Rot. Stench. Beneath that refined skin, there was a strange, indescribable wrongness.
The moment Fenris saw the young man, instinctive disgust rose in his heart.
"Fenris, what's wrong?"
Connors was extremely sensitive to changes in Fenris's aura.
The instant Fenris showed hostility, Connors followed that strange connection and accurately locked onto the young man in the crowd. "Should I go kill him right now?"
The skin on Connors's body began to shift faintly. It seemed that with just one look from Fenris, he would immediately throw aside his status as a top biologist and attack in public without the slightest hesitation.
"No need."
Fenris shook his head and silently withdrew his gaze.
With just that one glance, he had already locked onto the young man's aura. As long as the other party remained on this planet, he would never escape Fenris's tracking.
"These four mechanical arms were specially designed by me for the fusion experiment. They are made entirely of carbon-steel nanomaterial, allowing them to easily withstand the effects of high temperature and magnetism."
"In addition, the tentacles are equipped with an extremely advanced artificial intelligence system, which can assist me in..."
On the stage, Dr. Octavius was proudly presenting his newest invention to the crowd.
As the four mechanical arms successfully established a connection to Otto's spine through nanoscale neural wires, the long steel tentacles rose high into the air, instantly drawing a burst of curious exclamations.
"Fenris, something feels wrong."
Peter gently held Gwen's hand and moved closer to Fenris. For some reason, even though everything around them looked lively and peaceful, Peter felt an uneasy prickling in his chest.
"Relax."
Fenris glanced at Gwen, whom Peter had brought to his side, and gave him a reassuring look.
"Thanks."
Only then did Peter calm down.
Not far away, after a proud speech, Otto swept his hand outward.
"Now, for the main event!"
As the lights came on, a massive magnetic confinement device shaped like a half-enclosed sphere appeared before everyone's eyes.
This was the key equipment needed to achieve controlled nuclear fusion, and it was also the work into which Otto had poured half his life.
"This is tritium. Across the entire world, there are only about twenty-five pounds of it. It is extremely expensive."
Otto controlled one of the mechanical tentacles to take out a small golden sphere, then carefully placed it at the center of the device.
"Ladies and gentlemen, keep your eyes open."
Everyone's gaze converged on that tiny sphere. As Otto's voice fell, several high-energy lasers shot out, striking the surface of the tritium.
Under interference from the extremely high-energy external input, the originally stable tritium suddenly began to undergo violent internal changes.
Countless atomic nuclei broke away from their original positions, and the tremendous energy drove them into wild collisions and fusion with one another.
When those changes manifested in the macroscopic world, as the energy within the atomic nuclei continued to release, the temperature inside the device began to soar crazily.
A blinding radiance appeared along with intense radiation. In the blink of an eye, the volume of the tritium began expanding rapidly.
At that moment, everyone held their breath and quietly watched as it grew step by step to the size of a basketball, still continuing to expand as time passed.
"This is truly an unbelievable miracle."
"Humanity can actually control energy this powerful."
The invited media and scientists stared unblinkingly at the changes inside the device. Even from this distance, they could still easily feel the terrifying energy surging within.
It was hard to imagine what terrifying power would erupt if that energy lost control.
"Gulp."
In the tense, expectant silence, Peter and Tony, who were standing on the other side, both clearly heard the loud sound of someone swallowing.
"Fenris, are you hungry?"
Peter froze.
At a milestone moment like this, looking at something like a tiny sun, Fenris was actually hungry?
"A little."
Fenris calmly wiped the nonexistent drool from the corner of his mouth.
"That is insane, Fenris..."
Tony naturally knew exactly what Fenris was craving.
As a genius who had hand-built an arc reactor in a cave, Tony understood better than anyone present just how terrifying the power contained in that thing Otto had created truly was.
Could a person who drooled over something like that really still be considered normal?
"Everyone, please do not worry. This magnetic confinement device can generate a sufficiently powerful magnetic field to ensure the experiment proceeds normally. There will be no danger."
Several minutes passed. The tritium, originally less than two centimeters in diameter, had already expanded to over a meter wide. Its color had changed from gold to a dazzling red like the sun.
It floated quietly at the core of the device, occasionally spraying small amounts of high-energy particles from its surface. At first glance, it truly looked no different from the sun.
As the experiment continued, the little sun stopped expanding as expected and gradually stabilized. A satisfied expression immediately appeared on Otto's face.
"Doctor, the fusion reaction has succeeded. It is now completely in a controllable operating state."
The data perfectly matched the calculations. The assistant beside him stared at the monitor, then turned toward Otto and congratulated him happily. "Once converted, it can easily become an endless source of new energy!"
"Good!"
As soon as those words were spoken, thunderous applause erupted below the stage.
The media frantically took photographs, and the other scientists were all encouraged and delighted by Otto's achievement.
After all, this was an experiment of extraordinary significance, one that was enough to be recorded in history. Once successful, it would be enough to make Otto's name live on forever.
Flowers and applause were now within reach.
"The power of the sun, in the palm of my hand..."
As the cheers reached his ears, Otto looked at the little sun before him, and the joy on his face almost overflowed.
All those years of effort had finally not been wasted. The experiment had succeeded, and now he would finally have time to properly accompany his gentle, virtuous wife.
Otto turned his head and looked through his goggles toward his wife, Rosie.
Not far away, Rosie waved at him, smiling gently.
Of all the people present, only Rosie was truly happy for him from the bottom of her heart.
Otto grinned, and the smile on his face grew even brighter.
"Kahahaha!"
"You all think everything is about to succeed?"
"What an unforgettable grand performance!"
Just as everything was developing according to plan, an extremely sharp, strange voice suddenly came from a corner of the laboratory without warning.
"Green Goblin?"
The piercing cackle and the distinctive, eye-catching armor allowed Fenris to recognize the newcomer at once. But immediately afterward, the familiar aura coming from the other party left him a little confused.
"It's that young man. The Green Goblin's kid?"
(End of Chapter)
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