"Who are you?"
Carlton frowned subconsciously.
As the self-proclaimed savior of human civilization, he truly hadn't cared much about such societal trash before.
The red-haired man smiled sinisterly:
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cletus Kasady."
"It's you?!" Carlton exclaimed in surprise.
He remembered that name—a killer who had committed dozens of serial murders in succession.
This guy's crimes followed no pattern whatsoever.
According to his own accounts, he once pushed his own grandmother down the stairs just on a whim.
Because he was rejected by an older girl he liked, he could push her directly in front of a hundred-ton truck speeding down the highway.
He was a born antisocial personality, a true monster among monsters.
Carlton originally wanted to refuse letting this uncontrollable lunatic join them.
But before he could speak, Riot directly took over his body and bent the cell door in front of Cletus with one hand!
Under the terrified gazes of the prison guards, five figures brazenly walked out of Rykers Island Prison and boarded a helicopter hovering in the distance.
In the wreckage of the high-security cell block, only Aleksei remained, curled up in a corner of his cell, holding onto a promise that seemed utterly ridiculous to everyone else... After the prom ended, Peter and Gwen found a restaurant to have dinner together.
While they were eating, an emergency news bulletin broke on the restaurant's TV:
"...According to our latest reports, a violent prison break occurred at Rykers Island Prison an hour ago.
Led by high-security convict Mac Gargan, several super-criminals successfully escaped with the help of a mysterious individual. New York police have now issued a highest-level wanted notice..."
Looking at the photos of Scorpion, the Luke brothers, and others flashing across the TV screen, the smile on Gwen's face instantly froze.
The fork in her hand fell onto the plate with a 'clatter':
"How could this happen..."
That bet... she lost.
She lost completely.
She never imagined that those people who had personally promised her they would turn over a new leaf would actually choose to commit crimes again without the slightest hesitation, just as Peter had predicted.
And it hadn't even been half a month since they made those promises.
A massive sense of loss and frustration submerged her like a tide.
She even subconsciously began to negate everything she had done in the past.
Just as Gwen was falling into confusion once more, a large, warm hand grasped her small hand, gently stroking the back of it:
"You don't need to feel guilty for this. They are the ones in the wrong, not you."
"But surely many people will die tonight... If I hadn't stopped you, they all could have..."
Peter interrupted Gwen somewhat roughly, staring into her eyes that were as clear as gemstones as he spoke:
"Gwen, self-pity is meaningless."
"The event has already happened, so all we can do is try our best to prevent similar incidents from happening again."
"You don't need to blame yourself or force yourself to do things you're not good at."
"You just need to do your best, and as for the rest, just leave it to me..."
Listening to Peter's genuine concern and the way his words revealed how much he cherished her,
Gwen nodded gently. Although the weight in her heart didn't disappear, it was at least no longer as suffocating as before... As for the unconditional request mentioned in the bet,
neither of them brought it up at this moment.
Now was clearly not the time to discuss such things... After quickly finishing dinner and sending the dejected Gwen home, Peter immediately contacted Skye.
As soon as the call connected, Skye's excited voice came through the receiver:
"Boss, I was just about to call you! Guess what I just discovered?"
"Speak."
"Didn't you tell me to keep a close eye on the Life Foundation? I was just monitoring their surveillance when I happened to notice a helicopter landing on the Life Foundation's roof.
Guess who got off the plane?"
"Carlton himself and those four guys, including Mac Gargan?"
"How did you know?" Skye's idolizing filter for Peter thickened another layer invisibly.
"Following the news reports, I hacked into the Rykers Island Prison surveillance and saw something incredible... I've already sent the recording to your secret email."
Hearing this, Peter immediately opened his computer and soon saw the video recording Skye had sent.
In the video was the scene of 'Riot' wreaking havoc at Rykers Island Prison.
"Riot..." Peter's pupils couldn't help but shrink.
The plot had inevitably deviated from the original track after all.
That guy 'Riot' actually didn't arrive on Earth in the same batch as Venom like in the movie, but had instead fully merged with Carlton Drake a step ahead.
If he hadn't been paying attention to the Life Foundation's movements, what would happen next... wouldn't it be the five major Symbiote villains wreaking havoc in New York?
That kind of situation was definitely not something Gwen could handle!
One could only say that the accelerated collapse of the Universe caused by the disruption of the Web Event was truly exaggerated.
But fortunately, with a transmigrator like himself here, no matter what trouble these people could stir up, he was enough to easily suppress them.
Wanting to use those four'small fry' as hosts for the Symbiotes?
Dream on!
When the time comes, I'll hijack your entire Rocket. No matter how many schemes you have, you'll only be making a wedding dress for your uncle here~
Thinking this, Peter immediately ordered:
"Before the Rocket lands, logically they shouldn't be able to cause much of a stir... But just in case, I'll leave it to you to keep watching them. If there's any movement, remember to report to me at any time."
"Understood~!"
After ending the call with Skye, Peter subconsciously glanced at the date and time in the bottom right corner of the computer screen.
It was almost midnight.
Twelve o'clock this day was quite special; it had been exactly one month since the last shop refresh.
After twelve, he would be able to see new items refreshed again!
With this in mind, Peter decisively went to wash his face, quietly waiting for time to pass.
Before long, midnight arrived quietly.
Almost at the same time, a long-awaited mechanical prompt sounded in Peter's mind.
[Countdown reached zero]
[Monthly items have been refreshed, welcome to browse and purchase, Host!]
It's here!
Peter's face lit up with joy, and he immediately focused his mind, opening the familiar system mall interface.
[sacrifice points balance: 14,800 points]
As usual, eight items were presented on the system's light screen, emitting a soul-stirring magic.
When Peter looked over, his eyes couldn't help but brighten upon seeing the very first item:
[Item 1: Secret Arcane: Stand United]
[Source: League of Legends, Kinkou Order]
[Effect: The secret technique of the Eye of Twilight. Using this skill allows one to condense a shield for an ally regardless of distance and, after a brief channel, travel through space to arrive by the ally's side.]
[Price: 2,000 sacrifice points]
Hiss~ Good grief, it's a heavyweight right from the start!