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

Her brown eyes held an unyielding worry, both for Holm's safety and for whether they could accomplish what she had just told them in the next half hour.

With so many lizard people there, can the two of them really sabotage Dr. Lizard's plan, replace the lizard reagent with serum, and save those who have been bitten by lizards and turned into lizard monsters?

Seeing Daisy's expression, Phil Coulson didn't say anything, but just stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window like her, looking at that area.

“Horm Clint…” Phil Coulson thought to himself as he gazed into the distance.

A moment later, as if he had thought of something, a mysterious smile suddenly appeared on his face.

......

Inside the encirclement, on a floor of the top floor of Stark Tower, Holm had just severed the neck of a lizardman and was quietly placing him on the ground.

Not far from him, Spider-Woman was also wrapping a lizard man in a large cocoon.

After they finished what they were doing, Holm stood next to Spider-Woman and whispered to her, "We're almost done on this floor. I'll continue up in a bit, and at the same time make a little noise to get Dr. Lizard's attention."

"You climb up from the outside of the building and replace the reagents in the equipment on the top floor with serum."

"We only have half an hour. We need to hurry. If we can't launch the serum within half an hour, the missiles won't stop just because the two of us are here."

“I understand.” Gwen nodded at Holm, then added with some concern, “But there should still be quite a few lizardmen up there.”

"The lizardmen above are much stronger than ordinary lizardmen, and you'll also need to distract the Lizard Doctor in a bit..."

The two of them had just observed Dr. Lizard from the rooftop next door. The guy was even taller and stronger than the last video they saw at the base, and he looked terrifying.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine." Holm smiled and said, "Don't forget I'm not an ordinary person either; I can protect myself."

"Besides, even if we wanted to switch, we couldn't. I can't climb walls, and I don't understand those instruments, so this is the best arrangement."

"I'm better suited to be an executioner than to tinker with these scientific things," Holm said, revealing his right hand, which had transformed into a sharp blade.

The jet-black blade blended seamlessly into its surroundings, its true shape and gleaming sharpness only becoming apparent when a searchlight flashed by.

Listening to Holm's words and seeing the blade that had materialized in her hand, Gwen nodded, her worries lessening somewhat.

Judging from the battle just now, Holm's skills are indeed quite good, not to mention the strange abilities he possesses.

Apart from Dr. Lizard, the other lizardmen shouldn't pose much of a threat to him.

Gwen had already decided that she had to act quickly; she needed to replace the reagents with serum as fast as possible and then start the instrument.

This way, she can free up her hands to help Holm when he faces Dr. Lizard.

After finalizing the plan, Holm and Gwen split up into two groups.

Holm climbed up another floor from the stairwell, then swiftly began to fight the lizardmen on that floor, silently chopping off their heads and laying their bodies down.

Gwen climbed out of the broken window and started climbing up the outer layer of Stark Tower.

Gwen's climbing speed was about the same as Holm's speed in clearing out the lizardmen, or slightly slower.

Only in this way can Holm attract the attention of all the lizardmen and make them ignore Spider-Woman crawling outside.

Chapter 42, Large Lizard Man

"Sizzle! Bang!"

As Holm swung his blade, one of the two lizardmen charging at him had his neck slashed open, while the other's head fell to the ground.

"I made a mistake. I messed up the movements after so many cuts, and I didn't manage to cut off the head even once." Holm thought to himself as he watched the lizardman's neck begin to heal rapidly and he charged at him again, brandishing his claws.

"Hehehe! And me too!" Venom shouted excitedly as it extended two tentacles and stabbed them directly into the neck of the lizardman who was reuniting with him.

"Pfft!" A large amount of blood gushed out from the wound.

Then the two tentacles began to stir again, tearing the lizard's head off.

"What a waste of so many heads, but I have no appetite at all." Venom said with a hint of regret as he looked at the lizard head rolling to the ground.

Unlike the sweet taste of human brains, the brains of these reptilians have a very complex flavor that doesn't quite suit their taste.

It's like there's too much industrial additive; even if Venom could eat it, he wouldn't really want to. Rather than eating this complex-tasting mutant head, he'd rather nibble on a few pieces of chocolate. After all, chocolate has a rich and mellow flavor that these lizardmen can't compare to.

“Don’t worry, you’ll get a chance to eat a fresh head later,” Holm replied to Venom, flicking the blood off the blade that his hand had transformed into on the ground.

He had already cleared out the lizardmen on this floor, and there were still two or three floors left to go before reaching the top floor.

The distance isn't far anymore. At the speed he was going, he should be able to reach the rooftop in a few more minutes.

He glanced back at Spider-Woman clinging to the glass outside, nodded to her, and then rushed up the stairs.

Seeing this, Gwen continued to move upwards. She had witnessed Holm's battle just now, and although it was somewhat bloody, she had to admit that the speed was indeed very fast.

At the top of the stairs, before Holm could even fully charge up, a huge, dark green tail came into view and lashed out at his head.

This time, Venom was very effective, issuing a warning before its tail even lashed out.

Holm bent down and let the dark green tail sweep over his head, then slammed it against the wall next to him, cracking the wall.

After his tail slammed against the wall, Holm stomped hard on the stopped tail and charged upwards again.

Before the lizardman's claws could reach his face, Holm had already kneed the lizardman in the chin, sending him flying backward.

If Holm were just an ordinary person, this attack would have only cracked his knee. But now, with the venom enhancing his physical abilities, he not only felt no pain, but also sent the much larger lizardman flying backward.

"How could such a weak human possess such power?!" The large lizardman touched his still-painful chin and looked at Holm, who was standing not far away, with some surprise.

Upon hearing this large lizardman speak, Holm realized that this was not the pure beast transformed from a lizard, but a veteran lizardman transformed from a human.

"You must be a little out of your mind. How could I be just an ordinary human being, standing right in front of you?"

“But you, with such a large physique, did you take too many drugs? Or were you already big before you mutated?” Holm said, looking at the giant lizardman.

As he spoke, a viscous black liquid surged in his hands, transforming into two longer swords that were even wider than before.

At the same time, several tentacles were writhing behind him, looking as eerie and deadly as long snakes coiling around his body.

"Judging from your appearance, you're not one of those mindless beasts, so before I make a move, I still have to say this: if you don't block my way, let me go up now, and you can turn back into a human in a little while."

Holm rarely encountered a rational lizardman, so he tried to persuade him.

If a fight can be avoided, let him go up; that would save more time. Every minute and second is precious now, and he can't afford to waste any.

Seeing the venom surging from Holm's body and the tentacles coiling around his back, the giant lizardman grinned, revealing his ugly mouth, and said, "You want to turn me back into a weak human? Impossible! I won't give you that chance!"

"Although it's clear you're no ordinary person, even with all that sticky, disgusting stuff on you, you're no match for me."

"I will crush your bones into pieces, inch by inch, so that you will be unable to continue to stop the Doctor's great plan."

“We can all evolve into a better race, and I won’t give you the chance to sabotage this plan.”

After the giant lizardman finished speaking, he charged directly at Holm. His massive claws had visibly grown several centimeters longer, making him look extremely terrifying.

Hearing the large lizardman's explanation, Holm stopped arguing. He really didn't know how Dr. Lizard had brainwashed him, or if the potion had a built-in brainwashing function.

He didn't hesitate to meet the lizardmen's charge.

"Stab!"

Sharp claws clashed with Holm's black longsword, producing a piercing metallic clang.

As their hands locked in a stalemate, the tentacles behind Holm instantly transformed into sharp blades, stabbing towards the large lizardman.

"Pfft!"

The sharp tentacles left several bloody holes in the large lizardman's body, but these holes began to heal in the blink of an eye.

Witnessing this incredible healing process unfold before his eyes, Holm couldn't help but marvel at the unscientific nature of this world.

As his thoughts raced, he suddenly loosened his grip, causing the large lizardman he was locked in a stalemate with to stumble and fall forward.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he slid sideways under the large lizardman, instantly teleporting behind him. Then, he stomped on the ground to stand up and slashed at the large lizardman's neck.

The large size of the lizardman gave him strength and defense that ordinary lizardmen did not possess, but it also made him less agile when turning.

The long blade was about to fall on the lizardman's neck. The lizardman knew that turning around at this moment would be too late to react, and would only make Holm's attack more fatal.

So he used his large claws to protect the back of his neck, took the blow from Holm's wrist, and at the same time swung his tail at Holm.

In the blink of an eye, the large lizardman's forearm was severed by Holm, and even the back of his neck was left with a deep wound.

At the same time, Holm was also struck by the powerful tail of the giant lizardman, smashing through several layers of glass and landing on the wall behind him.

Chapter 43, Who is weaker now?

"It's still a little short." Holm stood up from the ground unharmed, stretched his body, then patted the broken glass off his body and said with some regret.

If it weren't for the giant lizardman's arm in the way, he could have easily chopped off his head.

Although he had increased his strength to adapt to the situation, the lizardman's bones and defenses were not to be underestimated, and that arm absorbed a significant amount of force and damage.

"Damn it!" the large lizardman, whose hand had been cut off, roared through gritted teeth.

This was the first time he had suffered such a serious injury since becoming a lizardman.

Although the wound heals quickly and the severed hand can grow back, the pain cannot be eliminated, and his damaged pride and confidence are difficult to make up for in a short time.

As he roared, Holm frowned as he watched his rapidly growing severed hand.

The lizardmen's healing abilities and limb regeneration capabilities are so strong that it's practically illogical.

Unless he cuts the other person's neck directly, a wound like the one just now would only waste more time and have no real effect.

"I'm going to crush you! Crush you...!" Before the giant lizardman could finish his threat, Holm stomped the ground and charged at him again.

This time, Holm's movements were more swift and decisive, and the black blade in his hand worked in perfect harmony with the tentacles extending from his back.

In a single exchange, he chopped off the large lizardman's newly grown hand.

"what!!!"

The large lizardman also went into a frenzy. The color of his scales became even deeper, his eyes began to turn red, and his wild aura was far stronger than before.

At this moment, his attack felt less human and more instinctively wild.

He no longer cared how much harm Holm would cause him; he just wanted to harm Holm as well.

In his view, no matter how special humans are, they could not possibly possess such vigorous vitality as he did, and he could wear Holm down even if it meant trading blows.

But to his utter surprise, Holm was far more peculiar than he had imagined. When his claws struck Holm, not a drop of blood came out; only a thick, black liquid gushed forth.

Despite the intense mutual harm, Holm's clothes remained completely intact, while the large lizardman was losing arms and tails, with blood splattered everywhere.