Inside the wooden shack, Natasha followed Charlie Parker’s instructions, slowly breaking through Lizard Parker’s emotional defenses one step at a time.
Meanwhile, Charlie stood outside, quietly watching as Steve wandered through the Ten Rings camp.
Thanks to Lizard Parker’s status, Steve moved around as if the camp belonged to him.
No one dared question the unfamiliar face.
Norman and the others had only intimidated the Ten Rings members into obeying them by force.
They’d never explained the details of their plan, nor did they know Steve or Natasha even existed.
That gave Charlie the perfect opening.
A few moments later, Steve returned.
“It’s ready,” the elderly super soldier whispered.
Charlie glanced toward the green figure emerging from the cave.
“He’s suspicious by nature.
Be careful not to let him notice anything.”
“Understood.”
Steve looked toward the shack where Natasha remained.
“She might have to sacrifice herself.”
There was a deeper meaning behind his words.
Charlie shook his head confidently.
“She won’t.
Lizard Parker believes in true love.”
Steve shrugged.
“Guess I was overthinking it.”
Charlie suddenly asked,
“Do you know why Natasha was able to calm the Hulk?”
Steve blinked.
“…True love?”
he guessed uncertainly.
Charlie glanced at the completely captivated Lizard Parker and nodded seriously.
“Probably.”
“Sending her against a lovesick lizard is basically a dimensionality reduction attack.”
Steve laughed.
“I actually feel sorry for him.”
“If you’d seen Tony,” Charlie replied, “you’d know what real cruelty looks like.”
Steve frowned.
“What do you mean?”
“You’ll understand eventually.”
The two chatted for a while before Lizard Parker finally emerged from the shack with Natasha.
“Don’t worry,” Lizard Parker said gently.
“I’ll make sure you get out of here safely.”
Turning to Steve, he ordered,
“Prepare a vehicle.
I’m leaving.”
Before Steve could react, blazing fire streaked across the sky.
Norman descended on his Goblin Glider, laughing maniacally.
“Kehahaha!
The mission isn’t over yet.”
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Lizard Parker shot him an annoyed look.
“Hmph.”
“We’ve already won.”
“I’m going to handle my own business now.”
Norman looked Natasha up and down before tilting his head with another cackle.
“I get it.”
“She’s one of the prisoners.”
“You want to get her out before we leave this miserable place.”
“What a considerate young man.”
“Mind your own business.”
Lizard Parker glared at him before leading Natasha away.
Charlie and Steve quickly followed.
Norman made no attempt to stop them.
“Idiot.”
“You’ll die because of a woman someday.”
Chuckling to himself, he turned and headed back into the cave.
Meanwhile…
Charlie personally drove the off-road vehicle out of the valley with Lizard Parker and Natasha inside.
VROOOOM!
The SUV roared across the desert beneath the cover of darkness.
“Sir,” Steve said from the passenger seat.
“It’ll take about ten hours to reach the nearest city.”
“Ten hours?”
Lizard Parker sighed in relief.
“Good.”
“We still have enough time.”
Just as he was about to comfort Natasha, something in the back seat caught his eye.
Explosives.
And…
A battered vibranium shield.
“That…”
“That’s his shield!”
His pupils shrank instantly.
A chill shot down his spine.
“You liars!!”
Twenty minutes later…
BOOM!!
A massive explosion echoed outside the valley.
“What happened?”
Norman flew out of the cave on his glider.
One of the Ten Rings soldiers hurried over.
“There was an explosion outside.”
“We spotted someone wearing a red-and-blue suit.”
“It’s little Charlie!”
Norman burst into laughter.
“So he finally showed himself.”
“Where is he?”
“To the east.”
“There’s an abandoned bunker over there.”
“A bunker?”
Norman grinned wickedly.
“So that’s where they’re hiding.”
“Trying to lure me over?”
“Fine.”
“I’ll play along.”
With that, he steered the Goblin Glider toward the direction the soldier pointed.
After Norman disappeared into the night…
The soldier looked up.
It was Natasha in disguise.
Less than ten minutes later…
Charlie and Steve returned to the Ten Rings camp through the underground bunker tunnel.
“We’re done.”
Charlie found Natasha.
She looked surprised.
“That fast?”
Charlie shrugged.
“Of course.”
Beside him, Steve rested the worn shield against his shoulder.
“As long as we destroy his glider first, the two of us together can beat him.”
Natasha smiled.
“Just like Little Spider predicted.”
“The Green Goblin is clever…”
“But he’s also incredibly arrogant.”
“He knew it was a trap…”
“…and still went alone.”
Charlie looked toward the cave.
“Norman has absolute confidence in himself.”
“He believes that even if we kill him, we still can’t win this Revival Match.”
“He wanted to let us taste hope first…”
“…before crushing us completely.”
Steve frowned.
“Why is he so certain he’ll win?”
Natasha’s expression grew serious.
“I’ve got a really bad feeling.”
Charlie simply smiled.
“It’s okay.”
“We’ve already eliminated two opponents.”
“Now only the most terrifying one is left inside the cave.”
“Right.”
Natasha pointed toward a pile of electronic equipment stacked in the corner.
“A sonic device isn’t difficult to build.”
“I just need to dismantle these.”
“Give me about an hour.”
“Assuming your plan actually works.”
Charlie gave her a thumbs-up.
“That’s why you’re a top-tier agent.”
“Let’s get started.”
One hour later…
Natasha completed the ultrasonic emitter.
Meanwhile, Charlie and Steve equipped themselves with the Ten Rings’ flamethrowers.
Behind them, dozens of armed soldiers watched in confusion, completely unaware of what the three intended to do.
“Have you noticed?”
“The giant lizard and the Green Goblin still haven’t come back.”
“Yeah…”
“I think these three are acting suspicious.”
“They’re going inside.”
“That monster will eat them alive.”
“Let’s see what happens…”
Under countless watchful eyes…
The three walked into the cave together.
The cave was dimly lit.
They slowly ventured deeper inside.
The farther they went…
The colder and more sinister the atmosphere became.
The overwhelming smell of blood made even Natasha uncomfortable.
Without hesitation…
She activated the ultrasonic device.
BZZZZZZ—
A 20-kilohertz high-frequency wave spread through the cave.
An ear-piercing shriek suddenly erupted from above.
“SKREEEE!!”
“Above us!”
The instant the creature screamed…
Charlie and Steve raised their flamethrowers simultaneously.
WHOOSH!!
Brilliant blue flames blasted toward the cave ceiling.
In an instant, the darkness vanished beneath blazing fire.
The massive black webbing overhead twisted violently under the combined assault of intense heat and ultrasonic waves.
Venom Parker’s shrieks became increasingly horrifying.
Compared to ordinary gasoline fires, the concentrated flames from the flamethrowers were far more effective against the symbiote.
But…
That alone wasn’t enough to defeat such a terrifying enemy.
Charlie had already discovered during their last encounter that while Venom Parker possessed incredible resistance to fire…
He was exceptionally vulnerable to sound.
Now, with Natasha’s professionally built ultrasonic emitter…
Venom Parker’s strength was suppressed to its absolute limit.
Through the writhing black symbiote…
Charlie could finally make out the struggling figure trapped inside.
Peter Parker.
….
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