"Peter lost consciousness? Someone managed to knock him out?"
Pietro put down his book and opened his terminal to check the details. He found that the location wasn't far from him.
"Could it be aliens attacking..."
Last time, even that big green monster wasn't a match for Peter Parker. Pietro couldn't imagine who could knock Peter unconscious. And the Spider-Man suit sending a warning signal definitely meant he had encountered an enemy. If Peter had a medical issue, the first notification would go to a hospital.
On the other side, Wanda also received the message. She was currently riding her staff, preparing to take a group of carjackers to the NYPD. But after receiving the transmission, Wanda checked the map. Taking these criminals first would delay her by at least twenty minutes.
So she used the Linai bracelets on her staff to cuff the men, then used her telekinesis to control them, making the group walk to the NYPD on their own.
Although Mr. Mirai said it was best not to reveal her mind control abilities unless necessary, Peter was in danger now, so using mind control should be fine.
As for Peter Parker, he had no resistance to Druig's ability and was controlled in an instant.
"Makkari, I did it. Let's leave here now."
Druig controlled the person next to Makkari and spoke to her. As for searching his memories, that could wait until they left. The commotion just now was considerable; other superheroes might be heading this way.
"I'll come to you now, and then we'll..."
Before Druig could finish his sentence, his own wrist was suddenly grabbed by Peter Parker. Then he felt an immense force from the other's wrist, making him feel like his wrist was about to break.
"Ahhh!!! What's going on? Let go!!"
Druig's face twisted in pain. He immediately activated his ability, but suddenly realized that Peter Parker was still under his control. He hadn't broken free at all.
"What's happening?"
Druig looked more closely and suddenly realized it was Spider-Man's suit that was causing the trouble.
'Alert. Backup protocol activated. Beginning full takeover...'
The intelligent assistant system "Karen" in the Spider-Man suit sounded an alert while controlling the nano-suit to form an external neural skeletal control structure. It quickly took over Peter Parker's nerves, bones, and muscles.
Druig was now designated as an enemy by the A.I. Karen, so it controlled Peter Parker to squeeze Druig's wrist with full force.
"Let go!"
Druig instantly activated his ability, forcing Peter Parker to release his grip. At this point, the A.I. Karen couldn't conflict with Peter's actions, even though Druig was controlling Peter Parker. Otherwise, if both exerted force, Peter Parker would be the only one hurt.
"Damn it."
Druig grimaced in pain as he looked at his nearly broken wrist. If his body weren't stronger than an ordinary person's, Peter Parker would have crushed it just now. Spider-Man's strength combined with the A.I.'s perfect force assistance could momentarily exceed Peter's normal strength.
"Remove the suit."
Druig spoke these words, but he also controlled Peter Parker to say them aloud. The A.I. Karen was only a subsystem created by 18, lacking her human-like intelligence and emotions.
It was at best an auxiliary operating system. So after Peter Parker gave the command, his Spider-Man suit was immediately deactivated. The nano-particles, like liquid mercury, retracted into the watch terminal.
"The tech is interesting, but the person's ability is lacking!"
Druig vented his anger by kicking Peter Parker. He had almost crushed his wrist just now.
Just then, Makkari suddenly appeared beside Druig, signing to him: 'We need to leave quickly. Too much commotion might alert the others.'
Though angry, Druig knew the stakes. He immediately said to Makkari, "I'm counting on you, Makkari."
Then Makkari helped Druig over to Peter Parker, preparing to take both Druig and Peter Parker away with her speed. With her velocity, she could leave New York City in under a minute, beyond even satellite tracking.
Shwoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared before Makkari and Druig. It was Quicksilver, the first to arrive. Less than a minute had passed since the signal was sent. If not for the time spent running downstairs, he could have been there in ten seconds.
"Hey, hey, where are you taking my friend?"
After speaking, Quicksilver suddenly noticed Druig's wrist, which was nearly showing bone spurs. He said with some realization, "You must be the one who knocked Peter out. But he broke your wrist. Looks like you have a special ability."
"Let's see if you can handle this too!"
Druig narrowed his eyes and instantly activated his ability toward Quicksilver. But Quicksilver noticed the moment he narrowed his eyes. With a flick of his feet, he teleported behind Druig.
Then Quicksilver threw a punch, intending to hit Druig hard. But as soon as he moved, he noticed the woman beside him. She slammed into Quicksilver with equally incredible speed.
Bang.
Quicksilver flew backward more than ten meters, crashing into a roadside shop. However, his suit absorbed all the damage, so he was fine.
"Quicksilver of the Super Hero Team. Makkari, his ability is just like yours. I didn't expect him to arrive so quickly. It must have been the Spider-Man suit's alarm."
Druig said with a grim expression. First his wrist was injured, then another superhero showed up – one with a super-speed ability that directly countered his. If his target had even a little resistance to mind control, Druig would have to get close to control them.
"Makkari, let's go."
Druig said loudly. He had full confidence in Makkari's speed. Even if the opponent also had super-speed, they couldn't catch Makkari.
Hearing Druig's words, Makkari grabbed Druig and Peter Parker with each hand and instantly vanished from the spot.
"Super-speed?"
Quicksilver, just emerging from the shop, saw this and immediately notified Wanda: "Wanda, two enemies. One has the same ability as me. Track my location. The other seems to have mind control. I think Peter is being controlled."
After saying this, Pietro instantly accelerated, using his ability to chase after Makkari. He didn't believe she could be faster than him while carrying two people.
"Martha, help me switch modes!"
Pietro said quickly. Martha was the name he had given his suit's A.I. It was originally also called Karen, but Pietro changed the name to distinguish it from Peter's suit.
"Received. Activating Speed Mode."
After receiving the command, the suit's A.I. made adjustments on Pietro. It assisted his force, provided early warnings, enabled short bursts of extreme speed, and monitored Pietro's physical condition. If necessary, it could stimulate his nerves to make him slightly faster.
Moreover, Martha was linked to satellites in space and surveillance across America, turning the entire country into her monitoring range. She could perform 700 quadrillion calculations per second. Though she couldn't capture Makkari's running figure, she could track her based on the traces she left behind.
Unless Makkari could completely eliminate all traces of her passage, she couldn't escape the tracking from above.
And Quicksilver's speed was no less than Makkari's, especially with the assistance of his smart suit. It could release weak electrical currents every second to stimulate Pietro's muscle nerves, and he carried nutrient solution that could be slowly injected into his body, allowing him to stay at his peak for ten minutes.
One minute later, before Makkari could even leave New York State, Pietro slammed into her back like a missile. The two tumbled forward for over a thousand meters before crashing into an abandoned factory. Their immense speed generated tremendous impact, collapsing the factory in an instant.
"Makkari..."
Druig was thrown dozens of meters before landing. After Pietro's collision, he seemed to have taken a punch, leaving Druig in pain all over, unable to stand.
"Come help me up..."
But he sensed that Peter Parker seemed unharmed, so he ordered Peter to help him up.
On the other side, neither Pietro nor Makkari was hurt. Pushing aside the rubble, they immediately engaged in a speed contest.
Makkari's ability was granted by the Celestials, while Pietro was a natural-born superhuman who had undergone further development. With Hyuga Mirai's help, Pietro's speed had been greatly enhanced. Assisted by his suit, he was much faster than Makkari in his top-speed state.
The two were like barely visible streaks of lightning in the area. Due to his suit, Quicksilver looked like a blue bolt of lightning as he ran. Makkari's Eternal attire produced a golden aura and had high defensive capabilities.
A blue light and a golden light kept colliding. This speed exceeded even Druig's eyes and reactions. Peter Parker had carried him to a high vantage point. Druig wanted to use his ability to control Pietro, but he was too fast. He would flash by before Druig could even react.
"Shit."
Druig felt something was wrong. The longer this dragged on, the worse it would be for them. First Quicksilver showed up, then Scarlet Witch could be next...
Boom!
No sooner had Druig thought of the Scarlet Witch than he saw a reddish energy ball explode beneath him, blasting him more than ten meters away. He tumbled through the air a few times before landing on the ground.
Though Peter Parker was also blasted away, Wanda had protected him, so he was unharmed.
"Mind control ability? That's rare. If you became a superhero, you'd have a great future..."
With that, Wanda used her own mind control ability to override Druig's, then freed Peter.
As Peter regained consciousness, he instantly found himself floating in the air. Wanda was sitting on her staff beside him. "Wanda, why are you here? I was just..."
"You were controlled. The enemy was probably targeting you specifically."
Wanda told Peter what had happened and the current situation. Then, seeing Druig trying to get up, she blasted him twice more with her ability. She had noticed earlier that Druig's clothes had strong defensive capabilities, so she didn't hold back.
Boom! Boom!
After two loud explosions, Druig lost consciousness. His ability was extraordinary, but he himself was weak, at least to Wanda and Peter Parker.
Sensing Druig was attacked, Makkari let out a silent scream. She immediately shook off Pietro and charged toward Wanda. The enemy's reinforcements had arrived too quickly. Now all Makkari wanted was to get Druig back.
She would confuse the other two, then grab Druig and escape!
But Pietro wasn't about to let Makkari leave easily. He pushed himself to his absolute top speed, tackled Makkari to the ground from behind, and wrapped his arms and legs tightly around her, shouting,
"Wanda!"
"Got it."
Wanda instantly activated her ability, restraining Makkari. Meanwhile, Peter wrapped Makkari in webbing, layer after layer, until she was a bloated, cocoon-like egg. Only then did he stop.
Pietro and Wanda walked over and looked at Peter Parker with strange expressions, especially at his wrists.
"What are you looking at?"
Wanda asked curiously, "Are you okay, Peter? You must have shot out several kilograms of webbing just now."
"More than that, probably ten kilograms..."
Pietro looked back at Makkari. The webbing was like a thick blanket, all of it shot from Peter's body.
"Of course I'm okay. What are you thinking? Aside from being a bit hungry, I feel perfectly fine."
Peter Parker certainly wouldn't say he felt very weak right now, even a little shaky when clenching his fists. He then reported what happened to Hyuga Mirai and summoned the aircraft.
Hyuga Mirai had already known about Peter's predicament. But at the time, he was having Tsunade give him a massage. Although Tsunade kept urging him to go rescue Peter, two Eternals posed no threat whatsoever to him, so he hadn't bothered.
"Well done, Wanda and Pietro. Peter, don't be discouraged. They targeted you specifically, exploiting your kindness."
After Peter, Wanda, and Pietro brought back Druig and Makkari, Hyuga Mirai walked out of the room and praised them. He was in a good mood. Because Tsunade had hurried back inside, cutting the massage short, he had extorted three "any position" favors from her. Compared to that, the Eternals were now small potatoes.
As long as their Celestial master, Arishem, didn't come to Earth, they posed no threat.
"Peter, you three can go rest now. Especially you, remember to eat a lot."
Hyuga Mirai's words made Wanda and Pietro smile silently. Peter felt a bit embarrassed too. He had shot a bit too much webbing. Now he needed a big meal and a good sleep. It would probably take four or five days to recover.
"Sir, what should we do with these two?"
Before leaving, Peter asked curiously.
"Them? They'll be dissected and studied later. The NYPD can't handle these two, not even the special prison."
Hyuga Mirai said casually. Last time, Sprite's ability was fascinating, but he had been disappointed because he found no trace of the Celestial Arishem. He hoped to find more from these two.
"Dissection?"
Peter Parker was stunned for a moment, then cautiously continued, "Sir, did you say dissection?"
Hyuga Mirai confirmed, "Yes, Peter, you heard correctly. Dissection for research. Do you want to join in?"
(End of Chapter)