In the recoil, the deafening sound waves ripped Venom straight off Brock's body.
And Brock, just an ordinary man without the symbiote, could never withstand such a shockwave.
His body burst apart under the impact, scattering into blood and gore.
The trees within dozens of meters were shattered.
The ground looked as though a bulldozer had flattened it.
The very earth was torn up and overturned.
Venom itself was left badly wounded, lying on the ground like a dead puddle of sludge.
Maguire, cigar in mouth, swaggered forward with arrogant, domineering steps.
Venom looked at him, despair in its heart.
"Am I going to be the first parasite in history killed by its host?"
"What kind of monster is this? Mommy… wuwuwu…"
Maguire stopped before the symbiote, gazing down with amusement.
Venom immediately begged,
"Spare me, boss, it was my fault, forgive me! I can still be useful."
But Maguire slowly pulled out the igniter the system had given him.
Whoosh—
A pillar of flame flared in the night.
Venom nearly wet itself with terror—if it had that function.
Maguire slowly lowered the fire toward Venom.
Venom screamed,
"Don't kill me! I'll serve you as my master, I'll be your slave!"
Maguire paused, then straightened.
Seeing this, Venom blurted,
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, master!"
Maguire's voice turned cold.
"Then crawl back onto me!"
Venom rushed up his body, wrapping around him once more.
Maguire thought to himself,
"Venom isn't bad—boosts my strength, hides my identity."
"Convenient to carry. Fine, I'll keep it."
He opened the system panel to check his stats:
[Host: Maguire
Strength: S (S+)
Speed: C (B-)
Stamina: C (B-)
Reflexes: A (A+)
Defense: B (B+)
Special Ability: SS-class Tremor-Tremor Fruit (33% mastery), current level A+
Can be developed manually or with Bully Points.
Spider-Sense (A)
Webbing C (B)
Ox Talisman, Horse Talisman
Special Items: Black Suit, Cuban Cigars.
Overall Combat Power: S]
With Venom's suit, his power rose from S- to S.
Not bad at all.
Just then, the system's voice echoed in his mind:
[Congratulations, host has gained 50 Bully Points.
Villain bonus: 50 points.
Total: 100 Bully Points.
Detected: symbiote lifeform attached to host.
It is considered part of the host's body.
Horse Talisman power activated.
Healing the symbiote's injuries.
Eliminating weaknesses: fear of sound, fear of fire.]
Maguire was ecstatic.
He had never been injured before, so he hadn't realized the Horse Talisman had automatic healing.
As long as he avoided fatal wounds, he could regenerate automatically.
Even better—Venom's two greatest weaknesses, sound and fire, were erased.
This was perfect.
And it only applied while Venom was bonded to him. Off his body, Venom was still vulnerable.
Venom itself was stunned—its wounds healed instantly, its genes altered, its primal fear of sound and fire gone.
It finally understood: its host was a monster beyond comprehension.
Venom was lucky to have been chosen.
Maguire had accepted it.
…
Meanwhile, in the deserts of Black State.
The blazing sun roasted the endless sands.
Suddenly, a figure fell from the sky, crashing into the desert.
Zoom in: a bulky suit of iron armor, wrecked and broken.
Inside, a man lay gasping with relief.
It was the long-missing Tony Stark.
Soon, his satellites picked up his location.
Minutes later, a rescue team arrived.
Tony looked at them and smiled faintly.
"A genius like me could never die in a place like this!!"
…
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