Chapter 165: Spiderman on the News

**Boom!**

The ground shattered as the train, like a beast breaking free, crashed down amidst dust and flying gravel.

The front car, long emptied, crumpled and fell apart. The entire train leaned to one side, and the empty car was smashed and deformed on the construction site. After a shower of sparks against the ground, the train finally came to a stop.

Once, Chu Cheng would complain about having to dodge construction sites everywhere he went. Now, he couldn't be more thankful for the city's numerous construction zones. Without them, finding an unoccupied area to stop would've been tough.

At that moment, the first subway car broke through the ground like a sword, while most of the rest remained buried. The road was punctured, dust filled the air, and the sight of the subway half exposed was shocking.

This was the best Chu Cheng could do with Spider-Man under the circumstances. The distance for a safe stop was limited, and he couldn't force the brakes like before. This was a control measure to minimize damage and injuries. Sure, some people got hurt during the abrupt stop, but post-incident reports showed most injuries were minor, with a few serious but non-life-threatening cases—no fatalities. 

Given that the initial expectation might have been "no survivors," this outcome felt like a miracle.

It took passengers a moment to recover after the train stopped. They stood up, dazed, trying to comprehend that the train hadn't plunged into the underworld or anywhere else. They looked out at the dust-cracked pavement and blocked streets, finally realizing what had happened. A man in a tight suit had seemingly pulled the rails with his bare hands, dragging the train to safety.

"Wow!" 

Shouts of surprise erupted from the survivors. These few minutes were a rollercoaster for all of them. Moments ago, they thought they were doomed, like someone caught halfway in a grave.

The whole city was watching the incident unfold. Media rushed to cover it, and soon a helicopter flew overhead, focusing on the half-buried train, broadcasting live to screens in homes everywhere.

Everyone's first reaction? Confusion.

Wait a minute, how did the subway get up there?

Can it even fly?

But even for Spider-Man, this was a bit embarrassing. He coughed and struggled to crawl out from under the debris. It looked like he'd taken some hits.

Of course, it wasn't a big deal. For regular folks and even many other heroes, a situation like this could be fatal. But for Spider-Man? He was used to worse. He could take a head-on collision with a train without much trouble. He looked a bit rough, but he probably just wiped away some blood.

In any case, despite the luck involved, the plan was successful, and more experience and hero points came his way.

As everyone knows, each hero has their own strengths. For instance, planes tend to panic when Superman is around, ships get nervous near Aquaman, and trains have issues when Spider-Man is involved. Though this was just a street mission, the points earned were pretty good.

Passengers in decent shape started stepping forward.

"What the heck just happened?" 

This question was clearly on everyone's mind.

Spider-Man straightened up, shook his head, and smiled with his big eyes, "Just your friendly neighborhood, Spider-Man!"

He then shot a web and swung away under the astonished gazes of the crowd.

The reporters in the helicopter were stunned, then turned to the cameraman.

"Did you get that on film?"

"Uh…."

Soon after, reporters and rescue teams arrived, piecing together the situation.

"It's true!" 

Survivors beamed into microphones.

"I swear on my grandma's grave that what I'm saying is true! The guy who just flew off—Spider-Man—was the one who stopped the train! He shot out a web, ripped the whole rail up, and yanked the train down onto the tracks!"

The reporter: "Huh?"

The audience: "What?"

They seemed to understand the words but struggled with the meaning.

Even the reporter who asked the question hesitated, awkwardly smiling without knowing how to respond, his expression clearly saying, "Dude, did you just hear what I said?"

Yet all the survivors spoke in unison, insisting that a kid in pajamas with a spider head had stopped the subway with his bare hands. Investigations confirmed their claims. Although Spider-Man's web had disappeared, the subway tracks were clearly yanked up by incredible force.

That was just plain weird.

This incident stirred up a huge wave of buzz in the city. "Spider-Man" quickly became a trending topic, overshadowing other news, including the latest album from a popular artist.

Before long, people started sharing their own encounters with Spider-Man online.

"I remember him! He helped me get my cat down from a tree! I had no clue who he was back then."

"I recognize him! He helped me catch a bike thief!"

Meanwhile, the underground organizations in the city, including the Jiangdu F4 gangsters, were rattled. They had previously been intimidated by Spider-Man, who had escaped unscathed.

When they read the headline, "Spider-Man Stops Subway with His Bare Hands," accompanied by a video, they began to realize something was off. The more they looked at the familiar red and blue figure swinging away, the more they freaked out.

Wait, isn't this the crazy guy we tried to corner before?

He stopped a runaway train with his bare hands.

Did we actually shoot at him?

What were we thinking? 

Soon, it became clear that quite a few people in the city had encountered Spider-Man before, but nothing had grabbed attention like this incident.

With this latest event, the spider-themed hero quickly became a household name. He wasn't just active at night; his escapades included everything from police shootouts to rescuing pets stuck in trees.

No wonder they called him the "Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man."

Despite the spotlight, Spider-Man was exhausted. After the mission, Chu Cheng asked him to log off and recover.

Just then, news from Daredevil in the next city came in.

"Sir," Friday reminded him, "Daredevil has discovered something in Harborview City."