The Savior of American Comics? I'm the Subspace Evil God!

Chapters 379, 674, and 675: An Astonishing Speculation

"Bang bang bang-"

With a whooshing sound, Peter the Lizard moved nimbly and swiftly, each punch creating a whooshing wind.

Despite their best efforts, the symbiote warriors on the other side were still struggling to hold their own.

The battle did not last long before it came to an end.

Peter the Lizard seized the opportunity and delivered a powerful punch to the symbiote warrior's head. The symbiote warrior staggered and was sent flying far away before collapsing to the ground unconscious.

After the host lost consciousness, the pitch-black symbiote slowly faded away, seeping into the body of the possessed prisoner and revealing his true appearance.

It was a face covered in dirt and exhaustion, and the orange prison uniform was worn out.

Although this prisoner has the blessing of the [Symbiotic], all of his attributes have been greatly enhanced.

However, in terms of both strength and speed, he cannot compare to Peter the Lizard, who is the Chosen of Khorne... even though the latter is currently only a less-than-qualified Chosen in Khorne's eyes!
"Perhaps I should take him back. That way, we might be able to figure out what's going on with this [symbiote] by observing the changes in him?"

Peter the Lizard looked down at the unconscious prisoner and muttered to himself. His eyes showed a hint of contemplation, and his brows furrowed slightly, as if he were weighing various possibilities.

But just as he gently lifted the prisoner from the ground with his thick, powerful tail and was about to turn and leave, the manhole cover not far away suddenly began to shake violently.

Immediately afterwards, a series of beast-like roars came from the sewers. The roars were deep and hoarse, like muffled thunder, echoing incessantly in the narrow street, making the surrounding air tremble and sending chills down one's spine.

In the blink of an eye, a group of tall figures possessed by the [Loyalist Symbiote] sprang out of the sewer manhole one after another.

Their bodies were twisted, and the pitch-black symbiotes on their bodies surged like black flames, exuding an evil and dangerous aura.

The symbiote warriors' gazes were fixed on Peter the lizard across the street, who was about to take the prisoner away, their eyes gleaming with bloodlust.

"Damn it, did I just accidentally disturb the Symbiote's lair?"

Peter the Lizard cursed under his breath, a sense of foreboding creeping over him. "But wait, how come there are so many crazed symbiote warriors here..."

"Wait a minute, could all of these guys be those prisoners who escaped from Ravencraft Prison?"

As he pondered this in his mind, he watched warily as nearly a hundred symbiote warriors charged towards him, feeling a chill run down his spine.

Although he was full of confidence in his own strength, it did not prove that he could defeat such a number of symbiote warriors on his own.

Just as he was feeling caught in a dilemma and anxious, a slender figure suddenly swung down from the dark night sky, "Hey, you ugly bunch, none of you will touch my friend!"

A clear and firm voice came from the air, and Spider Gwen moved as nimbly as a sprite in the night sky, leaping down from a great height.

She wore her signature white battle suit, which shimmered with a silvery light under the moonlight.

Gwen raised her hands, her slender fingers dancing in front of her, shooting out crimson webs at the swarming symbiote warriors opposite her.

In an instant, it entangled a large group of symbiote warriors charging at the forefront, temporarily halting the enemy's advance.

Then, she turned to look at the dumbfounded lizard Peter behind her, a confident smile playing on her lips beneath her mask, and said:
"Peter, it looks like you're in a bit of trouble?"

"Gwen, if I'm not mistaken, these guys are all prisoners who escaped from Ravencraft Prison!!"

Peter the Lizard quickly pointed to the prisoner who was being pulled up by his tail and eagerly reported his discovery to his goddess, but his face showed a complex expression of worry and excitement at the same time.

"Wait a minute, Peter, you mean..."

Upon hearing this, Gwen's pretty face beneath the mask showed a look of surprise, her beautiful eyes widening. "Those five thousand-plus prisoners who escaped from Ravencraft Prison, were all turned into symbiote warriors?"

"Isn't this a bit... a bit too outrageous?" Her voice held a hint of disbelief. "But the question is, how can there be so many symbiotes on Earth?"

Gwen was filled with doubt, not because she didn't want to believe Peter the Lizard's guess, but because the guess was so astonishing and beyond her comprehension.

If there were really thousands of symbiotes on Earth, wouldn't the whole world be plunged into chaos?

Moreover, Eddie Brock, whom she has always regarded as her father's killer, doesn't seem to have the ability to 'split' into so many symbiotes in such a short period of time, does he?

Gwen, a genius girl with impressive hacking skills, learned from the police system a long time ago that Anti-Venom was a split off from Venom.

Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce that symbionts possess the characteristic of 'asexual division'.

But such a large-scale 'split' is truly unimaginable.

“Gwen, I know this guess does sound a bit far-fetched…”

Lizard Peter looked with a complicated expression at the symbiote warriors opposite him, who were struggling desperately but unable to break free from the crimson spiderweb blocking their path, and hesitated before saying:

"These symbiotes seem a bit off, but I can't determine exactly what's going on right now!"

“So…” Gwen glanced at the prisoner tethered to the other man’s tail, frowned slightly, and asked uncertainly, “You’re planning to take him back for further investigation?”

Gwen, you're the one who understands me best!

We really are on the same wavelength!

"Yes."

Peter the Lizard nodded without hesitation, a determined glint in his eyes. "Although I can't quite figure out what these symbiotes are up to yet, perhaps through scientific research, we can find some clues about them..."

“Oh, maybe we can get the whereabouts of Adrian Tooms out of him!” he said, patting the prisoner on the tail.

Seeing that the other party hadn't forgotten to help her find Adrian Tooms, Gwen couldn't help but smile gently behind her mask and whispered, "Thank you, Peter!!"

Her voice was soft, tinged with gratitude, which made Peter the Lizard momentarily distracted.

“But how are you going to conduct the research? We don’t seem to have a suitable location… Do you intend to take him back to the [Vought Corporation]?” Gwen asked疑惑地. “No.”

Upon hearing this, Peter the Lizard grinned, revealing a set of clean, sharp teeth, and said mysteriously:

“Gwen, you seem to have forgotten that besides the [Vought Corporation], we also know a big shot who owns a top-notch laboratory!”

"Big man?"

Gwen frowned slightly, then as if she had remembered something, her beautiful eyes lit up, and she asked tentatively, "You're not talking about Harry Osborn, are you?"

See? I told you we were on the same wavelength.
"That's right, it's Harry!!"

Peter the Lizard's face beamed with excitement as he exclaimed, "The Osborne Building houses the world's most advanced research laboratories..."

"I'm sure Harry is also very interested in what secrets these strange symbiotes are hiding!"

As he spoke, he rubbed his hands together, looking very expectant, "However..."

Peter the Lizard looked at the symbiote warriors about to break through the scarlet spider web, his brow furrowing again. He said with some difficulty:

"What are we going to do with these guys? It's dangerous to let them continue to roam the streets!"

To everyone's surprise, Gwen shook her head decisively and said, "On my way here, I saw the police were already on their way. Let them handle these guys."

"If, as you suspect, all the prisoners who disappeared from Ravencraft Prison have become symbiote warriors, then our most important task right now is to find out as quickly as possible what exactly happened at Ravencraft Prison and the whereabouts of Adrian Toomus!!"

As she spoke, she unconsciously clenched her fists.

The current situation may already be urgent for them!
Peter the lizard nodded frantically in complete admiration, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Gwen as if she were an omnipotent goddess.

See? A goddess is a goddess. Not only is she beautiful, but she's also incredibly smart!

The two then took the unconscious prisoner and quickly left Hell's Kitchen before the other symbiote warriors could break through the scarlet spider web.

Their figures quickly disappeared into the darkness.

……

【Osborne Building】.

In a certain laboratory.

"Hey Peter, you called me over in the middle of the night, it wasn't just about this prisoner, was it?"

Harry Osborn yawned, rubbed his eyes which were covered in dark circles from kidney deficiency, and looked at the prisoner that Peter Parker and Gwen had placed on the experimental table, his face full of dissatisfaction and confusion.

The dissatisfaction stemmed mostly from the fact that his friend had interrupted his intimate conversation with the supermodel for the sake of a mere prisoner…

"No, Harry, this guy isn't just any ordinary prisoner; he's a genuine symbiote warrior!"

While skillfully and swiftly using restraints to securely fasten the prisoner to an experimental table inside the special isolation chamber, preventing him from causing trouble once he woke up, Peter Parker patiently explained to his good friend:
"I think you've heard about the big news of the mass disappearance of over 5,000 inmates at Ravencraft Prison, right?"

"Eh?"

Upon hearing this, Harry Osborn immediately perked up. His previously sleepy eyes instantly brightened, and he looked up at Peter Parker, saying excitedly:
"Could this guy be one of them?"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and looked at the prisoner on the experimental table with great curiosity. Sure enough, he saw the insignia of Ravencraft Prison on the prison uniform the prisoner was wearing.

“That’s right!” Peter Parker nodded firmly.

"Peter, you're truly amazing! The entire New York police force conducted a thorough search for so many days without any leads, yet you found it so easily?" Harry Osborn looked at Peter Parker with admiration and gave him a thumbs up.

“No, Harry, this is far more complicated than you think!” Peter Parker said seriously, “Remember I just said this guy is a symbiote warrior?”

Looking at the prisoner on the lab table, Peter Parker's eyes revealed a hint of worry. "Just a few tens of minutes ago, Gwen and I discovered him hunting civilians in Hell's Kitchen, and he wasn't the only one doing it..."

"I suspect that these guys are behind all the recent vicious attacks on the streets of New York!"

"what?"

Harry Osborn was clearly startled, his eyes widening in disbelief, his face filled with shock. Then, as if realizing something, his gaze slowly shifted between the bound prisoner and Peter Parker, and he asked somewhat uncertainly:

"Hey Peter, you're not trying to tell me that all five thousand-plus prisoners who disappeared from Ravencraft Prison have become symbiote warriors, are you?"

His voice trembled slightly. If he had guessed correctly, then this matter would be quite serious!

Peter Parker nodded, his expression grave, and said, "To be honest, I don't want to see that happen either. If I'm wrong, it will be a crisis for New York that's no less severe than the Battle of New York two years ago..."

"I only brought this guy back with Gwen to verify my idea... I think the symbiote inside him should be able to help us figure out what's going on here!"

As he spoke, Peter Parker had already linked a series of testing devices to the prisoner, then closed the isolation pod door, glanced at Gwen and Harry Osborn behind him, took a deep breath, and said:
"Then let's awaken it!"

Peter Parker then typed a few keys on the keyboard, and a sharp, piercing infrasound wave immediately filled the isolation room, like a sharp whistle that made people's ears hurt.

"Ouch..."

The prisoner, who had been unconscious, suddenly woke up and began to struggle violently, trying to cover his ears with his hands.

His face was contorted in pain, and his body twisted as he tried to break free of his restraints.

However, his entire body was already firmly bound, and the [Loyalist Symbiote] parasitizing his body was powerless to resist under the control of the infrasound. It could only let out painful howls along with the prisoner, the sounds echoing in the isolation room, sending chills down one's spine.

(End of this chapter)