Chapter 23: The Use of the Symbiote

    Chapter 23: The Use of the Symbiote

    Benjamin then spent the rest of the day supervising the workers and making a few slight changes to the blueprint.

    He wanted to add a workshop in the building for when he needed to tinker with something.

    After that was done, he ordered some takeout and went back home.

    “Hey, you’re back.”

    “Hey, Nat. Missed me?”

    “Of course I do!”

    Benjamin smiled and kissed her for a while then started to eat.

    Natasha already ate dinner but still accompanied Benjamin on the table.

    “Ah, right. I have a present for you, Nat.”

    “Huh? Is there any occasion?”

    “Nah. Didn’t you say before when you saw my symbiote that you wanted one?”

    “Eh?”

    “I have another here.”

    Benjamin pulled out the black Untainted Symbiote from his Inventory and placed it on the table.

    He didn’t have to worry about hiding his Inventory now since he can now use the ‘magic excuse’.

    “Huh? Where did that come from?”

    “Magic space.”

    “Magic?”

    “Yeah, I learned it the other night.”

    “...”

    Natasha was speechless.

    It seems...Benjamin’s gotten even more powerful now?

    Before she could think on it further, her attention was diverted to the thing that Benjamin pulled out.

    It was a small capsule-shaped container. Inside was a black gooey substance that occasionally moves and wiggled...

    “Is this...the symbiote you mentioned?”

    “Yep. Once it’s bonded to you, it would give you full control over it as well as grant you enhanced strength, reflexes, regeneration, and such. There’s also no detrimental side effects.”

    Natasha nodded.

    “I trust you.”

    She took a deep breath and opened the capsule, reaching out her fair hand onto the black symbiote.

    Suddenly, the symbiote connected to her and went into her body!

    Natasha gritted her teeth to prepare for the pain but...

    “...Huh? Is that it?”

    “Yeah. How do you feel?”

    “I feel...”

    She looked at her hands and tried opening and closing them a few times.

    Although this action seemed meaningless, she was able to feel this mysterious power in her grip...she felt like she can snap a man’s head with a simple clench of a hand!

    She jumped slightly a few times and performed a couple more moves.

    “I feel faster...stronger...and there’s this familiar feeling all over my body...”

    “That’s the symbiote. You can will it to appear as you wish to cover your body.”

    Benjamin smiled as he explained.

    Natasha nodded and closed her eyes.

    The next moment, black goo started to appear from her back and started to cover her body.

    Soon, a jet-black figure appeared before Benjamin.

    She looked just like the ‘black silhouettes in Detective Conan but...way sexier...

    When Natasha opened her eyes, two white ‘eyes’ appeared as well. It didn’t look similar to Venom’s eyes but appeared more human-like in shape.

    She looked at herself and was surprised.

    “This is amazing...It’s like a second skin!”

    Although she spoke, Benjamin didn’t see her mouth at all.

    Benjamin found it funny how his full symbiote form doesn’t have eyes but has a mouth and Natasha’s full symbiote form has eyes but not a mouth...

    No, technically, she has a mouth but it’s like there’s a mask that covers it.

    What’s also interesting is that the symbiote didn’t cover her whole head and make her bald so her scarlet red hair was still there.

    Looking at her in this outfit...Benjamin can’t hold it anymore.

    He grabbed her hand and pulled her in the bedroom.

    “Huh? Wait, are we doing it already!?”

    “Of course. Let me show you how the symbiotes are used in bed~”

    Benjamin grinned and four white symbiote tentacles appeared from behind him, instantly grabbing onto Natasha’s four limbs.

    Pinning her down on the bed, he bent down and started to lick her pussy with the symbiote still covering it.

    Felicia’s father, Walter Hardy, used to be a thief under Kingpin in the past. However, he got caught by the police and was then silenced by Kingpin.

    Kingpin back then still hasn’t had a complete grasp of the police force and could only bribe an officer or two to arrange for Walter to die in prison.

    When the news of her father’s death reached her ears, Felicia was beyond angry. Angry at the police, the system, and Kingpin!

    While muddling through her life, Walter’s mentor, the Black Fox, found her and took her in. At the same time, he trained her to become what she is today; the Black Cat.

    After years of training, she began to work her way up Kingpin’s criminal empire and slowly established herself.

    All for the sake of killing him when the time was right.

    Speaking of Kingpin, Benjamin felt it should be time he gets rid of this tumor as well. After all, this guy is at the top when it comes to buying out police officers or officials so they could turn a blind eye to his crimes.

    Benjamin sneered.

    Two can play this game.

    In his mind, a plan began to form and he’ll start to make a move this Monday.

    For now...it’s best to stop this thief.

    Benjamin thinks there is still a chance to turn this Black Cat into their side. After all, there are no records of her killing anyone yet.

    As for her plan to kill Kingpin? Well, since it''s Kingpin it doesn’t really matter. Rather, she hasn’t done it yet so even more so doesn’t matter.

    Benjamin does think that Kingpin deserves to die from everything that he has done. However, he believes that he deserves to suffer even more so. Dying is the easy way out for people like him.

    So he can’t let her kill him. Not yet anyway.

    Anyway, that stuff is for later.

    Right now, Benjamin is focused on catching Black Cat and trying to recruit her. Their team can use a few more people who can do stealth missions properly.

    The only ones who can do these missions right now were...Viper, Daredevil, and...well, I suppose Grant Ward too since he has some experience in being a spy.

    Deciding as such, Benjamin walked into the museum and followed Felicia.

    Judging from her actions, she seems to be only scouting the area to prepare for the heist tonight.

    How many cameras are there? Where are the blind spots? How many security guards? Where is the greatest entry point? And so on.

    Currently, the crown jewel is placed at a centerpiece with several security guards positioned around it.

    Suddenly, while Benjamin was observing her, a commotion appeared at the front entrance.

    Turning around, Benjamin saw a shadow leap over the metal detectors, spin a couple of times, and land on his feet.

    He wore a purple and yellow suit and honestly looked quite ridiculous...

    [Georges Batroc - Batroc the Leaper]

    “Bonjour!”

    “Oh right, this one’s a talker...”

    Benjamin sighed.

    “I have come for the joyau de la couronne (crown jewel)! Hahahaha!”

    Batroc laughed and started to leap across the room with insane spins and leaps.

    Just as he was about to reach the crown, a hand grabbed onto his ankle with ease and slammed him to the ground.

    “H-huh?”

    Benjamin didn’t waste time talking to him and immediately cuffed him.

    An emergency quest that appeared was completed in an instant and he gained 500 MP too.

    By the way, this guy also doesn’t kill and just steals like Black Cat but...well, he’s an idiot so Benjamin would absolutely not hire him into his team...

    As expected, when he made the arrest, the surrounding people immediately started to recognize him.

    “Look, it’s Captain Freed of the EPD!”

    “Wow! He’s so strong and handsome!”

    “That was pretty fast! The police are really upping their game now!”

    “Yeah. I hear that the Daredevil of Hell’s Kitchen is now a part of the EPD and works with the police to catch criminals faster!”

    “This is good. We need more people like Captain Freed!”

    “Captain Freed! Can we get a picture!?”

    Seeing as the people are slowly starting to flock toward him, Benjamin smiled wryly and accepted some pictures and signatures before leaving.

    At a corner, Felicia was watching the whole thing from start to finish.

    She had a frown on her face and clicked her tongue when she saw Benjamin leave.

    “Tch. What good are the police anyways...”

    She muttered and slowly left as well.

    A few minutes later.

    Another figure landed in the museum.

    “...Where’s Batroc?”

    Spiderman looked confused when he saw that Batroc was already gone even though he immediately rushed here as soon as he heard what was happening on the police radio which he tapped into.

    This has actually been happening a lot lately.

    The most annoying thing was this new ice hero that appeared and started stealing his show...

    Spiderman scratched his head.

    “Uhh...I guess this is good?”

    He didn’t need to keep skipping school now and could relax a little.

    Shaking his head, Spiderman quickly left to go back to school.

    “Maybe I can finally take MJ on a date this weekend...”