Days as a Spiritual Mentor in American Comics

Chapter 3648 - 2775: Stellar Core Rescue (26)

Chapter 3648 - 2775: Stellar Core Rescue (26)

Miles froze, feeling his throat a bit dry, a voice in his head was telling him no, this wasn't right, but another voice was telling him, his words made sense.

If no one else was doing it, and he did, it meant he should be a hero, it wasn't stolen or snatched, he had faced danger on his own and earned it with his abilities, so why shouldn't he accept the praise?

"But, this seems a bit dishonorable," Miles said, "Can't you still be called a hero even if it's not for free?"

"Expecting heroes to contribute without compensation is the real evil," Peter said, "Noble persons are all pursuing to be gods, but if you want to be an ordinary person, that's not wrong either. The world always needs ordinary people."

Miles swallowed, then Peter continued, "Actually, material motivation is more stable than intrinsic motivation because, no matter what, there will always be people who admire you, like me, even if the reputation of The Third Generation Spider-Man isn't very good, I still have a group of loyal fans."

"But sadly, I'm not the kind of person who can derive great motivation from others' admiration; I prefer to follow my heart, and use my inner kindness to save more people. That's mainly why I gave up the identity of Spider-Man to become a re

First off, he was a software engineer. His main field of study was computers, with no background in mechanical engineering or explosives. Plus, it wasn't as simple as the movies with a bomb and three wires to choose from. The technology of this thing was clearly more advanced.

Suddenly, a door on the other side clicked open, and Mysterio turned to see Parker.

Mysterio was about to ask him a question when he remembered that to keep his identity secret, he couldn't let on that he knew Parker.

"Who are you?" Mysterio asked in a low voice, altered by specialized equipment to sound especially deep.

"I'm Ben Parker, an electrical engineer at the Space Station. I thought no one else would come."

Mysterio felt insulted. He raised his voice and said, "Then what are you doing here? How did you get here?"

He felt anger again. Why should Ben Parker be here of all places? This was his stage, where he was to make his debut as a world-famous hero. What right did this cowardly, foolish, goody-goody have to share the stage with him?

But Ben Parker seemed oblivious to his feelings and explained calmly, "I took the staff corridor, managed to pry open the locks, and took the nearest maintenance tunnel here."

Mysterio felt like a joke.

Right, the maintenance corridor. Then what was the point of all his efforts that had left him battered and bruised?

It seemed as if Parker's presence was meant to highlight his own stupidity. Mysterio's rage flared again, and he was unable to control his emotions as he roared at Parker, "You are not needed here!"

But Parker appeared to misunderstand him completely, saying, "Yes, I know you're a superpower user, and I'm just a normal person. You're worried about my safety, but please believe that I have my own plan."

Parker looked at the bomb. "Do you have a way to defuse it?"

Mysterio was speechless, his bravado diminished. He genuinely had no idea how to.

"To be honest, I don't think I can either. After all, I'm just an electrician, not a bomb disposal expert. But I do have an idea..."

Only 5 minutes were left on the countdown. Mysterio, watching Parker circle the bomb, shouted, "Then spit it out, quick!"

"But it might be a bit difficult." Parker purposely drew out his response before saying, "Remember the Photovoltaic Integrated Device that was destroyed?"

Mysterio paused, then felt a pang of guilt. He had no idea why Parker brought this up, but Parker didn't leave him hanging this time and went straight to the point, "I don't know what that solar creature is all about, but its flames seem quite useful, capable of burning right through Molten Steel Alloy."

Parker bent down to look underneath the bomb. "No matter how sturdy this thing is, it's certainly fixed to the floor. That means if we can sever its connection to the Space Station, we can throw it out the window, and then it wouldn't matter if it explodes or not."

It made sense to Mysterio. At this moment, he remembered his role and said, "I know all about those creatures. They're known as 'Elementals', trapped in Elemental Space since the Ancient Egyptian period. Now that a crack has appeared in Elemental Space, they've escaped into the real world."

"The power I wield is elemental, summoned from Elemental Space. You can call me 'Mysterio'."

"Pleased to meet you, Mr. Mysterio," Parker said. "So, you can use that kind of flame that can burn through Molten Steel Alloy?"

"Yes, I can," Mysterio replied briskly since he really could. The lasers in the drones he had designed were specifically made to cut through Molten Steel Alloy.

His mind cleared, he said, "Right, I can cut through the floor below, then throw the floor panel and this damned bomb out, flinging it far away."

"Exactly," Parker agreed. "But..."

"But what?!!" Mysterio snapped impatiently. There were only 3 minutes left now—why was this fool still playing coy?!

"My nephew is Peter Parker; he's quite the impressive scientist. Though he's not exactly a mechanical engineer, he still works at Stark Group. You know Stark..."

"Just get to the point!!!"

"Stark is a master in mechanical engineering. Peter occasionally talks about related topics. Based on my experience, the bomb's outer casing might not withstand high temperatures; a careless move could easily trigger an explosion on the spot."

Mysterio swallowed hard. The countdown had reached 02:49.

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