Ryan sneered, withdrew the hand maintaining the shield, and retracted all the Symbiotes back into his body!
Amidst the clinking sound of bullets hitting the Symbiote suit on his body, Ryan bent slightly, crossing his hands over his chest to gather strength, as the Symbiote on his skin twisted as if boiling!
Then... swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh ————
Puchi puchi puchi ————
Countless silver-gray tentacles shot out from Ryan's body in all directions, piercing through countless soldiers, Military armored vehicles, and even heavy tanks!
The surrounding sounds of gunfire and cannons instantly fell silent!
Then, these tentacles lifted the pierced soldiers into mid-air, sucking them dry at a visible speed until they became desiccated shells like teru teru bozu dolls!
Finally, the thousands of tentacles vibrated, causing the soldiers hanging on them to not even leave behind mummies, turning into a mist of human dust!
Swoosh ————
After retracting the thousands of tentacles and looking at the wretched scene with no survivors, Ryan spoke with disdain: "By dispersing all civilians and media, you cut off your only chance to live..."
"What a bunch of complete idiots!"
Leaving behind one last mocking remark, Ryan leaped up and disappeared into the night sky.
It could only be said that General Ross was too clever for his own good.
While he, Peter, and Harry were pinning down Abomination and Hulk, General Ross immediately began plotting against the three of them.
He wanted to have his cake and eat it too after it ended, wanting not only to take back Hulk and Abomination but also to take the three brothers away with them.
But this old fool forgot one thing.
Only Peter was the kind Spider-Man loved by everyone in New York!
He and Harry were not!
Harry was the Blackened Harry who had wiped out over a dozen members of the Osborn board of Directors in a single night!
And he was Venom, who had fought his way to his current status, a name that made the entire underworld turn pale with fear!
Three Supremes in one family, and two of them were Gods of Slaughter; what did General Ross have to win?
However, while General Ross could expel ordinary people and the media, there were some the Military still couldn't disperse—or rather, the Military didn't even notice they were observing in the shadows... On the roof of a building about two kilometers away from the site of the Military's annihilation, a slender red-haired figure in a black tight-fitting combat suit was crouching.
This was, naturally, our familiar Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff.
At this moment, Natasha looked through her binoculars at the dead silence where, aside from the 'ketchup' General Ross had splattered, there wasn't a single corpse or drop of blood left; her own blood ran cold.
This kind of dead silence was even more terrifying than a scene strewn with corpses!
After a long while, once Natasha confirmed there were no survivors, she finally put down the binoculars and pressed the earpiece in her ear:
"Director, I don't think we need to bail out Dr. Banner and the Parker Brothers anymore. General Ross's men, including General Ross himself, have all been killed by Ryan Parker. Not a single one left..."
On the other end of the line, Nick Fury fell silent after hearing Natasha's report.
Even as the King of Spies, he was shocked to hear this news.
However, he wasn't shocked by how many people died, but by the fact that Ryan could actually annihilate an entire well-equipped army by himself!
One must know that the group General Ross brought this time consisted of hundreds of soldiers!
It also included an armed helicopter, over a dozen tanks, and dozens of armored vehicles!
Was this really power that a human—no, an inhuman—could possess?
Even as the King of Spies, Nick Fury had only ever seen one other person besides Ryan who could wipe out an entire army single-handedly.
That person was also the only existence Nick Fury could think of who might be able to subdue Ryan Parker.
And her name was Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers!
But in the movies, even when New York was invaded by the Chitauri and the entire Earth was in crisis, or when Nick Fury himself almost died encountering the Winter Soldier, Nick Fury never chose to call his ultimate trump card.
Naturally, he wouldn't summon Captain Marvel back now just because Ryan killed a general and wiped out an army.
However, Nick Fury also realized that Ryan seemed even more tyrannical than he had imagined. His alignment wasn't the chaotic neutral he previously thought, but rather a villainous alignment leaning towards darkness!
If such a person were approached rashly, it might instead bring danger to S.H.I.E.L.D. itself!
Therefore, after thinking for a moment, Nick Fury finally spoke: "Agent Romanoff, come back for now. The mission to contact Ryan Parker at Parker Industries tomorrow is also canceled."
But after waiting a few seconds, Nick Fury didn't hear Natasha's reply. He couldn't help but frown and called out again:
"Agent Romanoff, please respond if you hear me!"
"Mr. Director, I'm afraid she doesn't really want to answer you for the moment..."
Hearing the unfamiliar male voice on the other end, Nick Fury's eyes suddenly snapped wide open!
Only one thought was in his mind: Oh no!
On the roof of a certain building in Manhattan, behind the petite poisonous spider Natasha, stood a much larger venomous spider!
Ryan had one arm wrapped around Natasha's waist from behind, while his other hand held the earpiece he had just plucked from her ear.
Encircled by Ryan, Natasha's entire body was stiff; she didn't dare move a muscle. Her eyes were filled with the terror and shock a small predator feels when encountering a massive one.
As for drawing a gun to fight back or using her signature scissor-leg headlock for a kill—that was an international joke she wouldn't even consider!
Although her constitution was beyond that of a normal person due to the Red Room's modifications and training, she was still just a slightly stronger ordinary human. With the power the opponent had just displayed, even if he stood there and let her use her leg-lock all night, she probably wouldn't even budge him by tomorrow!
While Natasha didn't dare act rashly, Nick Fury's mind raced through a hundred thoughts. After just a few seconds, he adjusted his mindset and said calmly:
"Mr. Parker, we have no ill will toward you, and we are certainly not in league with the Military. We are a global supernatural organization independent of the Five Nations Security Council. Our primary responsibility is to contain, protect, and control superpowered individuals who cannot control their own abilities..."
Hearing Nick Fury bring up the Five Nations as a show of force, Ryan's eyes narrowed as he sneered, "So, Mr. Director, which category do you think I fall into: contain, protect, or control?"
As he asked, Ryan's hand, which had been around Natasha's waist, migrated up to her neck, slowly tightening. If he exerted just a little more force, Natasha would be decapitated.
But even so, Natasha still didn't choose to risk everything; she didn't even resist, only her breathing became rapid.