As Damien stepped within three meters of the area, a green seed quietly sprouted at his feet.
In just a few seconds, it grew into a five-meter-tall carnivorous plant.
The plant opened its massive, tooth-filled mouth and swallowed Kingpin whole. His once slender abdomen quickly ballooned up.
Kingpin struggled inside, but the plant-like body was as elastic as rubber, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't escape.
The plant's vines and leaves shook violently, but they held Kingpin tight, making his resistance futile.
Lady Octopus looked down at the floor, noticing several green marbles quietly lying at her feet.
Cold sweat appeared on her forehead, her eyes filled with terror and confusion.
Damien showed no intention of explaining. He simply grasped Penny's hand, his face full of sadness.
"It's still not enough. If we had prepared some healing potions beforehand, we could've saved her."
Boom—
A shadow was slammed into a particle collider, and with a tremendous noise, the collider was completely destroyed, its parts scattering everywhere.
"Cough cough... my knife!"
The voice of the Headless Demon rang out as he struggled to crawl out. He had several holes in his body, and a few gruesome knife wounds, through which his internal organs could be clearly seen.
However, he didn't bother treating his wounds. Instead, he gazed at the two broken bone blades with a look of deep sorrow.
Even the sturdy, sharp bone blades were no match for a constantly repaired knife, repeatedly striking one spot.
The Slaughter Demon descended from the sky, roughly reattaching his head to his body.
At first, when his head fell off, he would repair it. But after it kept falling, he simply grabbed it with his hands.
"You're really strong. You're far stronger than the heroes from my world."
"Nonsense. If that guy, Barsa, was here, he would use you as a punching bag."
"Barsa, is he that strong?"
"Although I don't want to admit it, he really is strong. Even wounds can't hurt him."
The Slaughter Demon and the Headless Demon began talking casually, completely ignoring the battle they had just fought.
The Slaughter Demon thought his knife was useless now and had no more killing power.
Meanwhile, the Headless Demon was just stalling for time...
Suddenly, a blazing pillar of fire appeared without warning from the air. The scalding flames instantly engulfed the Slaughter Demon.
In the raging fire, his body turned to ash and disappeared.
A crimson path appeared on the ground, as if scorched by high temperatures, radiating intense heat and warping the surrounding air.
The Ghost Spider's figure slowly materialized from the air, and the cannon barrels she was holding began to reshape, transforming back into two black gauntlets.
[Warning: Energy remaining at 30%, Stealth mode deactivated, Blaze Cannon consumed, recovery time 2 hours]
Gwen looked at the gauntlets on her wrists and smiled faintly.
Her mind drifted back to that time.
"Chino, why did you give me such powerful weapons? I'm fighting criminals, not going to war."
"This is my masterpiece! Not only can it transform, but its power is also great. You'll see when you use it once—it's super handy."
"No way, I don't kill people."
At the time, she never thought she would ever use it. But now, it was more useful than she could have imagined.
"You're not immortal, are you? You've turned to ash. Let's see how you survive now, kekeke..."
The Headless Demon chuckled wildly, his arrogant laughter echoing in the space.
The only regret was that he didn't collect his head. Otherwise, the victory would have been even more perfect.
Gwen snapped back to reality, her eyes turned to the Headless Demon. She looked at the horrifying wounds on his body, deeply concerned.
Chapter 134: A Fate Worse Than Death (2/2)
"Headless Demon, can you still hold on? I'll take you to the hospital."
"Oh, Gwen, I'm a demon. These little wounds will heal after a nap."
The Headless Demon tried to sound casual, but the pain on his face was hard to hide.
He paused, then looked at the broken bone blade in his hand, his expression turning sorrowful.
"Too bad about my bone blade. I don't know how long it'll take to repair it."
Most of his strength was tied to those blades, and now that they were broken, it was a severe blow to him.
"Once we return, I'll have Chino figure something out," Gwen said as she noticed the blood had already stopped flowing from his wounds and let out a sigh of relief.
"If it were the Demon King, he'd definitely have a solution, but…" The Headless Demon hesitated.
The Headless Demon wasn't foolish; he looked at the broken particle collider and realized it was completely unusable. A sense of helplessness and frustration filled his heart.
Gwen also thought about the other Spider-Men and turned pale. If the particle collider was broken, how would they return?
"I'll take them to the hospital. They should be able to hold on a little longer."
Gwen bit her lip, though she herself felt hope was slim, she still wanted to try.
"Gwen, I also—ah!"
Before the Headless Demon could finish his sentence, the ground beneath him suddenly cracked, and a red spike shot up, piercing through his body, lifting him high into the air.
"If you had stayed a little longer, you might've really been killed."
The Slaughter Demon crawled out from beneath the ground. If not for hiding underground at the crucial moment, this would have been dangerous.
The Headless Demon used his broken bone blade to slice off the spear that had pierced him, then rolled to the ground.
"Ugh... I'm not dead yet."
The Headless Demon pulled the spike out of his chest and spat out blood.
"Headless Demon, you take Damien and leave. I'll hold him off."
"Princess, you take the Prince and go. My heart's pierced, I won't survive."
The Headless Demon could still survive, demons were far from weak, but he didn't forget his mission.
One of them had to die here, and his fate would be worse if both of them escaped.
Gwen gritted her teeth, feeling an immense internal struggle. The thought of leaving her comrades behind to escape alone made her feel immense pain and guilt, but the situation didn't allow her to hesitate any longer.
"I'm sorry, Headless Demon."
"Princess Gwen, make sure you speak kindly of me to the King."
"Alright, if I survive, I will."
When he heard this, the Headless Demon's spirit lifted, and he excitedly looked at the Slaughter Demon. He was determined to stop him no matter what.
In the next moment, both the Headless Demon and the Slaughter Demon disappeared.
While in mid-air, Gwen saw Shadow Spider-Man and the others.
The autumn-pants Spider-Man and Miles lay motionless on the ground, their fates unknown. Spider-Pig was sprawled on the floor, his colored patches flickering, the light growing dim.
Shadow Spider-Man leaned against the wall. Seeing Gwen, he didn't say anything, just gave her a thumbs-up.
Gwen forced herself to suppress the pain in her heart and rushed toward the control room.
With a leap, she saw Lady Octopus standing frozen in place, not daring to move.
Damien was kneeling on the ground, facing the cold body of Penny Parker.
"Damien, come with me, Lady Octopus, follow us." Gwen didn't have time to explain and grabbed Damien's hand, pulling him toward the elevator.
Lady Octopus hesitated briefly before quickly following.
Quote: "The greatest burden of a hero is not the battle they face, but the comrades they may leave behind."
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