Chapter 180: Black Cat Queen
Under the moonlight.
The Empire State Building stood like an erected tombstone, or perhaps an ancient, weathered castle.
Felicia's silver hair seemed like a hazy veil in the moonlight.
"Kitty, my friend said you were looking for me."
Felicia was startled by Ben's sudden voice. She quickly turned around and saw Ben standing horizontally on the lightning rod at the top of the building, like a black flag.
His black Battle Suit outlined the contours of his muscles, making him look both agile and powerful.
He stood there with his arms crossed, gazing at Felicia, who was like an elf.
Of course, the Black Cat was the elf of the night.
A flash of surprise crossed Felicia's eyes, but she quickly hid it.
She kept telling herself that cats played with their prey, that they had to be mysterious, aloof, and in control!
"It seems my little friend is quite obedient."
"After all, it's pretty scary to have a strange woman with her eyes covered barge into your home," Ben said, shrugging.
"Oh? I didn't think he felt that way yesterday."
Felicia thought Benny had different ideas.
"Alright, tell me what you want. I'm very busy."
"I want to deal with Kingpin, so I need a helper," Felicia said, extending her claws.
Seeing Ben, besides being happy, she also wanted to know the difference in strength between herself and Ben.
She knew Ben was Spider-Man, but she didn't have much of a concept of Spider-Man's strength.
She hoped she was stronger than Ben, because then she could protect him.
Moreover, Felicia had also considered two different lives: a blonde kitty and a white-haired cat queen. She could even transform suddenly and give Ben a shock as the Black Cat.
Thinking of this, she became incredibly excited, her silver hair standing on end like a cat's fur.
Ben raised an eyebrow. "That's not how you ask for help."
"Let me test your skills!"
Felicia crouched down and, in an instant, lunged at Ben.
Her movements were swift. The moment her toes touched the ground, her body flew out, and the moonlight shimmered under her black leather suit.
Her claws streaked across the night sky like silver lightning, leaving five fleeting white trails in the air.
Ben spread his arms and leaped lightly, dodging the attack.
"Wild kitty."
Swish!
The next moment, the metal lightning rod was instantly cut into several sections and fell towards the building below.
"No littering from high altitudes."
Ben shot out a strand of Spider Silk, sticking to the falling lightning rod fragments. Although it was late, it was still bad if they hit pedestrians.
Felicia missed and immediately landed on her hands like a cat, performing a graceful roll at the edge of the building to dissipate her momentum.
Then she half-crouched, turned around, and taunted.
"Scared to fight me, little spider?"
Then she frowned, seemingly displeased with the nickname.
After all, there were two Spider-Men.
Felicia placed a finger on her bright red lips and pondered. She needed to come up with a sweet, unique nickname just for herself.
Her lips were as crystal clear as a strawberry-flavored candy, making Ben involuntarily recall the Black Cat's Kiss from last night.
Then, as if she had a great idea, she said:
"How about 'puppy'?"
"If I win, you'll be my puppy."
Hearing this, the white irises of Ben's mask narrowed. "Me be your puppy? It seems our little kitty needs a spanking."
As soon as Ben finished speaking, Felicia charged at him again.
Her attacks were fierce. Hardy's training had transformed her, but having already seen how sharp the glove's claws were, Felicia didn't extend her metal alloy claws, even though her hands were in a claw-like shape.
She was worried about accidentally hurting Ben.
In reality, however, these attacks were nothing to Ben.
On the contrary, Ben was hesitant in his fighting because he was worried about hurting her.
Felicia, realizing she couldn't get the better of Ben, began to increase the force and speed of her attacks.
She was as soft as a cat, even on the edge of the building where a single misstep could send her plummeting. Yet, she moved as if on solid ground.
Ben raised his hand to block Felicia's attack. To his surprise, Felicia leaped forward boldly, her legs wrapping around him as if measuring his waist.
Then, with a powerful twist, she spun towards the inside of the building, rolling with Ben across the ground several times before pinning him beneath her.
However, she didn't have time to gloat. Ben broke free with even greater strength and, in turn, pressed her against the wall of the Empire State Building.
Ben leaned in, pressing down on Felicia's back.
Then, he "gently" slapped her rear.
Smack!
In the darkness, the crisp sound echoed.
"Now who's the puppy?"
"You..."
Smack!
"Who?"
Felicia was both embarrassed and furious. Feeling Ben's body heat pressed against her back already made her lightheaded.
But she refused to back down.
And so...
The sound of applause continued, echoing from hundreds of meters above the Empire State Building.
After a while, Felicia surrendered, holding her backside.
In reality, Ben hadn't used much force. The slaps on Felicia's body only caused a slight sting.
But the pain was only one aspect. More importantly, each slap from Ben sent a tingly, electric sensation through Felicia, quickly sapping her strength.
If this continued, the floodgates would burst.
"Do you know who the puppy is now?"
"Hmph, I haven't surrendered yet!"
Felicia's legs felt weak, and she looked at Ben with a dejected expression.
What, why were her legs weak?
Ben figured she was probably just afraid of heights.
Half an hour later.
Felicia had recovered.
During this time, Felicia explained to Ben the reasons and process behind her desire to deal with Kingpin, though she concealed her true identity.
"No wonder you want to deal with Kingpin." Ben then spread his hands, teasing her, "But why should I help you?"
"Isn't Hacker Spider-Man a Super Hero?"
"I'm not. You should really find the Avengers for this kind of thing," Ben said, pretending to turn away. At this moment, Felicia spoke from behind him.
"What if I give you a benefit?"
"What benef— Mmph."
Ben turned around, and in an instant, a white blur lunged forward.
Felicia tackled him head-on, jumping off the roof of the Empire State Building with Ben!
Whoosh—
Instantly, the roaring wind sounded like deafening gongs.
But Ben couldn't speak, as his mask was lifted and his mouth was stuffed with a strawberry-flavored candy.
Ben had initially thought Felicia's lips were like crystal-clear strawberry hard candy, but now he realized he was wrong; they were more like soft candy.
In this moment, it felt as though it wasn't just them falling, but the entire world turned upside down.
Pop!
This kiss was even shorter.
"You have about ten seconds to consider."
Black Cat, while falling, straddled Ben's waist and shouted. Her voice lingered in the air, unable to keep up with their descent.
"Does that even need asking?"
Ben also shouted.
"Kingpin?"
"Let's kick his ass!"
Then, he twisted his body mid-fall, wrapping his left arm around Felicia's slender waist and quickly shooting a strand of spider silk with his right hand. The two immediately swung through the streets of New York like a pendulum.
Ten minutes later.
On top of another building, two people landed on the rooftop.
Felicia was ecstatic, excitedly saying, "I've always wanted to swing between skyscrapers with spider silk!"
"Alright, lower your head."
Ben placed a hand on her head, guiding her to crouch at the edge of the rooftop.
Kingpin's building was just across the street.
Even late at night, the building's rooftop was brightly lit. In fact, it was precisely when wickedness flourished.
Felicia said, "Do we really have to lie down like this? It's a bit uncomfortable with the pressure in front."
Ben glanced at the spot she indicated and said, "Isn't this a buffer zone?"
But honestly, after becoming Black Cat, Felicia hadn't just gotten a bit taller; she'd filled out quite a bit all around.
Felicia, with her blonde hair, used to be a B cup, but now she was C and aiming for D, surpassing Mary Jane.
"What's our plan?"
Ben asked.
Felicia nodded and said.
"Charge in and take him down."
"And after we kill him?" Ben asked. "Kingpin is the Underground Emperor of New York, with countless gangs under his jurisdiction."
"Doesn't that make him even more deserving of death?"
Felicia retorted.
"Killing him is easy, but if Kingpin dies, everyone who wants to replace him will emerge, and the gang wars that follow will bring even more chaos and death," Ben stated.
This was the truth.
Although Kingpin was a villain who deserved to die, he did serve as a restraint to those criminals.
At least with him around, the structure of the underworld was relatively stable.
"Then what should we do?"
Felicia frowned.
Hearing this, Ben immediately said, "It's actually very simple."
"Kingpin's life or death isn't important, but whether there's someone to replace him is."
"You mean, someone needs to become the new Underground Emperor?" Felicia understood and asked, "Do you want to be the king of the underworld?"
"I don't have that kind of free time."
Ben shook his head, then raised his hand and pointed at Felicia: "Besides, whoever defeats Kingpin will have that qualification."
"Don't you want to be a queen?"
"Queen?"
Felicia's eyes lit up.
"Black Cat Queen?"
"Sounds pretty good." She twirled a strand of her falling silver hair around her finger, lost in the dream of becoming a queen.
"Then what are we waiting for?"
She coiled her body like a beast crouching to hunt.
The next moment, the two of them charged out simultaneously, crashing directly into the glass of Kingpin's building.
Crash!
The glass shards, reflecting the lights, glittered like fireflies swirling around Ben and Felicia.
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