The Man in Sunglasses did not take the blade.
His sclera were rapidly being overtaken by black, and the teeth in his mouth were growing frantically like bamboo shoots after a rain, bursting through his gums in a bloody mess.
"Roar... Kill..."
The last shred of his sanity was completely devoured.
The Man in Sunglasses suddenly sprang up from the ground, his movements as agile as a cheetah's.
He was no longer that bullying manager, but a Beast craving flesh and blood.
"That's more like it."
[Deadpool] clapped his hands in satisfaction.
"Welcome to the 'Deadpool Fan Club.' Although you look a bit ugly now, I'll waive your membership fee since you're so enthusiastic."
The sunglasses-wearing zombie let out a roar, but instead of attacking the freak in front of him, he turned and lunged at the Guard Squad that was still resisting.
It was instinct.
That instinct of being suppressed by a higher being told him that the person in red before him was not to be provoked.
But everyone else... was food.
"Captain! Captain, what's wrong with you!"
Several guards looked at the Man in Sunglasses rushing toward them and subconsciously tried to support him.
"Don't go over there! He's changed!"
Puchi!
Before one guard could finish speaking, his throat was torn open directly by the Man in Sunglasses' mutated sharp claws.
Blood gushed out, splashing all over the face of the person next to him.
"The Captain... he's killing people..."
Panic spread through the crowd like a plague.
This was simply impossible to fight.
Those who were bitten or scratched, even if the skin was just slightly broken, would fall to the ground in convulsions in less than half a minute, then stand back up as new monsters.
Moreover, these newly transformed monsters were even stronger than the original zombies.
They retained some of their combat instincts from when they were alive, and could even use simple weapons.
A wounded Pirate Lackey had just hacked down a zombie when he turned around only to be bitten on the neck by a former companion.
"Help! Mama!"
"Don't bite me! I'm your own younger brother!"
"Fire! Kill them all! No matter who they are!"
What had started as a local disturbance at the docks had now spiraled completely out of control, rapidly spreading toward the center of town.
On the streets of Iron Fang Island, screams rose and fell one after another.
Shops were smashed, and goods were scattered all over the ground.
The pirates and merchants who had been enjoying themselves moments ago were now the best buffet for the zombies.
[Ding! Iron Fang Island detected in chaos, astonishment value +50!]
[Ding! Large-scale infection detected, astonishment value +80!]
[Ding! Donquixote Family members detected in extreme fear, astonishment value +200!]
Bai Yu looked at the constantly ticking numbers, and the corners of his mouth under the mask almost split to his ears.
This was exactly what he wanted.
What was the point of just killing a few pirates?
If you're going to play, play big.
Let this fire burn even brighter.
"Alright, boys."
[Deadpool] stood atop a pile of rubble, like a conductor directing a symphony.
He held his hands high, his two katanas gleaming under the firelight.
"Since everyone's full, isn't it time for some exercise to help with digestion?"
He pointed the tip of his blade directly at the most magnificent building in the center of the island—the Auction House.
That was where the wealthiest people on the island gathered, and it was also the most heavily defended place.
"Target the house ahead that looks like a big coffin! Whoever rushes in first gets a bucket of brains as a reward!"
"Roar—!!!"
He was answered by the simultaneous roar of hundreds, even thousands, of zombies.
The corpse tide, like a black torrent, toppled walls, crushed roadblocks, and surged grandly toward the Auction House.
At the very front of that corpse tide.
The three-meter-tall giant Buck was like a heavy tank.
He swung his massive bone claws, each sweep sending a large group of guards trying to block him flying.
Bullets hitting him could only strike a few sparks; they couldn't even graze his skin.
"What the hell is this monster!"
On the roof of the Auction House, several guards holding heavy artillery were so scared they dropped the cigarettes in their hands.
"Fire! Hurry, fire the cannons!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several shells whistled out and exploded within the corpse tide.
Countless severed limbs and broken arms flew into the sky.
But in the next second, those zombies missing arms and legs crawled back up, some even crawling faster.
Buck even charged directly through the cannon fire.
A shell exploded on his chest, blasting away a large chunk of flesh and revealing the black skeleton inside.
But he didn't even wobble.
The granulation tissue at the wound throbbed frantically, and before the next round of shelling could begin, it had already mostly healed.
"Monster... this is definitely a monster..."
The guards fell into despair.
They abandoned the cannons and turned to run.
But it was too late.
Buck leaped suddenly, crashing down heavily in front of the Auction House's main gate like a meteorite.
Rumble!
The thick solid wood gate was smashed into splinters by his punch.
And on a nearby roof.
[Deadpool] was sitting cross-legged, holding a bottle of red wine he'd swiped from somewhere, taking a large swig from the bottle.
"Tsk, this wine is a bit sour; it must have been watered down."
He tossed the wine bottle away in disgust, watching the good show about to unfold below.
He glanced at the system panel.
[Current astonishment value balance: 3,500 points.]
This number was rising rapidly.
"System, give me a ten-pull to liven things up!"
Bai Yu shouted heroically in his heart.
Since it was already chaotic, he might as well add more fuel to the fire.
[Drawing in progress...]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Energy Potion x3 (Though it's just Red Bull with a different label, the effect is top-notch)]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Common Grenade x10 (Large quantity, satisfying)]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Random Teleportation Talisman x1 (Within a thousand-kilometer radius, don't think about reaching the heavens in one step)]
...A string of trash.
Bai Yu's face turned a bit dark.
Until the final notification sounded.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Special Summoning Card—Licker!]
[Source: "Resident Evil" World]
[Introduction: An agile hunter with extreme climbing abilities and that impressive long tongue. Though they have no eyes, their hearing is extremely sharp, making them the perfect assassins in the dark.]
Bai Yu's eyes lit up.
Finally, something useful.
With these things, those guys hiding in high places taking potshots would be in for some bad luck.
"Come out, my little cuties."
[Deadpool] snapped his fingers.
From the shadows behind him, three monsters with blood-red bodies, exposed brains, and slender limbs slowly crawled out.
They had no skin, with muscles exposed directly to the air, and their sharp claws made an ear-piercing scraping sound on the roof tiles.
Hiss—
One Licker flicked out its long tongue, like a venomous snake probing the air for the scent of prey.
"Go, drag down all those rats hiding on the rooftops for me."
[Deadpool] pointed to several high vantage points around the Auction House.
The three Lickers vanished from the spot instantly.
They scaled the walls as if on level ground, moving so fast only a red afterimage could be seen.
A few seconds later.
A shrill scream came from the watchtower on the left side of the Auction House.
Immediately after, a guard had his neck wrapped by a long tongue and was flung directly from a height of over ten meters.
Before he even hit the ground, he was caught by the wide-open mouths of the waiting zombies below.
"Ah—!"
The screams became the perfect background music for this party.
"Simply wonderful."
[Deadpool] stood at the edge of the roof, spreading his arms as if to embrace the firelight filling the sky.
"I hope this World enjoys this gift."