Zaha City, Giant Dome Temporary Command Center
A holographic projection unfolded before Chen Tian, and images of Su Rui and Banner emerged from it.
"Chen Tian, we succeeded!" Su Rui's voice cut through the electronic static. "The Mind Stone's resonance frequency has been cracked. The Watcher Platform's satellite array can simultaneously emit a corrective beam, directly covering the zombie virus's neural signals!"
Banner's virtual image pushed up his glasses: "Theoretically, this can restore basic cognitive functions to the infected—at least it can stop their aggressive behavior."
"Global coverage time?" Chen Tian's fingertips rapidly tapped on the holographic keyboard.
"One hour." Su Rui's projection flickered. "But it requires the cooperation of the global defense system's relay stations."
"Activate the 'World Purification Protocol'." Chen Tian looked up, and the command center's star map projection suddenly switched to a Planet map.
"Jarvis, deploy all on-orbit satellite resources."
"Command confirmed." Jarvis's voice echoed from all directions. "The Watcher Platform's 12 orbital formations and the Wakanda Vibranium network have completed link synchronization."
Chen Tian looked at the holographic projections of all the Arbitrators. Tony's armor had a severed limb hanging from it, Miss 2B's Pure White Pact was stained with blood, Dante's Rebellion leaned against his shoulder, Steve shook blood from his shield, Deadpool landed on the ground with a backflip, and Bayonetta sat on top of the Giant Dome with her legs crossed...
"Everyone," Chen Tian chuckled softly, "After the corrective beam is activated, the zombie hordes will return to normal people, so you can all catch your breath."
Tony's laughter rang out: "Finally, this nightmare is coming to an end."
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The holographic projection suddenly burst with dazzling alarms, and red dots on the map began to extinguish in patches.
Su Rui's voice came from the loudspeaker: "The beam is taking effect! The infected's neural activity is returning to normal!"
Jarvis's report sounded: "Detected a 99.9% decrease in zombie virus activity worldwide. The remaining 0.1% of virus samples are automatically degrading."
Chen Tian gazed at the World map in the projection, which was gradually returning to peace, his red robe gently fluttering in the airflow: "In one hour, all infected will regain consciousness. We succeeded."
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Su Rui's voice came from the loudspeaker, with barely concealed joy: "Chen Tian! Global purification completion 100%! All infected have stopped their aggressive behavior!"
Cheers erupted in the command center.
Chen Tian watched the last red dot on the holographic projection extinguish, and a faint smile finally appeared on his lips: "Notify all combat units to begin the second phase—survivor rescue operations."
The cheers from the command center had not yet faded when Deadpool's projection suddenly broke into everyone's communication projection. He made a "pause" gesture with two fingers.
"Wait, wait, wait, all you happy ending enthusiasts," He lifted the faceplate of his Vibranium suit, revealing his red hood, where the white eyes had turned into two crescent moons.
"I have a tiny, insignificant, but potentially mood-ruining question—" He cupped his face with both hands, "Those unlucky souls with half their faces chewed off, or those poor wretches using their intestines as belts, now that the virus is gone, will they suddenly 'plop' to the ground and die, or will they become walking medical textbooks?"
The command center fell silent instantly.
Tony's faceplate clicked open, revealing a complex expression: "Damn it, we really didn't consider that..."
Banner's projection suddenly flickered: "Theoretically... the Mind Stone's corrective beam can only repair neural damage, but for physical trauma..." His voice trailed off.
Su Rui pulled up a data panel: "Approximately 23% of the infected in the Neon region suffered physical injuries, of which 7% were fatal..."
Deadpool whistled: "Whoa, so now we're going to face millions of poor souls who suddenly wake up to find themselves missing a few arms and legs? This plot twist is darker than what DC's writers next door could come up with!"
Chen Tian gave another order: "Jarvis, immediately activate Phase Three contingency plan—global trauma medical aid. Tony, gather all nano-medical pods; we... save as many as we can."
Bayonetta gracefully leaped down from above: "Looks like the party's postponed~" She twirled her pistols. "But at least this time we don't have to shoot, we get to apply bandages instead?"
Steve gripped his shield: "This is more arduous than combat—we have to save those who have already died once."
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The first ray of morning Sun pierced through the smoke, casting a golden veil over Zaha City.
The medical pod's blue ion engines cut through the morning mist, casting moving light spots on the ravaged streets.
Steve's shield reflected the sunlight, illuminating a corner of a wall—where a boy who had lost his right arm was futilely trying to staunch a wound on his abdomen with his left hand, yellow fluid seeping from between his fingers.
"Sam! Three o'clock position!" Before Captain America finished speaking, Falcon's mechanical wings had already stirred up a gust of air.
As they landed beside the boy, a medical robot was spraying hemostatic foam onto the wound with its mechanical arm.
The boy suddenly grabbed Steve's wrist, and a long-lost clarity appeared in his cloudy eyes: "I... I remember biting my mother to death..."
On the other side of the city, Iceman knelt before a pile of frozen corpses. His abilities had frozen over twenty infected individuals who were about to commit suicide into ice sculptures, and now these ice sculptures were weeping in the sunlight.
"I clearly saved them..." His gloves were covered in frost, "But the first thing they do when they wake up is commit suicide."
Cyclops silently rubbed his temples and used his heat vision to melt the ice on a woman's neck—she immediately used a shard of ice to cut her own artery.
(Falcon, Iceman, and Cyclops had not participated in the operation before. After the battle, Falcon was called by Captain America to let him shine in front of others. As for Iceman and Cyclops, although they had joined the Arbitrators, they still listened to Professor X's advice. When Professor X said it was good for the ordinary people of the World to see that Mutants were friendly, they also arrived in Zaha City.)
By the Deathwing's porthole, Tony's reflection overlapped with the city ruins. Real-time data scrolled across the holographic screen: 42,751 people rescued, 189,204 injured persons confirmed beyond saving, and the number of suicides was still climbing.
(Don't dwell on the numbers, I just mashed my keyboard.)
"Boss," Friday suddenly broke the silence, "Mr. Wade has hijacked the kitchen drone and is distributing Mexican burritos to the seriously injured."
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The atmosphere in the cabin was so heavy it could almost be wrung out.
Tony leaned against the cabin wall, his faceplate open, his eyes wearily staring at the constantly fluctuating casualty figures on the holographic projection.
Natasha stood with her arms crossed, her brows deeply furrowed, her eyes filled with unbearable sorrow.
Only Chen Tian remained, standing calmly by the porthole, his gaze indifferent as he overlooked Zaha City. His expression showed no pity, no anger, not even a ripple, as if everything below had nothing to do with him.
Deadpool suddenly hung upside down from the cabin ceiling.
"Hey, Commander Chen—" He shook the Mexican burrito in his hand. "I just gave a burrito to an old man who was only left with his upper body, and he asked me, 'Can I have another one, because now I'm really only half a man'—isn't that a good joke?"
No one laughed.
Tony rubbed his temples, "Wade, now is really not the time."
"Oh, sorry, I forgot we're still in 'Silence is Golden' mode." Deadpool did a somersault and landed. "But seriously, you all look so bitter and resentful, it's like we lost. We won! The zombie virus is gone! The World is saved! It's just... uh, the cost was a bit high."
"Cost?" Natasha chuckled softly, "This city now looks like a bitten apple, and we just picked out the worms, the rest... can't be eaten anymore."
Steve's voice came through the communicator, accompanied by heavy breathing: "Tony, we need more medical support. The survivors here... they won't last much longer."
Tony took a deep breath and looked at Chen Tian.
"Chen Tian, can we get another batch of Wakanda's medical pods?"
Chen Tian didn't turn around, simply responding faintly: "They're already on their way."
"What about the Vibranium repair technology? Didn't Su Rui say before—" Tony asked, tapping the holographic screen.
Chen Tian turned around: "I don't recommend using Vibranium technology, but..." He paused for a moment, "We can first provide mechanical prosthetics."
Tony's eyes lit up: "I just happened to design a batch of basic models."
"The power must be adjusted." Chen Tian looked at Tony, "The politicians and gangs of Neon, you know."
Tony nodded knowingly: "Understood, just make regular medical prosthetics, ensuring basic living functions will suffice."
At this moment, Miss 2B suddenly spoke softly: "Compared to prosthetics... their hearts need healing more." Her voice was very soft, yet it brought silence to the cabin.
Chen Tian turned to look at her, and Miss 2B immediately lowered her head, her artificial eyelashes casting tiny shadows on her face. Chen Tian did not respond, simply shifting his gaze—he knew Miss 2B would say this because her emotional module was influencing her.
Even after following him for many years, the fervent emotional program for humans within her was still operating, even though she knew her Master disliked the people of Neon.
Chen Tian said nothing, but walked over to Miss 2B, put his arm around her shoulder, and gently pulled her closer, letting Miss 2B lean on his shoulder.
Kiana, who was nearby, reached out her small hand and gently stroked Miss 2B's hair, comforting her.
Deadpool suddenly poked his head out from behind a seat: "Whoa, Miss 2B is more compassionate than all of us~ Want a healing hug?"
Tony slapped him on the face mask: "Shut up, Wade."
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Arbitrator Tower, Malibu Base
After the group returned to the Arbitrator Tower, Tony immediately dragged Ethan into the medical machinery research lab.
In the lab, holographic designs rotated in the air.
Ethan pushed up his glasses, his finger tracing the prosthetic's neural interface module: "The power is limited to 5%, can't even twist open a soda bottle cap. Is the power too low?"
"Increase it a bit, not being able to open a bottle cap is too exaggerated, and they won't be able to lift heavy objects later. I'll add a remote fuse protocol inside." Tony tapped the keyboard, and a red light flashed across the prosthetic design. "If anyone tries to modify it, it'll just brick."
Arbitrator Tower, Conference Hall, Natasha's holographic image was connected to the United Nations Congress, the faces of various national representatives flickering in the blue light.
"Ladies and gentlemen," her voice carried a hint of anger and resentment, "This is not a request for aid, but a statement of responsibility."
The projection switched to a real-time view of Zaha City: a little girl who had lost both legs was using her arms to feed Water to a smaller injured person.
"Every hour you delay, more people will choose to jump from hospital rooftops."
Just as the representative of the Black Rooster Nation was about to speak, Natasha had already pulled up a data stream: "By the way, global social media is live-streaming your response speed. The hashtag #HumanCivilizationTest has already been used two billion times."
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Arbitrator Tower, Operations Conference Room
In the operations room, Chen Tian sat before the holographic sandbox, his fingers rhythmically tapping the table.
Miss 2B and Kiana sat on the leather sofa, Kiana softly comforting Miss 2B.
"So—" Deadpool did a somersault on the conference table, "Commander Chen, why aren't we partying, and what are we doing here???" His hood turned towards Chen Tian, the white eye covers comically wide, "Don't tell me you're suddenly feeling sad, my dear My Lord~"
Bayonetta sat with her legs crossed, a red wine glass spinning between her fingertips: "Perhaps it's because..." She took a sip of red wine, "He's considering how to stuff a chatterbox into a Rocket and shoot him to the Sun?"
Dante suddenly pulled a Vibranium muzzle from his trench coat pocket and "snapped" it onto Deadpool's mouth. The muzzle immediately contracted, sealing that incessant mouth shut.
"Finally." Dante propped his feet on the table, and the Rebellion beside him hummed contentedly.
Deadpool frantically gestured in protest, but Chen Tian suddenly stood up.
"They're here."
Chen Tian walked to the platform outside the operations room and looked up at the sky.
The clear afternoon sky suddenly rippled, as if someone had gently pricked the World's canvas with a fingertip.
Chen Tian gazed up at the empty blue, his brows gradually furrowing.
"Otto," his voice was cold, "If you continue to be this mysterious—I will rush into your space and drag you out."
As soon as his words fell, countless starlight points eerily lit up under the scorching Sun, the air began to twist, and light bent as if being sucked into a black hole.
The starlight condensed into a physical form before Chen Tian, and Otto's silver-blue cape billowed without wind.
The Observer's eyes reflected countless shattered Universe afterimages, his voice like the echo of a thousand parallel Worlds: "Chen Tian, you know why I have come."
Chen Tian sneered: "I only know that Ultron and the zombie virus should not have appeared in this Universe." He stared intently at Otto, "You Observers' double standards are truly thoroughly played by you, only observing, not interfering?"
Chen Tian pointed behind him, where Deadpool was being tightly bound by Dante with chains, "This guy is someone you threw over."
"Also, the coordinates of our Universe were discovered by Ultron because of your interference, right?" Chen Tian narrowed his eyes, which were full of killing intent.
"You know everything." The Observer sighed, "That Ultron who collected all the Infinity Stones... his speed of destruction has exceeded all timeline predictions."
"If not stopped, the war of destruction will eventually spread to your Universe."
Chen Tian crossed his arms. Although he didn't like Otto's presumptuous actions, his words were correct. That Ultron wanted to destroy all Universes, so a battle was inevitable sooner or later.
"Now he doesn't even dare to show his face, only dares to throw some zombies into our Universe to test our bottom line. So how do I find him?" Chen Tian slightly raised his chin, looking at Otto with disdain.
"Ultron is not absolutely confident in dealing with you," Otto looked at the people behind Chen Tian, "and your companions, so you need to go find him."
"I don't trust you. I don't know if you'll throw me into another dimension and then close the dimensional portal." Chen Tian didn't trust this 'only observes, doesn't interfere' Observer at all.
"If you eliminate Ultron, you will obtain all the Infinity Stones. Even if the dimensional portal closes, you can still return."
"Heh, that's true, but," Chen Tian stared into Otto's eyes, "how am I supposed to trust you?"
"The Celestials are planning to use the 'God's Hammer' on you, a weapon capable of destroying a galaxy. I will help you stop it. Before you return, that weapon will not be fired, and the Celestials will not bother you."
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