In the laboratory of the Demon Tower, the atmosphere was entirely different.
Tony Stark was holding a glass of wine, comfortably watching Kino being beaten like a ball on the screen, feeling particularly pleased.
"You guys think, who will win between them?" Tony asked with interest.
Banner pushed up his glasses and analyzed seriously, "I think it will be Mrs. Venom."
But Stark had a different opinion.
"I bet the leader will win."
Zora, looking at the data analysis results, furrowed his brow.
"Are we just watching? Is it really okay? The leader won't be killed by Mrs. Venom, will he? The data shows that the leader's chances of winning aren't very high."
Tony waved his hand nonchalantly, full of confidence.
"Impossible. It's probably because of that previous barrier, which pissed off Venom. It'll be fine in a while. In a way, they are one and the same."
———
In space, Kino seized the moment and performed a spatial move, disappearing from his original position and appearing in the distance.
Looking up, he saw that the space was filled with countless strands of Venom.
"Aiken's journey? No, this is the ability of the clone. When did you copy it?" Kino asked.
"You left me behind, and that's when," came the reply.
Countless strands of Venom rushed toward Kino.
Kino smirked, finally understanding what Harry meant. Venom went out for three seconds and then came back.
And now, it was planning to drown him with numbers.
But he would do the same.
"Aiken's journey."
Kino clasped his hands together, and countless clones of himself appeared behind him, charging toward the Venom army.
Boom, boom, boom, boom.
At the moment of contact, Kino's army of clones began to disappear one by one.
"What's going on?"
Kino noticed that every clone's energy was being absorbed and automatically dissipating.
"It's the ability of the Rakshasa woman," Kino muttered.
His clones were magical clones, which happened to be countered by her ability.
The Venom army was getting closer, and multicolored energy beams shot toward Kino.
"How many people's abilities have you copied?"
Kino muttered in frustration.
Kino activated his super-speed ability, intending to bypass the Venom army and find the main body of Venom.
But at that moment, he suddenly felt a chill and his speed involuntarily slowed down.
Looking around, he saw, seemingly out of nowhere, dozens of Venom clones sculpted out of ice, surrounding him.
"Ice-man."
Kino finally understood what Superman must have felt facing Batman—an opponent who knows all your weaknesses, and the worst part is, you can't strike back.
Kino waved his hands.
Bosart's Thunder
Golden lightning, like a galloping dragon, expanded from his body, and the powerful current pushed the surrounding Venom army back.
The Venom army's bodies transformed again.
God of Destruction Mode.
Heat Vision!
Countless heat beams gathered together to form a massive energy torrent, charging toward Kino.
Kino closed his eyes, watching the oncoming energy torrent, and knew he had no choice but to use this move.
Boom!
The energy torrent exploded as it collided with Kino, and the violent energy pushed in all directions, tearing through space.
In the center of the explosion, Kino's body was torn to shreds.
Weakly, he was pushed toward the deep space.
"Kino!" xN
Countless Venom clones screamed in panic, immediately halting their attack, and all clones quickly returned to the main body.
Venom, frantic, flew swiftly toward Kino, gently holding him as he saw the horrendous injuries on Kino's body. Tears streamed down her face.
She only wanted to prove that she wasn't weaker than Kino, that she could protect him forever, but she never expected it to end like this.
———
Chapter 247: Killing Your Brothers (2/2)
Tony Stark looked at the two figures disappearing into space, shaking his head in regret.
"Is it over this quickly? I thought it would last the whole day."
"However, it was quite amusing to see Kino in such a disheveled state."
"Zora, send me the video of what just happened. I'll put it in his ride. Every time he starts it up, it should play, just imagine how fun that would be."
Tony rambled excitedly, but he received no response.
"Why is no one saying anything? Didn't you guys enjoy it?" he asked.
Turning around, he found Kino had somehow appeared behind him, grinning widely, with the others standing behind him, all with their heads bowed.
"This is bad!"
"You guys enjoyed that, huh?" Kino's voice echoed coldly.
"No, no..." Stark quickly denied.
"We were just checking a high-energy reaction," Banner hastily explained.
"It's all Tony's idea, it has nothing to do with us," Howard also jumped in to disclaim.
"We were trying to stop Tony from threatening us," Killian added.
...
Tony looked at the group of traitors who were all blaming him.
No loyalty!
Although his father was among them, he couldn't say anything either.
"Yes, it was me who killed them. I started the fire, I led the battle in New York, I controlled the satellite, it was all me! What are you going to do about it?" Tony said, trying to save face.
The others secretly gave him a thumbs-up behind his back.
"Good guy, he really takes the heat for us."
"My ride design progress, how's it coming along?" Kino suddenly changed the subject.
Tony froze. Was he about to let him off the hook?
But he still replied, "It's 90% done. It'll be finished in about two weeks."
"Too slow. You guys look so free, you could finish it in a week, right?"
"Impossible. Even if you killed us, it wouldn't get done."
Tony outright refused. Actually, it wasn't completely impossible, but who would want to work overtime just for the sake of it?
"I won't kill you, but killing your brothers is something I could do."
As soon as Kino finished speaking, his body suddenly exploded, and pink smoke immediately filled the entire laboratory.
"Damn it, Kino, what are you doing?" Tony shouted.
"The leader has already left, open the ventilation now!" Banner yelled.
"We opened it, but what is this?" Otto asked in confusion.
"I detected that this is some form of energy, but it appears as smoke. Once it enters our bodies, my system shows abnormalities and is running a self-diagnostic," Zora reported.
"The leader wouldn't really want to kill us, would he?" Killian asked.
"Are you out of your mind? Use your brain. Of course not. And besides, he just said he would kill our brothers. Dad, when did you have another kid?" Tony snapped sarcastically.
Not long after, the smoke in the laboratory began to dissipate.
"Finally over... Wait, what's going on with my voice?" Tony's voice, now soft and sweet, filled with alarm.
Tony stared at his chest, now visibly enlarged, and instinctively touched it.
It felt quite nice... wait, this was actually... his chest?
Suddenly, he raised his head to see a bunch of women and elderly people around him, all dressed in ill-fitting clothes, staring at him with confusion.
"So the 'brother' the leader referred to was this brother?" Koners asked curiously, looking at his pants.
"This is some amazing power. I'm a robot, so why did I change gender?" Zora began to take off his clothes to inspect his body.
His outer appearance was synthetic skin, but inside he was a robot.
"Enough. If you want to inspect, do it in a separate room," Howard quickly stopped him.
"Okay."
Zora reluctantly put his clothes back on.
"Guys, I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" Otto asked, glancing at the body model on his mechanical arm.
"Give us the good news first," Hank (Beast) said.
"The good news is that this energy is being consumed continuously. Even if the task isn't completed, it will return to normal in a month."
"The bad news is, after it's over, I'm not sure if the leader will give us another permanent one. And if I'm not mistaken, someone..." Otto looked at Tony with pity.
"Someone is getting married this month," Killian added with a smirk, folding his arms before quickly lowering them.
Tony silently moved to the corner, pulled out his phone, and dialed.
"Pepper."
"Who is this? Why do you have Tony's phone?"
"It's me, Tony. Due to a small accident, I temporarily turned into a woman. It should last about a month."
"…Kino?"
"Yeah."
"…"
There was a long pause on the other end, leaving Pepper unsure of what to say.
"Are you calling to cancel the wedding?"
"No, I just wanted to ask, do you mind if the groom becomes the bride?"
"... Hahaha, Kino, I was just messing with you using a voice changer."
"By the way, I won't be home for a few days. Go ahead and sleep early."
Tony hung up and turned around, facing a group of people who were trying to hold back their laughter.
He felt so tired.
"Go ahead, laugh. Once you're done, come help," he grumbled.
"Haha, we'll be there in a minute."
"Sorry, Tony, hahaha."
The whole laboratory burst into laughter.
———
The next day, sunlight poured through the windows, and Kino looked haggard, his body noticeably thinner, lying listlessly on the desk.
"Master, are you okay?" Wanda asked cautiously, sitting across from him.
"... I'm fine, just feel like I'm going to die," Kino responded slowly, his voice full of exhaustion.
Venom's army had indeed been strong; even Steel Superman's body couldn't handle it.
"Is Venom still mad?" Wanda asked curiously.
For some reason, she had always been a little afraid of Venom, and seeing her master suffer like this made her even more afraid.
"Mad? She dares to get mad? I'm the head of the family," Kino responded, immediately perking up with confidence.
"Is that so? Then next time, the head of the family isn't allowed to beg for mercy!"
A soft, seductive voice came from behind.
Kino froze when he heard the voice. What a disgrace!
"That's cheating."
Venom chuckled, placing her hands on Kino's shoulders, leaning in to whisper in his ear.
"Next time, if you try that, you won't leave the estate for a year."
With that, she blew into his ear.
Kino shivered.
"Yes! Queen."
Wanda secretly raised her Dark God book, covering her blushing face.
She really didn't want to understand this stuff.
"By the way, here's this for you. You filmed it too quickly yesterday."
Kino tossed Wanda a gift.
A magic staff; what kind of magician doesn't have a staff?
"Thank you, Master."
Wanda's face flushed as she thought back to yesterday. Master had been so kind, but Venom was terrifying. She couldn't break the rules.
Next time, she promised to protect her master.
Kino had no idea what his naive disciple was thinking and just kept lying on the desk, his head down, looking like a fish that had been caught.
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