Inside the magical cage, Norman stared at Harry, and a sharp pain stabbed through his heart.
Although he was a ruthless businessman, that did not erase the fact that he was an outstanding scientist and a good father.
With his mind, he had already guessed what his ending would be.
Peter had not lied. He would die completely.
Then his son would take up the mantle of the Green Goblin. But as a father, he did not want his son to walk the same road he had.
"The future must have made you suffer a lot... Kid, you look much thinner."
Although Norman knew he could not touch Harry, he forcefully suppressed his evil personality and stretched out a trembling hand, trying to touch the virtual projection.
"I'm fine... Dad, I'm already supporting all of Osborn Industries by myself now. I didn't let it decline in my hands!"
Harry spoke with great pride.
He had not failed his father's expectations, nor had he disappointed him.
Although it had indeed left him overwhelmed at first, fortunately, his best friend in that world, Tobey's Peter, had quit his job at the newspaper and joined Osborn Industries, becoming Harry's indispensable assistant.
While developing the company, the two of them also worked hard to produce new technology and upgrade their equipment.
It could be said that in his world, Harry had already repaired the Green Goblin's reputation.
Spider-Man and the Green Goblin had become heroes who saved that world, making J. Jonah Jameson so angry he nearly blew smoke out of his ears.
"I always knew you could do it. Good boy. I'm proud of you..."
"I mean, you've always been my pride."
"Kid, don't resent Peter. He didn't kill me."
Norman, whose expression had regained clarity, remembered the final scene before he crossed over.
He had controlled his glider to try to kill Tobey Maguire's Peter, but the other party had easily dodged it. The spiked glider had been about to strike him when a strange force pulled him away. If that strange force had not dragged him into this world, he really would have died.
"I know, Dad. So you have to listen to Peter and get injected with the serum. It will flush out all the harmful side effects. Peter already cured me."
Harry smiled as he spoke.
"Trust me, you can't go wrong. I was originally planning to invite him into the dimensional squad too, but after thinking it over, forget it. After all, Norman still has attachments in his own world, and Harry in that world needs him too."
Peter also smiled.
"Yeah, I know. But when are you letting us come over? I really can't wait to talk to Dad face-to-face."
"Soon. But you'll have to watch the time. After all, you can only stay for six hours, and that's only because I used magic."
"Oh my God, it's only been a few days and you can already use magic? Why doesn't my world have any sorcerers or anything like that? I want to learn too..."
Harry spoke with envy.
"I'll teach you later. All right, hanging up for now."
Peter cut off the virtual projection, then looked at Norman, who seemed reluctant to part with Harry, and smiled. "Now you should cooperate with treatment properly, right?"
"Yes..."
"Hey, there's another new video on YouTube!"
Ned, who was using the computer nearby, continued browsing the strange news that had appeared recently. Sure enough, the hottest video right now was about two black creatures fighting each other in a bar.
Hearing that, everyone gathered around.
"This is that guy called Venom from before, right? Wait, the taller one next to him looks a lot like him!"
Ultimate Gwen spoke in surprise.
Peter also felt somewhat puzzled and searched through his mind, trying to find relevant information.
But after thinking for a while, he did not remember anything.
In that case, this was probably something that had appeared after he crossed over.
He just did not know whether it came from a new movie, comic, or animated series.
However, he could basically confirm that both of them were Eddie Brock.
In the video, the fight between the two Venoms was intense. One smashed wildly with chairs, while the other hammered away with his fists. They were like two raging beasts. In the end, the larger Venom won and successfully devoured the Spider-Man-like Venom.
The victorious Venom did not harm anyone else. Instead, he arrogantly walked toward the camera and patted the person filming.
"Where are you going to upload this?"
"You...Tube!"
"Do you have a lot of followers?"
"Three... three million."
"No problem. I'll introduce myself, all right?"
"Please..."
"We are Venom, the Lethal Protector! Wherever there are villains, there is Venom! Listen up, you villains who threaten this city. We will find you, then bite your heads off little by little!"
After saying that, Venom in the video even stretched out his tongue to show how terrifying he was.
"Why does this guy seem kind of goofy?"
"Did I hear that right?"
"This monster is good?"
Peter looked at the comments flying across YouTube and could not help falling into thought.
This way of doing things looked a lot like an antihero. It would be a real pity if talent like this did not join his squad.
"Why do I feel like this monster is good?"
The younger Peter said in surprise.
"Hey, man, don't you think this is cool?"
After saying that, Ned even pretended to open his mouth wide and imitate Venom in the video.
"Trust me, Ned. A guy like you, covered in grease, would definitely become that thing's favorite."
After the atmosphere became lighter, Michelle joked.
"Then forget it. Suddenly, I don't think it's that cool anymore..."
At that moment, the younger Peter's phone suddenly rang. After answering the call, his expression froze. He dropped his phone and ran out like he had lost control.
"Hey, what happened to him?"
"I don't know. Should we follow him and take a look?"
Ned and Michelle discussed it.
But Peter suddenly had a bad feeling. He told Ultimate Gwen to keep an eye on the two of them, then immediately ran out as well.
This feeling was strange. It was like a certain connection had suddenly snapped.
Although it was very faint, it was still enough for him to sense it.
Peter swung on his webbing and chased the younger Peter all the way, asking as he went, "What happened?"
"Aunt May is dead..."
The younger Peter cried as he frantically fired webbing, trying to rush home as quickly as possible.
Peter suddenly fell into a daze as well. Although he had no connection to this world's Aunt May, the sudden news was still enough to make it hard for him to accept.
"Hey, let's speed up and see if there's still a chance!"
Holding on to the last bit of hope in his heart, Peter also sped up desperately.
(End of Chapter)
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