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

As for why he died at home, it was also related to Grant Ward.

Three days ago, Grant Ward gave him a covert mission to kill a rogue agent named Nathan Landis and retrieve what he possessed.

His mission was highly confidential, and if he could complete it, it would be a great achievement, which is why Holm was so eager to do so.

Everything went smoothly at first. Based on the available intelligence and his own research, he drugged the other party while she was rushing along and then took her home.

Since Nathan Landis had nothing on him, Holm planned to wait until he woke up, force him to reveal the whereabouts of the items, and then kill him.

Unexpectedly, things went awry. Nathan Landis had already developed drug resistance through daily training and woke up much earlier than Holm had planned. He then launched a sneak attack and killed Holm.

Looking back at these memories, Holm also thought of his previous speculations, and shook his head with a wry smile. He never expected things to turn out this way.

He had previously wondered if Grant Ward had killed him, but now it seemed that was not the case at all.

However, if he fails to complete this task, his fate three days later will definitely not be good.

Grant Ward acts like a human in S.H.I.E.L.D., but in reality he is a ruthless executioner, perfectly matching Holm's stereotype of Hydra.

But what important thing did Nathan Landis take away that made Grant Ward care so much?

If this thing is truly secret and cannot be leaked, then after he kills Nathan Landis, will he be the next target to be eliminated?

It can't be that simple, Holm shook his head and continued thinking.

Although Grant Ward was disdainful of him, judging from past memories, he was indeed a useful tool to Grant Ward.

After all, we've nurtured them for so long, so even if we're going to discard them in the end, we have to squeeze every last drop of value out of them. Holm can still provide a lot of value now.

However, Holm does need to be careful about this. Grand Ward only needs to use him for now. Once he becomes unusable or ineffective as a tool, his fate will be even worse than that of Nathan Landis.

In order to survive, Holm had to do something; he had to kill Grant Ward before he could kill him.

Based on both his past memories and their recent meeting, Holm wanted nothing more than to chop Grant Ward into a pulp.

"I really want to kill him right now." Holm's eyes flashed with a cold killing intent.

Just then, at a red light a moment from now, two extravagantly designed and unique sports cars stopped on either side of Holm's car.

Looking at Holm's ordinary little car, they stood on either side of him, making strange noises and mocking him while honking their horns to show off their luxury cars.

The piercing horn blare and the strange screams mingled together, drilling into Holm's ears and then exploding in his head.

Holm felt an endless sense of irritation and rage growing uncontrollably. He suddenly had an urge to kill everyone in the luxury cars on both sides, and it became increasingly difficult to suppress.

"boom!"

Holm pulled out his pistol and pulled the trigger, the loud gunshot echoing continuously.

Chapter 12, A Different Kind of Venom

"Clatter!" The cigarette, reduced to just the mouthpiece by the bullet, fell from the trembling fingers. The young man in the luxury car on the right was completely terrified.

His smug, boastful expression was still frozen on his face, making him look extremely comical.

"Quiet, or I'll kill you all." A hoarse, deep voice came from Holm's mouth.

He slowly raised his head and looked at the young man in the car next to him. Thick black liquid seeped from his face, forming a mask with narrow, pale eyes and a hideous mouth.

"Damn it!" Holm suddenly growled again.

With a low growl, the terrifying mask vanished in an instant, like a receding tide.

"Vroom!" Holm ignored the two young men who were almost scared to death and sped off.

......

Inside the room, the tightly drawn curtains blocked out most of the sunlight, with only the sound of running water from the bathroom echoing in the room.

Water droplets slid down Holm's face, and all the sounds around him began to amplify, then rushed into his ears.

Holm forced himself to adjust to all of this, then slowly raised his head, looked at himself in the mirror, and said in a deep voice, "Aren't you going to come out and introduce yourself? You weren't so quiet just now."

"Whoosh~" As Holm finished speaking, only the sound of rushing water remained in the bathroom.

Holm stared at his reflection in the mirror, seemingly waiting for something.

Finally, a few seconds later, a thick, black liquid seeped from Holm's cheek, forming half of a hideous and terrifying face.

"Ha, it seems I made the right choice. You are indeed very interesting."

Half of his face was open and closed, and a hoarse, unpleasant voice immediately echoed in the washroom.

After he finished speaking, the viscous black liquid gradually transferred to Holm's shoulder and then condensed into a complete head.

“I think we need to get to know each other better. What do you think?” Holm said, looking at the head formed from venom.

His guess was right; he really was possessed by Venom.

When he was in the suburbs, he couldn't understand why those memories suddenly resurfaced, or why his murderous intent was becoming increasingly difficult to suppress.

It wasn't until he encountered those two unlucky guys on the road that he connected his transformation with Venom.

So seeing Venom appear in front of him now confirms this fact.

Half an hour later, Holm and Venom finished their communication. They had an in-depth exchange about their relationship and reached a series of consensuses.

"So those memories suddenly reappeared because of you," Holm said, looking at the venom that was attached to his abdomen and was wandering around the room.

Hearing Holm's words, Venom also laughed in a hoarse and unpleasant voice: "Those memory fragments will reassemble sooner or later, but it may take a long time."

“I noticed you have no recollection of what that guy said, so I’m speeding up the process for you. No need to thank me too much.”

Before Holm could respond, Venom suddenly returned to his face, staring into his eyes with its pale, narrow eyes, and said with a hint of excitement, "Just like I said, let's go kill that guy!"

"I can sense your disgust and murderous intent towards that guy. With me, you now possess invincible power! Those weak humans are no match for us!"

"So we went and killed him, twisted his head off! His head smelled so good!"

"Oh, and that arm that's pressing on your neck! Let's break it off and then shove it back up through his neck! Hehe!"

Listening to Venom's excited persuasion and imagination, Holm kept thinking.

He discovered that the Venom on his body now seemed quite different from the Venom image in the movies he remembered.

Although he had been urged to kill Grant Ward, based on what he had just learned, he felt that the Venom in his body wasn't as evil and depraved as the one in the Spider-Man movies.

A large part of the reason it wanted to kill Grant Ward was that Holm himself really wanted to kill him, and the remaining part was that it was a bit greedy.

If it were Venom from the Spider-Man movies, Grant Ward would probably have been beheaded the moment he put his hand on Venom's neck.

Compared to the Venom in the Venom solo movie, this Venom seems to lack some independent consciousness and ideas, as well as a normal understanding of human society, and has more of the innocent foolishness of a college student and the simplicity of an animal.

Hmm, it's like a little dog trying its best to please its owner, even though this little dog is a bit dark and a bit ugly.

Perhaps it's because this universe is unique, and Holm was Venom's first host.

Looking at Venom, who was still waiting for his answer, Holm shook his head and said, "He must die, but now is not the time."

Holm's answer greatly disappointed Venom. Its excitement vanished instantly, and its head drooped.

"What a pity, his head smells really good..."

"Why don't you try this?" Holm pulled out a chocolate from a drawer and handed it to Venom, though he didn't know when he'd bought it.

According to his memory, Venom in the movie loved to eat chocolate, which contains components similar to brain.

"What is this? It smells pretty good." Venom cut off a tentacle and rolled up a piece of chocolate, clearly very interested in the fragrant object.

After smelling the rolled-up chocolate again, Venom prepared to put it directly into its mouth.

"Hey, hey, hey, you have to tear the outer packaging open." Holm quickly stopped Venom's actions and then helped it tear open the chocolate packaging.

The tiny chocolate looked comical in contrast to Venom's menacing maw, but even this small piece opened the door to a new world for Venom, forcing Holm to leave home to buy more chocolate for Venom.

That piece of chocolate wouldn't even be enough to fill Venom's teeth, let alone provide the energy that chocolate provides—it's not as plentiful or direct as the brain. Maybe Holm will have to keep chocolate at home from now on.

As Holm stepped out of his house once again, Venom encountered a bustling crowd for the first time, and every person passing by was incredibly sweet and tempting to him.

Unfortunately, Holm had already communicated with Venom beforehand, so it could only watch the little snacks pass by it, unable to even peek out.

Chapter 13, An underage girl wants to drink alcohol.

The sun gradually sank below the horizon, its orange-red rays shining on the nearby high-rise buildings, climbing higher and higher as time went on.

As Holm turned the corner, the streetlights began to illuminate one by one.

"This sweet taste is unbearable, can't I really have a taste?" Venom watched the passersby brush past Holm, silently communicating with Holm in his mind.

Holm walked along as if nothing had happened, shaking his head slightly as he replied, "No, we've already discussed this."

“There’s a big convenience store up ahead. They should have chocolate there. I’ll buy you lots of it so you can eat your fill.”

"You need to get used to eating chocolate, because except in some special circumstances, you probably won't have the chance to eat a person's head directly."

"Ah, what a pity," Venom sighed with some distress.

However, the thought of being able to eat that sweet chocolate again soon lifted its spirits, and it instantly forgot about its previous unhappiness.

"I want to eat so many, so many, so many... I want to try all the different chocolates you mentioned!"

Watching Venom be sad because it couldn't eat human heads, and then happy because it could eat chocolate soon, Holm smiled and shook his head, feeling a little more familiar with the unique Venom on his body.

"Ring ring~"

With a crisp sound, Holm pushed open the door of the convenience store and went inside.

"Aha, I can already smell the chocolate!"

"It's right behind us, hurry up!"

As soon as they entered the convenience store, Venom began guiding Holm toward the shelf displaying chocolates.

On that whole row of shelves, there were all kinds of chocolates with different flavors and types.

Each piece of chocolate exuded a different aroma, and Venom's chuckling never stopped as he looked at them.

"I want this, this, and this one. This one smells the best, take more..."

Holm carried the basket in one hand and took the chocolates Venom had mentioned from the shelf with the other, then put them into the basket.

In no time, the entire basket was filled with his stuff.

Looking at the basket full of chocolates, Holm scratched his head, thinking that he should have driven here earlier, so he could have just carried a few boxes of chocolates.