ushernet Chapter 204 Riot Strikes!
Chapter 204 Riot Strikes!
Chapter 204 Riot Strikes!
"So, the last symbiote was called Riot?"
Ward looked at Simmons and Fitz, who were conducting the experiment, and said helplessly, "What we need last right now is a riot."
"Yes, New York City was at its most vulnerable defensively, and we couldn't stop any possible supernatural enemies. We only had Spider-Man."
After Coulson finished speaking, Skye retorted, "Don't New York have a bunch of heroes? What's that... Defenders? Can't we get in touch with them?"
"First, they haven't established any official contact with S.H.I.E.L.D. or any other agency. Their only connection is Jessica Jones's fake detective agency," Coulson explained helplessly. "Second, they're not immune to symbiote possession, and it seems they don't use any weapons. Almost all members of the Defenders we know of use their fists."
Since they're both using their fists, they can't deal with the symbiote. In comparison, Spider-Man already has the symbiote to protect him, making him more reliable and safer.
Ward glanced at the clock; it was already 6:40 PM. At this time of year in late October, the sky was already darkening, and New York's nightlife was about to begin.
However, he felt that there was something wrong with his mental state—obviously, he began to see hallucinations of Garrett, who was like his adoptive father, which was obviously abnormal.
What's wrong with me?
"Perhaps you've simply discovered that in this era, the power you wield is no longer sufficient to protect yourself." Garrett whispered beside Ward, a smile playing on his lips. He simply said to Ward, "My proudest achievement is teaching you the skills to protect yourself."
"But in this era, your old skills are no longer enough to protect you. So what are you going to do, Ward?"
Possess the power to protect yourself...
"Ward?! Agent Grant! What are you doing!" Coulson's voice brought Ward back to reality from his hallucination. Ward woke up with a start and saw that everyone in the team except Skye was pointing guns at him. When his hand reached for the three-tube symbiote sealed behind the protective glass, he was stunned and stared at his hand in disbelief.
What's wrong with me?
"Are you alright, Ward?" Skye, the only one who wasn't yet a full-fledged S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, hid behind Melinda and asked Ward. Ward didn't know how to answer, so he just glanced at Zhong.
6:42.
He seemed to feel... something had become one with him, his past, his thoughts, everything about him was shared with another being, he felt the other's desire, the desire for an omnipotent father, just like his own.
I feel...
"He feels good." Ward's voice wasn't his own, but another voice, a voice he'd never heard before, a deep and hoarse one. Then Ward felt his vision being rapidly stripped away, and a completely new consciousness quickly took over. Dark gray biomass spread from under Ward's skin, transforming into a humanoid creature that wasn't very tall, almost the same height as Ward himself.
"We feel great... We are Riot!" Riot said, his arm transforming into a giant warhammer that smashed through the protective glass and took three canisters. It was at this moment that Coulson activated the sonic transmitter in the room.
The intense sound waves made everyone uncomfortable, and they instinctively covered their ears. Coulson, while enduring the high-frequency noise, watched the riot and said, "You were lurking in Ward, waiting for this moment, waiting for S.H.I.E.L.D. to arrive and take all your comrades away. But unfortunately, none of you will escape."
"Oh, poor Coulson. We know every single one of you. I, Grant Ward, together we are Riot. Just like Spider-Man and poor Venom together make Venom complete. You don't understand symbiotes. For example, although almost every symbiote fears sound waves and flames, but..."
Riot smiled, then stretched out his hand. His arm turned into a gray fluid that pierced the roof of the safe house, destroying all the sonic generators inside. Flames erupted instantly, but Riot maintained his smile amidst the flames.
"I am not afraid."
Then, he transformed his hand into a sharp blade, sliced open the jar containing the other three symbiotes, and threw it out. The Devourer and Extremis swiftly pounced, heading straight for Simmons and Fitz, who were not as agile as the others. The science team had almost no time to escape; the purple Extremis had already attached itself to Simmons, while Fitz had transformed into the short, fat Devourer.
"Besides, the reason I'm staying here is because where else can I find so many excellent hosts with unique skills?"
Riot laughed. As the other two symbiotes slowly rose to their feet, Coulson immediately called for everyone to take refuge. He then activated the self-destruct device in the safe house and simultaneously used a sonic gun to strike Whiplash, who was lunging at him. Poor Whiplash was smashed into a pulp and then lifted up by Extremis.
Coulson quickly escaped, simultaneously calling Spider-Man. Extreme was about to give chase when Riot stopped him, looking at Extreme with a smug expression: "Why stop him? Besides Spider-Man, who else can he turn to for help?"
"He'll bring Spider-Man to us."
As Coulson walked, he called out to those around him to evacuate, then quickly connected with Fury on the phone: "Chief Fury, we've located the riot."
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"Then why are you so out of breath?"
Fury was watching Grendel's condition when Grendel's molecular motion suddenly intensified, seemingly at risk of resurrection, and they were still about an hour away from New York Harbor.
"Riot has possessed Grant Ward and is lurking in the safe house. My squad is now half wiped out, sir."
"...There's a new situation with the symbiotic dragons, and we can't allocate troops to you."
"I see."
Left with no other option, Coulson called Spider-Man and explained the situation: Ward had become a rioter, Simmons and Fitz were under control, leaving only him, Skye, and May to escape. Spider-Man had no other support; he was all alone.
(End of this chapter)