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

Gwen Stacy pursed her lips, watching Holm's practiced movements, and became very curious about his identity.

On two separate occasions, before she could even make a move, Holm had already dealt with the criminals.

Judging from his nimble movements and superb marksmanship, Holm's identity is not simple either.

Gwen Stacy originally thought that Holm was indeed a DEA (Denis Agency of America) agent, just as he claimed.

But after she got into the car that night, she saw that the identification Holm showed to the driver was that of an FBI agent.

"Alright, once the police arrive, just hand this guy over to them."

"You should give me 32.5 yuan back. Please give me the money."

Holm walked to the cashier and packed up the two large baskets of things he had bought, saying to the cashier who was still in a daze.

He had already calculated it when I handed the money to the cashier.

However, he knew that the other party wouldn't listen to him and would only give him the money after he calculated it himself, so Holm didn't say anything and just waited patiently.

However, the situation is different now. Holm has been waiting for too long, and his actions just now are enough to prove that he has no other intentions.

Upon hearing Holm's request, the cashier immediately counted out 32.5 yuan and handed it to Holm, without even mentioning the cost of the rope used to tie up the robber and the large bag used to carry the items.

After all, as a long-time employee, he was perceptive enough to understand the situation.

"Thanks." Holm said as he put the money back in his pocket, then tore open a chocolate bar and popped it into his mouth. He then picked up the two large bags full of things and prepared to leave the convenience store to go home.

The chocolate stuffed into his mouth was just a formality; it ultimately ended up in Venom's stomach.

The aroma of chocolate had been tantalizing Venom, and he was getting impatient.

With so many people around, they needed to get Venom to eat the chocolate but couldn't let it show itself, so they had to make this feint to cover it up.

“Wait, I…” Gwen Stacy looked at Holm’s departing figure, wanting to say something.

But a crisp bell rang at the door, and Holm had already pushed the door open and stepped outside.

Fortunately, Holm seemed to have heard her voice and turned around to look at her with some confusion.

Seeing this, Gwen Stacy quickly opened the door, then lowered her eyes and said to Holm, "I wanted to say thank you, both last time and today..."

A loud bang interrupted Gwen Stacy's words.

Suddenly, the manhole cover next to them was violently ripped open by a tremendous force, and then, accompanied by a triumphant roar, a green lizard monster crawled out from inside.

Holm was standing not far from the sewer, and to make matters worse, the sewer cover was pulled open and flew directly at Holm, sending him flying.

The two large bags of snacks he was carrying were also thrown into the air during the process, landing all over the ground.

Based on the physical strength of an average person, Holm would be seriously injured even if he didn't die from this.

Seeing this sudden scene unfold before her, Gwen Stacy's eyes were filled with terror and horror.

A green lizard monster, innocent victims caught in the crossfire...

The memory of a few days ago was still vivid in her mind; the despair and pain had not yet faded from her heart, and now a similar scene had occurred again today.

That guy clearly seemed like a good person, just like Peter, so why did they both suffer such undeserved misfortune and become tragic victims?

Dr. Lizard! Besides Peter, that guy created other lizard monsters!

Peter's dying confession resurfaced in Gwen Stacy's mind; the Dr. Lizard, who had seduced Peter and turned him into a lizard monster, had struck again.

In his blue eyes, fear and horror faded, replaced by endless anger.

She looked in the direction where Holm had been thrown, only to find that both the manhole cover and Holm had vanished, and she didn't know where they had landed.

Meanwhile, the lizard monsters that crawled out of the sewers began attacking pedestrians who hadn't yet managed to escape.

Gwen Stacy gritted her teeth, glaring at the lizard monster on the road, then turned and ran into the alley next to her.

A few seconds later, Spider-Woman, who hadn't appeared in public for the past few days but frequently appeared on police wanted posters, reappeared in the public eye.

Her body was wrapped in a black and white bodysuit, showing off her beautiful curves. She landed lightly on the street lamp with a simple leap, like an elegant dancer.

Beneath the hood, the anger in his blue eyes had already locked onto the green lizard monster that had also raised its head, even through the mask.

The lizard monster stared at Spider-Woman's figure, raised its hideous head, and let out a beast-like roar.

But before he could yell any louder, a huge clump of spider silk shot out from Spider-Woman's wrist, directly into his open mouth, choking his throat and forcibly stopping his roar.

As she shot out her webs, Spider-Woman leaped from the lamppost, aimed at the lizard monster's head, and stomped down hard.

"Crack!" The road surface cracked slightly from the violent impact, but the lizard monster's head was not damaged, only a little dazed from the impact.

The dazed feeling and the pain in his head further fueled the lizard monster's ferocity. He used his thick tail to fling Spider-Woman, who was standing behind him, away, and then swung his claws towards her.

Chapter 16, Barrier Lizard

Not far away, Holm was half-lying in a road ditch under construction.

Several orange-yellow warning cones, linked together by caution tape, were scattered around him, and he was still partially covered by caution tape.

"Damn! I feel like my back is broken! I think I have several broken ribs too!" Holm guessed, feeling the pain in his lower back and abdomen.

"Didn't you sense that lizard monster?" Holm asked Venom, baring his teeth.

Although the venom on him has never possessed Spider-Man, it probably doesn't have any spider-like feel.

However, based on the Venom solo movie he had watched before, even without spider-sense, Venom should still have some senses.

Moreover, the lizard monster was not far from them and was a large target, so how could Venom not have noticed it?

Hearing Holm's question, Venom said somewhat awkwardly, "Sorry, I was eating chocolate just now, so I didn't notice..."

Upon hearing Venom's reply, Holm fell silent. At that moment, he truly realized just how special his Venom was.

He was so engrossed in eating chocolate that he completely ignored the danger around him.

To be honest, this answer would be less acceptable than simply telling him that Venom doesn't have that sensory ability.

"By the way, let me set your bones, it'll be quick." Venom chuckled awkwardly a few times, then began to repair Holm's injuries.

"Kaba! Kaba!" With a slight sound, Holm's injuries were healing rapidly, and the broken bones were instantly put back in place.

"You... never mind, just don't do that again." Hearing Venom's awkward laughter, Holm felt annoyed. He wanted to say something more, but then he swallowed it back.

Holm removed the manhole cover from his body and slowly stood up.

After establishing a symbiotic relationship with Venom, his physique became much stronger, and in this normal state, he could easily lift a manhole cover with one hand.

Although he hasn't yet experienced the complete form of being fully covered in venom, Holm estimates that he would be several times stronger in that state than in his current normal state.

Not far away, the lizard monster was locked in combat with Spider-Woman. The lizard monster roared incessantly, while Spider-Woman's attacks showed no sign of stopping.

Although the lizard monster's strength and defense were commendable, Spider-Woman had more agility and intelligence, so the lizard monster gradually began to fall into a disadvantageous position.

"Roar!" Just as the lizard monster opened its mouth and roared again, a manhole cover flew from a distance and smashed directly into its mouth.

Before the lizard monster could spit out the manhole cover and its broken teeth, Holm had already leaped up from behind the lizard monster and shoved the orange warning can over the lizard monster's head.

"If only it were a little smaller, and then it could wear a suit, I've never fought a zombie before." Holm complained as he pulled out his pistol and fired repeatedly at the lizard monster's vitals while its vision was obscured.

Although the lizard monster's defense was abnormally high, the roaring bullets still managed to tear through his skin and penetrate his body.

Dark green blood flowed continuously from the lizard monster's wounds, splattering everywhere with his movements.

But soon, the bleeding from these wounds stopped, and they even showed signs of healing.

"This ugly guy's healing ability is amazing!" Venom exclaimed in surprise as he saw the lizard monster's gunshot wound stop bleeding so quickly.

Holm did not respond to Venom, but continued to fire while the lizard monster's vision was still obscured.

Meanwhile, Spider-Woman was also shooting out webs in the distance, trying to control the lizard monster's movements.

Seeing that Holm was alright, Gwen Stacy put her worries aside and became somewhat puzzled.

She had witnessed everything that had just happened. That manhole cover carried considerable force, yet Holm showed no signs of injury.

While she was pondering, Holm's magazine had been emptied once again.

Seeing this, Gwen Stacy also flew quickly over on her webs, standing between Holm and the lizard monster.

“Get back to a safe place quickly, leave this to me,” Gwen Stacy shouted to Holm.

After saying that, she rushed towards the lizard monster and wrapped her spider silk around it.

The lizard monster sensed all of this and frantically thrashed its body, trying to free its hands and feet from the spider silk and get rid of the cumbersome warning barrel on its head.

But Gwen Stacy wasn't going to give him a chance. She even tapped the warning cone on his head again while she was wrapping the spider silk around him, still blocking his view.

Gwen Stacy nimbly spun around on the enormous lizard monster, as agile as a real spider.

As she moved, the spider silk on the lizard monster grew thicker and thicker, like a giant cocoon, with only its head, topped with a warning cone, sticking out and raging in a state of impotent fury.

However, after Gwen Stacy forcefully knocked the lizard monster unconscious, the foul-mouthed impotent rage finally stopped.

Having done all this, Gwen Stacy breathed a sigh of relief and sat down to rest on the unconscious lizard monster.

Holm then changed the magazine in his pistol and put it back on his waist.

"Spider-Woman..." Even though he had seen Spider-Woman in person and watched her fight, Holm was still filled with emotion.

In his past memories, Peter Parker was Spider-Man, and Spider-Man was Peter Parker.

As it turned out, in the universe he traveled through, Peter Parker had become a dead man, and Spider-Man was an unknown woman.

As Holm gazed at Spider-Woman, Gwen Stacy also looked up at Holm.

The emotion in Holm's eyes made her scratch her head, wondering if they had met before. Otherwise, why would Holm look at her like that?

Just as the two of them were looking at each other, the piercing sound of police sirens began to approach from all directions.

In less than a minute, more than a dozen police cars had surrounded the intersection, and the piercing sirens echoed around the intersection like 3D surround sound.

"NYPD! Spider-Woman! You're surrounded! Hands up and don't move!"

Holm saw a middle-aged policeman holding a megaphone and shouting loudly next to a police car. It was the same middle-aged policeman he had seen at the Midtown High School gymnasium last time, George Stacy.

Chapter 17, Opposite Roles

Seeing the police suddenly appear, Holm was quite moved. He often heard people say that the police were inefficient and slow to respond to calls, but it didn't seem to be the case today.

He turned to look at Spider-Woman, who was slowly standing up not far away, wondering what she was thinking.