The smoke gradually dissipated.
Venom stood steadily in place, his massive and strong body riddled with countless embedded bullets.
His body surface suddenly writhed, devouring the embedded bullets, and then his arms rapidly transformed into two giant Gatling guns, their dark muzzles pointed at the enemies before him.
A ferocious smile appeared on Venom's face, his voice deep and hoarse: "Now, let's begin to count your sins."
Da da da—
Countless bullets rained down.
The Terrorists panicked in the confined space, frantically searching for places to hide.
Some hid behind tables, while others clutched rocks as cover.
The next second, Venom's bullets mercilessly pierced through the cover and the bodies of the people, turning them into piles of minced meat.
A strong smell of blood permeated the cave, accompanied by screams that sent shivers down one's spine.
The leader watched the horrific scene in terror, his heart filled with dread.
He turned to flee this hellish place, only to find his retreat had already been sealed off.
"You, what kind of monster are you?" the leader asked, trembling.
Venom gripped the leader's head, lifting him up.
"We are Venom!"
As the fingers tightened, the leader's eyes rolled back, and he struggled like a fish, begging for mercy frantically.
"Wait... let me go, I have a lot of money, I can surrender to you, I..."
Bang—
With a dull thud, Venom casually tossed the corpse to the ground.
"Ugh..."
Tony Stark was on the ground, throwing up, the cave floor covered in minced meat.
Venom turned his head to look at Tony Stark.
Tony Stark's eyes widened, and he quickly explained. "Mr. Demon, I'm not with them. Hey, stay away from him, you demon..."
Watching him walk step by step towards Ethan, Venom slowly transformed back into Qinuo.
"Please be quiet, Mr. Stark, I mean no harm."
"Ah! Oh."
Stark hadn't yet recovered from the shock of a demon turning into a beautiful young man.
Qinuo knelt down to check Ethan's injuries: a gunshot wound to the abdomen and burns on the chest.
"Venom, heal him."
He placed his hand on Ethan's chest, and the symbiote tissue seeped into the chest, repairing the damaged tissue.
"You are the messenger of God."
Ethan opened his eyes; he had not lost consciousness.
"No, where did you get that crystal before?" Qinuo asked. He had been on it for a while.
"The day before yesterday, I found it in the cave. A voice vaguely told me that as long as I carried it, a messenger would come to save me."
Ethan did not hide anything.
Qinuo frowned. That was the day he merged with Venom.
If it was his future self, why would he do this? Did Ancient One and the Time Variance Authority not stop him? Or did something happen in the future?
But if it was an enemy, there would be no need for such trouble. With the power to travel through time, they could just go back to when he first transmigrated.
Moreover, after the crystal was devoured, it surprisingly appeared inside his body.
Qinuo touched his chest. Although he couldn't see or touch it, and X-rays probably wouldn't work, he could feel a transparent crystal at that location.
It was as if it existed in the space at that chest location.
"Venom, did you have any adverse reactions after devouring that crystal?"
[No, it seems like there's an extra core in my body, like a storage device.]
"A storage device, what's it for?"
[Copying other people's superpowers.]
"Isn't that a power you already have? What does 'binding' mean?"
[It's different. Before, the abilities I copied had a quantity limit. With this, it's different. I can copy countless ones, and you can also use abilities without my help.]
"Sounds good."
Thinking of this, Qinuo smiled slightly.
He had already confirmed that this kind of exclusive weapon-like crystal was a gift tailor-made for the two of them.
[Stop grinning foolishly, that guy over there seems to be dying.]
Qinuo snapped back to reality and looked at Tony Stark. Blood was still flowing from his legs; it seemed his major arteries were injured. Ethan was trying to stop the bleeding, but unfortunately, there were no medical tools here, so it was largely ineffective.
"Messenger, can you save my friend?"
Qinuo placed his hand on Tony's body, continuously repairing his injured areas.
Bringing him here should also have been for the purpose of saving Tony Stark. If he hadn't come, Tony Stark, with his two broken legs, would never have been able to escape on his own.
"Oh my God!"
Tony Stark stared in shock at his wounds, which were restored to their original state.
"Do you still want this, Mr. Stark?"
Qinuo handed him the shrapnel and the reactor he had found inside him.
"Oh, that... thank you."
Tony Stark didn't take them.
Qinuo also remembered his little quirk and placed them on a nearby workbench.
Tony Stark looked at the small shrapnel that had almost killed him with complex emotions.
"Friend, may I ask who you are?"
Composing himself, Tony asked. He swore he had never been this polite in his life.
"My name is Qinuo, or you could say I'm here to save you. Is there anything you need to collect?"
"Can you help me destroy this armor?"
"No problem."
Qinuo walked up to Mark I, covered his hand with symbiote tissue, and punched out.
Boom—
Mark I scattered into pieces like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, truly becoming scrap metal now.
"Hiss."
Tony Stark gasped. Although Venom had previously withstood bullets and transformed into a Gatling gun, the visual effect was still not as obvious as pure power.
One should know that although Mark I was cobbled together by him, it was still made of special alloy, so it had some strength. Now, it was directly shattered by a single punch.
"Let's go!"
Qinuo led the way down the passage, with Tony and Ethan following behind.
Walking through the quiet passage, Qinuo felt something was off. If the previous commotion hadn't alerted them, one could say the soundproofing was good.
Now, there weren't even any patrols.
As he neared the cave entrance, Qinuo smelled a strong scent of blood, his expression changed, and he transformed into Venom.
"Something happened outside!"
Tony Stark also sensed that something was wrong.
"Stay behind me and don't stray too far."
Venom said hoarsely and walked out.
As he stepped out, a strong wind carrying a sky full of yellow sand blew past, burying the bodies on the ground.
Bodies lay scattered haphazardly on the ground, their faces contorted, eyes revealing despair and fear. Blood stained the ground, mixing with the yellow sand, forming a chilling sight.
All dead!!!
They didn't even have time to send a message.