The teacher on the stage was giving a lecture, and Meng Ran, bored, was zoning out.
Meng Ran turned and leaned on his desk, watching Gwen listen attentively. Admiring a beautiful woman studying was also a great pleasure.
Gwen, of course, could feel Meng Ran's gaze, but by now, she had also come to understand him.
Knowing that he had already mastered this knowledge, she didn't remind him as she had when they first met.
Meng Ran had finished learning, but she hadn't, so she still needed to listen carefully.
Meng Ran looked at Gwen, feeling delighted and refreshed.
It was like when you were a child, frolicking in a field, and suddenly you saw a vibrant flower.
Instantly, you were captivated by the flower's beauty, and your eyes could no longer hold any other scenery; your entire vision was filled only with this flower.
At that moment, it was as if the whole world was just this flower.
The flower bloomed its beautiful colors before you, swaying in the wind, as if inviting you to dance.
But its beauty also made you feel inferior, causing you to retract your outstretched hand.
So you stood with her, bathed in the gentle breeze, she freely displayed her beauty, and you stood there, mesmerized, admiring her beauty.
Looking at Gwen, Meng Ran couldn't help but think of the Ghost Spider from last night.
Meng Ran pondered in his mind.
"The Ghost Spider also seemed very charming, but still not as good as my Gwen."
"But the Ghost Spider also had webs. Aren't webs Spider-Man's ability?"
Thinking of this, Meng Ran couldn't help but scratch his head. He then looked at Peter, who was listening intently in front.
"That's right, I couldn't possibly forget Spider-Man."
"But I remember there were many versions of Spider-Man, emmmm, let me think."
"Spider-Man, and a female one, emmmm."
"That outfit does look very familiar." Meng Ran was in the midst of a continuous brainstorm.
He couldn't help but scratch his head again.
Seeing him scratching his head, Gwen couldn't help but ask softly, "Meng Ran, what's wrong? Did a bug bite you?"
Hearing Gwen's words, Meng Ran realized his movements were a bit too exaggerated.
"It's nothing, nothing, I was just stretching," Meng Ran said, making an excuse.
Seeing that he was fine, Gwen continued to listen to the lecture.
Meng Ran looked at Gwen and narrowed his eyes.
Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked across his mind.
"Gwen, Spider-Man, that outfit."
"Spider-Gwen, holy crap!!!"
Meng Ran suddenly remembered the parallel universe Spider-Man that a classmate had told him about in his previous life.
That classmate was a loyal Marvel fan, who had not only watched the movies but also read many comics.
He would always try to recommend Marvel comics to Meng Ran during their chats, but because Meng Ran preferred movies that moved over comics, his recommendations had never succeeded.
However, Meng Ran vaguely remembered him once saying that there were many Spider-Men, and even female ones.
But none had appeared in the Spider-Man stories he had seen that were connected to the Avengers.
Because the female Spider-Man was quite unique, Meng Ran was able to recall those fragments of what he had told him at that moment.
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In that instant, Meng Ran felt as if he had figured it out.
"I knew that outfit looked so familiar."
"Gwen said her stomach was upset today."
Suddenly, the scene of him punching the Ghost Spider into the wall last night flashed through Meng Ran's mind.
"Holy crap! No way! No way!"
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Meng Ran felt like he was going to break down; his mind was in turmoil.
He even felt as if his love was drifting further and further away from him, as if it had been punched away.
He quickly fumbled in his bag, took out a bottle of calming potion, and poured it into his mouth to calm himself down.
"Phew~" As the medicine took effect, Meng Ran felt his wildly pounding heart finally settle down.
Meng Ran carefully thought back to his memories and some clues from last night and today.
"I just remembered something, Marvel does seem to have a female Spider-Man."
"That Spider-Man is Gwen Stacy from a parallel universe."
"Although the world I'm in now should be different from those, it doesn't rule out the possibility that this world also has a Spider-Gwen."
Meng Ran continued to sort through his thoughts like this.
"Yesterday I hit Gwen—Pooh Pooh Pooh!—I punched the Ghost Spider."
"Then today Gwen's stomach is upset, and it's not the time for her to have her period today."
The more Meng Ran analyzed, the more he felt like he was doomed.
Pulling back his thoughts, Meng Ran now had only one way to confirm whether she was the Ghost Spider without Gwen noticing.
Meng Ran decided: he would act tonight.
He planned to use the Venom to possess Gwen. This was the method that would allow him to confirm her identity without Gwen noticing.
If Meng Ran didn't gain any abilities from Gwen, then it would mean Gwen wasn't the Ghost Spider.
Conversely, if Meng Ran did extract something...
Then Meng Ran would have to think about what to do.
With a plan decided, Meng Ran was restless in the classroom.
He now wished he could fast-forward time, to quickly reach night.
Ever since realizing Gwen might be the Ghost Spider, Meng Ran could no longer chat freely with Gwen.
This made Gwen feel a bit strange; it was as if he had suddenly become a different person.
Finally, when school was dismissed, Meng Ran greeted a few people and then fled as if escaping.
Meng Ran pedaled his bicycle furiously on the way, the chain almost catching fire.
Upon returning home, Meng Ran didn't chat with his family downstairs.
He took a few large strides upstairs, entered his room, flipped the lock, and closed the door in one fluid motion.
Meng Ran hastily opened his computer and began searching for information about the Ghost Spider.
After judging Ur a few days ago, Meng Ran hadn't paid much attention to the news.
Because the news at the time was overwhelmingly about how the fiend was doing, Meng Ran found it annoying and didn't pay much attention.
He had fully dedicated himself to the work of cracking down on crime at night.
News about the Ghost Spider from the past few days began to appear on the computer.
She appeared the night after the fiend judged Bill.
Like the fiend at first, she appeared every night, fighting crime, and protecting neighborhood peace.
She didn't kill anyone; each time she stopped a crime, she tied up the criminals with webs and then hung them at the entrances of various police stations.
Because of her elusive nature and distinctive webs, the internet uniformly called her the Ghost Spider.
At the same time, discussions about her also began on the fiend's website.
The online discussions were quite heated.
This was due to the different ways the Ghost Spider and the fiend punished criminals.
Those who disliked the fiend began to praise the Ghost Spider and criticize the fiend, blasting the fiend's methods as cruel, inhumane, and that he was a perverted executioner.
Those who supported the fiend said that the Ghost Spider was too lenient with criminals, and this leniency would not make criminals repent, but only give them another chance to commit crimes. Only by eradicating them like the fiend could true justice be achieved.
There were also those who disliked both the fiend and the Ghost Spider, criticizing both, calling them destroyers of order, terrorists, and anarchists. They claimed that they trampled on the dignity of the government and law at all times, and that they were the root of unrest.
Only a relatively small number of people could view both rationally, respecting their different ways of upholding justice. This group was mostly concentrated in the fiend's forum.
Many of these people had been saved by the two, so they felt more deeply and understood more clearly.
Meng Ran looked at the online information, trying to search for any clues that could help him understand the Ghost Spider's identity.
He didn't stop until Meng Huo came upstairs to call him for dinner.
"It seems she is still very cautious, leaving no trace."
"It seems I can only confirm it tonight."
Meng Ran walked downstairs, deep in thought.
"I won't think about it for now."
Meng Ran shook his head and firmly dedicated himself to the business of eating.
After dinner, Meng Ran sat cross-legged on his bed, cultivating the Free Breathing Technique.
He increasingly felt the magic of this cultivation method; it was indeed 100% compatible with him.
During this time, Meng Ran had not stopped his progress with Venom possession.
Over time, Meng Ran's strength had exceeded Captain America's level, roughly one and one-third of a Captain America.
Of course, this referred to physical attributes; Meng Ran also had other abilities that Captain America did not.
The Venom itself had also grown considerably. The Venom that first possessed him was extremely evil and was directly educated by the cosmic fire, then reborn in the womb.
The disciplined Venom was essentially a new Venom. This Venom was completely loyal to Meng Ran, but it needed to grow from scratch, becoming stronger with more possessions.
As time passed, the moon also changed its position in the night sky.
Meng Ran opened his eyes, feeling that the time should be about right.
With a thought, his battle suit fully covered him, and then he jumped out of the window.
Under the bright moonlight, Meng Ran ran towards Gwen's house.