Chapter 7: Spider On The Run (2)

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[25 minutes Earlier, in other section of town, just before the call]

"So How are things in your end? Anything unusual in your office?"

"Nah, nothing special. Well, there were concerns but as you can see nothing particular. Even I still think it was just a prank."

"Same here. Well, I did a simple early morning patrol, since today was the 'Big Day' but thankfully no panic or whatsoever."

"Ah, The Big Day. I still remember the day of my hero course entrance exam as if it was yesterday. Boy, was I a whimp back then."

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In a small coffee shop, two male figures in costumes were sharing their regular lunch break conversation.

One man had the appearance of a 'Humanoid Tree'. From his head to toe, he looked as if he was made of wood.
He was wearing a dark blue bodysuit that included a wooden belt, wooden knee pads, and wooden shoes.
And a small bundle of roses hangs from the left side of his belt.

Across the table, a very tall, muscular man of a wide build, who appeared to be twice the size compared to the wooden man, was sharing the conversation.
He had a square jaw which juts out a notable amount, small eyes and short white hair, spiked out behind his head.
He wore a large headband with a yellow and black-striped caution pattern, matching his thick wrist-guards and the belt around his waist,
and a square buckle with a triangular decoration sat in its center.

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"Hey... isn't that Kamui Woods?!"

"Yeah! And That's Death Arms! Whoa... are they on a patrol?"

"Where is Mt. Lady? I saw her working with them! Boy, was that a Sight!"

Keeping the distance from the two male figures, civilians in casual outfits and office suits were surprised and very excited.
They were all wondering why the Pro-Heroes were doing in a small coffee shop.
To general citizens, it was a very rare experience to be able to see professional heroes at lunchtime rather than during an emergency.

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(Rrrrr, Rrrrr, Rrrrr)

"What is it Kamui? Call from the office?"

"No, not from the office. It's... Hmm, It seems Detective Tsukauchi just sent me text messages requesting for reinforcement."

"Well, that's strange. I heard Tsukauchi mostly do his work with the police force under his command. The only time when he asks for a hero's help would be..."

"Under an emergency or something big which he can't handle alone... Let me make a call."

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[20 minutes Earlier.. moments after the chaotic reunion]

"That Stupid Kid! Sansa, clear the street and call for reinforcement! We can not lose them."

"Sir, are you sure it's a good idea to follow them? Shouldn't we leave this to Endeavor?"

"We're following them Because of Endeavor! Didn't you see what happened?
Not only that kid evaded Endeavor, but he just stepped and jumped off of his back as it was platform! Do you think Endeavor will let him just get away with that?!
We need to bring that kid into custody for questioning, but we can't do that if Endeavor ends up burning him alive!"

"Right away Sir! ... This is officer Tamakawa Sana, anybody on this channel, we need reinforcements to our location and ... Sir! Kamui Woods just called!"

"Thank god! Alright, patch me through!"

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"Shinrin Kamui? Thanks for the call. Sorry for the sudden message. Most of the Heroes who I have contact with are busy with today's U.A High Entrance Exam and ... "

"No need to thank me. As a Pro-Hero of Japan, I am always ready for any type of emergency. So what matters concerns you? Is it a villain?"

"No... Actually, It's more of a vigilante problem and we need to contain this before this gets way out of hand. Long Story Short..."

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[Back with Death Arms & Kamui Woods]

"OK. I'm on my way. It's not that far from my location, I might be able to catch up too them... Yes, I'll make sure it won't happen. Keep me posted..."

"What was that about? An emergency?"

"Sort of. It seems Endeavor is chasing a vigilante, a potential villain, who is a key suspect related to last night's event?"

"A vigilante? Who caused the last night's prank? Shouldn't Endeavor alone be more than enough?"

"I think Tsukauchi is more worried that Endeavor might end up burning the suspect. He is well known for his hot temper. I'll be going now. Care to join?"

"A chance to watch/team-up with The Endeavor?! I'm definitely in. You go ahead. I'll go and pick her up on the way."

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[Now with Spider-Man]

"Urushi Saro!"

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"Hey. I know this move! This is Groot! Groot is you?! How in the hell are you...?"

"I am no Groot! I am Kamui Woods! Arrived here to stop the villain outbreak!"

"To Stop The What?!"

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After receiving Reinforcement Request from Detective Tsukauchi, Japan's Pro-Hero, Kamui Woods was en route to the anticipated locations given by the police.
It wasn't 100% accurate, but it was the best possible locations Tsukauchi could think of based on the direction where Endeavor and Spider-Man began their chase.

Since sticking to the rooftops provided him a better view of the situation, Kamui Woods used his quirks to swing across from small building rooftops to other buildings.
After 15 minutes of traversal, Kamui Woods was able to witness Endeavor's Flames lighting up from the far distance.
What looks to be Endeavor was floating in mid-air and he was holding a person by its head.

'No Assist Needed?'

As those thoughts popped up in Kamui's head, he witnessed Endeavor's flame dying off.
Unclear of what happened, Kamui Woods rush to the scene to confirm the aftermaths. And it was Shocking.

The Endeavor, Japan's No.2 Ranked hero, Record holder of 'Most Solved Cases', was stranded and trapped high-up on a side of a Towering building.
He seems to have fallen in a disgusting trap that was set up by a vigilante, a Potential Villain.
A trap that was covering Endeavor from toe to upper torso in what looked like white-colored silk.

On the roof of a building that was closest to Endeavor, Kamui saw a male figure who looks to be the vigilante, the suspect that Endeavor was chasing.
The suspect had a skinny body figure, similar height as him. If not slightly taller.

He was wearing some sort of Red/Blue skin-tight bodysuit, covering his whole body figure from head to toe.
The suit was mostly blue with red gloves, boots, mid-section, and a mask.
Additionally, The red portion of the suit was covered in what looked like a web pattern, starting at the mask.
There was also a black spider emblem in the center of the chest and a larger red spider emblem on the back, both of different designs.

His mask had a large size of white-colored eye lenses, perfectly covering his eyes from exposing.
Oddly, this vigilante had nothing that can be described as tactical gear. Just Red/Blue tight Suit.
Then just how this vigilante bested Endeavor?

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Although he was having a hard time processing what happened, Kamui soon decided that it was best to act first and ask questions later.
Immediately, Kamui stretched his arms to the edge of the building and pulled himself to the roof. To the point where a skinny but muscle fit vigilante was standing.
And with no time to waste, Kamui used his most well-known signature move to secure and immobilize the target before him.

...That was the original plan...

However, not more than a second later, he realized this wasn't going to be an easy catch and as to Why Detective Tsukauchi called for a reinforcement request.
This vigilante was Amazingly Fast! Not only he was fast but he was Amazingly Agile as well!

The moment the vigilante noticed his signature move, vigilante's body accelerated like a speeding sports car. Using side flips, backflips, and more.
Twisting and bouncing its body in a way no normal human possibly could, the vigilante evaded another three more of binding attempts from Kamui's move.

This vigilante's movement reminded him of Pro-Hero, Usagiyama Rumi, A.K.A Mirko.
Who also was able to pull off this type of feat. Which means this vigilante, whoever he was, had agility on par with Mirko. If Not Better.

'This is the vigilante? Tsukauchi said it was a kid but the way he dodged my signature move... This is no ordinary kid!'

"Hey now. I think there's some sort of misunderstanding? Let us talk this out OK?
I'm not a villain. There is no outbreak or anything. It was all just a simple mistake.
I don't want any trouble. I'm just a simple civilian trying to find a way back home."

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After narrowly dodging the sudden attack from vines and tree branches, Spider-Man raised his hands as a sign of peace.
He just barely escaped from the death touch of the Flame Hero, and now without a warning, a Living Tree came after him.
A Living Humanoid Tree in full tactical gears, which also were made of wood, talking about a villain outbreak.

Yes, this Tree-Man, who's obviously an another Pro-Hero, was treating Spider-Man as a villain.
This meant that Spider-Man was running out of time and soon he could be overwhelmed by the police force.
Spider-Man had to come up with a strategy for a getaway. And Fast.

'Maybe taking a minute of a breather wasn't such a good idea...'
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Kamui was doing his best not to show any sign of panic. He was doing his best to keep his cool and process the situation.
Villain or a Vigilante, dodging his moves was not a thing he was unfamiliar with. Many types of villains with certain types of quirks have done the same before.
Slipping, Bending, Folding, Digging, and so on. This was no different. The Only difference was that the figure in front of him was a kid and was extremely fast.

'American? Maybe British? Clearly he's not from around here. But is he really the suspect for last night's prank? I can't see any sign of his quirk.
No, I shouldn't think that way. If Tsukauchi and Endeavor-san were chasing him, I'm sure there's a good logical reason behind it.
And he somehow even managed to outsmart and trap Endeavor-san in some type of cocoon! I must take absolute care in my next approach.
Death Arms should be here at any moment. In that case...'

After processing the situation. Kamui Woods raised his left arm to show Spider-Man a sign of a warning.
His humanlike wooden arm slowly changed its shape.
Divided into several thick branches and it was moving rather flexibly.
Indicating that he could change and use it as both defensive and offensive way anytime he wanted.

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"Hmm... I don't know just what this Groot is but I think you are mistaking me with someone else. I am the Pro-Hero, Kamui Woods.
And kid shouldn't you be at school? Or is this act of villainy just because you never made a cut to U.A High exam?"

"Me mistaking you? What about you mistaking me? What makes you think I'm a villain and what's with the attack first ask questions later attitude?"

"You skip out of school, used your quirk in public, avoided the police, put a Pro-Hero in a trap, and caused a disturbance to the public during lunchtime.
If this is not a villainous act then what is? I was also told that you are the primary suspect for the prank last night. Which gives me another logical reason to arrest you."

"...Logical you say? In case you are misinformed, Yes I used my power... I mean my quirk, so that I could save a little lady who was in peril.
Second, yeah I ran away from the police but only because they wanted to rip off my mask and expose my handsome face.
Unlike you, I'm allergic to sunlight I can't Photosynthesis as you do.

Third, HE started it first! I was just finishing my first burger in a long long time, then he jumped at me with no good reason.
How am I supposed to not panic in that kind of situation? I'm lucky that I haven't thrown up my launch yet!"

"Hmph. You really are a talkative kid, aren't you? HE is the NO.2 Hero of Japan. One of the most respected Pro-Hero next to All Might.
If a Hero like him chased you down, then it must've been for a good reason.
Also if you are really innocent, then you should've explained your situation and cooperated!

Instead, you refused to cooperate, choose to run. Not to mention attacking The Endeavor!
As a Pro-Hero of Japan, I won't allow you to go any further. Justice will be served!

And one more thing. I don't do Photosynthesis. I like coffee and enjoy meat."

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Just like that, Kamui immediately took action to take down Spider-Man.
Each of his left and right arms divided into 3 branches and moved as if it were a living tendril.
Stretching enough to cover the distance between Kamui and Spider-Man.

Reacting to his Spider-Sense, Spider-Man also took evasive maneuvers.
Using Side steps, Side rolling, Backflips, BackRolling, Back HandSpring, BackJump, Frontfliping over Kamui's head, and ETC.

'Tentacles! Always with the Tentacles! What does the universe have against me anyway?
Venom, Carnage, Toxin, Doc Ock. No matter where I go, No matter how hard I try, Why Do I Always Have to Wrestle with Tentacles!'

"Nice dance kid. Aren't you going to fight back? There is no hope for you with you don't fight back."

"I'm thinking about it! But I have my SuperHero Reputation to uphold, you know!
Besides you're not even giving me any chances to do so. Slow down your Tentacles for me, would you kindly?"

"These are Not! Tentacles!

In the middle of dodging from Kamui's arms, Spider-Man checked his surroundings to see if there was any advantage he could use.
No tall building he could web swing to, No air vents he could hide in, No debris of objects he could use to cause distraction.
The only advantage he had was that he had a rather large open space where he could operate and the distance between the rooftop of other buildings was not that far.

'Yeah, as if I would go offensive on you. Well, I could if wanted to but if I do that, I'll definitely be labeled as a Supervillain.
And I really don't want to live with a Dead or Alive bullseye on my back when I still have no idea how to get back home.

Every time. Every Time! Why do I always have a hard time making friends with other heroes?!
My first meetings with Fantastic Four, X-men, even the Avengers.
Always starting with being misunderstood and Me, always explaining everything while getting hammered.

Man, I really need a guide book or a tutorage about making friends.
I bet even J.A.R.V.I.S has no problem in making friends than I do.

(Focus Spider-Man! Focus!)

Oh Right... Have to remember the lessons that Ryu and Chun-Li taught me.
Focus makes perfect. Better to pay attention than to pay for the mistakes. Be One With the Fight.
I wonder how they're doing right now. Heh, Knowing Ryu I'm sure he's meditating under the Niagara Falls right about now.

(Focus!)

Right, Sorry.'

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'This kid... is Amazing!

Unnoticed to Spider-Man, Wooden Pro-Hero Kamui Woods felt the fatigue slowing building up inside of him.
And at the same time, Kamui Woods couldn't help himself from being astonished by Spider-Man's every move.

'As I thought he's similar but also different from Mirko.
Mirko's movements were very sharp, heavy, and damage focused. But, this kid is flexible, light, and fast.

If Mirko's moves can be described as Agility and Raw Power, this Kid is about Agility and Raw Speed.

And he's somehow reacting to every one of my branches. Even the ones from an Angle that is hardly possible to notice.

His Elasticity and Flexibility. It's beyond extreme!

I see he has wasteful movements here and there, but his agility makes it hard for me to predict his next trajectory.
And is he... getting faster? When... Where did he learn to move like this? I can barely follow him!

If only I can get this kid to join my Office then... No... He's a villain. I must focus on arresting him first.
Hurry up Death Arms. I really don't want to get serious more than I have to...
More importantly, I don't know how much longer I can keep this up.'

(Rrrrr, Rrrrr)

'Ah. Right on time'

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Seemingly out of nowhere, Kamui shootout an 8 feet wide wooden fist from his right. Stretching his arm with great speed.
Spider-Man, noticing what was coming, evaded to the air with a big standing backflip jump.

"Whoa! You can stretch arm like rubber too? Are you sure you're a Tree-Man?!
No way a tree trunk can stretch like that. What do you call it? 'Wood Wood Pistol'?"

Surprised he is, Spider-Man responded with wisecrack of jokes as he gently landed on top of Kamui Wood's wooden arm.

"You sure are a noisy kid aren't you? I think you need help more than an arrest. When was the last time you've taken the Mental Therapy?
Because if I'm not mistaking, I think the doctor might give you a diagnosis of ADHD."

"Ouch... No psychological attack, please. I know I have trouble focusing and gets distracted too easily, but it's not that bad...
(Now that I think of about it, even MJ Did once said I distract too easy..) Hmm... Maybe getting a check-up once in a while isn't such a bad idea."

"Hmph. Once this is over we promise to give you the best treatment you need.
But for now, you might need full Medical Check-up more than ever."

"Huh? What do you mean by... (Spider-Sense..! From behind..!)"

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A Sting of Spider-Sense brought Spider-Man back to his focus.
As Spider-Man turned his head by the slightest to see what was coming, he saw a shadow of a huge figure,
Wrapped in large size of wooden straps, rushing towards him.

It was at least 7 feet tall, huge muscular man in a skin-tight suit that showed off his very fit muscles.
He was wearing a yellow and black-striped caution patterned thick wrist-guards.
After bumping his two fists together, small sparks lighted up around the wrist-guards.
And there was the victory smirk on his face.

'I have to ju... whoa!'

The moment when Spider-Man tried to jump away, he felt the platform under his feet moving.
No, it wasn't a platform. It was a tree! Tree arm of Kamui Woods extracted itself in high speed that shook Spider-Man off of his balance.
A second later, he felt a huge grasp on his ankle to his calf. And then the rotation.

The World around him was spinning as a huge muscle man, using his momentum, swung his arm in what people would call a 'One Arm Giant Swing'.
After enough amount of swings that could make people lose their lunch, the man slammed Spider-Man to the floor with great force.

The strong impact made cracks on the concrete roof. Creating concrete dust all around the roof at the point of impact.
When the dust cleared all that was left was Spider-Man lying on the floor... Motionless.
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"Too much?"

"No. This should be enough. You might have to explain about the damaged roof though."

"Sorry for being late. Traffic was a murder and I couldn't find the right roof."

"Nope. You've arrived just in time Death Arms. This kid was quite the trouble."

"Ha Ha. Saw that. I could even tell that you were struggling from the distance."

"I did... not... struggle. It was all part of the plan to wear this kid down."

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"So, this kid is the prime suspect?"

"Yeah. At least that's what Tsukauchi said. But I'm not sure if his quirk fits the bill.
I don't think this kid has a quirk that makes him able to do with whatever happened last night.
His movements were very impressive though. Never seen someone move around like that since Mirko."

"Heh... This kid is comparable to Mirko? What kind of quirk did he use?"

"Nothing particularly noticeable. All he did was just rolling and jumping around. Extremely Acrobatic.
I think he has a physical ability which is based on his Mutant Type Quirk. Judging by his outfit I'm guessing its Spider related."

"Spider type quirk huh? Haven't seen those types in a while. Bug types are surprisingly rare.
Hmm... No extra arms or extra legs. Maybe he has extra eyes? That'll explain the oversized lenses of his.
But Acrobatic? Since when did Spiders do acrobatics?"

"Not quite sure. He might have other skills but... By the way, you came here alone? I thought you..."

"I did... but she was in the middle of a TV Show so... I had to come here separately."

"(Sigh) She and her TV Show... So she's not coming?"

"Yes, she will, actually. She texted me that she was about 5~10 minutes out."

While Spider-man was still motionless, Two Pro-Heroes shared they're greetings and thoughts about Spider-Man.
To them, it was a rare case for the Police Department to request Heroes help over a vigilante. Over a kid vigilante.
Not to mention it was Endeavor they requested in the first place.

Kamui Woods and Death Arms were just extra help they needed. Not much of a big deal when it comes to Endeavor's case.
However, Spider-Man who was lying down in front of them made it serious. The Two Pro-Heroes were brought here to assist Endeavor's case.
And they both already knew that. But, never in their dreams, they imagined Endeavor to fail.

Endeavor failed to apprehend a kid vigilante. To make matters worse, he was outsmarted by the vigilante.
Outsmarted and fallen into a trap... It was a major shock to both of them.

Just imagine how the media, and community would react.
Speaking of which...

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"So... What are we going to do about... Endeavor?"

"You go up there Kamui. I'm not good at climbing walls and... and I'm not comfortable with... how to handle his... You Know."

"Me neither. I'm kind of glad he is trapped right now. (Don't tell him I said that)
He would've burned the whole block down, after being... you know, humiliated."

"Yeah. And To a little kid like this out of... That's strange. Why isn't he moving? I know I slammed him hard but I didn't do it That hard."

"Maybe we should take off his mask and check if he is alright. He could be bleeding or out of breath."

"Isn't he's just unconscious? Kids these days are kind of though. Maybe we should just wait for Tsukauchi to arrive and collect him or..."

"or... Maybe the Handsome Spider is just playing possum, waiting for an opportunity to perform Ninja Vanish."

"Huh?" "What?"

(Thwip!, Thwip!)

"Hey!" "What the... What is this?!"

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To Two Heroes surprise, Spider Vigilante who was lying on the floor motionlessly, suddenly made a move.
In a quick and swift motion, the vigilante lifted both of his arms and made a crossing pose.

Then after the certain gesture of his fingers, white-colored silk sprayed out of some sort of small device which was mounted on both of his wrists.
The same white substance that was holding Endeavor to the wall of the skyscraper building.

Without giving two Pro-Heroes any chances to either process or react, white substance attached itself to both of their bodies.
Binding each of them. In a way how Kamui Woods used to bind and immobilize the Villians.

Seconds later the Spider Vigilante, with using the strength only of his arms, bounced from the floor like a spring,
leaping over Death Arms's head and landing on the edge of the building.
His moves were swift, agile, and light. As if he didn't receive any kind of damage.

"Sorry gotta Swing! Sorry to leave you guys in this Sticky Situation, but I really need to be somewhere else. So..."

After a quick quip, Spider-Man began running to the opposite direction of 3 Pro-Heroes. Leaving them stuck and immobilized.

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"Where do you think you're... Hey! Even My legs are stuck! When did he?!"

"We can't lose him! Death Arms!?"

"Argh, Almost... I'm using what I have left to...! What is this thing?! Spider Webs? How is this thing so strong?!
I knew I should've slammed his butt down through the roof! Kamui what about you? Can you cut through?!"

"Give me a moment and I'll just..."

Kamui Wood, concentrating his senses to his arms, expanded his arms in a form of numerous Tree Branches.
It was soon pushing the webs to every outer direction. But its tensile strength was also Amazing. It just wouldn't break.
Focusing on his arms, Kamui made both of his arms large enough and sharp enough to cut and set himself free from the bond.

Almost at the same time, Death's Arms managed to break himself free from the web as well.
He was so amazed how a small amount of web could be so strong. It required him to use his quirk almost to the fullest to break free.

"That little kid! Kamui!"

"Roger That!"

Kamui responded as he wrapped Death Arms with is wooden arm.
In a similar fashion to how he used it on Death Arms minutes ago.

"I'll get the kid! You go ahead and free Endeavor. We're going to need his help if we're going to stop him."

"Agreed! Hang tight, and mind your landing. There are civilians in the streets. So try not to cause unnecessary damages."

With his last comment, Kamui Woods lifted Death Arms above 6 feet from where he was standing.
Then he began rotating his arm and his body altogether numerous times to create enough velocity and force.

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(Death's Spear!)

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After locking on to Spider-Man's location, Kamui aimed and threw Death Arms.
Sending him flying like a mid-range Rocket. Fast enough to cover the distance between Spider-Man.
At the same time, Death Arms bumped both of his fists together. Charging and Pumping up his muscles and strength for the engagement.

Spider-Man, however, was running and jumping across the small buildings, checking his surroundings to find any kind of cover he could use.
He was so focused on searching for a hideout, he didn't even notice that his Spider-Sense started slowly tingling.
As he reached the end of the first block, Spider-Man leaped from the ledge of the small building as he usually would do in New York City. But this was not New York City.

'Oh, right I forgot... No tall buildings! But in this height, I can Web-Zip and use it's momentum to... (Spider-Sense) from the back?!'.

While in the mid-air, Spider-Man felt as if a Dump Truck hit him.
Dump Truck in a human form just tackled him in mid-air, squeezing him in his arms, and bringing him down to the streets

"Argh! Wow, you're strong! So SuperStrength is your Superpower? What's with the caution sign in your wrist band? Are you a Construction Hero?"

"What's with the English kid? Are you a foreigner? Why a foreign kid like you causing trouble in our city?"

As Spider-Man and Death Arms hurled to the streets, Spider-Man shot two lines of webs to the light post.
Hoping the web's tensile strength would stop them in mid-air motion, also causing Death Arms to lose his grip.

However, the combined weight and the force of Two figures were too much.
While the web didn't snap it caused a metal plate of the light post, which the webs were attached, to be ripped off from its socket.
Causing both Spider-Man and Death Arms crash landing to the street.

It wasn't a hard landing but surprised by the sudden the deceleration, Death Arms loosen the strength to his arms.
And just before crashing to the street, he felt a tremendous amount of strength pushing both of his arms.
Whatever it was, it caused Dear Arms to lose Spider-Man just before the crash.

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"Ow... What a tackle... So this must've been how John Cena felt whenever he got speared by The Big Show. (Spider-Sense) Whoa!"

The moment after getting back to his feet, Spider-Man was warned and noticed the Huge Size of Clothesline coming straight at him.
Spider-Man reacted by dodging the incoming attack with his own style of Matrix Dodge.

After missing the attack, Death Arms rearranged his stance and focused his attention back on Spider-Man.
Spider-Man too maintained his focus on Death Arms and prepared for another attack.
Only to realize Death Arms was a distraction, as lines of Tree Branches came at him from above of Death Arms.

Performing Side Jump, Side Rolls, and BackFlip. This time Spider-Man easily dodged the second wave of attack.
Securing his distance, Stunning the whole crowd in the streets including the two Pro-Heroes.

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"What is this?" "What just happen?"

"Hey is that Death Arms and Kamui Woods? What are they doing here?"

"Are they in a fight?"

"Oh My God. It's a villain! They're fighting a villain!"

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'Yup, I guess there goes my heroic image. Jameson is going to have a field day when he hears about this.'

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