American Comics: The Matrix

Chapter 538 Peter: I Have a Friend

"That was fifty years ago, before I was even born."

Naoko said with a worried expression.

She had fair skin and a good figure, and her melancholy appearance resembled that of a wife who had lost her husband.

"Originally, there were no orcs on this planet, but one day, the Supreme Evolution appeared."

"Supreme Evolution?"

Peter interjected, "I knew without a doubt that this guy was no good. Calling himself 'Supreme' means he must be a very arrogant and self-centered person."

"Don't interrupt."

“And that’s how it turned out,” Naoko said. “If you want to leave this planet, it won’t be so easy. Any spacecraft that can leave the planet is controlled by the orcs, and Supreme Evolution won’t let you leave.”

“I don’t think they were that kind,” Peter said.

He glanced at John and said, "Now, we have a few options."

"You said."

"First, we can wait for the Heavenly Guild's assistance on this planet. My communicator is broken, and they will definitely come looking for me. Second, we can steal a spaceship, but I doubt whether their spaceship's engine can support us on our way back."

“You’re right. Without warp drives, we’d never make it to Earth,” John said.

Waiting for rescue seems like a good plan.

But Peter had another idea: "There's a third one,"

"Destroy the Supreme Evolution!"

"Are you serious?" John and Naoko looked at him in surprise.

They could all hear how decisive Peter was when he presented the third option, as if he had already made up his mind to do so.

"You may be facing the fighting power of an entire planet, and they are very likely to be interested in humans like you with spider-like abilities."

“Why do you think I’m joking?” Peter asked. “There’s a planet here where people need help, and I just happen to be a righteous plumber.”

John was silent for a moment, then said admiringly, "Clearly, my father had a deep misunderstanding of you. He always thought you were a coward hiding behind a mask, but he was wrong."

“If you’re determined, I’ll support you.” John Jameson seemed to have received a sense of mission as well.

“If you are really willing… I mean, I can introduce you to the human resistance,” Naoko said hesitantly.

“It seems we don’t have to fight alone anymore,” Peter said happily.

Naoko clearly did not fully trust Peter and John. Instead of taking them directly to meet the rebels, she arranged the meeting after agreeing on a time and place with them.

During this time, Peter and John also needed to find ways to make a living.

“I do have a room for rent, but it can probably only accommodate one person,” Naoko said.

"We still have to pay rent; we do need the money."

For Peter, this was a simple matter, because his suit contained artificial intelligence that could secretly acquire a large amount of wealth for him online.

However, his morals wouldn't allow him to do it.

How do you plan to get the money?

John asked.

"I need to borrow the identity of my good friend, you know, Peter Parker."

Peter: I have a friend.

“You mean you’re going to take your own picture and sell it to newspapers?” John understood. “But Spider-Man isn’t exactly famous on this planet.”

"You'll be famous very soon."

Peter said.

Peter plans to do something big tonight.

He intends to invade the tower of supreme evolution.

It's not just about making a big news story, but also about figuring out what's going on on this planet.

Naoko didn't fully trust them, and he didn't fully trust Naoko either. He wouldn't just listen to one side's story because Naoko was human like him; he would only know the truth after seeing it for himself.

……

"If the Supreme Evolution originated from people outside this planet, then the guild's intervention that day would have been in accordance with the rules."

night.

This city, which is very similar to New York, sparkles with dazzling neon lights.

Peter, dressed in his battle suit, leaps between the city's buildings.

However, this time he changed the color of his suit; the red and blue was still a bit too flashy for infiltration.

Not interfering in the internal struggles of a planet is a rule of the Heavenly Craftsmen.

Take Xandar as an example. When Thanos invades, the Celestials are obligated to help them resist Thanos, but if there is a rift between the Nova Corps, the Celestials will not intervene.

"Karen, could you scan the internal structure of this tower?"

He said this to artificial intelligence.

"I'm afraid that won't work, sir. The tower's structure prevents spying, and the other party's network security level is very high. If we hack in directly, it will arouse suspicion."

"Ok."

Peter could only nod helplessly.

He thought that if his AI were Azmith, these wouldn't be such a problem.

"I have found the return route for the patrol robots; you can follow them in and infiltrate."

As Karen spoke, she marked out the route for Peter to enter the tower.

“Good, hopefully they don’t have thermal imaging. Of course, it doesn’t matter if they do, the suit Ben gave me has a stealth mode.” Peter leaped easily.

The figure leaped between the buildings.

He had long since become invisible; even his suit could insulate against heat and echoes, achieving radar protection.

Peter landed on the robots, who seemed unaware that they had something extra on them and foolishly carried Peter into the tower.

"These robots don't seem to be that advanced."

Peter tapped them gently, feeling as if he could take them all apart with his bare hands.

Compared to Primos's robots, they feel far inferior.

"in case."

Peter took out an electromagnetic pulse bomb and placed it directly in the robot warehouse, then sneaked into the tower through the warehouse door.

"Thanks to the technology invented by Xiaoban."

He felt like Doraemon, able to easily pull out any gadget.

Peter walked towards the top of the tower, and the higher he went, the more orc warriors he encountered.

Moreover, each warrior looked incredibly powerful, as if they had all been injected with some kind of animal drug, gaining immense strength and healing power.

"Those four people must be the comical Four Knights that Naoko mentioned."

Peter discovered several orcs whose aura was stronger than that of the other warriors.

"Tiger, goat, and what are the other two? White mice?" he muttered, and then he heard the Tiger King say.

"Duke Goat, have the intruders been found?"

Peter was startled.

"Do they know that John and I are still alive?"

But the goat's next words relieved him: "We've caught them. Bring them up!"

He waved his hand, and several of his men brought up two gray-skinned men.

"That's...the Wade family?"

(End of this chapter)