Venom's chin was still clenched in Chen Mo's hand, making his words come out with a slight whistle.
"You're in my way."
Chen Mo tightened his fingers, his glove sinking into the wet, soft blackness. Venom reached up, gripped Chen Mo's wrist, and pulled it down. At that tug, Chen Mo's other hand, hooked onto the neck armor, curled farther inward too, bringing his whole body closer.
Through the faceplate, he couldn't even see the expression on that face.
Venom found this new outfit annoying and wanted to slip inside. He first met the neck guard, and the blackness felt along its edge. It was sealed underneath too.
Before, whenever Chen Mo frowned, Venom could feel it from that tiny movement of his forehead. Now, even with Chen Mo slamming so hard into the officer, he had to guess through this shell whether Chen Mo was hurting.
Damn Bat.
"Let go. I'm not trying to hit you."
"Right, you're just barging into my family's home and beating up an elder. If Bat takes you to court, the judge will have to show you out."
Chen Mo watched the white eye patch curving around the side of the face, finding it hard to keep up the joke.
Venom hadn't been listening at all.
Batman landed beside the hatch. Before his cape had settled, Venom's arm shot over Chen Mo's shoulder, its tip stabbing toward Batman's jaw. Chen Mo hastily let go, wrapped webbing around the blackness, and yanked downward. The beam beneath the officer's feet shook with it.
Even with all his strength, Chen Mo couldn't drag the Venom in front of him away.
Superman flew over from the ship's side, clamped both hands onto the officer's shoulders, and pushed his lunging body upward.
Wonder Woman's Lasso looped around the officer's