"Are you two alright?"
Just after Gluttony was thrown out, a masked man in a red and blue tight suit appeared before the two of them.
Lois, a veteran journalist, recognized the person in front of her immediately.
"You're Spider-Man?!"
"I didn't expect my name to have reached Metropolis already?"
Seeing that Lois knew his name at a glance, Peter felt a little embarrassed.
"Aren't you in New York? How did you get to Metropolis?"
"Me, I'm here because of school..."
Before he could finish, Peter, suddenly realizing something, quickly changed the subject and said, "This place is too dangerous, you two should leave quickly."
"No, I can't leave yet, Superman needs help."
"Superman?"
It was then that Peter noticed Superman being held by Lois, and asked with a touch of disbelief, "He's Superman?"
Perhaps sensing that his words were inappropriate, he quickly tried to rectify it and asked, "Okay, okay, what should we do? Should we take him to the hospital?"
Peter had come to Metropolis for an inter-school competition. He had thought that with Superman maintaining order, Metropolis would be safe, but he hadn't expected such a major incident. And for some reason, the symbiotes had appeared here.
It seemed even Superman had been infected. Looking at the dried corpses scattered across the streets, Peter increasingly felt that this symbiote was very troublesome. The best course of action now was to restore Superman's combat power as quickly as possible. With Superman joining the fight, the problem should be resolved soon.
"He needs sunlight. Sunlight can restore his energy."
Lois had done her research on Superman.
However, the tall skyscrapers of Metropolis blocked most of the sunlight, and with Lois's strength, she couldn't get Superman to a place where he could be exposed to sunlight.
Fortunately, Spider-Man had arrived.
"Okay, you two find a place to hide. I'll take him up."
Saying that, he took Superman from Lois's arms, raised his right hand, shot out a web, and headed towards the nearest skyscraper rooftop.
Meanwhile, Gluttony, having been thrown off by Spider-Man, did not continue to attack Lois and the others.
His thoughts were very simple now: to absorb as much energy as possible. The first thing he did after recovering was to chase after the nearest living beings.
Not long after Spider-Man appeared, Flash, Green Lantern, Diana, and Green Arrow also arrived.
However, their arrival did not improve the situation; instead, it made it worse.
The energy within these individuals far exceeded that of ordinary humans, especially Diana and Flash. As for Green Lantern, Gluttony was attracted to the Green Lantern energy within his ring.
And so, when Diana engaged Gluttony in close combat, Gluttony, attracted by the energy, decisively abandoned his original host and instead parasitized Diana, rapidly taking control of her body. Although this slowed down the energy absorption rate.
After all, even though Gluttony's thoughts were simple, he still understood the basic instinct of self-preservation when attacked.
"Damn, what kind of monster is this?"
Seeing Diana parasitized, Flash, who was about to attack, immediately gave up and retreated to his teammates.
He knew how terrifying his Speed Force was. If he were to be parasitized and controlled, the destruction caused would be far more terrifying than Diana. Moreover, with the Speed Force, the opponent could easily escape their encirclement.
At this moment, his going forward to help would only be a hindrance. He might as well stay on the sidelines and save people, shouting encouragement.
As it turned out, Flash's actions were correct and contributed the most among the group.
Gluttony's initial desire was to absorb as much energy as possible. Flash led the ordinary people nearby out of the battlefield, not only protecting their safety but also preventing Gluttony from absorbing more energy and becoming stronger, limiting his ability to switch hosts on a large scale.
The battle continued. Gluttony fought the others while controlling Diana's body and absorbing energy from within her. This itself placed an enormous burden on Diana's body. Even with her vast reserves of energy, she couldn't withstand such intense absorption.
The others saw Diana's pain and tried their best to pull Gluttony off her, but no matter how hard they tried, Gluttony clung to Diana like a tenacious stain.
Perhaps Diana's internal energy was almost fully absorbed, or perhaps the energy emitted by Green Lantern's ring was too enticing.
When Green Lantern used the power of his ring to form a large hand and strike the controlled Diana, the cunning Gluttony quickly separated from Diana and, following the hand, swiftly transferred to Green Lantern and parasitized him.
Even though Hal reacted quickly and tried to use the power of his ring to protect himself from being parasitized by Gluttony, it was a futile struggle.
Gluttony, modified by Bai Qi, had undergone a sea change compared to his original form. The Green Lantern ring could only delay the parasitic process but not eradicate it. Complete parasitization and control were only a matter of time.
Seeing Hal in excruciating pain, Green Arrow and the others desperately wanted to help but didn't know how. They could only watch helplessly from the sidelines.
Just then, Spider-Man, having placed Superman on the rooftop and adjusted the angle for maximum sunlight absorption, rushed back to join the fray.
His arrival couldn't have been more timely. He saw Hal struggling against Gluttony, with the other heroes standing by, helpless. Without time to explain, Peter quickly said to Green Arrow, who was closest to him, "Noise, sharp heavy metal music, anything will do. Symbiotes can't stand sharp sonic waves."
Green Arrow was stunned by Peter's sudden appearance and instinctively asked, "How do you know?"
"No time to explain."
Saying that, Peter shot webs from both hands, grabbed two steel pipes from the roadside, and in three quick strides, rushed in front of Hal. With a burst of strength, he slammed the two pipes together.
Clang!
The ear-splitting metallic collision echoed one after another. Gluttony, who was fighting Hal for control of the body, seemed to be stimulated. His black, liquid form churned like boiling water.
Seeing that it had an effect, Green Arrow and the others also reacted quickly. They picked up stones at their feet and struck the nearby utility poles with all their might. Flash was even more determined. He also picked up two steel pipes and, circling Hal, continuously struck the pipes in his hands. Unfortunately, he was too fast. In less than ten seconds, both pipes were deformed.
"It's no use, the noise we're making is still too weak."
Despite their efforts, the sounds of steel pipes clashing and utility poles being struck could only affect Gluttony slightly, not eradicate it.