Chapter 137: Spider-Man is Uncle Ben? How Could I Dream Such a Thing
The flames triggered a chain reaction.
Inside the entire factory, Ben's slime was sprayed everywhere.
The moment the Pumpkin Bomb exploded, it was like throwing a fire into a barrel of explosives.
In an instant—
BOOM!!!
The entire factory was blown to the sky!
Everything was consumed by flames and high temperatures.
Rhino, who was not originally within Harry's attack range, did not escape and disappeared directly in the sea of fire.
The towering flames rose dozens of meters high, like a tornado.
This time, the bewildered New York police finally knew where to respond.
Several kilometers away from the factory, Ben flapped his wings and set Peter and Harry down.
If ten-year-old Ben Tennyson transformed into Stinkfly, carrying two people would be a bit strenuous, but at least he wouldn't be able to fly fast.
But for Ben, who had merged with Spider-Man's powers, the weight of two people was almost zero.
"Stinkfly, requesting to land."
His high-frequency vibrating wings retracted, the dead leaves in the forest beneath him scattered, forming a circle around them.
At this moment, the Little Broken Watch on his head also began to flash.
After a burst of green light, Ben transformed back.
Peter and Harry also fell.
"Benny, it's really you!"
Even now, Harry still found it hard to believe that Ben could turn into a giant bug.
He quickly stood up, wanting to get to the bottom of everything.
"What's going on?"
"And you, Peter, you're Spider-Man! But you've kept it from me for so long, you're really not being a good friend!" Harry was very angry.
He had actually made a Green Goblin Armor for both of his friends, but these two friends had kept such an important secret from him.
Actually, Harry could understand Ben.
After all, if his own superpower was to turn into a smelly and disgusting giant bug, he would definitely be ashamed to admit it.
But Peter keeping it from him was a bit too much.
What?
Did you also turn into a Spider Monster?
Now Harry urgently needed an explanation.
"Sorry, Harry, we didn't mean to keep it from you," Peter said quickly.
The deaths of several villains were a foregone conclusion. Although he felt Harry and Ben shouldn't have done that, he wasn't sad about the deaths of those scumbags.
"Peter's right, we really didn't mean to keep it from you," Ben also said.
To be honest, the Osborn family had treated Ben and Peter very well.
As Peter's childhood friend, Harry's relationship with him had stood the test of time in many universes.
The reason they didn't tell Harry about Spider-Man was out of concern that it would bring trouble to Harry.
Besides, both Ben and Peter now had superpowers, and they were a little afraid that Harry would feel unbalanced.
After all, due to Norman's past neglect of Harry, his greatest fear was becoming mediocre.
In the Toby version of Spider-Man, Harry was even a little jealous of Peter because Peter was smarter than him and Norman liked him more.
However, now that Harry himself had chosen to become the Green Goblin and had the Battle Armor, he also had some combat power, so they didn't need to hide it anymore.
Just as Ben was about to continue, Harry unexpectedly reached out, pursed his lips, and with a heavy expression, patted Ben's shoulder, comforting him:
"I understand you, brother!"
Ben: ???
"What?"
"I get it, you just don't want to reveal your superpower because it's a bit... lame, right?" Harry racked his brain for a word that wasn't too offensive.
"I can understand!"
"Really!"
"And I don't think you need to be too sad about it. Turning into a big bug can be pretty cool. At least you can fly without a glider and spray stuff without special equipment, and in huge amounts..."
"Most importantly," he said, "you can turn back. That's much better than that unlucky guy Stromm. I heard he was green until the day he died."
In Harry's opinion, this was indeed the most important point.
If Ben couldn't turn back after becoming that big bug, that would truly be tragic.
Hearing this, Peter also nodded, agreeing with the statement: "If he couldn't turn back, the girls at Midtown High School would be heartbroken."
However, both he and Ben clearly realized that Harry seemed to have misunderstood Ben's superpowers.
But neither of them was in a hurry.
Because from now on, they were going to tell Harry what had happened.
"Actually, I was bitten by one of Osborn's spiders, which caused me to mutate and gain spider superpowers," Peter said concisely.
Harry's mind immediately became active.
"Osborn Corporation's radioactive spider? I remember there were many more! In that case, wouldn't I also be able to get spider abilities?"
He stood up directly, wishing he could immediately return to Osborn and let those spiders bite him ten or eight times.
Fortunately, Peter stopped him.
"Wait, that won't work."
"Those mutant spiders could only change my genes," Peter told Harry about the trick his parents had played.
To be honest, Richard and Mary hadn't acted ethically in this matter.
Although the half-life formula was the product of their research, the research's success wouldn't have been possible without Osborn's substantial financial investment, and Connors, as a fellow researcher, had also contributed a lot.
Actually, Connors was a bit of a latecomer.
He was originally a military doctor before switching to studying lizards.
However, Harry didn't blame Peter or speak ill of Peter's parents because of this.
He just felt it was a bit of a shame.
At the same time, he understood why Connors' Lizard Serum had failed.
"Wait a minute,"
Harry suddenly had a guess.
"Benny, could your superpowers be the result of a failed attempt to research the half-life formula?"
"Oh dear, you're being foolish. Why would you experiment on yourself?"
With Connors as a precedent for using himself as a test subject, Harry felt Ben was being too reckless.
"Look, now the experiment has failed, and you've turned into this. Although you can turn back, you've missed out on true spider superpowers!"
Harry felt sorry for Ben.
Then, as if he suddenly thought of something.
"Right, if Peter's dad adapted the formula using Peter's genes, then who is the other Spider-Man?"
Harry finally remembered that there wasn't just one Spider-Man.
Besides Peter, there was another Hacker Spider-Man.
"You're not completely stupid."
Seeing this, Ben was about to explain, but Harry raised his hand again, signaling Ben to be quiet.
"Wait, let me guess."
He pinched his chin and lowered his head.
"The two Spider-Men know each other, right?"
Peter glanced at Ben and nodded: "Yes."
"Then what's your relationship like?" Harry asked again.
"What do you think? We're family!" Peter rolled his eyes. "Not just the Spider Family, but a real family."
He practically slapped the answer onto Harry's face.
"I know."
Harry also had the answer.
Peter nodded and said, "That's right, the other Spider-Man is actually..."
"It's Uncle Ben!"
Harry loudly interrupted Peter.
"What?"
Both Ben and Peter were shocked.
They hadn't expected Harry to come up with such an answer.
The two exchanged a look, the same message flowing through their eyes:
Could he really be a genius?
"Am I wrong?"
Harry asked, his voice laced with a question.
Seeing the strange expressions on Peter and Benny's faces, he tried to justify his reasoning:
"Look, two Spider-Men know each other, Peter knows Uncle Ben, you guys are practically family. The radioactive spider can only adapt to your genes, but Uncle Ben is also a Parker, and his genes are very similar to yours."
"Therefore, Uncle Ben must be the other Spider-Man."
In Harry's mind, the Hacker Spider-Man took off his mask, revealing Uncle Ben's face – aged, but still sharp and brilliant.
"Spider Old Hero, cool!"
He clapped his hands together, excitedly saying, "Should I have my dad be the Old Green Goblin too? Otherwise, people might think I'm just Stromm's son."
It had to be said, Harry's reasoning was actually quite sound.
"But, have you considered Uncle Ben's physique?" Peter asked tactfully.
Suddenly, the image of Uncle Ben as Spider-Man that Harry had conjured shattered. It was replaced by a middle-aged, overweight man in a tight suit, his figure out of shape, not tall, but with very high blood pressure...
He shivered, banishing the terrifying image from his mind.
"But if the other Spider-Man isn't Uncle Ben, then who could it be? It can't be Benny, right? He's already a big bug."
Benny: My fists are ready!
"Why can't it be me?"
Benny retorted.
"It's really you?"
This only confused Harry further.
"But why? Could you be Peter's dad's illegitimate son? Are you two actually brothers?"
"This has to do with my other superpower," Benny said.
He decided to tell Harry the secret of his ability to transform into alien heroes. After all, once he transformed, it couldn't be hidden. Harry was practically family now.
However, he decided not to mention that this ability actually came from the Omnitrix.
So far, the only people who knew this secret were Peter, who had helped Benny crack the Omnitrix, and Connors, who had witnessed it.
Benny trusted Peter implicitly. As for Connors, Benny had left neurotoxins in his body, and Eunice was also monitoring him.
"You can turn into aliens too?"
Harry's expression was one of disbelief, as if it were too unfair.
"Forget it, you always make it impossible for me to be jealous," he shook his head. Thinking about the vast gap between him and Benny, he didn't even feel jealous.
However, hearing that Benny had solved the genetic lock problem of the half-life decay formula, Harry also wanted to ask if Benny had made any perfect Spider Serums.
"I can make it, but it's best not to touch it if you can avoid it,"
Benny dismissed the idea.
"Let's talk about it back at our place."
Benny simultaneously reassured Mary Jane and Felicia, asking them to contact the police and inform them that he and Peter had been rescued by Osborn's son, Harry. Then, they headed back to Primus together.
Primus was now vastly different from before.
Giant skyscrapers had sprung up.
Benny didn't take Harry to the top floor. Instead, they took the elevator down to the underground area.
"I built this basement recently. It has a very high security level and can be used as our base from now on."
As he spoke, he snapped his fingers.
Instantly, the entire underground space lit up. Rows of tubular pods rose, and when they opened, they revealed all sorts of Spider Suits.
"I'll get you a new suit too. The one you're wearing is too low-tech,"
Benny said with a look of disdain.
However, while the battle armor was cool, superpowers were more appealing to Harry.
"Spider Serum..."
"I told you, it's best not to touch it," Benny shook his head. "You two think Spider-Man's superpowers come from genetic mutation, but that's not the case. It's a mystical power."
"Mystical power? Are you saying it's magic?" Peter tilted his head.
"Can I cast spells or shout 'Shazam' when I fight in the future?"
"No, I'm talking about the Spider Totem," Benny thought for a moment and realized it wasn't easy to explain clearly.
So, he skirted around the topic.
"This power of unknown origin always has hidden dangers. Peter and I can't change that. But you don't need to be discouraged. There are always ways to gain superpowers, like the Super Soldier Serum."
Ben waved his hand, and numerous decomposition formulas instantly appeared on the computer screen.
Peter and Harry walked forward in surprise.
"You're researching the Super Soldier Serum too?"
The Super Soldier Serum, a serum that seemed outdated by today's standards.
But in reality, the serum's true effect was never just about enhancing strength, but about delaying aging.
And as it stood, the Super Soldier Serum could be achieved without side effects.
Isn't that much better than any Lizard Serum?
Harry thought Ben's actions were cool, but Peter was filled with worry.
"Benny, what are you planning to do?"
Honestly, secretly researching the Super Soldier Serum was essentially a US military operation.
Peter was really worried that Ben might go astray and end up on the path of a villain.
"What am I planning to do?"
Ben was taken aback for a moment, then cleared his throat and unhesitatingly quoted a certain black, bald egg's famous saying:
"I have an idea. Gather some powerful people together and see what we can achieve. When people need it... we can go and win the battles they can't."
"When Doctor Animo occupied Stark Tower with his Mutation Device, I thought that Iron Man alone as a Super Hero wasn't enough for us."
"It won't work if Super Heroes fight individually either. We need to bring these powers together, like a clenched fist. Only then can we better fight Evil."
"So...
Ben turned around, and a giant hourglass-shaped symbol lit up behind him.
"I've founded the Galactic Plumbers."
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