The squeezed appearance....
The slick touch paired with the visual effect was indeed an unusual thrill.
Hua~hua~hua~
Big splashes kept blooming, and the hot spring water was lifted like a curtain of water.
"Your superpower is indeed not bad—let me show you mine."
Interest rising, Ye Li simply controlled the waterflow, turning it into transparent, thin-winged butterflies.
The swarm of water-butterflies fluttered, their wings reflecting crystalline light, looking utterly dreamlike.
After flying for a bit, they gathered again, forming a long-horned deer made of water that tapped its hooves on the surface, sending out ripples~
The waterflow kept changing under his control————
At times it was a human figure dancing water ballet....
At times it was a heart shape standing upon the water...
At times it was a tiny sprout growing into a towering tree.
The flow of water seemed to become a paintbrush in his hand, drawing different pictures.
What they had in common was that every scene was very beautiful.
This lovely performance even drew the gaze of Susan, whose eyes were already hazy and body limp with pleasure.
Watching the water pictures grow more and more exquisite, she spoke to Ye Li in a soft, sweet voice: "Do you always like doing things like this while you're getting intimate with a girl? My superpower is about to give out, and you still have the leisure to multitask—how impressive~"
"Whether I'm impressive or not, aren't you feeling that very clearly right now?"
Ye Li gathered the ever-shifting waterflow. "In fact, this is just the prelude, to get you ready."
"Ready for what?"
Just as Susan was slightly puzzled, she saw————
Strands of water reaching up from the spring's surface, winding around like ropes.....
The sensation of water on skin was like gentle hands caressing, as if it were alive.....
…..
Weng~Weng~Weng~
When Peter and the others reached the lab under the courtyard, they saw a rail-like device spinning without stop.
Suspended at the instrument's center floated a lump of dark-silver, mercury-like substance, constantly twisting.
This was exactly the Gravitonium they were seeking.
…..
At the control console before the device stood a skinny old man with big ears wearing round spectacles.
Seeing Peter and the others come in, he went to pick up a pistol from the desktop————
Smack!
Pietro, quick as lightning, closed in on him in the blink of an eye and smacked the gun right out of his hand.
"What are you trying to do?" Johnny looked at the device and asked the skinny old man.
"Gravitonium is too dangerous—no one can have it. I'm going to sink it into the sea along with this place!"
There was a hint of madness and obsession in the old man's eyes...
Ian Quinn's estate sat on an island; simply running the Gravitonium could sink the whole estate under the sea.
"Sounds like your reason is kind of righteous."
Human Torch lit flames in both hands and threatened, "But doing that will kill lots of people. As a budding superhero, I naturally won't sit by and watch—shut your device down!"
"Superhero?"
The skinny old man froze for a moment...
Johnny's display of fire-control was a bit beyond his expectations....
"That's right—we're from the Ghost Spider Club, surely you've heard the name."
Peter said, "You say Gravitonium is too dangerous—how about compared to our vice chairman, known as the 'World Weaver'? I think handing this over to the Club for safekeeping is the best choice."
The old man looked at Pietro, who had subdued him, and sneered.
"Do I still have a choice?
...But you're far too naive—once this machine starts, it can't be stopped!
You won't have time to run—sink into the sea along with us!"
"What?!"
Ned panicked. "No, I don't want to die yet—hurry and take the thing down!"
Peter pushed up the nose bridge of his scanning goggles and said, "I brought a retrieval device, but we have to shut this machine off first. If we take it directly and the Gravitonium goes out of control, people here will still die."
"No time!"
Pietro ignored Peter's earlier warning, rushed to the device, and tried to move it—————
"Urgh————!"
He strained, only to find it far too heavy to move at all!
The skinny old man smirked. "Heads-up—only seven seconds left till full activation."
Ned hurriedly said, "Pietro, how about you get us out first—forget everyone else!"
"We can't just leave like that... No choice then!"
Peter's vertical pupils tightened, and he pressed an emergency help button.
This was a call-for-aid provided by Ye Li.
The circuitry inside was laced with a few strands of destiny spider-silk; even if he were on the other side of the galaxy, it could reach him.
…..
"You're so bad… stop making that water run around everywhere..."
Susan felt gentle, warm sensations all over; some of the hot spring water even flowed in from the back side, making it truly unbearable for her.
"Hehe~ now you know how formidable I am… huh? Wait, what's this..."
Just as he was savoring his triumph, Ye Li suddenly sensed something————
One of the warning spider-silk lines he'd set up had been triggered.
It was like when prey falls into its web and the spider feels the tremor, setting off its senses...