Unlike the other Inheritors who had devoured countless Spider-Men, Karn could be said to have never actively hunted a Spider-Man.
Even after waking up this time, he hadn't devoured a single Spider-Man.
That was why when Ryan first saw him among the trio of Inheritors, Karn felt as weak as a malnourished person.
The only reason Karn was able to defeat Witch Wanda and Wolverine Logan in the last battle was entirely because his foundation was good enough!
Among Inheritor Family, his talent was even greater than his eldest brother, Morlun!
If Karn could ruthlessly devour a large number of Spider-Men like Morlun, he might have already surpassed Morlun and reached the heights of his father, Solus!
That is, the legendary strongest Inheritor!
The ruthless man who, in the comics, defeated and devoured Captain Universe Spider-Man and dismantled Six-Armed Spider-Man's Leopardon!
But...
Ryan looked at Karn with a glint in his eyes. He seemed to remember that this Karn was the Master Weaver, the Spider God who guarded the Web of Destiny for all Spider-Men in the comics, right?
He remembered that in the comics, the reason Inheritor Family was able to capture the Master Weaver was because the Master Weaver knew the future and deliberately designed for his mother to be killed in front of Karn. Then, during his years of exile, Karn would devour countless Spider-Men's souls, possessing endless spider totems within him, eventually becoming the best candidate to guard the Web of Destiny...
But in this Universe, in Karn's memory, the plot was clearly different from the comics. Before Karn could be exiled, their Inheritor race was treated like super minions and farmed by Kang the Conqueror when he first took office...
This led to the strongest Inheritor, Solus, being sealed, and the entire Inheritor Family having to go into hibernation to hide from Kang...
It wasn't until his last trip through the Multiverse that these Inheritors were awakened...
And although this Multiverse's Karn didn't devour countless Spider-Men's souls over endless years for atonement...
In this Karn's memory, the Master Weaver had similarly been captured by Inheritor Family before their collective hibernation and then hidden away...
The Spider-Alliance founded by Spider-Man 2099 was created because this Multiverse no longer had the Master Weaver to guard the spider totem's Web of Destiny. To prevent the destinies of all Spider-Men in the Multiverse from twisting and causing disasters, an artificial 'web of life and destiny' was created.
To put it bluntly, the 'web of life and destiny' was a pathetic version of the 'Web of Destiny' that served as a replacement.
With the Master Weaver guarding the Web of Destiny, even if a Spider-Man from a certain Universe was lucky enough to break their fixed fate—such as saving Uncle Ben or Gwen—the Master Weaver could rely on his own power to patch the broken hole in the Web of Destiny, preventing disaster...
But the artificial web of life and destiny created by Spider-Man 2099 couldn't do that. Once the web was broken, not only could it not be repaired, but it might even drag down the entire web because of it...
So, which was stronger and which was better between the Web of Destiny and the web of life and destiny could be seen at a glance!
Since he was going to take over the Multiverse's Spider-Alliance from Spider-Man 2099, he naturally didn't want to continue using Spider-Man 2099's inferior version of the web event. Thus, the Web of Destiny became his superior choice!
So... Karn, this 'future' Master Weaver, had to be kept!
If the Master Weaver captured by Inheritor Family had unfortunately perished, then this Karn would be the best replacement!
After all, this Karn was immortal, kind at heart, and possessed a great spirit of self-sacrifice. He was perfect for the miserable job of a Master Weaver, which required being unable to move for long periods to maintain the Web of Destiny!
But for now, Ryan still needed to end another matter first!
That was to wipe out those idiots of Inheritor Family in one fell swoop!
He didn't want to be like those idiot Spider-Men in the comics who ignored Otto Parker's correct decision to kill Inheritor Family and only exiled them, leading to the subsequent return of Inheritor Family!
For a disgusting family like the Inheritors, appearing once was enough. He didn't want a repeat performance or to drag out the plot any further!
This time, he was going to eliminate all Inheritors, like Morlun, in both the physical and spiritual sense!
And he hadn't just used the Mind Stone to read Karn's past memories; he had also read the specific coordinates of Inheritor Family!
That was Universe 001!
Ryan never needed a plan to do things; he only needed a coordinate!
And now that the coordinates had appeared, Ryan didn't intend to wait another moment!
It just so happened that there was a future genius here who mastered the technology to travel across all parallel Universes!
That was...
Ryan turned his gaze toward Spider-Man 2099 Miguel: "Miguel, open a portal to Universe One."
Actually, Ryan didn't even need to speak. Miguel, who had also watched Karn's memories the whole time, had already realized Ryan's intention to counterattack when Ryan's gaze fell on him.
But Miguel still appeared somewhat hesitant: "Ryan, are you sure? If we go to attack the Inheritors' home base this time, you won't just be facing Morlun alone, but the entire Inheritor Family..."
"And while there are quite a few of us here, those who can actually help you are probably not many..."
Spider-Woman Jessica also advised: "Why don't we first gather the other hundreds of Spider-Men from the Spider-Alliance and find more powerful Spider-Men like you before launching a general offensive against Inheritor Family?"
"After all, our large team of over a hundred Spider-Men suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Inheritor Family last time..."
Hearing this, Ryan slowly stood up from his chair. Looking at the people of the Spider-Alliance whose faces still showed some lingering fear, he said in an unquestionable tone:
"I am informing you now, not seeking your opinion. From today on, you must remember one thing forever: under my leadership, what you think doesn't matter; only what I think matters!"
"Besides, what's the use of gathering more Spider-Men? To have them serve as a continuous supply of food for Inheritor Family again?"
"It will only cause trouble!"
"Now, open the door!"
Hearing this, the members of the Spider Family stood up in unison with Ryan, clearly prepared to counterattack Inheritor Family alongside him.
The members of the Spider-Alliance, however, instinctively looked toward Spider-Man 2099.
But Miguel had already stepped down and was no longer the leader of the Spider-Alliance; Ryan was.
Therefore, faced with the decision of this new leader, he could not forcibly object. He could only stand up as well and open the portal to Universe One.
The final battle begins!