After several days of recuperation, Ed had fully recovered. During that time, he also gained a more detailed understanding of the group's situation.
Although they had fused with Symbiotes, they had not acted recklessly because of their suddenly expanded power. They still followed the old social order and blended in among ordinary people.
Half of them had come into contact with members of the End Times Church. After refusing to join that evil organization, which intended to create chaos, they were soon ruthlessly hunted down and attacked by police forces. Quite a few had been killed outright while fleeing.
They had met while escaping pursuit and formed an organization to help one another. While evading capture, they continued investigating why they had been targeted.
Clearly, members of the End Times Church had been manipulating things behind the scenes. Their influence spread across the entire continent, and even the upper ranks of the Commercial Alliance contained their people.
Abdelkader was furious about this:
"Symbiotes can amplify human emotions. We all endured the initial pain and suppressed the evil desires in our hearts through repeated struggle. We have never harmed anyone."
"But now we've become notorious criminals. The police openly call us End Times cultists online, and the crimes committed by those bastards have been pinned on us."
The social ties these people once had were shattered overnight. Parents, siblings, friends, and family could no longer meet again. Everything had been severed in an instant. Now they were like a pack of wolves huddled together, licking one another's wounds while hiding from the hunter's pursuit.
The large Black man sighed helplessly.
"But we can't take revenge on the End Times Church. Their people provide us with Black Crystals to replenish our energy, along with all kinds of weapons and equipment. Without those