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Chapter 684: Buzz Buzz Buzz Buzz (Part 2)

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Spider-Sense, a truly miraculous ability, can even evolve into a precognitive skill when developed to its peak. Schiller had never really pondered where this ability actually originated.

Although it looks like a setting the editor came up with on a whim, the editor later hinted in the comics that Spider-Man's origin is linked to the Spider Totem. Thus, this ability is likely bestowed upon its apostles by the Spider Totem itself.

Through the Gray Fog, Schiller confirmed that the strange sound from before was actually someone contacting him via Spider-Sense. Furthermore, that mysterious voice told him that as long as he used his Spider-Sense to communicate with the Spider Totem, he could travel to the mysterious location she mentioned.

Schiller is not Spider-Man; he was not chosen by the Spider Totem, nor was he bitten by a spider. He merely replicated a low-level Spider-Sense ability through the System. This ability can be seen as a weakened version of Peter Parker's Spider-Sense, lacking any precognitive function and only capable of predicting danger within an extremely short timeframe.

Therefore, Schiller did not know if this weakened Spider-Sense could also communicate with the Spider Totem, but it didn't matter; he could give it a try.

Meditation was not difficult for Schiller, but he did not know what the Spider Totem actually looked like, and the voice hadn't specified. Thus, he meditated according to his own understanding.

To Schiller, the most powerful aspect of a spider is not its strength; what makes it most different from other creatures is the spiderweb, which possesses an aesthetic of order.

A biological structure formed by instinct that nonetheless possesses a regular beauty appreciated by humans is extremely rare. Moreover, the imagery of a web is, most of the time, more easily associated with being caught in a net or walking into a trap.

Just as Schiller once said to Peter, in this society, all connections between people can become key factors in leveraging strength. This vast web woven by social engineering fits Schiller's concept of a spider better.

Such thoughts spread through his mind, and that slight sound rang out again. Schiller's breathing and heartbeat rhythmically followed the Spider-Sense within his body without him realizing it.

Soon, he saw a passageway, and at the end of this passageway was a shining point of light. Schiller walked forward along this path, and as he approached the point of light, he felt an invisible barrier blocking his way.

However, as the faint Spider-Sense continued to buzz, Schiller successfully passed through this barrier. Then, following the passageway toward the point of light, he landed and found himself in a grand hall.

It was very bright here. Before the light vanished, Schiller vaguely saw a group of figures coming and going.

When he landed, a very familiar voice rang out: "Oh, god, he's here! He's here! Quick, quick, let me see... the new arrival is... hey, wait a second, he's not Peter Parker!"

When the light dissipated, Schiller was not surprised to see a group of Spider-Men.

Schiller was more familiar with the leading Spider-Man. In countless comics, movies, and animations, that classic kid wearing a red and blue suit, who could climb walls, shoot webs, and was a bit of a chatterbox, had appeared before him just like that.

To be honest, Schiller felt somewhat unfamiliar with this version of Spider-Man, because the Peter Parker who often moved before his eyes rarely appeared in the Spider-Man persona.

Most of the time, he was wearing a hoodie and carrying a backpack, either just coming from the Stark Tower lab or from school. And as soon as he entered the Hell's Kitchen clinic, he would greet Pikachu boisterously before rushing toward the game console together.

In Schiller's eyes, such a Peter was really just a child, but the Spider-Man before him was clearly not. His physique was stronger than the Peter Schiller knew, and he was 3–4 centimeters taller.

The suit's color scheme was classic, the chatterbox trait was identical, and even the two eyes—one large and one small—making an expression of surprise were exactly the same as in the comics.

Just then, a woman wearing a black and white spider suit with a red mask covering her face walked up. She looked at Schiller with some confusion and then muttered to herself: "... I couldn't have made a mistake. Someone without Spider-Sense couldn't have received my communication through Spider-Sense..."

This voice was very familiar; it was the same voice that had called Schiller earlier. Of course, to ensure there was no mistake, Schiller looked at her and asked: "You're the one who just called me?"

The woman wearing the red mask paused for a moment. She gently brushed her black hair and then said: "You really did receive the Spider-Sense communication. Welcome, new Spider-Man."

"Hey, buddy, I'm Peter Parker, codenamed Spider-Man. What's your codename?... Don't be so nervous. There are indeed many Peter Parkers here, but there are also people who aren't Peter. Look at this one, this is Gwen, and this is Miles. They aren't Peter, but they are all Spider-Man. You aren't an exception either. What is your relationship with the Peter from your universe? Do you have any special abilities?"

The leading Spider-Man asked at a rapid-fire pace. Schiller knew he was the Amazing Spider-Man everyone was most familiar with, but he didn't look at the Amazing Spider-Man at all. Instead, he kept staring at the woman with the red mask and asked: "Who are you?"

"My codename is Silk."

The Amazing Spider-Man leaned in again and said: "That's right, the beautiful Miss Silk. Her ability is an infinitely amplified Spider-Sense. She can communicate with Spider-Men from various universes through Spider-Sense. That's how she found me. Come to think of it, when she arrived, I was scared to death, thinking they were bad guys. But now that we've been together, everyone here is very friendly, so you don't need to be nervous, newcomer..."

Schiller reached out a hand, stopping the Amazing Spider-Man's incessant chatter. He looked at Silk again and asked: "Are you the one who just called me?"

Silk wound her hair around her finger and nodded expressionlessly. At that very moment, she revealed a look of terror and retreated rapidly.

In an instant, a bright full moon rose in the center of the room, and two huge silver arcs of light flew out from where Schiller had landed, striking directly at Silk.

Silk retreated rapidly, then rolled on the ground to dodge the blade light. Upon landing, she saw her own face in the reflection of the umbrella blade's tip. Instantly, silver spread from the tip of the blade across Schiller's entire body.

Moonlight Schiller lunged forward. Silk leaped into mid-air, using her waist to power a forward flip. She shot a web at the ground, and as the web carried her over Schiller's head, she landed and dodged another blade strike.

"Hey! Hey! What are you doing?!" the Amazing Spider-Man yelled: "Stop! Stop! Newcomer! What are you doing?! Why are you attacking Silk?!"

But by now, a fight had already broken out in the hall. Several figures in spider suits were simultaneously rescuing Silk and fighting against Moonlight Schiller.

A Spider-Man in a black and red suit rushed toward Schiller at high speed. Schiller gradually recalled the plot of the Spider-Verse; this should be Spider-Man's clone, Kaine Spider-Man.

As Schiller jumped to dodge Kaine Spider-Man's charge, the white-suited, hooded Spider-Gwen also attacked. She moved flexibly through the central pillars, landed on all fours, stuck to the ceiling, and shot webs to obstruct Schiller's vision.

The British Spider-Man, wearing a suit with a Union Jack pattern, also joined in. He delivered a whip kick in mid-air, attempting to kick Schiller to the ground. With a flash of silver moonlight, Schiller disappeared and reappeared, and a huge blade strike once again blocked Silk's escape route.

Seeing this, the Amazing Spider-Man shouted "Stop it!" while grabbing Silk and swinging over, trying to attack Schiller with a flying kick in mid-air.

Spider-Man 2099, wearing a deep blue and red striped suit, jumped down from a high place and glided in with a punch. Schiller jumped directly, using the pillars in the hall to change direction in mid-air and dodge his attack.

Spider-Woman, with the most vibrant suit, jumped high, attempting a jump-slash, but was still dodged by Schiller's sidestep.

While swinging in mid-air, the Amazing Spider-Man shouted at Spider-Gwen: "Silk brought us a big problem! I told you she must have found the wrong person!"

"I couldn't have found the wrong person!" Silk shouted while dodging Schiller's blade attacks: "That universe had traces of Morlun's invasion, but that universe still has a Spider-Man. This proves that the Spider-Man of that universe has defeated the Inheritors just like you!"

"Don't say that." Spider-Woman said: "Contacting his universe was a decision we all made. We all thought the Spider-Man there must be as strong as you!"

"Oh, yes! But he's too strong now!" the Amazing Spider-Man rolled to dodge a blade strike and shouted: "And! He's crazy!"

"I can feel it, he has no malice toward us!" the British Spider-Man said: "But why is he giving Silk a hard time??"

"How should I know! The Inheritors also love giving Silk a hard time. Are they in cahoots?" the Amazing Spider-Man said.

At this time, Spider-Girl also said: "This guy is too strange! What kind of energy is he using? I've never seen it before. Is he really Spider-Man?"

"Absolutely!" Silk replied: "Up until now, I can still connect to his Spider-Sense. Anyone with Spider-Sense is Spider-Man; we are all the same!"

"Hurry up! I can't hold on much longer!" the British Spider-Man shouted. Since just a moment ago, he had been dodging to cover Silk's escape. If he weren't agile, he would have definitely been hit by now.

"I think! We should talk to him! Since everyone is Spider-Man, why fight like this? At the very least, we should figure out the reason he's attacking us?!" Spider-Man 2099 said.

"I think! We should beat him up! He's too arrogant. God, he dismantled my research equipment!"

"And my bag, my new suit is in there. Quick, quick, lure him away, don't let him get near there..."

"Load-bearing wall! Load-bearing wall! Lure him away, Silk, run to the other side! If the load-bearing wall collapses, we'll all be crushed!"

"My god, don't let him hit that pillar. British Spider-Man, what are you doing? Why did you kick me?!"

"I didn't! Spider-Woman did it!"

"Oh, who is that? Don't pull my cape! Spider-Man! You're settling personal scores!"

"You were the one who kicked me first. You're doing this to get back at me for stealing your cake earlier. Don't think I don't know. Gwen ate a bite too, but you didn't give her a hard time. You really are the most biased Spider-Man here!"

"What do you mean 'your cake'? Aunt May's cake was supposed to be mine. I'm Spider-Man too, and I only ate a small bite. That whole piece was eaten by 2099!"

"You're framing me! I'm on a diet, why would I steal cake? If you ask me, you want to get back at her for breaking your remote control. She clearly saw you nearby and still kicked that way, I saw it all!"

"You're the one framing me..."

"I didn't break your remote control at all!"

"That cake was supposed to be mine..."

"Whose web! It's tangled with mine! It's tied in a knot..."

"Quick! Quick, get out of the way!

!"

"Oh... Bang!"

Facts proved that a chatterbox plus a chatterbox is far from one plus one equals two. One Spider-Man is a chatterbox, and here, there are nine Spider-Men.

Ten minutes later, Schiller couldn't hear anything anymore. His ears were filled with cake, remote controls, capes, who kicked whom, who punched whom, whose web tangled with whose into a knot, who broke whose web causing whom to fall, who was tripped by whom...

Schiller, holding his umbrella blade, suddenly stopped. He stood in place and shouted: "STOP!

!"

Instantly, all the Spider-Men stopped and looked at him together.

"You, yes, you, you stole his cake, apologize to him immediately. And you, when he stole the cake, you took a bite too, apologize together!"

"You grabbed her remote control, apologize to her. You took the remote control he grabbed and broke it, apologize too!"

"And you, to get back at him for stealing the cake, you kicked him, apologize to him. When you flew over, because he broke your remote control, you punched him, apologize to him!"

"You shot your web first, he shot his web after... don't shake your head, I saw it all! Your web stuck to the pillar on the right, his web stuck to the pillar on the left. If you hadn't swung to the left, your webs wouldn't have tangled into a knot. You apologize first!"

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"You broke her web, causing her to fall and crash into him, apologize to him immediately! And don't you laugh! After you were crashed into, you tripped her, apologize to her!"

"And you, what are you laughing at? You think you're clever, right? You think you're the only one who didn't make a mistake? When you swung over, why did you make a gesture over his head? And you, you just made a face, I saw it!"

Five minutes later, nine Spider-Men stood in a row, dejected. The Amazing Spider-Man nudged Spider-Woman beside him with his arm and said: "I don't think I need to ask. This must be Peter's teacher. He's exactly like my high school teacher..."

"Clack," Schiller tapped the ground with the tip of his umbrella. The Amazing Spider-Man immediately stood at attention. Schiller turned his head to look at Silk and said: "Do you know what time it was when you called me?"

"I..." Silk choked. She looked up at the lights in the hall and said: "This... I don't really understand the time laws of parallel universes, so... it was completely random..."

Schiller looked up at his watch and said: "When you called me, it was 9:20 PM on the planet where I am. This is my rest time. You didn't just make one call; you made a second one."

Silk's eyes widened and she said: "Oh, no, that... I really didn't know, I'm truly very sorry, we have a time difference!"

This good attitude made Schiller pause for a moment, but he quickly reacted. No matter which world they are from, Spider-Men are basically in the Lawful Good alignment. Even if they might have a dark history, as long as they have joined the Spider-Man team, they have basically turned over a new leaf.

At this time, Ultimate Spider-Man Miles walked out and said: "No way, man? You started fighting just because Silk called you a little late? And this time isn't even that late, right?"

"Is that so? Then what time do you consider late?" Schiller asked.

"At least three or four in the morning? I often go to sleep after midnight... wait a second! Your blade!... Okay, okay, I'll definitely go to sleep early from now on..."

Miles retreated. Schiller looked at this row of Spider-Men, from left to right: Amazing Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man, Kaine Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, British Spider-Man, Spider-Girl, Spider-Woman, Spider-Gwen, and Silk.

When nine Spider-Men stand together, you can't say they are completely different, only that they are largely the same. And when they stared at Schiller with eyes like spider compound eyes, Schiller only felt a headache.

"Alright, then next, which Spider-Man wants to introduce themselves first?" Schiller asked, looking at them.

"Hey, wait, are you trying to be our leader? But..." the Amazing Spider-Man spoke up.

Suddenly, he saw a skull appear in Schiller's hand. The Amazing Spider-Man took a step back and asked: "My god, is that a skull? Whose skull is that?"

"I'm not trying to be your leader..." Schiller said with a fake smile: "This is the head of a member of the Morlun family."

That was the skull that Helen had specifically not digested after devouring the bodies of the Morlun family, keeping it as a souvenir. All nine Spider-Men swallowed hard. The Amazing Spider-Man made an 'OK' gesture and said: "Okay, boss."

"You, yes, you, introduce yourself." Schiller pointed at the Amazing Spider-Man with his umbrella. The large eyes on the Amazing Spider-Man's face immediately drooped. He walked dejectedly to Schiller's side and said:

"Alright, my name is Peter Parker, codename Spider-Man. I'm currently a researcher at a research institute in New York. I want to clarify, Mary Jane and I are just good friends, we are not lovers..."

As he spoke, he looked at Spider-Girl among the row of Spider-Men. Spider-Girl crossed her arms, said "Tch," and then said:

"Yeah, anyway, my dad is named Peter Parker, and my mom is named Mary Jane."

The Amazing Spider-Man shivered, having a bad premonition. As soon as he turned his head, he saw Spider-Gwen squinting, staring at him with a death glare.

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