Harry's entire body was tense from the intense physical pain, with greenish veins bulging prominently under his skin.
There was no way to find relief, no exit to end it; he was simply pinned within the boundless torment.
Calm down, Harry." Spider-Man rushed forward, his voice filled with anxiety. Although he wanted to use his web to snatch the gun back, he was even more afraid that any mishap might cause it to fire accidentally, so he could only clench his fists and urge him to calm down, "I know many powerful friends. Dr. Bruce Banner, Iron Man—they are all top-tier geniuses. They will definitely be able to find a solution!
Then wasn't I also injected?" Finn questioned. "If there's a mutation, I'll mutate along with you!
Spider-Man: "??"
Spider-Man: "!!"
"You don't have any—" Harry realized that he hadn't had the chance to tell Finn that he didn't have any hereditary diseases.
That catalyst was clearly developed to specifically target his genetic disease, so it shouldn't have any major impact on Finn.
It was meant to be this way.
A healthy, genius, optimistic Osborn, possessing idealism and a passion to realize it.
is the most suitable heir to the Osborn Group.
"I don't have any self-esteem at all, do I!" Finn misunderstood Harry's meaning and began to argue back defiantly.
[Self-esteem is a good thing, but unfortunately, little System PP doesn't have any.]
“I—” Harry was so pained and angry he felt like he might faint. From beginning to end, when had he ever mentioned self-respect to Finn?
Yes, I just have no self-respect! I don't even care if I turn into this mess along with you!" Finn continued to question recklessly, "So what? Can't you just set your self-respect aside for a moment?
Stop, stop shouting, okay?" Spider-Man paced around frantically by the side, so anxious he felt as if he might explode on the spot. "Dr. Bruce Banner can save you, right? I understand. I'll go get the Hulk for you right now.
Spider-Man has also gone mad.
He had already gone so mad that he intended to find the Hulk to fight him in the laning phase.
Doesn't everyone have the right to choose for themselves?" Harry was being crushed by extreme agony. He had long since broken down, wanting nothing more than to end it all immediately, yet he still held on with a final shred of sanity, staring at Finn with a look of despair. At this moment, he could not see what the future held; he simply wanted to give everything to Finn. "I cannot decide how I will live, but at least I can decide when it ends.
Even if I die, nothing will change, Finn.
You just got what you deserved.
Does my existence really matter that much?
Just like the past twenty years, we didn't have each other, life went on just the same, without any difference.
Harry knew he shouldn't say these words, that he shouldn't push Finn away once again.
But as the words reached his lips, they turned into the sharpest of knives, piercing the person before him with a tone that seemed intent on crushing everything.
This is different. All of this belongs to you." Finn carried the suitcase and approached Harry step by step, his voice filled with unshakable determination, "What should be yours, is yours.
Harry didn't know why his brother still stubbornly believed he deserved all of this, but it didn't matter.
“Finn..”
A strained, low groan rolled through the young man's throat, shattering in the air.
“I and you are one and the same.”
Harry Osborn ultimately said the same words that Finn had once publicly stated at the press conference.
He was pained, desperate, yet calm, without a trace of jealousy, indignation, or resentment.
—The power-holder who prioritizes interests has finally offered everything willingly.
Harry only hoped that Finn could cast him aside as if it were the most natural thing in the world, then embrace everything in glory.
Finn's brow was furrowed; he wasn't one to lack a temper, at this moment, he was so choked with rage by Harry's words that he truly didn't want to listen to any more of his nonsense. However, Finn's inherent system baseline and underlying service attributes made it impossible for him to fire back at Harry like a machine gun.
But then, Finn suddenly thought of something.
—Ah, he has hands now.
“Shut up.”
Finn reached out and forcefully covered Harry Osborn's mouth.
Manual mute.
The world went silent.
Harry was stunned, when he looked up, his eyes met Finn's inorganic, cold gaze.
I don't want to hear this nonsense from you.
Your existence is the most important meaning, but as I said, I will respect your thoughts.
In the next second, Finn directly snatched the gun from Harry's hands and pointed it at himself.
"!!" Spider-Man was left with nothing but a wave of scalp-numbing suffocation.
The equally matched conditions of the Osborn brothers have both erupted at this very moment.
After finally exhausting all their strength to save the Earth, they still had to encounter a scene where these two brothers were facing off with guns drawn in a state of madness.
—They've gone mad!
—Peter Parker was going crazy too!
If it weren't for the Spider-Man mask, he would practically be a famous painting of "The Scream" right now.
And unnoticed in the shadows, there was another System PP silently breaking down: [..]
—Bring on some Misery Plan system, seriously!? PP is willing to mutate, willing to crash, as long as the Host is doing fine!
You said it yourself, didn't you? Doesn't everyone have the right to make their own choices?" Finn's gaze locked onto Harry, "If you decide to give up your own life, I will also admit my own failure.
Everything ends here.
Finn stared at Harry's green eyes, which held a sense of indifferent calm.
Is this what you want, Harry?
At this moment, Harry did not doubt for a second that Finn was telling the truth.
When this young man was passionate, he seemed capable of illuminating the entire world, but once he became indifferent, he could discard everything without any hesitation.
Terror spread along his spine and through his entire body, even forcibly overpowering the physical pain for a moment.
"Calm down." Panic and fear surged in Harry's green eyes as he shook his head slowly in shock.
System PP: [Host, stay calm.]
[System PP gave you a high five. gif]
—The bad news is, Harry Osborn has gone mad; but the good news is, he is not yet as mad as his Host.
—When it comes to being crazy enough to lose one's humanity, who could possibly top his Host?
Very calm, Finn casually tossed the gun to Spider-Man.
Peter swept through the scene like a whirlwind, tossing all the firearms to places where they could no longer be seen.
As it turned out—
Fighting madness with madness is not without its uses; it can even drive the third person present and the System insane.
Harry was completely helpless, merely curling up on the sofa and enduring the tearing, flesh-ripping pain of the mutation coursing through his entire body.
Finn opened the box in his hands, inside lay a vial of serum just as quietly.
This was something Finn had obtained from the client of the Scholar with Seven Doctorates, after receiving the vial, he had Max secretly place it in Harry's office. Finn hadn't yet figured out how to explain it to Harry, so he simply left it in Harry's office for the time being; after all, Harry spent far more time in his office than anywhere else.
Harry looked up, a look of astonishment crossed his face when he caught sight of the vial.
He didn't even know there was such a box in the office.
If you're asking, this is a serum I spent a lot of money online to have an unknown internet user develop, which can suppress our condition," Finn explained. "I was afraid you wouldn't believe me, so I didn't take it out first.
But since you're planning to die anyway, it doesn't matter whether you believe me or not.
Finn calmly gripped Harry's arm, his fingertips soothingly tracing the veins bulging at Harry's wrist from pain, then, with decisive movements and without a moment's hesitation, slowly injected the solution.
As the cool liquid flowed through the veins and into the body.
Harry felt as if the intense, surging pain within his body had finally subsided.
The tension and spasms throughout his body gradually subsided, even his rapid breathing became somewhat smoother.
At this moment, in the Osborn Building, Finn even thought of a perfect callback.
Even though all I know is spending money, throwing parties, indulging in pleasure, squandering trust funds, I haven't even stepped foot in a university." These were the words Harry Osborn used to criticize Finn at the very beginning, "But—
Do not use your single-world perspective to doubt my expertise across a hundred worlds.
I will help you.
Finn said softly, his pure green eyes revealing a stubborn determination.
You have to believe me.
Chapter 63 Mental Weakness
Spider-Man could see that Harry's condition had significantly improved after being injected with the serum.
Although the green patterns on his body had not faded, the pain the young man was enduring was at least no longer so sharp.
It was effective.
There was a high probability that Peter would also guess that this vial of medicine was likely given to Finn by Dr. Bruce Banner.
—What a complete failure!
Peter felt frustrated in his heart, even though he clearly possessed such a massive buff—the ability to hear Finn's inner thoughts.
But he still seemed to have no idea what Finn was actually up to every day.
Is this the only one?" Peter asked anxiously, "Weren't you also injected?
Spider-Man frantically grabbed Finn's arm, pulling up his sleeve to examine it carefully.
It was still clean and white, except for a few bruises; it didn't show any signs of physical mutation like Harry's.
Having barely managed to save one, Peter was terrified that Finn would have an episode in the next second.