Marvel's Death Merchant

Due to the effects of the nerve anesthetic from the Hive Base, Alice only had a vague memory of her past. Now, upon discovering her own skills, she was stunned for a moment before bending down and taking the pistol from the zombie guard.

Just then, the zombie dog outside smashed through the glass and rushed in. Alice was startled and opened the door to run outside. Seeing Alice run out, Zhang Zhongyi threw the broken glass, hitting the zombie dog on the head. Then he walked over to the zombie dog and used its current technique to absorb the power of these creatures.

Just as Zhang Zhongyi was about to open the door and go out, he heard gunshots—seven shots in a row, bang bang bang bang bang bang bang. When Zhang Zhongyi went out, Alice had already blown the heads off all seven zombie dogs; her marksmanship pleased Zhang Zhongyi. Seeing Zhang Zhongyi emerge unharmed, Alice was very happy, apologized to him, and then they went out together.

Tang Tian, ​​of course, didn't discover that his old friend had come to this world. Although this friend had changed somewhat, Tang Tian would have spared his life if he had, since this was currently the only familiar face he knew in this world. (To be continued...)

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Chapter 138 Escape

Zhang Zhongyi and Alice luckily escaped the area and found some weapons before heading to rejoin the main force. Knowing the mercenaries were in the control room, Zhang Zhongyi took Alice with him. The path was teeming with zombies, but the two of them managed to escape safely into the control room. Zhang Zhongyi's strength was also steadily increasing; the power of his cultivation technique was rapidly enhancing his combat abilities.

The mercenaries were indeed in the control room; the other mercenaries had suffered heavy losses. However, the villain, Spence Parks, survived, though he was pale. He had bite marks on his arms, indicating he had been infected.

They were overjoyed to see Zhang Zhongyi and his companion return alive, bringing with them a considerable amount of ammunition. After all, they were now at their wits' end, and Captain Wesker would not normally come over.

Next, they began discussing how to escape. James Sheldon mentioned that the exits of the Hive base would be locked in an hour, and they needed to get out as soon as possible. However, the control room was surrounded by zombies, and going out would be suicide. At this point, Alice suggested restarting the Red Queen and asked her to show them a way out. Just like in the plot, restarting bypassed the circuit breaker, meaning the mainframe had to be shut down at any time.

The mainframe restarted, and the Red Queen's voice echoed in the control room: "I warned you, but you wouldn't listen!" Her voice reverberated in the cramped control room, and the mercenaries sensed her sarcasm. Of course, although Tang Tian had weakened its power, the level of artificial intelligence was still considerable.

"Tell us, what exactly happened?" Spence, now infected, roared at the red-haired woman. As an agent of the Hydra base, it was incredibly unfortunate to end up like this.

"There's a problem with the R&D department!" Alice interjected.

Knowing time was running out, Zhang Zhongyi couldn't waste it here, so he quickly asked, "What's going on with the T-virus?" Although Zhang Zhongyi knew the full story, he couldn't be foolish enough to blurt it out. This was also to let others know that he didn't have a target yet, because he had been in darkness for too long, which also brought out Zhang Zhongyi's kindness.

"The T-virus is a major breakthrough in medicine, but it also has great military value."

Kaplan interrupted Red Queen, asking, "What does it have to do with this disaster?"

"Even after death, the body can still function. Hair and nails will continue to grow and new cells will be produced. The faint electrical waves in the brain can take several months to completely dissipate. The T virus can violently stimulate cell growth and produce minute electrical pulses. Simply put, the corpse can be resurrected."

James Sheldon chuckled and said, "So, you mean it can bring the dead back to life?"

"Not entirely. Reactivated corpses only perform simple mechanical movements, and may retain some memory. But they lack intelligence. They are driven only by the most basic impulses and needs, namely, the need for a constant supply of food."

James Sheldon said coldly, "Then how do we take them down?"

“Strike the top of the spine, or strike the brain!” the Red Queen said simply.

Alice suddenly asked, "Then why did you kill everyone in the Hive base?"

"The T-virus has leaked and spread throughout the air conditioning system, causing uncontrollable infections. The T-virus is highly variable; it can be liquid, gas, or even transmitted through blood. It depends on environmental changes and is almost impossible to eliminate. I will not allow it to leave the base, so I have taken some measures. I hope you can understand that those infected are not allowed to leave. This is the highest order in my system, unless you can provide a reason for leaving," the Red Queen said coldly.

Spence shouted, "We're not infected, let us leave now!"

"Others may not be infected yet, but you've already contracted the virus. Just one bite or a scratch from those things will definitely get you infected! And then you'll become one of them."

Spence looked at the wound on his arm, let out a hysterical scream, and a look of despair crossed his face. As an agent sent by the Hydra organization, he had thought that obtaining the Umbrella Corporation's T-virus would bring him great success, but reality had completely shattered his hopes.

Alice said coldly, "We need a way out. If you refuse, we'll cut the switch, and you'll be burned! Do you understand?"

After a long silence, Red Queen said, "There is no way out." In fact, all of this was arranged by Tang Tian. Tang Tian was not afraid of biohazards, and of course he did not expect his old friend to come.

The Red Queen also captured an image in the underground passage and transmitted it to the main control room screen. Zhang Zhongyi saw that this monster, with a tongue like a lizard and no skin, covered only in a sticky, thick liquid, might not look very appealing, but its attack power was definitely formidable.

"This is an early experimental result from Hive. The virus was directly injected into the body, and the condition was extremely unstable. Now we feed it fresh DNA to stimulate it to mutate and make it a strong and fast reptile."

"Do you still want to go to the underground passage?" Red Queen's voice was full of sarcasm.

With such a massive monster lurking in the underground passage, who would dare go down? Of course, except for mutants and those with superpowers. At this moment, everyone looked at each other, their faces filled with despair. Zhang Zhongyi appeared somewhat calm, but he wasn't feeling too good inside either, because his current strength was still far too weak; killing it there was absolutely out of the question.

Alice then asked, "Is there any other way out?"

“No!” the Red Queen answered crisply. Alice’s next action was even more decisive; she pressed the button, turned off the switch, and then muttered, “Fuck.”

Alice's actions, while satisfying, didn't help us escape. The control room was eerily silent. After a long silence, Zhang Zhongyi finally couldn't hold back any longer and said, "We can't just sit here and wait to die; we have to find a way out!"

Everyone glanced at Zhang Zhongyi but didn't say anything. However, what they wanted to say was obvious, since they weren't mutants with special talents.

Alice agreed, saying, "While we still have the strength and ammunition, let's charge out and fight them!" James Sheldon glanced around at the people, and seeing that they didn't object, he nodded in agreement. But he said, "We can't just rush out recklessly; we need a plan."

Zhang Zhongyi nodded in understanding; the current situation was that if they survived, they could get out. Finally, they were lucky enough to blast open the base's gate and arrive at the train station.

Just as they were about to get into the vehicle, a crawler's cry rang out, and the rest of them froze, unsure of what was happening. Kaplan said, "Could there be some other creature here?"

Zhang Zhongyi suddenly realized something and immediately shouted, "Everyone, get on the train! It's a Crawler!" Sure enough, everyone heard Zhang Zhongyi's words and quickly ran onto the train; staying behind would definitely mean certain death. (To be continued...)

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Chapter 139 Breaking Out of the Hive

The mercenaries were surprised to see the two crawlers approaching and hurriedly ran towards the train. However, the crawlers were much faster than they expected, and before they could even board the train, the crawlers appeared in front of the mercenaries and ran towards them.

Upon spotting its prey, the crawler howled and nimbly leaped into the air, pouncing on Zhang Zhongyi, who was at the front. Zhang Zhongyi was only a step away from the train. Seeing others boarding, he disregarded his own needs and quickly turned back to throw a bullet at the crawler, killing it. In his previous life, Zhang Zhongyi had enhanced his Little Li Flying Dagger and Shadow Assassin techniques, but his most powerful weapon was the demonic cultivation method he had secretly practiced, so taking down the crawler wasn't impossible.

When Alice realized Zhang Zhongyi was in danger, she quickly ran to his side and turned to fire at another crawler. Alice's marksmanship was so good, every shot hit the crawler's head. Zhang Zhongyi smiled gratefully, knowing his strength wasn't yet particularly formidable.

While the Crawler was terrifying, it wasn't invincible; after all, Umbrella Corporation's weapons were quite powerful. A bullet to the head would still kill it. Alice's shot, hitting a vital spot, frightened the Crawler, causing it to quickly scramble onto the ceiling fifteen meters away, momentarily hesitant to attack.

At this moment, Kaplan arrived beside them, aiming his gun at the Crawler. Spence Parks, terrified, had already fled into the train. Zhang Zhongyi, clearly distrustful of Spence and fearing he might start the train and escape, quickly told Kaplan, "I'll keep an eye on it here. You go start the train and watch out for that coward."

Kaplan looked at James Sheldon and asked for his permission. James nodded, and Kaplan immediately turned back and ran onto the train. A short while later, the train started moving.

Upon hearing the train start moving, Zhang Zhongyi said to the two men in front of him, "I'll cover your retreat, you two get on the train first!" After saying that, he gestured for them to get on, and then Zhang Zhongyi quickly took out his pistol, pulled the trigger, and opened fire on the crawler.

Zhang Zhongyi was carrying an M9 pistol, which was quite powerful. Although the Crawler was strong, it wasn't stupid and didn't charge. Seeing Zhang Zhongyi subdue the Crawler, James and Alice seized the opportunity to board the train, then retreated while firing at the monster. At this moment, James shouted, "Matt, hurry back!"

Although Zhang Zhongyi's strength wasn't particularly great now, his rich combat experience from his previous life allowed him to finally stop the crawlers from getting closer, relying on the meager firepower of his M9 pistol. Because Kaplan had started the train, the other mercenaries also worked together to lock all the doors, inside and out.

Although Kaplan pushed the train to its maximum speed in the shortest amount of time, the Crawler still managed to climb onto the train with its swift movements. Everyone felt it climbing the roof of the carriages. The T-virus in the Hive Base here was a weakened version, which is why these people were able to survive; otherwise, the enhanced T-Leech virus Crawler could have wiped out the mercenaries here countless times.

Kaplan cursed, "This monster is really troublesome." Zhang Zhongyi suddenly remembered a scene from a movie and quickly shouted, "Kaplan, watch out for the monster! Get to the back!" Zhang Zhongyi's personality had changed; he no longer only valued his own life, but now he also valued the lives of others.

So Zhang Zhongyi yelled and rushed towards the driver's seat. Having shared life and death with the monster, Zhang Zhongyi didn't want to watch it be eaten by the monster. Of course, the most important reason was that his personality had become more humane.

Pulling Kaplan into the carriage, Zhang Zhongyi closed the driver's cab door and said, "Everyone be careful. That monster's claws are very powerful; they can penetrate the carriage's metal. Don't get close... or it will be very dangerous." But before he could finish speaking, the crawler's claws burrowed inside and grabbed Spencer's shoulder.

Spencer screamed in agony, and Zhang Zhongyi and the others opened fire simultaneously, finally forcing the crawler back. In the movie, the crawler was originally targeting Matt. However, because Zhang Zhongyi warned the others to be careful, the villain Spencer ended up getting caught in the crossfire. Zhang Zhongyi was naturally happy to see this happen, since his current martial arts techniques couldn't possibly resist the T-virus infection.

The situation left Zhang Zhongyi and the others little time to think. The crawlers roamed outside the carriages, and the lives of those inside were constantly in danger, so the others had to be on high alert. Zhang Zhongyi knew that the thin sheet metal of the carriages wouldn't be enough to stop the monster's sharp claws. Unlike the zombies, the crawlers weren't entirely without intelligence; they were like perfect hunters, probing the outside, waiting for the opportune moment to pounce and devour those inside, thus evolving themselves.

Zhang Zhongyi stood in the middle of the carriage, his eyes fixed on the door on the north side. Knowing the plot, he knew the crawlers would rush in from there, because that was the weakest point. Sure enough, Zhang Zhongyi's guess was correct; the crawlers did indeed enter from there. Unexpectedly, the crawlers' powerful impact kicked the door open, and the flying iron door pinned Zhang Zhongyi to the ground.

After being hit, Zhang Zhongyi felt a sharp pain all over his body. Although his physical abilities had been enhanced somewhat, he was still very weak. Alice saw that Zhang Zhongyi was trapped under the door and called out, "Matt, are you alright?" She wanted to help Zhang Zhongyi out, but at that moment, the monster rushed in.

Matthews shouted nervously, "Everyone, fire at once and take it down!"

But the crawlers weren't as stupid as zombies; upon seeing the group's metal storm, they retreated again. Kaplan and Spence together moved the iron door open, and Alice helped me up from the ground.

Zhang Zhongyi was still in a lot of pain, but if he used his cultivation technique to absorb someone's life essence, he would quickly regain his fighting strength. However, that was obviously impossible at the moment, so Alice had no choice but to place Zhang Zhongyi in a corner.

At that moment, Zhang Zhongyi suddenly looked up, a scene from a movie playing in his mind. He then caught sight of the bundle of iron pipes hanging in mid-air, and pointed to them at Alice, saying, "Use them to take down the crawlers."

Alice followed Zhang Zhongyi's finger and looked in the direction he was pointing, her face showing some confusion. She clearly didn't understand how the iron pipe could possibly kill such a fast-moving crawler.

At this moment, James cursed, "Damn it, I'll fight you to the death!" Knowing that the crawler was hiding on the roof of the carriage, he raised his gun and fired upwards.

This way, while it wouldn't kill it, it would hurt it. Sure enough, the crawler, in pain, ran down from above and then darted down to the bottom. Having transformed from a licker into a crawler, its weapon of attack was still its tongue; indeed, the enraged crawler used its tongue.

James was taken aback, but as a seasoned mercenary, he quickly rolled away, dodging the fatal attack. Zhang Zhongyi also took the opportunity to use the power of his technique to heal his injured body; he wanted to test his strength later. (To be continued...)

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Chapter 140 Arrangements

At this critical moment, Alice finally understood Zhang Zhongyi's meaning. Then Alice leaped up, grabbed the bundle of iron pipes, and with all her might, rammed into the monster.

Spence and Kaplan saw this and came to help. Together, they pierced the monster with the iron pipe, knocking it out of the carriage. Just as it was about to fall off the train, and their mission was accomplished, it suddenly stuck out its tongue and wrapped it around the bundle of iron pipes. It seemed that with just a little effort, it could return to the carriage.

At this moment, Zhang Zhongyi knew he couldn't hold back any longer, so he quickly used the power of his technique. A strange black aura surged from his entire body, and a network of blood-red runes appeared on his skin. Zhang Zhongyi picked up a pointed iron pipe and stabbed it into the monster's tongue.

Then, with a "thud," the iron pipe easily pierced through the monster's tongue and was nailed to the carriage floor. Zhang Zhongyi stretched out his hand, which was covered in runes, and plunged it into the crawler's body, absorbing the various biological energies and primal blood within it. In just an instant, Zhang Zhongyi felt that he had absorbed almost all of it.

Zhang Zhongyi quickly returned to his previous state and shouted to the mercenary beside him, "Shoot it dead!" Although Zhang Zhongyi's behavior was somewhat abnormal this time, everyone still trusted him. After all, humans were more trustworthy than crawlers.

So everyone opened fire at once. Because the crawler's tongue was nailed shut and it was already half crippled, hundreds of bullets riddled its head with holes.

With the crawler dealt with, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, collapsing onto the floor, panting heavily. They looked at each other, then suddenly burst into laughter, a testament to their joy at surviving such a close call.

The train arrived smoothly. The timer at the entrance to the Hive Base showed one minute remaining. No one dared linger, and they hurriedly left the Hive Base. Watching the entrance slowly close, Zhang Zhongyi suddenly remembered that there was an antidote for the T-virus on the train. It was too late to go back and retrieve it. But then he realized that even if he took the antidote now, he couldn't possibly take it out. The Umbrella Corporation would definitely be waiting outside.

"Having narrowly escaped from headquarters, I wonder how many of them will actually survive. After all, Umbrella Corporation has both film and video game businesses," Zhang Zhongyi sighed inwardly, filled with worry about his future. In the movie's plot, Matt, infected by the Creepers, eventually became a Tracker for the Umbrella Corporation. And now, Zhang Zhongyi unfortunately possessed his body; if he wasn't careful, he too would become a Tracker.

Of course, Zhang Zhongyi is currently uninfected, significantly increasing his chances of survival. In the movie, Alice became an experiment for the Umbrella Corporation, but was transformed as a result, becoming a member of the New Humans. Alice also benefited from this misfortune, gaining superhuman abilities, which is extremely important. After all, the villains in the movie are relatively easy to deal with, but the villains in the game are much more powerful, and Zhang Zhongyi currently doesn't understand this world.

"I will live on, for my second chance at life," Zhang Zhongyi thought firmly to himself.

Zhang Zhongyi glanced at Spencer unintentionally; neither of them had regained their memories. It was clear that neither the villain nor Alice could recall their past. That was fine, though Spencer's face was extremely pale, his left hand pressed against the wound on his right shoulder. Large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, clearly indicating that his body had been invaded by the T-virus.

Sure enough, a moment later, Spencer let out a painful scream. Zhang Zhongyi knew things were going badly; this guy was starting to mutate. The situation was now worse than before; the Umbrella Corporation members outside would soon enter, and there was already a mutated creature inside.

Just then, the door to the outside house opened, just like in the movies. A group of Stars soldiers, dressed in biohazard suits and fully armed, rushed in. Seeing the crazed Spencer, several of them worked together to subdue him.

Another man in combat gear and sunglasses led a group of soldiers who pointed their guns at Zhang Zhongyi and disarmed him. Then Wesker walked over. He looked at the wound on Spencer's right shoulder, then glanced at Zhang Zhongyi with surprise, and ordered, "He's mutating and can join the Mutant Gene Chaser program. The boss hopes he does well. After all, he's a Hydra agent; we can't let him run away and tell others our secrets."

"Alright, all done. Back to work." Wesker commanded the Alpha team beside him.

"Yes." The Alpha team members left, unfazed, not daring to disobey Wesker's orders.

When Zhang Zhongyi saw that it was indeed the young Wesker from the game, he realized things were getting serious. Zhang Zhongyi could handle the movie, but the game was definitely not so easy.

Wesker glanced disdainfully at Zhang Zhongyi and his group. After the Alpha team left, he instructed the researcher beside him, "Isolate these people for observation, draw blood for testing, and find out if they are infected. If they are found to have special physical conditions, hand them over to me." With that, he turned to leave.

James Sheldon suddenly shouted, "We're all company employees, you have no right to isolate us!" Wesker just smiled coldly and remained silent. James called out, "Wesker, sir, why are we being isolated?"

Wesker didn't speak, but waved his hand at his men and said calmly, "Take them away." He clearly felt that these men were no longer of any use, and that they knew too much. Wesker generally didn't care about anything other than what his boss ordered.

Wesker walked out without looking back, and Zhang Zhongyi and the others were taken to the Umbrella Corporation's central facility in Raccoon City, Tokyo, and quarantined under the escort of researchers.

“Stark, I think we should take a look at Reed’s experiment. After all, it’s for scientific research, and this way you’ll have more ideas,” Tang Tian said to Stark, who was drinking and admiring the view outside, in the Umbrella Corporation office.

“Alright, Donas, I’ll go with you. Going to space is a great option; we’re doing it for science.” Stark smiled and opened his arms to Tang Tian.

"Stark, I need to take this call," Tang Tian said with a smile as he felt the vibration on his wrist laptop. Then he left.

"Wesker, have you caught any Hydra spies?" Tang Tian knew his plan, so he sent Wesker to do it.

“Got him, boss. We’ve already prepared to put him on the lab for the mutant Pursuer experiment,” Wesker said expressionlessly.

"Very good, you need to do even better." Tang Tian praised him lightly. He was going to conduct scientific experiments in the sky with the Fantastic Four soon, so he had some things to arrange. Currently, it wasn't time for the biohazard outbreak. Of course, once the expected superheroes and villains appeared, the biohazard wouldn't need to be suppressed anymore. (To be continued...)