Ryan wasn't stupid. He had previously led a team and failed to find the remaining Inheritors in the Inheritor Family's castle, and he had already read Karn's memories.
Therefore, he naturally guessed where the remaining Inheritors would go. Or rather, after learning of his strength in killing Morlun, there was only one place they could possibly go...
And that was the Quantum Realm where Solus was sealed!
This was the place where the Inheritor Family's last hope lay, and it was also a place Ryan could not easily reach!
Because the Quantum Realm does not exist within any single timeline, the Timeline-Hopping Bracelets created by Spider-Man 2099 naturally couldn't travel into the Quantum Realm.
But that didn't matter. While Spider-Man 2099 was indeed a scientific genius, he was far from the top ranks of scientific geniuses in the Marvel Universe.
And Ryan just happened to know a genius even more brilliant than Spider-Man 2099, who had ready-made equipment for traversing the Quantum Realm!
That was... the Tony Stark of another Universe.
Specifically, the Tony from the Universe where the God of Stories was born!
Thus, after taking all the Spider-Men back to the original Universe, he made a trip to that Universe, explained the situation to that Universe's Tony, and with his help, successfully used their Universe's Quantum Tunnel to enter the Quantum Realm.
Although it delayed him for a bit, it seemed he had arrived just in time!
As Solus watched Ryan step out of the black hole—sensing a faint threat even he couldn't ignore—his expression turned extremely grim!
He looked down at the Master Weaver's corpse on the ground and hissed through gritted teeth, "Damn you, Karn. I should have killed you from the start. You actually calculated that your future self's memories would be read by the Destiny Spider!"
If not for Karn, the Inheritor Family wouldn't have lost their Infinite Cloning Factory in the castle under Ryan's pursuit.
If not for Karn, Ryan wouldn't have known he was in the Quantum Realm. Then, after he woke up, he could have led the other Inheritors to hunt more Spider-Men and restore their power!
He might have even devoured more Spider-Men, becoming stronger before seeking out that prophesied Destiny Spider for payback with the Inheritor Family at full strength!
But now, although he had just absorbed the Master Weaver and restored his power, the other members of the Inheritor Family had fallen into a weakened state because of saving him!
At this fatal juncture, this Destiny Spider had arrived. The Inheritor Family's chances of victory would be drastically reduced!
Especially since they could no longer be resurrected and had only one chance left!
Ryan looked at Solus, whose face remained stoic but whose body was already beginning to radiate a faint desire to retreat. A look of disdain appeared in Ryan's eyes.
"Heh, you, the so-called strongest Inheritor, are actually thinking of retreating without a fight and playing the coward when facing me—the Child of Destiny prophesied to wipe out your Inheritor Family?"
Hearing Ryan's mockery, before Solus could speak, Raina—who was fanatically loyal to Solus—couldn't contain herself and snapped at Ryan:
"What nonsense are you talking about, you lowly insect? How could My Lord Father be afraid of you? He is the ultimate fear of all you Spider-Men, he is..."
Swoosh—!
With a casual wave of Ryan's hand, a flash of cold light flickered, and Raina's voice came to an abrupt halt!
Ryan looked at Raina, who now had a thin red line appearing on her forehead, and sneered, "Last time I let you bitch escape, you really started thinking you were someone important, didn't you? What right do you have to bark at me?"
Raina opened her mouth but was completely unable to speak. She could only reach out her hand toward Solus in helplessness and despair.
But just as her hand rose, a 'squelch' sounded. Raina's entire body suddenly split down the middle, internal organs and blood splashing everywhere!
Thud—!
As Raina's corpse fell apart to both sides, the other Inheritors beside her finally reacted, scrambling away in terror from Raina's still-bleeding remains!
Motherfucker!
What just happened?
Why didn't they see anything?
Whose blade was it? How could it be so fast?
Ryan flicked his blade—though no blood remained on it due to the extreme speed—and looked at the unmoved Solus ahead, teasing:
"Old bat, the others couldn't stop it, but you should have been able to stop that strike. Why did you just watch your daughter die in front of you without lifting a finger?"
Solus didn't even look at Raina's corpse on the ground. He said indifferently, "She abandoned Morlun and fled alone, leading to his death. This is the fate she deserves..."
Hearing this, Ryan's gaze toward Solus became even more disdainful. "Heh, truly worthy of a family of beasts. Morlun was a beast, and you're the oldest beast of them all. To be so heartless even to the daughter who devoted herself to rescuing you—you only care about that heartless eldest son of yours!"
Then, Ryan pointed his blade at the remaining four Inheritors with a grin. "But since you don't care about your daughter's life, old beast, I assume you won't mind if I kill a few more?"
Though Ryan's words were phrased as a question, he had no intention of seeking Solus's consent. He flicked the blades on his arms again and slashed toward the four Inheritors while they watched in terror!
In their current weakened state, they couldn't even dodge such a fast strike!
Swoosh—!
Clang—!
But this time, Solus, the cold-blooded old bat, finally stopped watching. He appeared in front of the four Inheritors and blocked the strike for them!
Solus gripped Ryan's blade tightly, preventing him from pulling it back. He turned his head slightly and said in a low voice to the four Inheritors behind him:
"I will deal with him. You guys quickly finish off the other Spider-Men he brought and use them to restore the power you just consumed!"
Looking at the imposing back blocking the way before them, the remaining four Inheritors instantly felt a massive surge of security and confidence!
Father hasn't abandoned us! We still have hope!
With their confidence bolstered, the four couldn't help but look at Ryan with mocking eyes, as if gloating: 'You're pinned down by My Lord Father now. Just watch helplessly as the Spider-Men you brought become our food one by one!'
Just like that foolish Spider-Alliance from before!
In their minds, as long as Solus held back that terrifying Destiny Spider, the other Spider-Men were nothing to be feared!
Even in their current weakened state!
Weren't they also in a weakened state when they first woke up?
But hadn't they quickly restored themselves to their peak by relying on their natural advantage over Spider-Men?
So, aside from that Destiny Spider, they viewed any number of other Spider-Men as nothing more than a meal to restore their strength!
With the mindset of predators, they looked hungrily toward the distorted black hole Ryan had emerged from, eager to see how much food had delivered itself this time!
However, they failed to notice that Ryan, despite being restrained by Solus, wasn't worried at all. Instead, his eyes were filled with amusement.
And then...
Clang—
As the first metallic footstep hit the ground, a red-and-gold iron leg stepped out of the black hole. The Inheritors' hearts suddenly skipped a beat.