The God of Symbiotes

Xiao Han did not answer Diana. Instead, he watched Venom.

A possibility had occurred to him. Perhaps this was why Riot had locked Eddie up.

Then Xiao Han suddenly asked a question.

"Eddie, have you died once already?"

Venom's black head froze, his two huge white eyes widening into circles.

"Wh-what? How did you know?"

Xiao Han smiled and continued, "When you mentioned 'him' just now, did you mean Knull?"

"Holy shit! Stop right there!"

Venom looked as though he had heard something terrifying.

He suddenly began shaking wildly as if electrocuted, his black goo twisting and warping out of control.

"Don't say that name! Don't!"

He looked around in terror, as though afraid something might suddenly appear.

Venom's reaction startled Eddie. "Hey, buddy! Calm down!"

But Venom had already curled into a ball, his black goo rippling nonstop.

This man is trying to get me killed! He actually mentioned that guy.

"He'll hear us! He can sense every symbiote's thoughts! God! We're doomed!"

A flicker of understanding crossed Xiao Han's eyes. "Just as I thought."

Whenever a symbiote's host died and was resurrected, something called a codex would form. It could store the host's memories and cells.

But its most important function was to resurrect the God of Symbiotes, who had been sealed away on Klyntar, the symbiote planet!

Knull!

Speaking of Knull, Xiao Han thought he looked more like something out of a Japanese game.

He crouched down and gently touched Venom's trembling body. A golden light flashed, and Venom immediately calmed down.

"I saw some lingering fragments in your genetic memories."

Xiao Han's voice was soft. "Knull did send Grendel to this world, but he himself isn't here right now, is he?"

Venom cautiously uncurled. "H-how can you be sure?"

Xiao Han stood up and looked toward