When Ye Li prematurely ended [Absolute Tracking] early and returned to his original parallel universe, he found that time hadn't moved, he to the instant he left.
This was understandable...
After all, in different universes, time had no meaning.
…..
And at the very moment Ye Li returned...
Brix, who had been fighting against Tony and Cindy, suddenly collapsed to the ground, and then—even his corpse vanished.
This caught the two of them off guard.
By the time Ye Li walked over...
The two, who were still in shock, finally came to their senses.
"Eh..."
Cindy retracted the light blade from her fingertips and muttered belatedly, "Did we... hack him to death?"
"It doesn't look like it…"
Tony also retracted his dimming arm blades and muttered, "...Replica light blades can't disintegrate someone on a molecular level... I think... he probably ran off scared by the name Iron Man."
"Ran off..."
Cindy lifted her mask, a bit panicked, and leaned into Ye Li's arms. "Will they come back again...?"
"Don't worry, Cindy."
Ye Li didn't mind the blood splattered on her battle suit, embracing her delicate figure and comforting her softly.
"You don't need to worry about Morlun and the Inheritors anymore."
Using his ability as the [Weaver of Worlds], he selectively transmitted some information to the 'Bride' at the center of the web.
This restored Cindy's spider-sense, and some precognitive flashes swept through her mind...
She understood.
The Inheritors wouldn't come for her again.
"That's great, Li!"
The little shy Cindy suddenly cheered, looking at Ye Li with joy. "We're finally safe! The Spider-God has taken care of them all!"
She assumed Ye Li had also learned this information through spider-sense, completely unaware that the man she loved was now the new [Weaver of Worlds].
Ye Li smiled, "Then shall we..."
His palm skillfully cupped her delicate chin, slowly approaching her soft lips...
"Ha..."
Cindy's little head was dizzy with hormones. She clutched Ye Li's chest... stretched out her swan-like neck... offering her lips for a kiss...
"That's great, Li!"
"Thank you... Li... and for specifically asking Mr. Stark to come save me..."
Tony: ????
When did I become the invited one?
Do you guys even realize there's a living person standing right here?
Could you two be a little less obvious with the PDA (Public Displays of Affection)?
"Ahem!"
Mr. Stark couldn't help but cough.
"You can celebrate later… I have something important to ask…"
"The prophecy, right."
Ye Li interrupted him.
"Forget it, Tony. There's only that painting."
"Huh?"
Iron Man glanced at his crackling Mark 7 armor and suddenly felt like he'd lost both the woman and the army...
"Don't worry about it, Tony."
Thinking about how he still had to get four new suits made for Gwen and the others, Ye Li took it upon himself and said: "It's just the Chitauri army, right? Our club can handle them in minutes."
Having just frozen an entire world.
Someone was very confident right now.
Tony: "Seriously?"
Ye Li gave him an OK sign: "No problem~ Just make me four suits later and we're good."
"Alright then..."
Tony nodded half-doubtfully, watching the lovey-dovey Ye Li and Cindy walk away.
He could only place his hope in the club now.
There was no other choice.
The Mark 7 armor was almost totaled by Brix, full of holes.
Let alone flying.
The fact JARVIS could still hum a tune was already a miracle...
"Jarvis, get me a car."
[Sir, New York's traffic is almost paralyzed... It will take at least an hour to recover.]
"Then find me a nearby restaurant. I'll grab a bite first."
[Understood, sir.]
…..
"Li~"
"Where are we going next?"
With the Inheritors wiped out, Cindy felt relieved, and her personality had brightened significantly.
"Are we going to help, or... going home...?"
As she said "go home," her pretty face blushed slightly... it was rare for the quiet girl to be this forward...
Ye Li thought about his promise to Tony and patted Cindy's shoulder, "I'll go check it out first, you go home."
"Ah...?"
Cindy was a bit disappointed but still said, "I'll go with you, it might be dangerous."
"Heh~"
How could Ye Li not understand her thoughts? Thinking to himself (This little girl is finally lovestruck), he lowered his head and lightly kissed her—
"Stay home and wait for me, Cindy.
Tonight, I want you..."
"W-Wha...?"
Cindy stood frozen as she watched Ye Li turn away...
As his figure disappeared, his last words kept echoing in her ears...
"Want... want what..."
The girl stood frozen in place, mumbling to herself...
"Want... want... ah...!"
As her frozen brain began to function again, her beautiful eyes widened slowly — "...Li... mmm... such a perv...!"