Alvin straddled Johnny, pinning his neck with his left hand while his right came down on his face like a pile driver. He broke Johnny's nose and smashed his eye socket...
The moment Alvin, who'd been in an excellent mood just moments ago, walked into the conference room, Johnny's cocky, belligerent face had made him furious.
Old and new grudges surged through Alvin, and he couldn't hold back the urge to beat him. He charged forward and knocked Johnny to the ground...
Venom was so thoughtful that it formed a glove around Alvin's left hand, covering it with who knew how many Thul runes to increase his cold damage...
From the moment Alvin grabbed Johnny by the neck, Venom used the biological tissue inside the glove to drive its outer surface, rapidly tapping Johnny's neck like a typewriter.
With clever Venom gradually increasing its speed, the glove's freezing attacks soon reached a delicate balance with the flames around Johnny. Well, perhaps it tipped a little too far in one direction, but it definitely didn't stop Johnny from getting beaten. Whether his nose bled in a stream or froze into beads made little difference to him...
Johnny's body was highly resistant to physical attacks when he turned into flame, but Venom's movements let Alvin pound his face into a swollen mess.
Otherwise, it would have been a little difficult to hurt him without killing him.
As he beat Johnny, Alvin heard Sue Storm's scream and the commotion that followed. But he trusted his people. A girl who couldn't even use her telekinesis properly and could turn invisible, along with a rubber man whose body could tie itself in knots, couldn't cause Stark and the others too much trouble.
Johnny really was a little too damn detestable. If half of Alvin's righteous