The warehouse erupted into chaos.
Gunfire echoed in every direction as Kingpin's mercenaries opened fire.
Spider-Man instantly flipped into action.
THWIP!
Two web lines shot out and yanked rifles from a pair of gunmen.
"Okay! First rule of warehouse fights!" he shouted.
"No shooting the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!"
Meanwhile, Daredevil moved like a red blur through the room.
His batons struck with perfect precision.
CRACK!
One mercenary collapsed instantly.
Another tried to attack from behind.
But Daredevil heard the movement before it happened.
He ducked and kicked the man across the room.
Fredy stood in the center of the battlefield.
Completely calm.
His shadow stretched across the floor like liquid darkness.
Rhino roared and charged toward him again.
The armored brute smashed through crates like a tank.
Fredy simply raised his hand.
"Knight."
The Elite Shadow moved instantly.
Knight leapt forward and slammed into Rhino.
CLANG!
The two collided like titans.
Rhino staggered as the shadow warrior held him back.
Spider-Man blinked.
"Okay… shadow guy…"
He dodged another missile.
"…your army is getting cooler."
Fredy ignored him.
His eyes focused on the mercenaries.
Most of them were enhanced.
Their movements were faster than normal soldiers.
Kingpin had clearly invested heavily in this operation.
Fredy whispered calmly.
"Arise."
Dark energy exploded across the warehouse floor.
The shadows of the fallen mercenaries trembled.
Then—
Three more shadow soldiers rose from the darkness.
Spider-Man stopped mid-flip.
"Okay!"
"That is definitely cheating!"
Fredy's army now stood at eleven soldiers.
The tide of battle shifted immediately.
The shadow warriors swarmed the mercenaries like silent hunters.
Meanwhile, Rhino finally broke free from Knight's grip.
The massive brute roared with fury.
"YOU AGAIN!"
He activated the armor's thrusters.
The suit shot forward like a missile toward Fredy.
But Fredy vanished.
Shadow Dash.
He reappeared above Rhino.
And dropped.
BAM!
His punch smashed into the armor's back.
Rhino crashed face-first into the ground.
Spider-Man whistled.
"Remind me never to fight you seriously."
But suddenly—
Fredy froze.
A system notification appeared in front of him.
[Major Combat Detected]
Hidden Reward Unlocked.
Second Template Draw Available
Fredy's eyes widened slightly.
Second template.
Already?
The system wheel appeared again in his mind.
Multiple names flashed across it rapidly.
God-level beings.
Legendary warriors.
The wheel slowed.
Slower.
Slower.
Then it stopped.
[Template Acquired]
Template #2:
Gojo Satoru
Fredy felt reality itself twist around him.
A wave of power surged through his body.
Even at 5% synchronization, the effect was immediate.
Space around him seemed to bend slightly.
Rhino stood up again and threw a punch toward Fredy's face.
But something strange happened.
The fist stopped.
Mid-air.
Just inches away.
Rhino pushed harder.
The armor groaned.
But the punch refused to reach Fredy.
Fredy looked at the frozen fist calmly.
Then he spoke softly.
"Infinity."
Spider-Man stared.
"…Okay."
"That's new."
Rhino roared in confusion.
"What did you do?!"
Fredy smiled faintly.
"Just upgraded."
Behind him, the shadow army advanced.
Beside him, two heroes stood ready.
The battle for control of New York's underworld had just changed completely.