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Chapter 220 Symbiote Frenzy - The Final War Riot

"Spider-Man!"

Riot was filled with hatred for Spider-Man—which was understandable; theoretically, Spider-Man was no match for him. If Spider-Man's bioelectricity hadn't severed the connection between him and his host, he wouldn't have lost at all. As for the hybrid's failure, that was because hybrids were inherently an emergency measure, and problems were bound to arise.

But if the link between oneself and the host is not severed, the outcome is still uncertain.

So, Riot has come for revenge. Now that he no longer has the host debuff, he can fight Spider-Man without any scruples.

Peter had originally planned to help Thor and explain the situation so he could take this big daddy to face Nal. But now he didn't have time for that. Riot's arms transformed into two enormous blades, and it stuck out its tongue, charging towards Peter.

Peter fired webs from his wrists, sticking all the blades on Riot's arms to them. Then he jumped up and kicked at Riot. Riot watched Spider-Man walk into his death trap, anticipating his arrival. He swung his blades to cut the webs, attempting to sever Spider-Man in two.

But Spider-Man disappeared, and he didn't manage to cut anything.

As Peter became invisible, he released the spider silk and, halfway there, used his bio-electromagnetic field to forcibly "stick" himself to the floor. He stopped abruptly, then fired spider silk to stick to Riot's legs and pulled hard. Riot immediately lost his balance and stumbled, almost falling to the ground.

It fell to one knee, deftly transforming its arms into two massive hammers, slamming them heavily into the ground. The entire building's wall instantly cracked. Peter, in stealth mode, leaped to avoid the impact, choosing to freefall. Simultaneously, spider silk clung to Riot's body, and the immense gravitational acceleration ripped Riot from mid-air. Both of them plummeted rapidly towards the ground. Riot extended its arms, embedding them into the buildings on either side, thinking it had breathed a sigh of relief. However, its arms were then severed, and it still crashed to the ground, creating a huge crater in the street.

As the smoke cleared, the riot collapsed into the pit like Yamcha.

"Stop pretending, Riot. I know a free fall won't kill you." Peter said, swinging the Dragon Fang Sword in his hand. This magical weapon gave him basic swordsmanship knowledge and skills. Of course, he couldn't compare to a weapon master like Hawkeye, but Peter not only had weapon skills, but also spider sense. With these two combined, his weapon combat ability was quite good.

"You knew you didn't have a weapon, so you found one to use against me?"

Riot laughed mockingly, then his hands quickly regenerated, turning back into a shield and a spear, before charging directly at Peter.

"You think you can fight me just because you have a weapon? Spider-Man!"

"This is no ordinary weapon; it's a riot."

The Dragon Fang Sword deftly deflected the spear and pierced directly through the shield made of symbiotic biomass. Then Peter swept it horizontally, slicing the entire shield in two: "This is a divine weapon."

Riot is powerful, but he's not immortal, and Peter knows that very well. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been afraid of the high-energy rays of the Iron Spider armor, nor would he have used a S.H.I.E.L.D. bomb to kill himself. It's just that Peter doesn't currently have a weapon powerful enough to do that.

However, he had a rather unique method for suppressing the riots.

With each strike of the Dragon Fang Sword, Riot was gradually slashed away, until his original height of over 1.8 meters shrank to just over 1.4 meters, forcing him to crane his neck to fight Spider-Man. Peter, seizing the opportunity, was preparing to unleash Venom when his spider-sense suddenly activated, causing him to instinctively dodge.

It turned out that the biomass components of Riot that he had cut off were still under Riot's control after leaving his body, turning into sharp spikes that pierced Peter. Peter was, of course, not hit, but at that moment, Riot stretched out his arm and grabbed the tip of the Dragon Fang Sword. He knew very well that Spider-Man was able to fight him precisely because of this divine weapon, so if he got his hands on this weapon, wouldn't he be able to destroy Spider-Man?

"Bring it to you!"

"Sorry, this isn't your package!"

More and more biomass returned to Riot's body, and Riot's strength gradually returned to normal. It began to struggle with Peter, and in the end, both sides exerted force simultaneously, but neither could grab the Dragon Fang Sword. The Dragon Fang Sword flew out and embedded itself in the wall. Both people in the tug-of-war simultaneously collapsed to the ground from exhaustion.

"Okay, buddy, Plan B! I'll get you some extra chocolate later."

It must taste terrible.

As Venom spoke, it freed itself, and the massive creature, over three meters tall, rose from the ground, roaring as it charged at Riot. Riot charged back without hesitation, and the two collided, their fingers interlocking as they began to wrestle. Venom looked at Riot, who was only 1.8 meters tall, and couldn't help but chuckle, "Ha, look at you, you're always so small."

"Poor Venom, so big, yet only as strong as a person half his size."

Venom narrowed his eyes, staring at Riot: "Let's wait and see, man."

The two sides were locked in a stalemate, but Riot looked at Venom with considerable confidence. The reason was very simple: both sides could already hear the symbiote minions making noise, and they were getting closer and closer.

"I won—Aaaaaaaah!!!"

A sharp divine sword pierced Riot's body, instantly robbing it of its strength. Venom seized the opportunity, grabbed Riot's shoulder, lifted it up, bit its head, and ripped it off. Riot turned into a puddle of mud, which Venom then stuffed into its mouth.

The Dragon Fang Sword clattered to the ground. Cindy, somewhat bewildered by the scene, watched as Venom transformed back into Spider-Man. In her panic, she blurted out the first question that even she found difficult to answer: "How does it taste?"

“I don’t know. Normally, Venom doesn’t share my sense of taste, so I don’t get tired of chocolate.” Peter said, taking the longsword Cindy handed him. “Thank you, Cindy… What brings you here?”

“I sensed that your movements weren’t changing, and I was worried that something might be wrong with you, so…”

"I'm fine."

Peter had barely finished speaking when he suddenly clutched his chest. He felt something was wrong with him, and then, as if sensing something, he asked incredulously.

"I—no, Venom—stole the Riot Codex after consuming Riot?"

(End of this chapter)