Marvel's Spider-Man: Web of Fate

If you're a superhuman, you have to sign the Sokovia Accords; otherwise, you're evading oversight, which is illegal.

But both Bill Foster and Ava herself actually harbored a deep aversion to the officialdom.

In the past, S.H.I.E.L.D. deceived the father and daughter, using the pretense of healing them to make Bill Foster work for them on research and development, and even trained Ava to become a Ghost Agent, leaving her hands stained with blood!

Until the collapse of S.H.I.E.L.D., the father and daughter were foolishly deceived by these despicable politicians.

Later, when S.H.I.E.L.D. collapsed, Bill Foster overheard a conversation and realized that they had been deceived all along!

Therefore, he took Ava and left S.H.I.E.L.D. in disguise, deciding to research and find a cure for Ava on his own.

Now, we need to get them to listen to those guys again.

“Go away, we don’t need your help, and Ava will not become a member of the registration faction or your lackey!” Bill Foster’s words suddenly became fierce.

The ghost woman, Ava, who had stopped attacking, showed signs of attacking again upon seeing this.

"Registration faction? Lackeys?" Peter tilted his head, somewhat puzzled.

After thinking for a moment, he realized: "You mean the Sokovia Accords?"

“Otherwise?” Bill Foster retorted.

Peter scoffed: "That thing is just a fig leaf. When have we ever listened to those politicians? The Avengers exist to give voice to ordinary people threatened by evil forces, not to satisfy the selfish desires or political maneuvering of those politicians!"

When Peter first signed the agreement, he was quite in awe of it.

But as he gained more experience, he now understood the meaning of the agreement and the words that Tony Stark had explicitly and implicitly instructed him to say.

Simply put, the Sokovia Accords are a set of rules; the Avengers still operate according to their own principles.

However, this has become an unspoken understanding within the Avengers, but it is undoubtedly a very novel idea for outsiders like Bill Foster and Ava the Ghost.

"What do you mean?" Bill Foster's voice trembled slightly.

Peter shrugged, fell from the ceiling, shifted his weight in mid-air, and walked slowly toward Bill Foster: "It's simple, the Avengers will always be the Avengers. We are not politicians' lackeys; we fight for our beliefs!"

"So, Dr. Bill Foster, Miss Ava Starr, would you like to reconsider my proposal?"

Peter approached Bill Foster, removed his mask, and extended a hand.

Bill Foster looked at Peter's young but confident face, then at his own hands, and finally made up his mind.

"boss!"

Chapter 161 Ghost Particles

Peter knew that as long as he was connected to Friday, Tony Stark would definitely know about his current actions.

But he didn't care either.

He never intended to hide it.

Moreover, his subsequent financial investment in Bill Foster was inseparable from Stark's support; the large sums of money, as well as the mobilization of resources and equipment, could not possibly be concealed.

Some items, even under the name of "Parker Polymers," cannot necessarily be procured; one still has to rely on Stark Industries' channels.

Fortunately, Stark did not interfere much with his hiring of a quantum physicist and biochemist PhD and a dangerous person with superpowers.

It seems they've tacitly approved of Peter's "starting his own business."

Perhaps in Stark's eyes, it is a gratifying thing that Peter is able to gradually break away from his protection and forge his own path.

Although he is still young, he has actually been somewhat tired of this kind of life for a long time.

The problem is that they haven't been able to find someone capable of taking on this responsibility.

If he doesn't step in, the Avengers will either disband or be completely taken over by those politicians and misused for their own purposes.

His sense of responsibility prevented him from standing by and watching such a thing happen.

-

After establishing a partnership with Bill Foster, the tense atmosphere in the underground laboratory immediately dissipated.

Although the ghostly woman Ava still showed no respect for Peter, at least she was no longer as hostile as before.

Peter also took the opportunity to learn more about what Bill Foster was doing.

Previously, we relied on information gathered on Friday, making guesses and assumptions, but now, of course, the words of the parties involved are more vivid and concrete.

What Bill Foster is actually working on is called the "Quantum Tunnel," which, as the name suggests, is a tunnel leading to the quantum realm.

The purpose, just as Peter had guessed, was to cure the "molecular instability" in the ghost woman Ava.

This symptom is actually a "quantum disease".

The reason for the mutation in Ava's body was that when Ava's father, Elijah Starr, was conducting a quantum experiment, the violent quantum flow that overflowed from the exploding equipment caused Ava's body to change.

Quantum energy continues to act within her body, yet she cannot fully control its operation.

As a result, these erratic quantum energies began to damage her body structure, breaking down its basic molecular structure.

However, because she didn't have a lot of quantum energy in her body, the degree of damage wasn't very high, and the damaged molecular structure could be quickly repaired by her body's own repair capabilities.

But it was precisely because of the limited quantum energy that she was able to survive the explosion and avoid being completely annihilated.

According to Dr. Bill Foster, the type of quantum energy in Ava's body is quite unique.

Its properties are completely different from Hank Pym's Pym Particles.

It was precisely because of this that he realized that "quantum energy" was likely just a general term, and that there were many smaller branches under the broad category of quantum energy.

Just as early humans included Neanderthals, Denisovans, and others, there were also yellow, white, black, and brown races.

Different characteristics, different strengths.

Seemingly to prove his abilities, Dr. Bill Foster showed Peter the results of his research over the years.

Many of these items were things that the father and daughter had researched using S.H.I.E.L.D. equipment when they were still at S.H.I.E.L.D.

Bill Foster spoke eloquently: "I named this energy the ghost particle because it can give people the ability to become invisible like a ghost, to pass through physical matter, and so on."

"However, it also caused Ava a lot of pain. Years ago, I used the properties I obtained from studying ghost particles to create the ghost suit for Ava, which is this suppression suit."

"But in reality, this is just a stopgap measure."

"Although the Ghost Suit can contain the Ghost Particles within Ava's body, preventing them from escaping and taking her life, it also constantly subjects Ava to the agony of her molecular structure being torn apart and reassembled."

At this point, Bill Foster looked at Ava with a hint of pity on his face.

A bitter expression also appeared on Ava's face.

She walked up to Bill Foster and leaned against him.

After all that she had gone through, only her adoptive father, Bill Foster, could give her a little warmth.

Bill Foster reached out and patted Ava's head, his words filled with hatred: "Damn S.H.I.E.L.D., they promised to try their best to cure Ava, but they lied to us. They just wanted Ghost Agent!"

Peter began, "Actually, back then, most of S.H.I.E.L.D. were Hydra employees. As far as I know, Hydra loves doing this kind of research. So..."

Bill Foster said, "Yes, I know. When it collapsed, I took more than just some key experimental equipment; I also took a lot of data! Of course I know how ridiculous that is! But what does that have to do with us? Whether it's S.H.I.E.L.D. or Hydra, their conflicts are nothing to me!"

"I only want to heal Ava, that's all!"

"Daddy~" Ava looked up and called out softly.

Bill Foster calmed down a bit: "Sorry, I just hate being deceived. Whether it's the scheming Hydra or those dirty politicians, they're all the same to me."

“It’s alright, I hate dealing with them too,” Peter smiled slightly.

When he was in the Earth-120703 universe, he didn't want to deal with those guys, so he quickly cut off the connection and returned after finishing his business.

Bill Foster didn't know if Peter was telling the truth, but he chose to believe his new boss for the time being.

After a pause, he continued, "I think if I can find more suitable ghost particles in the quantum realm and study their properties, even if I can't completely cure Ava, I can still create a real ghost suit, freeing Ava from the pain of molecular tearing and recombination."

But I discovered something that surprised me!

Bill Foster looked at Peter intently, his gaze intense: "The strange black biomass you gave me contained a mysterious quantum energy, with a 99.32% match to the ghost particles within Ava's body! Unfortunately, the sample was too small; it disappeared completely before I could conduct further research. If only there were more..."

Peter understood immediately.

Bill Foster is convinced that he's hiding something and is asking him for more second-generation Venom symbiotes!

Chapter 162 Phantom Suit

However, after thinking about it, Peter still refused him.

Bill Foster had just defected, and he didn't trust him, which was one reason.

Another reason is that he is too far away to intervene.

Bill Foster's lab is in Los Angeles, but he usually spends his time in New York.

The dangers of the second-generation Venom symbiote are still fresh in his mind, and he is still in the observation period, so he has not completely let his guard down.

As long as things are under his watchful eye as before, there's nothing to worry about. Even if something goes wrong, he can fix it in time.

But if it's Los Angeles, hundreds of kilometers away, then it's really hard to say.

Therefore, Peter will absolutely not do anything to let the second-generation Venom symbiote slip out of his control until he has completely eliminated the danger posed by it.

Bill Foster, being a shrewd old man, sensed Peter's hesitation and guessed that there might be some hidden details about the item that Peter didn't know. So he expressed his understanding and didn't continue to press the issue.