A month and a half after Ryan Parker disappeared, someone found Ivan Vanko and proposed a partnership for revenge.
That person's name was Carlton Drake, the owner of the Life Foundation.
He was the one who brought Symbiotes like Riot and Spider Monarch back from outer space.
During the time Ryan transformed into 'Spider Monarch' to stop the Frost Giants' invasion of Earth, and extensively used his Symbiote abilities, Drake confirmed through the live broadcast that Spider Monarch was the one who had stolen the Symbiotes he had painstakingly brought back!
From that day on, he frantically searched for Spider Monarch's true identity, wanting to reclaim his Symbiotes and get revenge.
Drake was not only the owner of the Life Foundation but also a genius himself.
Therefore, based on clues, such as Iron Man and the Spider Family appearing very familiar in the live broadcast, and Iron Man being notoriously Tony Stark, Drake meticulously investigated, considering Tony Stark's peculiar temper and limited friends.
Drake finally identified a suspect: Parker Industries, a newly established super company that Tony Stark had just invested in.
Furthermore, considering that Parker Industries' owner, Ryan Parker, came from an ordinary family yet suddenly founded a super company, and comparing Ryan's rather prominent physique...
Drake ultimately confirmed that Ryan Parker was Spider Monarch, the one who stole his Symbiotes!
And everyone knew that Spider Monarch, in order to stop the Frost Giant clan's invasion, entered the Bifrost Bridge alone and has been missing ever since.
However, Drake did not give up on his plan to retrieve the Symbiotes and seek revenge because of Ryan's disappearance. Instead, Ryan, the strongest Spider Monarch of the Spider Family, being missing, made him even more courageous to execute his revenge!
And although he couldn't get the Symbiotes on Ryan, he discovered that another person possessed Symbiotes: the Spider Family's 'Black Spider,' Harry Osborn!
The target was confirmed, but Drake knew that ordinary forces couldn't deal with the Spider Family, and Ryan Parker's new home was cunningly chosen to be next to Kingpin's house.
Ryan Parker was on good terms with Kingpin, and rashly attacking the Parker family would inevitably offend Kingpin, the underground emperor.
Therefore, Drake had to simultaneously find foreign aid to deal with the Spider Family and other methods for revenge and reclaiming the Symbiotes.
Finally, Drake investigated and found a good helper: the Vanko Family, who had a grudge against the Stark Family!
And Drake also found a target related to Ryan Parker, but one that was easy to handle and wouldn't offend Kingpin: Ryan Parker's girlfriend, Gwen Stacy!
And today just happened to be the day Drake's plan was put into action.
Ivan Vanko, whom he funded to build a large Iron Legion, went to seek revenge on Tony Stark, tying up members of the Spider Family, and controlling War Machine to retrieve the Symbiote from Harry.
Drake himself took people to capture Gwen. He planned to expose the Spider Family's true identity in a global live broadcast and make the Spider Family members witness Gwen's death live!
He wanted everyone to know that this was the consequence of daring to take his things!
Whoosh——————
"Two months! I was only gone for two months! It seems some people have forgotten how I started!"
After reading Ivan Vanko's memories, Ryan opened his crimson, bloodthirsty eyes, his tone terrifyingly low.
Even the Symbiote suit on him surged continuously due to his anger, as if the Symbiote itself was trembling in fear!
Pfft ———— Pfft ——————
Ryan glanced around, confirmed the direction Drake was heading to capture Gwen in his memories, then stretched out his hands and shot two Silk strands left and right, wrapping them around two skyscrapers!
Immediately, Ryan pulled the Silk with both arms, his feet constantly retreating.
Under the immense pull, the Silk became taut, until the two skyscrapers wrapped by the Silk began to 'creak.' The Silk was deeply embedded in the buildings, and only when Ryan had pulled the Silk to its limit did he stop.
Then, with a release of strength from his feet, Ryan was instantly launched by the maximally stretched Silk. With a sharp sonic boom that shattered nearby glass, he vanished, becoming a shadow that even high-speed cameras couldn't capture!
The speed burst out at this moment not only far exceeded the speed of web-slinging but even surpassed the extreme speed of Symbiote lightning acceleration!
The destructive power caused was just a 'tiny' bit too much...
Tony looked at the two skyscrapers, almost snapped in half by the pull, and the shattered glass of the surrounding buildings. The mustache inside his armor twitched: "Hey, Jarvis, how long will it take to buy these two buildings for me? I don't want anyone to provoke Ryan, who's in a rage, over such trivial matters..."
Meanwhile, at New York University.
A team of fully armed masked men stormed into New York University. Their actions were extremely swift and professional.
Along the way, security personnel were shot dead, and teachers and students were all forced at gunpoint to gather in the spacious indoor basketball court.
Gwen was no exception; she was in class and had no escape, so she was also brought to the basketball court.
However, Gwen was different from other students. While other students were guarded by one fully armed masked man per group, Gwen was guarded by a group of masked men specifically for her.
It was as if... these people had come specifically for her!
And indeed, that proved to be the case.
After the armed masked men gathered all the teachers and students, a masked man who appeared to be the leader, accompanied by a group of personnel carrying various equipment, pushed open the door of the indoor basketball court and walked in.
As soon as they entered, the personnel carrying equipment began to set up cameras in every corner, while the leading masked man walked directly towards Gwen, who was being guarded separately.
And these masked men were, of course, all Drake's people.
The leader was Drake himself.
Drake walked up to Gwen and sneered, "Gwen Stacy? You're a smart girl. You could have had a great future..."
"But it's a pity you chose a foolish boyfriend, an idiot who took my most important thing, and no one can take my things! No one!"
"Today, I will not only take back my things, but I will also make the entire Spider Family pay the price, starting with the public live broadcast of your death!"
Upon hearing this, Gwen showed no fear on her face.
She looked at the cameras being set up around her, then at Drake, who was making threats, and fell silent for a moment.
This scene, these threats, why did they look so familiar...
Her first meeting with Ryan seemed to have been in a similar scenario...
Except that time there weren't as many people, and the scale wasn't as grand, but what was similar was...
Gwen tilted her head slightly and suddenly gave Drake a happy smile: "You shouldn't have wasted so many words like the last guy. You should have killed me as soon as you caught me, but I'm sorry, sir, you won't get that chance either..."
"Welcome home!"
"Are you scared crazy? What nonsense are you talking about? If you want to die, I'll grant your wish once the live broadcast starts... Hmm?!" Drake first frowned, pulled out a gun, and aimed it at Gwen's forehead.
But halfway through his sentence, he suddenly realized that the girl opposite him wasn't looking at him at all, but rather... behind him!
The next moment, Drake saw his own shadow beneath his feet being covered by an even larger shadow from behind him. At the same time, the hairs on the back of his neck involuntarily stood on end, and an extreme sense of danger rose from his feet to the crown of his head!
It was as if... a terrifying primordial beast was standing right behind him!