Lin Feng produced a small table and chairs from somewhere and sat down, sipping clear tea.
From time to time, he watched the three symbiotes fighting below, his telekinesis offering some slight assistance to his subordinates against fatal blows.
It was like watching a 3D movie, thoroughly enjoyable.
This scene was sent, unedited, to a conference room in the human settlement.
Discussions about Lin Feng's actions filled the room.
Beside Hawke, a dignitary turned to him and asked, "Is this alien truly not a problem?"
Hawke broke out in a cold sweat; he too couldn't comprehend Lin Feng's actions.
"He, he should be fine, right?"
"Then what is he doing now?" the dignitary asked, pointing at the screen. The image showed Lin Feng lounging with his legs crossed, leisurely drinking tea.
...
Hawke chose to remain silent.
In the current situation, the human settlement could only passively observe, unable to offer any assistance.
In the heart of Garcia City, beastly roars and the sounds of buildings being smashed continued to erupt.
The three symbiotes had been locked in combat for an hour.
Ordinary symbiotes shivered in buildings, afraid to approach, lest they be caught in the crossfire.
Lin Feng's idea had been sound; after an hour of fighting, Venom and Carnage's physiques had visibly slimmed down.
Energy was continuously absorbed and digested during the combat.
If nothing else, their movements had become significantly faster.
In contrast, Riot was experiencing unprecedented frustration.
He had never felt so stifled since his birth.
Two traitors from his clan were using him as a practice dummy, and occasionally a devil-like human would immobilize him.
Traitors that he could have easily crushed in two slaps were now engaging him for a full hour.
Roar!
Riot let out a roar of unwillingness, humiliation, such utter humiliation!
Countless tendrils shot out from his back, obscuring the sky as they lunged at the devilish instigator.
However, as expected, all attacks were blocked by an invisible membrane.
This was not Riot's first attempt to ambush Lin Feng, and all had failed.
"Big Brother! I'm running out of stamina!" Venom yelled while fighting, the continuous hour of combat leaving him extremely hungry, his movements slowing.
With a lapse in attention, he was pierced through by Riot again. Fortunately, symbiotes possessed regenerative abilities, and Venom and Carnage, having consumed many other symbiotes, had even stronger healing capabilities.
Hmm? Lin Feng glanced down. His two subordinates were panting heavily, their evasive movements becoming sluggish.
"Don't panic, you two, come up for some tea!"
Lin Feng's telekinesis once again restrained Riot. He then produced two large two-liter teacups and tossed in a few leaves from the Life Tree.
Venom leaped up, grinning widely, and gulped down the leaves along with the tea.
"Oho!"
After drinking the tea, his stamina recovered at an astonishing rate. He hadn't expected his Big Brother to have such a treasure!
Carnage also downed a cup of tea, his stamina and energy visibly recovering, and even the healing of his wounds doubled.
Lin Feng looked at their noticeably slimmer physiques with great satisfaction.
He couldn't help but pat Carnage's muscular chest... shoulder, and said, "Alright! Continue the fight."
"It'll be hard to find such a handy sparring partner later. Seize this opportunity to fully absorb the energy you've consumed!"
"Oh!!" Venom and Carnage roared with renewed vigor, leaping down to resume their attack on Riot.
Lin Feng sat back down on his stool, watching their fight with a sense of boredom.
They fought from morning till afternoon, from day till night.
When they felt tired, they would run up for some tea, and after drinking, they would descend again to engage Riot.
With Lin Feng's tea supply, their stamina was fully guaranteed.
They fought until late into the night, and even the evolved Riot began to feel fatigue.
In contrast, Venom and Carnage were still full of energy.
By this time, their forms had completely transformed.
Their massive bodies had shrunk by more than half, becoming even more slender than before they had consumed their own kind.
It was as if they were a thin layer of clothing worn by Eddie and Gwen, yet brimming with power.
A new form, new strength; honed by Riot's relentless assault, they had perfectly absorbed the surging energy.
Feeling that they had absorbed enough, Lin Feng stood up and clapped his hands.
"Alright, it seems you have mastered your new energy!"
"Riot has no reason to exist anymore. See who among you will consume him?"
Since all the energy had been absorbed, Riot was now redundant.
Let alone that Riot was only a sliver of his ancestor's energy, even if his ancestor himself had appeared, he would have been insignificant before Silver Superman.
Venom and Carnage exchanged glances and, after a brief discussion, reached a consensus: Venom would be the one to consume Riot.
Carnage, after evolving, possessed a significantly higher overall strength than Venom, as her host was Spider-Gwen.
Her host's starting point alone surpassed almost all other symbiotes.
Both of them knew that whoever consumed Riot would become the leader of the symbiotes.
Gwen had no such ambition; she simply wanted to remain a good neighbor.
"Fine, you decide then," Lin Feng nodded indifferently.
To him, it made no difference who consumed Riot; it had no impact on his mission.
Telekinesis descended upon Riot once more.
Riot's movements came to an abrupt halt, frozen in place.
Hearing their conversation, Riot knew his end was near.
His gaze at Lin Feng was filled with extreme malice and hatred.
His originally smooth invasion plan had failed entirely because of this human's appearance.
"Damn human, I curse you!"
Riot shrieked ferociously.
"I curse you..."
*Screech!*
Before he could finish his sentence, Riot's massive head was obliterated by a laser blast.
"Too much talk..." Lin Feng clicked his tongue, not inclined to let Riot have any final words.
He controlled the frequency of his heat rays, continuously striking Riot's body. In a short while, Riot's enormous form had shrunk to the size of a person, turning into a chaotic, fluid mass, unable to maintain any humanoid shape.
"Venom, go!" Lin Feng commanded.
"Oh!" Venom excitedly rushed forward, grabbing the mud-like Riot and shoving it into his mouth.
The evolved Riot would allow Venom's abilities to ascend to a new level.
While still no match for Lin Feng, he was arguably the strongest being beneath the symbiote progenitor.
Consuming Riot whole, Venom's body grew larger again, though still within controllable limits, not expanding into a ball like before.
Energy surged through Venom's body, occasionally forming bulges on its surface before dissipating.
The consumed Riot would exist as energy within Venom's body, slowly being digested and assimilated until it completely vanished.
This process would not take too long.