Chapter 57: Peter Parker: If She's Spider-Woman, Who Am I?
Early in the morning, sunlight streamed into the bedroom through the blinds.
Lynn Hall withdrew his arm from under Barbara’s head, looked at the still-sleeping Barbara, and then got up and went to the living room.
After picking up the Water on the coffee table and drinking a glass, Lynn directly opened the System.
Name: Lynn Hall
Intelligence: 3
Strength: 4
Speed: 2
Endurance: 3
Energy Emission: 0
Combat Skills: 6
Skills: Krav Maga LV10 【MAX】, Firearms Mastery LV9 【2574/11000】, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu LV7 【755/2100】, Muay Thai LV7 【125/2100】, Cold Weapon Mastery LV6 【740/2600】, Super Strength LV1 【0/1500】, Teleportation LV1 【0/2000】
Experience: 1580
Ever since Gwen became Spider-Woman, 9 points of favorability could provide him with 500 experience points every week.
Previously, the favorability was also 9, but it only gave 50 experience points per week—a tenfold difference!
Tsk… it seems that gaining favorability with Superheroes or Super Villains is more cost-effective, even if it's more difficult.
Next are the favorability points from Ability Users, such as Mutants like Barbara, or other Super-powered individuals.
Although Gwen's first gift after becoming Spider-Woman was experience and not an ability, Lynn was not in a hurry.
With 9 points of favorability, a gift once a week meant that an ability would eventually be granted!
Lynn looked at the skill bar, thought for a moment, and then directly upgraded the Super Strength skill.
As Super Strength upgraded to LV2, Lynn instantly felt his strength almost double!
Watching Super Strength in the skill bar turn into LV2 【0/3000】, Lynn immediately closed the System.
As he went to the bathroom to wash up, Lynn suddenly thought of last night.
If he and Gwen did that, would the favorability directly increase to 10 points?
Thinking of this, Lynn shook his head; after all, Gwen was still living at home.
He'd wait until she turned eighteen next year and went to college, staying with him instead of at home, before considering it.
New York Police Department.
"Director, the phone number you asked us to investigate is unregistered, and we are unable to track the holder through this number."
Standing in front of George Stacy, the technical department reported, "Moreover, the usage history of this number is very clean; there is no second contact besides you!"
Hearing the report from the technical department, George Stacy nodded.
"Did the surveillance cameras in the streets near the bar capture the specific situation?"
"It did!"
Saying that, the technical department handed the tablet to George Stacy.
Taking the tablet and glancing at it, it showed the entire process of Gwen's actions, filmed from the street opposite the bar.
"Director, this Spider-Woman should have a companion."
Pointing to the latter half of the video, where the group of people in the bar's private room were shot dead by Lynn using a sniper rifle.
The technical department said, "After our analysis, when Spider-Woman caught the bar owner and a group of gang members rushed in to shoot her, Spider-Woman's companion used a sniper rifle to shoot them from a distance."
"We compared the direction of the bullets and found that the sniper position should have been on the rooftop of the building opposite the bar."
"Unfortunately, when we sent people to check, we found the rooftop to be extremely clean, without even a trace left behind."
"In addition, not only the surrounding surveillance, but the process of Spider-Woman attacking the bar last night was also filmed by many passersby and posted online, and there is a lot of discussion about this matter online now."
Hearing the report from the technical staff, George Stacy nodded gently.
After signaling him to leave first, George Stacy thought for a few seconds, then took out his phone and dialed the number from last night.
After a few rings, the call connected, and George Stacy heard the electronic synthetic voice say, "Director George Stacy, you should be satisfied with last night's gift, right!"
"Who exactly are you?"
"New York City's friendly neighborhood Spider-Woman!"
Listening to the electronic synthetic voice, George Stacy said solemnly, "Spider-Woman, first, on behalf of the New York Police Department, I want to express my gratitude for everything you and your companion did last night."
"But at the same time, I hope you understand that New York City has a complete legal system, and the New York Police and the National Guard are capable of protecting the safety of ordinary citizens."
"Therefore, this city does not need vigilantes to help. I am very grateful for everything you and your companion have done, but I hope you can abide by New York's laws and not disrupt the order of this city!"
After speaking, George Stacy directly hung up the phone.
"Director, many media outlets have come outside the Police Department hoping to interview you; they all want to ask about Spider-Woman from last night!"
Hearing his subordinate’s words, George Stacy nodded, "I know!"
In Gwen's room.
Looking at the hung-up phone, Gwen sighed softly.
She hadn't expected her father to be so resistant to her other identity.
Clearly, she was helping him!
Although she had received her father's thanks, it was clear he didn't want her other identity to continue acting as a vigilante in New York.
Thinking of this, Gwen took out her phone and sent a message to Lynn.
Inside the Federal Bureau of Investigation building.
Barbara was holding a tablet computer, still watching the rerun of that mysterious gimmick variety show.
Lynn looked at the message Gwen sent and comforted her with a few words.
He opened his computer and watched Uncle George, who was currently giving a rather strong-willed interview to the media.
Lynn, however, was not surprised at all.
He was very clear about Uncle George's attitude towards “vigilantes.”
Whether it was Spider-Man or Spider-Woman, in Uncle George's eyes, they were all presences that disrupted New York's order.
He just wondered what Uncle George's reaction would be when he found out that Gwen was Spider-Woman!
Thinking of this, Lynn closed the video.
At the same time, in Peter Parker's home in Queens.
Watching the interview on TV, Peter Parker nearly spat out his Water.
Uncle George's attitude towards Spider-Woman and her companion on TV wasn't the main point.
The main point was... New York suddenly had a Spider-Woman?
Oh my goodness... could it be that during that science exhibition, the spider bit another girl besides himself?
Watching the media constantly broadcast Spider-Woman's incredibly splendid Spider-Woman suit and the various high-tech weapons in the devices on her waist.
More importantly, she also had a very powerful companion?
Upon seeing this, Peter Parker subconsciously glanced at his own bulky Spider suit, which he had hidden away.
Why did he feel like, compared to her, he was more like a fake and shoddy substitute?
He shook his head, throwing that strange thought out of his mind.
At the same time, a hint of excitement rose in his heart.
He had a peer now!