Chapter 85: The Good Guys’ War (Part 2)

Although the lizard man wanted to run away, Peter couldn't just let the monster go. If he rushed to the ground, New York would definitely be in chaos based on the size of the monster.

As soon as the lizard man turned around and ran back, Peter struggled to get up and crawled quickly on the wall, following the monster.

Peter had a good sense of direction. He had been in the sewer for so many days and remembered the route very clearly. He estimated and found that the lizard man didn't seem to be running around, but was rushing in one direction with a purpose.

Where was he going? What was he going there for? What was going on?

Then Peter remembered that in the biological tissue sample he saw at the inspection point on the way to the reservoir, there was a lizard tail. Could this be a monster created by that crazy scientist?

The lizard man ran in front, and Peter chased him from behind. Perhaps the scientist did not understand the size of the sewer, and the monster he created was a little too big, so he had to lower his head when running. Although the ceiling of the New York sewer was more than ten meters high, the lizard man could only bend over to move forward on some narrow paths.

This gave Peter a good opportunity to delay his action. While the lizard man was inconvenient to move, Peter blocked his legs with a spider silk. Who knew that the monster seemed to have some intelligence and was not tripped by the spider silk, but shrank his body and stepped over.

Peter came up with another plan when one plan failed. He wrapped the spider silk around the lizard man's neck, trying to use inertia to bring him down, but the lizard man didn't fall for it. As soon as he was entangled by the spider silk, he pulled the spider silk and swung Spider-Man out again.

This time, Spider-Man also learned to be smart. When he landed, he rolled on the ground and stood up again. He found that he lacked experience in dealing with such a huge monster. After all, no robber or thief would be four or five meters tall.

In addition, the most important weapon of the Lizard Man was its claws and its huge tail. When its tail swept, Peter was directly hit against the wall. Spider-Man, who did not expect that the monster would change its moves, was hit hard.

Fortunately, he had plenty of physical strength and strong recovery ability. After a while, he caught up with the Lizard Man again.

Peter found that in order to deal with this monster, he really had to lead it to the ground. Although the sewer was not good for such a huge monster, Spider-Man had no room to play. The entire sewer space was directly filled with this monster. He wanted to surround it with spider silk and couldn't do it.

And as the direction of the monster's advance became clearer, Peter found that it seemed to be heading for the Stark Building.

Peter knew this very well. He usually went to practice along this road after exploring the sewer.

Peter couldn't figure out what the monster was trying to do, but he knew he couldn't let it rush to the ground and run into Stark Tower. Stark was in a bad state and might still be drunk. If he couldn't drive the mecha, the hundreds of employees in the building would be in great danger.

Peter was thinking, and the monster also found that it would be better for him to run to the ground as soon as possible, so he jumped up hard at the nearest manhole cover.

He didn't care about the size of the manhole cover at all. The lizard man broke through the road and rushed out, and Peter followed closely.

Suddenly a monster emerged from the ground, and the road was in chaos. The dozen cars behind slammed on the brakes and collided with each other, making a violent explosion.

Spider-Man wanted to go over to save people, but he saw the huge monster stepping on the car and running quickly towards the Stark Building. Peter had no choice but to press the communicator on his wrist and shouted: "Mr. Stark!!!? Mr. Stark!!! Are you there? ! ! Wake up! There is a lizard monster heading towards you! Wake up!!!"

The communicator did not respond. Peter cursed inwardly and called Steve. He said: "Captain! Come over and organize traffic! There is a monster running over! It's on the main road east of Stark Building. Someone needs rescue here!!"

Just as he was about to continue calling Schiller, he found that the lizard man in front of him jumped and fell directly into the parking lot around Stark Building.

Peter had to follow quickly. His spider silk directly stuck to the glass wall of another building of Stark Building, and then swung down quickly and kicked the lizard man in the neck.

The huge monster staggered, but kept his balance with the help of his tail.

He stretched out his hand to grab Spider-Man, but the Stark Group's building had five or six buildings, with a surrounding structure, which provided Peter with the best space for mobility.

Seeing the Lizard Man stretching out his hand, Peter used another spider silk to swing directly from his side. When he turned around, he used another spider silk to stick to his arm, intending to pull the Lizard Man down.

The Lizard Man swung his arm hard, broke free from the spider silk, and rushed into the Stark Building.

The internal structure of the Stark Building is very complicated, but because the building is very large, the height of each floor is also very high, so the Lizard Man can move freely inside.

Although Peter's communication was not answered by Stark before, Jarvis was awake after all. When he heard that a monster was coming, Jarvis directly activated the security protocol, evacuated most of the employees, and activated all the protective measures that could be enabled in the security measures, which effectively delayed the actions of the Lizard Man.

However, the final security protocol requires Stark's authorization. Without this security protocol, many permanently closed security doors cannot be lowered, and many weapons of mass destruction cannot be used. Although the Lizard Man was slowed down, there is still no effective means to deal with him.

Spider-Man also found that he seemed to lack some powerful means of attack. In the process of chasing the Lizard Man inside the building, he knocked the Lizard Man down several times and tripped him several times with spider silk, but this big guy was too durable. After Peter punched him a few times, he just shook his head.

This monster seemed to have a recovery ability beyond ordinary people. Peter cut off a section of his tail with the falling broken glass, intending to break one of his arms first. As long as there is no tail, it will be much more difficult for the Lizard Man to keep his balance.

As a result, before Peter could make the next move, the lizard man's tail grew out quickly.

While swinging on the ceiling with spider silk, Peter tried to use words to attract people's attention and make him not just focus on climbing up.

"Hey, big guy! Where did you buy your quick glue? Look here, your spider dad will kick you hard, just like this!"

Peter swung down quickly again, intending to kick the lizard man in the chest, but the lizard man learned his lesson. As soon as Peter swung over, he dodged to the side, grabbed Peter's foot wheel for a few turns, and then threw Peter out directly.

Peter knocked over a bunch of desks and flew out along the glass of the French window.

Fortunately, he rolled in the air, a spider silk stuck to the wall, swung back from the broken window on the other side, and then kicked the lizard man in the back.

Although Peter learned a lot of fighting skills from Steve, he is only a little better than a turtle punch now. He learned to use spider silk to increase his mobility, and then use gravity and inertia to strengthen his strength.

Although this tactic cannot completely subdue the Lizard Man, it can indeed slow down his pace. After all, Peter is strong enough. One kick will make the Lizard Man stagger. Another punch will make this monster confused for a while.

The two ran and chased, advancing layer by layer. Under mutual interference, the Lizard Man finally climbed to the upper floors of Stark Building. Spider-Man shouted helplessly: "Jarvis, how long will Mr. Stark take? Can you hurry up?"

"I am activating the emergency wake-up method..."

"What emergency wake-up..."

Before Peter finished speaking, a loud noise came from the inside of Stark Building.

It was a rock music player with a volume of at least more than 100 decibels. The huge sound waves shook Spider-Man and the Lizard Man to the ground.

"Is this what you call an emergency wake-up method?!!! Can't you give him a headset?!!! This is an indiscriminate attack!!!!" Peter shouted at the top of his voice, but his voice was drowned out by the huge music.

Jarvis also turned up his volume, and said: "Mr. Stark hates noise very much!!!! This can effectively sober him up!!!"

Just as Jarvis finished speaking, a mecha flew directly into the interior through the hole in the window, and Stark also shouted at the top of his voice: "Enough!!! Turn it off!!! I'm awake!!!"

When the music ended, Spider-Man, Iron Man and Lizard Man felt their heads buzzing.

Spider-Man hadn't recovered from the tinnitus yet, and he still shouted at the top of his voice: "Jarvis!!! I have to say!!! This is your most effective weapon!!!"

Stark didn't have time to talk trash, after all, it was his own house that was demolished. He sprinted with maximum power and knocked the Lizard Man out of Stark Tower.

The floor here is not low. If it falls down, unless the lizard can grow wings, it will definitely be smashed into a pulp.

But this monster seems to have good balance. When it was in the air, it swung its tail and hit Stark's mecha, then rolled and hung on the edge of the window. He jumped up again with a force of his arms, and then jumped forward directly back to the center of the battlefield.

Stark seemed to have just sobered up and his mind was not clear. He was hit by the lizard man and it took him a long time to get up.

Spider-Man kept harassing the lizard man next to him. Stark connected Spider-Man's communication and began to make a battle plan.

"Listen, let's drive it to the roof, and then I'll use another mech to sneak attack and knock it off the roof. He shouldn't be able to fly, right?"

"No, if he was, he wouldn't be here long ago, but his super-speed recovery ability is a problem, maybe he won't die even if he falls."

"But he definitely can't move."

As soon as they said it, Peter and Stark moved back and forth. The two of them were very agile. Stark also controlled the firepower inside the Stark Building, and with his palm cannon, he chased the lizard man all the way to the roof.

On the rooftop, Stark stood on the edge of the building and fired shells at the Lizard Man. The Lizard Man didn't care about Spider-Man who was harassing him, and rushed towards Stark.

Stark pretended to show a flaw and lowered the flying altitude. The Lizard Man really jumped up and hugged Iron Man's mecha. Iron Man used inertia to take him out of the rooftop, and the two began to fall together.

Originally, Stark wanted to seduce him, let him jump to the edge, and then use another mecha to knock it away, but the monster moved too fast and hugged the mecha driven by Iron Man.

The lizard man was very powerful, and the mech soon began to catch fire. Stark shouted inside: "Jarvis! Discharge!"

"Sir, you can't discharge now. Once the mech is scrapped, you will be killed at such a high altitude."

The two fell quickly, and the whistling wind sounded in Stark's ears. Stark said: "Discharge immediately! Scrap the mech! Bounce me out! Someone will catch me!"

Jarvis was silent for a second, and the entire mech began to burst into violent lightning. The pain of the lizard man being electrocuted made him let go directly. The mech exploded in a burst of lightning, and the cockpit was ejected. Stark's body was directly separated and fell down in mid-air.

Rather than saying that the height was too high, it is better to say that the time it took to fall from this height saved Stark's life. A spider silk swung over, and Spider-Man directly caught Stark who was falling.

Soon, the wreckage of the exploded mech fell to the ground with the lizard man.

Spider-Man put Stark down amid the flying dust. It was a close call. If he fell from such a high altitude and really hit the ground, even God could not save him.

Soon, the dust and smoke from the explosion dispersed, and the huge monster fell into a pit. It seemed that all his limbs were broken, and his internal organs should have turned into a mass of paste.

But his superhuman recovery ability is still working. Within a few breaths, the twisted bones are gradually returning to their normal positions. Spider-Man said, "God! He can recover! This is a complete medical miracle, right?"

Stark narrowed his eyes and said, "This is indeed a medical miracle..."

"We have to subdue him quickly. If we wait for him to recover, it will be bad."

Spider-Man was about to move forward, and another mecha flew in the air. After Stark armed himself, he stopped him and said, "This self-healing ability consumes energy. His energy should be almost gone. Let's see his true face."

Stark seemed to have a hint. Spider-Man was a little confused. What is the true face of the lizard man? A big lizard?

Peter said, "A few days ago, I found someone doing experiments in the sewer. This monster must be the product of his experiments. Let's catch him and then find the real culprit behind the scenes."

Peter was explaining to Stark how he found those traces in the sewer and then encountered this monster. He glanced at the pit and found that the size of the monster seemed to be shrinking. After a while, it had shrunk to the same size as a normal person.

Then the green on his body and the unique features of the lizard began to fade. Peter gradually opened his eyes and saw that lying in the big pit was a middle-aged man with gray hair.

"Dr. Connors!"

Peter was so shocked that he even stuttered: "How could it be... How could he? What happened to him? How could this monster be Dr. Connors???"

"I said that this super-speed recovery ability looked familiar." Stark raised his mask and walked into the pit, with Peter following behind him.

Peter said incoherently: "There may be some misunderstanding... Was he framed? How could he be a monster? Dr. Connors is a very good teacher. He helped me a lot. I..."

Stark seemed a little silent. His face was very haggard, as if he had just woken up from a hangover.

The man lying on the ground moved, and Peter didn't care much. He hurried forward to help him.

Fortunately, although the lizard man fell from such a high floor, his super-fast recovery ability made the wounds on his body almost healed before he turned back to human form.

Dr. Connors turned over with his own strength. His head was full of blood, and his clothes were almost soaked with blood. He turned his head to look at Stark and said in a low voice: "I'm just a little bit away... just a little bit away, cough, I can judge you, the devil..."

Stark didn't mock his enemy as before. He looked at Connors silently.

Peter couldn't accept the situation at all. He said in a state of collapse: "What is going on? What's going on between you two? Dr. Connors, why are you... There must be some misunderstanding here, right?"

"Peter, Peter Parker." Dr. Connors closed his eyes, his tone full of fatigue, "Spider-Man, you are ruined..."

He stopped, not knowing whether he had no strength to continue or was unwilling to continue.

"Yes, I am Peter... Doctor, can you tell me what is going on?"

Connors's physical strength seemed to be completely exhausted. A weak researcher didn't even have the strength to sit up.

He lay in the middle of the pit and said in a dry voice: "I told you this story before, but you didn't seem to listen carefully..."

"I am a captain. I once participated in the war with the combat troops. Although I was only a military doctor with the team, I persisted in the area with the most intense artillery fire for a full 63 hours..."

"For this, I lost an arm and almost all my comrades..."

"We obeyed their orders and held on. A total of 32 people in the team, only 6 people survived. I lost an arm, and someone else lost his legs, but we all came back alive..."

"Compensation... Oh, yes... Of course there is compensation, They checked our bodies, let us stay in the hospital for a while, and then gave us a sum of money, and then, there was no more..."

"No one will care about the difficulties you will have as a disabled person, no one will care about the dilemma of not being able to open a can after paying an arm as a price..."

"No one will care about the sympathetic eyes others look at you, or the impatient attitude they show when you can't lift something..."

"I just want to change all this, just want to change all this..."

Peter felt a little suffocated, with complex emotions surging in his chest. He took off the hood and began to breathe deeply.

His eyes were red, and he said: "You have changed everything! We were almost successful at that time, and the recovery serum was indeed effective..."

"Yeah, just a little bit... I thought it was just a little bit, but then I found that this might be a high wall that could never be crossed..."

Dr. Connors' throat moved slower and slower, and he said: "We were expelled like rats, and no one cared how much change this research could bring to these scum at the bottom of society..."

"Even if I was only one minute away from success, I would still be expelled."

He turned his head and looked at Stark with some lifeless eyes. He said: "Expelled by these devils who only care about self-interest and interests..."

"It's not like that, it's not like that!" Peter half-knelt down beside him and said: "There is a misunderstanding here, I think I can..."

Peter's voice stopped abruptly, he took a deep breath, and then covered his face, his breathing began to tremble uncontrollably, and when he found that Dr. Connors was gradually losing consciousness, he really collapsed.

"No, wait... Dr. Connors! Dr. Connors! Hold on a little longer, we will save you..."

Peter didn't know how he said such words. He was eager to destroy this monster immediately ten minutes ago.

Now things are very clear. Stark was under pressure from the military. He terminated the medical technology research and development in cooperation with the military, making it impossible for Dr. Connors to complete the super-speed recovery serum project.

So it turned into a huge lizard monster and wanted to retaliate against Stark.

Peter suddenly thought that since this lizard monster was Dr. Connors, then the base he destroyed at that time, was it the place where Dr. Connors conducted his final research?

Was it because he destroyed that base that the serum failed? That made Dr. Connors such a monster?

A feeling of suffocation engulfed Peter. Why is this happening? Why is this happening? He obviously just wanted to do good things!

This feeling of extreme helplessness is a pain that Peter has never experienced before.

Dr. Connors is obviously a good man. He and his comrades died for the country. After being treated unfairly, he still actively participated in scientific research and wanted to improve the lives of these people with his intelligence.

But Mr. Stark is also a good man. It was not all his fault to terminate the cooperation of the medical project. He defeated the lizard monster and saved other people in New York.

Peter felt that he was also a good man. He obviously took action as soon as he saw some possible dangerous situations.

But now, Dr. Connors was lying in the pit, covered in blood, and his life and death were unknown. Stark stood there silently. He seemed to regard all this as a punishment for facing the crime and suffered for it.

Peter felt great pain, even more painful than when the sharp blade cut his chest.

The teacher who taught him carefully on his academic path and the predecessor who provided him with battle clothes and protection and taught him all kinds of knowledge, the two of them faced each other with swords.

Peter didn't know who to help. It was like a double-edged sword that he held and stabbed at their chests at the same time. His tears almost soaked the collar of his spider suit.

Peter stood up and faced another sunset. In a trance, he remembered what Schiller told him. There was no black or white here, only a hazy and unclear gray fog.

This is the true face of the world. He can't always stand on the side of justice as he thought.

Now he finally understood that the saddest thing in this world is not that good people are defeated by bad people, but that good people are defeated by good people.

There is no winner in this war between good people.