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As for whether Venom would obediently listen to him...
Ryan indicated that it would.
If a pragmatic Venom didn't want to be devoured by him, it would make the right choice.
Because even though Venom was now parasitizing Harry and had a host, it knew exactly how massive the gap was between itself and Ryan.
Not only was there a huge disparity between Symbiotes, but the gap between people was even greater.
Venom's own strength was far inferior to Riot's, and in terms of hosts, while the sickly Harry had high compatibility with Venom, he was still worlds apart from Ryan, the Bully Spider.
With such an absolute power gap, Ryan wasn't worried at all about Venom turning against him.
If worst came to worst, he would just tear Venom apart with his bare hands.
Venom's fusion was rapid. When Harry opened his eyes again, he was pleasantly surprised to find that his hands no longer shook, and the pervasive sense of weakness from within had vanished...
He felt healthier and more powerful than ever before!
Seeing this, Ryan smiled slightly. "Harry, how does it feel to be reborn?"
Harry looked at Ryan, his eyes filled with gratitude. "I've never felt better. Thank you, Brother!"
Facing Ryan, who had given him a new life, Harry's address of 'Brother' was far more sincere than before.
Ryan nodded with satisfaction, stood up, and patted Harry's shoulder.
"Come on. Now that you have a healthy body and the strength for revenge, it's time for you to know the 'truth'—the truth about Osborn Enterprises and the truth about your father's death."
After speaking, Ryan headed toward the Underground Room.
Harry, who now fully trusted Ryan, followed without a moment's hesitation.
Arriving at the B2 level laboratory, Harry's eyes, like Peter's before him, first landed on the several spider suits displayed in the glass cases.
Harry's eyes lit up at the sight of the spider suits. He looked at Ryan with surprise and admiration. "Whoa, Brother, you're actually Spider-Man!"
Ryan shook his head. "No, I'm not. Peter is the Spider-Man you're thinking of."
Harry was stunned for a moment, then realized it made sense. "Peter is Spider-Man? That explains it. The Spider-Man I saw on the news didn't seem to have a build as large as yours, Brother~"
"Mm, we can talk about that later. For now, come meet an old friend of Osborn Enterprises."
Ryan nodded, not dwelling on the Spider-Man topic, and shifted his gaze toward the laboratory's lounge area.
Harry followed Ryan's gaze and saw Dr. Connors, who happened to be walking out of the lounge after hearing the noise.
He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Dr. Connors, what are you doing here?"
Dr. Connors looked Harry over for a few moments before recognizing him. "Harry, is that you? It's been years. You've grown so much!"
Seeing a familiar face, Harry's emotions became a bit uncontrollable. He stepped forward quickly and gave Dr. Connors a hug.
"It's been more than just a few years; we haven't seen each other in eight years. I still remember when Peter and I used to watch you and Peter's father conduct experiments. I really miss those times..."
Dr. Connors felt the shift in Harry's emotions. Having seen the news of Norman's death recently, he guessed Harry must be hurting inside. He patted Harry's back and sighed.
"Sigh, Harry, life is unpredictable. Don't think too much about it. Everything will pass..."
Unexpectedly, Harry's emotions suddenly flared up upon hearing this. Releasing Dr. Connors, he said angrily, "No! This will not just pass!"
"I've lost everything—my father, my butler, my home, my company. I won't let this go!"
"I want revenge! I want the truth! I'm going to kill those people who are eyeing my Osborn Enterprises!"
Seeing that something was wrong—with black, unidentified matter already surging on Harry's face—Dr. Connors frowned and cautiously retreated behind Ryan.
Having experienced the torment of the Lizard Man's second personality, Dr. Connors was now exceptionally wary of any abnormalities.
And hiding behind Ryan, who could easily defeat his own blackened form, was undoubtedly the safest place.
And indeed it was...
Seeing Harry's abnormal state, Ryan's expression turned cold. He reached out and grabbed the restless black liquid on Harry's face. Amidst Venom's shrill screams, his arm began to exert force until he violently tore the entire Venom entity right off Harry's body!
A Symbiote?
To others, it was a poison that couldn't be stripped away!
But to Ryan, ha, it was just a slightly difficult piece of clothing to take off!
Ryan looked down at the struggling, hissing Venom in his hand and warned, "If you influence Harry again, I'll let Riot eat you, or maybe I'll have some grilled Venom. Do you understand?"
He originally thought Venom would be better behaved after knowing the gap between them, but it was still so unruly. It really needed a lesson!
However, Venom shook its head pathetically and quickly conveyed its will to Ryan through the Riot Symbiote that was holding it.
As Ryan listened to the information from Venom, his expression became increasingly strange. Finally, as if he had touched something filthy, he tossed Venom back onto the weakened Harry.
Because that bastard Venom had just said that the reason it triggered Harry's negative, violent emotions wasn't intentional—it was a side effect left over from its previous host!
And the name of its previous host was Wade Wilson!
Ryan was shocked in that moment!
Because that was fucking Deadpool, wasn't it?!
According to Venom, its possession of Deadpool was an accident. It had been minding its own business on its Symbiote Planet when Deadpool, wearing a time-travel watch, suddenly appeared on the Planet and stepped right on its head.
With a host delivered right to its door, how could Venom resist?
So Venom immediately entered Deadpool's body.
But just as it tried to enter Deadpool's brain to take control of his thoughts, the moment it entered his mind—even though it only read a tiny fraction of Deadpool's memories—its own consciousness nearly collapsed!
Realizing the other party was a complete lunatic among psychopaths, Venom frantically detached itself from Deadpool before it could fully merge with him.
But when it tried to leave, Deadpool wouldn't let it go. As Venom fled, Deadpool wiggled his ass and chased after it, screaming its name at the top of his lungs.
In its panic, Venom fled blindly until it scrambled onto a Symbiote spaceship disguised as a meteorite to escape Deadpool's pursuit. Eventually, people from the Life Foundation discovered the meteorite and brought it onto their ship.
Ryan knew the rest of the story.
After hearing this, Ryan didn't even know what expression to make.
The Riot parasitizing his own body was cursing Venom out even more fiercely.