I, the Bully Spider-Man, will destroy Marvel!

Chapter 218 An imperfect world always needs some unfortunate people, right, Strange?

However, Toby didn't pay attention to Gwen's cunning.

Perfect timing! Now that I have some free time, I'll take care of those little things I left undone...

For example... the matter of leading the Strange of this universe onto the path of a sorcerer...

After all, he had promised Doctor Strange in another universe that he would guide his counterpart in this universe into the path of magic ahead of time...

Moreover, the sooner Strange becomes the Sorcerer Supreme, the sooner his universe will have another top-tier fighter.

Although there are quite a few ability users in their Spider Alliance now, most of them are physical ability users, and there isn't a single one with magical abilities.

Thor doesn't count. Although Thor is technically classified as a mage, in reality, this idiot Thor has always played like a pure warrior...

So, Toby is going to recruit the first true mage for his spider clan!

As for the method, didn't we already explain it before?

Strange has a girlfriend who could drive him to the point of destroying the universe...

New York, a restaurant in the sky.

At a table by the window overlooking the entire New York night view, a man and a woman, dressed in formal attire, sat facing each other.

The man was impeccably dressed in a suit, wearing an expensive watch, exuding an air of sophistication...

The woman's dress was dazzling, and her makeup was exquisite; she had clearly dressed up carefully...

The man's name was Stephen Strange, and the woman's name was Christine Palmer.

The usually arrogant Dr. Strange had an unusually gentle look in his eyes today. He took Christine's hand on the table with one hand and put the other hand in his suit pocket.

But before he could do anything, Christine, with her free hand, pulled out an exquisite box from behind her back.

At this moment, Christine's eyes were fixed on Strange across from her. Compared to his subtle affection, her love was clearly more direct and obvious.

Christine pushed the box in front of Strange, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons with laughter: "Stephen, this is a gift for our tenth anniversary. Open it and see if you like it~"

Steve was surprised that Christine had also prepared a gift for him. He stared at Christine blankly and murmured, "We've known each other for a whole ten years already...?"

As he spoke, he opened the box, inside which lay a beautiful watch.

This was a model he had planned to buy before, but because he always spends money extravagantly and is a hedonist, he was planning to buy it next month after he received his salary.

I can't believe Christine had already bought it for him!

Most importantly, Christine knows what he wants, which shows that she cares about him a lot too!

While pleasantly surprised, Strange became even more determined about the decision he had made that day.

That is... he wants to officially establish a relationship with Christine; he shouldn't keep her waiting any longer because of his promiscuity!

Strange took off his expensive watch and put on the watch Christine had given him, touching it with great care.

Then, he also took out an exquisite box from his suit pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Christine.

At this moment, Strange no longer concealed the love in his eyes for Christine, but instead wore a gentle smile unlike his usual arrogant one:

"Christine, I also prepared a gift for you today, but I'm sorry I forgot that today is our tenth anniversary, so it's not the tenth anniversary gift I prepared for you..."

Upon hearing this, Christine was not disappointed at all. Instead, she involuntarily covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes filled with surprise!

Since it wasn't a 10th anniversary gift, there's only one possibility left for Strange, who's usually a straight man who rarely gives gifts!

That is...

At that moment, a gentle melody suddenly filled the restaurant—a melody usually played only during courtship!

Strange stood up as the music played, bent down to open the box in front of Christine, and said in a soft but firm voice, "Christine, will you be my girlfriend from today onwards, the love of my life?"

The next moment, everyone else in the sky restaurant stood up and clapped softly, all wanting to witness this moment when the two lovers finally got married.

This dreamlike scene, so reminiscent of a scene from a TV drama, made even this world of constant tragedy seem beautiful...

Christine's eyes welled with tears as she looked at the exquisite sapphire necklace in the box.

She waited ten years, wasn't it all just for this one sentence from Strange?

And now, she has finally waited for this day, the day when Strange, the prodigal son, returns!

Christine slowly lowered her trembling hands and reached for the necklace on the table: "I do..."

But... nothing in this world is perfect...

Just as Christine's hand was about to touch the necklace and she was about to say "I do," time around her suddenly seemed to stand still and slowly came to a stop.

The gentle music transformed into a twisted, slow, demonic whisper, until it vanished...

The smiles of the people clapping around them froze on their faces, and their hands could no longer close...

The last word "I do" from Christine's lips remained forever frozen at that moment, her fingers forever poised just an inch from the sapphire necklace...

The only one present who wasn't stopped in time and was able to move freely was Strange, who looked terrified and didn't know what had happened.

Strange instinctively reached out to grab Christine, who was frozen in place, but at the same moment he did, a terrifying black hole, like the gaping maw of an abyss, appeared behind Christine!

After the black hole appeared, it suddenly unleashed a strong suction force, pulling Christine, who was originally stationary, towards the black hole!

Snap—

Just as Christine was about to be completely sucked into the black hole, Strange finally arrived. He threw himself onto the table and tightly grasped Christine's right hand.

Christine, who was being held by Strange, miraculously regained consciousness.

As soon as she regained consciousness, her first reaction was horror as she stared at the endless black hole beneath her feet. She then looked at Strange, who was gripping her hand tightly, and asked in a panic, "Stephen, what happened?"

Steve, clinging to the fixed table leg with one hand and pulling Christine, who was still being sucked into the black hole, with all his might with the other, forced out through gritted teeth:

"I...I don't know, but I won't give up, hang in there, Christine!"

Christine has always been a smart girl. In this sudden and desperate situation, unlike other girls who could only scream and panic, she also observed...

Therefore, she observed the sapphire necklace on the table that remained motionless under the suction, and the tie that fell from Strange's body but did not float towards her.

She understood...

This was just a suction force targeting her...

At that moment, she laughed, and then cried...

She understood, yet she didn't understand. She didn't understand who attacked her, or why they targeted someone as ordinary as herself.

But she understood that if Strange didn't let go, she would drag him, the man she loved, down with her into the abyss...

So she slowly loosened her fingers, releasing Strange's grip, and said softly to him, "Stephen, let go..."