Chapter 42

The other mechanical tentacle finally caught up, hastily chasing after Mark.

But Mark didn't engage in a direct confrontation with it.

He continued circling around Dr. Octopus.

Though the mechanical tentacles were long, they couldn't keep up with this kind of movement.

Dr. Octopus had no choice but to let one of the mechanical tentacles continue chasing Mark while he turned his body along with it, preventing the tentacles from binding him.

To enhance his combat capability, Dr. Octopus even activated another one of the tentacles, typically used for adhering to surfaces, so that it could join in the pursuit.

Meanwhile, the tentacle gripped tightly in Mark's hand trembled intensely.

Each individual mechanical tentacle had a strength of 8 tons, but compared to Mark's grip strength of over twenty tons, they were simply futile.

"Alright, alright! Stop spinning around!" Dr. Octopus became a little overwhelmed. He was just a scientist, an academic; his body wasn't enhanced, and he couldn't endure intense battles like this. If he hadn't reserved one tentacle for assistance, at the intensity from earlier, he would have collapsed on the ground by now.

"What do you want from me?" After catching his breath, Dr. Octopus spoke angrily.

"Feeling anxious? Is this making you anxious?" Mark finally experienced the joy of tormenting his enemy and became a bit carried away. Seeing that Dr. Octopus was about to flee, he immediately employed Spider-Man's exclusive technique:

Taunting Style; First Form; Trash Talk.

A black line appeared on Dr. Octopus's forehead.

Mark, relying on his "circling" technique and trash talk, finally found an opening in Dr. Octopus's defenses. Using his free right hand, he spit out a strand of webbing, grabbing the other approaching mechanical tentacle. With a sharp tug and a twist of his hand in mid-air, the two tentacles were entangled together.

But he wasn't done yet.

He was thoroughly implementing the teachings of the Spider-Man Noir - his philosophy of "take advantage of the enemy's weaknesses."

With his right hand, Mark held the webbing that bound the two mechanical tentacles together, and with a leap, he found the right angle. His left hand reached out, and a rapid succession of web attacks followed.

Upon hitting the mechanical arms, these web bullets exploded into a series of small webs.

Countless webs overlapped with each other, quickly entangling the two mechanical tentacles tightly.

Despite each tentacle possessing a strength of 8 tons, they were unable to break free for a while.

Dr. Octopus couldn't continue like this.

He had the remaining tentacle, which he usually used for self-protection, also join the battle.

The two remaining mechanical tentacles attacked Mark again, obstructing him from further damaging the other two tentacles.

However, Mark had already achieved his goal! From the very beginning, his true objective was simply Dr. Octopus!

As everyone knew, Dr. Octopus's true form was that of an ordinary, chubby middle-aged man. His combat strength relied entirely on those four mechanical tentacles.

When Dr. Octopus lost the protection of his mechanical tentacles and the nanotech-clad Spider-Man advanced towards him, one can imagine what would happen.

*Thud!*

Mark delivered a powerful uppercut, slamming it hard into Dr. Octopus's chin.

Dr. Octopus's eyes rolled back, and he instantly fainted.

And that was Mark holding back his strength. If he had used his full power, he would have definitely punched Dr. Octopus's head to pieces.

However, even though Dr. Octopus himself was unconscious, the mechanical tentacles with artificial intelligence were still active.

One of the mechanical tentacles attacked Mark again.

Mark didn't expect that these things could still act independently.

Since the movies didn't show such a scene, he assumed that the mechanical tentacles and Dr. Octopus had already merged into one entity.

Mark lightly jumped backward, avoiding the attack.

But just as he was about to counter-attack, the remaining two mechanical tentacles acted in sync and dragged Dr. Octopus's body away into the distance.

"These things have quite high intelligence," Mark raised an eyebrow, but he had no intention of pursuing them. He let them escape.

For someone familiar with the plot like him, finding Dr. Octopus wouldn't be difficult.

The immediate task was to meet the Spider-Man of this world.

The iconic and classic Spider-Man, Toby's version!

Mark didn't retract the battle suit. He directly leaped from the high building and descended towards the train below.

During the short period of Mark's battle with Dr. Octopus, the train below had finally been brought to a stop by Peter.

Toby Spider, having used his extraordinary strength, was now nearly exhausted.

The train passengers who were grateful to him for saving their lives, carefully transported him from the front of the train that had protruded from the rails to a safe place in the second carriage.

"Be careful, gentle, and slow," everyone worked together to place Toby Spider on the floor of the carriage.

"Is he still alive?" a woman holding a child asked quietly.

"He... " a middle-aged man looked at Toby Spider's young face in disbelief and said, "He's just a kid, not even as old as my son... "

Others also stared at Toby Spider's face, unable to believe it.

The hero Spider-Man, who had always silently sacrificed for them without seeking anything in return, turned out to be such a young child! (According to the timeline, Peter Parker was bitten by the spider at 15, and this is 2 years later, making him 17. But I'm not really sure, check it out.)

At this moment, Toby Spider also gradually regained consciousness.

Seeing the people surrounding him, he was suddenly taken aback.

His mask had been discarded by him in the heat of the moment.

This meant that he was exposed!

Toby Spider felt a bit dazed and panicked as he sat up.

An African-American man approached him and said gently, "It's all right now."

Then, he waved his hand behind him and called over two children.

Those two children had found Toby Spider's dropped mask. Although a small part of it was burnt and deformed, the fire had already been extinguished.

"We won't tell anyone," the little kids' faces showed sincerity.

After thanking them, Toby Spider took the mask and put it back on.

Thunk!

Just as Toby Spider stood up, preparing to say something, a faint sound came from the top of the carriage.

At the same time, Toby Spider furrowed his brows.

His spider sense tingled!

Danger!

No, wait!

It doesn't seem dangerous?

Toby Spider was puzzled.

It was the first time he experienced this strange reaction.

In the past, when his spider sense activated, it was always a premonition of impending danger, but this time...

Whoosh!

A figure suddenly descended from beside the carriage.

Immediately after, the side window was lightly tapped twice, and a head wearing a spider mask appeared outside the window.

"Hey!"

Toby Spider's eyes widened.

"What's going on!"

The people inside the carriage were in an uproar.

"Another Spider-Man appeared!"

"Why are there two Spider-Men?"

Toby Spider quickly walked to the side of the carriage door, exerted force, and jumped onto the roof of the carriage. The pain in his body made him grimace, "Who are you?"

"Me? I'm also Spider-Man!" the newcomer replied.

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