I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 164 Riley: Yes... I messed up by myself?!

Soon, Riley followed the magical fluctuations left by the rabbit talisman and arrived at the gate of Jade's school.

Then, based on the Black Hand's description and the visible spatial rift before him, radiating a crystalline green light like a time gem, Riley finally remembered what had happened.

It turns out that after Xiaoyu stole the rabbit talisman, she felt guilty and misunderstood Uncle Long, who brought her the lunchbox, as someone who had discovered her actions and had come to take back the rabbit talisman.

So, in order to avoid being discovered by Uncle Long, Xiao Yu hastily opened the nearest room at random, intending to lay low for a while.

Unexpectedly, by a twist of fate, Jade chose the room of Kopler, the genius scientist of District 13. And, coincidentally, she happened to arrive just as Kopler was testing his new invention. As a result, the rabbit charm Jade was holding was struck by a green laser.

Of course, under normal circumstances, the laser emitter invented by Kopler will not have any effect on the human body. Furthermore, over time, the special particles adhering to the object it hits will gradually lose their effectiveness.

Unless, during the period when these special particles are in effect, the object hit undergoes supersonic-level high-speed movement, the particles will converge, disrupting the continuity of time and forming a wormhole that can randomly lead to the past or future—the so-called "time tunnel."

Xiaoyu, who didn't want to be late for school, subconsciously used the magic of the rabbit talisman, which perfectly fit this condition.

This explains why the tracking device on Xiaoyu suddenly lost signal.

Because Jade wasn't attacked by the Black Hand Gang, nor was the tracking device damaged as a result. Rather, Jade is no longer in the current timeline, so naturally she can't receive signals from the tracking device.

Unfortunately, just like the scene where the snake charm went to steal treasure in a cave before entering the museum, it was arranged to be broadcast in the 51st episode of the extra episode.

The plot of this episode was also included in the extra episode, episode 52 of the series.

As a result, apart from the Twelve Talismans and the Eight Demons arcs, the subsequent content, due to the disjointed plot, was less memorable to Riley than the first two arcs. Naturally, he couldn't immediately recall what was going on.

Even after remembering what had happened, Riley didn't rush to go inside to search for Xiaoyu's whereabouts.

After all, unlike the time tunnels in other works, this kind of time tunnel, which depends entirely on accidents and is extremely unstable, is a one-way ticket with no return.

Moreover, it's different from the "time travel" that was achieved by going to a parallel universe in Avengers: Endgame.

This is truly a return to the past of the current universe, and everything done there will affect the current timeline!

For example, if Riley, who already had the power to be called Superman after collecting all twelve charms, were to sink a small island in Japan in the past...

If that were reflected in today's time and space, a certain island nation that commits all sorts of evil deeds would probably disappear from the face of the earth before it even had a chance to discharge nuclear wastewater!

This idea, ironically, was incredibly tempting for Riley! He really wanted to do it!

Therefore, Riley was certain that in order to maintain the stability of the timeline, the Ancient One—or rather, the Sorcerer Supreme—would definitely appear and prevent Riley from traveling to the past.

"You really can't keep quiet for even a day. It seems that even after being reincarnated into another world, the hatred etched into the bones of the Chinese people isn't so easy to let go of... How about this? As long as you're willing to take over the position of the Sorcerer Supreme, I can turn a blind eye and let you destroy that little island?"

Just as Riley had predicted, when he reached his hand into the spacetime rift before him, frantically testing the edge of national destruction, he discovered that everything before his eyes began to invert.

Clearly, this was because the Ancient One, having sensed Riley's thoughts, pulled him into the Mirror Dimension.

As Riley turned around, he unsurprisingly saw the Ancient One behind him, her expression a mixture of amusement and helplessness, her features incredibly complex.

Then, as if she had thought of something, the Ancient One smiled and offered Riley a very tempting deal.

"That does sound very tempting... but I refuse!"

But when faced with the tempting offer from the Ancient One, an offer that almost every Chinese person would find irresistible, Riley didn't hesitate at all and resolutely refused.

He then crossed his arms, a hint of disdain on his face, and exposed the hidden wordplay beneath the Ancient One's seemingly generous offer.

"If I were to foolishly agree and excitedly travel back in time to actually do it, I would definitely be stopped by your past self... After all, you only promised that your present self wouldn't stop me from going back in time to cause trouble. But that doesn't mean your past self agreed to that as well?"

"...Tsk, dealing with smart people is easier, but they're not easy to fool..."

Seeing that Riley had exposed her little scheme and that her long-awaited retirement plan had to be postponed again, even the Ancient One, who had lived for so many years, couldn't help but droop her face and show a dejected and unwilling look.

But soon, the Ancient One composed herself and returned to her usual calm and composed demeanor, engaging in cryptic banter with Riley.

"However, there's one thing I'm not lying to you about: I really won't stop you from going back to the past... You probably already guessed it, but you and that girl going back to the past is a necessary part of the historical process. So going back now isn't about destroying history; rather, it should be seen as you completing this part of history."

"To complete history...?"

As soon as Gu Yi finished speaking, Riley muttered to himself, recalling his initial encounter with Uncle Dragon and the others. His father had already gone into the back of the antique shop with his shield, missing Riley's introduction to Uncle Dragon. Logically, Uncle Dragon and Riley shouldn't have known each other at all.

But when everyone joined forces to rescue him from Tru's clutches...

He claimed that an old friend had told his father about the talisman, not only mentioning Riley's name directly but also asserting that the chicken talisman was in Riley's possession.

Even more so, between Riley, a "stranger," and his own nephew, Uncle Jackie, he unhesitatingly chose to support Riley! He even gave Uncle Jackie a flick on the head and emphasized that Uncle Jackie absolutely must not doubt Riley!

After that day, Riley, who felt that his father was acting strangely, asked his father more than once why he trusted him so much.

But instead of pretending to be hard of hearing and putting on a show like "What, Dongmei?" to fool Riley, Dad would just act mysterious and say that Riley would know the answer when the time was right.

So much so that after meeting the Ancient One, Riley mistakenly believed that the Ancient One had spoiled the plot by contacting Uncle beforehand and revealing Riley's secrets to him.

But now it seems...

Whether it was his relationship with his father or the busy Ancient One, how was he able to detect the existence of this "time traveler" so early on from among the vast sea of ​​people...?

Most likely, it's all about Riley himself, who is about to travel to the past, staging a dramatic scene of me betraying "myself"!

in other words.

Did I dig my own grave?!