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Chapter 444 Peaceful New York City

April in New York was sunny and calm. To the world, the so-called Hydra conspiracy last month was nothing. It was like watching a TV series called "The Great Conspiracy," which was actually about two villages fighting over a trivial matter.

However, there is also good news for Peter Parker. One is that he has had his spider powers for a year now. It has been half a year since he defeated the horror in September. This time has been really long, like reading a novel with more than 400 chapters.

The thought that he wouldn't be able to fight Shasla until 2024 made Peter feel disheartened. He sighed helplessly and then turned over in bed.

That's right, Spider-Man took the day off today because he hasn't received any news from the police system yet, just like how the world is at peace after Hydra was destroyed. Peter even has time to learn some magic and play some games. Like Skyrim or Fallout: New Vegas.

Anyway, there's nothing much going on right now.

Of course, Spider-Man wasn't truly doing nothing. Although he'd been quite idle for almost a month and a half, Peter still had some things to do. First and foremost was investigating clues about Ezekiel Sims. Surprisingly, yet not entirely unexpectedly, the man's whereabouts were nowhere to be found. It was as if he didn't exist at all; neither the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., nor even the Hydra database obtained by Ultron contained any information about him.

It's really strange that even Hydra can't find this man.

On the other hand, the Avengers attended Jim Hammond's funeral. This World War II superhero was transformed into a fascist weapon of war due to the outrageous actions of the US military high command, and his brain was completely transformed into an empty shell, containing only computers and no soul of his own.

The tricky part was that Jim Hammond couldn't be cremated; he'd "come back to life" at the slightest touch. So, the final solution was to fill a concrete coffin with an airtight gel-like substance and place it in the basement of Avengers Tower. But honestly... nobody was really that sad; they were mostly just comforting Captain America.

Few people have a particularly real understanding of Jim Hammond's death.

Another aspect is the battle of wits with the Daily Bugle. It seems that Jessica provided Mary Jane with many conflicting clues, leading her to believe that Spider-Man might be a character played by multiple people. However, this wasn't necessarily a good thing, as JJJ obtained new perspectives to attack Spider-Man.

If Spider-Man can appear in both Europe and America at the same time, does that prove that the so-called Spider-Man is just a fraud?
"Sometimes I really feel that JJJ is incredibly creative when it comes to Black Spider-Man. Wait, alarm's going off."

[Fire breaks out in Hell's Kitchen - Fire department will arrive in 15 minutes.]

Since Tony Stark funded the Disaster Management Agency and the New York Fire Department, even the response time of fire trucks has increased.

Peter, lost in thought, turned on his computer and glanced at the news. In early April, Kraven finally left New York and returned to Russia, and at the same time, Russia's own Avengers, the "Winter Guardians," were officially formed.

The members include Red Guard, a Soviet super soldier from the last century; Crimson Armor, which uses Anton Vanko's previous generation Arc Reactor as its power source; Peren, the storm god from Slavic mythology; "Big Bear," a mutant who can transform from a human into a giant bear; Kraven, a hunter who is proficient in using various weapons; and Red Widow, a super spy from the Red House.

The implication is clear: who they're comparing themselves to and how they're going to compete—and this team has actually surpassed the popularity of the American Avengers. It's evident that the Pentagon has botched some obvious things. And everyone's debating who's stronger, the Avengers or the Winter Guard? What? The American Avengers? Nobody cares about the American Avengers.

"Well, nothing major has happened in the news, and there's nothing suspicious on social media. It seems like another peaceful day in New York. Strucker's interrogation is still making no progress. If we could find no clues about the Winter Soldier, I'm almost certain the Captain would have shot Strucker right away."

As Peter spoke, he made a final check to make sure there was nothing else to resolve before beginning to study magic. When Strange heard that Peter wanted to learn magic that would prevent him from being erased by powerful forces that alter reality, his expression was truly indescribable. Fortunately, the Vishanti did indeed possess similar spells, though they were extremely resource-intensive.

"You'd better think of another way, Spider-Man. The dangers of using this spell without authorization are enormous—if possible, you'd better find a dimension without a master and become the Sorcerer Supreme there. That way, you can significantly reduce your mana consumption."

That's what they say, but where can they find it? The only dimension Peter knows of is still the Borderlands, which has already been taken over by Iliana.

So Peter could only learn magic while thinking about how to solve the problem. His body began to rest, and he used Astral Projection to travel to the library of the Sanctum Sanctum using the sling ring. After greeting the king, he began to look through the books of the Sanctum Sanctum to see if there were any other ways to avoid being erased by the Cosmic Cube.

As he was reading, his body at home suddenly emitted a spider-sense, which transmitted to his celestial body. Peter was taken aback, because the spider-sense wasn't very strong, indicating there was no danger.

"What triggered my spider-sense? Don't tell me it was Felicia sneaking into my house in the middle of the afternoon—no one else would trigger my spider-sense."

A bewildered Peter manipulated his celestial body back into his body and opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was Kitty the Phantom Cat, who had passed through the wall and entered his room. Kitty, seeing Peter Parker sitting on the bed with his eyes open, waved somewhat awkwardly.

"Hi?"

???

How come it's you? How did you know where I live? Even Cyclops doesn't know that, right?
"Peter, I need your help."

"...Did I tell you my identity?"

Peter was quite frightened by Phantom Cat's words, but what was even more frightening was Katie's next sentence: "No, I know your identity is... because I swapped consciousness with my future self, no, I gained memories from the future."

"We need to reverse the future."

(End of this chapter)