Gift

The smoke gradually dissipated.

Venom stood steadily in place, its massive and powerful body densely embedded with bullets.

Its surface suddenly writhed, swallowing the embedded bullets. Then, its arms rapidly transformed into two giant Gatling guns, their dark muzzles aimed at the enemies before it.

A ferocious smile spread across Venom's face, its voice deep and hoarse: "Now, let's begin counting your sins."

Da da da--

Countless bullets poured out like rain.

The terrorists panicked in the confined space, scrambling to find places to hide.

Some hid behind tables, while others used rocks as cover.

The next second, Venom's bullets mercilessly pierced through the cover and bodies, shredding them into minced meat.

The cave was filled with the strong stench of blood, accompanied by screams, making one's hair stand on end.

The Leader looked at the horrific scene before him in terror, his heart filled with fear.

He turned to flee this hellish place, only to find his escape route already sealed off.

"You, what kind of monster are you?" the Leader asked, trembling.

Venom grabbed the Leader's head and lifted him up.

"We are Venom!"

With a tightening of its fingers, the Leader's eyes rolled back, struggling like a fish, begging for mercy.

"Wait... spare me, I have a lot of money, I can submit to you, I..."

With a dull thud, Venom casually threw the corpse to the ground.

"Ugh..."

Tony Stark lay on the ground, vomiting violently. The cave was covered in minced meat.

Venom turned its head to look at Tony Stark.

Tony Stark's eyes widened. He quickly explained, "Mr. Demon, I'm not with them, hey, stay away from him, you... demon..."

Seeing it slowly approach Yinsen, Venom also slowly reverted back to Kino.

"Please be quiet, Mr. Stark, I mean no harm."

"Ah! Oh."

Stark hadn't recovered from the shock of the demon transforming into a beautiful young man.

Kino crouched down to check Yinsen's injuries: a gunshot wound to the abdomen and burns on his chest.

"Venom, heal him."

Placing a hand on Yinsen's chest, the symbiote's tissue seeped in, repairing the damaged tissue.

"You are an envoy of the Lord."

Yinsen opened his eyes; he hadn't lost consciousness.

"No, where did you get that crystal from before?" Kino asked, having been there for a while.

"The day before yesterday, I found it in a cave. A voice in my mind told me that if I carried it, an envoy would come to save me."

Yinsen didn't hide anything.

Kino frowned. It was the same day he merged with Venom.

If it was his future self, why did he do this? Didn't the Ancient One and the Time Variance Authority stop him? Or did something happen in the future?

But if it were an enemy, there wouldn't be such a hassle. With the power to traverse time, why not just go back to when he first transmigrated?

Moreover, after the crystal was absorbed, it appeared inside his body.

Kino touched his chest. Although he couldn't see or feel it, and X-rays probably wouldn't work, he could sense a transparent crystal in that location.

It was as if it existed in the space where his chest was.

"Venom, did you have any adverse reactions after absorbing that crystal?"

[No, it feels like there's a core in my body now, like a storage device.]

"A storage device? What's its purpose?"

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[Copying other people's superpowers.]

"That's not a new ability you already have. What do you mean by 'binding'?"

[It's different. Before, the abilities I copied had a limit. With this, it's different. I can copy countless abilities, and you can also use abilities without my help.]

"Sounds good."

Thinking this, Kino smiled slightly.

He was certain now. This crystal, like a personalized weapon, was a gift tailor-made for the two of them.

[Stop grinning, that guy over there looks like he's about to die.]

Kino snapped back to reality and looked at Tony Stark. Blood was pouring from both of his legs, likely a severed artery. Yinsen was trying to staunch the bleeding, but there were few medical tools here, so the effect was minimal.

"Messenger, can you save my friend?"

Kino placed his hand on Tony's body, continuously repairing his injured areas.

He must have intended to save Tony Stark by luring him here. If Tony hadn't come, someone with two broken legs wouldn't have been able to escape on his own.

"Oh my god!"

Tony Stark stared in shock at his miraculously healed wounds.

"Do you still want this? Mr. Stark."

Kino handed over the shrapnel and the Arc Reactor he had found inside Tony.

"Oh, that... thank you."

Tony Stark didn't reach for them.

Kino remembered Tony's peculiar habit and placed them on the workbench beside him.

Tony Stark looked at the small pieces of shrapnel that had nearly killed him with a complex expression.

"Friend, may I ask who you are?"

Composing himself, Tony asked. He swore he had never been so polite in his life.

"My name is Kino. You could also say I'm here to save you. Is there anything you need to pack?"

"Can you help me destroy this armor?"

"No problem."

Kino walked up to the Mark I, covered it with symbiote tissue in one hand, and punched it.

The Mark I exploded into pieces like a scattering of celestial flowers, truly reduced to scrap metal.

"Hiss."

Tony Stark gasped. Even though he had previously withstood bullets and transformed into a Gatling gun, the visual effect wasn't as striking as pure power.

One had to remember that although the Mark I was something he had cobbled together, it was still made of special alloy and had a certain strength. Now, it had been shattered by a single punch.

"Let's go!"

Kino led the way towards the corridor, with Tony and Yinsen following behind.

Walking down the quiet corridor, Kino felt something was off. If their previous commotion hadn't alerted anyone, it could be attributed to good soundproofing.

Now, there wasn't even a patrol guard.

As they neared the exit of the cave, Kino smelled a strong scent of blood, and his expression changed. He transformed into Venom.

"Something's happened outside!"

Tony Stark had also sensed that something was wrong.

"Stay behind me and don't stray too far."

Venom said hoarsely and walked out.

As soon as they stepped outside, a gale carrying a sky full of yellow sand swept past, burying the corpses on the ground.

Bodies lay scattered everywhere on the ground, their faces contorted, their eyes filled with despair and terror. Blood stained the ground, mixing with the yellow sand to create a horrifying scene.

They were all dead!!!

There wasn't even enough time to send a message.

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