Zombie Marvel? Luckily, I'm Superman!

Just then, the ground suddenly began to tremble slightly.

"Jarvis?" Tony keenly sensed the shaking ground.

Almost as soon as Tony called for Jarvis, the tremors began to intensify and increase in frequency. A buzzing sound came from the ground beneath Tony's feet, and the concrete began to crack.

The cracks spread rapidly, intersecting and creating huge fissures, much like the collision of tectonic plates.

The cracks multiplied, and crimson light began to emerge from their depths.

In an instant, the air, which was already murky due to the presence of corrosive elements, became even more murky and viscous.

The greenery in the residential area began to wither and die, rats crawled out from underground, and the usually cute cats and dogs had lost their breath due to the corrosive energy. But at the moment the scarlet light surged out, their muscles began to bulge and writhe irregularly from under their skin.

Patches of fur fell out, and the animals trembled violently. In the blink of an eye, the dead animals opened their eyes, let out sharp hissing, and their bodies swelled and grew larger.

[It has awakened, sir! It is rapidly advancing towards the surface. Environmental erosion level: R7.2! R7.8! R8.1!]

[Combat Suit's Resistance to Corrosion Field Load: 89%! 96%]

[MK199 arrival countdown: 9 seconds! Sir, hold on!]

Tony clenched his teeth, unable to speak. An overwhelming feeling of nausea surged up his throat, draining him of all strength in an instant. His vision began to blur intermittently, and he could no longer see the display screen inside his mask.

A ringing sound followed, and the muscles in his arms twitched uncontrollably, even causing fine red lines to appear on his skin. He could no longer hear what Jarvis was babbling about.

Fortunately, MK199 arrived at the battlefield in time.

[The anti-corrosion test agent has been injected, sir. Please prepare to dress!]

The sound of a spacecraft cutting through the air came from above. A silver streak tore through the night sky, swooping down vertically and hovering a few meters above Tony's head.

It was a suit completely different from the current Mark series, larger in size and with a sharper silhouette. Perhaps because it was a prototype, the surface did not have the traditional gold and red paint, but instead exposed the original gray-white metallic color. The chest was not the single reactor used before, but a larger blue reactor, surrounded by six small, round, gem-like special units, which were also emitting light.

The moment the MK199 arrived, it disintegrated rapidly as if it were a living thing. Dozens of armor modules rushed toward Tony's MK137 suit, and the nanometal flowed, replacing the original MK137 in a few seconds.

The energy core emitted an even stronger light, and a more powerful anti-corrosion force field repelled the armor surface, forcefully pushing back the surrounding corrosive mist that had reached R8.5.

The tinnitus disappeared, the scene before his eyes gradually became clear, and the high-frequency humming of the energy core made him feel safe.

[MK199 is fully equipped, sir. The current force field load is stable within the safe threshold, but this prototype model does not have a theoretically safe operational time; we only have a maximum of 15 minutes.]

[Also, I must report another matter to you, sir...]

Jarvis suddenly fell silent for two seconds, and Tony's heart sank as well.

[Sir, I'm very sorry. The evacuation procedures for Ms. Pepper and Ms. Morgan... could not be completed.]

Tony's body suddenly froze on the spot.

"What did you say?!"

The isolated vault beneath Stark Tower lacked independent launch capabilities, and with repeated drastic increases in the corrosive environment, we lost all our opportunities.

[The entire city has now reached near-R9 level of corrosive environment due to the recent eruption of corrosive energy. If they leave their protective measures, Ms. Pepper and Ms. Morgan will be killed instantly, or mutated...]

The existing transport vehicles are unable to withstand corrosion levels of R6 or higher; therefore, the evacuation procedure has been forced to halt.

The independent shelter has switched to the highest power defense mode, and the energy barrier is operating at full capacity.

[Sir, Erosion Level Updated: R9.3]

[The independent shelter has been connected to the reaction core, so energy supply is theoretically not a problem, but the corrosive energy cannot be completely shielded...]

"Enough of that, Jarvis! Tell me, how much time do they have left?!"

[...Seven minutes. In seven minutes, Ms. Pepper and Miss Morgan will undergo irreversible mutations.]

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" Tony's chest trembled violently as he gasped for breath, his usually stern eyes now filled with fear.

"Jarvis, immediately search all backup plans! Can a large combat machine be used as a transport vehicle? Is it feasible to have it carry the individual refuge pods away?"

The probability of a successful evacuation within seven minutes is only 1.62%, sir. I'm sorry...

"Fuck!" Tony was practically going crazy.

After receiving the signals from Peter the Spider and Morgan the Elder, he thought it was just a strange invasion by eroding monsters. He never imagined that what should have been a "minor incident" would escalate to this point within an hour!

The distribution of those eroding monsters, and the enormous monster that keeps approaching the surface, all prove his guess that the invasion and ambush have been going on for more than just a day or two!

Now, he has lost his composure, and Pepper and Morgan are his last line of defense.

Just an hour ago, the mother and daughter were chatting and laughing while sharing their dinner. Morgan even video-called him to show him what she had learned at school that day.

And at this moment...

Ding!

A crisp sound rang out.

[Sir, this is a communications request. Ms. Pepper, the signal is from... Independent Shelter.]

Tony's lips trembled, his tongue went numb, and he was almost speechless for a moment...

Jarvis silently connected to the video call; he knew what Tony would choose.

The video call light came on inside the visor, showing Pepper and Morgan embracing each other in a fully transparent, enclosed shelter within the refuge.

The shimmering light above the refuge capsule is a shielding force field against erosion energy during full-load operation.

Centered on the refuge pod, a thick red fog permeated the surrounding area. The concentration decreased in the area near the refuge pod, but it still could not completely block out the fog. Even inside the refuge pod, a thin red fog began to appear.

"Daddy, I feel so bad." Morgan wrinkled her little nose, her voice trembling with tears, and stared sullenly at the screen inside the shelter, her face still streaked with tears. "My arm hurts so much..."

She shakily raised her little arm, and the red lines on it pierced Tony's heart.

Pepper's eyes were red, but she didn't cry; she just hugged Morgan anxiously.

"Tony, where are you? What's going on? You...?"

Tony suddenly reached out and interrupted her.

"Listen to me, time is of the essence." Tony's eyes lit up. He seemed to have thought of something, staring intently at the two faces on the screen, speaking rapidly.

"Protect Morgan. I'll find a way. Trust me!"

After Tony finished speaking, he quickly hung up the call before the two could react.

Time was indeed running out. The mother and daughter had only six minutes left! And Tony had come up with a plan, a plan with a very high probability of getting them to safety!

He raised his head, his gaze once again fixed on the sky, beyond the clouds, and there he saw the languid young man.

He was still holding his popcorn, his eyelids slightly drooping, looking on with an air of anticipation.

There was no corrosive mist around him; the corrosive mist seemed to be afraid of him, and dared not move forward an inch within three meters of him.