Chapter 81: The Little Holland Spider

Although the Little Holland Spider doesn't seem very reliable at first glance, his fundamentals as Spider-Man are solid.

This likely stems from his frequent acts of kindness and heroism on the streets.

While these everyday activities haven't added much to his experience in handling major crises, they've honed his abilities effectively.

Aside from his mentality, his current skill level isn't much different from that of an average Spider-Man.

Once the Holland Spider joined the battlefield, the state of Black Dwarf quickly deteriorated.

The combined force of the Hulkbuster armor and Holland Spider—a duo of strength—pummeled Black Dwarf relentlessly.

Shortly after, War Machine and Falcon also arrived.

The four of them surrounded Black Dwarf, leaving him no room to retaliate.

However, just as they were about to finish him off, a sudden, powerful gust of wind swept through the sky. A beam of light shot down from a great height, striking Black Dwarf and teleporting him away.

Holland Spider, unwilling to let him go, shot a web that latched onto Black Dwarf, attempting to follow.

Iron Man, who had already been alerted to Holland Spider's arrival by Friday, saw this from a distance and quickly ordered Friday to sever the web.

In the end, all they could do was watch Black Dwarf disappear with the beam of light.

Holland Spider landed on the ground, only to be scolded thoroughly by Iron Man.

Iron Man was nearly livid—had he not intervened in time, was this kid planning to follow Black Dwarf all the way into the enemy's stronghold?

Holland Spider lowered his head, though it was unclear if he truly absorbed Iron Man's lesson.

War Machine and Falcon stood to the side, amused by the scene.

They had long heard of the dynamic between Iron Man and Holland Spider.

War Machine, in particular, knew that Iron Man had been working hard to nurture Holland Spider into the next generation of Avengers. However, Holland Spider was still too young—not only immature in mindset but also a bit reckless in personality.

There had been an earlier incident where his eagerness to prove himself almost caused a ferry to sink. It was Iron Man who stepped in and took responsibility, ensuring Holland Spider didn't face any consequences.

(This is speculation, but Holland Spider's actions in that situation could have been considered obstruction of justice, as one of the parties on the ferry was the FBI. Although his intentions were to resolve the issue, without Iron Man's intervention, it's hard to say how many lives might have been lost. The fact that he wasn't held accountable afterward clearly indicates someone took the fall—and that person could only have been Iron Man. Truly, Iron Man has been incredibly good to Holland Spider.)

As for Falcon, although he typically carried out underground Avengers missions alongside Captain America, he occasionally kept tabs on this side of things.

They had even speculated that Iron Man might be grooming Spider-Man to become his successor.

After Iron Man finished reprimanding Holland Spider, the group returned to Avengers Headquarters, where they met Peter.

Not far from Peter, Doctor Strange had Ebony Maw in a tight hold, seemingly debating whether to finish him off.

By this point, Peter had already undergone preliminary treatment.

During the treatment, he asked Friday, who was operating the machine, a few questions.

Friday's scans using the Regeneration Cradle revealed that Peter's injuries had indeed been partially treated beforehand.

However, the cradle detected no readings of quantum energy, leaving the source of this prior healing a mystery.

Peter naturally refrained from offering any explanations.

But this indirectly confirmed Peter's suspicion: his quantum energy could, to some extent, manifest as a "healing technique" to treat his injuries.

That said, it wasn't yet sufficient.

Perhaps it was due to his inadequate mastery of quantum energy.

Or perhaps it was because he lacked a complete understanding of his own anatomy.

As he pondered, Peter glanced at the Regeneration Cradle, a thought forming in his mind.

If he had enough medical knowledge, would he be able to use quantum energy to repair not just his body but even others' in real-time?

After all, the technology behind the Regeneration Cradle works in a somewhat similar way.

The Regeneration Cradle injects bio-nanorepair materials into the body, allowing them to integrate with human tissues and ultimately create new structures almost indistinguishable from the originals, thereby achieving the desired healing effect.

But essentially, these bio-nanorepair materials are just molecular-level substances.

Perhaps quantum energy could truly simulate such processes.

However, this realization also meant one thing—there was far too much for him to learn.

The development of quantum energy alone already required a solid foundation in quantum physics, and now he also needed to delve into life sciences and clinical medicine.

Peter suddenly felt like he needed several extra livers to handle all the workload.

"Hi! Hello! Your name is Peter? Are you also Spider-Man? Oh wow, hi, senior! My name's Peter Parker, nice to meet you! Can you tell me how you became Spider-Man? Oh, and by the way, I heard you came from a parallel universe—is it true? So parallel universes really exist? I thought the 'many-worlds theory' was just a hypothesis!"

"If we follow the parallel universe theory, shouldn't we technically be the same person? Why are we so different, then? Could it be that the parallel universe hypothesis has been wrong all along? Blah blah blah…"

While Peter was lost in thought, someone suddenly appeared beside him and started chattering away.

Peter immediately felt a wave of energy stronger than Ebony Maw's mental magic washing over him, making his head spin.

He looked up to see a figure in a Spider-suit standing in front of him, sizing him up while talking non-stop.

Who else in this world could wear a Spider-suit and chatter so incessantly?

Obviously, it was the Holland Spider.

Iron Man walked up from behind and grabbed the Holland Spider by the collar. "Can you calm down for a second? Mr. Peter is still recovering."

Peter stood up and said, "The Regeneration Cradle is incredibly effective. I'm pretty much fine now."

Iron Man nodded, then glanced at Peter's suit. "Mr. Peter—"

"Just call me Peter," Peter interrupted with a smile. "We've fought side by side, no need to be so formal."

"Then you can call me Tony," Iron Man replied with a smirk. "Peter, let's head to my lab and get you a new suit. Moving around in this one doesn't seem very practical."

Peter shrugged. "Just so you know, I'm broke."

War Machine chimed in from the side, "Relax, Peter. The man standing in front of you is a billionaire."

Iron Man added, "It's just one suit. Can you walk? If so, let's go now."

"Yeah, I'm good." Peter moved a bit.

The left side of his ribcage tingled slightly—a sensation he knew came from the bio-nanorepair materials interacting with his bones and flesh.

In other words, his injuries were healing at an extraordinary rate.

Seeing that Peter could move without much difficulty, Iron Man breathed a sigh of relief.

He led Peter out of the medical room and into a nearby laboratory.

War Machine followed along.

While designing the suit, they discussed what had happened in Wakanda.

(To be continued in the next chapter—don't wait up!)

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