Marvel's Death Merchant

Lyon stepped forward and said to Claire, "I think we'll have a new mission soon."

Claire didn't say anything, but calmly said, "I know about what happened in Raccoon City last time. At least you did your best. We've escaped for now. By the way, let me introduce you. This is my brother Chris. I think you two have probably known each other for a while now."

Chris extended his hand and said seriously, "Thank you for taking care of Claire in Raccoon City. Otherwise, the cleansing operation would have already begun after I left."

Leon shook his hand and said happily, "You're too kind. Are you Chris Redfield from Stars? We're friends. And when does this mission begin?"

Chris smiled and said, "Yeah, you're right. We're friends now, but we need to be careful after being tricked by Hydra last time." Chris continued, "Leon, you'll be working with Claire this time. Alright, good luck. I also need to keep an eye on New York City. You know those two giants were superheroes, right? Those guys are very dangerous, so you'd better be careful."

After Leon and Chris left the office city, Leon asked, "Where are we going now?"

Chris said, "Let's get ready first; they're the team members for this operation." Then the three drove to downtown New York City. In the car, Leon asked Chris, "Chris, has the inside story of the biohazard crisis in Raccoon City a few months ago been discovered?"

“Oh, I thought you knew. But it doesn’t matter now,” Chris said jokingly, as if he were quite surprised by Leon.

“I don’t know either, brother, tell us!” Claire asked. Seeing that his sister agreed, Chris said, “Okay, it doesn’t matter if I tell you, it doesn’t matter anymore anyway.”

Several months earlier, in the early morning of September 21, 2000, Spider-Man learned of a biohazard crisis in Raccoon City and prepared to inform the newspapers and the military. However, the military had already blocked the news upon discovering it, but the Justice League somehow learned of it and, surprisingly, supported the military in preventing Spider-Man from publicizing it in the newspapers, as it would cause significant trouble if the public knew. Faced with pressure from the public and the military, the other superheroes began to investigate the truth of the Raccoon City incident. Later, Daredevil, after investigating there, also began to have similar thoughts, all because the Justice League had organized such actions. They believed that revealing such information would be dangerous. Therefore, the Raccoon City incident was left unresolved. A month later, the military and the Umbrella Corporation cooperated to clean up Raccoon City. With that, there was no further news, the T-virus stopped spreading, and everyone was safe. The other superheroes who had investigated then stopped discussing the matter.

Furthermore, we discovered that the company had been infiltrated by Hydra, and the spy's goal was to lure Spider-Man into disrupting the current situation. Any superhero who received this information would certainly try to stop it. It's unbelievable that Hydra's spies would use superheroes; Spider-Man has become Hydra's guinea pig. That's why they're preparing to let the public know about this.

Although Chris spoke calmly, the veins bulging on Leon's hands revealed his considerable anger. He then continued, "In the end, we took down that Hydra spy, and no superheroes or organizations demanded a thorough investigation of Umbrella. Other organizations that knew about this suppressed negative reports about Umbrella, so the company is currently very stable."

Soon, Leon and his group arrived at the airport and set off for Africa. Due to the early morning in Africa, they decided to find a hotel to rest before heading to the mountain village. As the group departed, Leon received a phone call from Tang Tian, ​​the researcher who was working on navigating between movie dimensions. He heard Tang Tian's order: "Leon, I'm sending you on a mission. I hope you perform well. The most important target is a sample of the Prika parasite." With that, Leon followed towards the hotel.

Claire and the team settled into a hotel in Africa. Leon asked for a private room to rest. Just then, someone knocked on the door. Leon, who was lounging on the bed, said, "Come in, the door's unlocked."

A waiter walked in and said in broken English, "Good evening, sir. I'm also an external member of Umbrella Corporation. When I saw your logo, I knew you needed help."

Leon said calmly, "Alright, thank you. You don't need to get involved in company matters; that's our job." The waiter nodded and left the room. Leon didn't say anything. The tyrant Umbrella's influence was vast globally, and there were quite a few members in his peripheral organizations like the waiter's.

Meanwhile, at a secret Hydra base, a man dressed in Nazi uniform coldly observed Marcus sitting opposite him. Red Skull, looking at the documents in his hand, said, "Death Hank, full name unknown. Former captain of Umbrella's special operations unit, USC squad."

Known as 'Grim Reaper' for being the sole survivor after numerous arduous missions, he was ordered to enter the island with Donald to retrieve a sample of the Veronica virus. He successfully completed the mission even after the entire team perished. Alfred, the island's owner, has rejoined Umbrella's mercenary organization and is currently carrying out an important mission in Africa.

Red Skull continued to stare coldly at Marcus, his face expressionless. He put down the documents in his hand and looked at Marcus, saying, "Originally, you should have been lured away and killed by that Jack guy. But you possess formidable combat and survivability; even a swarm of missiles couldn't save your life. Now, it's time for you to show your skills."

Upon hearing this, Marcus's expression changed. He knew he had miscalculated, and he fell into deep thought. Red Skull, seeing that Marcus also felt uneasy about the situation, pressed his advantage, saying, "Dr. Marcus, I think Umbrella Corporation is searching for new samples in Africa again. I'm not saying we should send Hydra members, but rather that once Umbrella obtains them, we should continue to plunder their technology." Red Skull spoke to Marcus in a hoarse voice.

Marcus glanced at Red Skull indifferently and said calmly, "Alright, Red Skull, that's for sure. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Umbrella Corporation gave up on destroying them after just one counterattack."

Chapter 319 The Castle Lord

At the start of the Hulk storyline in New York City, according to the Resident Evil 4 game's plot, Europe was originally a parasite colony, but now it's Africa. This demonstrates the Marvel universe's ability to modify timelines, maintaining a relatively stable development.

Furthermore, Leon has become a top agent for both the military and Umbrella Corporation, carrying out dangerous missions, this time deep inside a village in Africa. Death, Hank, is still quite far away; they are essentially fighting alone. Leon is unaware that they are about to encounter an entire village of berserk villagers and find themselves in a fierce battle. That also marks the beginning of Resident Evil 4; the Marvel universe has been modified reasonably, preventing the world from being completely destroyed.

On their second day here, Leon and Claire split up to investigate the problems. Leon's team went to another location, overlooking this almost isolated mountain village. They couldn't believe it had become a second Raccoon City. It looked deserted now, not as bad as they had initially thought.

Lyon looked around through his binoculars and said to Barry and Carlos, "Something seems off. The village is deserted, like a ghost town. I don't know what's wrong, but I feel there's something wrong."

“They’re probably all sleeping in at home,” Barry joked. Leon gave him a helpless look, clearly not too happy with his words.

Carlos then suggested, "There's no point in just looking here. Let's go into the village and take a look." The team members agreed with his suggestion, so they headed towards the village at the foot of the mountain.

As Leon descended the mountain, he looked back and thought to himself, "Am I just imagining things? Why do I keep feeling like someone is watching me? Could it be Hydra? No, that seems impossible right now."

In a mountain village, a mysterious man watched the departing crowd. This was Osmud Sadler, the city lord who possessed the most primitive parasite. His gaze was cold and devoid of emotion as he looked at the village chief, who was also infected with the parasite. He asked the chief, "Report on the progress of the parasite release."

The village chief replied, "The 'parasites' implanted in all the villagers have hatched. We've also completed the necessary adjustments. The power of these parasites is truly remarkable; we can control them using this method."

Osmud Sadler said sarcastically, "Those Umbrella guys are the best at weapons research. Many of our men have been wiped out dealing with them." He continued, "We're still adjusting. I haven't fully integrated a portion of the parasite from the castle. I never imagined such a significant secret was hidden within a castle that's been around for centuries. If we can fully integrate it, we'll create a truly perfect weapon—that is, ourselves. We'll be one step away from becoming a new species."

"By the way, it seems like some of those Hydra-affiliated organizations, a few bugs, went to your place. Did you get rid of them?"

"Yes," Sadler asked seriously, while the village chief remained expressionless. He replied, "those Hydra guys have all been wiped out. They didn't have Umbrella's weapons. And according to the information, those guys just now... they seem to be Umbrella's search unit, from the same place as the people controlling those big guys." The village chief said in horror.

East Slavs now control approximately fifty Tyrants, who are no match for the parasite-infected humans. The Tyrants' formidable fighting power far surpasses that of the parasite-infected. This is because the humans controlled by the parasite infection are partly human in form and partly insect in form, while the ultimate weapon produced by the T-virus—the Tyrant—is not so simple. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that its entire body is made of steel; the Tyrant is the ultimate weapon possessing that kind of power.

Upon hearing this, Sadler's cold face broke into a cruel smile. He said calmly, "Umbrella Corporation mercenaries. I didn't expect them to come. I'm giving you a mission: use all the villagers you have to wipe them out and infect them with the parasite as well. If necessary, send the other high-level infected as well."

The village chief said in surprise, "No, Lord City Lord, the parasite villagers haven't been properly regulated yet. If we send them out, we might not be able to control them."

“Do as I command, that’s it. You should know that I am the master of all parasites.” With that, Sadler vanished before the village chief’s eyes, his speed possibly exceeding supersonic speed. The village chief sighed, then rapidly mutated and left at near-supersonic speed.

Speaking of which, the Marvel universe has an incredibly strong ability to integrate elements. Creatures like King Kong, piranhas, and Godzilla have all been incorporated, and there's not a single sign of collapse; instead, things continue to develop as originally discovered. Now, parts of the Resident Evil 4 game's plot have appeared, but it still makes sense, since without superheroes, the hidden dangers in Africa wouldn't be discovered.

When Leon and his group arrived at the entrance to the African village, they found it had been sealed off. Looking at the blocked entrance, Carlos said helplessly, "I didn't expect it to be sealed off like this. It seems we'll have to leave first."

Before he could finish speaking, a ten-meter-long parasitic human shattered the peaceful situation. The most obvious feature of this parasitic human was its upper body, mutated into the shape of a scorpion, which broke through the village's blockade and appeared before everyone. Carlos, seeing this parasitic creature, immediately grabbed his gun and fired, but the bullets didn't penetrate the parasitic villager's body as he expected; instead, they were stopped by its tough exoskeleton.

The Prica parasite-human, seeing someone attacking it, frantically swung its two enormous scorpion pincers at them. However, Leon and his brothers, having experienced all sorts of things, had greatly enhanced their reflexes and easily dodged the parasite-human's attack. While dodging, Leon noticed that the parasite-human's pincers were always intentionally protecting its head. He realized that this was the giant's weak point and shouted to Barry, "Barry, this guy's weak point is the head, just like a zombie. We'll draw its attention, and you take the opportunity to fire at its head and destroy that damn thing!"

The team members began to distract the parasitic mutant, disorienting it. The parasitic human still retained some intelligence. So, seeing Leon and his group toying with him, the enraged parasitic human used its mutated arm to sweep everyone to the ground. The team members, watching the giant scorpion approach, were filled with despair.

Chapter 320 Leon's Superpowers

Because T-virus infection causes loss of reason, requiring the injection of viral serum, parasites do not. By allowing the T-virus to reside on the parasite, both the parasite and the T-virus can be effectively controlled. This is also one of Tang Tian's goals; the Plaka parasite can create hundreds or even thousands of intelligent warriors.

Placa parasite and the T-virus are not related; in fact, Placa parasite developed entirely independently. Placa parasite existed even when humans were in the Middle Ages.

In the Middle Ages, there existed a religious organization in Africa called the "Lost Light," which attempted to control humanity and the world using a parasite. However, the first ruler of the city, Sazara I, deeply felt the threat posed by this parasitic creature, so he sent troops to suppress the "Lost Light" religion, seized the parasite, and sealed it deep underground in the castle.

Long afterward, the Sazara family reached its last generation. The "Lost Light," Bishop Sadler, seized control of the family, becoming the new lord and resurrecting the sealed parasite from beneath the castle. With everything in place, Bishop Sadler felt the time was ripe and attacked the Umbrella Corporation's research facility. Thus, Leon traveled to Africa in search of clues.

In a way, it's very fortunate that Africa has such a religion. If this were in the United States, it would be strange if it weren't wiped out by the Justice League or the Avengers. Such religious organizations are something superheroes simply cannot tolerate, so their presence in Africa is a stroke of luck.

On the other side, Leon appeared in front of the humanoid parasite and fired at it. Seeing that someone hadn't fallen, the parasite attacked Leon with its pincers. Just as the pincers were about to strike, another unexpected event occurred: Leon dodged the pincers with an unbelievable movement and stood on the giant scorpion's head.

"It might hurt a little, but it'll pass quickly," Leon said with his usual humor, as a bullet from his pistol blew the humanoid parasite's head off.

After taking down the parasite, Leon put away his gun and helped the team members up. Carlos looked at Leon and asked, "Leon, how did you do that? No matter how much you train, you could never reach this level." Leon shrugged and said, "I don't know either. Maybe I awakened the powers of a mutant. At the time, I noticed that the humanoid parasite's movements became very, very slow in my eyes, that's all."

Seeing that Leon was also unsure, Carlos didn't press the matter. The team members entered the village through the opening created by the humanoid parasite. Elsewhere, Sadler, watching Leon on the screen, said thoughtfully, "Interesting. I've actually found a human with a special constitution. What would happen if we injected the parasite into him? I'm really looking forward to it. This game is getting more and more interesting. Umbrella Corporation has really given me a lot of surprises." Sadler, watching Leon excitedly from a distance, his two scarlet eyes, mutated by the parasite, gleamed brightly, filled with other emotions.

The biggest difference between parasitic villagers and zombies is intelligence. Zombies are essentially just humans infected by the T-units, while the parasitic humans are simply controlled. The parasitic villagers set up traps and mechanisms everywhere, but these intelligent parasitic humans caused Leon and his team considerable trouble. These humanoid parasites can use weapons. Although their attack power isn't extremely strong, their numbers are quite large. If they were zombies, Leon and his team might have been able to deal with them quickly.

"Die, you damn bastards!" Leon blasted a mutated parasitic villager to smithereens with his shotgun. He found those guys too troublesome. Half an hour earlier, when Leon and his team entered the village, they found that the previously empty village had suddenly been swarmed with villagers who attacked any outsiders they saw, wielding various weapons. The team members reacted immediately and returned fire.

But they soon discovered that these villagers were incredibly resilient; bullets could only slow them down, failing to inflict fatal damage. While headshots were lethal, it still required four or five bullets. Even more terrifying, some villagers had transformed into parasitic insect forms. Faced with these crazed and mutated villagers, Li Ang felt as if he were back in Raccoon City a few months earlier, with these villagers resembling those terrifying zombies.

Leon glanced around and, finding the alley behind them empty, said, "Everyone, run into the alley behind us. Use the houses to take them down one by one." The team members nodded and turned to run into the alley. The mutated parasitic villagers, seeing them running into the alley, gave chase, but not all of them; they dispersed to surround them. Of course, ambushing them was also essential, as they possessed intelligence.

While Leon and his men were engaged in a fierce battle with the villagers in the alleyways, a man was observing the village's every move through binoculars atop a nearby mountain. The man lowered his binoculars and muttered to himself, "It seems Leon and his men are in deep trouble."

The man watched Leon and the others fighting, then said to Claire, "It turns out the Stars elites are quite capable in combat. More than an hour has passed, and they're still fighting so hard despite being at such a disadvantage. But they are still human after all. Faced with tens of thousands of enhanced humans, they ultimately failed. I'm a mutant; I can wipe out many in an instant."

Claire said calmly, "Let's go, Deadpool, we'll go pick them up. Thanks to your sudden arrival, the fight here is going very smoothly." Deadpool put down his binoculars, shrugged, picked up the two countless swords on his back, and followed Claire down the mountain.

Leon looked at his empty pistol and smiled bitterly, thinking: I never imagined my decision would lead everyone into such a dangerous situation. He glanced at his squad members, whose weapons were also out of bullets, and then at the villagers continuously emerging from the tunnel.

The villagers, seemingly realizing they had run out of bullets, began to close in on Leon. One villager closest to him raised his axe and charged at him. As Leon watched the approaching villager, a sense of despair washed over him. The axe, its dark blade gleaming in the sunlight, came crashing down on Leon's head.

Carlos shouted nervously, "Watch out, Leon, danger!" At that moment, a sudden change occurred. Leon raised his right arm and blocked the axe. The team was stunned by this turn of events, but the transformation continued. Leon's right arm suddenly trembled, gradually transforming into a massive, silver-white blade. Simultaneously, countless metallic dust particles gathered in his arm, as if Leon could control metal.

With a flick of his right arm, Leon cleaved the villager wielding the axe in two. Seeing this, the other villagers lunged at Leon, but he spun around and dispatched them. The team members stared speechlessly at the transformed Leon, while the villagers, witnessing his power, retreated.

Chapter 321 Sadler's Attack

Just then, a military green limousine pulled up in front of Lyon. A woman opened the door, and everyone recognized her as Claire, who had been missing for a long time. She shouted to the group, "Get in the car quickly, it's very dangerous here!"

Everyone ran to the car, and Deadpool used his abilities to clear out the mutated villagers. Leon jumped onto the roof and operated the machine gun, firing at the villagers. Seeing everyone get into the car, Claire shouted to Deadpool outside the driver's seat, "Let's go, get out of here."

Then the car made a sharp turn, shaking off the mutated villagers' blockade, and disappeared into the billowing yellow dust. The rescue was considered a success, and Lyon's team had escaped danger perfectly.

In a secluded spot, Osmud Sadler stared at the vanished car, unable to calm down for a long time. Tang Tian, ​​having also noticed what was happening, remarked calmly, "I never imagined that parasites could alter the human body's structure. Haha, we've struck gold this time. If we can obtain it, we can develop many useful things."

At this moment, Osmud Sadler appeared before the village chief once again and asked him, "How did things go?" The village chief replied somewhat helplessly, "You would never guess the result; they actually escaped from here!"

"Is that so? It seems they still have some strength." Sadler explained Lyon's fighting to the village chief.

The village chief asked with some doubt, "Sir, so you think this person can actually use special powers? He doesn't want us to change our body structure. If we use him to test parasites, then he will become our perfect weapon." The village chief heard Sadler say excitedly.

Sadler also said seriously, "I never imagined he had such special abilities. If the parasites absorb his power and feed it back to us, we can have the same power." Sadler said excitedly when the parasites were mentioned.

“About the parasites. It seems there’s been a problem with our raiding.” In another part of Africa, Death Hank said to Alfred. They had indeed obtained parasite samples in Africa, from Umbrella’s forces attacking mutated villagers, but it was of little use. It was impossible to obtain the real parasite without the Plaka parasite itself, because the original parasite was the most perfect.

"Oh? Is there a problem?" Alfred asked, puzzled. They were also unaware that Leon had come here as well.

“Some of them have even become mutants. Besides the ordinary forms, there are also mutated special forms, like the Lickers.” After saying that, he showed Alfred the pictures of the mutant villagers. After looking at them, Alfred said indifferently, “Of course, those samples are fake. Parasites that are not the original are useless.”

"But it's alright," Hank the Grim Reaper continued. "We'll be completing the mission soon. It's been over a year since we left Umbrella Corporation. I wonder how things are going there." Hank glanced at the data on the screen and said calmly.

The parasites we obtained can only be active for 24 hours after leaving the culture tank. If we implant a parasite infected with the T-virus into the body, it can completely leave the culture tank. While this makes the parasite usable, it's not perfect.

Alfred pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "We have other troops here, so we must get the parasite samples. That way, we won't be far from here."

Meanwhile, in the car with Leon's team, everyone watched as Leon, who had returned to normal and stopped using his superpowers, remained calm. Looking at the silent group, Leon was still pleased; "Looks like you all don't know what power I've gained, do you?" Leon said, looking up.

Carlos smiled and said, "That's right, we don't know if your power is the power of a virus or the power of a mutant."

“I think it’s just that it’s a little hard to accept for now. I think you all want me to explain what happened during the fight with the parasites.” Leon looked at everyone and said, “This might be related to my last mission. It was the gene-enhancing serum the chairman gave me.” Everyone nodded, clearly knowing something.

"Boss, he actually let you gain mutant powers. It seems he trusts you completely," Deadpool said seriously from the side.

"Alright, let's talk about this mission first. I think everyone left in a hurry and doesn't know anything about it yet," Leon explained.

"According to the boss's intelligence, there was a special parasite in a remote mountain village in Africa, so we were ordered to go there to find parasite samples. Later intelligence proved that the village had been controlled by a cult called 'Illuminati' using parasites."

"Parasites? What are those?" Barry asked, puzzled.

“An unknown creature that existed in the Middle Ages. No one knows where it came from. People and creatures that are parasitized by it become extremely violent, and some parasites can even cause mutations in their hosts, just like those villagers,” Leon said calmly.

"Speaking of which, the mutation rate of those parasites is quite fast. When they were implanted, the parasite eggs fused, and after they became adults, they entered the brain, which is how those mutated villagers were formed," Leon said casually.

“No need to say that. Our combat strength is good, and with your strength, Lyon, we are not afraid of any danger.” Lyon shook his head and said, “I’m afraid it’s too late. There are a lot of those mutated creatures. If Deadpool were here, it would be good.”

After the conversation ended and everyone started eating, a black helicopter silently appeared near the village, cutting through the night. As the helicopter slowly landed, Hank, dressed in a black combat suit, stepped out. He observed the village through binoculars and smiled contemptuously. "Parasites, huh? The people I want to tell this time will also be here."

After saying this, he put on a gas helmet equipped with night vision goggles. The red light from the goggles flashed like two red lightning bolts in the darkness, extremely eerie. Then he said, "Let Death come and see your power. I haven't used my new power yet." Then he disappeared into the vast night, and Leon was unaware of this.

After dinner, Leon lay in bed staring at the ceiling, his mind filled with conflict. On one hand, he was troubled by the damned parasite, fearing that one day it would possess and control him, causing him to go on a killing spree. On the other hand, he was excited about his powerful superpowers.

Just then, a strange voice rang out in front of Leon. Osmud Sadler had arrived; he was there because he was interested in Leon. After all, Leon possessed a special physique and was an artificially created mutant. Regardless, Leon still possessed various strengths and was an elite talent of Umbrella.

Chapter 322 The Power of Parasites

“You’re really good. Your power is perfectly suited for parasites,” Osmud Sadler said excitedly to Lyon.

Lyon sat up abruptly, slowly picked up his pistol, and said calmly to Sadler, "Who are you, and why are you here?"