Young Spider-Man's Doubts

In the Umbrella Corporation's laboratory, Dr. Otto slowly regained consciousness. The moment he became aware, Dr. Otto let out a piercing scream, as if enduring immense pain.

At this moment, five images flickered in Otto's mind, scenes viewed from different perspectives.

It was like someone who could only watch one screen was suddenly forced to watch five, unable to divide their attention… The tearing sensation in his mind was enough to drive him mad.

For a time, Dr. Otto couldn't adapt to his current situation. The more he couldn't adapt, the angrier he became. Finally, Dr. Otto let out a loud roar. Accompanied by his roar, the mechanical arms behind him forcefully spread open, wanting to vent his pervasive anger.

At this moment, Otto also noticed his appearance: a monster with four mechanical arms growing from its back. Dr. Otto then let out an even more tragic cry.

Alone, Dr. Otto gradually calmed down after a period of venting. After calming down, Otto thought of his wife. Before the explosion, his wife had been at the very front, very close to him. Given the intensity of the explosion, he assumed his wife had already died.

Thinking of his wife's death, Otto felt immense sadness. Suddenly, Otto began to talk to himself. After a long period of low murmuring, Otto seemed to regain some spirit. He walked out of the laboratory with a heavy heart, leaving Umbrella Tower alone.

Seeing her husband resurrected and then enraged, before finally leaving the hospital in despair through the surveillance monitors, Dr. Otto's wife didn't know what to do.

Witnessing her husband turn into a monster with her own eyes, she also found it difficult to accept for a moment.

After hesitating, Otto's wife, Rosemary, was about to call out to Otto, but at that moment, Otto's figure had already disappeared into the distant night.

Rosemary looked towards Chen Changsheng beside her with a pleading gaze. Chen Changsheng, looking into the distance, softly said, "Perhaps, Dr. Otto just wants some time alone right now."

Rosemary blinked in surprise, then lowered her head, lost in thought.

In the darkness, Otto, dejected, walked to the site of the nuclear fusion experiment from earlier that day. Looking at the laboratory, which had become a ruin, Otto remembered his past dream: to complete the nuclear fusion experiment and make technology serve humanity better.

Now that his wife was dead, what else was worth living for? Perhaps only his past dream.

His experiment had failed, and he had turned into a monster. He figured no company would invest in him again.

But the experiment had been so close to success! It was only due to some accident that he failed.

The more he recalled, the angrier Otto became. Finally, a seductive voice echoed in his mind – the voice of artificial intelligence.

Under the intelligent guidance of the mechanical arms, Dr. Otto decided to conduct the nuclear fusion experiment alone again.

But how could he complete his experiment? Otto had no money at all and couldn't afford the expensive experimental equipment and materials.

The voice in his head spoke again, subtly guiding Dr. Otto. Finally, Dr. Otto decided to do something big: rob a bank vault to get enough money to complete his experiment. After achieving his dream, he would go to heaven to find his wife.

Just as Doctor Octopus was planning how to rob the bank, Peter officially began his love-hate relationship with the Green Goblin.

Norman Osborn accidentally learned Spider-Man's true identity: Peter Parker, his son's good friend, his son's love rival, and the Spider-Man who had thwarted his plans time and again.

With old and new grudges combined, the Green Goblin went into action that night, rushing to Peter's house and causing destruction. Thanks to the timely arrival of the NYPD, the Green Goblin was driven back.

Finally, Peter's only remaining family, Aunt May, was severely injured and rushed to the city hospital.

Looking at Aunt May lying in the hospital bed, Peter thought of Uncle Ben. Back then, his own actions had led to severe consequences. Would Aunt May suffer the same fate now?

"No! I absolutely will not let my family leave me again!" Peter roared internally, and his heart began to change.

The Green Goblin certainly wouldn't let Spider-Man off so easily. He later set another trap and lured Spider-Man into it. However, villains always die from talking too much, and the Green Goblin, Norman Osborn, was killed by Spider-Man.

Peter finally learned that the Green Goblin, who had caused so much destruction and killed countless people, was his friend Harry's father, that polite middle-aged man.

Peter had once fantasized about his father, and his imagined father looked just like Norman. But now, Peter felt his dream was shattered.

When Peter returned Norman Osborn's body to his home, Harry happened to see it, thus forging the enmity between the second-generation Green Goblin and Spider-Man.

The revenge for his father's death was irreconcilable.

Aunt May's hospitalization required a lot of money every day. The family's savings were depleted within a few days.

With no savings left, Aunt May had to go to the bank with Peter to mortgage their house to alleviate their current financial difficulties. Aunt May couldn't go out to earn money now, and Peter was in college and needed money. The struggling pair could only sell their house for money.

At the bank, Aunt May was discussing the mortgage of her house with a bank teller when Dr. Otto, controlling his mechanical arms, entered from outside.

Without greeting anyone, Otto walked directly towards the bank vault. Due to Dr. Otto's bizarre attire, no one stopped him for a moment.

After all, with four mechanical arms on his back, any normal person would think he was mentally unstable or perhaps performing performance art.

Ignoring the stares of the onlookers, Dr. Otto directly inserted his mechanical arms into the thick vault door of the bank. Under the immense pulling force of the mechanical arms, the massive vault door was uprooted by Otto, creating a large hole.

Otto pulled out many bags of gold coins from the large hole and prepared to leave. The entire robbery process took less than two minutes, clearly indicating that Dr. Otto had made thorough preparations for this heist.

Before the ordinary people could react, Otto was already preparing to flee amidst the blaring police sirens.

As the sirens rang out, the onlookers realized what had happened, and chaos erupted in the bank lobby, with screams erupting intermittently.

"Peter…" Aunt May looked at the fierce-looking Dr. Otto with some fear, instinctively wanting to seek help from the person closest to her.

But to Aunt May's disappointment, her nephew had already disappeared. The bank teller who had just served Aunt May added fuel to the fire, saying, "Ma'am, your nephew is really fast at running away…"

The moment Doctor Octopus began destroying the bank vault, Peter sensed that something was wrong. Although his life was not in danger, and Aunt May was nearby, his responsibility as a superhero compelled Peter to transform into Spider-Man and stop the crime.

With Otto's five free perspectives, a sneak attack was impossible. He used just one bag of gold coins to smash the approaching Spider-Man down from the roof.

Upon hitting Peter, the bag of gold coins burst open, scattering glittering gold coins all over the floor, attracting everyone's attention with their brilliance.

The bank teller who was serving Aunt May's business had eyes that gradually turned into gold coins. He slowly reached out, preparing to pocket a coin in front of him. Aunt May, however, struck his hand away with her cane, saying, "This doesn't belong to you."

Having experienced so much, Peter's skills had improved significantly. With the assistance of artificial intelligence, Dr. Otto's combat power was also immense. For a time, the two fought to a standstill.

Just as Peter and Dr. Otto were locked in a fierce struggle, a female figure, accompanied by a team of men in black suits, entered the bank. This female figure was Otto's wife, Rosemary. Rosemary shouted at Otto, who was in the midst of the fight, to stop.

Hearing the familiar voice, Dr. Otto looked towards the newcomers. Seeing his wife, his movements in combat with Spider-Man gradually slowed down.

After creating distance from Spider-Man, Otto looked closely at his wife. He realized his wife was not dead. Otto joyfully embraced his wife, completely disregarding the chaos that had just erupted on the scene.

Hanging upside down from the ceiling, Spider-Man watched the scene unfold, feeling a bit helpless and unsure if he should continue to stop the criminal.

Umbrella Corporation employees, who arrived with Otto's wife, skillfully cordoned off the area, collecting the gold coins scattered on the ground.

Police officers from the NYPD, who had rushed to the scene after receiving the news, told the ordinary people present that this was just a drill for a bank robbery, testing the NYPD's response capabilities to sudden incidents, and that citizens present should not panic.

The justice-filled little Spider, clearly unable to accept this fact, stared dumbfounded as Otto, who had just been robbing a bank, was taken away by Umbrella Corporation employees, while the police were still cleaning up after the criminal. He felt his worldview was collapsing.

Finally, a bewildered Spider-Man quietly returned to Aunt May's side and apologized to her.

Aunt May naturally wouldn't think ill of her nephew. She felt Peter's departure earlier was just youthful timidity, something forgivable, especially since he was her own nephew.

Peter's young mind was now filled with a hint of doubt. Was it really a drill just now? That person was clearly robbing the bank, so why did everyone say it was just a drill?

Aunt May, having lived for decades, saw through her nephew's inner confusion at a glance. After all, Dr. Otto's ferocious appearance just now didn't look like a drill at all.

She comforted Peter, "Peter, there are many things in this world that are hard for us to understand, but we just need to do our best. The future isn't always what we imagine, but we can make our lives and the future we anticipate better."

After hearing Aunt May's words, Peter's mood also relaxed a bit. He nodded, and Peter decided to set aside his inner doubts for now.

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