Agent Venom, Spider-Man, and Ant-Man burst out of Pym Technologies just as the building behind them began to collapse with a thunderous roar.
Scalding hot lava shot dozens of feet into the air, painting the night sky a fiery red for everyone in New York City to see.
Bubbles burst, steam hissed, and the lava spread outward, melting the entire Pym Technologies building like a fragile plastic toy. The building quickly turned into a blazing volcano, and amid a deafening roar, the Fire Elemental, now in humanoid form, crawled out from underground with a menacing growl.
After consuming most of the building, its burning lava body had grown many times larger, reaching ten meters in height. It looked like a demon straight out of hell, a living disaster, as the air temperature within a hundred-meter radius soared.
Dozens of police cars screeched to a halt on the nearby street, and the officers turned pale at the sight of the Fire Elemental, and they were too frightened to approach.
Finally, the captain of the unit was the first to react. He pulled out his police radio and shouted, “This is 101 Picton Street. Get the fire trucks over here… No, contact S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Department of Supernatural Affairs immediately! We need special operatives here to assist us!”
“This… is beyond what we can handle,” The Captain said, his eyes leaving the Fire Elemental as he gave orders to the other officers. “Everyone, fall back to a safe distance! Evacuate residents at least a kilometer away and block off all roads within a three-kilometer radius. No vehicles or pedestrians are allowed near this area.”
As a police Captain in New York who had been through the recent Battle of New York, he knew that some situations were beyond the capabilities of the police. All they could do was wait for the real heroes to step in.
“In this increasingly chaotic world, if it weren’t for the Symbol of Peace and the superheroes, Earth could truly become a living hell.”
The Captain sighed and took one last look at the Fire Elemental before turning to leave.
Meanwhile, in the courtyard of Pym Technologies, the grass was rapidly withering under the intense heat. Eddie, Scott, and Peter stood side by side, staring at the ever-growing Fire Elemental.
Scott, his mouth dry, spoke urgently, “If we don’t stop it here, it will consume all of New York City and spread its fire to other countries and continents until it destroys the entire planet.”
“The problem is… how do we stop it? Its weak point is buried deep in that molten core!” Peter said with a bitter smile, reaching out his hand and shooting out webs. But the webs burned to ashes before they could reach the Fire Elemental.
Scott clenched his fists and sighed, “Had I known, I wouldn’t have used up all my water capsules. In its original smaller form, I might have been able to handle it. But now I’m completely powerless…”
Eddie, still in his Venom symbiote form, remained silent, his eyes fixed on the growing Fire Elemental as if lost in thought.
In the Mirror Dimension, separated by a thin veil from the real world, even Raina raised an eyebrow as she looked at Kyle. “Boss, shouldn’t we do something now? Those three out there can’t handle that thing.”
“Not yet,” Kyle replied calmly.
“What are we waiting for?” Raina cocked her head in confusion.
“This could be an opportunity,” Kyle replied coolly. In the Mirror Dimension, his gaze remained locked on Eddie, not shifting in the slightest.
“If it’s you, maybe you can make it. You’ve probably figured that out too, Venom.”
“Let me see why your mutation and split happened in the first place.”
Kyle thought to himself. He had a deep connection with Venom, and tonight might reveal whether that connection would lead to something good or bad.
That was the main reason he allowed Venom to stay on Earth.
As Scott and Peter racked their brains for a solution, Eddie, standing between them, suddenly took a step forward.
“Huh?” Scott and Peter looked over in surprise.
“You two step back. This thing… I’ll take care of it,” Eddie said in a hoarse voice, his eyes fixed on the Fire Elemental.
Scott’s eyes widened and he quickly replied, “You alone? How are you going to stop it? That thing is made of lava, it’s almost a thousand degrees Celsius!”.
I know, I know that very well,” Eddie replied, his chest heaving as he stared at the Fire Elemental. “But for some reason, I can’t shake this feeling… like I’ve seen something worse than this before… more intense fire and heat…”.
This wasn’t just Eddie’s doubt; it was a reflection of Venom’s thoughts as well.
Without waiting for Scott and Peter to answer, Eddie walked forward, directly toward the Fire Elemental.
“Eddie!” Peter reached out to grab him, but the Fire Elemental roared, sending out a great wave of scalding lava. Peter had no choice but to retreat with Scott, keeping a safe distance of about thirty meters from the creature.
When Peter looked forward again, Eddie’s figure had already disappeared into the lava.
“He’s crazy. That guy’s lost it. This is suicide!” Scott shook his head vigorously, at a loss for words.
Inside the Fire Elemental’s massive, mountain-sized body, the lava churned like a viscous sea, with waves of searing magma flowing back and forth.
Eddie, in his Venom symbiote form, stepped into the lava, his muscles tensing and the dark, hardened surface of his skin bulging as he withstood the intense heat. There was no sign that he was being consumed or corroded by the magma.
Venom had always known that he wasn’t afraid of fire and had an innate high resistance to it. However, he hadn’t realized that he could remain unharmed even in lava that was over a thousand degrees Celsius.
“So that’s how it is…” Venom’s voice echoed in Eddie’s head.
“What’s going on, Venom? What did you realize?” Eddie was still confused.
Venom replied in a low voice, “I always thought it was normal not to be afraid of fire. But every other symbiote I’ve ever met is terrified of it. I’m the only one who’s different.”
“What does that mean?” Eddie asked.
“There are two possibilities: One, I’ve lost part of my memory and gained high fire resistance from some fire-based life form.”
“Two… it’s possible that I was once killed by someone’s fire.”
Venom’s voice was cold and complex as he controlled their merged body, ignoring the searing lava, and moved deeper into the Fire Elemental’s core where he found the energy source – a cluster of Aether energy.
Spreading his fingers, Venom placed his hand on the energy cluster. With a slight effort, he shattered the energy source.
(End of the Chapter)
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