Early the next morning, the two met in the agreed upon sewer.
To be honest, Arthur had never intended to end up in such a horrible place.
It reminded him of a cartoon he had seen as a child, of a big rat with four little spiders… oh no, they were turtles! Eating pizza in the sewers.
Well, in fact, just one spider made Arthur feel like there were countless voices screaming in his ears every day.
If there were four, Arthur would really go crazy.
After last night's discussion, Spider-Man had completely surrendered to Arthur's 'high-yield' plan.
However, he still had some reservations about using land mines against someone he knew.
So, after a night of tinkering in his lab, Arthur had concocted some small devices that he now installed in the sewer.
Meanwhile, Spider-Man was like a real giant spider, shooting webs in all directions through the sewer tunnels!
Of course, they weren't real webs. They were actually called Bio Cables.
They were extremely durable!
And a small Bio Cable pellet could hold hundreds of meters of cable.
Peter had installed these in a wristwatch-like device that he wore on both wrists, ready to fire at a moment's notice!
This allowed him to swing through the Steel jungle of New York.
As Spider-Man's instructor, Spider-Man had prepared two of these devices for Arthur. But Arthur wasn't used to them at all; not only did they fail to showcase Spider-Man's agility, but they also restricted his movements.
By the way… these gadgets were also invented by the OsCorp Industries!
After launching a web into all the tunnels, Spider-Man had successfully created the web network.
He climbed onto the web, and at first glance, he looked like a giant red spider!
"You look…"
In the midst of his busy work, Arthur looked up at Spider-Man, momentarily unsure of what to say.
"Cool, right?" Spider-Man asked, lying on the web and looking at Arthur.
"Hmm, confidence is good!" Arthur said, raising his fist. "Be confident!!!"
"Hmm, confidence!" Spider-Man agreed, raising his fist as well, then wondered, "Why does it feel like you're scolding me?"
"You're definitely misusing your spider senses!"
Having placed his 'little gift' on the ground… well, technically under the water's surface, Arthur began to fiddle with his pistol.
Of course, in an environment like the sewers, a handgun was the most versatile weapon.
Besides, Arthur had a lot of military daggers in his disassembly room, so he wasn't too worried about close combat.
As for the sniper rifle, it was best not to use it recklessly. Arthur had other ideas for dealing with the lizard.
He hoped to capture a live Lizard, not just a dead one!
To be honest, Arthur wasn't overly confident about this mission. Although Spider-Man had received some training, he still seemed a bit green.
Besides, judging from his portrayal in the movies, the Lizard would definitely be a match for Spider-Man in terms of strength and defense.
Though having Arthur on his side greatly improved the odds, the lack of an accurate understanding of the Lizard still made Arthur worry about possible "unpredictable" situations.
However, the die had been cast, and it had to be done! Trying to capture Lizard today was definitely the best opportunity!
After everything was set up, Arthur stood silently in the dark, holding a military dagger in one hand and a pistol in the other, waiting.
Spider-Man, bored, lay on the web and played a mobile game, talking to Arthur from time to time: "Instructor, why don't you come up and lie down for a while? It's really comfortable up here!"
"I have absolutely no interest in lying on the same bed as a man!"
Arthur's voice was deep, but his words still made you roll your eyes.
"It's really comfortable," Spider-Man insisted.
Arthur held up a finger, "Shut up and wait!"
Time passed in this silent waiting.
Arthur was used to such silence, but Spider-Man was getting a little restless.
Seeing Arthur's silence, his cell phone game became boring.
He kept looking at Arthur, and when he saw him still standing in the darkness, he breathed a small sigh of relief.
Arthur's silence gave Spider-Man a subtle feeling… as if he could be swallowed by the darkness at any moment and disappear without a trace!
Just as this thought crossed his mind, Spider-Man looked back at Arthur and found… Arthur was gone!
"Hallucination?"
Spider-Man was startled, thinking he might be seeing things.
Just then, a spider web suddenly tightened!
Forgetting where Arthur had gone, Peter crouched silently on the web… but as he did, all the webs around him began to vibrate.
In his confusion, he saw a huge black shadow appear in the sewer pipe.
Focus!
Peter dared not make a sound, his eyes fixed on the approaching shadow.
But what happened next stunned Spider-Man. A small lizard appeared on the web, strutting confidently toward the center where all the webs converged.
At the same time, more of these small lizards appeared at the ends of the vibrating webs.
They advanced fearlessly, and… they simply walked past Spider-Man, paying him no attention!
Peter was confused, then realized that these little lizards weren't moving blindly. They were marching in groups in the same direction.
Just then, a sudden sense of dread overcame him. Spider-Man looked up sharply and saw a massive, grotesque green creature descend with razor-sharp claws aimed straight for his neck.
It happened in an instant, and there was no escape!
He managed to dodge the claw that went for his neck, but another claw came right after it, creating a stalemate!
"You stopped me before! This time you will not stop me again!"
Lizard spoke, and in the battle of strength, Spider-Man was at a disadvantage. As the sharp claws approached his chest…
Suddenly, in the silence, another person appeared on Lizard-Arthur!
Arthur, holding the military daggers reversed in his hands, drove them into the sides of Lizard's neck!
The daggers sank three inches deep, instantly causing Lizard to seize up!
Arthur's expression changed. Knowing Lizard's defense was strong, he had abandoned the remote handgun attack.
Even when Lizard appeared, he had not acted recklessly… waiting until Lizard thought victory was assured, Arthur finally launched his surprise attack!
But to his surprise, the daggers could not penetrate!
Lizard's muscles were as hard as Iron Man's, and they gripped the daggers tightly, preventing them from going through!
After failing the killing blow, Lizard roared in fury!
With an explosive surge of power, Lizard's massive tail swung and slammed into Arthur's back!!!