Chapter 16: The Spring Ball Tragedy

Gwen and the band, playing the "Magnificent Ceremonial Waltz" adapted into rock music.

She wasn't very skilled at this piece, so she could only concentrate on the drum kit in front of her.

If you miss a beat, maybe it will disrupt Betty's rhythm, which is not what I wanted.

After the "Magnificent Ceremonial Waltz" was performed, there was a round of applause below.

Gwen looked down, trying to find Peter, but the bustling crowd and dazzling lights quickly blinded her.

After exhaling a breath from her mouth, Gwen reluctantly raised her drumsticks and prepared to play the school song next.

She is already very proficient in this song, so she can play it while keeping her eyes on the students who are singing the school song together under the stage.

When I looked down on the stage, the first thing that caught my eye was Miss Bell, the English teacher at the entrance of the auditorium.

Miss Bell was standing in the doorway, talking to a woman she didn't know.

She wore a glittering silver bodycon dress with a modest necklace around her neck that matched her blonde hair.

Miss Bell looked young, young enough to attend the ball, not to be a supervising teacher.

Gwen was complaining, not wanting Miss Bell to fall suddenly.

Screams rang out from the auditorium.

The school song that was being played on the stage also came to an abrupt end.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

All the lights in the auditorium were turned off, and the huge auditorium suddenly fell into darkness.

The pitch-black environment immediately caused an even greater panic in the crowd.

The students in Miss Bell's neighborhood rushed out of the auditorium in desperation because they were driven by fear to witness Miss Bell's tragic death.

The darkness of the fingers and the frightened shouting crowd soon spread out like a tide.

Countless people screamed and cried, pushed and crowded and retreated in the direction of the door.

What was once a dance party full of laughter and laughter suddenly became a hell full of wailing.

The students who crowded to the door first pushed the door hard.

But no matter how hard you try, even pounding on the door, the door never opens.

More people crowded to the door, and the crowd that arrived first was huddled at the door, moaning and gasping.

Gwen on stage, from the auditorium to the dark, fell into a state of bewilderment.

By the time she could react, she had already been dragged by Betty to the door.

Fortunately, the teachers in the auditorium played a role in maintaining order at this time.

Mr. Stephens, the English teacher, struggled to squeeze through the doorway, grabbed the skirt or anything else he could pull, and dragged the crowd away.

Faced with the students who had lost their minds, he first slapped several girls, and then punched the eyes of the loudest "King Kong".

"Go to the fire safety door in the back, all fire doors for me! Hurry up! ”

Stephens yelled at the students.

His roar brought the students back to their senses, and the crowd rushed towards the fire safety door.

Betty also took Gwen's hand, pushed the crowd hard, and ran towards the escape door.

Gwen could even hear her friend's heavy breathing in the noisy screaming crowd.

She glanced toward where Miss Bell had fallen.

The blonde woman who had been talking to Miss Bell stood there with a strange smile on her lips.

Blood covered her body, matching her loose skin, and the strange expression was extremely terrifying.

As if sensing Gwen's gaze, the woman raised her head, looked through the dark night sky, and glanced at Gwen.

Gwen could even see a hint of banter in the other's eyes.

Her fists clenched.

On the other side, Peter was dealing with Harry with a hitch.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, I heard someone fall to the ground.

And with the sound of blood splattering.

When he looked back, screams rang out from the crowd.

Then the whole audience fell into darkness, and the crowd fell into even greater chaos.

Harry was the first to react, grabbed Peter's hand, and rushed towards the fire safety door.

"Damn, someone must have deliberately created chaos! In such a crowded auditorium, once there is a stampede, it is definitely a disaster! ”

Harry had previously experienced a school stampede when he was at an aristocratic school.

He was experienced, and he was ready to drag Peter out as soon as possible.

Peter wanted to stay, but his right arm was pulled by the other party.

In the end, he sighed helplessly, and could only be pulled out of the auditorium by the other party.

......

After following Betty and the rest of the band out of the auditorium, Gwen ran to no one, changed into a spider uniform, and returned to the prom auditorium.

At this time, the auditorium was in shambles.

The lighting wiring on the stage was torn off, and the electric sparks flickered, making a seeping "zizi" sound.

On the floor were footprint-strewn dresses that had been trampled on.

Gwen stepped on the drink-soaked floor, trying to make sure there were any students on the scene who hadn't been taken out.

"Gwen. Stacy. ”

Suddenly, a woman's voice sounded behind her.

She immediately turned around and saw that it was the woman she had just spoken to Miss Bell.

"Yes...... It's you! Did you hurt Miss Bell and deliberately create a mess? ”

Gwen asked, gritting her teeth.

But soon she discovers something more important.

That is, he is wearing a spider mask, how does the other party recognize his identity?

Gwen immediately fell into a panic.

"You...... How do you know my name? ”

"Of course I know, and I know better than anyone."

The woman's voice was hoarse, and her skin seemed to tremble slightly with the sound.

"Six months ago, at the Osborne Enterprise's Radioscience Fair, you were bitten by a spider."

The woman took a step towards Gwen, who was in a state of shock, "That spider has given you superpowers, allowing you to swing around the sky like a spider, you have become a superhero, what a wonderful story!" You're the lucky one, but you're not the only one lucky! ”

There was a strange "rustling" sound from her body, which intensified with each step.

"I saw the spider bite you, and I craved power, more than anyone else, so I tried to find the spider that bit you. I finally found it, but unfortunately ......"

The woman had a grim expression, "It's dead!" But it didn't matter, I swallowed it. The spider that I ate gave me power, it allowed me to become a spider, and I could eat humans. ”

"Every human being eaten makes me stronger!"

"If I eat you, Gwen, I'll have your powers!"

The woman's body began to undergo some kind of mutation, showing signs of spiderization, and she slowly walked towards Gwen.

"You...... Who are you? ”

"Can't you see it? Gwen, we've talked before, and you've turned down my prom invitation. ”

"You...... You're Carl. Gold?! ”

Gwen's mouth opened wide.

"Correct."

A seeming smile appeared at the corner of the "woman's mouth".