pertwk Chapter 14: Spider-Man Peter makes his appearance!
Chapter 14: Spider-Man Peter makes his appearance!
After exercising for a while and playing games by himself for a bit, Toby went to sleep on time at 9 p.m.
.......
"Oh, thanks!"
"Damn it! What happened? Don't spill it!"
In the morning, Toby was awakened by Peter's exclamation next door.
Toby slowly sat up in bed, and amidst the constant thumping sounds of Peter's "trouble" coming from next door, he leisurely dressed, brushed his teeth, and then opened the door to Peter's room next door.
Toby glanced at the shattered alarm clock on Peter's bedside table.
Then, looking at Peter in the toilet, who was desperately trying to plug the water hose that was still spraying water after the faucet was unplugged, he shouted:
"Peter......."
Upon hearing Toby's voice, Peter turned around, his expression somewhat flustered, and stammered:
"Oh, Toby, I can explain this. Although I'm not entirely sure myself, I believe I can come up with a reasonable explanation. Trust me!"
Upon hearing this, Toby showed no surprise whatsoever.
After all, he was the one who secretly orchestrated all of this.
So Toby raised his wrist, and a white spider silk shot out, instantly blocking the pipe that Peter couldn't plug no matter what he tried.
Peter was completely stunned. Pointing at Toby's wrist, he stammered, "You...how did you do that? And what was that just now?"
Toby didn't answer Peter's question, but instead tilted his head at him and said, "Come with me."
With that, Toby took the lead and walked outside.
Seeing this, Peter had no choice but to hurry and follow.
The two went downstairs, and Peter followed Toby to the underground gym, which was usually only frequented by Toby.
Toby turned on the gym lights, picked up a specially made 1000KG barbell from the dazzling array of equipment with one hand, and threw it at Peter's feet.
Thump——————
"Peter, lift it up."
Upon hearing this, Peter pointed at himself, bewildered, and stammered, "Huh? Me...me?"
He felt it just now; when the barbell landed at his feet, the ground shook violently!
Moreover, looking at the enormous weight plates on both sides of the barbell that he had never seen before, he could easily imagine that the weight of this barbell had completely exceeded the normal range of barbell weights!
Toby nodded. "Yes, it's you, Peter Parker. Lift it up."
Having received Toby's confirmation, Peter, realizing he hadn't misheard, swallowed hard as he looked at the barbell at his feet and asked, "So... how heavy is this thing?"
Toby replied casually, "It's not heavy, only about 2200 pounds."
"Oh, so it's only 2... wait, you said it weighs???"
Peter breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then realized he had misheard; it wasn't 200 pounds, but more than 2000 pounds!
That's one ton!
Such a generous gift of crabs! This barbell is as heavy as a dozen of my own!
At that moment, Peter suddenly realized that his cousin's strength seemed a little abnormal!
Keep in mind that the highest deadlift record in human history is only close to 500kg, while my cousin easily lifted a barbell that weighs more than twice as much as the highest record with one hand!
Is this even human?
Peter suddenly felt like he was a stranger to his cousin...
Until... *smack!*
The familiar pain shot through his head. Only when Peter saw Toby retract his two fingers from his head did he realize that this was indeed his cousin, not some alien in disguise!
Toby patted Peter on the shoulder and said in a steady voice:
"Peter, I know you have many questions in your mind right now, and I will tell you everything you want to know, but only if you raise it first."
Toby's voice seemed to have a magical power, gradually calming Peter's complicated feelings, and then he nodded emphatically to Toby.
It wasn't that Peter really wanted to figure everything out, but rather that he trusted his cousin!
From childhood to adulthood, everything my cousin said had its reasons.
This time is no exception!
Peter bent down, gripped the bar with both hands, took a deep breath, and pulled hard!
Peter then felt a sudden dizziness!
When his vision cleared again, Peter found that all he could see was the ceiling.
Looking down, he realized that he had fallen to the ground, and the barbell was pressing on his chest!
Walderfa? What on earth happened?
This was Peter's first question.
Then, Peter looked at the barbell pressing against his chest and instinctively cried out to Toby for help: "God! My chest! My chest! Toby, save me, please save me!"
Upon hearing this, Toby not only didn't go to "rescue" Peter, but instead crossed his arms and a playful smile appeared on his lips:
"Help? Peter, have you forgotten how it got on top of you?"
"Huh?" Peter was taken aback when he heard this, and then his clever little brain quickly went through the save file to recall the events.
I thought the barbell weighed 1000kg and I couldn't possibly lift it, so I decided to try my best to pull it a little bit and that would be enough. So I used all my strength.
And then...
hiss----
Suddenly, Peter gasped.
In his memory, he easily pulled up the 1000kg barbell, and because he used too much force, he fell backward with the barbell!
He? A person who weighs less than one-tenth of this barbell managed to lift this super barbell weighing a full 1000kg?
real or fake?
But when Peter gripped the bar at his chest and tried to lift it up, and actually did, he realized it was real!
Peter stood up again, holding the barbell, and threw it on the floor. The floor shook and thudded with a loud thud, and Peter finally woke up as if from a dream.
Is he, Peter Parker, a superhero?
Seeing that Peter had accepted the fact that he had become stronger, Toby hooked his toe on the barbell's crossbar, pulled it back, and skillfully tossed it back onto the rack, laughing:
"How does it feel, Peter? Doesn't it feel great?"
Peter first glanced in surprise at the seemingly physics-defying shelving behind Toby, which had survived being struck by a 1000kg barbell without falling apart, before staring at his own hands and a look of excitement spreading across his face:
"Yes, it feels amazing, incredibly awesome! I feel like I'm bursting with invincible power, like...like Superman from DC Comics!"
Upon hearing this, Toby couldn't help but twitch his lips and punched Peter in the chest.
"You're getting cocky just because I called you fat? You think you can compare to Superman with that puny build? Forget Superman, you're nowhere near as good as me!"
Peter touched his chest, which hadn't felt much when he was hit by a ton of dumbbells, but now, facing Toby's seemingly light punch, he clearly felt pain. He finally calmed down from the surge of power, his brain overcame his muscles, and reason regained the upper hand.