The invincible, terrifying kitten was like death incarnate, holding a black scythe over Venom Spider's head.
Xi Nian had already clearly proven something during his earlier clash with the first symbiote.
Although a symbiote could rapidly repair its host's injuries, there was a limit. Once the damage suffered by the host in a short period far exceeded the rate of repair, the symbiote could not maintain the host's vital state and could only be forced to leave.
But in that case, its host would obviously die as well.
"Please, don't kill him!" Aunt May scrambled in front of Venom Spider, spreading her arms and using her frail body to block the black scythe!
At that moment, Xi Nian in his collapsing-rationality Tri-Symbiotic Form could no longer heed her words. He would only decisively carry out what he believed was right!
Even if everything he was doing now seemed like the actions of a villain.
At the critical moment.
Boom!!
Two laser beams blasted through one side of the tentacle barrier. Amid the delighted gazes of those trapped inside, a figure clad in a gold-and-red Iron Suit descended from the sky.
Clang!
His left knee and right fist hit the ground at the same time, producing a dull metallic crash. The artificial steel god-like figure rose to his feet, the reactor in his raised palm gathering a dazzling white light that stunned everyone present.
"Things are really lively around here tonight." Ignoring the atmosphere at the scene, Iron Man teased in a cheerful tone.
"It's Iron Man!"
"Iron Man is here! We're saved!"
"That's great!"
He immediately dispelled the fear and despair hanging over the scene, becoming the pillar of support for the trapped crowd.
In the city of New York, perhaps only Iron Man could accomplish that.
"This isn't a fan meet-and-greet." Iron Man continued to joke. "Ladies and gentlemen, could you please leave first?"
At his words, everyone immediately came to their senses and fled through the gap in the tentacle barrier behind Iron Man.
From the moment he arrived until now, Iron Man had appeared relaxed and at ease, as if he had already taken control of the entire situation.
But no one knew that—
Inside the Iron Suit, Stark's face was grim and tense. He stared fixedly at the harmless-looking Black Cat on the field and said in a low voice, "Jarvis, can you determine what kind of creature that is?"
"Apologies, sir. There is currently no relevant information in the database. Scans cannot penetrate its body. It can only preliminarily be identified as an extraterrestrial life-form."
"Two unknown alien creatures fighting each other?" Stark maintained his combat stance with both hands raised. He glanced at Venom Spider lying behind the woman and easily drew his conclusion from the traces at the scene.
At that moment, the Black Cat's claws, which had been embedded in the ground the entire time, twitched.
Iron Man's heart skipped a beat. Thinking it intended to kill the evacuating civilians, he could not help firing a laser cannon!
The daylight-bright laser instantly lit up the street and struck the Black Cat's head in the blink of an eye!
Boom!
Scorching energy and flames washed over the tiny body. Xi Nian withdrew the claws embedded in the ground. Now that the symbiote had been found, there was no longer any need for the tentacle barrier.
But Iron Man firing a shot at its forehead without saying a word made him a little furious!
Under Xi Nian's normal way of thinking, he might have dismissed it as a misunderstanding.
But now, Xi Nian was in Tri-Symbiotic Form.
Xi Nian whose human rationality had almost completely vanished.
Xi Nian who was violent, bloodthirsty, savage, extreme, and inclined toward evil acts!
Thus, even as the devastating laser energy rippled across his dark surface, Xi Nian in the form of a Black Cat transformed into a streak of black light, broke the sound barrier, and viciously slammed into Iron Man's lower abdomen!
Bang!
Iron Man felt as if he had been hit at full speed by a miniature truck. Artificial Intelligence Jarvis immediately issued a warning that components had been damaged, while his steel body endured the tremendous impact and crashed into the exterior wall of a high-rise behind him.
"Open fire!" Embedded deep in the wall, Stark grew angry as well and let out a low roar.
The hidden strategic weapon systems in the Iron Suit's shoulders immediately activated. Four miniature missiles streaked toward the Black Cat with flaming trails!
Xi Nian hovered in midair. Watching the miniature missiles fly toward him, he suddenly opened his mouth in a berserk motion until it was three or four times larger than his body, using it like a bloody maw to bite down on the incoming missiles!
He held them in his mouth like candy!
The miniature missiles detonated all at once inside his mouth, merely making Xi Nian's cheeks bulge several times before quickly relaxing again!
It let out a burp, spitting out several rings of smoke thick with the smell of gunpowder!
"..." Stark revealed an incredulous expression. He finally understood why Doctor Banner had urgently wanted to turn into the Hulk just now.
This cat—
Was a truly absurd, unscientific monster!
Stark gritted his teeth and took flight on the Iron Suit's engines, firing missiles and engine lasers at full power!
In that instant, it was like the most brilliant fireworks display.
Hovering dozens of meters in the air, Iron Man completely transformed into a humanoid artillery platform. Every inch of his body shone. As Artificial Intelligence immediately carried out his command, miniature missiles and laser beams densely intertwined, engulfing Xi Nian below!
Xi Nian grinned like a demon. His black, hardened clawed hands and tail, which had transformed into long tentacles, struck out together in rapid, continuous swats!
He slapped miniature missiles aside like mosquitoes!
Boom boom boom!!!
The fixed-point explosions of missiles and lasers tore through the air. Terrifying shockwaves swept outward, shattering every glass window on both sides of the street!
Suddenly, one of the miniature missiles veered crookedly off course and bombarded Aunt May, who was still at the scene!
"Not good!" Iron Man saw it, but it was already too late to stop it.
Aunt May's eyes widened in terror. Just as the miniature missile was about to hit her, Venom Spider abruptly flipped over! Venom Spider pressed Aunt May to the ground, using his gray-green deformed body as a human shield to block the missile's explosive impact!
Amid the surging flames.
Half of the armed liquid on Venom Spider's head melted away, faintly revealing part of Peter's young, immature face. A tear that could be called human trickled down onto Aunt May's face.
"What is this..." At the center of an explosion powerful enough to reduce an entire building to ruins, Xi Nian, entirely wrapped in black hide, was completely unharmed and still had the leisure to observe Venom Spider below.
Venom also let out a slightly surprised cry. "That human boy actually regained part of the control! But it's probably only temporary. Very soon, the symbiote inside him will completely seize control!"
"You mean he can still be saved?" A trace of clarity returned to Xi Nian's eyes, and the rational strings that had snapped began to reconnect.
Venom replied, "Right now, as long as there is a way to separate him from the symbiote, he can survive."
"I understand."
Xi Nian glanced at Venom Spider below, then looked toward Iron Man above. A flash of inspiration suddenly crossed his mind.
His two claws abruptly extended and shot out, wrapping around Iron Man's feet and hands respectively!
"?" A question mark had just surfaced in Iron Man's mind when he was violently yanked downward—until his body disappeared into a pitch-black opening!
Xi Nian closed his mouth and lightly landed back on the ground.
Smoke filled the street, and Iron Man had completely vanished.
This was the best suggestion from the Essence Devourer Beast he had parasitized!
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