The next morning, Zed returned to school. He had missed a lot of school lately, and Old Charlie and Emma were starting to suspect that Zed was up to no good with all his running around.
Returning to the classroom after a few days felt like a lifetime ago for Zed. After all, he had only been out last night, and he wasn't quite used to school life again.
After Zed sat down, Peter asked, "Zed, what's wrong? Are you feeling sick?"
"Ah! Ouch~~ Twisted my back when driving. It's nothing serious, I'll be fine after a couple of days' rest," Zed said with a straight face.
"Driving? You bought a car?" Wealthy American high school students could already drive at this age, and Peter was envious, thinking Zed had already bought a car.
Zed calmly lied, "No, I'm learning to drive. I should go get my license too, planning to practice first."
Even so, Peter was still envious. But Ned, who was beside them, noticed a blind spot and asked with suspicion, "How can you twist your back while driving? Do you even use your back for the steering wheel, accelerator, or brakes?"
"Have you ever driven a car?"
"Uh, no."
"Well, that's the thing! You'll understand when you get a license. You'd understand even more if you had two."
Peter imagined himself with two cars and couldn't help but feel even more envious. Ned, who frequented various websites, seemed to sense something different but couldn't quite put his finger on it, pondering the connection between cars and…well, you know.
Zed ignored their thoughts, interrupting Peter's daydream: "Peter, what have you been up to lately? I heard you skipped class, just like me. That's not like the good student Peter Parker!"
Peter was a little flustered, brought back to reality. He hadn't told anyone about his costumed adventures. Neither Ned nor Zed knew he was the newly debuted Spider-Man.
Peter had once suspected Zed of having extraordinary abilities, but Zed had denied it after the incident at the basketball court. Moreover, Peter's powers had been rapidly developing over the past month.
Peter figured Zed had just been strong enough to hold him back that one time, since Peter's powers were new and hadn't yet matured.
Peter didn't want to involve his two ordinary friends, so he quickly explained, "Delivering... delivering pizzas! Right! I've been delivering pizzas lately, and sometimes I get too tired and oversleep. Yes! That's it!"
Zed patted Peter on the shoulder and said, "Then you have to take care of yourself! Don't wear yourself out! By the way, do you still have that pocket watch I gave you?"
Peter was caught off guard by Zed's change of topic, but he was very happy to avoid the previous topic, and took the initiative to say: "Ah! That pocket watch! It's always hanging on my desk, and I usually look at it when I do my homework. This pocket watch is really well made! It hasn't broken in so many years, other watches I've bought often break."
Zed quickly stopped Peter from continuing, as long as he confirmed that the watch face was still there. "That's enough, Peter! I just wanted to confirm if the pocket watch was broken and if it needed repair. Since it's not broken, then it's fine. You don't need to speak anymore!"
Peter also understood that he was a bit of a motormouth, so he quickly covered his mouth with both hands and winked at Zed to show that he understood.
In the afternoon club activities, the three of them went their separate ways and did their own things.
Peter was making high-tech web-fluid composite materials in the school laboratory. A few days ago, when Peter was stopping a group of bank robbers, he had exhausted all of his web-fluid reserves and had to replenish them quickly. And making a new suit also required these web-fluids as raw materials.
Ned discovered during several study sessions with the research group that he really liked computer programming, and then made it his main development direction, devoting all his free time to the computer.
Zed went back to make plans again. The Ryuki Watch was almost ready, and the second stage was coming soon. He had to prepare for the future, and he was getting too involved with this world.
Time passed in a simple and mundane way. Spider-Man helped old ladies cross the street every day, helped children climb trees to retrieve balloons, and occasionally caught a few thieves. The friendly neighborhood Spider-Man of New York was gradually taking shape.
Zed had been secretly observing Peter's growth. Even without Uncle Ben's classic line, "With great power comes great responsibility," the person destined to become Spider-Man still became Spider-Man. Peter Parker was still Peter Parker.
Peter, the fruit tree, had already blossomed, and Zed was just waiting to harvest the fruit.
Inside the S.H.I.E.L.D. Triskelion, Alexander Pierce sat beside Brock's hospital bed, his tone devoid of emotion.
"You did a great job, Brock! Our great cause needs you, so dedicate yourself to it!"
After Pierce left, a group of medical staff came to Brock's bedside and announced his death. Secretly, Brock was transported to a HYDRA weapons research center.
Here, Brock would gain the power he had always dreamed of, but he would also pay a price that ordinary people wouldn't want to pay.
While Pierce was dealing with Brock, Nick Fury was in his office watching a video of a street racer and said:
"Can someone tell me, what is this again! Why can a car drive vertically on the glass wall of a building, and even drift on it! And there's not even a scratch on the glass!"
Coulson, who had just returned from Jessica, took out some blueprints and said:
"Uh~ This car seems to belong to Zi-O. This one is a new form image of Zi-O obtained from Jessica, the symbol on his body is exactly the same as the symbol on this car."
Natasha looked at the portrait and said:
"Zi-O's actions this time were very successful. We've seen at least four new watch faces, he's really cleaning up this time!"
Nick Fury tapped his fingers on the table, a little annoyed. Zi-O's power was growing stronger day by day, while he was stuck in a secret battle with HYDRA, completely unable to stop him, and could only watch from the side.
Nick Fury asked again, "How's the investigation into that female hacker going?"
Coulson replied, "We've identified her as Skye. She taught herself hacking and joined Rising Tide. She was investigating Wilson's secrets with Miles, another member of the group, but was discovered by hackers working for Wilson. They arranged to meet in New York, where Wilson's men were waiting. Miles is confirmed dead, and Skye hasn't been seen since Zi-O rescued her."
After Coulson finished, Deputy Director Hill added, "According to our investigation, Skye stole records of Wilson's deals with The Hand. Zi-O may have saved Skye to obtain the location of The Hand."
Coulson and Hill were both correct, but Nick Fury, as a Level 10 agent, had the highest level of access and could review the classified information. Nick Fury already knew that Skye was the 0-8-4.
Nick Fury was certain that Zi-O had saved Skye as an investment to collect a watch. As for whether Skye had activated the watch, and how Zi-O knew about Skye's special identity, these questions had been bothering Nick Fury.
Nick Fury recalled the images that even high-speed cameras couldn't capture, and the kick with the Roman numeral clock effect, then thought of the words "Time King" on Zi-O's face. A terrifying thought spread in Nick Fury's mind.
Shaking off this bad thought, Nick Fury showed no sign of anything unusual and continued to ask, "What about the new Spider-Man?"
Coulson replied: "Peter Parker, a Midtown High student. His parents were on a plane that went missing, and their whereabouts are still unknown. Peter Parker lives with his aunt and uncle. Coincidentally, his Uncle Ben Parker was the bystander who rescued Skye that day."
"Wait!" Nick Fury suddenly interrupted Coulson, "Say that again? Ben Parker was the good Samaritan that day!"
Coulson answered with some confusion, "Uh... yes!"
Natasha instantly understood Nick Fury's meaning and exclaimed in surprise, "Peter Parker is also Zi-O's target! He saved not only Skye but also Ben Parker! All of this is to get close to Peter Parker!"
Everyone in the office understood at this point, and both Coulson and Hill were shocked. Zi-O had actually carried out so many plans simultaneously!
Although she didn't show it, Natasha was actually even more surprised than they were. Natasha strongly believed in her own judgment, and Zi-O was not a particularly resourceful person, yet he had really achieved this.
How was this even possible?
Natasha seemed to have thought of something and looked up at Nick Fury. Nick Fury didn't say anything but simply nodded at Natasha.
Then Nick Fury issued an order, "Start monitoring Peter Parker, pay attention to anyone approaching the target, and lock down all information about Peter Parker."
"Yes!"
After Coulson and Hill left the office, Natasha stayed behind alone, "Is this kind of power really possible?"
"Nothing is impossible. That uncapturable image is the best proof." Nick Fury stared at Natasha with his single eye and continued, "I can be sure that Zi-O doesn't rely on external objects to screen and activate the watch faces, but rather he himself knows who can activate them."
Natasha exhaled and said, "When we met that day, I realized Zi-O knew a lot about us, but I just thought it was because of good intelligence work, that he had obtained information about us. I didn't consider it was related to special powers."
"That's not even the worst-case scenario!" Nick Fury said after a moment of silence, "The worst-case scenario is! Our conversation might be being listened to right now!"
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