I'm not Spider-Man, even though I'm parasitized by an alien!

Gwen followed Peter's gaze and saw Tony Stark.

No, I don't know him.

Peter shook his head. "But a playboy like him is often in the newspapers and on TV, so I recognized him immediately."

Tony Stark was unaware that people were talking about him, and he was still somewhat annoyed about attending his rival's funeral.

"Spider-Child? A girl in pajamas fighting criminals, and a green 'Flying Keaton' flying in the sky—good heavens, I wouldn't be surprised if my city were invaded by aliens tomorrow."

He complained to the female secretary next to him.

"Sorry, we'll talk about the autograph later."

As he spoke, he turned down those who approached him, wanting to get to know him.

After becoming Spider-Woman, Gwen's hearing became extraordinary. Listening to Tony Stark's complaints about her, she looked quite annoyed.

"He's such an annoying guy."

Gwen makes her assessment of Tony Stark upon their first meeting.

The next day.

Presbyterian Hospital.

Peter and Gwen walked down the corridor.

"So, ever since you developed a tumor, you've gained superpowers?"

Gwen still asked, somewhat incredulously.

Even though Peter had already explained it to her, she still found it somewhat unbelievable.

"Yes, it's as incredible as Gwen being bitten by a spider."

Peter said to her calmly.

He has already told Gwen that his abilities come from a "tumor" inside his body.

However, no deeper information about the Xenomorph was revealed.

"Okay, although both sound incredible, you're better than me."

Gwen thought for a moment and said, "But I still don't quite understand, this doesn't have much to do with spiders."

Peter casually made up a story to her: "Why didn't it happen after I was bitten by a spider?"

Although Peter was just making things up, Gwen clearly took it seriously.

She remembered that night when Peter held her and she heard the two heartbeats inside him.

Maybe

It was because of that spider's heart that she fell in love with Peter.

After all, he also has the heart of a spider.

Gwen's mind wandered.

Lost in her own thoughts, she accompanied Peter to the door of Dr. Lane's ward.

Although Gwen was very concerned about Peter's "illness," she had no intention of prying into Peter's privacy.

So she waited for Peter outside.

When Peter entered the office, Dr. Lane had been waiting for quite some time.

Good morning, Dr. Ryan.

Good morning, Peter.

Lane, who already knew about Peter's "masterpiece" on the Brooklyn Bridge, now had even more complicated feelings towards him.

A power so strong that it cannot be restrained.

He didn't know if it was right of him to take on this patient out of greed for money.

Calming himself, Ryan began to examine Peter.

A few minutes later, he received Peter's chest CT scan.

"It doesn't look like there's been much change compared to before."

Dr. Lane said, "It seems to be in hibernation, but the top lobe appears to have changed."

He pointed to the top of the embryo and said, "These folds have added a lot; it's more complex now."

Peter nodded.

Is it evolution caused by absorbing genes from vampires?

"correct."

Dr. Lane suddenly remembered something and hesitantly asked Peter, "Have you heard about the 'Bear Mountain Monster' that happened recently?"

Peter put away the CT scan and shook his head. "I don't know what that is."

"There are rumors of monsters appearing near Xiongshan. There have been dead bodies found there. The manner of death of the dead bodies is that their chests were ripped open or their necks were torn open. The way the chests were ripped open reminds me of the symbiotic creature in your chest."

As he spoke, he took out a photograph and handed it to Peter.

The corpse in the photo was horrifying, its chest a bloody mess.

His ribs were turned outwards, and blood splattered onto the grass, leaving a large cavity in his chest.

Peter frowned as he looked at the gruesome state of the corpse before him.

Is this caused by aliens?

But if it's an alien, why didn't I notice it at all?

After Helen was infected, she could feel the presence of the virus within her body, but she was unaware of it.

"Any more?"

After examining the photograph for a while, Peter asked the other person, "Or may I see the body?"

"There's only this one photo. As for the body, it's not in this hospital, and I heard the government disposed of it quickly. You know, the government doesn't want news of wild animals killing people to get out."

Despite saying that, he still told Peter about the hospital where the body was located.

Thank you for providing the information.

Peter put the photo away and thanked the other party.

"You're welcome. I'm glad I could help you."

After leaving Dr. Lane's office, Peter saw Christine chatting with Gwen.

"Hey, Peter."

Christine greeted him.

"Hello, Dr. Palmer."

Perhaps sensing Peter's doubts, Gwen offered an explanation: "I met Dr. Palmer when I was taking care of my father in the hospital, but Dr. Palmer said he knew you even earlier."

"Hmm, because I'm quite familiar with Dr. Ryan."

As Christine spoke, she looked at Peter with a complicated expression.

She had many questions she wanted to ask, such as "Do you really have a tumor like that in your body?"

But she held back in the end.

"Is there anything I can help you with, Peter?"

Christine smiled as she asked Peter the question, trying her best not to show anything unusual.

"No, thank you, Dr. Palmer."

Peter politely declined.

night.

Peter was browsing news about Bear Mountain Park in his study.

There have been media reports of wild animals attacking people in Xiongshan.

However, the culprit is simply attributed to large wild animals such as bears.

He turned his chair around so that he was facing the dark night sky.

In the misty night, it seemed as if a pair of eyes were watching me.

Peter took out the photo of the deceased's bloodied and mangled chest and looked at it.

Ribs were fractured and twisted outwards, muscles were torn extensively, the pericardium ruptured, and a large amount of blood spurted out.

Indeed, it resembles the symptoms of an alien bursting out of its body.

He put down the photo, and his body was slowly covered by a black exoskeleton.

Under the cover of night, the exoskeleton accentuated the slender body's depth.

Mount Sinai Hospital?

He muttered the name of the hospital Ryan had told him, and his expression turned serious.

"Whoosh"!

The curtains by the window swayed slightly, and the next second, his body had vanished from the spot.

"Hey, sweetheart, it's me."

On the highway at night, a car is speeding along the road.

A woman driving was applying makeup and saying to her phone, which was mounted on a stand, "I might not be able to get back before you wake up. Be careful on your way to the airport."

"The crew should be able to get everything done before lunch. I'll try to look presentable when I meet your mom and ask her to put in a good word for me, okay? Tell her I'm in a big movie and I even have some lines."

As she drew her eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil, she said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Our love won't fail this test."

When her car was about to cross the Brooklyn Bridge, it was temporarily closed, so she had to take a detour.

"I might be late. The Spider-Man and Green Monster incident on the bridge a few days ago forced the government to close the bridge in the early morning for emergency repairs."

She complained, "And another thing, it's unbelievable that this damn film crew made me get my makeup done in the early morning and go screaming and running around in the woods. It was torture."