Mr. Negative's original origin should have had nothing to do with Norman Osborn, but in this universe, they became connected.
The thing connecting them was the miraculous drug devils breath, and it was also devils breath that ultimately caused Aunt May's death, forcing Peter Parker into a painful choice.
For this miraculous yet dangerous substance, Xia Yu naturally would not let it go, as they had someone who specialized in researching this kind of marvelous drug.
Although that person seemed to have switched careers to mechanical research, Xia Yu figured they wouldn't object to returning to their old specialty.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu was about to ask Norman Osborn where devils breath was hidden when he suddenly heard a siren. Although faint, his hearing was extraordinary.
Listening closely, Xia Yu heard the sound of gunfire exchange, and even the incessant, nagging chatter of Spider-Man.
"Tsk, what a coincidence."
After perceiving what was happening through his divine sense, Xia Yu pursed his lips and complained.
It truly was a coincidence; another plotline was starting, featuring both the devils breath he wanted and Spider-Man's new opponent, Mr. Negative.
This plotline was exactly when Mr. Negative robbed devils breath, and Spider-Man tried to stop him.
As a failed man, Spider-Man couldn't snatch it back from Mr. Negative, and devils breath was still taken by Mr. Negative.
However, as Spider-Man, he ultimately stopped everything and sent Mr. Negative to prison, which, of course, involved various close-quarters battles.
In this, Mary Jane, Peter Parker's girlfriend, was also very brave, perfectly embodying what a strong woman was.
Compared to Mary Jane in the old Spider-Man trilogy, the Mary Jane in marvel's Spider-Man is more charming and offers more help to Peter Parker; it's just that her hairstyle seems to have offended the stylist, making it hard to appreciate... "Wait for me here after you've collected the data. I'll be right back." After saying goodbye to Norman Osborn, Xia Yu opened a portal and stepped through.
As he stepped out, he tapped the watch on his wrist, and the next moment, dense nanobots spread out from it, covering his body.
Although he wasn't afraid of exposing his identity, he preferred to avoid trouble when possible.
He didn't want his figure to be photographed and then widely reported by the Daily Bugle.
On the highway, an armored vehicle resembling a monster was plowing through everything, and police cars attempting to stop it were smashed and sent flying as if they were made of paper.
Surrounding the armored vehicle were several taxis acting as escorts. On top of the taxis were members of the Inner Demons gang wearing Oni masks, using enchanted submachine guns to clear everything in their surroundings for the armored vehicle.
The Inner Demons gang was a faction under Mr. Negative, and its members had all been twisted and controlled by Mr. Negative's power.
Mr. Negative could twist a person's personality and certain traits into their exact opposite. In other universes, the serum, Anti-Venom, appeared precisely because of Mr. Negative's power.
Besides that, Mr. Negative could also fire extremely cool black and white energy beams from his hands and enchant various weapons.
The weapons held by the Inner Demons gang had all been enchanted by Mr. Negative. Although the usefulness of this enchantment wasn't significant, it seemed mainly intended to distinguish them from ordinary weapons.
Spider-Man, wearing his white spider suit, swung between the tall buildings, chasing the armored vehicle ahead.
Mr. Negative and devils breath were inside, along with the kidnapped Doctor Max. It seemed that in the marvel world, the fate of doctors was either mutation or abduction.
"I have to stop that truck, or rather, tank."
Spider-Man talked non-stop while landing on the back of a truck, which had armed Inner Demons members on its roof.
Facing these gang members, who weren't much stronger than ordinary people, Spider-Man took them down one by one with almost no effort.
But the members of the Inner Demons were endless, determined to stop Spider-Man, using various guns and weapons, even pulling out an RPG.
"Damn it, I have to deal with these guys before I can chase Martin Li." Dodging another round of gunfire, Spider-Man muttered with a headache.
He had to temporarily give up chasing the armored vehicle and focus on fighting these members of the Inner Demons.
Although it was somewhat troublesome, in the eight years since becoming Spider-Man, he had experienced countless chases, so it wasn't long before the Inner Demons members blocking him were cleared out.
"Phew, finally done."
After webbing up the last Inner Demons member, Spider-Man wiped his non-sweating forehead, quickly shot out a web line, and continued the pursuit.
This time, no Inner Demons members appeared to stop him. In no time, the armored vehicle carrying Mr. Negative and Doctor Max appeared before him.
Spider-Man quickly shot out a web line, using its elasticity to launch himself forward, and landed with a crash on the front of the vehicle.
"Li, hand it over quickly."
Looking at Martin Li, who had already transformed into his Mr. Negative form inside the vehicle, Spider-Man said somewhat anxiously.
But Mr. Negative at this moment was no longer the philanthropist Martin Li; he pulled out an enchanted pistol and fired black and white bullets.
Spider-Man, possessing the Spider-Sense, easily dodged by tilting his head. Seeing that the person before him was no longer the Li he knew, Spider-Man suddenly threw a punch.
Bang! Bang!
With just two simple punches, the bulletproof glass shattered, and the flying glass shards forced Mr. Negative to raise his hands to block.
Taking this opportunity, Spider-Man was about to reach for the briefcase containing devils breath, but the next moment, Mr. Negative suddenly grabbed his wrist.
Black energy mist appeared—this was precisely Mr. Negative's ability to twist and change personalities.
"What did you do to me!" Feeling his mind being altered, Spider-Man hissed painfully.
"I'm just giving you a new perspective," Mr. Negative whispered.
The next moment, the world plunged into darkness. When Spider-Man opened his eyes again, a dark and dilapidated scene appeared before him.
"What's going on?"
"Honestly, I've always wanted to bring you here. My ability makes me quite persuasive."
Mr. Negative suddenly appeared before Spider-Man and began showing him the scene of the speech platform explosion, an explosion he had orchestrated.
Various scenes flashed by—the cries of the crowd, the carnage of the explosion. Mr. Negative also moved like a ghost, chattering incessantly in Spider-Man's ear.
"Norman is a hidden tumor in this city that must be completely excised to prevent his corruption from poisoning the city again."
"Norman hides behind a hypocritical mask. I will shatter his mask and expose him to the sunlight."
Just as Mr. Negative was explaining his ideology to Spider-Man, a sudden voice sounded in both their ears.
"Tsk tsk, the way you put it, you don't sound much like a villain."
"Who?!"
Mr. Negative looked toward the source of the sound in surprise. This was his mental world; how could anyone else appear here!
A figure standing in the shadows slowly emerged, emitting a low, hoarse voice that sounded like throat cancer.
"Aimbatman!"