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Chapter 37 Fluctuations of Fate?

"careful."

Looking in the rearview mirror, Erin, who was constantly watching the relentlessly pursuing spider-faced creature behind him, suddenly yanked George, who was driving, to a halt.

Almost instantly, a dark red, sharp foot suddenly tore through the Chevrolet's metal roof, grazed George's left shoulder, and embedded itself in the seat behind him.

If Erin hadn't pulled George back in time, that claw from the spider-faced creature would probably have ripped George open.

Having narrowly escaped death, George had no time to feel any lingering fear. He slammed his right foot on the gas pedal, flooring it.

The powerful thrust from the high-speed engine propelled the Chevrolet to speed once more, while the spider-faced creature's leg, still stuck in the seat, was dragged forward by the powerful mechanical drive before it could be pulled out.

The spider-faced creature, whose body was not much smaller than a Chevrolet, was violently dragged by the overloaded engine. Its entire body was like a fishing net full of cargo, and it was dragged on the ground, leaving a bloody path.

Just a few seconds.

The spider's body was scraped clean by the concrete floor, and one of its legs was twisted into a bizarre shape after accidentally hitting a concrete pillar in the underground parking garage.

"Squeak squeak~~~~"

The underground parking garage wasn't very large in diameter, and the roaring Chevrolet quickly reached the end of the road again. George, who was swerving wildly, executed another beautiful drift, throwing the spider-faced creature behind him off and sending it crashing into the cars parked at the corner with a loud bang.

With a loud crash as glass shattered, a piercing alarm instantly blared in the underground parking garage.

It was a car that had been hit hard, and it was honking its horn as an alarm.

"Great opportunity, let's go!"

Seeing that the spider-faced creature seemed to have suffered considerable damage, having been thrown away and unable to get up for a while, Erin's eyes lit up, and he quickly said to George.

With George's driving skills, he only needed a dozen seconds to shake off the spider-faced creature and drive the car out of the underground garage.

Once they leave the cramped underground parking garage, it won't be so easy for that human-faced spider to catch up with them.

Then they won't have to face this dangerous human-faced spider.

Erin's idea is good; most people would make the same choice as Erin in this situation.

However, that only applies to the vast majority of people.

George, now sitting next to Erin and holding the steering wheel, didn't think so.

He said with a grave expression, "No, if we go out now, this monster will definitely follow us out of the underground parking garage. The police support hasn't arrived yet. Once this monster gets out, who knows how many people will be killed by it... We must contain this monster here."

madness.

Upon hearing George's words, Erin was so angry that he almost cursed out loud.

If George hadn't still been holding the steering wheel, Erin would have given him a good beating.

Is now the time to play the hero?

Before Erin could speak, George added softly.

"Spiders are excellent climbers, and Gwen and the others... are all at home right now. I can't risk losing them..."

If George's previous statement was based on his identity as a police officer, then his next statement was the real reason why George was unwilling to run away.

George, who deeply loves his family, would rather sacrifice himself than let anything happen to them.

For the sake of family?

Although this reason still annoyed Erin, it was more acceptable to him than the previous one.

"Don't worry, it's my responsibility. I won't let you stay here and risk your life with me. We're almost at the exit of the underground parking garage. I'll stop the car for a moment, and you can take this opportunity to run out."

Hearing this, Erin's expression softened slightly.

Before Erin could reply, George added, "If I die here, please pass on a message to Helen and Gwen."

"I love them!"

Upon hearing this, Erin's expression changed. It seemed that George was truly prepared to die and intended to use his own life to hold off the human-faced spider.

Just as Erin was about to speak.

A voice, seemingly real yet illusory, suddenly rang out again in Erin's mind.

[Ding! Detected that a supporting character destined for premature death is about to perish; the River of Fate is fluctuating.]

[To calm this fluctuation in fate, you will gain some Fate Points. It is recommended that you kill the mutated human-faced spiders to calm this fluctuation in fate.]

[Note: Newly hatched human-faced spiders have incomplete flesh and blood mutations; their head and heart remain their weak points. However, after consuming large amounts of flesh, the human-faced spider will gradually shift its weaknesses.]

Ok?

Is a supporting character destined to perish prematurely?

Is this talking about George Stacy? His premature death actually caused some fluctuations in fate.

After a slight surprise.

Erin recalled that in The Amazing Spider-Man, George Stacy died in the final battle between Doctor Lizard and Spider-Man.

It seems that Spider-Man was able to defeat Doctor Lizard because of George Stacy's intervention.

He was also Gwen Stacy's father, and his death had a profound impact on Spider-Man.

In some ways, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that George Stacy was an important supporting character in that part of the story.

Is this what fate has in store for us?

After a slight hesitation, Erin touched a bulge in his pocket and gritted his teeth.

Turning to George, she said, "You should say those words to them yourself. You don't want Gwen to lose her father, do you?"

George looked at Erin with surprise upon hearing this, seemingly not expecting the Asian boy to make such a choice.

Time reveals true character, and adversity reveals true friendship.

Erin's actions significantly increased George's positive feelings towards him.

But precisely because of this, George was even less willing to let Erin take the risks with him.

"Child, you are brave, but the monster behind us is not something courage can defeat. Staying here will not change anything; it will only be a pointless death."

"Really?" Erin pulled the bulge out of his pocket and said, "Simply being brave won't be enough to deal with that monster, but what if we add this?"

"This is······"

George's expression changed instantly when he caught a glimpse of what Erin was holding out of the corner of his eye. A hint of doubt and surprise flashed across his face, but more than anything, he was overjoyed.

Because what appeared in Erin's hand was none other than a specially made high-explosive grenade.

(End of this chapter)