The moment he saw the school being restored, the Green Goblin, who had been incessantly trying to tempt "The Punisher," fell silent instantly.
Looking at the brand-new school, he felt his mind go blank.
Beneath the Green Goblin helmet, his aged and cloudy eyes widened to their limits at this moment.
An invisible thunderclap exploded in his mind!
In this moment, his feelings were just like Yang Dong's in 'The Three-Body Problem':
Physics... no longer exists!
Everything happening before his eyes could not be explained by modern science at all!
This was entirely a "miracle," or rather... magic?!
After all, the Green Goblin wasn't a pure scientist, so he wasn't about to commit suicide on the spot.
On the contrary, after the brief shock and breakdown, a more fervent, more extreme emotion instantly occupied his entire brain!
It wasn't fear, nor was it despair.
It was... absolute hope!
It was as if a drowning man had grabbed onto the last life-saving straw!
This "Punisher" possessed the miraculous power to repair inorganic matter.
Then... could this power be used to repair organic matter, or rather... the human body?
Could it repair a genetic chain that was already on the verge of collapse?
Once this thought arose, it was like a prairie fire, instantly incinerating all the logic and madness in his mind!
Norman Osborn knew very well that his physique enhancement potion was only a half-finished product.
The potion had birthed the "Green Goblin" personality and given him great power, but it hadn't eradicated the Osborn family's damned hereditary disease.
The potion only gave him a stronger body, thereby temporarily delaying the countdown to genetic collapse.
But the Shinigami's scythe still hung over his and Harry's necks.
Before, in order to survive, he could only pin his hopes on Peter Parker and Ghost-Spider.
But now, he saw a fork in the road! A brand-new possibility.
"What... was that... you just used?"
The Green Goblin's voice was no longer arrogant and mocking as before, but carried a humility and respect that even he hadn't noticed.
"Hmm?" Peter paused, glanced down at him with interest, and then spoke with a half-smile:
"It was just a type of repair magic."
magic?!
These two words were like a heavy hammer, smashing hard against the Green Goblin's heart!
Does magic really exist in this World?
"Then... can this magic... repair the human body?"
He squeezed these words out of his throat carefully, his voice dry like a traveler in the desert.
Looking down at the Green Goblin, whose face was obscured by the mask, Peter couldn't help but smile inwardly.
Although the development of events had exceeded his control.
Fortunately, the result was good!
It could even be said that it was completely beyond his expectations.
In his original plan, he would have needed to waste a lot of breath and then owe the other party a favor to get the investment to start a company.
But now, the situation had completely reversed!
The one who owed a favor had become the Green Goblin, or rather, Norman Osborn.
And this favor wasn't something that could be repaid with a simple tens of millions of U.S. dollars!
Thus, Peter spoke with feigned nonchalance:
"The human body, huh..."
Peter deliberately drew out his tone until the Green Goblin's heart was in his throat, and only then did he speak:
"Of course it can."
The moment he heard these words, the Green Goblin felt as if he had heard a hymn from the gods.
At this moment, the emotions belonging to "Norman Osborn" completely overwhelmed the madness of the "Green Goblin." He suddenly grabbed Peter's hand and pleaded:
"Punisher! I want to make a deal with you!"
To make himself appear more credible, he revealed his true identity without any hesitation:
"You should have heard of me. I am Norman Osborn, the owner of Oscorp."
"As long as you can cure me... cure my son!"
"I can give you everything you want! Wealth, power, women—I can even give you the entire Oscorp!"
Although he had awakened an evil personality like the Green Goblin due to the physique enhancement potion, his love for Harry had never changed from beginning to end.
Whether he was Norman Osborn or the Green Goblin, he was willing to give up everything for Harry!
Feeling Norman's constantly trembling hands, Peter finally spoke:
"This is not the place to talk."
Norman was stunned upon hearing this, but then he immediately understood something.
With trembling hands, he pressed a few buttons on the armor controller on his arm.
Buzz~!
Before long, a black stream of light sliced through the sky at extreme speed, hovering in front of Peter within a few breaths.
It was a brand-new Green Goblin Glider!
This was his last trump card, and also the escape tool he had prepared for himself.
The Green Goblin had originally planned that if "The Punisher" was unyielding, he would use this final trump card to fight to the death at the critical moment.
But now, this final bit of madness had become his way of showing sincerity.
"You just need to stand on it; it will take you to my family's manor on its own."
Hearing this, Peter nodded noncommittally and immediately jumped onto the glider with Norman and Connors.
The glider took to the air, flying toward the outskirts of New York like a bolt of lightning.
Standing on the glider and looking at the busy traffic of New York City below, Peter couldn't help but feel a bit exhilarated.
This Green Goblin Glider was much more convenient than swinging on webs!
Perhaps he really should ask Norman for one of these in the future?
With this flying skateboard paired with Herman's battery technology, wouldn't Peter be able to go wherever he wanted in the future?
While thinking this, the glider landed steadily on the lawn of the Osborn Manor.
Norman had already arranged everything; the servants in the manor had all been dismissed to ensure that everything that happened would not be known by a fourth person besides the three of them.
"Sir, please follow me..."
After being set down, Norman respectfully guided Peter to the study, then took out his medical report and carefully explained the genetic disease he and Harry suffered from.
After listening to Norman's explanation while pretending to be ignorant, Peter suddenly "sighed" somewhat abruptly:
"I really didn't expect you and Harry to suffer from such a strange disease, Uncle Norman..."
Hearing this, Norman Osborn, who had just taken off his Green Goblin helmet, was instantly stunned:
"Sir Punisher, what did you just call me?"
He even wondered if he was hallucinating.
Besides, how did this "Punisher" know Harry's name?
While he was still pondering these questions, Peter had already raised his hand and removed his hood and the mask covering his face.
As the oppressive Hollow mask was removed, a young and familiar face that Norman could never have imagined in his wildest dreams was revealed.
"I heard you went to Midtown High School just to find me?" Peter asked with a half-smile.
As for Norman, he was completely petrified at this moment, and he couldn't help but cry out in shock:
"Pe... Peter?!"