blood. She wanted to decrypt why a weak youth became a hero after being bitten by a spider. Perhaps she could create a 'Spider-Man' herself.
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