Marvel's Death Merchant

Dr. William continued, “Mr. Bill, the military wants you to go to the epidemic area to find four survivors with special physical conditions. At the same time, your mission is to collect the bodies of these special infected individuals to provide material for my research.”

"Save the survivors? Surely we're not the only ones going to do it? Aren't there any robots going to carry out the mission?" Francis, one of the four, complained casually.

“Shut up, Francis,” Bill said, his sharp eyes fixed on Francis, then smiled at Dr. William to indicate that it was no problem.

“Okay, old man.” Francis promptly stopped complaining and said with a smile. Of course, Bill was the most authoritative among the four of them, and his ability to help them escape danger time and time again became the group’s pillar of support.

“Yes, Doctor, we will complete the mission.” Bill lit a cigarette and said calmly. Of course, Bill would not disobey the base commander's orders, even if it meant certain death. Because compared to the outside world, this place truly was 'paradise'.

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"Of course, Mr. Bill. The NS-5 robot will be traveling with you in three armed helicopters to search for survivors in areas B and C. The reason you're being sent is because you have antibodies against the virus, and one of the missions in areas B or C is to rescue survivors like you." Tang Tian explained to the old soldier beside Bill as he agreed.

In fact, Tang Tian discovered that the protagonist team in Left 4 Dead wasn't a single group, and the characters from Left 4 Dead 2 were also immune to the virus. So, when the spy NS-5, infiltrating the zombie horde, discovered the Left 4 Dead 2 characters, he sent Bill to rescue them. Tang Tian had always wanted the two generations of characters to meet when he played the game. After all, the two protagonists did meet when Bill sacrificed himself. And someone's most important goal was to eliminate all these individuals with special physical abilities and create new biological weapons. This way, someone could wait for Dr. William's research results, and once completed, travel to the world of Terminator 3 to plunder technology and fight Skynet.

“Okay, I understand, sir.” Bill assumed Tang Tian was Dr. William’s assistant, so he said this.

“You can go!” Dr. William said casually. Then Bill and the others boarded an armed helicopter and headed towards their target location.

"Boss, why do we need those people?" Dr. William asked Tang Tian, ​​puzzled.

"Because of their special physical characteristics, they can help us create new and inexpensive bioweapons, so the more of these people, the better." Tang Tian's explanation left Dr. William somewhat bewildered. Of course, Tang Tian knew that after Bill died in the game, the military created a clone that possessed both the strength of a tank and the intelligence of a human. Therefore, in order to win the battle against Skynet in the future, Tang Tian needed people with special physical characteristics to experiment with new weapons.

In the sky above Sector C of Savannah, three helicopters circled overhead, searching for any possible survivors.

"Mr. Bill, no survivors have been found on Unit 1." An NS-5 robot in an armed helicopter some distance from Bill's plane notified Bill's helicopter via a radio from its brain.

"Mr. Bill, no survivors have been found on Unit 2." Meanwhile, the radio voice of the NS-5 robot came from another armed helicopter.

"Mr. Bill, the base has sent a signal saying it's in a hotel in Sector C. We need to search for it with all our might," an NS-5 in helicopter Zero reported.

Inside the armed helicopter, an elderly man wearing a beret sat in the co-pilot's seat, observing the surroundings. Francis Louis and the others were also watching the rooftop for anyone.

"We're here, please come and save us! Please!" It was just past 9 a.m. Nick, covered in zombie blood, kept waving his hands to attract the attention of the people on the rescue helicopter as he watched a rescue armed helicopter approach. Fortunately, the helicopter flew closer and closer as he shouted.

"There's someone on the roof, come quick!" Coach Kennedy shouted.

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"Are you all alright? Were you bitten by that thing?" Nick and the others, who had finally managed to board the helicopter, heard Bill's voice at this moment.

“We weren’t bitten, thank you military, thank God. By the way, my name is Nick.” Nick looked at the old man in front of him and extended his hand casually.

"Hello, lucky survivor, I am Bill." Bill said calmly, shaking Nick's hand. At this point, the team immune to the virus in the survival journey had been captured by someone. Dr. William's new virus project was about to begin. Bill never imagined that he would become a mass-produced weapon in the future.

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P.S.: I personally think the game *Left 4 Dead* is fantastic, and I enjoy playing it myself. These images aren't just filler; they're actually for adding a new zombie species to the battle against Skynet in *Terminator 4*. A battle between the bio-army and the mechanical army would be much more interesting. That's all. Thank you for your support, votes, favorites, and recommendations. Please continue to support me!

Chapter 49 Zombie Siege (1)

On the morning of the third day after entering the Savannah base, Nick and the other survivors finally had a hot meal, and the base was thriving. The NS-5 robots that Tang Tian brought with him from "Left 4 Dead" played a significant role. Because the NS-5s were not human, the infected did not constantly attack them, which made it easier for these robots to scavenge for food in the city. Most importantly, they could obtain gold, US dollars, and other unwanted items in the post-apocalyptic world. Gold, vaults, and diamonds all ended up in someone's pocket.

Perhaps someone got too cocky. The military-grade NS-5, which had cleared a 1000-meter safe zone free of zombies, suddenly erupted in a chorus of zombie roars—the signal of a zombie horde. Anyone who's played Left 4 Dead knows the fate of being surrounded and ganged up on by a horde of zombies—a gruesome death. And it's impossible to deal with hundreds of infected with melee weapons like in the game; this is the real world.

The zombie horde attacked the base half an hour ago.

"Dr. William, how's the blood collection going?" Tang Tian commanded Dr. William in the dark underground conference room of the Savanna base.

"Of course, it's all been collected. Now we can proceed with the development of new biological weapons. I will use the unique blood of these people combined with that of special infected individuals to create a new type of weapon," Dr. William said with a slight smile and confidence.

"Yes, I believe you can do a good job," Tang Tian said with satisfaction.

Bill's clones create bioweapons that incorporate military combat skills and cells from special infected tanks. They can fire high-precision rifles at long range and become a nightmare for the enemy through physical mutations at close range. Others immune to the virus will also combine with special infected cells to become new weapons, providing Skynet with more advanced cannon fodder in its battles.

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"Fuck you, red alert, red alert. Everyone to combat readiness. Machine gunners, take up positions. Activate all NS-5 robots to combat readiness." Upon discovering the infected horde, the elite clone captain, Augut, decisively sounded the alarm, alerting the survivors in the base to prepare.

While Tang Tian and Dr. William were talking, the zombies that pounced on them were immediately mowed down by the military NS-5 guns. Under the barrage of metal bullets from Gatling guns and MG3s, the zombies fell like straws to a scythe, falling in droves. However, there were simply too many zombies; those behind not only quickly filled the gaps but also closed in even closer. Grenades and incendiary bombs were also thrown by the robots, creating explosions in the sea of ​​zombies and slowing their advance.

"Buzz buzz buzz!" The moment the zombie horde began its attack, the red alarm in the base automatically went off, signaling the start of the zombie attack.

"What happened?" Tang Tian asked the soldier next to him casually as he listened to the base's alarm, having just finished talking with Dr. William.

"Boss, a large group of infected people has arrived at the base," a stoic-looking white clone captain said calmly.

"Is that so?" Tang Tian muttered to himself, then opened his wrist computer and connected to the satellite he had already infiltrated. The virtual display showed a group of about 80 infected people pressing towards the only survivor base in Georgia.

Tang Tian quickly used the power of gravity to float onto the base's perimeter wall. The survivors recently rescued from the base secretly breathed a sigh of relief at Tang Tian's godlike actions. Tang Tian floated over and observed the situation outside. A large group of infected had arrived outside the base, a dark mass blocking the area, seemingly aware that the humans at the base could provide them with a feast.

The main gate of the Savannah base is an alloy electrically controlled gate, a structure so strong that infected individuals absolutely cannot get through. However, all the zombies are pushing forward, creating a human pyramid-like effect, with infected individuals stepping on each other to move forward. Of course, the alloy electrically controlled gate of the base was painstakingly built by Tang Tian from Colony No. 2, all for the sake of having a safe base on the road to survival.

The first wave of approximately 20 infected individuals drew ever closer to the inner wall. Tang Tian could clearly see that the infected's狰狞恐怖 (zhengning kongbu - ferocious and terrifying) ashen faces were filled with bloodthirsty desire. The barbed wire of the outer wall was also being destroyed by rocket artillery and the infected. Finally, the infected surged in like a burst dam, rushing towards the inner wall.

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At that moment, several chubby, dark figures appeared outside the wall and rushed towards the inner wall of the base.

With a "bang," Tang Tian snapped his fingers, applying a slight gravitational pull to the interiors of the 'vomiters,' causing puffs of green blood mist to explode. In the game's mechanics, the explosions of the 'vomiters' would attract many zombies, and possibly even special infected individuals.

The Vomiter, a special infected individual, is characterized by an obese body, pustules on its body, and gurgling sounds. It can vomit on survivors, severely obstructing their vision and infecting other infected individuals who aren't vomited on. The distinctive odor of its vomit immediately attracts a horde of zombies, who will prioritize attacking survivors covered in vomit. When the Vomiter is killed, it causes a zombie explosion, blasting away anyone hit by the shockwave. This special infected individual is devastating in the survival game but can also trigger hordes of zombies.

"They are special infected individuals. Order the base's snipers to eliminate them remotely." Tang Tian said casually to the soldiers who were firing, clearly indicating that someone wasn't afraid that these infected individuals would actually enter the base.

"Yes, sir." The surviving soldier rescued by Dr. William's troops said respectfully to Tang Tian.

"Okay." Tang Tian waved his hand, signaling him to carry it out.

Seeing the increasing number of infected corpses, Tang Tian took out a large number of Molotov cocktails, napalm, and grenades and slammed them into the dense horde of zombies. The Molotov cocktails instantly ignited the napalm and grenades, and a sea of ​​fire caused the zombie horde to slow down slightly.

"Ah, what is that?" a soldier suddenly cried out, then was immediately pulled away. Tang Tian saw a pink tongue wrapped around the soldier. The others, not knowing much about the special infected, were taken aback, but Tang Tian knew it was Smoker's tongue. Needless to say, a sniper aimed his AWP at Smoker's head, preparing to take down the invading infected.

The Smoker, a special infected individual, is covered in green spores (green smoke), coughs constantly, is slightly tall, and has a tumor on one side of his face. The Smoker can extend his tongue to bind and drag survivors; this is a ranged attack capability unique to special infected individuals.

"Bang!" A sniper rifle shot rang out, and a cloud of green smoke rose outside the base. The sniper breathed a sigh of relief and continued on to the next target. Tang Tian wasn't using any advanced weapons to deal with the special infected individuals yet, but he believed they would encounter them soon. Using gunpowder weapons to eliminate these special infected individuals first was to better collect samples, since the new weapons also required a large amount of body tissue from the special infected individuals.

"Beep beep beep beep—" The soldiers at the base and the NS-5 simultaneously threw out a large number of homemade explosives, attracting a large number of infected people to gather together and eliminating the infected's manpower.

"Use high-explosive rockets on the remaining infected—a thorough sweep." Under Tang Tian's deliberate gravity attack, the special infected suffered heavy losses. Seeing that the first wave of zombies was almost wiped out, Tang Tian gave the order to the soldiers beside him. The first wave of special infected consisted of Smokers and Vomiters; needless to say, all the special infected in the subsequent waves of zombies would appear.

"Crack! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The remaining less than 500 infected could not withstand the ravages of the high-explosive rockets and were blown to pieces. Finally, the broken bodies were disposed of by throwing Molotov cocktails, coagulants, gasoline, and bombs.

"The zombie apocalypse is really interesting," someone thought shamelessly to themselves.

Unlike other survivors who rushed to rest, Tang Tian was in a very good mood. The virus in this world couldn't harm Tang Tian's special physique after he dealt with the zombie horde. After Dr. William completed his plan for the new biological weapon, Tang Tian would bring the technology for extracting the mutated rabies virus and manufacturing new bioweapons to the world of Terminator 3, where they would then become mass-produced cannon fodder weapons.

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P.S.: The author of Left 4 Dead should write a few more chapters, then Terminator 3 or 4, followed by The Matrix, and finally, they can fight in the main Marvel universe. Please support them with red tickets, recommendations, and favorites.

Chapter 50 Zombie Siege (2)

When the first wave of zombies subsided outside the base, Tang Tian ordered the robots to defend the perimeter, and hundreds of base soldiers to collect limb samples from special infected individuals who had not been burned within 300 meters of the outer defense line. As for the possibility of special zombies attacking the soldiers, that was not something any one person was concerned about. After all, Tang Tian was not a saint but a dimensional merchant.

At this moment, a group of dark figures slowly crawled out from the rooftop next to the military base, leaping to another rooftop. If Tang Tian had paid a little attention, he would have noticed the appearance of new special infected individuals—hunter zombies. The fact that the base's behind-the-scenes boss was collecting these infected corpses left the survivors baffled. Looking at the boxes filled with the limbs of special infected individuals, Tang Tian, ​​inside the base, nodded with satisfaction to the soldiers collecting the remains, indicating they could return. (The soldiers used ropes to go out and return; for longer distances, they used helicopters. The base had two layers of defense: a reinforced concrete structure and an innermost alloy wall.)

"Ugh!" A sound of vomiting came from afar, suddenly breaking the peaceful atmosphere.

"Looks like these zombies are stupid and stupid, they really can't keep us at ease!" Tang Tian casually remarked, ignoring the appearance of the specially infected individuals. Tang Tian spoke casually, seemingly not at all afraid of an even larger horde of zombies appearing.

The second wave of zombies also discovered a new target outside the base and quickly rushed towards the soldiers and others who were collecting special infected individuals.

The more than 1000 ordinary military-grade NS-5s on the outer perimeter began to unleash their power. More than 200 NS-5s on the outermost edge used iron bars to knock down the attacking zombies, while about 300 military-grade NS-5s in the middle used slashes and knives to cut the heads of the zombies. Another group of about 500 NS-5s used shotguns and Uzbeks to suppress the zombie horde on the outer perimeter. The sound of Gatling guns and M60 heavy machine guns also rang out on the walls inside the base, suppressing the outermost zombie group.

"Damn it! God!" A surviving soldier, not an elite clone, exclaimed as he watched the approaching dark horde of zombies on the perimeter. (The soldiers in the base are divided into two types: emotionless clone soldiers and native soldiers of this plane.)

"While the Vomiter isn't particularly strong, attracting other zombies is a powerful skill," Tang Tian muttered to himself as he watched the approaching, dark mass of zombies. The infected in Left 4 Dead were faster than T-virus infected zombies; unlike the slow zombies in Resident Evil, they were almost as fast as, or even faster than, normal humans.

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"Get out of here! Retreat! Run!" One of the soldiers, holding a sealed box, cried out in terror as he watched 1000 military NS-5s engulfed in the horde of zombies, while simultaneously firing his Magnum pistol. Seeing this, the others also opened fire with their Uzbek submachine guns. The sound of bullets whistling through the air filled the air, and as the bullets exploded, all the zombies in front of the horde were instantly killed.

The soldiers collecting samples were also retreating continuously. Tang Tian, ​​who had forced these soldiers into this predicament, did not send anyone to rescue them. This was because someone's gravity field had sensed some special zombies. Tang Tian's gravity field could sense all objects with gravity within a 200-meter radius.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!..." Sure enough, after more than a dozen strange sounds rang out, several dark figures shot out from the rooftop and pinned more than a dozen soldiers to the ground as they fled.

"Help me! Help! Kill these monsters quickly..." A dozen soldiers who had been pounced on by the hunter zombies were completely immobilized by the gravitational acceleration of the hunter zombies' pounce, so the soldiers could only be attacked by the hunter zombies' claws after their movements were restricted.

The other dozens of people turned a blind eye to the soldiers attacked by the special infected, because when they were ordered to collect samples, it was stipulated that the attacked soldiers were not allowed to be rescued to prevent the infected from entering the base.

"Snipers, take them out. Provide fire support for the rest. Have the rest bring the samples up." Seeing that several soldiers were beyond saving, Tang Tian coldly ordered the sniper beside him.

"Sir, among the dozen or so people who were knocked down by the zombies, some are not infected... Should we... save them?" A sharp-eyed soldier, looking at some of the soldiers, grabbed the hands of the zombie hunter and suggested.

"Bang!!" In response to the soldier's words came the gun in Tang Tian's hand. Seeing the bloody scene of someone's actions, the soldiers dared not say anything more. No one wanted some madman to put a hole in their head.

"Any more questions?" Tang Tian asked coldly, his body releasing a powerful gravitational field. Most of the soldiers on the outer defensive line were rescued natives, which is why Tang Tian's orders were questioned. If they were clone soldiers, they certainly wouldn't disobey anyone's orders. Currently, the zombie horde to the north, which Tang Tian was in charge of, was controlled by clones on the other three sides.

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"There's no officer here," the other native soldiers responded quickly.

The Hunter, a special infected individual, is characterized by its hooded clothing. It is the fastest and most mobile of all special infected. While crawling, the Hunter emits a unique and chilling cry and can perform long-range pounces, as well as triangular leaps over walls and tall buildings. After pouncing on a survivor, it relentlessly attacks the fallen survivor. A fallen survivor cannot save themselves and must be killed by someone else; otherwise, the survivor will be continuously attacked and killed by the Hunter.

"Bang!" Several hunters were shot in the head by snipers; armor-piercing rounds ripped large holes in their skulls. The remaining soldiers, carrying samples, began a race against death. The hordes of zombies and other special infected made collecting samples a nightmare for the soldiers.

"Hurry up, the zombie horde is coming." Tang Tian said casually, watching the soldiers getting closer and closer outside the base.

"Okay, let us up quickly, those hordes of zombies are coming soon." The soldiers collecting samples shouted as they watched the approaching horde of zombies.

"Let them come up," Tang Tian ordered the soldier beside him.

"Yes, sir." This time, no one said anything; they were simply pulled up.

As the soldiers collecting samples were being pulled up, the horde of zombies began to approach the base, followed by the sounds of various light and heavy weapons being loaded, and a new battle was about to break out.

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Chapter 51 Zombie Siege (3)

Soldiers collecting samples on the outskirts of the base were caught off guard by the fast-moving infected; some were quickly overtaken and torn apart. Blood and flesh splattered as the unfortunate soldiers screamed in despair, like antelopes caught in a pride of lions, soon devoured alive. The soldiers ahead, however, showed no sign of stopping, continuing to run forward.

"Bang!" A crashing sound rang out. Tang Tian saw a slow-moving white soldier being grabbed by a giant infected arm and slammed to the ground. The special infected revealed a pair of golden eyes, and one of its arms was extremely swollen, clearly indicating that it was also a zombie with special abilities.

"What the hell? What is that thing?" Coach Kenneth and the others finally arrived from the other lines of defense and began firing at the special infected with their melee shotguns (commonly known as rapid-fire shotguns in the game) at a rate of 7 rounds per second.

“A special infected, a Charger.” Tang Tian looked at the special infected, his pupils narrowing, and said calmly. Chargers are characterized by their halter-neck work clothes, enormous size, massive right hand, small left hand, and deep, guttural roars. They charge straight at survivors, grab them, and then drag them forward until they hit walls or other obstacles, repeatedly slamming them into the ground. If other survivors try to block their path while charging, they will knock them aside.

The rampaging zombie withstood at least dozens of bullets fired by Kenneth in quick succession, but only paused briefly; its metallic arm deflected most of the shotgun blasts. However, Kenneth's firing also saved the remaining soldiers, who all returned to base with samples before the zombie horde arrived.