Time-Limited Mission: Within three months, obtain an item capable of influencing the course of world history.
Mission Reward: 1 Random Treasure Chest.
"Why does his document have the same title as my father's?"
"Wasn't my father's project already terminated?"
Filled with confusion, Peter followed along.
He had completely forgotten why he came here, and even forgot about Sora Yukihara, mechanically trailing behind Dr. Ratha.
He moved carefully.
Though he didn't understand professional surveillance techniques, he at least knew how to avoid direct lines of sight and use basic cover.
"Peter, you'd better be careful."
Sora Yukihara quietly stepped aside.
Because of Peter's identity, even if something went wrong, the consequences for him wouldn't be too severe.
But Sora Yukihara couldn't afford to fail or delay.
After all, Dr. Ratha was a ruthless man.
In The Amazing Spider-Man, Dr. Ratha forced Dr. Connors to inject himself with the Lizard serum before the experimental data had been properly verified, ultimately causing a tragedy.
Worse still, in order to accelerate the experiment, he even tried to deceive retired, disabled soldiers into becoming free test subjects for Oscorp. His methods were cold-blooded and inhumane.
If Sora Yukihara got caught by him, he would definitely suffer the consequences.
"This guy's luck is insane."
Watching Peter move smoothly without incident, Sora Yukihara couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
But he stopped moving.
From here on, it was Peter's stage.
Because Peter had now followed Dr. Ratha to what was labeled as the Bio-Fiber Development Department.
But this wasn't any bio-fiber lab.
It was the laboratory of genetically engineered spiders.
Peter carefully memorized the unlock password that Dr. Ratha had entered. After confirming that Ratha and the researchers had left and wouldn't return anytime soon, he immediately stepped up to the electronic door.
Looking at the keypad, Peter recalled Ratha's hand movements from earlier. "The password sequence should be like this…"
As a top student, Peter had an excellent memory.
Relying on what he had memorized, he successfully unlocked the lab door.
He stepped inside.
Inside was a rotating laboratory.
The genetically modified spiders lived along specially designed rotating walls.
Peter stared at the rotating structure in confusion, especially at the spiders clinging to the walls.
Driven by curiosity—
The trajectory of fate began to shift.
...
"Three minutes already. Why hasn't he come out yet?"
"Is he really that careless? What if the researchers come back?"
Sora Yukihara was getting anxious.
Originally hiding to the side, he finally couldn't hold back and stepped out, staring intently at the corner.
A figure stumbled out in panic.
It was Peter.
"Peter!"
Sora Yukihara's shout startled him, and Peter instinctively raised his hands.
Sora Yukihara quickly approached. "What's wrong with you? You look pale."
On the surface, it sounded like concern.
In reality, he was checking.
"N-no… it's nothing, just—"
"Don't move!"
Before Peter could finish, Sora Yukihara suddenly shouted, "There's a spider on your neck!"
Peter's entire body stiffened in fear.
"Don't move! Don't move at all!"
Sora Yukihara held his breath, pulling out the tool he had prepared in advance, carefully approaching.
Grabbed!
At the moment Sora Yukihara successfully captured it, a long-awaited system notification rang out in his mind:
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have obtained a genetically engineered bio-spider. Do you wish to submit it to the system and complete the mission?"
"Submit!"
This was exactly what Sora Yukihara had been working toward.
The system immediately responded:
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. Mission complete. You have received 1 Random Treasure Chest. Do you wish to open it?"
"Not now."
This wasn't the time to gamble on rewards. Sora Yukihara needed to stay cautious.
"Sora Yukihara, did you catch the spider or not?"
Seeing Sora Yukihara remain silent for so long, Peter grew anxious.
"No, I must've seen it wrong just now."
After submitting the spider to the system, it had vanished right before his eyes. There was nothing left.
"Good, that scared me to death."
Peter let out a small sigh of relief, but guilt lingered in his heart. He quickly urged, "Sora Yukihara, how about we stop the internship and leave early?"
"Sounds good."
There was no way Sora Yukihara would refuse.
In an excellent mood, he said, "Peter, didn't you say that Chinese restaurant near our place was good? I'll treat you to a big meal!"
Sora Yukihara had just stolen someone's future superpower, and yet all he offered in return was a meal—truly shameless.
"That's great! I still remember how amazing that food tasted!"
Peter's family wasn't well-off, and eating out was a rare luxury. The last meal Sora Yukihara treated him to was easily the best he had had in years.
"Hm?"
Holding a notebook, Dr. Ratha noticed Peter walking out from the direction of the lab. Suspicion flickered in his eyes as he recalled the earlier collision.
"Was that intentional?"
"No… this intern is suspicious."
With that thought, Dr. Ratha immediately logged into Oscorp's internal surveillance system. Before long, he located Peter's profile in the intern records.
"Parker… what a nostalgic surname."
"Coincidence?"
"No. Definitely not. His reaction to my document name was too abnormal."
Reaching a conclusion, Dr. Ratha summoned an assistant and pointed at Peter's intern file.
"You have one day. I want every piece of information on this intern. If his full profile isn't on my desk by this time tomorrow, you can resign."
"Yes, sir."
The assistant respectfully recorded Peter's information and elevated it to a top-priority task.
Meanwhile, Sora Yukihara and Peter remained completely unaware that this small oversight had already introduced an unpredictable variable into the course of events.