Queens, New York.
"You mean the man in the red Iron Man suit that went viral online last night, is that Tony Stark?"
"I think so. Otherwise, what other company would have the capability to create such high-tech weapons?"
Last night, a battle worthy of a sci-fi blockbuster unfolded near Stark Industries—a man in a red Iron Man suit fought another in a massive gray Iron Man suit, battling from the sky to the ground, occasionally exchanging blows with high-tech weapons. Some fleeing individuals casually filmed the battle unfolding before their eyes, while some fearless onlookers approached the battlefield and captured high-definition footage of the entire engagement.
Explosions, Iron Man suits, street battles, Tony Stark, launching small missiles—any one of these elements could easily dominate headlines, let alone when combined. Therefore, these videos uploaded to the internet, after going viral overnight, have become the absolute center of attention in the United States.
Everyone is guessing that the person in the red suit is Tony Stark.
A group of high school students walking towards the spider exhibit were excitedly discussing the matter.
"Peter, do you prefer the red Iron Man suit or the gray Iron Man suit that appeared in the video?" Harry Osborn asked Peter Parker beside him.
Peter Parker blinked his silver-brown eyes, pondering the two distinctive Iron Man suits, and after a moment's thought, said, "Of course I prefer the red suit. After all, the smaller the suit, the more complex the manufacturing process. But what's most unbelievable is that the Iron Man suit was actually created; it's practically a revolutionary invention. The challenges of flight propulsion, weaponry, artificial intelligence, and interactive systems—just thinking about them gives me a headache—have all been overcome. The creator is truly a genius!"
Harry Osborn's family manufactured weapons and equipment, so he naturally knew how technically difficult it was to create an Iron Man suit, and he nodded immediately.
The two were chatting enthusiastically, but after a while, they both felt something was off, so they turned to look at Ger on the other side, their eyes filled with curiosity: "Ger, why haven't you said a word today?"
The boy, whom he called Ger, had long, light blond hair and a smooth facial contour. He wore a slightly loose light gray jacket and jeans, which made him look even more slender and tall. He was a very eye-catching, sunny boy on a Western campus.
Upon hearing his two friends' voices, Ger finally looked up, forcing a smile: "I was thinking about the spider exhibition later."
Actually, he wasn't entirely thinking about the spider exhibition.
Gol, whose full name is Gol Maxinov, is a time traveler. After arriving in this world, his unleashed chaotic magic abilities and the Captain America Memorial in New York made him suspect that this was the Marvel Cinematic Universe he knew from his previous life.
But it's April 2008 now. According to the Marvel timeline, Peter Parker should still be in elementary or middle school, right? But what's with this Peter Parker who was his high school classmate for four years?
And if Gol remembers correctly, Tony is supposed to announce himself as Iron Man today. But today also happens to be the day when Gol's entire class is organized to visit the Spider-Man exhibit.
The Spider Pavilion—that's where Peter Parker became Spider-Man overnight!
Based on this timeline, this world is probably not entirely the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Thinking of this, Ger shook his head slightly—no matter which Marvel universe this is, enhancing one's own abilities is always a good thing!
Although he possesses the same chaos magic as Wanda, from the moment he led Wanda and Pietro away from Sokovia to America, he was destined to deviate from the fate of using the Mind Stone to enhance his abilities with Hydra. Therefore, none of the three siblings are currently very powerful!
As a friend, he couldn't possibly steal Peter's opportunity, but he could certainly "recycle" the spider. If he possessed Spider-Man's powers, coupled with his current rudimentary mastery of chaos magic, he could definitely secure a place in the early Marvel universe and protect the three siblings!
If nothing unexpected happens, the spider exhibition where Peter was bitten is today's one. Fortunately, the fact that a group of people are attending the spider exhibition indicates that this is a spider from the first generation. If it were the second generation spider, which requires a blood relationship with Peter's father to be granted superpowers, Gail would definitely not have considered getting bitten by it.
However, Gel was unaware of the existence of this comic book setting, and the rules governing the superpowers granted to spiders within it were incredibly complex. If he had known, he probably would have hesitated about whether or not to do it.
"You're really exaggerating. It's just a spider exhibition, it doesn't even give you any credits, and you're making such a fuss about it." Harry was exasperated by Ger's words. Two of his best friends were firmly in the top three at school, making him, whose grades were mediocre, seem particularly useless.
Perhaps Harry's voice was a bit loud, because Gwen Stacy, who was walking in front of the three, turned around and looked at them with a smile.
Even while they were chatting, Peter kept secretly watching Gwen's back. When Gwen turned around, their eyes met immediately. As if caught red-handed, Peter nodded to Gwen somewhat flusteredly as a greeting.
Whether she found Peter adorable or for some other reason, Gwen chuckled softly, then turned away to continue talking to her best friend.
Harry looked at Gwen ahead, nudged Peter with his elbow, and whispered, "How far have things progressed between you and Gwen? I heard that after Gwen helped you out the other day, you two started exchanging glances. Luckily, Gel and I weren't there, otherwise you wouldn't have had the chance to meet your goddess. Maybe, as Gel always says, this is what you call turning misfortune into blessing?"
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