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"Bang, bang, bang—"
Fists whistled through the air, and Lizard Peter moved with agile, swift, and powerful motions, each punch bringing with it the sound of rushing wind.
The Symbiote Warrior opposite, though resisting with all his might, still found it difficult to parry.
The battle did not last too long before coming to an end.
Lizard Peter seized the opportunity, landing a heavy punch on the opponent's head, causing the Symbiote Warrior to stagger and be sent flying far away, then falling to the ground with a "thud," unconscious.
After the host lost consciousness, the dark Symbiote slowly receded, penetrating into the body of the possessed prisoner, revealing his original appearance.
It was a face full of dirt and exhaustion, and his orange prison uniform was old and tattered.
Although this prisoner had the enhancement of the Symbiote, all his attributes were greatly improved.
But neither in strength nor in speed could he compare to Lizard Peter, who was a Khorne God Chosen… even if the latter was currently just an unqualified God Chosen in Khorne's eyes!
"Perhaps I should take him back. That way, maybe I can figure out what's going on with this Symbiote from the changes in his body?"
Lizard Peter looked down at the unconscious prisoner, muttering to himself, a hint of thought in his eyes, his brows slightly furrowed, as if weighing various possibilities.
But just as he gently coiled his thick, strong tail around the prisoner on the ground, preparing to turn and leave, the manhole cover not far away suddenly shook violently.
Immediately after, a series of Beast-like roars erupted from the sewer. The roars were low and hoarse, like muffled thunder, echoing continuously through the narrow street, shaking the surrounding air and sending shivers down one's spine.
In a flash, a group of tall figures possessed by Loyal Symbiotes shot out one after another from the manhole, with a series of 'whooshes'.
Their bodies were twisted, and the black Symbiotes on them surged like black flames, emitting an evil and dangerous aura.
And the eyes of these Symbiote Warriors were fixed directly on Lizard Peter, who was on the other side of the street, preparing to take the prisoner away, revealing a bloodthirsty glint.
"Damn it, did I just poke the Symbiote's nest?"
Lizard Peter cursed under his breath, thinking, "But, how come there are so many crazy Symbiote Warriors here…?"
"Wait a minute, are all these guys the prisoners who escaped from Ravencroft Prison?"
As he speculated internally, he warily watched the nearly hundred Symbiote Warriors charging towards him, feeling a prickle on his scalp.
Although he was full of confidence in his own strength, it did not mean that he could defeat such a number of Symbiote Warriors alone.
Just as he felt caught between a rock and a hard place, and his heart was anxious, a slender figure suddenly swung from the dark night sky, "Hey, you ugly guys, no one is going to touch my friend!"
A clear and firm voice came from the air, and Spider-Gwen, nimble as an elf in the night sky, leaped down from above.
She wore her iconic white suit, shimmering with a silvery glow in the moonlight.
Gwen raised her hands, her slender fingers dancing continuously in front of her, shooting out crimson webs towards the swarming Symbiote Warriors.
Instantly, a large group of Symbiote Warriors at the forefront were entangled, temporarily blocking the enemy's advance.
Then, she turned to look at the stunned Lizard Peter behind her, the corner of her mouth under the mask slightly upturned, revealing a confident smile, and said:
"Peter, it looks like you've run into a bit of trouble?"
"Gwen, if I'm not mistaken, these guys should all be prisoners who escaped from Ravencroft Prison!!"
Lizard Peter quickly pointed to the prisoner coiled by his tail, his voice urgent as he reported his recent discovery to his Goddess, but his face simultaneously held a complex expression of worry and excitement.
"Wait a minute, Peter, are you saying…?"
Upon hearing this, Gwen's pretty face under the mask showed a look of surprise, her beautiful eyes wide, "All five thousand-plus prisoners who escaped from Ravencroft Prison have been turned into Symbiote Warriors?"
"This is just too… too absurd, isn't it?" Her voice carried a hint of disbelief, "But the question is, how can there be so many Symbiotes on Earth?"
Gwen was full of doubts. It wasn't that she didn't want to believe Lizard Peter's guess, but this speculation was simply too astonishing, beyond her scope of understanding.
If there really were thousands of Symbiotes on Earth, wouldn't the entire World fall into chaos?
Moreover, Eddie Brock, whom she had always considered her father's killer, didn't seem to have the ability to 'split' so many Symbiotes in such a short time, did he?
As a genius girl with impressive hacking skills, Gwen had long ago learned the secret that Anti-Venom was split from Venom from the police system.
So, it was not difficult for her to deduce that Symbiotes possessed the characteristic of 'asexual reproduction'.
But such a large-scale 'splitting' was truly unimaginable.
"Gwen, I know this speculation sounds a bit far-fetched…"
Lizard Peter looked with complex eyes at the Symbiote Warriors across the way, whose path was blocked by crimson webs and who were struggling desperately but temporarily unable to break free, and said hesitantly:
"These Symbiotes seem a little off, but I can't tell what's happening yet?!"
"So…" Gwen glanced at the prisoner coiled by his tail, frowned slightly, and asked somewhat uncertainly: "You're going to take him back for research?"
Gwen, you really understand me!
We truly have a telepathic connection!
"That's right."
Lizard Peter nodded without hesitation, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes, "Although I still can't figure out what these Symbiotes want to do, perhaps through scientific research, we can find some clues from him…"
"Oh, maybe we can even ask him about Adrian Toomes's whereabouts!" He said, gently patting the prisoner on his tail.
Seeing that he still hadn't forgotten to help her find Adrian Toomes's whereabouts, Gwen couldn't help but reveal a gentle smile on her pretty face under the mask, and softly said: "Thank you, Peter!!"
Her voice was soft, carrying a hint of gratitude, which made Lizard Peter's heart flutter.
"But how will you conduct the research? We don't seem to have a suitable location, do we… Do you want to take him back to Vought Corporation?" Gwen asked suspiciously.
"No."
Upon hearing this, Lizard Peter immediately grinned, revealing a mouthful of white and sharp teeth, and said mysteriously:
"Gwen, you seem to have forgotten, besides Vought Corporation, we also know a big shot with a top-tier laboratory!"
"Big shot?"
Gwen frowned slightly, then as if remembering something, her beautiful eyes immediately lit up, and she asked tentatively: "You're not talking about Harry Osborn, are you?"
See, I told you we have a telepathic connection, didn't I?
"That's right, it's Harry!!"
Lizard Peter's face was beaming with excitement as he said enthusiastically, "Osborn Tower has the World's top scientific research laboratory…"
"I believe Harry will definitely be interested in what secrets these strange Symbiotes are hiding!!"
He said, rubbing his hands, looking very eager, "It's just that…"
Lizard Peter looked at the Symbiote Warriors opposite, who were about to break through the crimson webs, and his brows furrowed again, saying with some difficulty:
"What should we do about these guys? It would be very dangerous to let them continue to roam the streets!"
Who would have thought that Gwen would shake her head with unusual decisiveness: "On my way here, I saw that the police are already rushing towards this place. Let them handle these guys."
"If it's truly as you suspect, that all the prisoners who disappeared from Ravencroft Prison have turned into Symbiote Warriors, then our most important task right now is to quickly figure out what happened in Ravencroft Prison, and the whereabouts of Adrian Toomes!!"
She said, unconsciously clenching her fist.
The current situation might already be imminent for them!
Lizard Peter immediately nodded frantically, convinced, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Gwen, as if looking at an omnipotent goddess.
See? A goddess is a goddess, not only beautiful but also incredibly intelligent!
The two then took the knocked-out prisoner and quickly left Hell's Kitchen before the other Symbiote Warriors could break through the crimson webs.
Their figures quickly disappeared into the darkness.
...
Osborn Tower.
Inside a laboratory.
"I say, Peter, you called me over in the middle of the night, it's not just for this prisoner, is it?"
Harry Osborn yawned, rubbed his eyes which had dark circles from lack of sleep, and looked at the prisoner placed on the lab table by Peter Parker and Gwen, his face full of displeasure and confusion.
Most of the displeasure came from the fact that his friend had interrupted his deep conversation with a supermodel for the sake of a mere prisoner…
"No, Harry, this guy isn't an ordinary prisoner, but a genuine Symbiote Warrior!"
Peter Parker, while skillfully and quickly using restraints to firmly tie the prisoner to a lab table inside a special isolation chamber to prevent him from causing trouble once he woke up, patiently explained to his friend:
"I think you must have heard about the big news of over five thousand prisoners collectively disappearing from Ravencroft Prison, right?"
"Eh?"
Upon hearing this, Harry Osborn immediately perked up, his previously sleepy eyes instantly brightening as he looked up at Peter Parker, saying with some excitement:
"Don't tell me this guy is one of them?"
As he spoke, he had already walked forward, curiously examining the prisoner on the lab table, and indeed saw the Ravencroft Prison logo on the prison uniform the other party was wearing.
"That's right!" Peter Parker nodded affirmatiely.
"Peter, it's truly you. The police all over New York have conducted carpet searches for so many days without a single clue, and you found him so easily?" Harry Osborn looked at Peter Parker with admiration, giving a thumbs up.
"No, Harry, this matter is far from as simple as you think!" Peter Parker said with a serious expression, "Remember I just said this guy is a Symbiote Warrior?"
Looking at the prisoner on the lab table, Peter Parker's eyes revealed a hint of worry, "Just a few tens of minutes ago, Gwen and I found him hunting civilians in Hell's Kitchen, and he wasn't the only one doing so…"
"I suspect that all those vicious assault incidents happening on the streets of New York recently are the work of these guys!"
"What?"
Harry Osborn was clearly startled, his eyes widened in disbelief, his face filled with shock. Then, as if he had thought of something, his gaze slowly shifted back and forth between the bound prisoner and Peter Parker, asking somewhat uncertainly:
"Hey, Peter, you're not going to tell me that all five thousand-plus prisoners who disappeared from Ravencroft Prison have become Symbiote Warriors, are you?"
His voice trembled slightly. If his unfortunate guess turned out to be true, then this matter would indeed be a big deal!
Peter Parker pursed his lips and nodded, saying with a solemn expression: "To be honest, I also don't want to see that happen. If I'm unfortunately right, then for New York, it will be a huge crisis no less than the Battle of New York two years ago…"
"To verify this idea of mine, Gwen and I brought this guy back… I think the Symbiote inside him should be able to help us figure out the whole story!"
As he spoke, Peter Parker had already connected a series of testing equipment to the prisoner, then closed the isolation chamber door, turned to look at Gwen and Harry Osborn behind him, took a deep breath, and said:
"Now, let's wake him up first!"
Immediately, Peter Parker tapped the keyboard several times, and a sharp, piercing infrasound wave instantly rang out in the isolation room, like a shrill whistle, making one's ears ache.
"Aww…"
The prisoner, who had been unconscious, immediately woke up and began to struggle with all his might, trying to cover his ears with his hands.
His face was full of pain, and his body twisted, trying to break free from the restraints.
But his entire body was already firmly restrained, and the Loyal Symbiote parasitic within him was powerless under the control of the infrasound, only able to let out painful wails along with the prisoner, their voices echoing in the isolation room, chilling to the bone.