At this moment, Venom was feeling smug.
"Brat, you dare chase me? Let's see how I deal with you."
But then, the young man suddenly underwent a massive transformation.
His frame kept stretching taller, his body swelling larger.
Very soon, a Venom giant similar to the one before appeared in Maguire's sight.
And our bully Maguire, calm as ever, simply looked at the Venom in front of him.
There was even a glint of expectation in his eyes.
The young man, staring at the changes in his own body, was completely dumbfounded.
But the overwhelming surge of power instantly consumed him.
"Haha, such incredible strength! I, Eddie Brock, have finally become a superpowered being!"
"Spider-Man, Jameson, I won't let you go!"
Yes—this young man was none other than Eddie Brock, an employee at the Daily Bugle.
His daily job was snapping photos of Spider-Man.
But the pay was low, and coupled with Thompson's constant humiliating scolding,
it brewed in him a deep hatred toward Spider-Man.
Deep inside, he too wanted to have superpowers like Spider-Man.
Not for justice, but to become a national idol, to bask in that lofty glory.
…
Just then, Venom's voice rang in Brock's ears.
"This mighty power intoxicates you, doesn't it?"
"Do you want to possess this power forever?"
"Then kill the man in front of you, and you will keep this strength forever."
"Together, we will rule the world."
Rule the world.
Those four words echoed endlessly in Brock's mind.
He slowly turned his gaze toward Maguire in the distance.
A vicious, terrifying smile spread across his face.
That scarlet tongue looked all the more sinister.
"Perfect. Ruling the world… that's just wonderful."
Brock then moved his burly body toward Maguire.
"Haha, let's see what kind of fear this guy's face will show me."
Because Brock had always been bullied, Venom amplified his negative emotions.
Now, he relished the sight of others trembling in fear before him.
Brock looked at Maguire and said,
"Kid, I'll give you a chance. Run. I'll let you run."
Clearly, Brock wanted to play a cat-and-mouse game.
But Maguire, hearing this, just looked at him with a puzzled expression.
He thought to himself,
"Why does that line sound so familiar?"
…
Seeing Maguire just standing there in a daze,
Brock grinned wide, baring his monstrous jaws.
"What's wrong? Already too scared to move? Hahaha…"
Maguire, however, calmly pulled out a cigar.
He clamped it in his mouth.
A spark, a puff of smoke.
Then, with a look of utter disdain, he glanced at Brock.
Venom, covering Brock's body, fumed at the sight.
He roared,
"This bastard dares to ignore us! Go and finish him!"
"I want to devour this wretch!"
Hearing that, Brock's fury exploded.
"He—he's not afraid of me?!"
The next instant, Brock lunged at Maguire.
With terrifying speed, he was instantly in front of him.
His massive hand reached to grab Maguire.
Maguire didn't move.
Brock easily lifted him into the air.
His grotesque head slowly drew near Maguire's face.
"You're not afraid of death? Are you insane?"
Brock looked at him, baffled.
Maguire calmly took a drag of his cigar and said,
"I fear death—but I'm afraid the one dying won't be me."
The next second, a powerful shockwave burst from Maguire's body.
At the same time, his right hand swung out in a slap.
The sheer force compressed the air, exploding with a thunderclap beside Brock.
The slap landed squarely on Brock's head.
Bang—!
The deafening blast mixed with Venom's shrill scream.
Brock's body was hurled dozens of meters away, crashing through trees before slamming into the ground.
Venom, writhing from the sonic pain, was left bewildered.
"What's going on? Why is my host so weak?"
"Why can't he even withstand one slap from this guy?"
Venom's power with Brock barely reached Class A.
Against Maguire's S-Class strength, it was nothing.
Brock glared furiously at Maguire in the distance.
He charged again, wildly.
One fist swung toward Maguire.
But Maguire suddenly raised both hands.
The next instant—
He clapped them together with full force.
The motion of a simple clap,
but under S-Class strength, the air between his palms detonated.
A shockwave, many times louder than before, thundered.
Brock, rushing in, was blasted back at even greater speed.
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