Superior Spider-Man adjusts to his new life as a hero, finding ways to streamline his methods into a more efficient (albeit less warm) approach like he had with Hammerhead, Silvermane, and Big Wheel. Meanwhile, Sandgirl resurfaces where she starts to unite the henchmen of Hammerhead and Silvermane following Superior Spider-Man defeating their bosses. However, when his methods are challenged by Sandgirl, Miles finds out how far "Spider-Man" is willing to go in the name of justice. Meanwhile, Peter's mind works to survive the virus scan and different deletion processes that Max Modell does to the Neuro-Cortex in order to find a way out.