Ch.34 Venom Mode Activated

At night, in a small desert town.

Under the cover of firelight, destroyed buildings and half-buried bodies could be seen everywhere, engulfed by rubble.

Bang! Bang!

Boom!

Gunfire and explosions echoed through the streets. Armed men publicly executed elderly people who were deemed useless, while women and children were dragged crying onto trucks.

The men were either shot while resisting or forced to kneel helplessly, watching as their wives and children were taken away.

The night brought despair, and the town, illuminated by flames, had turned into a hellish scene.

Thick smoke filled the night sky, obscuring the distant view and any trace of hope.

"Ah!!"

"No!!"

In the corner of the ruins, amidst the excited laughter of men, the cries and pleas of women went unheard, failing to stir even a shred of pity in the devils' hearts.

"Naim…"

Among the crowd, a man lowered his head even further at the sound of his wife's cry.

His body trembled, paralyzed by fear, unable to muster the courage to resist. The terror of the gun pointed at him overpowered his love for his wife.

In this war-torn, disaster-stricken desert, their lives were small and fragile.

Any attempt to protect their dignity would only end with them becoming lifeless corpses, like the ones scattered along the roadside.

Boom!

Suddenly, a green flame streaked through the night sky, and a red-and-blue figure glided down.

"Hey, guys! Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is here with some pumpkin bombs!"

Before Charlie even landed, pumpkin bombs detonated among the armed men preparing to fire.

"Enemy attack!"

Boom!!

A terrifying explosion drowned out the screams as limbs and debris were flung across the area, carried by shockwaves and scattered fragments.

The sudden attack caused the remaining armed men to scream in panic.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

"Kill him!"

Within moments, the scattered armed forces converged on the street, with even armored vehicles pointing their cannons toward the scene.

Boom!

In the next instant, a green flame once again lit up the sky as Harry, standing on his glider, dropped more pumpkin bombs, blanketing the town in fire.

Boom!!

"Ahhh!!"

"Kill them!!"

Rumble~~

Amid the chaos of gunfire and explosions, Charlie swung between buildings, using webs to avoid the barrage of bullets. The two soon disappeared into the night sky.

"Spider-Man, you just killed someone," Harry looked down at Charlie clinging to his glider.

Charlie scratched his head. "Sorry, I didn't hear what you said."

They had headed straight for the Ten Rings camp after arriving in the nearby city, only to stumble upon this scene along the way.

In this situation, the two worked seamlessly, attacking without hesitation.

Hearing Charlie's response, Harry smiled slightly. "Alright, they weren't really human anyway. But it seems like these people need us. Maybe rescuing Tony will have to wait. What do you think?"

Although Harry asked, his glider had already turned sharply in the night sky, sending them both back toward the desert town.

"Let's take care of the big guy first."

As they approached the ruins of the town, Charlie released his web, plummeting straight onto an armored vehicle.

Boom!

With a loud crash, the vehicle shook. Immediately, armed men inside opened fire on Charlie.

Rat-a-tat-tat!

Thwip! Thwip!

In an instant, Charlie's webs shot out, silencing the gunfire.

Under his immense strength, the armed men inside the vehicle screamed as they were flung into the night sky.

"Ahh!"

"No!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As Harry swooped down from the air, the bodies of the armed men fell lifelessly into the rubble below.

"Spider-Man, you're pretty good at this," Harry laughed.

Charlie glanced at the remaining armed men closing in. "There's still over a hundred of them. How many bombs do you have left?"

"Already used them all."

"Alright, you go save the people, I'll handle things here."

"You sure?"

Hovering on his glider, Harry considered staying to help. After all, there were too many enemies, and even Spider-Man might struggle against such well-armed foes.

But soon, Harry realized he was wrong.

Charlie darted through the ruins, using the walls for cover as he maneuvered through the battlefield.

Thwip! Thwip~~

Suddenly, dense webs shot out from behind the walls, enveloping a dozen armed men.

"Ahh!"

"What is this?"

"No!!"

Before anyone could comprehend what was happening, the slender red-and-blue figure swung into action, flinging the men like ragdolls into the crowd of attackers.

"What kind of monster is this?"

"Ahhh!"

With a resounding crash, the screams echoed as bodies collided.

Watching from above, Harry muttered to himself, "So Coulson was right. Spider-Man really is this strong."

Before he could react further, an armed soldier hoisted a rocket launcher, aiming it directly at Charlie.

"Watch out!"

Boom!

Before Harry's words were even finished, the rocket sped toward Charlie, leaving a fiery trail.

Thwip~

In the blink of an eye, Charlie switched web modes, and a massive web shot from his wrist, catching the rocket in its sticky strands. It ricocheted back toward the group of soldiers, crashing down on them.

Boom!!

The rocket unleashed a devastating explosion, sending shockwaves through the battlefield. The remaining armed men, terrified, stared at Charlie's figure and began fleeing in panic.

"Retreat!"

"Run!"

"He's a monster!!"

Harry stood frozen, watching the scene unfold.

"Can he really do that?"

"Hey, stop standing around—go rescue the people."

Charlie called out as he chased after the fleeing soldiers.

"You're surrounded! Drop your weapons!"

As Charlie pursued them, he replaced his web shooters with backups, firing webs to ensnare another group of fleeing soldiers.

With a powerful yank, the group was hurled back toward him.

Before they hit the ground, Charlie lunged forward.

At that moment, the blue light in his eyes shifted to red.

"Venom mode, activate!"

Crack!

The red-and-blue nanometal suit writhed, turning black. As Charlie's body blended into the darkness, he felt the familiar surge of power coursing through him.

The power of the symbiote!

But that wasn't all. Four black, metallic spider legs sprouted from his back, curving like spears.

In an instant, they gleamed with a cold light as lives were snuffed out.

Thwip! Thwip!

As the sound of metal piercing flesh echoed, Charlie moved swiftly, cutting down the armed men entangled in his webs. They fell to the ground like discarded rags, lifeless.

Blood splattered the ruins like falling petals, and Harry stood in shock, his mouth agape.

"Did I... did I see that right?"

Amid the ruins lit by fire, a black figure moved swiftly. The black spider legs curved and extended, sometimes stretching dozens of meters like liquid. Each strike brought death, ending the lives of the guilty.

Bullets fired at the black suit were swallowed upon impact.

Explosions and flames—things that should have terrified the symbiote—couldn't stop the slaughter.

Thwip~

One man, unable to escape, was impaled through the chest by a black spider leg. Blood sprayed everywhere.

Through the gaping wound in his chest, a woman cowering in the corner saw the blood-soaked, red-eyed demon standing before her.

No, he wasn't a demon.

He was a deity come to save them all!