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Watching Ryan walk toward them with an overwhelming pressure, both of them couldn't help but take a few steps back.
The pregnant Jessica suppressed the terror rising within her and stepped in front of Peni Parker, shouting at Ryan:
"Enough! Stop it, you've won, we surrender! I'm just a pregnant woman, and she's just a little girl. You wouldn't actually lay a hand on us, would you?!"
Faced with Jessica's moral kidnapping, Ryan actually stopped in his tracks.
He looked at Jessica's large belly, which looked like she was about to give birth, and frowned. "How long have you been pregnant?"
Jessica thought this bully had finally softened under her words, so her tone softened as well. Stroking her belly, she said, "Nine months already. I think my baby should be born soon..."
Hearing this, Ryan nodded and said thoughtfully, "So that means the Little Spider in your belly is almost fully developed, making it a Little Spider-Man too, right?"
"What did you say?" Jessica was stunned.
Before she could react to what Ryan meant, *slap!* Ryan delivered another strike, sending the pregnant Jessica tumbling to the ground!
Fortunately, Jessica came with her own built-in airbags, so the fall didn't hurt much.
Feeling the double feedback of Spider Abilities within him as expected, Ryan flashed a very satisfied smile.
Buy one, get one free—who could refuse such a good deal?
As for hitting a pregnant woman being immoral?
The Spider Monarch would say: guess why I'm also called a bully?
I'd need to have morals for you to be able to kidnap me with them!
After the Pregnant Spider-Man went down, only one Spider-Man remained who hadn't been slapped, and that was...
Ryan's "evil" gaze fixed on Peni Parker, making her legs go weak as she collapsed onto the ground in fear.
A strong survival instinct caused Peni Parker's eyes to well up with tears instantly. Adopting a pitifully cute look, she acted cute toward Ryan: "Onii-chan, you wouldn't have the heart to slap such a cute little girl like me, right?"
Seeing such a pitiful little girl acting cute and begging for mercy, one would believe that anyone with a soul wouldn't have the heart to strike her.
Ryan knelt down, placed his large hand on Peni Parker's hair, and ruffled it, saying gently, "You are so cute, big brother naturally has a special exception for you..."
Peni Parker's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, and she said happily, "I knew big brother was the best!"
Ryan reached out and pinched Peni Parker's cheek dotingly, smiling as he said, "Then you've celebrated too early. The exception I'm giving you is that I'll let you choose: should I slap your left cheek or your right cheek?~"
Indeed, no human would have the heart to slap a pitiful little girl, but Ryan wasn't exactly a pure-blooded human; he was the Spider Monarch!
So, he could bring himself to do it!
Hearing Ryan's words, the smile froze on Peni Parker's face as she stared at him with wide, disbelieving eyes.
It seemed she never expected such cold and heartless words to come from a human's mouth!
Seeing Peni Parker frozen in place looking like she was about to cry again, Ryan—who couldn't stand seeing women cry—softened once more.
Sigh, seeing how pitiful you are, I'll be merciful and... make the decision for you!
With that, Ryan curled his finger and delivered a flick to Peni Parker's forehead. Her mind went blank instantly, sending her into a brief standby mode as she fell straight back onto the ground.
*Thud*——————
However, Ryan's insistence on defeating all the Spider-Men of the Spider-Alliance present was only to acquire their abilities. He wasn't like Inheritor Family, who not only wanted their powers but also their lives.
Thus, everyone from the Spider-Alliance was actually just knocked down by him.
Under his deliberate control of force, except for Miguel, who lost a forearm due to his own arrogance, the others hadn't even sustained what could be called injuries.
Especially for Peni Parker, who was a normal human, the force Ryan used was even smaller, merely causing her to feel dizzy for a moment.
As Ryan had expected but was still slightly disappointed by, Peni Parker, being a normal human, indeed didn't provide him with any Spider Abilities.
After a brief dizzy spell, Peni Parker regained consciousness. Clutching her reddened forehead, she glared at Ryan with teary eyes and said with a sob, "You're simply a big jerk!"
After ruffling Peni Parker's hair once more, Ryan stood up and looked around at the Spider-Men who were gradually waking up from their unconsciousness, saying calmly:
"This is just a lesson for you all—a lesson to fix your arrogant habit of thinking you're in control of everything!"
"You should be grateful right now that I'm not your real enemy. Otherwise, after being taken down by me, you wouldn't be standing up again perfectly fine like this; you'd never stand up again!"
"As losers, you must have the self-awareness of a loser!"
Hearing this, all the survivors of the Spider-Alliance lowered their heads in silence. The last shred of pride in their hearts was ruthlessly shattered by Ryan's words...
Indeed, they had nothing to be proud or arrogant about; they were just a bunch of stray dogs who had barely managed to escape...
Miguel sat on the ground, ignoring his limp, severed arm. Instead, he leaned against the corner of the rooftop wall and said dejectedly with his head down:
"You're right. We're all losers. Especially me, as the leader of the entire Spider-Alliance. My arrogance led to countless Spider-Men dying at the hands of Inheritor Family this time. I am the absolute failure..."
"I am no longer fit to continue leading other Spider-Men as the leader of the Spider-Alliance..."
At this point, Miguel suddenly looked up and stared intently at Ryan. Seeing Ryan in his Silver-gray suit shining with a divine glow in the sunlight, he made a decision in his heart and spoke:
"I want to ask you for a favor!"
The other recovered Spider-Men of the Spider-Alliance seemed to sense something and suddenly looked at Miguel. They had already guessed what he was about to say.
But before they could speak to stop him, Miguel raised his hand to silence them. Looking at Ryan, he said firmly, "You are powerful—more powerful than me, and more powerful than any Spider-Man I have ever seen!"
"Most importantly, you are calm, decisive, and have a natural leadership quality—something all Spider-Men lack, including myself..."
"So, I want you to take my place and serve as the leader of the Multiverse Spider-Alliance!"
"I believe that with you leading the Spider-Alliance, there is more hope of defeating Inheritor Family and ending this Spider-Man hunting crisis sweeping through the Multiverse than if I were leading!"
Seeing Miguel's voluntary "abdication to a more capable person," a smirk of success played on the lips of Ryan, who was being forced into the role of the new leader.
Making him the new leader of the Multiverse Spider-Alliance?
Wouldn't that... mean he'd have countless Spider-Men to absorb power from and grow stronger in the future?
After all, training the strength of every newly joined Spider-Man member is a responsibility he should have as a leader, right?
So he was about to have a channel to acquire Spider-Men's abilities without offending any Universe?
This is... just too great!
With a smile, Ryan reached out, about to shake hands with Miguel to make peace and gladly accept his abdication. But halfway through extending his hand toward Miguel, he suddenly stopped in mid-air.
It wasn't because Ryan had a change of heart and didn't want the responsibility; it was because... more guests had arrived!
As Ryan turned his gaze behind him, a hideous spatial rift was tearing through the air, slowly appearing on this rooftop terrace...
In the next moment, two men and a woman stepped out of the spatial rift...
Morlun, leading the group, scanned all the Spider-Men and revealed a bloodthirsty smile. "I think I just heard someone say they were going to defeat our Inheritor Family?"