Russell originally thought he had just transmigrated to a non-sacred timeline in the Marvel universe.
After all, Captain America in this world was unearthed early, and there were also superheroes like the Fantastic Four and Spider-Woman.
But Diana's appearance, and the rewards displayed by the system, proved that things were not as simple as he had imagined.
Wonder Woman and Kryptonian bloodline were "specialties" only found in the neighboring DC world.
By the day he met Diana, he had already been living in this world for over three months.
So he was certain that superheroes like Superman and Batman did not exist in this world.
So the question was, why did Wonder Woman Diana appear in this world?
Although he later successfully won Diana over and started living with her, he had never asked how Diana came to be here.
Actually, he knew without asking; it was just transmigration, nothing special.
Compared to Diana from the DC universe transmigrating to this world, his own transmigration seemed even more bizarre.
After all, in the universe he came from, there were no so-called superheroes.
Over the past two years, he and Diana had kept their own little secrets, living together much like a normal couple.
Of course, there were times during their cohabitation when they almost exposed their secrets.
But these situations were "tacitly" ignored by them.
In life, who doesn't have a few little secrets of their own?
When it comes to things like this, knowing is enough.
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"Don't change the subject. I'm asking you now, what exactly is this thing on you?"
Diana once again pointed the sharp tip of her sword at the black head emerging from Russell's left shoulder.
"This... like I told you before, I'm a metahuman, and this thing is my second awakened superpower!"
Russell pointed at the black head with a mouth full of sharp teeth on his left shoulder and said.
This black head was none other than the head of the symbiote Venom.
No, wait!
Strictly speaking, this head wasn't even the head of the symbiote Venom, but a part of his own body.
Russell was actually a bit unsure how to explain the "Venom Symbiote" on his body right now.
"Infinite Reward System!"
"Activated Rewards: Blessing of Wonder Woman, Venom Symbiote!"
"Reward: Blessing of Wonder Woman; Status: Activated; Activation Condition: Become Wonder Woman's boyfriend; Activation Effect: Upon activation, you will gain physical abilities far exceeding normal humans and possess faint demigod power."
"Reward: Venom Symbiote; Status: Activated; Activation Condition: Spend 24 hours with Eddie Brock in a confined space; Activation Effect: Upon activation, you will gain all abilities after being bonded with Venom."
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Although Russell had been living in this world for three years.
But until a week ago, the only reward he had truly activated was the "Blessing of Wonder Woman."
Although the system listed many rewards, most of them were in an unactivated state, and he had no idea how to activate them.
When the activation condition for the "Venom Symbiote" was revealed, Russell didn't think too much and immediately set about formally activating the reward.
After some detailed planning, two days ago, he successfully "kidnapped" Daily Globe reporter Eddie Brock and confined him in a prepared enclosed space.
Because the operation required him to disappear for a few days, he specifically prepared an excuse, telling Diana that he was going to Washington to handle a commission.
Oh, right, his current public identity was that of a private detective, owning a private detective agency called "Octopus."
Of course, in addition to this public identity, he also had some hidden identities.
For example, a direct assassin for the Continental Hotel.
Although he hadn't received any assassin training before transmigrating and hadn't been in this world for very long, only about three years.
But he had a unique cheat.
The Blessing of Wonder Woman granted him physical abilities far exceeding normal humans.
This included but was not limited to strength, speed, stamina, recovery ability, and learning ability.
If it weren't for this reward, living with a stunner like Diana, he would have been "drained dry" long ago.
Relying on physical fitness far exceeding normal humans, he didn't take much effort to evolve from an ordinary person into a qualified assassin and successfully gain recognition from the Continental Hotel.
Diana knew he was an assassin, but she didn't say anything.
Because he was a very professional assassin.
Unlike those money-grubbing colleagues, Russell was considered an anomaly in the assassin world.
When executing commissions, he didn't just look at the reward; sometimes he would also consider who the target was, taking on commissions that fought violence with violence.
Perhaps it was because his style had a bit of a "ridding the people of evil" flair that Diana chose to turn a blind eye.
Getting back to the reward he had just activated, "Venom Symbiote."
From the name of the reward, the system rewarded the Venom Symbiote.
But in reality, he only gained all the abilities after being bonded with Venom.
More importantly, because there was no true Venom inside him, he had to control these Venom abilities himself.
When Diana discovered him, he had only received the reward less than an hour ago.
He hadn't even had time to release Eddie Brock yet.
At that time, he was practicing how to control this new ability.
Then, the wall was broken through by the Rhino, who was wearing iron armor.
What was more troublesome was that behind the Rhino, who was carrying two bags of dollars, was Diana, wearing her armor.
The rest was simple.
Diana easily took down the Rhino, released Eddie Brock whom he had "kidnapped," and then brought him back home.
"Do you think I'll believe that explanation of yours?"
Diana raised her willow-leaf-like eyebrows and said slowly.
"It's true!"
Although Diana was his girlfriend and they knew each other well, Russell didn't think it was wise to tell Diana about the system's existence.
"It seems you're not planning to tell the truth!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Diana put away the long sword and shield in her hands and took off the Lasso of Truth hanging from her waist.
The originally unremarkable Lasso of Truth emitted a golden-yellow light the moment Diana picked it up.
You don't have to play this rough!
With a flick of Diana's wrist, the glittering Lasso of Truth landed on Russell, binding him tightly.
"Once bound by the Lasso of Truth, you can only speak the truth! Tell me, what exactly is this black head on you?"
As soon as Diana finished speaking, an impulse to confess everything surged within Russell.
However, just as he was about to open his mouth and say everything, that uncontrollable impulse instantly vanished.