"Kraven: What, coming after me?"
"J. Jonah Jameson."
"Tell me, who takes pictures of Spider-Man? Who knows where Spider-Man is?" Kraven asked coldly.
At their feet was a cliff dozens of stories high.
Jameson knew very well that if the man in front of him let go, he would die on the spot.
"I don't know, he always mails the photos anonymously..."
In that instant, Jameson's mind flashed to his son, who had become an astronaut, and his wife, who reminded him daily to take his high blood pressure pills. His company, his life...
He thought of many things, but never of saying Peter Parker's name.
"You know, maybe he is Spider-Man... Otherwise, why wouldn't he show his face?"
Jameson didn't know he'd hit the nail on the head. He just wanted to protect Peter Parker, so that the kid, still in school, wouldn't be attacked by these terrible villains.
At this moment, fear warred with a growing conviction in his mind that Spider-Man was a menace!
If not for him, why would his newspaper have been attacked?
And Peter Parker, that good kid, wouldn't have gotten involved in such dangerous events.
He remembered Peter Parker's family situation didn't seem very good, which could be seen from his demeanor and clothing.
Poor kid, just because he knew Spider-Man, danger had now found him.
Kraven didn't believe his nonsense at all: "Don't play games with me, Jameson. I don't have time to waste."
Just then, Robbie burst in, shouting, "Sir, he's telling the truth. None of us know Spider-Man."
As a fan of Spider-Man, Robbie was also a righteous person.
He knew Peter Parker knew Spider-Man; it wasn't exactly a secret in the entire newspaper office. But just like Jameson, he had no intention of revealing it.
"Is that so?"
Kraven turned his head, but his arm extended a few more centimeters out of the building. At the same time, his fingers tightened, making it almost impossible for Jameson to breathe.
His expression was cold: "Will this make your memory any better?"
He wasn't just threatening Jameson, but all the newspaper employees.
Seeing this, Jameson kept signaling to those people, but no matter what, with so many employees in the company, it was impossible for every single one to be righteous enough to willingly die for someone else's life.
Under Kraven's beast-like gaze, someone soon couldn't hold back and revealed the truth.
"It's Peter Parker, a student at Midtown High School!"
"Shut up! I'll fire you!"
Jameson's face turned red, and he cursed loudly, but Kraven backhanded him, knocking him unconscious.
Then, he tossed Jameson back into the newspaper office as if he were garbage, and leaped out of the building himself.
Robbie, quick-eyed, caught Jameson and then quickly crawled to the blown-out opening, looking down.
In the blink of an eye, Kraven had vanished.
Betty ran over in her high heels, supporting Jameson with one hand, and said worriedly, "Peter is in danger. We need to call the police quickly, or contact him and tell him to hide."
Robbie nodded.
"It would be even better if he could contact Spider-Man."
Fortunately, because Peter had been frequenting the newspaper office recently, even though he wasn't a formal employee, the Daily Bugle still had his phone number.
Betty called Peter, while Robbie dialed 120, preparing to send the unconscious Jameson to the hospital.
But unfortunately, because he was still in class, Peter didn't answer Betty's call.
On the other hand, Ben, shortly after the Daily Bugle was attacked, Eunice had contacted him.
Since the Daily Bugle was always associated with Spider-Man, Ben had listed it as a key target for observation.
The moment Eunice reported to him, Ben understood that someone couldn't find Spider-Man, so they were targeting Peter.
Before acquiring Hammer Industries, he might have worried a little. But now, with those defensive robots on standby, if those foolish villains really followed the clues to Uncle Ben and Aunt May, the Iron Warriors would immediately teach them a lesson.
No worries, pay attention next life.
Of course, if they were looking for Peter, Ben wouldn't bother.
After all, these villains wanted to find an alternative route because they couldn't defeat Spider-Man, right?
Instead of worrying about Peter, he should worry about the school, which had only recently been repaired.
If it were destroyed again, the principal would probably be overjoyed.
After Kraven left the Daily Bugle, he immediately relayed the news to Kingpin.
As the Underground Emperor of New York, Kingpin naturally had capable people at his disposal, and he quickly found all the publicly available information about Peter Parker.
An ordinary kid from Queens, his impoverished background immediately reminded Kingpin of his own childhood.
But he wasn't as cowardly as Peter. Kingpin let out a cold laugh, "Grab him and find out where Spider-Man is!"
Without him saying it, this was exactly what Kraven intended to do.
He felt no guilt about capturing a defenseless student.
Using bait was a common tactic for catching prey.
He leaped between buildings, quickly locating Midtown High School. The sight of the Triumphal Arch-like entrance immediately stunned Kraven.
Wait, dude, this is a school?
For a moment, Kraven thought he'd gone to the wrong place.
Fortunately, it wasn't long before he noticed that behind the luxurious gate, it was still just an ordinary public school.
So, he charged straight in without any pretense of stealth.
His thug-like appearance immediately drew the attention of the school security guards. But even with their riot shields and forks, they were like mantises trying to stop a speeding chariot.
Kraven took them all down in a single encounter.
He didn't care about the lives of these ordinary people who weren't on his hunting list, nor did he deliberately kill them.
Inside the teaching building.
Peter was still in class.
He already knew everything the teacher was saying by heart, so he was zoning out, wondering if he should invent something to upgrade his battle suit.
But then he reconsidered. The battle suit Ben had made for him was already fully functional, and he wouldn't know where to start even if he wanted to improve it.
Then he thought about Connors' research, wondering what kind of product would result from mutating the spider gene with a variometer.
The next moment, a jolt of electricity shot through his brain.
Peter's body went numb.
Then he abruptly stood up, drawing the attention of the entire class.
"Peter!"
The teacher glared at him disapprovingly.
Normally, because Peter's grades were excellent, the teacher wouldn't bother him about daydreaming in class. But now, he had severely disrupted the order of the classroom.
"Peter?" Mary Jane was in the same class as Peter. Seeing him looking a bit absent-minded, she quietly tried to get his attention.
But Peter didn't respond. Having been Spider-Man for so long, he was already accustomed to his spider-sense. Now, his expression changed, and he immediately realized something unusual was about to happen.
His intuition told him to turn his head towards the window.
Crash!
Shattering glass flew everywhere.
A muscular figure burst through the window!
Instantly, all the students and teachers were thrown into chaos by the sudden attack.
However, since they lived in a country where gunfights could break out at any moment, they all skillfully ducked down, heads covered, hiding under their desks.
Unlike the last attack by Connors, Kraven's objective was clear, and he was more rational and decisive.
He wouldn't be distracted by ordinary students; his target, from beginning to end, was only one person – Peter Parker.
And coincidentally, Peter was the only one still standing.
Mary Jane, half-crouched, used her desk as cover, trying to reach Peter and pull the silly kid from the Parker family down to hide with her.
But her position was a bit far from Peter. Before she could take a few steps, Kraven made his move.
"You're Peter Parker?"
Kraven lunged at Peter, his strong arms grabbing Peter by the collar and lifting him up.
The moment Peter saw Kraven, he recognized the villain who had appeared at the court before.
He wanted to resist, but this wasn't the right time.
In front of everyone, he was Peter Parker, not Spider-Man.
"It's me..."
"So, you know where Spider-Man is?"
Hearing this, Peter immediately said, "I don't know where he lives, but I can help you contact him. How about this, why don't you tell me a time and place, and then go back and wait for news? I'll pass the message on to him for you?"
Peter's small frame contrasted sharply with Kraven's imposing physique.
"No need for all that trouble. If I catch you, Spider-Man will come anyway!"
Kraven was about to act when a whistling sound cut through the air. He ducked, and a chair flew over his head.
Flash stepped forward.
The usual school bully, still wearing bootleg Spider-Man merchandise, showed a heroic spirit in the face of Kraven.
"Let Peter go, or I'll beat you so hard you'll wish you were dead!"
"Wait, Flash, don't be reckless!" Peter shouted.
He really couldn't believe Flash would stand up for him in a situation like this. While surprised, he also worried about Flash's safety.
Even though Kraven and Flash were similar in build, Kraven possessed superpowers and strength that might be significantly greater than Captain America's. Flash was just a normal person, and confronting Kraven would only lead to him getting hurt.
"Shut up, Parker. I'm not saving you. I'm just doing what Spider-Man would do."
Flash clenched his fists, brought them to his chest, and assumed a boxing stance.
Then, he looked at Kraven with displeasure and said, "Let Peter go. He doesn't understand Spider-Man at all. I'm the real fan of Spider-Man!"
"Nerve."
Kraven dismissed Flash with disdain.
However, Flash couldn't stand being looked down upon like that, especially by someone who thought Peter understood Spider-Man better than he did.
So, without a second thought, he lunged at Kraven and threw a powerful punch.
And then he was taken down…
"Is that all?"
Kraven chuckled contemptuously. Just as he was about to leave, Kingpin's voice came through his earpiece.
"Wait, Kraven."
He stopped.
Kingpin continued, "Peter Parker has another brother. Bring him to me as well!"
Kingpin knew very well that these so-called superheroes believed in sacrificing themselves for others. It wasn't just them; people close to them were also influenced.
Just like the boss of the Daily Bugle and that black guy Robbie, they would rather sacrifice themselves than reveal Peter Parker's identity.
Therefore, Kingpin was worried that Peter would also be stubborn.
But it didn't matter.
Everyone has a weakness.
If threatening Peter Parker's own life didn't work, then using his loved ones as leverage would be a completely different matter.
Kraven found Kingpin's words very reasonable.
In fact, when he had first met Peter, he could see the lion hidden in the kid's eyes.
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In short, he didn't seem like the type to give in easily.
So, Kraven smashed through the wall without hesitation, carried Peter, and rushed into Ben's classroom.
Initially, the others in Ben's classroom had only heard a loud noise and didn't know what was happening. Now, the entire classroom fell into the same panic.
Kraven carried Peter like he was a pig's leg, scanned the room, and loudly asked, "Who is Ben Parker?"
No answer was needed.
Kraven realized that people from the Parker family seemed to be quite brave.
He looked at Ben and smiled.
"Looks like it's you."
Ben ignored him, his gaze fixed on the captured Peter, as if asking him what he was doing.
Peter gave an embarrassed smile.
"Benny, run!"
Mary Jane, seeing Kraven smash through a wall and heading for Ben, rushed out and shouted.
"He's here to catch you!"
Hearing this, Felicia turned pale with fright and grabbed Ben's arm, trying to pull him outside.
Ben reached out to calm Felicia and, at the same time, gave Mary Jane, who was behind Kraven, a look, signaling them not to act rashly and get hurt.
Gwen, who hadn't figured out what was going on yet, was quick to dial her father's number.
What she didn't know was that Chief George was already on his way.
"Catch me?"
Ben was stunned when he heard Mary Jane's words.
He never dreamed that Kraven would come for him.
Alright, alright, so it was me they were after all along?
Instead of being angry, Ben found the situation amusing.
In fact, even Ben himself was taken aback when Kraven appeared before him.
He had made so many preparations to prevent these villains from targeting Uncle Ben and Aunt May, but who knew they would set their sights on him?
Why go after the soft targets when you can pick the biggest fist?
They must be tired of living!
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