Chapter 65 Toby's meticulously woven web of lies...
Chapter 65 Toby's meticulously woven web of lies...
"Johnny, here he comes!" Toby smiled slightly at Harry, and without giving Harry any time to prepare, he bent down and rushed towards Harry!
After all, Harry can't just have the power of Venom; he also needs the corresponding fighting skills!
so.....
An hour later.
Harry lay on the floor, staring at the ceiling, somewhat questioning the meaning of life.
He was beaten without any chance to fight back for a whole hour!
During that time, even when he and Venom transformed into their complete forms, they couldn't touch a single hair on Toby's head!
He had considered that there was a gap between him and Toby, but he hadn't expected the gap to be this big!
The other party didn't even use a symbiote!
Toby tossed a box of chocolates at the panting Harry and laughed, "Hungry bastard, have some chocolate to replenish your energy."
"Chocolate? No, I don't want any. Bro, this isn't special training, it's just me getting beaten up..."
Harry looked at the chocolate on his body, but he had no appetite at all; all he felt was the frustration of being beaten so badly that he couldn't fight back.
Toby walked up to Harry, crossed his arms, looked down at him, and said indifferently:
"This is the first lesson of the day. If you want to learn how to fight, you must first learn how to take a hit. Otherwise, if you don't even know where it hurts more when you get hit, how will you know where it hurts more or is more fatal when you hit someone else?"
"Also, you know too little about the symbiote on your body. Getting beaten up will help you better understand more of its abilities."
"For example, its incredible regenerative abilities in addition to its strength boost, and..."
Before Toby could finish speaking, the venom that had been repairing Harry's injuries throughout the hour-long battle couldn't wait any longer. It stretched out a large, black head from Harry's body and swallowed the chocolate box along with Harry's body in one gulp!
Toby said calmly upon seeing this:
"Appetite".
"This is your second lesson today, and also the most important one. No matter what, you must never let the symbiote on your body go hungry, otherwise it will turn against you and absorb your life force, leading to your organ failure. Do you understand?"
Harry was startled by this. Looking at the venom licking its lips in front of him, seemingly still wanting more, he disregarded the possibility of the venom causing organ failure and instead asked in surprise:
"So its food is chocolate? Aliens eat chocolate? Do aliens have chocolate on other planets?"
Toby: ......
This bizarre thought process...
Even Venom gave Harry a disdainful look and deliberately threatened, "Kid, it's not that I like chocolate, it's just that chocolate contains the energy that we symbiotes need—phenylethylamine!"
"I prefer fresh brains to chocolate, especially brains exposed to fear—that really whets my appetite!"
"So you'd better take me hunting for fresh brains when I'm hungry, or I'll eat your brains, understand?"
However, Harry wasn't scared at all; instead, he affectionately patted Venom's black head.
"Of course, if you come with me, I'll never let you go hungry. Tonight, I'll give you a good meal, your favorite kind of food: the brain of fear..."
Venom paused, looking at Harry. His feigned evil expression crumbled, and his gruff voice softened: "Harry..."
Seeing the human and symbiotic creature almost kissing, Toby sighed, feeling exhausted and wanting to stop watching the bestiality.
"Forget it, the next match is too much of a stretch because of the huge skill gap between us. So I'll find you someone who's about your level but has better technique to fight against."
Harry's eyes lit up; he immediately knew who Toby was talking about: "You mean Peter?!"
If Harry knew Peter was Spider-Man, he'd be crazy not to guess who Toby had chosen as his opponent.
Toby nodded slightly, a smile playing on his lips:
"That's right, he's already back from a drive with his girlfriend. He's currently kissing her goodbye next door, and they'll be home in about a minute, then he'll get out."
"And your mission is to defeat him with all your might."
"You'd better surprise him, otherwise if Peter finds out it's you, he'll probably keep his strength back."
After saying that, Toby flicked his wrist and conjured a chain blade, cutting through the spider web at the entrance to the first floor, and headed towards the second basement level.
As he reached the entrance, he turned back halfway and gave Harry a sly smile:
"Oh, by the way, who is my strongest younger brother? Between you and Peter, who is the second brother and who is the third brother? I'm really looking forward to it..."
Spurred on by Toby's words, Harry, who was already looking forward to his unique reunion with Peter, was now even more eager to compete.
"I am definitely the strongest younger brother, the second oldest brother after Toby and above Peter!"
The venom on Harry's body seemed to be infected by his emotions and ignited as well. The black symbiote instantly covered Harry's entire body, leaving only half of his face gloomy.
A venom-covered half-face grinned menacingly: "Yes! That's it. We can't beat the giant spider from the Parker family, so let's teach the little spiders a lesson!"
At this moment, the goal of the one person and the symbiotic entity is aligned, and even their compatibility seems to have increased!
Harry leaped up and crouched on the ceiling above the entrance to the basement, quietly waiting for Peter, his "prey," to arrive.
Meanwhile, Toby was in the laboratory on the second basement level, watching this scene through the monitor along with Dr. Connors.
As Dr. Connors looked at the black symbiote on Harry, he felt a throbbing pain in his trigeminal nerve again.
He had finally managed to bring his lizardman affair to a close, but now he felt like he was sinking into an even deeper quagmire...
And this quagmire is also related to the man beside her...
No, not just this swamp, all the swamps seem to be related to this man!
It's as if the closer you get to him, the deeper and bigger the quagmire you'll be pulled into...
But if you don't approach him and seek his help, you won't even be able to get out of the initial quagmire...
Finally, Dr. Connors came to a conclusion in his mind.
That is, this man is like the legendary datura flower; it can be used as medicine to relieve temporary pain, but it is also poisonous, causing people to become hopelessly addicted to the beautiful illusions created by its toxins...
He, Harry, Gwen, and even Peter have all been unknowingly poisoned...
The saying goes, "Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly."
Although he was also led by the nose by Toby, Dr. Connors, who didn't actually have much contact with Toby, was actually the most clear-headed among all of Toby's acquaintances and the one closest to the truth.
But Dr. Connors then tried to tell others his suspicions about Toby the conspirator.
After all, he's an adult who's been navigating the social world for decades.
He knew that even happiness built on lies was a rare kind of happiness.
It's always better to enjoy a blissful world meticulously crafted for you than to return to the real world and face the cruel and helpless harsh realities that await you...
Toby glanced at Dr. Connors, who was looking at him with complicated thoughts, smiled slightly, and withdrew the symbiotic tentacles that had been secretly attached to him.
Congratulations, Doctor! You've made the right choice and officially joined my meticulously woven "Spiderweb of Happiness"...
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