Chapter 104: Recognizing Klein
The two Shadowkhan ninjas standing behind Klein quickly drew their shuriken and pistols, shooting at Klein.
Klein waved his large hand, deflecting the shuriken and bullets. He then grabbed the Shadowkhan ninjas by the neck and slammed them together. Bang! The Shadowkhan ninjas dissolved into black smoke and vanished.
"Hey! Wait! Don't be scared, we won't hurt you, we just need to clear up one thing," Peter said, shooting a web that wrapped around the large monster's arms and held tight.
Klein turned to glance at Spider-Man, then his bone blades popped out of his forearms, effortlessly cutting the webbing.
"I have no ill will. Right now, I just want to leave," Klein said, retracting the mandibles from the sides of his mouth, trying to make himself look less grotesque.
"I know, but we want to know where the owner of this house is?" Peter's tone was gentle, trying not to provoke the monster in front of him.
Silas stepped forward, looking at the monster's tattered trousers. He asked, puzzled, "Klein?"
"How do you know..." Klein had just started the sentence when he realized he had made a terrible mistake. Wasn't that an indirect admission that he was Klein?
"What?! Klein!" Peter was also shocked. Why would Silas ask that?
Silas remembered that after Klein greeted them this afternoon, Ned had added a comment that Klein's blue pants had pink patterns on them. The monster's shredded pants were the same color and pattern.
"You're right, haha... I am Klein. Now that I've become a monster, just kill me," Klein said, kneeling down as if confessing his sins. Tears streamed from his eyes. He believed Spider-Man and his partner had definitely come to capture him, the monster, especially since he had consumed four people just yesterday.
"Oh my god, you really are Teacher Klein..." Peter suddenly covered his mouth. He felt like he had just exposed something.
"Teacher?!" Klein abruptly raised his head, confused. "Are you my students?"
"Uh... no, we just know... um, that you are a teacher," Peter stammered incoherently. What was he even saying!
Klein slowly stood up, walking closer to Spider-Man. "Peter Parker?"
As Peter's teacher, he was somewhat familiar with his student's voice, even though he had only recently become Peter's teacher. However, because of Silas, Klein had paid special attention to Peter.
"I'm not Peter Parker, but that kid is great. I think highly of him," Peter tried to explain.
Klein then looked at the Black-Clad Man. The Black-Clad Man's voice had been digitally altered, but that didn't stop him from making a guess. "Silas Parker?"
"It looks like you really are Klein," Silas said. Neither he nor Peter was famous. Since the Klein in front of them could call out their names, it must be true.
"Wait, you still haven't answered me," Klein pressed. "Are you my students?"
"No," Peter firmly stated.
Klein nodded thoughtfully, muttering to himself, "I see. In that case, I'll have Peter write ten reports tomorrow."
"No, Teacher!" Peter blurted out, only realizing after he spoke that he had exposed himself.
"Peter, you're Spider-Man!" Klein exclaimed in disbelief. Then the Black-Clad Man next to him must be Silas, since the two brothers were always inseparable.
Silas's mask instantly dissolved into a wisp of black smoke and drifted away, revealing his original appearance. He asked, "Teacher, how did you become like this?"
"That's right, Teacher, how did you turn into this?" Peter also pulled off his mask cleanly.
Since both sides had revealed themselves, there was no need to hide anymore.
"It really is you," Klein said, shaking his head with a bitter smile. He then asked, "Then that black-clad person was sent by you, Silas?"
"Yes, but I really didn't expect it to be you, Teacher," Silas replied, feeling awkward. He shouldn't have let Big Black mess things up.
Klein looked around, then pointed to a relatively intact sofa nearby. "Let's go sit over there. Would you like anything to drink?"
"I'm fine with anything, Teacher," Peter said.
Silas didn't hesitate. "Juice."
Klein nodded and walked toward the kitchen. A moment later, he returned, carrying three glasses of juice.
"Thank you," Silas and Peter said as they took their juice.
Klein shook his head. His massive body sat down next to Peter. Crash! The sofa couldn't bear his weight, and the frame broke.
"Apologies, this body is quite cumbersome," Klein said self-deprecatingly.
Peter patted Klein's arm. "It's alright, Teacher. I think this body is cool, like a Predator, but without the suit."
"Thank you," Klein said, taking a sip of juice.
Silas took a small drink and set his juice aside. "Teacher, how did you end up like this?"
"It's a long story," Klein sighed. "The Lizard is actually Connors, and he's my friend."
"The last time he showed up as the Lizard at school, it was because I brought him in to see the students, but I truly didn't expect he would actually become that Lizard."
"After the Lizard left, I remembered Connors was still in the dormitory. I rushed back to check if Connors was injured."
"I found that Connors was gone without a trace, but I saw the gene formula for the Lizard Serum in a notebook on the floor."
"Based on that gene formula, I could guess with high accuracy what happened. Combined with the dormitory being a complete mess, I deduced that Connors must have injected the Lizard Serum to become the Lizard."
Klein spoke honestly to Silas and Peter. There was no need to hide it now. It was unbelievable to him that his idols were actually students in his class; it felt like a dream.
"But Teacher, if you knew injecting this gene serum would have this kind of side effect, why did you inject it?"
Hearing this, Silas roughly guessed what happened. Klein must have followed the gene formula to create the gene serum, resulting in his current monstrous appearance.
"Alas~ Initially, I knew what happened to Connors, so I didn't consider doing such a dangerous experiment. That is, until the day the school was bombed."
"I realized that with my own strength, I couldn't save the students, so I turned my attention back to the gene formula."
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