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Having caught the keyword, Peter's heart was filled with wild joy.
Without even a shred of hesitation, he immediately shouted in his heart:
"Purchase Random Talisman Choice of Three!"
[Purchase successful!]
[Talisman extraction in progress...]
The moment the system prompt ended, the system panel before Peter's eyes shifted and changed.
Three ancient, octagonal stone phantoms slowly emerged.
They floated quietly in mid-air, like three Steins Gates leading to the unknown.
Peter felt as if his heart was being squeezed by an invisible hand, every beat heavy as a drum.
Maneuvering his thoughts, he tremblingly "unveiled" the phantom of the first talisman.
On the front of the talisman, an emerald green spirit snake totem glowed faintly.
[Serpent Talisman: The holder can turn themselves invisible along with surrounding people and objects.]
Tsk~
The corner of Peter's eye twitched wildly.
A classic bad start.
Invisibility.
In the Marvel Universe where big shots are everywhere, this ability is a toy among toys. Supervillains like Chameleon or Mysterio can easily achieve superior invisibility.
Among the twelve talismans, this thing is pure NPC level.
After taking a deep breath, Peter suppressed the frustration in his heart and continued to use his thoughts to unveil the second talisman.
This time... the front of the talisman showed two symmetrical, opposing white tiger patterns.
[Tiger Talisman: The magic of the balanced Tiger can harmonize all powers within the user's body, but when the talisman splits, it also divides the user into good and evil sides.]
Fuck! (A type of plant)
Peter's vision went dark; he really wanted to find a rope and cosplay as a Teru Teru Bozu right now.
If the Serpent Talisman was for NPCs, then the Tiger Talisman was even more useless!
The Tiger Talisman's function is to balance the powers of other talismans. Without other talismans, a single Tiger Talisman has virtually no positive value... God damn it, I pulled the two most useless talismans, didn't I!
Were his five thousand points and first-order discount going to go down the drain just like that?
That kind of thing... I don't want that!
Peter paused the action of unveiling the third talisman. His gaze drifted uncontrollably around the swaying bus, trying to find something to distract him and soothe his nerves that were on the verge of collapse.
After looking around, his gaze finally fell on Gwen beside him.
Gwen was currently leaning quietly against his shoulder, her beautiful brows, which had been furrowed in pain, relaxing slightly.
It seemed that as long as she stayed by his side, the girl could draw a trace of peaceful strength.
Looking at Gwen's pale face covered in cold sweat, Peter's irritable mood miraculously calmed down a bit.
He thought of Gwen's fate as Spider-Woman. After obtaining the powers of Spider-Man, the girl before him was not happy.
Losing her love, losing her father, carrying the heavy shackles of 'with great power comes great responsibility,' and only able to lick her wounds alone in the dark... her future life was filled with pain and sacrifice.
As a transmigrator, Peter absolutely did not want the girl beside him to repeat that thorny path of destiny.
He might not become the happiest Spider-Man, but he would at least make Gwen the happiest Spider-Woman!
Come on! I don't believe a person can have bad luck one after another!
Leaving the ranks of the unlucky and joining the lucky, it happens today!
Taking a deep breath, Peter "unveiled" the phantom of the third talisman without any hesitation.
This time, he didn't close his eyes.
Instead, he stared fixedly at that void until a faint purple brilliance bloomed from within.
In the light, an exceptionally majestic horse head totem slowly emerged!
[horse talisman: The noble horse expels all external forces from the body! Owning the horse talisman can expel all abnormal influences caused by external forces within the holder's body, and can even repair any damaged items!]
It's actually the horse talisman!
Peter stared at the horse talisman before him, an extremely complex emotion surging in his heart.
Wild joy and regret intertwined, giving him an expression that was caught between laughter and tears.
The joy was that the healing ability of the horse talisman was undoubtedly in the top tier of all talismans!
Even if it wasn't the absolute best, it was at least top-class!
Heals everything, expels all diseases, repairs everything!
In the peril-filled Marvel Universe, having the horse talisman was equivalent to having a Guardian Angel with infinite uptime!
As long as he still had a breath left, the horse talisman could pull him back from the brink of death!
The regret, however, was that... this ability couldn't immediately increase his combat power.
Compared to the Dragon Talisman's combustion, the Rabbit Talisman's godspeed, or the Ox Talisman's strength, the horse talisman was more like a top-tier support.
For Peter, who was desperately yearning for power at this stage to escape the 'sacrificial script,' this was somewhat counterproductive...
"Forget it, a support god is still a god..."
"Spending only five thousand points to pull one of the top abilities among the twelve talismans is already explosive luck!"
Though he felt like laughing and crying, Peter made a decision instantly.
The Serpent Talisman's ceiling was too low; the Tiger Talisman was the weakest of the weak.
The horse talisman was the optimal solution for now!
And... Peter's gaze subconsciously fell to his side.
As the genetic restructuring progressed, Gwen's cheeks showed an abnormal flush, her breathing was rapid and hot, and fine beads of sweat broke out on her forehead.
She was enduring immense pain!
Furthermore, this process was full of uncertainty.
In the animated Spider-Man, Peter had once turned into a spider monster due to genetic mutation.
Now, no one could guarantee that Gwen would definitely pass through this dangerous period safely.
But now, with the horse talisman, this concern could be easily resolved.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 'horse talisman'!]
The moment the system prompt sounded, Peter could clearly feel his close connection with the horse talisman.
The closeness of this connection even surpassed that of Holy Lord!
The current Peter had absolute control over the horse talisman.
The power of the horse talisman merged directly into his body, not even needing to exist in the form of a stone.
After roughly sensing the power of the horse talisman, Peter looked down at Gwen, who was constantly shivering from pain, and without hesitation, reached out and pressed his hand against her forehead.
"Don't be afraid, Gwen."
Peter leaned close to Gwen's ear and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"I'm here for everything."
In the next second, a gentle magic with a hazy white light emerged from Peter's palm and was slowly injected into Gwen's body.
As the horse talisman took effect, the painful expression on Gwen's face slowly faded, and she fell into a deep sleep leaning on Peter's shoulder... The bus slowly stopped at the entrance of Peter's house.
Peter hesitated for a moment and decided to send Gwen home first to get some good rest.
He originally wanted to do a romantic princess carry, but he underestimated the weakness of his current body.
Even though Gwen's weight wasn't even a hundred pounds, he was already panting for breath after carrying her for less than ten meters... In desperation, he could only switch to carrying Gwen on his back.
The girl's soft body was pressed against his back, but Peter's heart didn't have any flirtatious emotions, only an increasingly strong frustration and unwillingness.
Damn it, I really can't stand this weakling physique for even a second!