Chapter 22 No, you are just prey!
There was a loud bang and a dull impact sound.

Frank pulled up the fire hydrant, trying to hit Peter.

As a result, Peter dodged and approached fiercely, his arms transformed into alien-like claws and stabbed at the opponent's head.

There was a sharp sound of air, accompanied by burning flames and falling water drops. Frank raised his arms to block Peter's attack.

As he transformed into a spider monster, his strength continued to grow, and powerful force burst out from his body.

Grabbing Peter's arm, he tried to throw him out.

"Bang"!
He used all his strength to throw Peter out, but was hit hard in the chest.

Feeling a sharp pain in his chest, he took a few steps back and bumped into a fire hydrant.

He breathed deeply and looked at Peter who was thrown out, and a smile appeared at the corners of his mouth, which had become inhuman.

But soon his smile disappeared when he saw Peter standing up again.

Peter stood up, his heart beating rapidly and his body temperature rising.

The strong desire to kill spread from the bottom of my heart to my whole body.

He frowned and slowly stretched out his arm.

The arm, impacted by flames and water, slowly condensed into a layer of black siliconized shell.

The siliconized shell, like an exoskeleton, glows coldly in the night, like a close-fitting battle armor.

And this siliconized shell did not condense only on the arm as usual.

Instead, it continued to spread, quickly covering the entire body like a black flame.

The clothes he was wearing were also destroyed in an instant.

A strong and hot feeling fills the senses as it is covered by the siliconized shell.

If before it was a feeling of abundance dominated by power, now it is a kind of reckless and powerful self-confidence, the self-confidence that comes from a power that is several times stronger than before.

The exoskeleton that fits tightly to his body did not give him a sense of obstruction or discomfort, but rather an extremely close-fitting feeling.

"No, it's not clothes, it's bones."

Peter muttered to himself as he stared at the exoskeleton shaped like a black uniform covering his arm.

According to the information I have seen, the skeletons of aliens are usually generated based on the host as a template (such as birds, reptiles, and even arthropods).

The external skin is tightly attached to the skeleton and siliconized, which is a direct visual perception of the alien's external skin.

This exoskeleton is made of silicate, and because the ossified skin has no thermal conductivity, it allows them to adapt to a variety of external environmental temperatures and pressures.

At the same time, it does not emit heat and cannot be seen by thermal imaging equipment.

This ossified skin is equivalent to wearing a suit of armor. Gunshots and electric shocks have little effect on it, and the damage caused by high temperature, high pressure and freezing will also be greatly reduced.

Right now, I am like putting on this layer of armor.

In the distance, Frank stared in amazement at Peter who was wearing a layer of "black armor".

This visually impactful scene caused his brain to short-circuit for a moment.

"Peter, you are just like me!"

After a while, Frank murmured.

The red light in his multiple eyes became even brighter, and he said to Peter: "You and I, we are the same kind of people. You are also a monster with a beast in your body!"

beast?
Peter's brow furrowed as he heard Frank say something familiar.

"Are you from the Hand?"

"No, I'm not. Of course I'm not."

Frank shook his head and said angrily, "But my father was. I like spiders, so he used me for animal experiments and planted the so-called 'beast' in my body, hoping to harvest me. Perhaps he didn't expect that I would awaken my abilities ahead of time by accident."

"And the end result is that I wrapped him in a cocoon and ate him."

Amid the flames and the splashing water, Frank made insect-like sounds. "Isn't it strange? Isn't it like this for all insects? When the eggs break open, the larvae eat their parents."

A hissing laugh came out of his mouth and he walked towards Peter step by step.

"Now I want revenge, to hurt them, to hear them cry, to make them make funny faces trying to survive, is there anything better than this?"

"Peter Parker, you are like me now. We are both monsters, but also gods. We don't have to kill each other."

However, before he could finish his words, the voice stopped abruptly.

Peter, whose entire body was covered in a black exoskeleton, moved in front of Frank at a speed several times faster than before.

He grabbed him by the throat and lifted him into the air.

Frank, who was caught in mid-air and had multiple spider eyes, felt a sharp pain in his throat and looked at Peter in disbelief.

"You are wrong. You and I are not the same kind of people. In my eyes, you are just pure prey."

Frank opened his mouth and squeezed out a word with difficulty: "Walter?!!!"

"Whoosh!"

A tail-like weapon covered with a black silicon shell and emitting cold air stretched out from behind Peter and instantly pierced Frank's neck.

The "tail" emitting a chill entered from the right side of his neck and exited from the left side.

Blood spurted out instantly!

Frank's eyes were flashing with disbelief and horror, and the light in the several eyes on his forehead slowly went out.

"thump!"

Peter let go of the other's body and let it fall to the ground.

The tail growing from his tail slowly disappeared.

Just a moment ago, the tail on his buttocks grew out naturally and pierced the opponent's throat as he wanted to kill.

It was as if this was a fighting skill that was cultivated in his body and was naturally used in battle.

The alien's tail is one of its most powerful offensive weapons.

Now, I am affected by the alien and also show the characteristics of the alien, and I grow a tail to attack the enemy.

Staring at the burning stage, Peter's expression became solemn.

The sense of accomplishment as a hunter after killing Frank disappeared instantly, and was replaced by heavy thoughts.

I am changing more and more towards an alien direction.

Lowering his head, he cast his gaze towards Frank lying on the ground.

Will my future self become a monster like him?
In the distance, sirens sounded and the flames burned more fiercely, and even the splashing water could not stop them.

Putting aside his complicated thoughts for the time being, Peter turned around and prepared to leave.

"Roar!"

A roar came from behind him, and Frank, who was already dead, jumped up and pounced on him.

"Buzz!"

The sound of a powerful motor rang out, and the rumbling roar of the car rang out in the night.

The roaring car broke through the wire gate of the playground and rushed straight into the campus surrounded by flames.

Frank, who had just stood up, was hit hard by a car before he could take any action.

The front bumper of the Mercedes-Benz was knocked off in an instant, and the car rushed forward for several meters before stopping.

"Boom!"

The car door was pushed open, and Gwen, panting, staggered out of the deformed car.

(End of this chapter)