The smoke in the square had yet to fully clear. Crackstone's spirit had been devoured by the Nightmare, and the mechanical wreckage of Dr. 077 still smoldered with faint wisps of smoke.
The remaining seven Victors and the Symbiotes (except for Venom), like holographic projections with poor signal, flickered a few times before silently dissipating into the air.
The potency of the drug was even more fleeting than anticipated.
"That's it? So... this guy's final gambit was just to separate us?"
Victor scratched his head, looking somewhat bewildered at the surrounding devastation, as if the final boss's ultimate move felt a bit anticlimactic.
"Victor!"
Enid was the first to rush over, draped only in an oversized coat she had found from somewhere, yet her face beamed with the radiant smile of one who had survived a calamity.
"We won!" she exclaimed happily, throwing herself into Victor's arms.
As he embraced the softness in his arms, Victor's eyes widened instantly, and he blurted out reflexively, "Enid, underneath you..."
"Shut up!" Enid's cheeks instantly flushed crimson. She buried her face in his chest and mumbled in a voice as faint as a mosquito's hum, "I was five meters tall just now! My original clothes were completely shredded!"
Victor suddenly understood, letting out an awkward chuckle. His gaze then shifted to Wednesday, who was standing nearby with her usual reserve.
A hint of imperceptible softness seemed to flicker in her deep, pool-like eyes.
Victor blinked, a mischievous grin curling at the corner of his mouth. He extended his other arm and, without a word, pulled Wednesday into the embrace as well.
Wednesday's body stiffened slightly, but surprisingly, she didn't push him away immediately. She offered only a token struggle before allowing him to hold her, a faint blush coloring her pale cheeks.
Not far away, Wednesday's parents—Gomez and Morticia addams—stood among the crowd.
Gomez clapped his hands vigorously, his face showing undisguised admiration. "Wow! Well done, kid!"
Morticia pursed her lips elegantly, her gaze complex as she watched her daughter, for once, not resisting a man's closeness. Her expression eventually softened into a knowing smile:
"Well, now I finally understand why this girl would rather share than be apart from this young man. He certainly is... a unique child."
On the other side, Enid's parents, Ms. Qiong and Mr. Eli, watched their daughter entwined with her "arms dealer" boyfriend and his "other girlfriend." They could only exchange a helpless glance and sigh.
"What can we do? Our daughter loves him," Ms. Qiong said, rubbing her temples.
Mr. Eli had already begun silently calculating whether he would need to add a "special social expenses" allowance to his daughter's pocket money in the future.
However, amidst this warm moment of victory, one figure was in no mood to enjoy it.
Venom writhed anxiously at Victor's feet. It tried once more to merge with Victor's body but was repelled as if hitting an invisible wall.
It shot up onto Victor's shoulder, its voice filled with unprecedented panic and urgency:
"Victor! Run! Get out of this area, now!"
"What's wrong, buddy?" Victor asked, looking down at it in confusion. "Didn't we win? What's there to run from?"
"Bullshit! Win my ass!"
Venom was practically roaring, its huge white eyes wide with fear.
"I can't merge with you anymore! That bastard's self-destruct before dying has covered this area with some kind of anti-intrusion field, blocking Symbiote fusion! Listen, Victor, that piece-of-shit heart inside you won't last much longer!"
These words hit Victor like a bucket of ice water. His pupils contracted sharply, and the smile froze on his face.
He abruptly released Enid and Wednesday, speaking rapidly but with undeniable resolve.
"dear, I'll be right back!"
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