After blowing up Electro with one punch, Peter reached out and pressed his hand against the large crater he had created.
While quickly restoring the damaged road and surrounding ruined buildings, he collected two items from Electro's remains.
[Detected dark green item available for sacrifice: Electro's Transformer Core]
[The transformer developed by Electro to better control and output his own electricity; it is the most precious thing on Electro's body.]
[Sacrifice to obtain points: 800 points]
[Sacrifice?]
Sacrifice!
After sacrificing Electro's transformer, Peter casually plucked a piece of flesh from Electro's remains and placed it into a test tube in his utility belt.
Although Electro's abilities couldn't compare to Thor's, the genes capable of absorbing and releasing electricity were quite valuable for research.
Getting this ability and pairing it with his "wheel of destiny," which could provide infinite energy, would allow him to display combat power far superior to that of the useless Electro.
Additionally, with this ability, he might be able to try applying it to his own Chakra.
If all went well, he should be able to use this ability to directly develop Lightning Release.
And it would be seal-less Lightning Release that didn't require hand signs!
When the time came, he might be able to activate a Lightning Release Armor and give Thor Odinson a "tiny bit" of lightning shock... After finishing all this, Peter turned back to Gwen and Felicia and said:
"Take that guy with us. Let's find a place to have a good talk."
To this, the two women naturally had no objections.
Thus, Gwen swung on her spider silk while Felicia rode the flying skateboard with Peter, dragging behind them the Sandman, who was still imprisoned in a water prison, as they left Seventh Avenue.
Before long, the four arrived at a place quiet enough where they didn't have to worry about being disturbed by anyone—the spire atop the Empire State Building.
Giving Felicia a look, she immediately canceled the water prison restraint on Sandman, who then fell miserably to the ground, coughing violently.
If he hadn't chosen to condense into a human form, he wouldn't have been choked by the water at all.
But his obsession with fulfilling his promise to his daughter as a father was simply too strong.
This caused him to immediately turn into human form whenever he had the chance.
And this was exactly what Peter appreciated about him.
Sandman was even purer than Herman.
Herman wanted to rob banks while still harboring thoughts of spending the money on a life of debauchery.
But William Baker—this guy truly just wanted to save his daughter and was purely driven to desperation by the cutthroat society of "America."
It was a case of the evil capitalist society turning people into monsters... So, for this guy, Peter was willing to give him a chance to turn over a new leaf, just as he had with Herman.
"William Baker, I am willing to give you a chance to reform."
"As long as you're willing to work for me, I'll help treat your daughter and clear your criminal record so you can reunite with your family."
William had originally thought Peter was keeping him around to throw him into a research institute and study his body structure day and night.
He had just been prepared to make a final desperate struggle for his daughter's sake, only to hear these words instead.
This made him tremble with excitement, and without any hesitation, he lunged forward and hugged Peter's leg:
"Is what you're saying true? As long as you're willing to treat my daughter, I'll do anything you ask!"
"Of course," Peter replied with a smile, glancing back at Gwen and Felicia.
"I, Peter Parker, am a man of my word."
"What?!" The moment they heard Peter reveal his identity, Gwen and Felicia cried out in surprise in unison.
Although Gwen had previously guessed that "The Punisher" might be Peter, she hadn't dared to ask, fearing the scene would be very awkward if he wasn't.
As for Felicia, she was completely dumbfounded.
Everything that happened tonight was simply too much of a shock for her.
First, her dream idol, "The Punisher," suddenly appeared, and then she somehow became a superhero, fighting evil alongside two masked heroes.
Just as she was already fantasizing about fighting side-by-side with the two masked heroes in the future and taking the chance to ask if "The Punisher" had a girlfriend...
...she was now being told that "The Punisher," who had been gaining "favorability points" in her heart, was actually her good friend, or rather... her best friend's potential boyfriend?!
At this moment, Felicia's mood could be perfectly described by a song lyric:
"My heart is too confused; I need some blank space."
Just when Felicia felt her heart was already in a mess, Gwen, standing beside her, added fuel to the fire.
"Peter, is it really you?" Gwen couldn't help but exclaim.
But she instinctively covered her mouth after the words slipped out.
Oh no, how is this reaction any different from revealing my own identity?
Speaking of which, has Peter guessed my true identity?
Were those perfectly timed rescues because he knew I was Gwen...? Also, who is this new hero he brought along? Could the two of them be...? As Gwen grew more conflicted and distressed, Felicia's voice came from the side:
"Wait, why do you know Peter? And why do you call him so familiarly?"
A suspicion vaguely formed in Felicia's mind, but she also didn't dare say it, or rather, she hoped it wasn't true.
"Dreading to open my eyes, hoping it's just my hallucination~"
Sandman, looking at Ghost-Spider and then at the unknown singing woman, also had a completely bewildered expression.
What kind of strange development is this?
Isn't this My Lord Peter here to recruit me? Why are you two acting so excited?
Seeing the three of them with question marks all over their faces, Peter cleared his throat and, suppressing a laugh, spoke:
"Well then, let me introduce you two to each other..."
As he spoke, Peter grabbed Gwen's mask with one hand and Felicia's mask with the other. While pulling off both their masks, he said:
"This is Gwen Stacy, and this one is Felicia Hardy... Well? Surprised? Unexpected? Exciting?"
At that moment, Gwen and Felicia's eyes met. Their expressions were priceless, and they even spoke in perfect unison once again:
"Gwen/Felicia, how could it be you?"
"You two talk for a bit. I'll take Mr. William back first and treat his daughter while I'm at it."
Peter decided to give the two women time to slowly digest everything. He then simply grabbed William, taking him along on the flying skateboard.
Under William's guidance, the two soon arrived at the trailer home where his wife and daughter lived.
As Peter reached out and used the horse talisman to quickly heal William's daughter's illness, William immediately knelt to pledge his loyalty to Peter.
Peter gave Sandman the company address for "Parker Tech" and told him to report for work tomorrow, then immediately departed on his flying skateboard.
What was the point of staying here to watch a grown man be all grateful to him?
Going back to tell Gwen and Felicia about his superhero organization plan was the top priority!