The thick stench of blood drifted out through the opening Venom had torn. Through it, the reporters outside could also see the lobby within, painted red with blood.
"Urgh... Bleurgh-!"
Even many seasoned reporters might not have been able to stomach such a bloody scene, let alone the rookies who had only just entered the profession.
After seeing the scene in the lobby, at least half of them couldn't help throwing up. Even so, they fought back their nausea and dutifully continued taking photos and videos of the interior of Osborn Tower for their news coverage.
Venom ignored the reporters retching behind him. Turning into a mass of black goo, he squeezed through the opening and arrived beside Mr. Fantastic, Reed Richards.
"What happened here?"
Smashing a robot with a swipe of his hand, Venom questioned Ben Grimm, who was hiding behind cover.
"The artificial intelligence Reed made went rogue. We're trying to get down to Level B3 to shut down its mainframe."
"Artificial intelligence again..." Venom shook his head. "Those things are a real headache once they go out of control."
Over his long career of invading worlds, Venom had seen more than one civilization collapse into chaos because its artificial intelligence had gone rogue. He knew perfectly well how destructive these things could be.
So Venom wasted no more time. His hands transformed into long whips and lashed out at a Green Goblin Glider.
The Green Goblin Glider made a nimble turn in midair, evading Venom's attack. Then every speaker in the lobby suddenly blared with piercing noise.
"Aaargh-!"
The powerful sound waves nearly made Venom fall apart. He immediately turned into a puddle of black sludge and fled through the opening in the entrance.
"Haah, haah, haah... Damn it... Why does everyone know my weakness now...?"
After