Last night the rain was sparse and the wind was fierce; a deep sleep did not dispel the lingering effects of the wine.
In short, when Gwen woke up the next day, she found herself lying in Peter's arms, her body still sticky with sweat.
Her mind went blank for a moment, and it took quite a while before she remembered what had happened last night.
She had obtained a Symbiote suit similar to Radiation from Peter, and then a strong impulse had surged in her heart... At the thought of how crazy she had been yesterday—clinging to Peter like an octopus and refusing to come down even though she was exhausted—Gwen felt her face burn as hot as fire.
Turning over with a light movement, Gwen did a quick check and found that she didn't feel any discomfort.
It made sense; in her memory, Peter seemed to have used his healing ability to help her recover three or four times last night... Although last night's madness was completely beyond Gwen's expectations, looking at the soft sleeping face of the person beside her, she felt no resentment or regret.
Instead, she was filled with a sense of satisfaction and happiness.
Since many years ago, she had already decided in her heart that Peter was the one.
Later, as she gained spider abilities and Peter became The Punisher, saving her from danger time and time again... Gwen found herself unable to live without Peter even more.
Gwen even had a strong feeling that if she lost Peter in her life, her life and her World would surely become a mess!
Thinking this, her gaze couldn't help but fall on Peter's face again.
At first, it was just a bit of secret joy because their relationship had taken another step forward, but then, it became pure appreciation and infatuation.
Tsk tsk, this sleeping face, these collarbones, these chest muscles, these biceps, this... If she weren't afraid of waking Peter up, she would have wanted to pull the quilt down a bit more to continue admiring this fit and well-proportioned body, like an ancient Greek sculpture.
"Have you seen enough?"
Just as Gwen's gaze was becoming a bit vacant while looking at Peter's physique, Peter's voice suddenly rang in her ear.
Gwen flustered like a startled cat, even bumping her head lightly against the bedside table, letting out a cute whimper of pain.
"Peter, you, when did you wake up?"
"Around the time you turned over. My hearing is quite sharp..."
As Peter spoke, he subconsciously pulled Gwen back into his arms, and then... his hand, as if equipped with GPS, automatically navigated to where it should go.
Feeling that warm and slightly rough touch, Gwen instinctively twisted her body uncomfortably.
As a result of this twist, she bumped right into ()... how is it still so ()... "Who was it that refused to () no matter what last night... and now you want to hide?"
Seeing Gwen's look of utter shock, Peter couldn't help but find it funny, while slightly increasing the strength in his hand.
Gwen's breathing became a bit hurried, and finally she could only beg for mercy out of breath:
"Don't, my grandma will probably call me for breakfast soon."
Seeing Gwen mention Grandma Pauline, Peter's hand finally became a bit more behaved. After all, it really wouldn't be good if the elder discovered them.
However, being at a vigorous age and having achieved a breakthrough from zero for the first time last night, Peter naturally had a taste for more.
So, before leaving, he leaned into Gwen's ear and asked one more question:
"Then, how about tonight?"
"Tonight..." This time, even the tips of Gwen's ears turned red, but she really couldn't bring herself to say anything bold, so she could only push Peter's chest irritably:
"We'll talk about tonight when tonight comes!"
Settled~!
Hearing this, Peter couldn't help but show a Nick Wilde-like smile. Only after kissing Gwen on the cheek with a'smack' did he contentedly climb out of the window and leave Gwen's house... After returning from Gwen's, Peter pretended as if nothing had happened and went back to his own home.
While eating breakfast with Uncle Ben and Mei, Peter, gradually calming down from his excitement, began to think about his next plan of action.
With the battle between Hulk and Abomination over, according to the normal plot development, it wouldn't be long before Tony started showing signs of palladium poisoning.
Then there would be Thor's hammer descending to Earth, and the Battle of New York, which would serve as the beginning of the entire major event.
Add to that his sudden appointment as the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., which must have already alerted the HYDRA elements within S.H.I.E.L.D.
The upcoming New York was destined not to be peaceful.
Although he had mastered the Mercy's Respite skill, this move had a cooldown after all, and he couldn't be in two places at once; he might not always be able to protect everyone at critical moments.
Therefore, the matter of making Uncle Ben, Mei, George, and others into superhumans must also be put on the agenda immediately.
Besides that, Felicia, Harry, and the others couldn't be left out either.
To protect his family and friends, Peter decided on a three-pronged approach.
First was to split off Symbiotes as external defense.
Second was to help Dr. Connors advance the perfect lizard serum project to help everyone improve their physical fitness.
Finally, it was to get the promised Iron Man Suit from Tony.
This thing could no longer enhance Peter's combat power now, but it could serve as a carrier for the wheel of destiny, acting as his iron butler and rescue clone.
After thinking through these key points, Peter didn't hesitate after finishing breakfast and decisively went to Parker Tech, which he hadn't visited for a long time.
Compared to a month ago, the current Parker Tech had clearly become much livelier with the release of the unicorn generation 1.
Everywhere in the lobby, there were manufacturers queuing up for cooperation and job seekers coming for interviews.
Peter didn't pay much attention to these people and went directly to Dr. Connors' laboratory by elevator.
"Dr., how is the progress on the lizard serum?"
Connors obviously didn't expect Peter to visit suddenly. He was stunned for a moment before speaking honestly:
"The 10% concentration side-effect-free serum for medical use is basically complete, but beyond that, as the concentration increases, the impact on biological habits becomes more severe.
Currently, the 30% concentration serum must be taken regularly with sedative drugs to ensure that the test subjects do not become manic.
As for higher concentration serums, they are simply uncontrollable. Once the concentration exceeds 50%, lizard physical traits will inevitably appear. This seems to be a problem that modern medicine simply cannot solve."
Speaking of this, Dr. Connors' voice was somewhat frustrated.
Human hearts are always insatiable.
When Dr. Connors first started researching the lizard serum, he only wanted to use lizard genes to achieve limb regeneration.
But now, seeing that limb regeneration has become a possibility, he has unconsciously developed more ambitious thoughts, hoping to produce a lizard serum that can allow humans to obtain that kind of super strength.
While Dr. Connors was showing a frustrated expression, Peter had quietly activated his little broken watch and entered the 100% lizard form:
"Dr., although your idea is dangerous, I estimate that my blood should be able to help your research go a step further."