"You should've said so earlier."
Upon hearing this, Darian decisively removed the GANTZ Enhanced suit (GANTZ Enhanced suit) and immediately equipped the newly acquired spider-man suit.
Due to the nano-technology, Darian's appearance remained largely unchanged, but he gained the passive skill of Spider-Sense.
The moment he put on the spider-man suit, Darian suddenly experienced a peculiar reaction, which was a sign of his Spider-Sense being activated.
You have connected to the Spider-Network.
Almost simultaneously, the Spider-Sense of the three Spider-Men present resonated strongly, and they immediately discovered a new user had joined their Spider-Chat Group.
"I feel like I can suddenly sense his presence," Gwen said in surprise.
"Me too," Miles quickly agreed.
"This isn't right; there was no sensing at all just now."
Peter B was also quite puzzled by this.
Darian didn't explain much, just chuckled, "It proves that I am Spider-Man."
Although none of the three could understand what was happening, Spider-Sense wouldn't lie. That unique resonance frequency was the natural identifier between Spider-Men.
So, they gradually lowered their guard, and even Peter B was no exception.
Peter B scratched his head awkwardly, "Sorry, I misunderstood you. I thought you were a bad guy."
"It's fine. The World has too many misunderstandings about me; I'm used to it."
Darian waved his hand magnanimously, not dwelling on it, especially since the other party was Peter Parker.
Peter B asked, "Since you're also Spider-Man, what's your name? You're not also called Peter Parker, are you?"
Darian shook his head, "How could that be? My name is Darian. You can also call me Divine Lord Doom; the people on my side like to call me that."
Peter B: "..."
I was right after all; you are an evil supervillain!
Peter B's parallel Universe was a World fraught with danger, home to numerous superheroes and supervillains.
Among them was a famous supervillain with unparalleled power who had defeated countless superheroes and even caused several World-shaking events, giving the superheroes quite a headache.
And this supervillain's name was Doom, known as Divine Lord Doom!
Coincidentally, the other party also liked to wear a mask!
If it weren't for Spider-Sense clearly confirming Darian's identity as Spider-Man, Peter B would have been too scared to directly attack.
He comforted himself, thinking that parallel Universes are full of wonders, and perhaps in Darian's World, Divine Lord Doom was also Spider-Man, a good person like himself.
Gwen and Miles, hearing the name for the first time, reacted much more calmly.
Miles asked in surprise, "Divine Lord Doom? Does that mean you're a king?"
"Yes, I am the King of Sokovia, ruling over nearly a million subjects."
Since it was a different server, he could reveal identity information freely.
"Is being a king very hard?"
Miles couldn't help but gossip, and Gwen also cast curious glances. In their respective Universes, they were ordinary students, and kings were too distant for them.
Darian nodded, "It's certainly not easy. Every day I fish by the lake, have people wait on me for food and drink, hand over any troublesome matters to my subordinates, and I have endless money. It's a bit hard, but it's worth it."
Miles: "..."
Gwen: "..."
Peter B: "..."
The three were choked into silence by Darian's humblebrag.
Especially Peter B, who was much older than this Universe's Peter Parker and was in the midst of a man's midlife crisis.
Unemployed, out of shape, and even his wife had left him.
He could truly be considered a 'failed man' in every sense of the word.
Peter B was incredibly envious of Darian's life.
Both Spider-Men, but such different fates!
But he was a mature Spider-Man; he couldn't be outdone by other Spider-Men. He maintained a poker face, even putting on an expression of 'is that all?'.
Just then, the front door of the house suddenly opened, and an elderly woman with white hair walked out.
Seeing Peter B's appearance, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.
"Peter?"
"Hey, Aunt May."
Peter B showed a complex smile.
In his Universe, Aunt May had passed away years ago. Seeing this familiar face again, his throat felt as if it were blocked by something.
Peter B spoke with difficulty, "I know this is hard to believe, but it's true. Actually, I'm from another..."
Unexpectedly, Aunt May directly interrupted him, "You're Peter Parker from another Universe, right?"
Peter B was stunned, "Uh, yes."
What was going on? Was Spider-Man's interdimensional travel a common occurrence in this Universe?
Aunt May, who had just lost her beloved nephew, reached out and gently stroked Peter B's face, her eyes filled with heartache.
"You look very tired, and you've aged a lot, and gained weight. You must have eaten a lot of high-calorie food, right? Your clothes and pants don't fit anymore. Are you out of money to buy new clothes?"
Feeling this long-lost concern, Peter B's eyes welled up.
Waaah, stop scolding me, stop scolding me!
After a brief reunion between relatives from two different timelines, Miles awkwardly stepped forward, taking out a clearly damaged USB device from his pocket and carefully handing it to Aunt May.
"Um, Spider-Man gave this to me himself. He said it was an override key, but for some reason, when I woke up, it was like this. Does Spider-Man have any tools that can help fix it?"
Miles was a bit embarrassed.
He was still a rookie Spider-Man, unable to even control his own abilities, and could only follow the tutorial in Spider-Man comic books.
As a result, he hadn't learned Spider-Man's most basic skill, web-swinging, but he had learned to fall from a tall building and land on his back, breaking this relic of Peter Parker.
Aunt May took the USB, observed it briefly, and nodded gently, "Follow me."
Immediately after, everyone followed her into the house and arrived at a dilapidated shed in the backyard.
Peter B followed and said, "I also have a shed like this at home. Although it's not big, it's just right for storing my Spider-Man gear."
As soon as he finished speaking, Aunt May pulled out a uniquely shaped key from her pocket and inserted it into the lock.
With a faint mechanical whirring sound, the shed door slowly opened, revealing a futuristic elevator entrance with soft blue light emanating from within, clearly hiding a much larger space inside.
Peter B: "..."
Darian glanced at this middle-aged Peter Parker.
It seems no matter the Universe, no matter the age, Peter Parker always loves to humiliate himself.
The few of them entered the elevator, and as it slowly descended, a huge underground Base gradually appeared before them.
Platforms wrapped in cobwebs displayed numerous Spider-Man merchandise, from modified motorcycles to small aircraft, everything imaginable, all in Spider-Man's classic red and blue color scheme.
When the elevator reached the bottom floor, several transparent display cases were revealed, with various spider-man suits neatly hanging inside.
Unfinished inventions and design blueprints could also be seen on the workbench, showing that this Universe's Peter Parker had not wasted his research talent.
The scale and technological level of the entire space looked much like Batman's Batcave in the DC Universe.
Since this was Spider-Man's secret Base, it should be called... the Spider's Lair?
Peter B himself was shocked.
Am I, in this World, really that awesome?
And how much money must all these expensive high-tech gadgets cost!
As a middle-aged man who was almost starving, Peter B was incredibly envious. Darian being a king was one thing; they only matched in their Spider-Man identity. But both being Peter Parker, why was his life so miserable?
Miles, the little black kid, even twisted the knife: "Dude, is your shed like this too?"
Peter B stubbornly replied, "More or less, but there's still a bit of a difference from the one at my place."
"This World's Peter Parker even married Mary Jane."
Darian picked up a photo on the workbench, with the words "Always love Mary Jane" written on it.
It had to be said that Mary Jane in this server indeed looked somewhat like a goddess. As for Mary Jane in his server... well, she certainly looked like a woman.
Darian exclaimed, "This World's Peter Parker is indeed amazing. He's popular, a great inventor, young, rich, and married his goddess Mary Jane. His life is perfect and happy, much stronger than Peter Parkers in other Universes."
Peter B: "..."
He felt like the other person was insulting him, and he had proof!
Besides, he had many good qualities too, alright, like he was still alive!
At this moment, Darian's Spider-Sense suddenly reacted.
The other Spider-Men did the same, looking up together, only to see three Spider-Men with vastly different art styles hanging in the air.
One Spider-Man was entirely black and white, one was a Japanese loli in a spider mech, and there was also a Spider-Man who looked like a pig, short for Spider-Pig.
[NPC: Peter Parker (Earth-90214)]
[NPC: Peni Parker (Earth-14512)]
[NPC: Peter Porker (Earth-8311)]
Darian was a bit speechless.
Now he really had fallen into the Spider's Lair.
Counting him, the disguised Spider-Man, there were already seven Spider-Men in the secret Base. They could even make up one of the tribulations for Tang Sanzang and his disciples in Journey to the West.
No wonder Aunt May wasn't surprised by their appearance; it turned out this process had already happened several times, and she was numb to it.
Darian checked the information of these Spider-Men and found that most of them were variants of Peter Parker, either with the same name, or various homophones.
Only Gwen and Miles were somewhat unique among the Spider-Men, neither named Peter nor surnamed Parker.
However, they also had intricate connections with Peter Parker.
For example, Gwen's deceased best friend was named Peter Parker, and this Peter Parker was even the Dr. Octopus of her Universe, who eventually died.
And Miles, he met this Universe's Peter Parker shortly after gaining his powers, and the latter became his mentor and guide, and then also died.
From this, it can be seen that all Spider-Men have an inevitable connection with Peter Parker.
Only when Peter Parker sacrifices himself can others take on the role of Spider-Man, just as in various DC Universes, Batman is generally associated with Bruce Wayne.
Seven pairs of eyes met, and their Spider-Senses reacted simultaneously.
Eyes confirmed, they are all their own people!
"You're just like me." * 6
"Awesome!" * 1
Clearly, that "Awesome!" was said by Darian, standing out among a group of Spider-Men.
The three newly arrived Spider-Men then began to introduce themselves.
The black and white Spider-Man, also named Peter Parker, code-named Spider-Man Noir, came from 1933, an era of global economic depression, so his whole person was imbued with a retro style.
Influenced by his environment, this Spider-Man was not only skilled in hand-to-hand combat but also proficient in American Iaido, expertly wielding a revolver, and he had no so-called no-kill rule.
Completely opposite to Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker came from a future New York in 3145, only 14 years old. She had some psychic connection with a spider living in her father's mech, achieving 100% synchronization, just like Darian and BT.
But she herself had no superpowers; she was a squishy character. Her true power came from the spider controlling the mech, and she only indirectly gained abilities like Spider-Sense through her psychic connection with the spider.
The last one, Porker, who wasn't even human, his cartoon art style alone was enough to show how formidable he was.
He was originally a Pig, but was bitten by a Spider full of radiation, gaining the Spider's abilities while retaining his own Pig abilities.
Being a Cartoon Character he is, he could conjure various incredible props out of thin air and perform a series of operations that defied the laws of physics, possessing all the traits of a gag character.
As is well known, gag characters are the most powerful beings.
Even if everyone present, including Darian, teamed up against Porker, it would probably be difficult to harm him in the slightest.
Of course, Porker couldn't defeat them either.
After all, in cartoons, people can't die; at most, they would just get a good beating.
"How did you get here?" Peter B asked.
Peni, sitting on her spider mech, explained, "Probably like you all, we all traveled to this Universe through a quantum wormhole. After we found out that this World's Spider-Man had sacrificed himself, we followed the information and found this place."
Due to this Universe's Peter Parker being unmasked, everyone knew Peter Parker's address. So, they followed the clues to Aunt May and eventually gathered at this secret Base.
Spider-Man Noir said in a deep voice, "Now we just want to find a way home, like reopening that wormhole and sending us back to our respective places."
In his era, scientific knowledge was not yet widespread, and even television was still a novelty. Asking him to understand what a quantum wormhole was truly difficult for him.
As for how he got here...
It was simple: every era in America had one commonality, which was that places of vice would periodically spawn some thugs.
Spider-Man Noir found some thugs with a similar art style to himself, politely sought their help with his revolver, and easily found this place.
In this regard, Spider-Man Noir and Darian had quite a tacit understanding.