By the end of his speech, Knull stood up excitedly on the throne!
However, the pitch-black substance within the space immediately began to Riot, extending countless tentacles to wrap around Knull, desperately trying to drag him back onto the throne!
Yet Knull withstood the pressure, his body still standing straight, proving with his actions that the return of the King in Black was already unstoppable!
A blue light flashed.
Four figures appeared on a straight cliff that looked as if it had been cleaved by a blade.
This cliff seemed as if a mountain had been split in two, and the deep chasm in the middle was the hiding place for the Symbiotes here.
"Is this the ninth gathering place we've found?" Ryan stood above the cliff, looking down at the dense mass of various Symbiotes clinging to the cliff wall, and asked.
Riot nodded hurriedly: "That's right, Boss. This is the ninth Symbiote gathering place that Anti-Venom mentioned. They are all hiding on the cliff wall to avoid being hunted by Xenophage. This gathering place is very large, with tens of thousands of Symbiotes. Once we collect them, the number of Symbiotes we've gathered will reach one hundred thousand!"
"Hmm, not bad. Same old rules: go shout. Those who submit shall live, and those who refuse can stay here and wait for death."
After saying this, Ryan withdrew his gaze, having no intention of doing it himself.
Riot also skillfully cleared its throat, stepped forward to the edge of the cliff, and shouted: "Folks, I am Riot. Today, I have brought you some incredible news!"
"Our Lord, the savior of the Symbiotes, has arrived! The savior has arrived, so you will have peace. The savior has arrived, so you will have a backer. If you join now, every Symbiote will receive a beginner's gift pack containing ten pounds of chocolate. First come, first served!"
"Is that... Riot?"
"What, Riot is back?"
"Didn't it escape from Klyntar?"
"What is this chocolate it's talking about?"
"I don't know, maybe it's some kind of creature that contains phenethylamine. Compared to chocolate, I'm more concerned about what it means by a Symbiote savior..."
"How about... we go up and take a look?"
Hearing Riot's voice and sensing that familiar aura, all the Symbiotes on the cliff wall began to stir.
After all, Riot was once the king on the Symbiote Planet, and basically all Symbiotes knew it.
Therefore, its words still had a certain degree of credibility.
Besides, going up to take a look wouldn't cost anything...
Watching the Symbiotes that had already started to climb up one after another, Riot turned around and gave Ryan a thumbs up, grinning: "Done, Boss!"
"Hmm... hmm?" Ryan nodded, just about to give a compliment, when his brow suddenly twitched.
Immediately, he put his arms around the two Gwens and took a step back, away from the side Riot was on.
Just as Riot was feeling puzzled by this, in the next second, a black light tore through the air and instantly reached Riot's back, piercing through the Destroyer that Riot was parasitizing, pinning Riot to the ground where it stopped moving.
It was a long, slender, scarlet sword.
It exuded a dangerous aura that made even Ryan feel a bit serious.
If Ryan hadn't dodged just now, this sword likely would have pierced not only Riot but him as well!
Of course, that was assuming the person who threw the sword had enough strength~
Ryan tilted his head slightly and looked at the opposite cliff.
Standing there at that moment was a figure wearing a white robe and a large hood, whose face could not be seen.
After that figure appeared, the Symbiotes that were originally climbing up were immediately terrified and began to shrink back, and in the end, they all actually fled to the deepest part of the mountain bottom!
It was as if they had encountered some terrifying natural predator!
"Knull?" Ryan's eyes narrowed, but he immediately shook his head.
This guy didn't bring him even a hint of a dangerous aura; it definitely couldn't be Knull.
Knull couldn't be this weak!
If it's not Knull, and it possesses all-black the necrosword, then it must be Gorr?
The God Butcher Gorr who appeared in Thor 4.
I didn't expect that in this Universe, the God Butcher Gorr would appear so many years early and even become Knull's lackey...
"You really shouldn't have separated from your Symbiote; losing the power of the Symbiote will only make you die faster..."
Gorr slowly raised his head, staring at Ryan on the opposite side with an expressionless face, as if he were looking at a dead man.
Ryan's mouth twitched, feeling speechless.
No, buddy, who told you that I'm strong because I rely on the power of the Symbiote?
It's the Symbiote that relies on me, which is why it's strong, okay!
"Hmph! Playing god and acting like a ghost. Ryan, let me go resolve this; it's the perfect chance to test the new Symbiote power I've obtained!"
The main Universe Gwen snorted coldly, feeling very unhappy with Gorr's contemptuous attitude toward Ryan.
"Hmm, go ahead." Ryan did not refuse.
Although Gorr was vulnerable to him, it was still very challenging for the main Universe Gwen, who had just obtained a Symbiote.
It was the perfect opportunity to use Gorr to let the main Universe Gwen adapt to her skyrocketing power.
Having received Ryan's consent, Gwen moved her mind, covering herself with the Symbiote suit again, turning her suit into a pure white with more texture.
Then, without even using Silk, she just bent her legs and leaped, crossing a distance of several hundred meters and arriving on the cliff on the opposite side.
"Oh? There is actually another Symbiote host. Although you are not my target, having one more sacrifice to give the Codex another chance to appear is also quite good..."
Gorr's tone remained cold and indifferent; he didn't even have a fluctuation in his tone when facing the aggressively arriving Gwen.
"Heh, a sacrifice? The last guy who wanted Ryan to pay a sacrifice had his home base almost blown up by Ryan, and your ending won't be any better!"
Gwen sneered, pushed off with her toes, and her whole body turned into a white afterimage, rushing toward Gorr.
Gorr clearly didn't take Gwen seriously, just casually reaching out his hand to block Gwen's fist.
But immediately, he regretted it.
The power coming from that small fist was much heavier than he had imagined!
Gorr felt as if he hadn't been hit by a person, but by a spaceship!
Although he wasn't sent flying, his legs plowed back for over a hundred meters before he stopped!
Gorr was stunned, his expression finally becoming a bit more serious.
He sized up the petite Gwen and said solemnly: "You are not an ordinary person. Are you also someone who has been bestowed power by a god?"
Hearing this, Gwen retracted her fist and said calmly: "A god? You could say that, and you wouldn't be wrong. He is indeed my god, and my power was all given by him. And you, today, will be defeated by the power he bestowed upon me!"
Gwen wasn't wrong to say that. After all, her Super Spider was specially cultivated for her by Ryan, and the Symbiote was also found for her by Ryan.
Therefore, her power was all bestowed by Ryan.
In Gwen's heart, Ryan was indeed her god, or rather, the god of all Spider-Man!
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