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Thank you for the compliment, Francis.
Facing Francis Barrison's curses transmitted through the monitor, the white-haired Doctor seemed accustomed to her vulgar way of speaking, showing no anger. She just shook her head slightly, with an indifferent expression, and continued, "But unfortunately, you're not my type... and you'll never see your boyfriend again!"
Francis Barrison, who was in the isolation chamber, instantly deflated like a punctured balloon, as if all her strength had been drained away in an instant.
Her shoulders slumped, her legs gave way, and she sat back weakly on the cold, hard bed.
Her eyes were filled with loss and despair, and her initial hope gradually shattered with the Doctor's words.
Previously, when she saw reports in the newspaper about the large-scale prisoner disappearance at Ravencroft Prison, where her boyfriend Cletus Kasady was incarcerated, she instinctively believed he had successfully escaped and would surely come to rescue her afterward.
For the past few days, she often sat in the isolation chamber, envisioning their reunion, imagining him like a hero, breaking through all obstacles to free her from this confining cage.
But now, the Doctor's words were like a basin of cold water, mercilessly extinguishing the burning flame of hope in her heart.
But thinking about it now, what that bitchy old woman outside said actually made some sense. Even if her boyfriend successfully escaped, he would probably choose to give up upon seeing the news reports of her 'death' while searching for her.
With this thought, an unspeakable sorrow welled up in Francis Barrison's heart. She felt destined to spend the rest of her life, until its end, alone in this damned mental hospital.
However, just as Francis Barrison felt disheartened, the monitor screen outside her cell suddenly flickered.
On the previously blank screen, a line of text suddenly popped up automatically: I'm right here!!
The white-haired Doctor frowned slightly at the sight, her eyes full of confusion, secretly guessing if the equipment was malfunctioning.
But just then, a tall figure suddenly appeared behind her.
"I heard… someone was looking for me here?"
Cletus Kasady spread his hands towards the white-haired Doctor, but a scarlet tentacle shot out like lightning from behind him, directly coiling around the white-haired Doctor's neck. The force was so immense that it instantly choked back the scream she was about to let out.
The Doctor's eyes widened, almost bulging out of their sockets, filled with extreme fear and despair.
Her hands frantically rose, desperately trying to pry open the tentacle tightly constricting her neck, but she couldn't budge it an inch; all her struggles were futile.
With a loud crash, the cell door slammed onto the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
The piercing alarm blared, its sharp sound shattering the previous silence.
Cletus Kasady swaggered over to the isolation chamber where Francis Barrison was held, looking as if he had become the master of this place, and all rules were null and void before him.
"Hey, baby, are you alright? Have you been thinking about me every day?"
Cletus Kasady, who had returned to his human form, stood in front of the isolation chamber, the ferocity on his face replaced by a look of deep affection, and he said softly, "I told you, no matter where you are, I will find you..."
"I don't know if my appearance just now scared you, but before we reunite, I want to formally introduce you to a new friend of mine… Carnage!!"
As he spoke, scarlet tentacles extended from Cletus Kasady's back, tightly enveloping the special reinforced glass isolation chamber where Francis Barrison was located.
Upon seeing this, Francis Barrison inside, far from feeling fear or dread, instead excitedly pressed her hands tightly against the glass, seemingly wanting to immediately touch her boyfriend and his "new friend."
"Darling, you didn't scare me. Your new friend is super hot!!"
Birds of a feather flock together indeed!
"Crack—"
With a loud crash, the Symbiote tentacles, with an unstoppable force, easily crushed the seemingly indestructible tempered glass walls of the isolation chamber. Glass shards flew everywhere, and Cletus Kasady and Francis Barrison embraced each other tightly.
But just as the long-separated pair intended to share a tender moment, three guards, who had arrived upon hearing the commotion, aimed their weapons at them.
"Madam, sir, please raise your hands and cooperate with us, otherwise…" A guard mustered his courage to speak, but his voice trembled slightly from excessive tension.
The other two gripped their weapons tightly, their knuckles turning slightly white from the exertion, and fine beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.
However, before the guard could finish speaking, three tentacles, sharp as spears at their tips, had already pierced through the hearts of all three of them.
The guards' eyes were wide, their faces filled with shock and pain.
And at this moment, Cletus Kasady, who had once again transformed into Carnage, directly bit off the heads of the three, one by one.
Blood splattered, staining the surrounding walls and ground a dark red.
"Oh, baby, it looks like we'll have to find a more romantic place to get cozy…"
With that, Cletus Kasady, holding Francis Barrison, directly crashed through the concrete wall, burst out of the building, and then leaped, his body tracing a long arc in the air, flying over a dozen meters to land precisely on the red convertible parked at the main entrance.
But unlike before, this time the person in the driver's seat was Francis Barrison.
"Wow, darling, is this… a '66 Mustang?"
Francis Barrison gripped the steering wheel, looking at Cletus Kasady, who had returned to human form and was sitting in the passenger seat beside her, with a look of pleasant surprise, and excitedly said, "This was my dream car back then!"
"That's right, baby, I always remember…"
Cletus Kasady smiled in response, his eyes full of doting affection, then pointed to several police cars on the road ahead, their police lights flashing as they rapidly approached the mental hospital, and said, "Then, let me enjoy your driving skills again!"
"No problem!" Francis Barrison replied confidently.
Immediately after, she stepped on the gas pedal with force…
"Boom—"
With a roar of the engine, the red Mustang sports car shot forward like an arrow released from a bowstring.
But the police cars on the opposite side directly turned sideways, blocking Cletus Kasady and Francis Barrison's escape route.
A trace of panic flashed in Francis Barrison's eyes, and she subconsciously gripped the steering wheel tighter.
"Don't worry, baby, it's my turn now…"
Cletus Kasady's eyes gleamed with madness as he stood up from the passenger seat, and the scarlet Symbiote instantly covered his entire body like flowing water.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Several tentacles shot out, directly coiling around the police cars blocking the road. With a slight pull, those police cars were tossed into the air like toys.
Then, Cletus Kasady's arm transformed directly into a sharp, scarlet greatsword, which he suddenly brought down on the police cars thrown into mid-air, actually cleaving them in half, and they, along with the panicking officers inside, fell to the ground.
"Wow, darling, you are super cool!!"
Francis Barrison, while driving the sports car out of the encirclement, shrieked like a fervent fangirl.
Her face was filled with excitement, and her eyes were full of admiration for Cletus Kasady.
However, good times don't last.
Soon, a police helicopter locked onto their car.
The officer on the helicopter shouted through the loudspeaker: "This is New York Police Department. Please pull over and surrender immediately, or you will face the consequences… Oh, damn it, it's a Symbiote Warrior, open fire, open fire now!"
"Da da da…"
After seeing Cletus Kasady's state in the car, the helicopter gunner immediately opened fire, and bullets poured down like a storm.
Bullets hit the car body, making "thud thud thud" sounds, and sparks flew everywhere.
"Damn it!"
Cletus Kasady roared angrily towards the sky.
Since the helicopter was beyond his attack range, he could only form a huge shield on the car roof to block the incoming bullets.
"Darling, help me control the car first, I'll deal with it!"
At this moment, Francis Barrison turned around, took a deep breath, her chest rising and falling slightly, then fiercely unleashed a sharp, piercing, invisible sound wave towards the helicopter in mid-air.
The sound wave, like an invisible blade, cut through the air and rapidly assailed the helicopter.
"Boom—"
The helicopter, struck head-on by the'sound wave cannon,' exploded into a massive fireball, its flames soaring into the sky, illuminating the entire night.
It then plummeted to the ground like a meteor, but at the same time, Cletus Kasady, covered entirely by the Carnage Symbiote, was also affected by the sound wave.
His body trembled violently, and the scarlet Carnage Symbiote rapidly receded back into his body.
Cletus Kasady cried out in pain: "Enough, don't do that anymore, you'll kill Carnage… It doesn't like sound waves, it's very sensitive to sound!!"
Carnage poked its small head out from behind Cletus Kasady at this moment and roared fiercely, "That's right, if she dares to scream at me like that again, I will absolutely gnaw off her face!"
"Oh, I'm really sorry."
Upon seeing this, Francis Barrison's face showed a hint of guilt, and she quickly explained, "I just wanted to take care of that helicopter for you!"
Cletus Kasady said magnanimously, "It's alright, baby, I promise, from today on, we are completely free… I will take you into the cathedral and complete our previously missed wedding!!"
Carnage interjected again, "I think this wedding might also need a few special guests!"
"That's right."
Cletus Kasady, who was 'in perfect sync' with Carnage, immediately understood the other's thoughts and excitedly said, "To overthrow that bastard, one helper is definitely not enough, so we also need another person who has awakened their own thoughts..."
Then, he turned to Francis Barrison, "Baby, I'll go find the pastor we need for our wedding, and you… you need to bring the other person to me!"
"Tell me, who is that person?"
"Vulture… Adrian Toomes!"
"I know him, isn't he that guy wanted by the police? But the question is, where do I find this person?"
"Baby, you're wrong. We don't have to go directly to him. As long as we find his family, I'm sure that guy will obediently come to us himself!!"
...
Meanwhile, on the other side.
In the dark night sky, a huge figure rapidly descended from high above, silently landing in the backyard of a house.
It was none other than Vulture Adrian Toomes, who was wanted by the entire New York police force.
He first peered out, observing the two police officers in the patrol car parked across the street, who were tasked with monitoring his wife and daughter. They were idly chatting, completely unaware of his presence. Only then did he retract the massive Symbiote wings on his back back into his body.
Then Adrian Toomes came to the back door, and a tentacle-like section of the Symbiote flowed from his fingertips. After drilling into the keyhole, it automatically mimicked the shape of a key. With a gentle turn, a "click" was heard, and the back door opened.
Adrian Toomes carefully passed through the kitchen, then smoothly went up the stairs to the master bedroom on the second floor. The door was unlocked, and the dim light from inside slanted out through the slightly ajar door.
A Pirate woman sat alone on the headboard, silently weeping.
"Qirui…"
Adrian Toomes pushed open the door. Seeing his wife in such a state, his heart ached, and he couldn't help but call out softly.
The Pirate woman was first startled by the sudden sound, but upon recognizing the person as her missing husband, Adrian Toomes, a flicker of surprise and disbelief instantly crossed her eyes, and she exclaimed, "Adrian, is it really you?"
Her voice trembled with emotion, and the tears in her eyes flowed even faster.
Immediately, the two embraced tightly…