A monster who tried to usurp the throne looked down upon all the creatures beneath it. The ferocious monsters roared and stared viciously at the one who dared challenge the gods.
"Who else? Get out of here!"
It was unclear whether it was Venom or Eddie roaring, or both at the same time.
No one dared offend a monster that had challenged the king. Pedestrians fled in all directions along the street. They couldn't tell who was good and who was evil. All they saw were several monsters smashing everything in their path and endangering people's lives. They only knew that if they didn't run... they would die here.
Whether it was Venom or the other monsters, they were no different from killers in everyone's eyes, just as people had once viewed Hulk. No matter what the big green guy did or where he went, there would always be someone trying to contain him. Wariness and hostility followed him, along with attempts to control him.
And the reason was simple: Hulk was uncontrollable.
The military would never allow a monster beyond their control to wander freely through human society, especially one that had originally been created from a human mutation. Greed was one of the driving forces of this world. Once a precedent was established, human greed would continue to grow without limit.
If one Hulk could be created, then more Hulks could be created.
Human greed had no limits.
Human fear was endless as well.
The military commander watched the monster fight with excitement. The rubble, corpses, bloodstains, collapsed buildings... together they formed a beautiful and bloody picture. The poisonous snake in the shadows watched everything coldly. It seemed as though everything was nonsense, adding nothing more than some amusing entertainment for him.
The three monsters collided violently, and Venom alone knocked away the Whip and Extreme. The two powerful symbiotes, as famous as Riot, had failed to gain any advantage against this monster. Instead, portions of their bodies were torn apart and swallowed whole by Venom.
"It tastes much worse than chocolate!"
"Bastard!"
The two symbiotes looked grim. They had never suffered such humiliation, being mocked by a loser like this while being unable to fight back. They could only rely on their numerical advantage to remain undefeated. But if this continued, they would definitely be the ones to lose!
Their hosts simply weren't on the same level.
Eddie Brock was also Venom's most important and compatible host across countless universes. The two had merged into one and even fought against the symbiote god Knull, eventually pulling the ancient black-clad emperor from his lofty divine throne. The roar of the old king and the new king had resounded throughout the world, shaking the heavens and earth.
But the two creatures before them were obviously no match for Eddie. Their weakness had allowed Eddie and Venom to understand themselves on an even deeper level.
Yuan and Morbius had been thoroughly defeated by Carnage, which had caused this man, who had lived a somewhat aimless life, to question his own existence. He had also endured Renzo's devilish training for more than half a month, and the experience of nearly being slaughtered had shaken his confidence.
"You are so weak!"
He laughed ferociously, his voice filled with unprecedented freedom and arrogance. He stared viciously at them, his feral eyes resembling those of a jackal eager to tear the prey before him to pieces!
Extreme was furious. How many years had it been? How many years had it been since anyone dared say those words to her?
"You're too weak."
She was one of the veteran warriors on the symbiote planet and one of the earliest followers beneath the symbiote god Knull. The flames of jealousy in her eyes nearly consumed her. More than anything, she wanted to kill this black, low-level slave!
"Come out quickly! After killing him, we'll eat him. Otherwise, you won't get any benefit at all!"
"Jie, jie, jie, don't say that. I originally wanted to take action, but you appeared as a surprise attack and ruined my plan!"
Devouring fell from the sky. With lightning-fast reflexes, he suddenly kicked a huge crater into the ground. Black, sticky claws seized his legs, and the two sides fell into a strange wrestling stance.
But Devouring was simply too large. Venom had never seen such a massive symbiote before. He stood more than three meters tall and weighed as much as three cars.
Venom's arms snapped inch by inch beneath the violent stomping, and Eddie's body beneath the black skin suffered the same fate.
The Whip seized the opportunity and extended dozens of tough, thorn-covered tendrils from her body. Moving with lightning speed, she struck his body repeatedly within seconds.
In an instant, Venom's skin and flesh were ripped open, exposing Eddie's body beneath. Red marks covered his flesh, and blood sprayed into the air.
Devouring held Venom down tightly, leaving him no opportunity to deal with the other opponents, while the Whip and Extreme gained some breathing room with the help of their companion.
An excellent hunter would never let an opportunity to kill its prey slip away.
The two symbiotes advanced, one in front and one behind. Their attacks came like a violent storm, trapping Venom in the middle and assaulting him from three directions.
Eddie had no choice but to endure the intense pain, like suffering through the eighteen tortures of ancient times. Symbiotes were not incapable of feeling pain. Although their tolerance was extremely high, under normal circumstances, enough pain could still prove fatal.
Afterward, they would become weak and exhausted, just as Venom had been when Riot pierced through his chest, or when Carnage had beaten him down... always hovering on the edge of death.
The same was true now.
"Despicable bugs like you should die forgotten in the wilderness, burned by fire and scorched beneath the sun. Divine punishment will fall upon rebels and the unworthy! Lord Knull will reward us! And you... Venom... a pathetic, insect-like weakling. You should become our stepping stone to the throne and be trampled beneath everyone's feet!"
"We'll enjoy your body to our heart's content. Don't worry, we won't waste the power inside you. It would be a terrible waste to let it remain with you! We'll help you make full use of it!"
"Go to hell, you loser!"
The voices were vicious and harsh, nearly drowning Venom and Eddie beneath the torrent of abuse.
The insults came one after another, and Venom seemed to return to the days when he had been bullied. Any symbiote could bully him, step on him, and humiliate him, yet he had been as timid as a mouse and dared not resist, because the only consequence of resisting was death!
Eddie also seemed to have returned to the lowest point of his career a year ago. There was nowhere he dared to show his face. His girlfriend couldn't endure the loneliness and disappointment and had eventually left him. His days were spent eating, drinking, and waiting to die, drowning his ambitions in alcohol.
He had lived like a homeless man, huddled inside a small, cramped room filled with garbage, where simply being alive felt like a form of torture.
However, the two losers had met at the lowest points of their lives.
They complemented each other and brought out the best in one another. They trusted each other, ate together, lived together, traveled together, and lived as though they were one person.
It was as if they had been destined to meet. Through their combined efforts, they had become better and stronger versions of themselves!
A red light flashed through Venom and Eddie's pupils, burning like fire. Their rising fighting spirit seemed capable of flooding the entire world.
"You are stubborn frogs in a well! You don't know how vast this world is, how beautiful this planet is, or how kind the people here can be. Annie, Renzo, Morbius, Mrs. Chen... It's precisely because of all these differences that I'm willing to stay on this planet, willingly guard this place, and protect the laughter and kindness here."
Venom suddenly laughed, and the fangs inside his mouth made his smile particularly frightening.
"You... are just a bunch of cubs!"
Click!
Extreme's body was pierced by a pair of jet-black flesh wings. Her arms were sliced off by the sharp wings and fell to the ground with a thud.
It hurts!
Extreme wanted to scream, but could only stare in shock.
"What is that?"
The red symbiote suddenly looked at the standing figure in confusion.
"This seems to be my body..."
Extreme's consciousness gradually faded, and unfortunately, her host died as well.
"Die, all of you!"
Venom spread his wings and leaped into the air, his feet smashing into the cracked ground. Even though his huge, heavy body couldn't withstand such tremendous force, he was completely overturned onto the ground. He quickly dodged the Whip, avoiding the fate of being crushed into a puddle of flesh.
Looking at Venom, who seemed to have become a completely different person, the rising black mucus seemed to come alive. Like flames and tides, it wrapped around his body.
They seemed to smell food. They cheered excitedly, impatient to separate from Venom and feast upon the two meals before them.
"Food... food... food!"
The voice changed from a murmur into a roar.
Before the Whip could see how Venom had disappeared, his body was pierced by a thick arm in the next instant, and the host's heart was completely ripped out.
"Why... why can he directly attack the host of a symbiote?!"
But there was no time to wait.
The corpse had lost the ability to provide energy for the symbiote. The Whip was not as foolish as Extreme. The moment her heart was ripped open, she broke free, sank into the ground through the cracks, and escaped Venom's attack through the filthy sewers.
"If I'd known this would happen, I never would have come out! You two are cheating!"
Devouring cursed angrily. Looking at the small figure before him, the arrogance in his heart was completely extinguished.
How could a symbiote have wings?
This was unreasonable. Completely unreasonable!
Symbiotes could indeed evolve all kinds of strange organs or abilities based on their individual characteristics. The Whip had her weapons, Riot possessed violent physical traits, and Contempt had the ability to possess electronic systems...
But wings were simply unheard of.
Devouring didn't know that there was a symbiote called Chaos that had gradually acquired the ability to transform into various animal forms through constant evolution.
He didn't understand why a black, low-level symbiote possessed such tremendous power. He also didn't know that Knull, the god of symbiotes, was black as well, mixed with scarlet blood like a blood moon hanging high in the dark night sky, looming over the vastness of space and bringing disaster and the unknown, punishing everything in the world.
Black was the noblest color among symbiotes!
This was why Venom would eventually be able to defeat Knull and claim the throne as the King in Black. Carnage, split from Venom, was even bloodier and more brutal, completely inheriting the crazed side of Knull's character.
With his wings spread wide, the black monster resembled the god of death. He easily removed Devouring's head, then peeled the yellow body layer by layer from the unlucky human host before swallowing it into his stomach.
This host was very lucky. Because of the enormous difference in size, he had suffered no obvious physical harm. However, his internal organs had been exhausted by the feeding. Even if he survived, he didn't have much time left.
"All soldiers, prepare immediately. Aim at the black monster and open fire as soon as he reveals his human form! Repeat, open fire as soon as he reveals his human form! He will definitely be killed!"
The man hiding nearby shouted anxiously into the radio.
But the only response was a stream of unintelligible garbled characters and static.
"Damn it! Is the military network really this useless?"
The man was furious. He threw the radio to the ground and angrily stomped it to pieces.
Little did he know that while he was secretly observing Venom's every move, another person was secretly observing his every move as well.
"Innocent!"
Renzo shook his head. His transparent body stared down at the hidden man.
This man had never appeared before, yet he seemed to know Eddie and Venom very well. Renzo couldn't figure out who this guy was or what he wanted for the time being. It was better to wait and see. Perhaps he could catch a bigger fish in the end.
As for the soldiers gradually approaching the nearby ambush site... their communication channel had long since been interfered with by Renzo. He changed his voice and transmitted new evacuation orders.
As a result, they all left carrying their newly loaded weapons, their faces innocent and confused.
Only this man remained.
The violent Venom swallowed the yellow symbiote before him, and faint yellow stripes suddenly appeared across his body. He had eaten Howl earlier as well, but the gray stripes had been almost invisible against his black-and-white body.
Renzo could clearly sense Venom's aura increasing geometrically. Especially when the wings extended from his back, Venom's powerful aura reached its peak.
"Has a new King in Black been born? Knull will definitely feel it. A creature trying to share the royal power with him, a monster second only to him in strength... that's really troublesome. We'll have to take action then..."
Renzo sighed and scratched his forehead.
Perhaps it was because he had fought too many battles in Universe-838. Now, he simply wanted to take a good rest, stay out of the spotlight, and be lazy. If he could avoid taking action, he would.
But the current situation made that unlikely.
Knull must already be on his way to Earth. The only question was when he would arrive.
The evening sky was exceptionally dark, as if the heavens themselves were announcing the coming of war. Thick clouds completely obscured the moonlight. The streetlights had all been destroyed during Venom's battle with the other symbiotes, leaving the entire street shrouded in darkness.
Contempt involuntarily knelt down, her android body trembling slightly.
Renzo could feel the fear and reverence rising from the woman's heart. It wasn't simply because he was powerful and could force others to submit. Rather, his very level of existence had already surpassed that of her species, like a god ruling over mortals.
Venom...
He had truly transformed!
Renzo felt somewhat relieved. Perhaps he could protect Earth without Venom and Eddie, and he would gain a powerful ally in the future.
But before that...
Renzo rolled up his sleeves and smiled evilly at the rampaging Venom and Eddie.
First, he wanted to subdue this bastard who was wreaking havoc in the streets!
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