Chapter 156

"Is it because of my negligence that led to Uncle dying?" Parker was stunned, deeply shaken.

Subsequently, another thought crossed his mind: If he hadn't known about this at this moment, how could he face Uncle's spirit in the heavens?

How could he face the grief-stricken Aunt May at home?

What about his sorrowful heart?

Thus, he snatched the gun from the culprit's hand and swiftly executed the criminal.

Bang!

A gunshot, accompanied by the landing of a heart.

However, all of this was covertly captured by a Daily Bugle journalist hiding in the corner.

The camera's sound was faint, but it couldn't escape Parker's sharp perception.

He instinctively glanced over, startling the photographer, who almost fell off the tall building.

Parker saved the journalist.

However, the following day, the related report still appeared on the front page of the Horn Daily.

They even gave him a unique name.

Spider Punisher!

Parker paid no attention to this coverage; his mind echoed the words Uncle often spoke.

Since "with great power comes great responsibility," he had the duty to intervene and stop these thugs, even if it meant facing criticism and doubt from others!

This was his responsibility when intervening against thugs!

He had to spare no cost, fully utilize his abilities, and shoulder the responsibilities he should!

Only this way could he ensure that no more "Uncles" paid the price!

However, life continued.

Without Uncle, the stable financial source for their already not-so-affluent family was cut off, and Parker lost interest in underground shows, feeling like a monkey on display.

So, he went to the Daily Bugle, supplementing his income by selling photos of himself subduing criminals.

The Daily Bugle continued distorting the content he captured, but... given the substantial payment, let them distort it. After all, what did the Spider Punisher's reputation have to do with Peter Parker?

Afterward, he sporadically confronted many supervillains. But at this point, he only had the resolve to "stop" them, not the idea of "permanently stopping" them.

As a result, these supervillains would repeatedly resurface after being defeated by him.

Especially the Green Goblin, who proved to be the most challenging. Parker once saw bullets bouncing off the Green Goblin's clothes, gaining a deeper insight into his technological prowess.

But through this, he spotted a clue about the Green Goblin attire.

Underneath that purple garment, the Green Goblin wore reactive armor. When hit by bullets, a part of the armor would reduce the kinetic energy, and then the bulletproof fibers below would supplement it, ensuring complete protection.

This allowed the Green Goblin to escape unscathed amidst gunfire every time.

Therefore, Parker realized he needed to increase his power and use new means to deal with these ever-growing lunatic supervillains.

He had to take responsibility for those innocent people like his uncle Ben.

So, he installed a small-caliber bullet chain on the wrist-mounted web shooter, connected to a sensor in the palm, allowing him to freely select various types of ammunition.

High-explosive rounds, incendiary rounds, EMP, armor-piercing rounds, and so on.

After completing the weapon modification, he sought out the group called the "Sinister Six."

Because they had previously attempted to harm the person he cared about the most, Aunt May!

So, punishment was necessary!

Upon finding them, the Spider Punisher first ignited Electro with EMP ammunition—an electromagnetic pulse.

When used as a single unit, it required substantial energy support, but Electro himself was a vast energy source, so...

Electro died on the spot.

Next, he fired several shots, using high-explosive rounds to pierce the chest of Kraven the Hunter, causing this self-proclaimed "greatest hunter in the world," much like his past prey, to return to dust.

Kraven the Hunter, deceased..

Then, the Spider Punisher smashed the uniquely shaped fishbowl head of Mysterio with a punch. Under the force of several tons, his brain shattered like glass shards.

Mysterio, deceased!

Afterward, he switched to incendiary rounds, burning Sandman into glass, then a light touch turned this glass into scattered debris.

Sandman, gone!

As for the Vulture, he tore off his wings with brute force, causing instant death.

Whether due to excessive bleeding or agonizing pain, who knows?

Lastly, it was the leader of the Sinister Six, Doctor Octopus.

The Spider Punisher employed armor-piercing rounds this time, firing several shots that pierced through his mechanical tentacles. Then he shattered all the bones, flesh, and organs in his body, turning him into "soft-bodied creatures" like a real octopus.

Doctor Octopus, deceased!

Thus, the Sinister Six became a thing of the past.

But when the Spider Punisher approached Aunt May after dealing with everything, seeing her fear towards the Spider Punisher, he realized that he could never let his loved ones discover his true identity.

Subsequently, Parker sold the photos of the Sinister Six's bodies to the Daily Bugle.

Initially, he felt a tinge of guilt about it.

After all, besides the initial person who killed Uncle, this was his first time taking lives, and six at once.

However, soon after, the crime rate in New York City plummeted due to this article's release.

A Spider Punisher who took lives had a more substantial deterrent effect on those small-time criminals than imagined!

Thanks to this, Parker was able to focus on his life, graduated from a tech high school with excellent grades, and got into his dream college.

In this college, he met his roommate Harry Osborn and in class encountered a beautiful girl named Gwen Stacy.

But those criminals were like weeds.

They burn but grow back with the spring breeze.

As crime fighters became engrossed in their personal lives, the criminals emerged again, causing mischief.

Violence escalated due to gang turf wars.

Generally, these gang thugs loved nothing more than killing each other, which wasn't within the Spider Punisher's scope of responsibility.

But they harmed innocent civilians!

Therefore, the Spider Punisher appeared once again!

When a gang boss named Kingpin prepared to wreak havoc in the underworld, the Spider Punisher sent him straight to hell.

Afterward, those guys fell silent once more.

And the crime fighter was able to once again indulge in his "love life."

He introduced the girl next door, Mary Jane, to his friend Harry Osborn and tried to set them up.

—After all, they were good brothers!

However, despite the deaths of many supervillains, one villain remained elusive.

That was the Green Goblin.

One day, he used a narcotic to suppress the Spider Punisher's spider-sense, then brought him to a suburban room and revealed that he was Norman Osborn.

The Spider Punisher broke free from the ropes and subdued the Green Goblin with a web.

Although he wanted to "punish" him like the others, he couldn't bear to let his friend lose his father.

So, when he found that Norman Osborn suppressed the Green Goblin's persona, he let him go.

He hoped they could coexist peacefully.

However, it didn't last long. The Green Goblin's persona awoke one day!

And this time, he discovered the Spider Punisher's identity beneath the mask and his weakness.

This fateful battle took place on the Brooklyn Bridge.

The Green Goblin, using Gwen Stacy's life as leverage, forced the Spider Punisher to jump from the highest point of the bridge.

At that moment, the Spider Punisher finally realized that if he didn't take responsibility at this moment and continued to go easy on Norman Osborn, his beloved would never find peace!

So, as he jumped off the bridge, he turned and fired.

The first shot activated the Green Goblin's armor defense.

But that wasn't enough.

Leveraging the super reflexes granted by his spider genes, he immediately fired a second shot!

And it was aimed at the same spot!

This shot directly hit the puncture hole in the armor, piercing through and hitting the Green Goblin's heart!

The deceased Green Goblin and the unconscious Gwen Stacy fell from the top of the high bridge.

The Spider Punisher instinctively shot out a web, catching Gwen's leg.

Then, his mind began frantically calculating distance and angles.

Right before Gwen Stacy hit the ground, she was swung onto the terrace of the bridge, and Parker arrived in the next moment.

He took off his mask, performing repeated artificial respiration and cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the already breathless and heartbeatless Gwen Stacy.

After an intense series of actions, Parker was almost in despair.

At this moment, Gwen Stacy miraculously revived!

However, as Peter Parker stood in his identity beside his angry friend Harry Osborn, looking at the lifeless body of Norman Osborn, he suddenly realized: in this world full of superheroes, those he couldn't save in time had only one way to go—death.

He always thought he was using his abilities to take on his responsibilities, but the truth was, these powers and responsibilities only led to an endless cycle of violence.

If this would hinder his responsibility towards family and loved ones, he'd rather hide these powers.

So, Parker went to Gwen Stacy's hospital room and cleared everything up with her.

He swore to her that he would become a good husband in the future, fulfill his responsibilities, and make the woman he loved happy.

He would never neglect his duty again!

After confessing everything to Gwen Stacy, Parker wore the Spider Punisher's black suit with a huge white skull on the chest for the last time and went to an unknown alley.

He was ready to discard this suit and live an ordinary life from then on.

Just as he reached for his headgear to remove it, a figure emerged from the darkness deep within that alley.

"Let me see who's here? Oh, such a melancholic little bug. Seems like a tasty treat..."

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