The Plot Begins to Go Off the Rails (Part Two)

"Originally, I wasn't interested in this interview topic at all, because I don't know anything about any of the disciplines related to it, such as biology or medicine."

"But I also know that if I don't complete this task, the editor-in-chief will definitely give me a hard time. After all, my previous reports didn't perform well. In order to salvage my professional reputation, I have to complete this task."

"I started searching online for information about Immortality Factor. I read a lot of explanations about this drug from professional Doctor, but for some reason, I always felt like what they were saying was nonsense."

"It's strange. I've never studied medicine, but as soon as I hear the terms they use, it's like there's a voice in my head telling me that they're just making these up."

"Coincidentally, my girlfriend used to work at the Life Foundation. One morning, her computer screen lit up and a message popped up. The contact's name was 'Researcher at the Life Foundation.'"

"You know, the interview the next day was very important to me. I needed to know more information, so I wanted to see what the news article said..."

"Then I saw a document that revealed the Life Foundation was using homeless people and other vulnerable groups for human experiments, which was absolutely inhumane."

"So the next day, when I interviewed Drake and questioned him about why he did these inhumane experiments, I was blinded by anger and punched him in front of everyone."

"I caused a huge mess. I lost my job, broke up with my girlfriend, was evicted from my luxury apartment because I couldn't pay the rent, and lost my wallet. I only had a little money left in my pocket, so I had to move to this cheap apartment..."

Eddie covered his eyes and said, "I know I was impulsive, but you have no idea what I saw in those documents, I..."

"Okay, I know I used to be a bad person. I did false reporting and often misled the audience with words and pictures, but I think I did the right thing this time."

Eddie drank the last drop of beer from the can, then crushed the can, threw it into the nearby trash can, and remained silent for a long time.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he frowned in pain as he said, "What's even more unbelievable is that I seem to... have a bit of a split personality. You might not believe it, but..."

"Can you imagine? After Drake denied it all, I stood up and punched him..."

Thor raised an eyebrow, then looked Eddie up and down, and said, "I don't see that coming from you. You don't seem like that kind of person."

Thor was telling the truth. Eddie didn't look very tall; he was just the build of an average adult male. His manner of speaking and acting was also very much in line with his profession as a journalist. He looked like someone who worked with words, not the kind of person who would randomly resort to violence.

"That's why I said I might be split, you..." Eddie seemed a little unsure how to express this feeling. He organized his thoughts and then said, "I just feel like that's not something I could do!"

"At the time, I was a little angry when I saw those materials, but then I became furious. I don't know where that surging anger came from, to the point that I would do such an outrageous thing during the interview."

"Just pretend I'm talking nonsense..." Eddie covered his forehead with his hands and said, "I feel like there's something else inside me controlling me, just like you just saw, I..."

Suddenly, Eddie twitched, his eyes widened, and he growled at Thor. Thor could clearly see some black lines spreading across his face.

Thor instinctively reached for his hand, only to realize he was on Earth and had no weapons at his disposal. But just then, Eddie suddenly returned to normal, shaking his head as if nothing had happened.

Thor patted the coffee table and said, "You might be being parasitized by something."

Eddie looked at Thor with a puzzled expression. He was confused because he thought what he had said was crazy enough, but the big guy opposite him had suggested something that sounded even more like nonsense.

But Thor wasn't joking. He said to Eddie very seriously, "I've seen this before, probably during... Pegasus. My subordinates were also parasitized like this. This situation must be dealt with immediately, otherwise it could lead to very serious consequences, because you don't know what properties the thing that's parasitizing you actually has."

"If it's a symbiotic organism, it's fine; you just need to separate it out. But if it's the kind that parasitizes your body, reproduces, and lays eggs, then it's troublesome."

"You mean... you've seen something like this when you were a special forces member?" Eddie immediately thought of human experimentation, biohazards, alien invasions, and other such situations. He asked Thor as if grasping at a straw, "So how did you handle it back then?"

"Generally speaking, we use lightning to strike, which can solve most problems. Besides, our physical condition is much better than yours, so even if we get hit a few more times, it won't be a problem."

"Get struck by lightning? You mean by electricity? But..."

"Oh, damn it!"

Eddie suddenly convulsed violently out of control, then stood up and rammed towards the door, tripping over the boxes piled up by the doorway. He then staggered to his feet and swayed from side to side as he tried to run out the door.

Thor quickly chased after him, trying to subdue him, but Eddie's strength was unbelievable; with a single swing of his arm, he pushed Thor to the ground.

"Damn it," Thor cursed. "What's wrong with humans? How did they get so strong?"

Thor got up and reached for Eddie's shoulder again, but Eddie turned around and yelled at him. Thor saw a huge mouth full of sharp teeth appear for a moment and then disappear.

"It really is you!" Thor punched Eddie in the face. "Cosmic Symbiote! How dare you come to the Nine Realms? I will teach you a lesson again on behalf of the All-Father!!!"

Eddie seemed to have no desire to fight Thor and only wanted to escape. He staggered toward the door, and after Thor caught up with him, Eddie twitched again and began to squat down and dry heave.

As soon as Thor got close, Eddie started convulsing, which made Thor hesitant and afraid to approach.

But this stalemate couldn't go on. Thor stretched out his hand and said, "Listen, I don't care who you are, get out of this human body. You can't control him like this. It's evil!"

A hoarse voice came from Eddie's throat. "Get away, I'm allergic to you!"

Thor paused for a moment, then asked, "Allergy? What's an allergy?"

"Just seeing you makes me want to vomit, ugh..."

"You are insulting me!" Thor shouted angrily.

"No! I'm really having an allergic reaction... Help, I feel like throwing up, vomiting..."

Seeing Eddie convulsing and rolling his eyes back, Thor quickly took a few steps back and said, "Okay, Symbiote, listen, I know you kidnapped this human and want to use him to blackmail me. We can talk. You can't torture him like this. The human body is very fragile; he'll die..."

"I'm not kidding you!" The hoarse voice was also on the verge of collapse. He said, "I fucking don't know what's going on! I thought this idiot had drunk too much! Ugh..."

Thor then realized he was serious. He stood there for a moment, thinking, and then said, "Could it be because of the Asgardian's lightning? It struck you terribly back then, even your creator..."

"Vomit..."

Seeing that Eddie was almost foaming at the mouth, Thor quickly ran to the corner of the room and asked, "Then why was he alright just now?"

"How should I know?... Oh right, alcohol! Alcohol... Get some alcohol, quick, or I'm really going to throw up..."

Upon hearing this, Thor quickly bypassed Eddie, returned to his room, grabbed two bottles of beer, opened the caps, and poured them into Eddie's mouth.

After downing a bottle of beer, Eddie finally felt much better. Thor asked, quite puzzled, "I've seen plenty of Symbiote during the war, and they fought me to a standstill, but I've never seen any like you..."

"How should I know! It's been like this lately! Am I supposed to call an ambulance?!"

"What kind of nonsense is this?" Thor stood there, then said, "You'd better get away from this human, you're killing him!"

"Not at all."

Eddie stood up, shook his head, and looked at Thor, saying, "What's wrong? Am I having another episode?"

Thor stared at Eddie, realizing he had no good way to get rid of the Symbiote, since he had neither divine power nor Mjolnir, otherwise he would have already struck down with a bolt of lightning.

Just as Thor was about to think of another way, a few soft "whoosh" sounds came from near the window. Thor tackled Eddie to the ground, and several black projectiles flew past their heads.

With two loud "bangs," two plumes of black smoke transformed into two figures, each wielding a dagger, and lunged at Eddie. Thor blocked with his arm, but one dagger slashed open a large gash in his forearm. Thor shoved Eddie aside, preventing him from stabbing the other dagger.

"What the hell are these things?" Thor asked, looking at the two black figures. Just then, Eddie also saw them and said, "What are they? Ninja? They look so much like Ninja from anime! How did they get in?"

The two Ninja didn't give them time to think and rushed towards them quickly. Thor picked up a box next to him and hurled it at them.

One of the Ninja vanished into smoke with a "bang," only to reappear instantly behind Eddie, a gleaming dagger aimed at his heart.

Eddie didn't even have time to react. Just as the dagger was about to pierce his body, a red and blue figure swung in through the window and kicked the Ninja in the head. The Ninja disappeared again.

Spider-Man arrived and threw another punch. Another Ninja turned into smoke. Thor grabbed a piece of clothing from the side and wrapped it around his bleeding arm. Then he helped Eddie run to a corner of the room and let him hide behind the dining table. He then grabbed a chair and joined the battle.

After a while, Spider-Man used his Silk to trap one of them, while the other was hit by Thor's flying chair. Seeing that things were going badly, the two Ninja turned into smoke and disappeared. Spider-Man breathed a sigh of relief, walked over, and said, "Are you guys alright?"

Then he went to the window, brought in his backpack, took out a spray bottle, and sprayed it on Thor's forearm wound. The bleeding stopped immediately.

Still not fully recovered from his drunkenness, Eddie shook his head violently, thinking he was dreaming. Spider-Man asked Thor, "What's going on with you guys?"

Thor recognized the strange man's voice and asked in confusion, "Peter? Are you Peter?"

When faced with an acquaintance, Spider-Man no longer concealed his identity. He took off his mask, revealing Peter's face, and said, "I've been watching these two for a long time, chasing them all the way from Brooklyn District."

Then he turned his gaze to Eddie and said, "Who is he? Why are you here? Why are the Hand Ninja trying to kill you?"

Thor sighed and said, "You'll have to ask him that. I just happened to move to this area."

At that moment, Eddie, who was lying on the ground, suddenly began to convulse again. A clump of black Slime burst out of his body, and instantly, a huge mouth full of sharp teeth covered his original face, and a black monster appeared in the center of the room.

Spider-Man's eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed, "It's you?!"