The teacher on the stage was lecturing, and Meng Ran was bored, his mind wandering.
Meng Ran turned his head and lay on the desk, watching Gwen listening attentively. Admiring a beautiful woman studying was also a great pleasure.
Gwen could of course feel Meng Ran's gaze, but she had also come to understand Meng Ran over this period.
She knew he had already mastered this knowledge, so she didn't remind him like she did when they first met.
Meng Ran had finished studying, but she hadn't, so she still had to listen carefully.
Meng Ran looked at Gwen, feeling pleased and refreshed.
It was like when you were a child, running wild in the fields, and suddenly you saw a bright flower.
Instantly, you were captivated by the flower's beauty, no other scenery could fit in your eyes, and the entire field of vision was just this flower. Even at that moment, the whole world was just this flower.
The flowers bloomed before you, displaying their beautiful colors and swaying in the wind, as if inviting you to dance.
But their beauty also made you feel ashamed, and you withdrew your outstretched hand.
So you stood with them, bathed in the breeze. They flaunted their beauty, and you stood there, dumbfounded, admiring it.
Meng Ran looked at Gwen and couldn't help but think of the Ghost from last night.
Meng Ran pondered inwardly.
"That Ghost also seemed very charming, but still not as good as my Gwen."
"But that Ghost has Webbing. Isn't Webbing Spider-Man's skill?"
Thinking of this, Meng Ran scratched his head involuntarily. He then glanced at Peter, who was listening attentively in front of him.
"Yeah, of course I remember Spider-Man."
"But I seem to recall there being a lot of versions of Spider-Man, emmmm, let me think."
"Spider-Man, and a girl, emmmm."
"That costume does look really familiar." Meng Ran was having a brainstorming session.
He couldn't help but scratch his head again.
Gwen saw him scratching his head and asked in a low voice, "Meng, what's wrong? Did a bug bite you?"
Meng Ran heard Gwen's words and realized his movements were a bit too exaggerated.
"It's nothing, I was just stretching." Meng Ran found an excuse.
Gwen, seeing that he was alright, went back to listening to the lecture.
Meng Ran looked at Gwen and narrowed his eyes.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind.
"Gwen, Spider-Man, that costume."
"Spider-Gwen, holy shit!!!"
Meng Ran suddenly remembered the parallel universe Spider-Man that his classmate had explained to him in his previous life.
That classmate was a devoted Marvel fan who had watched not only the movies but also many comics.
He would often recommend Marvel comics to Meng Ran during casual chats, but because Meng Ran preferred watching movies to comics, his recommendations were never successful.
However, Meng Ran vaguely remembered that Spider-Man had told him there were many Spider-Men, even female ones.
He just hadn't seen any in the Spider-Man stories he knew of, which were connected to the Avengers.
Because female Spider-Men were rather special, Meng Ran could now recall those fragments of what Spider-Man had told him.
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At this moment, Meng Ran felt like he'd figured something out.
"That's why that costume looked so familiar."
"Gwen said her stomach was bothering her today."
Suddenly, the image of Meng Ran punching the Ghost into a wall last night flashed through his mind.
"Holy shit! No way! No way!"
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Meng Ran felt like he was falling apart. He was a mess.
He even felt like his love life was slipping away, like he'd been punched across the room.
He quickly rummaged in his bag, pulled out a Calming Potion, and gulped it down.
"Phew~" The potion took effect, and Meng Ran felt his frantic heart finally settle.
Meng Ran carefully considered his memories and some clues from last night and today.
"I just remembered something. Marvel does have a female Spider-Man, as far as I know."
"That Spider-Man is the Spider-Gwen from a parallel world."
"Although the world I'm in now should be different from those, it doesn't rule out the possibility of a Spider-Gwen existing in this world too."
Meng Ran continued to sort through his thoughts.
"Yesterday, I punched Gwen...wait, I punched the Ghost."
"And then today Gwen isn't feeling well, and it's not her time of the month either."
Meng Ran felt like he was doomed the more he analyzed.
Pulling his thoughts back, Meng Ran now had only one way to both avoid Gwen's suspicion and confirm whether she was the Ghost.
Meng Ran decided to act tonight.
He planned to use Venom to possess Gwen. This was a way to both avoid alerting Gwen and confirm her identity.
If Meng Ran didn't gain any abilities from Gwen, then she wasn't a Ghost.
Conversely, if Meng Ran did extract something...
Then Meng Ran would have to think about what to do.
Having finalized his plan, Meng Ran was restless in the classroom.
He wished he could fast forward time and get to the evening already.
Ever since realizing that Gwen might be a Ghost, Meng Ran could no longer chat with her freely.
This made Gwen feel a bit strange; it was like he'd suddenly become a different person.
Finally, it was time for school to end. Meng Ran waved goodbye to a few people and quickly fled.
Meng Ran pedaled his bicycle as fast as he could, the chain practically smoking.
Back home, Meng Ran didn't bother chatting with his family downstairs.
With a few long strides, he was upstairs and into his room, flipping the lock on the door in one swift motion.
Meng Ran immediately opened his computer and started searching for information about the Ghost Spider.
After judging Wur a few days ago, Meng Ran hadn't really paid attention to the news.
The news back then was all about how the Evil Ghost was doing this and that, and Meng Ran found it annoying, so he didn't pay much attention.
He had thrown himself wholeheartedly into his nightly work of combating crime.
The computer began to display news about the Ghost Spider from the past few days.
She appeared the night after the Evil Ghost judged Bill.
Like the original Evil Ghost, she appeared every night, fighting crime and protecting the peace of the neighborhood.
She didn't kill. After stopping a crime, she would bind the criminals with Webbing and then hang them at the doors of various police stations.
Because of her elusive nature and signature Webbing, the internet collectively called her the Ghost Spider.
At the same time, discussions about her began on the Evil Ghost's website.
The online discussions were quite intense.
This was due to the different methods the Ghost Spider and Evil Ghost used to punish criminals.
Those who disliked the Evil Ghost began to praise the Ghost Spider and criticize the Evil Ghost, claiming his methods were cruel, ruthless, inhumane, and that he was just a perverted executioner.
Some supporters of the Evil Ghost claimed that Ghost Spider was too lenient with criminals. They argued that such mercy wouldn't lead to reform, but rather give them another chance to commit crimes. Only by eradicating them completely, like the Evil Ghost did, could true justice be served.
Then there were those who hated both the Evil Ghost and Ghost Spider, criticizing both. They called them destroyers of order, terrorists, and anarchists. They claimed that they were constantly trampling on the dignity of the government and the law, and that they were the source of unrest.
Only a relatively small number of people could view them rationally, respecting their different approaches to upholding justice. Most of these people congregated on the Evil Ghost's forum.
Many of these people had been saved by either Ghost Spider or the Evil Ghost, thus they were more deeply touched and saw things more clearly.
Meng Ran looked at the online information, trying to search for clues that might help him understand Ghost Spider's identity.
He stopped only when Meng Huo came upstairs to call him for dinner.
It seems she's still very cautious, not leaving behind any clues.
It seems I can only confirm it tonight.
Meng Ran descended the stairs, deep in thought.
"I'll worry about it later."
Meng Ran shook his head and resolutely focused on the important task of eating dinner.
After dinner, Meng Ran sat cross-legged on the bed, practicing the Free Breathing Technique.
He was increasingly aware of the technique's wonders; it was a perfect fit for him.
During this time, Meng Ran hadn't stopped his progress with Venom's possession.
With the accumulation of days, Meng Ran's strength had surpassed Captain America's level, roughly equivalent to one and a third Captain Americas.
Of course, this referred to physical attributes. Meng Ran possessed other abilities that Captain America didn't.
Venom itself had also grown quite a bit. The Venom that first bonded with him was incredibly evil and was promptly taught a lesson by the Cosmic Fire. Then, it was reborn in the womb.
That Venom, having been taught a lesson, was essentially a new Venom. This Venom was completely loyal to Meng Ran. It just needed to grow from scratch, becoming stronger with each host it bonded with.
As time passed, the moon shifted its position in the night sky.
Meng Ran opened his eyes, feeling that the time was about right.
With a thought, the battle suit fully covered him. Then, he leaped out the window.
Under the bright moonlight, Meng Ran headed towards Gwen's house.
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