In a hospital in Queens, New York.
A doctor in a white coat and mask didn't enter the operating room with a scalpel as usual.
This time, his tool of choice was a chainsaw.
The patient, Otto Octavius, had been struck in the head by a heavy object and had been in a coma ever since.
Because of the four massive mechanical arms attached to his body, it was impossible to perform a scan or any tests.
So the top priority was to saw off those damned things.
Otherwise, they couldn't proceed with the examination, let alone the surgery.
Entering the operating room, the doctor looked at the mechanical arms and joked to his colleagues:
"Anyone here ever cut wood before?"
The doctor started the chainsaw and was about to cut into the mechanical arm in front of him.
Suddenly!
One of the mechanical arms lashed out, sending the doctor flying into the wall!
Before anyone else in the operating room could react, the mechanical arms began their rampage!
Each arm moved as if alive, turning the operating room into chaos!
Only after everyone was dead did the arms finally stop.
A moment later, Otto slowly woke up. Seeing the four or five corpses around him, he was stunned!
In a panic, he fled the hospital and found a secluded, abandoned dock.
Otto stared at the desolate scene before him, his eyes hollow and lifeless.
"Is my beloved Rosie dead?"
"My dream is shattered."
He turned to look at the mechanical arms beside him.
"These terrifying things should be destroyed, buried at the bottom of the sea with me."
Suddenly, one of the mechanical arms opened its claw, as if sensing a threat, emitting a faint sonic wave near Otto's ear.
Otto froze.
A voice echoed in his mind, and his pupils contracted sharply!
This feeling wasn't unfamiliar to him!
Back when he was developing the mechanical arms, this AI-driven device had once fought him for control of his body!
He reached behind his neck to feel for the inhibitor chip.
It was gone!
"Otto, let's start over!!"
The voice in his head rang out.
"No, I can't."
"Peter was right. I miscalculated the data."
Otto's eyes dimmed, but in the next second, they underwent a dramatic change!
"I couldn't have miscalculated!!"
"Nuclear fusion was a success!"
Otto's voice carried a hint of madness.
"Let's do it again, strengthen the containment field!"
"Make this experiment bigger and stronger than the last!!"
Suddenly, Otto's voice grew low again.
"But we need money…"
The nuclear fusion experiment required tritium, a rare element that was extremely expensive.
"Rob a bank, Otto!" The voice in his head urged again.
Otto immediately refused.
"No, I can't commit a crime!"
"Not achieving your dream is the real crime. You must use your invention to benefit all of humanity. They'll understand."
Otto's Adam's apple bobbed.
"You're right. Not achieving my dream is the crime."
"I will succeed!!"
"The power of the sun, in the palm of my hand!"
At this moment, Otto fully transformed into Doctor Octopus!
...
"Gwen, you seemed a bit distracted earlier."
In a commercial district not far from Midtown High School of Science and Technology.
Inside a dessert shop.
A group of girls had gathered.
Mary Jane, her hair tinged with red, took a bite of yogurt pudding and found Gwen's earlier reaction strange.
The girls had formed a band at school.
Gwen was the drummer.
She, who had never made a mistake before, had messed up several beats earlier.
"Sorry, I haven't been in the best shape lately."
Gwen shrugged. The crime in New York was far worse than she had imagined.
Over the past month, Gwen had spent almost every night as Spider-Woman, fighting crime across the city.
But…
It was endless.
Car thieves, drug addicts, burglaries, robberies…
There were just too many.
It left her physically and mentally exhausted.
Maybe she really needed a good rest.
Just then, Gwen suddenly perked up.
It was her Spider-Sense!
In the next second, a loud noise erupted from outside the dessert shop.
Everyone's attention was drawn!
A man wearing sunglasses and equipped with four mechanical arms was robbing a bank.
The mechanical arms grabbed the bank's walls and tore them apart with a single pull. The reinforced concrete walls crumbled like paper under the force of the metal arms.
Why were there so many monsters popping up lately?!
Gwen felt a headache coming on.
But now was the time for Spider-Woman to step in and deal with this threat!
She grabbed her backpack and rushed out.
Before leaving, she reminded her friends to get out of there as soon as possible!
Doctor Octopus stuffed bag after bag of cash into his pockets.
Gwen, now in her suit, suddenly appeared. Using her webs, she kicked Doctor Octopus.
At the same time, one of the mechanical arms grabbed Gwen and flung her away.
Doctor Octopus's expression was furious, his eyes filled with venom!
The mechanical arms extended, chasing after Gwen relentlessly.
While dodging, Gwen didn't forget to fight back, but the strength of her webs was no match for the mechanical arms!
Gwen remembered the techniques the Punisher had taught her. She shot a web, attached it to a safe, and hurled it at Doctor Octopus.
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