Marvel With Spider Power and Omnitrix

After hearing Ben's proposal, Peter quickly handed over the notebook.

The densely packed formulas made Ben's head spin. Without the Omnitrix's ability to transform into Grey Matter, he probably couldn't understand the contents even with ten years of study. But Peter never doubted Ben's capabilities—in his opinion, Ben was capable of anything.

"Then I'll..."

"Go find Connors," Ben said, already formulating his plan.

Without a laboratory and proper equipment, even if he could crack the formula, he wouldn't be able to synthesize the serum.

"The Oscorp building is empty today?"

Peter nodded. "Completely deserted."

He was actually puzzled by this. Even if something had happened to Dr. Connors, why was the entire Oscorp facility abandoned? The doctor's identity hadn't even been exposed yet.

Ben considered the broader implications. This wasn't entirely surprising given Norman Osborn's recent troubles within his own company.

"In that case, I'll borrow some equipment from Oscorp," Ben decided.

After separating from Peter, he headed toward the towering building. As Peter had reported, the normally bustling Oscorp tower stood eerily empty.

However, Ben didn't enter immediately. Even though the building appeared deserted, the equipment was still operational—especially the surveillance cameras. He couldn't risk having his secrets recorded and exposed.

First, he visited a nearby electronics store and purchased the highest-spec laptop available, then made his way to the rooftop of an adjacent building and powered up the machine.

The Omnitrix's interface activated, and he selected Grey Matter.

"Time to crack Oscorp's network system."

The optimal approach was connecting directly to Oscorp's internal network to disable monitoring or create false feeds. For Grey Matter, this would be trivial.

"Oscorp's software security isn't particularly sophisticated," Ben observed.

Transformed into Grey Matter, he crouched before the laptop, his frog-like horizontal pupils tracking strings of code that flashed across the screen. The rapidly scrolling characters appeared as clear as static images to his enhanced perception.

His secondary eyelids closed horizontally—Galvans possessed two blinking mechanisms. They could close their upper and lower lids normally, but their left and right eyelids also functioned independently.

"I'm surprised a company as large as Oscorp would have such vulnerable network security," he noted with amazement.

Of course, he was overlooking Earth's current technological limitations. It wasn't that Oscorp's firewall was inadequate—his technology was simply too advanced for this era.

"This computer performs much better than our ancient machine at home," he said, tapping the device approvingly.

The computers he and Peter used had been purchased by Ben, Sr. from secondhand electronics that others had discarded. Even for this era, they were obsolete. Every startup sounded like a sports car engine.

Rows of confirmation windows flashed rapidly across the screen. The system breach was complete, though Grey Matter still had about twenty-seven minutes remaining in his transformation.

In other words, penetrating Oscorp's entire network had taken less than three minutes, and that was limited by the laptop's processing power. With truly advanced hardware, the task would require mere seconds.

Ben decided not to enter the building immediately. Movement was somewhat awkward in Grey Matter's diminutive form—he'd wait until the transformation expired.

"I need to crack the Omnitrix's master controls eventually. Otherwise, these waiting periods will become problematic," he muttered, glancing back at the device's interface.

With time to spare, Ben retrieved Richard Parker's notebook and began analysis.

"No wonder Peter and Connors's experiment failed."

He immediately identified the cause of Connors's mutation.

Peter's parents had studied spider genetics and created mutant arachnids, but they hadn't achieved true cross-species genetic stability. Successful serum development required genetic compatibility pre-processing.

Both Peter and Connors had overlooked this crucial step—or rather, the notebook failed to mention it entirely. Ben could perceive this flaw with his enhanced intelligence, but Peter and Connors could not.

More critically, even with advance genetic adaptation, complete stability couldn't be guaranteed.

Richard Parker's formula was fundamentally flawed, and he'd known this. Despite adapting Peter's genetics within the mutant spider long ago, he'd never attempted human trials.

In other words, Peter currently risked mutating into a spider-monster, just like Connors. The spider DNA in Peter's system was simply more stable, so there was no immediate danger unless something unexpected occurred.

But as Peter's abilities continued developing, this delicate balance would eventually collapse.

"You should be grateful to have such a capable cousin," Ben murmured.

He began recalculating the formula entirely.

Creating an antidote for the lizard serum was relatively straightforward—simply reversing the original formula. Stabilizing Peter's genetics would require more time.

Of course, only a little more...

Ten minutes later, Ben stretched contentedly. The notebook was now filled with new formulas.

He'd developed not only a treatment to stabilize Peter's genetics, but derived the perfect lizard serum. Naturally, he'd removed the superhuman enhancement aspects, retaining only medical applications. The world didn't need more superpowered individuals.

Though the serum remained untested, Ben felt confident in his calculations.

"Now Primus's medical division is complete," he thought happily. "But this treatment is too revolutionary. Immediate market release would create enormous problems."

A single injection capable of regenerating severed limbs—Ben couldn't imagine how many pharmaceutical companies would target him if such a product actually reached market.

He planned to significantly reduce the medicine's potency before commercialization.

With time remaining, Ben utilized Grey Matter's enhanced cognition for additional study.

Ten minutes later, having reverted to human form, Ben pocketed the notebook and surveyed the Oscorp building.

Coincidentally, darkness was falling.

"Time to move."

He'd documented every step for synthesizing the serum in his notes.

Ben closed the notebook and leaped from the rooftop under cover of night.

Simultaneously, within Oscorp, a thin, sinister white-haired elderly man played with his pet bird.

"Lizard serum—what a marvelous invention!"

He lifted a small vial of the crystalline solution, admiring its pristine appearance with obvious delight.

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