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Let's rewind a few minutes before the Rocket explosion.
Life Foundation Rocket Launch Center.
Just as Carlton Drake had predicted earlier.
The investors behind the Life Foundation, upon seeing the negative news broadcast by The Daily Bugle, immediately announced a halt to the second extraterrestrial exploration Rocket launch plan.
They also called Carlton Drake, threatening to remove him from his position as chairman if the stock price plummeted after the market opened.
However, at this moment, Carlton Drake disdained to pay attention to these fools whose minds were only filled with profit and money.
Once he brought the Symbiote army back to Earth from that comet, this World would usher in a new order.
And he would be the one to set the rules!
Subsequently, Carlton Drake ordered Anti-Venom to control the launch center staff, then entered the Life Exploration Spaceship No. 2 with Riot.
Whoosh...!!!
Three minutes later, the carrier Rocket successfully lifted off.
But just then, a man shrouded in golden light flew rapidly from afar.
He then hovered in front of the spaceship's cockpit, looking through the observation window at the stunned Carlton Drake inside.
"Damn it, who is this guy? What does he want to do?"
Riot's head emerged from Carlton Drake's shoulder, and he became tense.
Because he felt an unprecedented sense of oppression and crisis from that man.
And he also felt the lingering aura of Venom and another Symbiote on the two spider rings worn on the other party's fingers.
"I don't know who he is either... Ugh!!!"
Carlton Drake suddenly felt as if his brain was being forcibly torn apart, and he let out a painful wail.
Riot's situation was no better.
It could clearly feel a strange and powerful consciousness forcibly invading its memory, seemingly searching for certain information within it.
This made Riot feel a chill down its spine.
But it was powerless to resist.
Suddenly, it seemed to think of something and exclaimed in shock:
"Damn it, could he be the human whom Anti-Venom mentioned, the one who can erase Symbiote consciousness?"
However, Carlton Drake, who was in excruciating pain at the moment, was powerless to answer its question.
Fortunately, after a moment, that powerful consciousness retreated from both of their minds.
"I didn't expect that in this Universe, the Symbiote God actually exists."
Karl's face rarely showed a hint of surprise.
Just now, he had already found precise information about the Symbiote God, Knull, from Riot's memory fragments.
Knull truly exists, but his true body is imprisoned on the Symbiote home world, Klyntar, by a "good Symbiote army."
As for why the Symbiote army led by Riot wandered around the Universe, devouring all living Planets it encountered.
Its purpose was to quickly accumulate enough power, and then return to the home world, Klyntar, to rescue Knull's true body.
As for the obstruction Karl experienced when erasing Venom and Symbiote A02, it was indeed a faint wisp of Knull's consciousness remaining on the Symbiotes.
However, the more powerful the Symbiote, the stronger the residual Knull consciousness on it, and consequently, the stronger its resistance to Mind Power and the like.
Take a low-level leader like Riot, for example; if Karl wanted to completely erase its consciousness, it would take a lot of time to accomplish.
"It seems I can only temporarily cancel the plan to 'stock up' on that comet."
Karl first made a "call me" gesture towards Riot and Carlton Drake in the cockpit.
Then, while they looked bewildered, he directly activated his Cyclops, blowing up the carrier Rocket's fuel section.
Boom...!!!
The scorching high temperature generated by the explosion instantly incinerated Riot and Carlton Drake into ashes.
"Detected collectible soul, Warp soul count +1."
Karl with a question mark on his face: "Huh? Do Symbiotes not have souls?"
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"Oh, damn it, that terrifying human actually chased us here?"
In the control room of the Rocket Launch Center, when Anti-Venom saw the scene of the carrier Rocket being blown up by Karl, he was instantly startled.
Fortunately, he didn't accompany Riot onto the ship just now, otherwise, even he would have been doomed.
At this moment, Eddie Brock suddenly pointed at Karl's rapidly departing figure in the sky and excitedly said:
"I remember now, that guy is the super-powered individual who liberated Sokovia not long ago."
"I've read reports about him in The Daily Bugle's special column channel before."
As a reporter, Eddie Brock naturally wasn't unfamiliar with the Sokovia incident, which had caused a stir a few months ago.
That's why when Karl displayed his superpowers, he immediately recalled his true identity.
Anti-Venom said with a wary expression: "Mount Eddie, now even the powerful Riot has died at the hands of that human. It seems we must change our plan."
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A few hours later, Karl flew back to Sokovia first.
On the way, he also checked on Selena and Frank's situation through the Soul Chain.
He found that they had already boarded the return flight.
After taking the Evolutionary Blood, Selena was now fearless of sunlight, so even traveling during the day would not cause her any harm.
Upon returning to the Hyperspace Group, Karl went directly to the laboratory on the 18th underground floor.
"Boss, you're back!"
Samuel Sterns, who was originally busy at the microscope, seemed to have some kind of Mind Power, and once again, he was the first to notice Karl's arrival.
Before the latter could ask, he excitedly reported like a child eager for his father's praise:
"Boss, after receiving the Vampire Elder escorted back by the Thunder Warriors, we immediately conducted a comprehensive and detailed examination of him."
"Although this Vampire has an ugly appearance, its body structure and genetic characteristics are full of violent beauty, like a killing machine."
As they spoke, the two walked to an isolation chamber in the inner part of the laboratory.
Two Thunder Warriors on duty, upon seeing Karl, their eyes instantly showed a fervent look, and they immediately puffed out their chests, stood straight, and saluted Karl with a standard military salute.
"You've worked hard."
Karl smiled and nodded in response.
Then he looked through the reinforced glass into the isolation chamber.
Inside, a male Vampire, who had just taken on a human form, was currently covered in blood transfusion tubes, his eyes tightly shut, and he was fixed to a specially made metal medical bed.
And this Vampire was Marcus, the "progenitor" of all Vampires in the Underworld World.
As a large amount of plasma flowed into his body, his originally mummified body was visibly regaining vitality.
Two staff members in protective suits were constantly replacing the deflated blood bags next to him.
"Boss, once his body returns to a normal state, we will immediately conduct an 'Extraordinary Factors' extraction experiment on him..."
Samuel Sterns finished speaking and seemed to remember something else, quickly adding: "Oh, by the way, please rest assured, all the blood we are transfusing to him comes from animals.
This way, his body will gradually recover, and no unnecessary accidents will occur."
Karl nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.
It must be said that Samuel Sterns' consideration was very thoughtful.
Because human blood can provide Vampires with extremely powerful energy, while animal blood does not have this effect, only providing a small amount of energy.
This is also why Vampires only target humans and rarely attack animals.
And Samuel Sterns' current handling method can be said to be the optimal solution.
"That..."
Samuel Sterns suddenly rubbed his hands awkwardly, then cautiously asked:
"Boss, I suddenly had a new idea... In order to better test the stability of the Extraordinary Factors when combined with the Super Serum, and the limit of improvement for the user's physique.
I want to first fuse the Extraordinary Factors with the New Super Soldier Serum, and then test it on the second batch of Thunder Warriors?"
"Testing the stability of Extraordinary Factors with Thunder Warriors?"
Karl nodded in agreement to his request without hesitation, "Yes, but the number of participants in the second phase of testing should still be limited to 10 people."
Karl also wanted to see if this plan was feasible.
On one hand, it could provide important experimental data for perfecting the Super Serum.
On the other hand, if these "Extraordinary Factors" could truly perfectly integrate with the Thunder Warriors' genes, then in the future, specialized forces could be created—such as "Werewolf Warriors," "Immune Warriors," "Skrull Transformation Warriors," and other extraordinary warrior legions with various abilities!
Hmm?
After opening up this line of thought, why did it feel like the types of troops under his command were gradually becoming more diverse?
Maybe in the future, he could really create some of those battle groups from "Warhammer 40,000"!
Then Karl took off the black Venom ring from his finger and placed it in his palm.
Under Samuel Sterns' slightly puzzled gaze, he mentally controlled it to transform into various weapons and equipment.
"Dr. Stern, this is an alien species called a Symbiote. It not only has mimetic abilities but also provides the user with powerful strength, speed, and defense, among many other enhancements. Therefore, it is very suitable for use as a special 'biological Suit.'"
Karl restored Venom to its original sludge-like form and said as he handed it to Samuel Sterns:
"So I hope you can use it as a research object and launch a brand new experimental project—utilizing the Symbiote's self-division and regeneration properties to see if more sub-Symbiotes can be bred."
Since the plan to "stock up" in outer space was not feasible at the moment, he could only proceed with artificial experiments first.
"However, during the experiment, there are two points you need to pay special attention to."
"First, before the Symbiote's independent consciousness is erased by me, they will cause irreparable damage to the host's internal organs if they are not fully compatible. Therefore, I must be present in person when screening for compatible individuals."
"And second, Symbiotes cannot survive independently for long periods, so they need to constantly change hosts to replenish energy...
However, based on my tests, they seem to be able to replenish the energy they need by absorbing the energy I release."
Samuel Sterns first asked someone to bring a special container, then, after placing the Venom Symbiote inside, he observed it with glowing eyes.
"Just hearing your description, Boss, has already made me appreciate the beauty of this creature. I never thought such a perfect species existed in the World."
"I'm already impatient to start researching..."
When Karl saw that pathological look of obsession reappear on Samuel Sterns' face, a chill ran down his spine.
Just as he was about to turn and leave, he heard the other party's call from behind, "Boss, the detailed plan for building the Sky Energy Shield Defense System on the national border, as well as its accompanying energy supply plan, which you previously instructed me to do, have all been completed. Would you like to personally review them?"
"No need, just handle it as you see fit."
On such trivial matters, Karl always gave his subordinates the greatest freedom of decision.
This could better stimulate their enthusiasm and initiative.
After all, the purpose of his spending time and effort to recruit these talents was not to have more time to enjoy life later?
Otherwise, what fun would there be in being a boss?
Karl immediately left the laboratory and prepared to go into the mountains to find King Kong, to personally teach him how to use the A02 Symbiote Suit.
There was an inexplicable feeling in the back of his mind reminding him that it wouldn't be long before King Kong would have a chance to show off his skills!
And the laboratory was guarded by Thunder Warriors, so he could be completely at ease.
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Watching Karl's figure disappear into the elevator with eager eyes, Samuel Sterns finally pinched his chin, adopting the air of an old scholar, and muttered to himself:
"By the way, what kind of shape should this Golden Throne, which serves to conduct energy, be made into for Boss to be happy?"
As he was thinking, Rebecca's complaints suddenly came from behind him, "Dr. Stern, isn't Boss a bit too much?"
"Hmm?!"
Samuel Sterns frowned tightly, looking at Rebecca with a somewhat unfriendly gaze, seemingly waiting for her to elaborate, so he could decide whether to fire her... or perhaps directly transform her into some unspeakable Warp creature?
"How can he use people like this?"
Rebecca didn't notice the abnormality on Samuel Sterns' face. While continuing to work on the reagents in her hand, she complained without looking up:
"Dr. Stern, Boss is simply treating you like livestock!"