American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 35 Poison

Peter initially thought Xiao Xian might have survived because of the unusual location of his heart, but when the headless Xiao Xian paused for a moment and then continued to swing the dagger at himself, Peter realized that things were not so simple.

Peter recognized the knife in Xiao Xian's hand. Before, Peter thought there was something wrong with the poison, but now Peter knew that the problem wasn't the poison but Xiao Xian. No wonder he kept telling him to cut off his heart. This guy had planned to frame him from the beginning. He really deserves to die.

Peter dared not touch this knife coated with extremely potent poison and dodged it repeatedly.

Then, to Peter's astonishment, Xiao Xian's head reappeared, and he smiled at Peter.

"I said we would meet again."

Twisting his neck, Xiao Xian looked at Peter, who was in shock, and said that it would be better if Peter could talk to buy time. The bullet that Xiao Xian shot Peter in the shoulder earlier was highly poisonous, and the dosage was excessive. It could easily kill a hundred elephants. Xiao Xian had prepared it for superhumans from the beginning.

As for applying poison, Spider-Man didn't patent it. If Peter can use it, Xiao Xian can use it too.

As Peter's activities continue and time passes, the toxin spreads throughout his body, and even Spider-Man would have to fall. If not, then forget it; Xiao Xian can just stab himself and choose a new body to regenerate.

Besides, Peter really hates him. Xiao Xian touched his newly grown, still somewhat small head and thought that although it would take time for it to fully grow back, it would be soon. The regeneration speed was quite fast.

As expected, in Tomie's hatred regeneration mechanism, the qualitative improvement is more obvious between the two, but it may also be that Xiao Xian's quantity is still not enough.

"What the hell are you? You survived being stabbed in the heart and having your head blown off? Are you even human?"

Peter's head was getting dizzier and his vision was blurry. Every movement made his body ache. He wanted to lie down and rest, but the situation clearly didn't allow it. The blow that smashed Xiao Xian's head had almost exhausted Peter's strength.

At this moment, taking advantage of the opportunity to talk to Xiao Xian, Peter tried his best to recover his strength. Also, why does Xiao Xian have a beauty mark under his eye on his newly grown head? And why did Xiao Xian go from being an ordinary handsome guy to a super handsome guy that Peter was completely ashamed of?

Looking at that beauty mark, Peter thought of Tomie, who also had a beauty mark at the corner of her eye. He hadn't noticed it before because he was so infatuated with her, but now he realized that there was something wrong with how he fell in love with Tomie, and a big problem at that!

But even with these problems, Peter couldn't suppress his love for her.

"Of course, but you're just a superhuman. Like you, you can lift a car and dodge bullets, though of course you couldn't dodge my sniper shot. Bang! Hit! Ten points!"

With his hand making a gun gesture, Xiao Xian pretended to aim at Peter's heart and fired a shot.

"It's you!!!" Upon seeing this, Peter immediately realized that Xiao Xian was the one who had been sniping at him from the top of the clock tower. In an instant, his hatred for both of them intensified, and Peter felt an urge to tear Xiao Xian to pieces.

Peter took a step forward, wanting to punch Xiao Xian and smash his head open again, but everything went black and Peter lost his balance, almost falling over. He only managed to stay upright by holding onto George Stacy.

"Hey, hey~ don't get excited. You said you were using chatting to recover your strength, right? The right thing to do is to rest and recuperate. Why are you getting angry? If you get angry, the toxins will spread even faster."

Waving his hand, Xiao Xian felt his mind recover much faster, realizing that Peter's hatred for him had reached a new level.

Perhaps keeping Peter in prison to regret and resent himself, spending his time in endless pain, is not a bad idea. Then, when Peter escapes, he can be caught and brought back. In a sense, this can be considered a mobile healing spring.

Moreover, Peter has Xiao Xian's cells in his body, so Xiao Xian can know Peter's condition at any time by simply going to the Rebirth Space to take a look.

"I was definitely not stabbed by the dagger." Peter said incredulously. Of course he knew the dagger was poisoned, and he had been extremely careful from beginning to end so that he was not stabbed by the dagger at all.

"A bullet? So you're the only one who knows how to poison, huh?" Xiao Xian brandished the dagger in his hand, looking at the swaying Peter, and deliberately shrugged and lied, "Go to jail and rest easy. Don't worry, I'll take good care of Aunt Mei and Tomie. Of course, forget about marriage, I have very high standards."

"You!!!" Hearing Xiao Xian's words, Peter was furious that the two women he valued most had not met his requirements. Combined with the effects of the poison and his wounds, Peter was so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground. George Stacy took the opportunity to break free from Peter's control.

"Congratulations, Captain George Stacy, our cooperation has successfully captured the villain Peter Parker!" Xiao Xian reached out and shook hands with the still-shaken George Stacy.

They weren't really counting on the Osborn Group, but if George Stacy mentioned them in every interview, the publicity would be good. It would be even better if they could get involved in a police press conference. Besides, as the future NYPD chief and Gwen Stacy's father, it was necessary to curry favor with George Stacy.

Putting everything else aside, George Stacy's knowledge of New York gangs and the crime scene alone is invaluable.

"Ah, yes, yes, that's it." George Stacy realized what he meant and shook hands with Xiao Xian. The two smiled at each other, as if they weren't the ones who had just been kidnapped and told young people not to be impulsive.

"You won't mention the situation when I was held hostage when you face the media, right?" George Stacy whispered in Xiao Xian's ear. This guy is rich and wouldn't die even if his head was smashed. There's no possibility of coercion, bribery, or murder to silence him. He can only try to please him and hope that he won't reveal his shameful state today.

And how did he manage to snipe Spider-Man while he was trapped in a bag? His superpowers aren't limited to regeneration, are they?

"Of course, Captain George, please also put in a good word for me in front of the media," Xiao Xian replied with a smile.

"Of course! Of course! Let's exchange contact information so we can communicate more easily."

George Stacy nodded repeatedly. This was a billionaire with a net worth of twenty million, and he might earn even more if he debuted in the future. It would be great if he could get him to sponsor the police, especially to sponsor himself.

Popular superheroes can have a higher status than superstars, while less popular regional superheroes also have significant impacts, especially on local voters, making them sought-after by local politicians.

If George Stacy could win over Xiao Xian, a local figure, as an ally, and leverage Xiao Xian's political influence, he might be able to advance even further.

(End of this chapter)