It turned out that the large fireball behind Meng Ran was also their doing.
Number Two's hand rested on Number Three's shoulder, and she used her teleportation ability to move both of them simultaneously.
Although the consumption would be huge, as long as the evil spirit could be dealt with, it would all be worth it.
The way Meng Ran avoided the flames earlier was also seen by the two.
Having extensive combat experience, they naturally noticed the mystery behind it. "Could it be that this evil spirit is afraid of flames?"
After this thought arose, the two immediately finalized their plan.
Number Two would use her teleportation ability to move Number Three simultaneously.
And Number Three would need to continuously activate his ability, constantly firing high-density explosive fireballs.
When this frequency became quite fast, it would form a fiery cage with fireballs surging from all directions, making it impossible for the evil spirit to escape and be burned to ashes within it.
Meng Ran looked at the rapidly rising fireball cage around him, and a sense of crisis arose in his mind.
He could feel the immense energy contained within these fireballs.
He estimated that once the fireballs approached a certain distance, they would be detonated by Number Three.
The power of these exploding fireballs could not only obliterate him but also shatter the nearby buildings, especially the one currently beneath their feet.
Meng Ran felt the rapidly increasing temperature around him; the scorching, agitated air had already forced the Venom to retract into his body. He gripped the hilt of Qie Yue (Cutting Moon) with both hands, closed his eyes, and focused his mind.
After a moment, Meng Ran suddenly opened his eyes again. His gaze was sharp, and he vigorously wielded the Qie Yue (Cutting Moon) in his hand.
With a flash of cold light, Meng Ran used Qie Yue (Cutting Moon) to draw a full moon around himself.
Under the night sky, two moons shone brightly, and the boundary between heaven and earth instantly became blurred.
Just as the fireballs were still rapidly approaching, almost at the critical point, the full moon Meng Ran had just drawn suddenly burst into brilliant silver light, rapidly expanding outwards.
"Qie Yue (Cutting Moon)!" Meng Ran whispered.
A silver light slash cut through the surrounding fireballs. The fireballs that were about to explode instantly fell silent, then slowly dissipated into the air.
The pale-faced Number Two and Number Three supported each other; their recent plan had almost completely drained their strength.
But if they could eliminate the evil spirit, then all of this would be worthwhile.
Looking at the evil spirit surrounded by fireballs, the weakened duo already showed the smile of victors.
But a sudden flash of silver light instantly froze their smiles on their faces.
Watching the gradually dissipating, uncontrollable fireballs, the two suddenly felt a deep sense of despair.
Before the battle began, they had completely not anticipated such a result.
This battle was not the swift and decisive victory they had imagined; the evil spirit's strength completely exceeded their expectations.
In these short few minutes of battle, Number Two and Number Three only felt a constant passivity and strenuous response, completely lacking the swift resolution and victory they had imagined beforehand.
Perhaps there was a feeling of crushing defeat, but this feeling was not directed at the evil spirit, but at themselves; they were now the ones in peril.
After breaking through the fireball encirclement, Meng Ran quickly rushed towards the two.
The two, who were already on the verge of being defeated, had already agreed to flee when Meng Ran broke through the fireballs, so they had already turned and started to escape at their fastest speed.
Meng Ran looked at the two fleeing figures, a disdainful smile appearing on his face. With his speed, he could catch up to them in just two seconds.
Indeed, in the blink of an eye, Meng Ran was already behind the two. Number Three, sensing Meng Ran's approach, was terrified. He reached out to grab Number Two beside him.
Number Three hoped that Number Two could use her ability to quickly distance the two of them from the evil spirit behind them, but when he reached out, he grabbed nothing but air.
Number Three turned his head in surprise to look at Number Two, only to see a mocking smile on the latter's face. Instantly, Number Three understood Number Two's intention.
Now that disaster was imminent, Number Two did not want to expend too much stamina; she needed that stamina to escape danger herself.
If she brought Number Three along, the stamina she would expend would be several times what she would use alone.
Under such circumstances, both Number Two and Number Three clearly knew how to calculate.
Number Three looked at Number Two, who was about to abandon him and run, and immediately felt a wave of despair.
And Number Two, on the other hand, secretly rejoiced that Number Three could buy her some time, making it more likely for her to survive.
Looking at Number Two, who harbored ulterior motives and was about to slip away, Meng Ran also sneered, "You two shouldn't think so much. Today, neither of you will escape."
As soon as he finished speaking, countless spikes and tentacles instantly rose around Meng Ran.
"Hellish Mire!" This was Meng Ran's skill, combining Thorn Hell and Thorn Mire, offering both damage and control.
Number Three's limbs were instantly pierced by spikes, and countless tentacles wrapped around his body, rendering him immobile.
Number Two had teleported when the skill was released, attempting to escape, but how could Meng Ran let her have her way?
During their previous exchange, Meng Ran had already figured out that Number Two's teleportation range was at most ten meters, so he also expanded the skill's range, making it impossible for Number Two to escape even with teleportation.
Number Two teleported a short distance away, but the moment she appeared, countless spikes and tentacles instantly incapacitated her, leaving her unable to even teleport again.
Thus, the battle tonight ended with Number Two and Number Three being controlled by Meng Ran.
While Meng Ran was tying up Number Two and Number Three, Gwen also brought over Number One, who was wrapped in a large cocoon.
As expected, Number One's ability was a copper-skin and iron-bone physique, similar to the man from last time, but even more powerful than his ability.
Number One, possessing a copper-skin and iron-bone body, was completely unafraid of some of Gwen's attacks.
Even though Gwen had undergone Meng Ran's combat training, she was helpless.
Although Gwen had a slight advantage in combat, and her speed and reactions were also stronger than Number One's, she unfortunately couldn't break through Number One's defense.
Finally, Gwen managed to paralyze this human tank by continuously releasing toxins during their repeated exchanges.
Meng Ran looked at the three controlled individuals before him, reaching out his hand with some impatience.
"It seems these people's abilities are all quite good; they should be able to enhance my strength," Meng Ran thought to himself.
Countless black threads emerged from Meng Ran's hands, enveloping the three individuals before him, forming black cocoons.
As the number of people possessed by the Venom continuously increased, its possession ability also grew to a certain extent.
Gwen, on the other hand, watched Meng Ran's operation with great interest. It was her first time seeing Meng Ran's Venom possession, and it looked very cool.
Meng Ran waited for a while, finally hearing the familiar electronic sound again.
"Congratulations, host, for acquiring new abilities!"
"Acquired Teleportation ability! (Maximum teleportation of ten meters per use, number of uses limited by user's stamina)"
"Acquired Copper Skin and Iron Bone ability! (Passive skill) Strengthens skin and bones, resists damage."
"Acquired Explosive Fireball ability! (Due to Venom's natural weakness to fire and noise, and its current low resistance to them. Forcibly acquiring this will damage Venom, so you may choose to abandon it! Abandoning acquisition will grant a large amount of fire resistance.)"
Meng Ran closed his eyes, the electronic sound constantly echoing in his mind, reminding him of the new abilities he had acquired.
Meng Ran secretly thought, "Teleportation ability! This is indeed very helpful to me. With my formidable stamina, this skill can completely be used as a flash without cooldown."
"Copper Skin and Iron Bone! As expected, it's an enhanced version of the active skin strengthening from last time. It not only strengthens the skin but also the bones, and the ability to resist damage has also been greatly enhanced."
Thinking of the last ability, Meng Ran frowned.
"Explosive Fireball, if I acquire this ability, it will damage Venom, which is a bit of a loss. Moreover, if I don't acquire it, I can get a large amount of fire resistance."
"Then I won't acquire it; I'll let Venom's fire resistance improve."
Meng Ran quickly made his decision.
Gwen saw Meng Ran finish his operation and asked with some curiosity, "How was it? What abilities did you get? From what I just saw, Number One should have enhanced defense, right?"
"And Number Two should have teleportation. I just don't know what Number Three's ability is."
Meng Ran listened to Gwen's questions, then smiled and introduced the abilities he had just acquired to her.
After introducing them to Gwen, Meng Ran looked at the three unlucky guys with half-iron masks. Their outfits were quite cool, but they weren't very durable.
Meng Ran then extended both hands, releasing wisps of black threads towards the faces of the three.
Meng Ran still wanted to probe their memories. Although he hadn't found a way to solve this problem yet, seeing whatever he could was better than nothing at all.
Just like last time, not long after Meng Ran began to explore their brains and search for memories.
"Bang, bang, bang!" With three soft thuds, the brains of the three people in front of him turned into mush again.
Meng Ran helplessly retracted his hands. Although it was a great pity, there was nothing he could do.
Gwen didn't know what Meng Ran was doing, or what had happened, why there were banging sounds inside the heads of those three people.
Meng Ran had to explain to Gwen while pouring corpse-dissolving liquid over the three bodies.
Soon, a faint smoke rose from the bodies, and the three corpses vanished without a trace.
Gwen was again shocked by Meng Ran's methods. Tonight, she had witnessed too many things that were beyond her knowledge.
Meng Ran took out another bottle of corpse-dissolving liquid and handed it to Gwen.
"Take this bottle. You might need it in the future. This stuff is indeed essential for murder, robbery, and travel."
Gwen didn't hesitate, taking the bottle and starting to study the instructions on it.
Just then, Little White's voice rang in Meng Ran's mind.
"Warning, Peter Parker has left home. Ben Parker has also left home to search for Peter Parker."