He casually tossed the chocolate into Eddie's arms.
Eddie had been half-dead, weakened to the extreme, but the instant he smelled the chocolate, his eyes lit up.
He wasn't the only one. Venom, lying dormant inside him, instantly went into a frenzy!
The scent of phenethylamine, the substance Symbiotes craved most, washed over it. Pure, rich, and mellow, it was several times purer than what was found in human brains. To Venom, it was the ultimate delicacy!
Eddie didn't even have to think. His body acted on instinct.
He snatched up the chocolate and shoved it into his mouth without even stopping to remove the wrapper, chewing and swallowing in huge, frantic bites.
Crunch, crunch-
He wolfed it down, devouring everything in his path.
In just three seconds, the entire enormous bar of special chocolate was gone, not even a crumb left behind.
It looked like he hadn't even chewed, just swallowed it whole.
The instant the chocolate went down his throat, warm energy swept through his body. The abundant phenethylamine quickly nourished the Symbiote, soothing Venom's restless, hungry instincts.
His frantically convulsing body stopped shaking at once. His exhaustion and weakness rapidly faded, and his taut nerves finally relaxed.
Eddie let out a long breath. He was more than halfway back to life, and a hint of color finally returned to his face.
Venom, hidden inside him, was completely at ease.
Curled up in every cell of its host's body, it felt wonderful all over. Even its extreme wariness of Rimuru had quietly diminished by more than half.
It couldn't be helped. The terrifying little fellow had an ultimate delicacy it simply couldn't resist.
Rimuru watched him look halfway back to full health and stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"I see. I think I get it now."
"No wonder this