"Tsk, they're a bit too fragile."
Peter felt somewhat disappointed.
He still had the three basic forms of Fire, Water, and Earth, as well as derived forms like Dragon, Infinity, and Special Advance that he hadn't even used yet, and these people were already all down.
This feeling was like finally managing to date a white-haired, red-eyed beast girl and getting ready to go all out, only to find out she's incredibly sensitive.
You haven't even used any force yet, and she's already rolling her eyes in an ahegao expression.
How empty!
Fortunately, although Hells Kitchen was full of small fry, the sheer number of them was vast enough.
While he couldn't enjoy the thrill of going all out, simply switching between various forms for a brief taste was barely enough to give Peter some satisfaction.
So, in the time that followed, Peter speed-ran through seven or eight sizable gang strongholds in one go, thoroughly enjoying the fun of his other forms.
Either using the "Flame Form" to burn these social dregs to charcoal,
Or using the "Earth Form" to plant people into the ground,
Or even using the "Flowing Water Form" to freeze them into ice sculptures before smashing them one by one.
After a period of busy work, hundreds of gang members met their violent ends in a single night.
Peter had finally enjoyed the fun of his various basic forms enough and left Hells Kitchen satisfied.
"Now... the next destination—the Bronx Zoo!"
This was one of the top ten zoos in the World, and also the largest and most species-complete zoo in all of New York.
Peter planned to collect a massive wave of animal genes here.
Don't forget, besides the Kamen Rider Driver, he also had a little broken watch waiting to be fed!
After landing lightly in the zoo's central plaza, Peter deactivated his transformation.
The Mage Driver at his waist also turned into a stream of light, quickly hiding within his body.
He raised his left hand, looking at the pitch-black watch on his wrist with a glowing green hourglass pattern on the dial.
"Now, let's begin: the Zoo Shopping Spree Plan!"
Before starting to collect various animal genes, Peter first used the power of his Byakugan to lock onto two insects.
One was a spider weaving a web in a corner of the park, representing Spider-Man.
The other was a grasshopper in the grass chewing on leaves, representing Kamen Rider—or rather, a locust!
He aimed the little broken watch's scanning beam at these two little guys.
In the next second, a stream of information immediately surfaced in Peter's mind:
[Scanning... DNA sample analysis in progress...]
[DNA sample successfully recorded: European Garden Spider]
[DNA sample successfully recorded: Red-legged Grasshopper]
Looking at the two tiny insect icons lit up next to the hourglass pattern on the dial,
"Done!"
Peter rubbed his hands excitedly, eager to try out the transformation effect.
He turned the dial, selected the newly recorded spider icon, and then slammed it down!
The expected scene of turning into a giant spider did not occur.
Instead, he only felt a slight vibration from the dial on his wrist, followed by a new knob slowly rising from the side of the dial.
The knob was engraved with scales of "25%", "50%", "75%", and "100%".
"Hmm?"
Peter was stunned for a moment.
"What is this? Mimicry completeness?"
He remembered the store description only said this little broken watch was a blank version and wasn't connected to Primus's cloud database.
Could it be that when the system modified it, it also added a new function?
Peter's curiosity was instantly piqued.
He tried turning the knob to the 25% position.
"Hiss~"
A strange sensation spread throughout his body, as if something was modifying his genes.
Even in the back of his mind, Peter felt as if some entity was silently watching him.
However, for some unknown reason, that gaze was quickly withdrawn, and Peter's body stopped changing.
Peter checked his reflection in a mirror and found no changes to his body, except... "Because the genes were replaced, my strength seems to have weakened a bit, and also..."
He instinctively raised his right hand, making Spider-Man's classic web-shooting gesture.
Swoosh!
A strand of white spider silk actually shot out from his wrist, accurately sticking to a distant tree trunk!
"Holy crap! Bully-style organic webbing?!"
"Good, good, good, now I've really become a spider spirit!"
Looking at the webbing he had shot out, Peter couldn't help but feel a sudden surge of surprise.
Although he could already fly directly using his Driver, occasionally using spider silk to swing through skyscrapers with Gwen would have its own unique charm.
At the same time, it could be considered making up for a small regret in his heart.
"So... 25% means obtaining some of the mimicry target's abilities while retaining human form?"
Thinking this, Peter tried turning the knob to 50%.
This time, that strange sensation surfaced within his body once more.
First, there was an itch on his back, and then, four patterned, incredibly sharp brownish-gray spider appendages burst out from his back!
These appendages were extremely flexible and completely under his mental control; they could be used to assist in movement or as deadly weapons to pierce opponents!
"Wow, an External Soul Bone~"
Peter felt like he had discovered a new World again.
Without any hesitation, he immediately tried turning the knob up another notch.
75%!
This time, his body began to undergo a drastic transformation.
His muscles bulged, his height shot up to about two and a half meters, crimson compound eyes appeared on his face, and sharp fangs grew in his mouth.
It was clearly the "Man-Spider" form from the 94 version of Spider-Man after the friendly neighbor lost control!
"Stop! Stop!"
Looking at that somewhat sanity-draining form, Peter hurriedly turned the knob back, returning to his normal self.
Strength is a temporary matter, but coolness is a lifelong pursuit.
If he transformed into this in public once, he'd probably never be able to hold his head up again for the rest of his life.
"Although the high-concentration spider mimicry is a bit sanity-draining, that's a problem with the spider, not the little broken watch!"
After all, 75% concentration spider genes were sanity-draining.
But what if he took a trip to Ta Lo Village to scan the genes of that True Dragon in the lake and then turned on 75% concentration?
Only at this moment did Peter truly realize how heaven-defying his version of the Omnitrix was.
Ben Tennyson's little broken watch was "all or nothing"; you either didn't transform, or you completely turned into a certain alien.
But his own Omnitrix could freely adjust the degree of genetic mimicry!
This meant he could flexibly extract the best genetic segments of a certain species to strengthen himself, rather than being forced to turn into some animal!
For example, he could obtain only the instantaneous explosive power of a cheetah without turning into a four-legged feline.
Or he could grow an eagle's wings on his back instead of turning the whole person into an eagle, or having his arms turn into wings!
Thinking this way, Peter's eyes immediately lit up.
What little broken watch? Where is there a little broken watch?
I only see an all-purpose Zoan-type Devil Fruit with the weakness of fearing seawater removed!
Teacher Guy next door would be crying with envy!