The tritium element, originally only the size of a glass bead, changed rapidly under the laser bombardment, expanding quickly inside Dr. Otto's equipment.
In the blink of an eye, a human-sized fireball that looked like a miniature sun appeared before everyone in the laboratory.
The brilliant light made everyone squint and lean back.
"Don't worry—this is a stable nuclear fusion system. Its own magnetic field will contain the energy."
Dr. Otto had complete confidence in his research. He'd poured all his efforts into this project, and there was absolutely no way anything could go wrong.
But the moment he finished speaking, a metal clipboard flew out of a researcher's hands, soaring toward the artificial sun.
At the same time, all the small metal objects in the lab began slowly drifting toward the miniature star.
This development made Dr. Otto's face go pale. The artificial sun could indeed maintain its own stability—but only without interference from external objects. Now that metal was flying into the artificial sun, it would directly disrupt the stable state and turn it into a bomb.
"Everyone get out!"
Looking at the artificial sun with its increasingly powerful magnetic pull, Dr. Otto shouted. The only option now was to evacuate everyone while he used his unaffected mechanical tentacles to try stabilizing the sun before it exploded.
Hearing Dr. Otto's warning, people around them fled in terror. Even the researchers looked more frightened than the visitors.
Peter, standing in the crowd, felt every hair on his body stand on end. His spider-sense was screaming that this place was dangerous and he needed to get away.
Turning to look at Dr. Otto facing the artificial sun, Peter gritted his teeth and decided to change into his costume as soon as he got outside.
As everyone fled, Dr. Otto kept one person beside him—his wife Rosalie.
"It'll be fine. Trust me, we'll be okay."
"I believe in you, as always." Rosalie smiled and squeezed Otto's hand. She had complete faith in her husband.
While they spoke, the artificial sun became increasingly unstable. Massive heat continued spreading outward, and objects throughout the room were being pulled toward the miniature star.
Suddenly, a voice came from behind them.
"Could you two move back a bit? It's dangerous here."
They turned around to see armored figure floating in the air, the voice coming from within.
This was Marcus transformed into Wisp. As a dimensional mage, Wisp possessed very special powers—powers that could solve the current problem by making this artificial sun disappear completely.
Seeing this strange armor, Dr. Otto and his wife were stunned, but Marcus walked directly toward the artificial sun.
While he wanted to witness the future Doctor Octopus, that didn't mean he'd give up this artificial sun. Doctor Octopus was just entertainment for Marcus—his real goal was this sun that was about to explode.
"Don't get any closer! The artificial sun is completely out of control now. We need to cool it down and let it stabilize."
Dr. Otto warned. Although he didn't know who this floating armored figure was, he understood that the sun's explosion was inevitable now. Minimizing the damage was what mattered most.
But Marcus ignored him, continuing to approach with massive energy swirling around his hands.
"Don't worry—this little sun can't hurt me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Marcus punched the air, blasting open a huge portal.
As a dimensional mage, opening dimensional passages was simple. The other end of this portal led to an empty universe.
"Let me give you some advice—before experimenting with little suns like this, take proper precautions. At least don't let small oversights make things uncontrollable."
As he spoke, the energy in Marcus's hands spread out, enveloping the miniature sun and dragging it into the dimensional channel.
This was exactly what he wanted—this little sun was perfect for his extraction needs.
After waving goodbye to the couple, Marcus walked into the dimensional passage with the artificial sun, leaving only Dr. Otto and his wife staring at each other.
"Dr. Otto, it's dangerous... dangerous?"
Peter, reappearing as Spider-Man, stared blankly at the now-calm laboratory. He didn't understand what had happened in such a short time. Where had the artificial sun that was about to explode gone?
"Thank you for coming to save us, Spider-Man, but the crisis here has been resolved with no casualties."
With those words, Dr. Otto unfastened the mechanical tentacle harness. His face twitched as the thin neural interfaces on his back were pulled out one by one, separating the mechanical arms from his body.
"Let's go outside. The experiment was successful, but we really need better safety measures. This situation must never happen again."
The experiment was half successful. Without the accident, his artificial sun experiment could be called a complete success.
But this served as a reminder—if he could protect against these variables, this kind of situation wouldn't occur.
While it might not be possible for people to observe the artificial sun directly, it would guarantee the experiment's success and avoid these complications.
Looking puzzled, Peter scanned the laboratory, and after confirming there were no remaining hazards, he left through another exit.
Dr. Otto walked out of the laboratory with his wife Rosalie, meeting the crowd waiting outside.
"Dr. Otto, did your experiment fail? What happened to the artificial sun?" a reporter in the crowd asked.
"No, it can't be called a failure. In fact, this experiment was successful, but while we considered many problems, we overlooked the impact of the artificial sun's magnetic field on its surroundings.
That was a critical oversight and the main reason the artificial sun went out of control. As for the artificial sun itself, it's been safely disposed of."
Dr. Otto turned to look at Harry and said apologetically:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Osborn. My oversight prevented you from witnessing the successful artificial sun experiment, but I'm already prepared to optimize the experimental design. Next time, the Osborn Group will become the energy leader of the new era."
"Well, I'm looking forward to it. I just hope there won't be any more problems."
Harry nodded with a smile. He didn't intend to blame Dr. Otto—he understood that all experiments carried risks.
But he really didn't want any more setbacks. Ever since his father Norman Osborn was killed, the Osborn Group had suffered heavy losses and was declining day by day.
He had to change this situation, and Dr. Otto was key to saving the Osborn Group. He needed the nearly unlimited energy that Dr. Otto was researching.