◇ I'll be dropping one bonus chapters for every 10 reviews.
◇ One bonus chapter will be released for every 100 Power Stones. or 500 Collections
◇ You can read 90 chapter ahead on P@treon of which 10 are free Chapters. if you're interested: patreon.com/Heroicverse
------------------------------------------------
You know, your daughter didn't have to die!
Cletus Kasady pointed at Lizz, who was hanging in mid-air beside him, her struggles visibly weakening, her eyes rolling back, on the verge of suffocating from lack of oxygen. He grinned maliciously at Adrian Toomes and said, "You were right earlier; she's just a terrified little girl... but who told you, as her father, that you didn't care about her life or death?"
Cletus Kasady stepped on Adrian Toomes's chest, who was glaring at him, and continued to mock him arrogantly, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, look at how useless you are. I must say, you're truly a disappointing father!"
"Also, I must correct you, I'm not a lunatic; I just... really enjoy killing people."
"Since you refuse to cooperate with me, as punishment, I'll have to make you watch your daughter die right before your eyes."
With that, the crimson Symbiote once again covered Cletus Kasady's entire body. Four sharp, spear-like tentacles instantly pierced Adrian Toomes's limbs, pinning him firmly to the ground, unable to move.
Then, Cletus Kasady deliberately lifted Lizz in front of Adrian Toomes and, right before his eyes, slowly tightened the tentacles, savoring the beautiful moment of life and death amidst Adrian Toomes's desperate roars.
"Honey, I think you're going too far... I don't object to you killing them both, but at least don't torment them this way... It's really inhumane!"
At this moment, Francis Barrison, who had been standing quietly watching the show after being knocked away by Carnage, seemed to have a bad memory triggered by the scene before her and suddenly spoke up, "Honey, you must learn to control this big guy inside you, instead of letting him control you... Otherwise, you'll eventually become his slave!!"
"Bang—"
However, before she could finish speaking, a tentacle shot out from behind Cletus Kasady and directly slapped her away. She crashed into a stone pillar on the right side of the main hall, then rolled to the ground and fainted.
"Carnage, what are you doing? She didn't use her ultrasonic waves this time, why did you attack her...?"
Clearly, the one controlling that tentacle just now was not Cletus Kasady, but Carnage.
"Shut up, you fool."
Carnage said mercilessly, "It's not up to this loose-mouthed guy to tell us what to do."
"Kasady, I warn you, if there's a next time, I'll make her shut up forever!"
Facing Carnage's threat, Cletus Kasady couldn't help but fall silent.
"No... Lizz!!"
While Cletus Kasady and Carnage were arguing, Adrian Toomes on the ground was still frantically calling out to the Symbiote inside him, "Come out, you bastard, come out quickly... I want to save my daughter, I will absolutely not let her die in front of me!"
Under his persistent calls, the Loyalist Symbiote inside him, which had been somewhat frightened by Carnage, finally appeared.
It quickly covered his entire body like a tide, but upon closer inspection, one could see that the speed of this possession was noticeably slower than before the battle began.
Although the Symbiote possesses self-healing abilities, this ability is not unlimited.
Under normal circumstances, the Symbiote and its host need to constantly replenish energy while fighting and repairing, otherwise, they will experience the current state of continuous 'weakening'.
Unlike Cletus Kasady, the killer, Adrian Toomes, although he was the first Symbiote Warrior to leave, had been suppressing his desire to 'eat his fill' during this time and did not choose to devour human heads like other Symbiote Warriors.
This directly led to his strength being so much weaker than the combination of Cletus Kasady and Carnage.
"Perfect timing."
When Cletus Kasady saw Adrian Toomes summon the Symbiote from within him, he immediately grabbed the other's head, and then with a forceful tear, he actually ripped the Symbiote attached to Adrian Toomes's body completely off.
"Gulp— gulp—"
Cletus Kasady opened his gaping maw and, right in front of Adrian Toomes, directly swallowed the muddy mass of Symbiote.
After detaching from the host's body, no matter how powerful a Symbiote was originally, it would become incredibly weak.
Cletus Kasady even smugly licked the residue from the corner of his mouth with his long tongue and let out a burp, "Tsk tsk, this taste really isn't good at all."
"No... no!!"
This time, Adrian Toomes felt utterly despairing.
He struggled to get up and rescue his daughter, whose body no longer showed any struggle in mid-air, but having lost the power boost of the Symbiote, and with his hands and feet pierced by tentacles, he was utterly unable to move an inch from the ground. He could only watch helplessly as his daughter's arms dropped limply, letting out mournful cries.
"Lizz, don't leave me... No, don't leave Daddy!!"
"See what I told you before? This is what happens when you, you fool, don't join me."
Just as Cletus Kasady was about to bite off Lizz's head, who had fainted from lack of oxygen, to deliver a fatal blow to Adrian Toomes's heart, a slender figure suddenly swung in from outside the church using a web.
The figure, like a white lightning bolt, brought with it a fierce aura, drawing a graceful arc in mid-air, then delivered a flying kick with such powerful force that it directly sent Cletus Kasady flying far away.
"Boom—"
Cletus Kasady's mountain-like Symbiote body slammed heavily against the wall at the back of the church. Cracks instantly appeared on the wall, and dust filled the air.
The slender figure, using the momentum, elegantly flipped and landed in mid-air, reaching out to steadily catch the unconscious Pirate girl who was falling from mid-air.
[prestige points +888, +88, +88]
Gwen gently placed the girl in her arms on the ground, then checked her nose and carotid artery. Only after confirming vital signs did she relax.
"It's you... Spider-Woman?"
Adrian Toomes recognized the newcomer at a glance; it was none other than Spider-Woman, whom he had encountered before. Although he didn't know why she was here, his attention was now completely focused on his daughter. He asked anxiously, "Tell me quickly, how is my daughter?"
"She's not in immediate danger."
Gwen glanced coldly at Adrian Toomes, who was covered in blood, his hands and feet pierced, yet still struggling desperately to move towards the Pirate girl at her feet. Her previously tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.
The 'knot' that had made her angry before instantly resolved.
At least this man hadn't lied to her about his love for his daughter!
Yes, he was a criminal, but also a father...
"Roar—"
At this moment, Cletus Kasady's angry roar came from behind Gwen, "I know you, you're that little bug who always meddles in New York's streets?!"
Cletus Kasady stared at Gwen, who was wearing a spider suit, with a hideous expression, but an inexplicable chill ran down his spine.
Whether it was an illusion or not, through the Carnage Symbiote attached to him, he felt a powerful killing intent emanating from her slender figure, as if it could erupt like a mountain fire at any moment, as well as a terrifying oppressive feeling completely different from Gwen's aura.
This made Cletus Kasady feel uneasy and somewhat unsure if the Symbiote had sensed wrong.
Or was there some error in its transmission to him?
Otherwise, how could a mere Spider-Woman be his opponent?
No, something must be wrong!
"You've come to the wrong place, this is a grudge between me and Toomes, you shouldn't be here... Wuwuwu?!"
Before Cletus Kasady could finish speaking, a crimson web directly stuck to his face.
Immediately after, several more crimson webs flew towards him, directly sticking him to the wall.
"When I tell you not to speak, shut up obediently!"
Gwen looked at Adrian Toomes and asked coldly, "What exactly happened in Ravencroft Prison that day? And who is the true identity of that Void Knight?"
"You'd better answer my questions truthfully, otherwise... you won't leave here alive today."
Adrian Toomes looked at Gwen with gratitude, and although he was wearing a mask, he seemed to feel the anger in the eyes behind it. So, while struggling to hold his still unconscious daughter in his arms, he said breathlessly, "I know you might not believe me when I say this, but I truly had nothing to do with the prisoner disappearances and the deaths of those prison guards at Ravencroft Prison."
"All five thousand missing prisoners were the work of a guy named Void Knight. Including the Symbiote that was attached to me earlier, he gave a Symbiote to almost every prisoner..."
"As for the deaths of those prison guards, that was that guy's masterpiece, but in the end, I became the scapegoat."
While Adrian Toomes was speaking, Gwen had actually been secretly observing the subtle changes in his facial expression, trying to determine the truthfulness of his words.
Fortunately, he passed her test; everything he said was true.
And Gwen was not surprised by this result, because Adrian Toomes's statement was almost identical to what she and Peter Parker had previously speculated.
"You haven't answered the last question, who is the true identity of that Void Knight?"
"This... I really don't know!!"
Adrian Toomes shook his head weakly, "I only know that he is a 'God Chosen' selected by Knull, the Symbiote God. Almost all the newly appeared Symbiote Warriors this time are his handiwork."
"But he has never revealed his true face to outsiders, and I haven't seen him since I escaped from Ravencroft Prison."
Just as Gwen was about to ask something else, Cletus Kasady, who had somehow broken free from the web's Bondage behind her and ripped off the web from his face, preparing to attack her, suddenly changed from his previous enraged state and said with a sinister chuckle, "Little bug, I didn't expect you to know about Void Knight?"
"How about it, do you want to team up with me to get rid of him... I've been wanting to get rid of that bastard for a long time!"
Gwen turned to look at Cletus Kasady and refused with a cold voice, "Sorry, I never cooperate with scum."
"What's more, in my eyes, you're already a dead man!!"
"What?"
Cletus Kasady immediately flew into a rage, opening his fanged maw and roaring, "If you don't appreciate my kindness, then you can die with that waste Toomes!!"
Dozens of tentacles with sharp spikes at their ends lunged towards Gwen's direction, but she seemed to have anticipated his attack, leaping sideways before him and successfully dodging all the attacks.
Yes, it was all thanks to Spider-Sense!
"Whoosh—"
Then Gwen raised her hand and shot a web to the top of the church. Her slender figure, using inertia, swung rapidly in the air in a full circle, then with lightning speed, she delivered another flying kick, sending Cletus Kasady flying away.
"Bang—"
Cletus Kasady slammed heavily into the concrete wall behind him once more.
But before he could regroup, several crimson webs directly stuck him firmly to the wall.
Immediately after, Gwen gracefully descended from mid-air, and eight sharp Hell Spider Spears, with crimson light flowing over their surfaces, slowly extended from her back, swaying with her steps and breathing.
And on top of Gwen's head, two small horns, only about two centimeters long, symbolizing a demon, also grew.
"I'll let you savor the pain those prison guards in Ravencroft Prison once felt before you die..."
Gwen said with an incredibly cold voice.
Cletus Kasady's heart tightened at the sight, vaguely feeling a sense of impending death. This feeling of weakness and helplessness made him frantic.
So he fell into extreme rage, "Damn little bug, how dare you look down on me? I'm Carnage!!"