"This is a Symbiote." Lucas's voice echoed beside Gwen and Wanda.
"That Dark Elf is the leader of the Dark Elves, Malekith. He is already dead. The Symbiote that was parasitic on Malekith was also killed along with him by the power of the Power Stone. This is a sub-entity that separated from the Symbiote parasitic on Malekith before its complete death."
"He's the leader of the Dark Elves?" Gwen pointed at the dissipated area where Malekith had been, her face full of disbelief.
She had thought Malekith was merely a general of the Dark Elves. She never expected that a seemingly ordinary skirmish would net them the leader of the Dark Elves.
"The leader of the Dark Elves died so easily? That's too much of a joke." Wanda also found it hard to believe.
"The Dark Elves can contend with Asgard, so how could their leader be so weak?"
In a place Gwen and Wanda couldn't see, Lucas rolled his eyes and grumbled, "Wanda, maybe it's not Malekith, the leader of the Dark Elves, who is weak, but the power of the Infinity Stones that is strong?"
At the cost of the gauntlet (carrier) being almost completely ruined, the Power Stone unleashed a charged attack.
The Dark Elves are not known for their defense, and Malekith took the blow head-on without any preparation. If he didn't die, who would?
Gwen suddenly asked, "Since the leader of the Dark Elves is dead, does that mean this war is over?"
Lucas replied, "It shouldn't be that easy. Once a war starts, it can't be resolved by the death of just one or two people."
"If you want to end this war quickly and reduce casualties, you could try to ambush their command center while the Dark Elves are leaderless."
"Take out the Dark Elves' command center, and then let Wanda control the Dark Elf Commander to issue an order to disarm and surrender."
Gwen said, "Alright, I'll try. Wanda, let's go."
With that, Gwen and Wanda began to move.
Lucas also shifted his attention to the Symbiote in his hand.
He then realized that this Symbiote, just like the previous spider totem, was desperately trying to burrow into his body to complete the bond and form a symbiotic relationship.
However, just like the previous spider totem, this newborn Symbiote couldn't break through Lucas's epidermal defenses to enter his body. Even if it did enter Lucas's body, it wouldn't be able to affect his body's cellular structure.
"Let me see, where exactly did you come from?"
Lucas's divine power surged, and he separated a wisp of it, sending it into the newborn Symbiote, while simultaneously pushing his perception abilities to their limit.
Vaguely, Lucas sensed a nascent, ignorant soul, around the wisp of divine power he had injected into the Symbiote.
However, this soul's teeth weren't very good. No matter how much it gnawed, it couldn't bite through the wisp of divine power.
So, it emitted a special emotion.
"Hungry, hungry, hungry."
Lucas: "..."
Symbiotes can transmit a host's memories to the next host.
His original intention was to use this newborn Symbiote to obtain Malekith's memories and see how he got his Symbiote.
But...
This newborn Symbiote, which had not yet completed a single parasitic act, had too fragile a soul. Lucas worried that it wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure of reviewing memories.
Lucas, without changing his expression, injected a tiny bit of points, feeding this newborn Symbiote.
To Lucas's surprise, this Symbiote, despite being just born, showed the potential of a big eater. As soon as the points were injected into the newborn Symbiote, its body trembled violently.
The points, with its trembling body, was transmitted to every corner of its body, gradually being absorbed and digested.
Afterward, the body nourished the soul, and the Symbiote's soul also strengthened slightly.
A moment later, the points were fully digested, and the Symbiote expressed its emotions again. This time, the emotions were clearer and more accurate.
"Baby, hungry, food."
"Interesting." Lucas murmured to himself, and injected some more points.
The Symbiote's emotional expression was more accurate, not just because it was stronger than when it was born.
Lucas felt a faint connection from it, as if this Symbiote had completed a different kind of parasitism.
As the Symbiote absorbed more points, this connection grew stronger. It was far stronger than the connection with other people who had absorbed the same amount of points.
After a long while, the Symbiote stopped absorbing points. By this time, it had expanded from its original fingernail size to the size of a fist. Its color had also changed from its original black to a lustrous white.
"Full, full."
The Symbiote conveyed its emotions again. However, it still had difficulty communicating due to language, writing, and brainwave incompatibilities.
But that was normal. Its parasitic method was unique, and it hadn't directly copied knowledge, thoughts, or memories from Lucas to form its own personality and psychology. It would still need some time to form its own personality and psychology.
"Quiet. Learn."
Lucas comforted the Symbiote, using telepathy to transmit videos of human prenatal education and infant education to it.
"Daddy, Daddy."
The Symbiote's learning speed was astonishing. In a very short time, it understood the educational videos Lucas had transmitted.
Its intelligence level went from that of a newborn infant to that of a 4-5 year old child. The reason it didn't reach a higher level was that the infant and toddler educational materials Lucas had collected only went up to 4-5 years old.
For further education, Lucas had no experience and needed to consider it carefully.
With the intelligence level of a 4-5 year old child, it could already communicate normally, so Lucas planned to start experimenting with the Symbiote's abilities.
"What are your abilities?"
"I'm super amazing."
The Symbiote suddenly jumped from Lucas's palm, pounced onto his head, and enveloped him from top to bottom. However, its shape remained unfixed for a long time.
Seeing this, Lucas transmitted the image of the armor in his mind.
The next moment, the Symbiote's shape solidified, transforming into an armor, covering Lucas's surface.
"I'm super amazing."
Lucas, cooperating with the Symbiote's control, raised his fist, squatted down, and punched the cloud beneath his feet, which was disguised as an ordinary cloud. His fist broke through the wind, turning into an afterimage.
With a muffled thud, the fist bounced back. The white cloud beneath his feet was perfectly fine. Not to mention cracks, there wasn't even the slightest ripple.
"I… I… I'm really amazing." The Symbiote's voice rang out, faintly tinged with a crying tone and grievance.
As if eager to prove its amazingness, the Symbiote controlled Lucas's body, punching the white cloud beneath his feet again and again. However, no matter how hard it tried, it was all in vain.
Lucas took the opportunity to quietly observe and record various data about the Symbiote.
If the Symbiote and points were highly compatible, then his apostle army would be settled.
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