Marvel's Venom, starting with a Hydra undercover agent.

As Natasha walked away, Daisy grabbed Holm, who was analyzing the situation, and glared at him, asking, "Tell me honestly, how did you end up here with her?"

As she spoke, she wrinkled her nose, confirming something as she continued, "I knew I wasn't mistaken, it's the same smell... Damn it! You really do have a secret with that woman, how awful...!"

Watching Daisy sniffing him all over like a puppy, her grip on his arm tightening, and her teeth baring as she muttered something.

Holm helplessly pressed her head down and pushed her away, then explained in a low voice, "I'll tell you after the mission is over. Although things developed pretty much as you expected, the actual situation and hidden details are not what you think..."

Hearing that Holm had no intention of hiding anything and that he looked very serious, Daisy suppressed her complicated emotions and dissatisfaction, glared at him fiercely, and said, "You'd better think it through before you speak."

After saying that, she seemed to realize that what she had said was somewhat inappropriate and inexplicable, so she explained to Holm, "I'm just worried that you'll be used by her. You have to understand that she's not an ordinary person..."

As Daisy was trying to justify her behavior, their earphones beeped a few times.

Holm and Daisy both knew this was a notification to connect to the channel, so they exchanged glances and then stopped their conversation.

"Hello? Can you hear me?" Coulson's voice came through the earpiece.

“Yes,” Holm and the others responded simultaneously.

After confirming that the communication was working properly, Coulson continued, "You should have a pretty good idea of ​​the situation by now. I'm currently at the site of the aircraft modification to check on things. At the current speed, even if we skip the testing time, it will still take about half an hour."

"So for the next half hour, you need to control the situation on site and suppress William Baker. I've deployed all the weapons and equipment that can be used; use them as needed. Make sure to achieve the required standards before the plane arrives, to prevent everything from falling apart at the last minute..."

Coulson spoke quickly, and in almost no time, Barton's voice came through the communication channel again after he finished speaking.

"Are you still on the ground?" Patton asked succinctly.

Holm and Daisy exchanged a glance after hearing this, wondering if it was being spoken to them.

Just as the two of them were pondering and preparing to answer, Natasha's voice came through the communication channel.

"They're both still on the ground; I've already seen them."

"And next time you speak, could you please finish your sentence? Saying a few more words won't ruin your aloof persona."

Natasha and the others answered Barton, adding a sarcastic remark as well.

After her outburst, Natasha explained to them, "That's just how Patton is. He won't say a word when you're not familiar with him, but once you are, he'll ramble on like a middle-aged woman. You'll get used to it."

"You..." Barton seemed to want to explain, but didn't say anything. After a few seconds, Barton continued, "Never mind, the mission is more important."

"I've spotted a few landing points upstairs. I'll mark the coordinates with my arrows in a bit, and you can use high-explosive missiles on the ground to aim and fire at those spots."

"Only by attacking these specific locations with missiles can the damage from the shattered glass pavilion be minimized, because most of the glass fragments will be dissolved by the missiles and won't get mixed in with the sand and dust, causing further damage..."

Following Patton's line of thought, Holm and Daisy also directed the surrounding personnel to begin deploying missiles. In order to reduce the power of the sandstorm, the fragments of the glass pavilion really needed to be dealt with properly.

Otherwise, if we don't deal with it now, it will be dangerous when the sandstorm bursts through and sweeps up, becoming the world's largest meat grinder.

Chapter 120, Venom's Little Secret

"The missiles are in position and ready to receive signals. The vehicles and aircraft spraying coagulant and water are also in place. We should be able to give William Baker a surprise," Holm said over the communications channel, looking at the missiles that were ready in front of him.

Upon hearing Holm's words, Barton immediately responded, "Understood, I'll mark the landing point right now."

Immediately afterwards, several whooshing sounds came from the headphones, and several red dots lit up on the screen in front of Holm.

"Prepare for launch, and the subsequent coagulant and water flow will follow immediately."

As Holm gave the order, the launch operator pressed the button, starting a five-second countdown.

“5...4...3...2...1...发射！”

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" As soon as the countdown ended, several missiles roared out, spewing flames, and hurtled toward the exhibition hall along their pre-programmed trajectories.

With his superhuman eyesight, Holm could clearly see the trajectory of the missile and the situation inside the exhibition hall.

As the missile drew closer, a gigantic sand figure materialized in the center of the sandstorm gathering in the exhibition hall.

Faced with the impending missile, the Sandman did not deploy a defense; instead, he manipulated several wisps of sand to actively meet the missile.

"Snap! Snap!"

Several plumes of sand, controlled by William Baker, broke through the glass and headed towards the missile. Some of the flying glass shards merged into the sand, while others flew outwards.

But before they could fly very far, in the next instant, towering flames engulfed the entire exhibition hall, and continuous, enormous roars echoed through the streets, even shattering the windows of surrounding buildings.

Holm watched as most of the shattered glass was engulfed in flames, while inside its body, the venom cried out in frustration, "So annoying! So annoying! So annoying! More explosions like this!..."

Despite Venom's irritable shouts, Holm didn't say much, but simply took out pieces of chocolate from his pocket and stuffed them into his mouth.

With the chocolate, Venom quickly calmed down, and even seemed to be smiling, though it was unclear what he was happy about.

Venom didn't tell Holm that it wasn't actually feeling as bad as before, and although it was making a lot of noise, it was only because it wanted to be fed chocolate.

Venom has its own speculations about this change. It believes that it has developed some resistance due to its recent frequent exposure to explosions and flames.

The exact mechanism behind it is unknown, but it considers it a good omen, and since it's a good omen, it should eat more chocolate to celebrate.

While Venom happily munched on chocolate, Holm and Daisy advanced along with the water trucks on the street, a method they used to tighten their encirclement.

In addition, they were also following up on the bombing in the central area, with a modified vehicle spraying coagulant next to each water sprayer.

As the milky-white special coagulant mixed with water and sand, the flying dust quickly fell to the ground and solidified firmly.

"It looks like the coagulant is working. Keep spraying more vigorously," Holm said to the person next to him, observing the results.

After he finished speaking, Daisy also looked at her watch and said, "There are still twenty minutes left. I hope the plane will arrive on time and not let us down."

"With Commander Coulson keeping an eye on things, there shouldn't be any problems..." Holm said, looking into the distance.

But no sooner had he finished speaking than a huge figure broke through the gradually dissipating flames and stood up where the venue had been.

"Get out! Get out of here!" The giant formed from sand shouted as it manipulated the surrounding dust to churn up the wreckage of the stadium, overturning the water trucks and armored vehicles spraying coagulant in the center.

Compared to the sand giants, these water trucks and armored vehicles are like toys, easily pushed aside.

"This guy really knows how to pick a spot. He easily got even more sand here than last time." Looking at the sand giant displaying its might, Holm picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered the surrounding firepower to be increased.

"Boom! Boom!" Missiles flew towards the sand giant from all directions, blasting craters into its body.

Although it looked tragic, the missiles didn't actually cause much damage to the Sand Giant. The craters that were blown open would heal completely in a few breaths.

Seeing that the missiles weren't having much of an effect, Holm unbuttoned his coat and handed it to Daisy beside him, saying, "Give me this. This kind of attack is useless. This guy is stronger than last time."

If it were William Baker from last time, those missiles would have been enough to give him a hard time, since his sandmen weren't very tough last time and could be easily destroyed.

But only a few days later, I don't know what trick this guy found, but he was able to increase the strength to this level.

“Be careful, we’ll be there to support you at any time,” Daisy warned Holm, who was already ready for battle.

Holm nodded in agreement, then stomped his foot on the ground and charged toward the sandman.

At the top of the building ahead, Hawkeye Barton was tense, aiming an arrow at the Sandman's neck.

With a rapid beeping sound, the arrow exploded, leaving a small hole in the sandman's neck.

Watching the small crater disappear in an instant, Barton sighed and contacted Natasha directly, saying, "Did you see that? This guy's defense is ridiculously strong."

Upon hearing his words, Natasha immediately responded, "I saw it. To be honest, I don't understand why you still shot that arrow. The missile just now couldn't break his neck, so why waste your weapon?"

Hearing Natasha's sharp criticism, Barton sighed helplessly, "How can I give up if I don't try? Maybe I'll just hit his weak point."

"Ha, that's a really good joke." Natasha delivered another blow to Barton's ego.

Patton was used to it; they had always maintained this way of getting along for many years, and only when they were alone would they reveal a glimpse of their true selves beneath their agent personas.

"Since the existing methods are not working, how should we break this deadlock?" Barton asked Natasha, looking at the sand giant who had grown even larger after gathering sand on his body.

Natasha, upon hearing this, calmly replied, "We still have methods we haven't used yet. Have you forgotten about our new companion?"

With Natasha's reminder, Barton also saw Holm rapidly approaching the Sand Giant.

Chapter 121, Strange Energy

Holm's hands had transformed into two broad blades as he ran, and with his final stomp of the ground and forward charge, his hands swung and pierced straight into the sand giant's legs.

"Such a strong sense of obstruction!" Holm's two sharp blades were stuck by the increasingly strong sense of obstruction before they had even fully sunk into the sand.

Having personally experienced the power of the Sand Giant, Holm's astonishment deepened. He never imagined that William Baker had developed his abilities to such an extent in just two or three days.

"If the sword won't work, let's try something else!" Holm thought to himself as he slid down between the sand giant's legs, dodging his trampling.

In the blink of an eye, his hands transformed from broad blades into rapidly spinning black drills.

"Let me see how tough you are!" Holm shouted as he jumped up from the ground, the rapidly spinning venom drill plunging deep into the sand giant's waist.

The drill bit's effect was indeed immediate; the blade couldn't cut through, but the drill bit could.

As the sandstorm raged, Holm gradually discovered the unusual nature of this sand giant as he ventured deeper.

The outermost layer of sand and dust remains dry and dispersed as before, but the further in you go, the higher the moisture content, density, and hardness of the sand.

"It's you again, you annoying bastard! Get down here!" William Baker shouted as he manipulated the Sand Giant to twist its body.

William Baker could certainly sense Holm's movements, but because the position Holm was clinging to was very tricky, right behind his waist in a blind spot, he could only swing his body vigorously and manipulate the sand on his body to form human figures that attacked Holm, trying to drive Holm off him.

But each time he conjured a human body, it was smashed into pieces by the tentacles waving in the air before it even got close to Holm.

Seeing that there was no way to bring Holm down in a short time, William Baker could only work harder to increase the density inside the Sand Giant, thereby increasing its defenses, while also manipulating the sand to spread and erode it outwards at an extreme speed.

"Since you like to hide like a rat, then hide! I'll make you see with your own eyes how I turn this city into a desert!"

As William Baker shouted, the surrounding dust began to swirl rapidly, whistling and spreading in all directions.

Meanwhile, Holm was still trying to drill deeper, but William Baker had already strengthened his defenses and regeneration.

The high-speed rotating venom drill bit is becoming increasingly slow as it penetrates deeper, with countless grains of sand rising up to fill the hole.

“That won’t do! I don’t believe you can be that hard. Even with water, sand is still just sand!” Holm said as he increased the pressure.

As Holm's resolve grew stronger, he suddenly felt a cool, refreshing energy spreading and expanding within his body.

As this energy spread throughout his body and even gathered in his hands, the strength of the Venom drill seemed to increase significantly, and the drilling depth suddenly increased by a large margin.

This turn of events surprised Holm, but he didn't have time to think about why it happened. He could only quickly intensify his efforts to destroy the sand giant.

"How is this possible!" William Baker was also incredulous as he felt Holm suddenly begin to surge forward in his waist again.

Before he could think any further, Holm had already pierced through his waist and emerged from the front of the Sand Giant, tearing a large hole in it.

As Holm pierced his waist, the Sand Giant's movements suddenly slowed, and his massive body swayed.

Countless grains of sand began to slide down his massive body, but William Baker quickly stopped them.