But... was that really the case?
Karn, who had become the new Master Weaver, looked at Ryan, who seemed completely unfazed by his own transformation. He couldn't help but feel that things weren't as simple as they appeared...
Was it truly just a coincidence that a loophole leading to another World appeared right when the Web of Destiny was in a desperate situation?
Was it a coincidence, or was it a much larger, invisible web?
Furthermore, Karn, who now presided over the Web of Destiny concerning all Spider-Men, discovered that even he could not see a single trace of Ryan's fate through the web...
Yet, he could clearly feel Ryan's connection to the Web of Destiny, confirming that Ryan was indeed one of the Spider-Men.
So, was Ryan a Destiny Spider who originated from the Web of Destiny but wandered outside of it?
It was truly miraculous...
Karn shook his head and decided not to overthink it. Whatever Ryan was had nothing to do with him; he only needed to fulfill his duty...
Karn looked around at the Spider-Men of the Spider-Alliance, who were casting strange looks at him, and said calmly, "I am sorry for the harm my family caused you, and I regret the tragedies that once befell you..."
"The past cannot be changed, but the future can. From now on, you no longer have to watch your tragedies unfold helplessly. Go and do your best to save those you love. The Web of Destiny will forever protect your fates..."
Then, Karn turned his gaze toward Ryan and smiled. "And the Destiny Spider will, in a physical sense, protect the Little Spiders who submit to him..."
Upon hearing this, every member of the Spider-Alliance present widened their eyes in disbelief.
They first looked at Karn, who had completely shattered their fixed fates, and then simultaneously turned their gazes toward Ryan, who had brought it all about.
While they were overjoyed at the prospect of being able to change their tragic fates, they also felt a sense of spine-chilling awe toward Ryan!
Recalling Ryan's previous statement about smashing the Web System, they wondered... had he actually planned all of this from the very beginning?
Whether it was the Inheritor Family, the Spider-Alliance, or the Web of Destiny that replaced the Web Event—was everything within his calculations from the start?
Facing everyone's gaze, Ryan's expression didn't change as he said indifferently, "Alright, enough with the profound stuff. Let's get back to the simplest topics..."
"As per the old rules, I will now begin assigning tasks."
Hearing this, everyone instinctively sat up straight, including the members of the Spider-Alliance who were just feeling terrified of Ryan.
Although this new boss was terrifyingly strong and possessed a frighteningly deep mind, he was, after all, their leader and one of their own.
It wasn't as if they were truly afraid of Ryan in a hostile way.
Unless... they were on the opposite side of Ryan. Then, they probably wouldn't be able to sleep at night...
But having a leader with such immense power and strategic depth was a different story!
That didn't bring them fear, but an unparalleled sense of security!
Ryan first looked at Karn. "First, Karn, go to the original location of the Spider-Alliance's Web System. Replace it to stabilize the Web of Destiny while maintaining any holes that might appear due to other Spider-Men changing their fates. If you see a crisis on the Web of Destiny that you cannot solve yourself, notify me in advance."
Karn nodded to Ryan and vanished from the meeting room in a flash of golden light, heading to the Spider-Alliance to become the second Transcendent to be anchored to a throne.
However, compared to Loki, the God of Stories on his Golden Toilet, Karn's limitations as the Master Weaver were much greater.
Karn could only influence the fate of Spider-Men.
Loki, on the other hand, had the fate of the entire Multiverse entwined around him...
The reason for sending Karn to the Spider-Alliance was, naturally, because hundreds of Spider-Men were stationed there long-term. With the Master Weaver at the Spider-Alliance headquarters, it was far safer than being alone in the Initial Universe.
After Karn left, Ryan looked at Miguel, Spider-Man 2099. "And you, Miguel, I'm going to give you a long-term, arduous task..."
"Okay..." Miguel agreed before even hearing what the task was.
Now that the Inheritor Family had been dealt with and there was no need for him to maintain the Web Event—given that the superior Web of Destiny had replaced it—Miguel had lost his purpose. He planned to spend the rest of his life in the Spider-Alliance atoning for the hundred-plus Spider-Men who had died because of him.
So, no matter how dangerous the task Ryan, the new leader of the Spider-Alliance, gave him, he would go without hesitation.
And the task Ryan gave him was indeed related to 'atonement'!
Ryan opened his mouth, reached in to pull out a golden sphere, and then flicked it in front of Miguel.
"This is..." Miguel looked down at the golden sphere, his words cutting off abruptly.
Because he actually saw familiar figures within the golden sphere!
Those were... the figures of the hundred-plus Spider-Man companions from his Spider-Alliance!
They were the same Spider-Men he had confidently led to hunt the Inheritor Family, only to be easily slaughtered by them instead!
"This... this is... their..."
Before the emotional and stammering Miguel could finish, Ryan confirmed, "Yes."
"Their souls are inside. Besides the souls of the Spider-Men who died in battle from the Spider-Alliance, there are also the souls of various Spider-Men the Inheritor Family hunted from different Universes..."
"Their physical bodies are dead, but their souls were stored inside the Inheritors as power sources. After I took out those Inheritor scumbags, I retrieved the souls of our companions..."
"So, your long-term task is to go to the various Universes and collect the DNA of those deceased Spider-Men. Then, use the Clone Factory left behind by the Inheritors to clone new bodies for them, put their souls into their respective new bodies one by one, and have them return to their respective Universes to be with their families..."
"Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"I understand!" Miguel's hands trembled with excitement as he held the golden sphere. His eyes, rimmed with red, were now filled with pure fanaticism.
At this moment, having been given a chance at redemption, Miguel had completely become a die-hard fan of Ryan—more loyal than most members of the Spider Family!
Seeing Miguel's fanatical gaze, a satisfied smile curled on Ryan's lips.
By conquering Miguel alone, it was equivalent to conquering all the hundreds of other Spider-Men in the Spider-Alliance whom he had yet to meet.
If anyone were to defy him in the future, he wouldn't need to deal with them individually; Miguel would be the first to teach them a lesson on his behalf.