Old Osborn's Edge

Red Guardian continued, "Because the Sparrow Drone was a few beats too slow, we didn't see any evidence of the Green Goblin possibly intervening, like you said. By the time the surveillance footage came back, the house where the lab was located looked like it had been bombed.

"Only you and the Octavius couple were inside. But judging by the scale of the damage, it didn't look anything like it had been hit by a heavy bomb, much less a nuclear explosion. Yet comparisons with the observation data confirmed that it was indeed a fusion reaction spiraling out of control.

"A large number of visitors who were likely there for the Artificial Sun ignition test fled onto the streets. Some of them called the police. The police and fire department arrived quickly as well, so we didn't interfere unnecessarily.

"According to the hospital's computer records, your condition left the doctors equally helpless, though you didn't seem to have any serious external injuries. So you were placed directly in a regular ward, with the focus on monitoring your vital signs.

"However, Mrs. Octavius was admitted to the ICU with extensive burns and was in critical condition. The doctor also needed emergency surgery to remove his mechanical tentacles. Because the machines were severely entangled with his nerves, the operation was extremely difficult.

"But during the operation, the doctor woke up and slaughtered everyone in the operating room. After that, his whereabouts became unknown.

That was also why the news media had not followed up on the story. It was hardly something to be proud of.

"Aside from the injured, Oscorp naturally suffered the greatest blow. Old Osborn even held a press conference with young Osborn, explaining the failure of the experiment and bolstering market confidence.

"But according to what you said, the