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

"Looks like I'll have to work on my verbal skills from now on. I need to be able to get people to willingly accept this power," Holm replied with a smile.

"However, if it's disguised as power, most people wouldn't refuse, especially those who need it. They would be more than willing to accept honey wrapped in poison."

Hearing Holm's words, Venom chuckled and said, "That's right. After all, humans have this characteristic. As long as you understand and cater to this psychology and need, no one will refuse superhuman power."

As the two of them were talking, Holm's phone rang. Looking at Coulson on the caller ID, Holm raised an eyebrow, sensing that it was probably another job offer.

Sure enough, after he answered the phone, Coulson asked him to come to the base for a meeting, saying that he had a new mission to assign them.

"Ugh~ So many things have happened these past few days." Holm grumbled as he quickly walked to his car, opened the door, and got in.

Twenty minutes later, after a series of high-speed city drives and jungle treks, Holm finally arrived at the secret base.

After passing through several security checkpoints to enter the base and walking into the conference room, he saw Coulson and Natasha sitting on one side chatting about something.

If Natasha, an ordinary unofficial member, is also to participate in this mission, then this mission is unlikely to be easy.

Holm greeted them as he was thinking, and then prepared to find a seat. However, after seeing Natasha's amused look, he smiled and sat down opposite her.

He knew perfectly well that Natasha meant for him to sit next to her, but why should he obey? Who knew what this woman was up to? It was better to stay away.

"Looks like this mission is going to be tough, even Black Widow is being deployed." Holm pulled up a chair and looked at Natasha with a smile.

Natasha blinked and said, "Black Widow is a thing of the past, she can't compare to S.H.I.E.L.D. Blades."

"It's an honor to be able to carry out a mission with the renowned S.H.I.E.L.D. team. Tsk, to think that I'm a teammate of S.H.I.E.L.D., even if I'm just an unofficial member, it's still a great honor."

Hearing Natasha's sarcastic remarks, Holm was speechless. This woman must be deliberately getting back at him. She clearly knew how shameful the title was, but she still brought it up in front of him so openly.

The title "Shield Blade" was an insurmountable obstacle for Holm. He was satisfied with Coulson, his superior, in every way, but this title was something he could never accept.

"Sir, is there a new mission this time?" Holm decided to ignore Natasha and talk directly to Coulson.

Coulson smiled and said, "There is a new mission, but we'll talk about it when Daisy arrives."

"Daisy? Are we only waiting for Daisy?" Holm asked, somewhat puzzled. Barton hadn't come either.

Coulson understood his meaning and continued to explain, "Barton has other missions scheduled, so he won't be participating in this mission."

"Actually, the main focus of this mission is still you and Daisy. Natasha is responsible for the preliminary investigation and intelligence support, which is almost complete now."

"So she won't be participating in this mission with you, but you can contact her if you have any questions about intelligence later."

After Coulson finished speaking, Natasha leaned back in her chair, propped her chin up, and winked at Holm, saying with a smile, "Just give me a call when the time comes, and I'll do my best to assist you."

“Of course, if our SHIELD Blade needs any help with anything personal, you can contact me, and I will do my best to help you.” As she said this, Natasha’s eyes were full of seduction and allure.

Hearing Natasha make suggestive remarks and flirt in the conference room, Holm couldn't help but widen his eyes in astonishment.

Coulson was sitting right next to them, so what was wrong with this woman? Was she being so bold? Or was she just bored because both sides had been busy with missions lately?

"Ahem, be careful, the meeting's about to start," Coulson coughed twice to remind her. He hadn't seen Natasha flirt like this in a long time, and he was still a little unaccustomed to it.

"It's not open yet, is it?" Natasha said, glancing at Coulson with the composure of a seasoned employee.

Just then, the door to the meeting room opened, and Daisy walked in looking very happy, saying, "Hey, so eager to start a meeting, is there some task again? Hmm? What are you doing here?"

Upon seeing Natasha, Daisy's smile froze instantly; she hadn't expected this woman to be there as well.

"Tsk tsk tsk, we're comrades who've been on missions together, after all. Even though I'm an unofficial member, an unofficial member is still a team member, isn't he? Saying things like that is really hurtful." Natasha looked at Daisy with a hurt expression.

Seeing Natasha's attitude, Daisy suddenly felt a strong sense of hostility.

Ever since she learned about the other party's improper relationship with Holm and their true intentions, the little goodwill she had left immediately turned into a negative number.

Chapter 163, Bruce Banner

Seeing Natasha start another round of sarcastic remarks, Coulson helplessly tapped the table and said, "Alright, now that everyone's here, let's get straight to the mission briefing and not waste any more time."

Daisy pursed her lips upon hearing this, pulled out a chair, and sat down next to Holm.

Seeing her unhappy expression, Holm smiled and shook his head, then took a small piece of chocolate from his pocket and handed it to her.

With Natasha's tea-making skills and years of experience, dealing with Daisy, a young woman, was incredibly easy; she could easily capture her and manipulate her at will.

Daisy was initially fuming, but when she saw the chocolate Holm handed her, her mood instantly brightened, and she happily unwrapped and ate it.

Watching her mood swings and expressions change like a child, Holm smiled and shook his head.

She appears to be a cool and aloof older sister type, but in reality, she's a childish girl with hardly any brains.

On the other side of the table, while Coulson was setting up the equipment, Natasha raised an eyebrow at Holm and Daisy's interaction, slightly displeased. However, she quickly concealed this emotion and then smiled mischievously.

Holm was still looking at Daisy's carefree attitude, marveling at the contrast between her appearance and reality, when he suddenly felt a movement under the table.

When he looked down, he saw a beautiful foot covered in thin black stockings rubbing against his thigh. Through the thin black stockings, he could see the red nail polish on the toenails.

He looked up and saw Natasha sitting opposite him, her chin resting on her hand, looking at him with seductive eyes full of languid charm.

Looking at Natasha's expression, Holm was certain that she must have been incredibly frustrated lately, or perhaps she had some other purpose.

Regardless of which side it is, a fierce battle seems inevitable after the meeting ends.

After making plans and calculations in his mind, Holm suddenly started to think about the black silk he had just seen.

He remembered that Natasha was wearing a normal t-shirt and pants today, a casual outfit, so that means she had already put on stockings inside her pants when she put together her outfit before coming here.

Hmm~ Thinking about it, he was definitely being watched today. Even if he wanted to run away, Natasha probably wouldn't give him the chance.

Thinking of this, Holm also put his hand under the table and grabbed her ankle to stop her from continuing. After all, the meeting was about to start, and he couldn't let Natasha do whatever she wanted. If she was discovered, he would be in big trouble.

Seeing the meaning conveyed in Holm's eyes, Natasha bit her lip and reluctantly increased her strength, but no matter how hard she tried, Holm's hand remained as firm as an iron clamp.

After a moment, Natasha finally gave up and stopped struggling, and Holm let go of her.

"Come with me in a bit." Natasha mouthed silently to Holm, her eyes burning with a intensity that seemed to scorch him.

"I hope you've made progress." Holm smiled in response, replying silently in return.

Seeing Holm's lip movements, Natasha felt a chill run down her spine, remembering how powerless she had been last time.

As the memories surfaced, her body grew even hotter, as if some switch had malfunctioned, causing her to become uncontrollably wet.

“Alright, now let me tell you about this mission. Robert Bruce Banner, he is your main target for this mission,” Coulson said, pointing to the photo that appeared on the screen.

The photo shows a man wearing glasses and a white coat, who looks very gentle and refined.

Below the photo is a long introduction to Bruce Banner, outlining his main research areas and the research he has participated in.

“Nuclear physics, biomedicine, biochemistry, computer science, mechanical engineering... This guy has seven doctoral degrees!” Daisy exclaimed in astonishment as she counted the number of doctoral degrees Dr. Banner had in the introduction.

Holm wasn't surprised by this, since he already knew these things; this was just a recap, and the main point was yet to come.

"Surprised, right? But what will surprise you even more is yet to come," Coulson said, switching between slides.

This time, there was also a photo on the PPT, except that this photo showed a grumpy little giant who was all green and had exaggerated muscles and a large physique.

“This is also Bruce Banner. Due to some special reasons, he changed from the way he looked just now to what he looks like now,” Coulson said, looking at Daisy, whose jaw was almost dropping to the table.

At this point, Holm also showed some shock, after all, it would be abnormal if he didn't show any reaction at this time.

"What on earth happened to him to turn him into this?! Did he drink a ton of nuclear wastewater?!" Daisy felt like her brain couldn't keep up.

From that highly educated intellectual with seven doctoral degrees to this green giant wearing shorts and smashing a small car, it's hard to imagine that this is the same person.

“What made him this way was an experiment, a military-led super-soldier experiment,” Coulson continued.

"The military originally intended to use Bruce Banner's profound research on gamma rays, combined with the Super Soldier Serum formula, to create a new super soldier. However, the experiment went wrong, and instead of a super soldier, this huge monster appeared."

“After that, Bruce Banner fled the United States and has been traveling around the world ever since.”

"Normally he's a normal person, but when he encounters some unexpected situations, he turns into the big monster you just saw."

"The military has been pursuing him, but they have been unable to catch him and he always manages to escape."

“Originally, S.H.I.E.L.D. shouldn’t have been able to get involved in this matter, since the military has always been very powerful. However, because of something that just happened, the government has also expressed its dissatisfaction with the military and has asked us to get involved as well to resolve this matter as soon as possible.”

At this point, Coulson turned to another slide and showed them a video.

The video appears to have been filmed on a university campus, as the building next to the lawn has the words "Library" on it.

On the wide lawn, a large number of soldiers and armored vehicles were slowly advancing toward the building in a semi-circular arc.

In the center of their encirclement, on the overpass connecting the two buildings, a man who looked similar to the one in the previous photo, but was clearly down on his luck and looked much more weathered, was anxiously stuck in the middle.

Chapter 164, The Fierce Hulk

Bruce Banner was anxious as he watched the soldiers and armored vehicles closing in on him, but soldiers had already surrounded him on both sides of the overpass, leaving him nowhere to retreat.

Then several more smoke grenades broke through the glass of the overpass and were thrown next to Bruce Banner, beginning to emit thick white smoke.

Smoke quickly filled the overpass, and a figure could be seen growing larger and larger in the thick smoke. Soon after, accompanied by a roar, a small green-skinned giant broke through the smoke and glass, jumped directly off the overpass, and crashed into the soldiers and armored vehicles that were blocking the way below, smashing and smashing things wildly.

Hulk was as ferocious as Holm remembered, tearing apart the military's encirclement in no time. The soldiers were completely powerless to fight back; bullets could not tear Hulk's skin, but Hulk's strength could easily send them flying.

Even the armored vehicles, like heavy turtles, were quickly overturned and smashed by Hulk, turning into scrap metal.

Watching the raw and shocking scenes on the video, Holm was still quite surprised, even though he was mentally prepared. Daisy, on the other hand, was gaping and gasping for breath for what felt like the umpteenth time.

Even Venom was marveling in his mind: "This guy is indeed quite fierce, but my blade should still be able to pierce his skin. I wonder what his body will look like after it's cut open, and whether his head will taste better than a normal person's."

Hearing that Venom was even interested in Hulk's head, Holm retorted speechlessly, "Look at his skin, all green. How can you even bring yourself to eat it? Aren't you afraid that the gamma rays will mutate you too? You might even evolve without my abilities."

Hearing Holm's complaints, Venom chuckled and said, "Hehe, I didn't say I was really going to eat it. I was just thinking about it. Can't I even think about it?"

"You'd better just think about it," Holm said, rolling his eyes. Venom's tastes were getting more and more unique.

The video ended quickly because watching it a little longer wouldn't change anything; the military was always the one being attacked.

Even with the deployment of helicopters, they still couldn't stop Hulk, who broke through the military's blockade with his girlfriend and disappeared somewhere unknown.

"So our mission is to deal with this giant? You must be kidding me, sir. He could turn us into mincemeat with one punch," Daisy said, watching the Hulk beat up the helicopter.

Although the helicopter was just a machine, she still felt a bit of pain, as if her arms and legs were being dismantled instead of the helicopter's propeller.

Although Holm didn't speak up like Daisy, he was secretly calculating his chances of defeating the Hulk.

If it really came down to a fight, he should still have a slight advantage, after all, Venom has now undergone an evolution.

But if it really came down to life and death, it seemed like neither of them could defeat the other. After all, he had seen how tenacious Hulk's regenerative abilities and vitality were in the movies in his previous life.

Considering that Banner could commit suicide by swallowing a gun even when he wasn't transformed, and Hulk could still spit out the bullets, it probably wouldn't make much of a difference even if he stabbed Hulk several times.

The same applies to Hulk's fight against him. Although he is incredibly strong and seems to have a bug that makes him stronger the angrier he gets, even if Holm is smashed into a pulp, the venom can quickly regenerate him. So, in some ways, they are both like cockroaches that are impossible to kill.