Russell felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head. The icy sensation instantly dispelled all the impulses in his heart, and he became as calm as an enlightened monk who had seen through the mundane world.
"Although this thing looks a bit disgusting, this is really my superpower, a superpower I just awakened!"
The effect of the Lasso of Truth, which compelled the wielder to speak the truth, disappeared on Russell.
The System, which usually had little presence, dissolved the power of the Lasso of Truth in an unbelievable way.
Russell's expression was very sincere now, and he looked completely unlike someone telling a lie.
In fact, he wasn't lying.
He was just selectively speaking a portion of the truth.
Perhaps Diana had never thought that the Lasso of Truth would have a day when it failed. After hearing Russell's answer, her expression relaxed considerably.
"What effect does this ability of yours have?"
Diana continued to ask.
There was no need to hide this.
Russell didn't hesitate and briefly explained the abilities he gained after symbiotic bonding with Venom.
Diana listened very carefully and occasionally glanced at the Venom head protruding from Russell's left shoulder.
After Russell finished speaking, she asked again, "What about the person you kidnapped?"
Uh...
This hit the nail on the head!
Russell's original plan was to use the awakening of a new superpower as an excuse to explain the physical changes after activating the "Venom Symbiote" reward.
But he never expected that Diana would appear just as he activated the reward and before he had time to master control over it.
What was worse, Diana also saw Eddie Brock, whom he had kidnapped.
Two men were in a room in an abandoned house.
One was tied to a chair, while the other had a strange creature on his body that looked obviously abnormal.
No matter how you looked at it, this scene was completely wrong!
This also led to Russell being unable to use his initial planned excuse to explain everything.
Although the situation was a bit tricky, he quickly came up with another plan.
It wasn't really a new plan; it was just telling Diana part of the truth while concealing the existence of the System.
"Well, the thing is, you should be very clear about the fact that I have superpowers."
"I lied to you. My superpower is not actually having a physique far beyond that of normal people."
"In fact, my superpower is that as long as I do certain specific things, I can gain new abilities."
"To put it simply, it's similar to losing weight by eating less and exercising more."
"Do specific things, and then you can get specific rewards."
"That kidnapped man was the thing I needed to do this time to awaken a new ability."
Saying this much, Russell was basically no different from confessing.
Except for replacing the System with superpower, everything else was more or less the same.
Strictly speaking, the System was indeed his superpower.
But compared to the System, superpower was obviously easier for Diana to understand.
Russell originally thought that by saying this much, Diana should be able to understand why he did it.
However, reality proved that he underestimated the difference in thinking between men and women.
"You... you actually lied to me!"
Diana's expression, which had just relaxed, became extremely serious again.
Huh?
Shouldn't the focus at this moment be on something else?
Just as Russell was about to open his mouth to explain, Diana pulled back with her right hand, and the Lasso of Truth wrapped around him began to visibly constrict.
Ow ow ow ow...
Russell began to struggle instinctively, but in front of the Lasso of Truth, his struggles were not as effective as he imagined.
His face began to turn red, and his expression became distorted.
The extraordinary physique granted by the two rewards, "Wonder Woman's Blessing" and "Venom Symbiote," still couldn't allow him to break free from the Lasso of Truth.
Just as he began to ponder how many bones he would break this time, the Lasso of Truth suddenly loosened.
Phew...
Saved!
How could a gentle and virtuous girlfriend like Diana possibly want his life?
Thinking about it, it was impossible!
Girls, it's normal to have a little temper tantrum, it's no big deal!
Russell comforted himself in his heart, while using the Venom ability he had just gained to repair the injuries on his body.
Watching Russell unconsciously rub his arms, Diana put away the Lasso of Truth.
"Let's forget about this time. In the future, if something like this happens again, you are absolutely not allowed to hide it from me!"
Diana said softly.
"Okay, Your Majesty!"
Russell answered with a straight face.
Seeing him pretending to be serious, Diana began to regret taking back the Lasso of Truth.
"Starting today, you sleep in the second bedroom alone!"
"Don't touch me until you have complete control over these things on you!"
After saying this, Diana gave Russell no chance to speak, turned around and left, entering the master bedroom without looking back.
Uh...
After Diana's graceful figure completely disappeared from sight, Russell turned his head with a wry smile and looked at the Venom head protruding from his left shoulder.
The Venom head, which wasn't considered a true living being, also turned to look at him at this moment, their eyes meeting.
Russell, who didn't want to sleep in the second bedroom alone, didn't hesitate at all and immediately began to control his new ability.
Because he only possessed the abilities gained after symbiotic bonding with Venom, rather than being truly bonded with Venom, he could only rely on himself to control this symbiote on him that wasn't a symbiote.
He felt like a baby elephant that hadn't figured out how to control its trunk yet.
Of course, it was also a bit like a kitten that hadn't figured out how to control its tail yet.
While he was racing against time to adapt to his new ability, Diana took off her battle armor and changed into a sexy yet not frivolous black silk nightgown, her dark, smooth black long hair falling naturally.
The hem of the nightgown was only slightly longer than the skirt of her armor, unashamedly revealing her long, straight, fair legs.
Moving up from the hem of the skirt, past the slender waist full of elasticity and vitality, one reached the pair of beautifully shaped peaks.
Russell was originally trying hard to adapt to his new ability. After seeing Diana's attire at this moment, the Venom head that he had just retracted into his body not long ago popped out again.
Unlike before when it emerged from his left shoulder, the Venom head with a mouth full of sharp teeth emerged from his chest this time, its absurdly large white eyes staring intently at Diana.
Before Russell could speak, Diana threw the pajamas she was holding over, hitting the Venom head squarely.
Is this for bathing together?
Russell had a very reasonable association.
However, reality proved that he was overthinking.
Diana said nothing, raised her right hand and pointed to the second bedroom and the guest bathroom.
Then, swaying her alluring, water-snake-like waist, she returned to the master bedroom once more and closed the door.
Click!
The sound of the door being locked immediately rang out.
Hope, shattered!