Marvel's Death Merchant

Then, after he opened his mouth and finished speaking, Red Skull noticed that his accent was perfectly normal, just like a normal person speaking.

"Hmm, Dr. Marcus. What are your plans? The research on the G-virus needs your help." Red Skull hesitated for a long time before slowly uttering these words.

Upon hearing this, Marcus was clearly expecting it and understood Red Skull's meaning. Looking at Marcus, who showed no surprise whatsoever, Marcus could understand. As a genius scientist, coming to the perilous Raccoon City to obtain G-virus samples couldn't be without a purpose. Marcus knew Red Skull quite well; that was a scientist's talent.

Marcus's face was expressionless, only showing a blank look, and he said, "It's been so long since I've heard this name, decades."

The name Umbrella Corporation is probably already deeply etched in Marcus's mind. Red Skull stared at Marcus's face, trying to guess his plans and intentions after his resurrection.

“What’s your relationship with us? Why should I study him? I have my own ways of obtaining the G-virus.” Marcus didn’t give him a friendly look and said coldly.

“This originally had absolutely nothing to do with you!” Red Skull smiled without being angry, “but now it’s become very complicated with you.”

Marcus replied coldly, "Oh? Then why didn't I feel it myself?"

Red Skull also said seriously, "You should know that without my help, you couldn't have destroyed so many Umbrella Corporation bases and released the T-virus. My Hydra organization made reasonable arrangements after having detailed intelligence, which ultimately allowed us to obtain the G-virus."

Marcus sneered, "I can live just fine without your so-called help."

"What do you want me to do with the G-virus? I think you see how much you crave its power, because it truly is the most powerful. I've already experienced the benefits of William's G-virus, so I understand your intentions. It's a real shame you can't fuse with the T-virus, even the most stable leech virus within me. So after you had me try to strengthen the Winter Soldier, you need me to research the G-virus so you can gain that power." Marcus coldly revealed Red Skull's thoughts.

“You’re very smart; you know what I’m thinking. That’s right, I want the power of the G-virus. I desperately need it. Because I want revenge. Captain America and Umbrella Corporation caused me losses, and I want to take them back.” Red Skull looked at Marcus, his expression turning serious, and said, “What I need from you is simple, and I will help you.”

Marcus said thoughtfully, "As I've said before, our target is the Umbrella Corporation. The Umbrella Corporation's mansion and underground research center are my targets. Also, you need to select some Hydra members; I need to manufacture biological weapons to attack the Umbrella Corporation."

Red Skull couldn't help but interrupt him, bargaining as he said, "If you agree to my request, of course I will do it."

"Of course, I agree to your request. The G-virus is something I need to research anyway, so giving you the power of the G-virus is no problem," Marcus said indifferently, seemingly unmoved by offering up his research results. Perhaps that's just how he is.

“Of course, in return, Hydra will fully support you,” Red Skull readily agreed.

“Very well, now I have a big plan, are you interested?” Marcus suddenly turned to Red Skull and asked.

"What plan?" Red Skull asked, intrigued.

“To spread various viruses all over the world. Simply put, to spread the T-virus and G-virus, including other things that Umbrella Corporation is researching,” Marcus said thoughtfully after a moment’s thought.

“That’s a good idea, but we need to plan it out in detail. Although we’ve damaged a part of Umbrella Corporation, they are still very powerful,” Red Skull agreed.

"The T-virus could destroy America, but its spread is extremely slow. That wouldn't be enough to succeed. While I was destroying Umbrella Corporation's base and searching for the virus, I also discovered something that would be beneficial to us. The US military, based on the rabies virus variant provided by Umbrella Corporation, has created several superviruses with extremely fast spread. If we obtain these viruses, they will be of great help to my plans," Marcus said excitedly.

“Of course, we need to cooperate,” Red Skull agreed.

The T-virus outbreak was unstoppable. However, Tang Tian was dealing with the Hulk issue; he had reached his destination—his target for creating a new army. (To be continued...)

Chapter 255 High-Tech Weapon Data

After Tang Xing and the others returned from the Alien storyline, most of them spent more than two hours on physical repair. In fact, the repair of the others was completed after more than an hour. Only Zheng Zha's physical repair took the longest. Moreover, when his whole body was repaired, the light shining on him suddenly changed from a sunlight-like light to a green light. Only Zheng Zha himself had a slight understanding. This should be the "main god" repairing his genes that were about to collapse. Tang Xing knew this. This time, he also tried his skills.

Chu Xuan already had a general idea of ​​what it was like to unlock the gene lock, but Zheng Zha couldn't explain it clearly either. In that state, a lot of information instinctively rushed into his mind. Although so far, he could only use the unlocked gene lock state in battle, it was already quite remarkable. At least he survived after unlocking the gene lock. If he could use this state in any situation, such as when thinking about a strategy, or when reasoning and analyzing... In short, when he could use this unlocked gene lock state at will, he would be an omnipotent superman.

After completing this part of the story, Zhang Jie laughed the loudest. He exclaimed, "I narrowly escaped death! But this is a huge win! Each horror movie gives a fixed reward of 1,000 points, killing an alien gives 500 points, plus another 1,000 points for completing the mission and a D-level side quest. Damn! Fortune truly favors the bold. I'd even accept this desperate situation, hahaha!"

Chu Xuan seemed to have also checked his reward points from the "Main God." He paused for a moment and said, "Repairing my body consumed 107 points. Is this usually the amount I consume?"

Zhang Jie shook his head and said, "Repairing the body isn't expensive; what's expensive is repairing the body itself. For example, repairing a broken hand or foot is very cheap. But if your life is in danger and you don't know which parts need repair, then you'll need to use the repair function. It will completely repair your body, but it will use many more reward points. You're lucky; you only used a little over a hundred reward points. I used over two hundred reward points to finish repairing."

Zhan Lan stood to the side with a bitter face and said, "My repair cost more than 400 reward points, and now I have more than 1,600 left. This is even including the 100 reward points for the newbie explanation. Ugh, repairing my body used up too many reward points... The only thing worth being happy about is that there is only one D-level side quest left."

Zhang Jie laughed and said, "Be content. Horror movies like this, where the plot is altered, usually result in a total wipeout. We actually survived with five people. We should be grateful. Otherwise, do you think side quests are so easy to obtain? Thanks to Zheng Zha, otherwise we would all be in the Empress's belly by now."

"That's true, it's already a miracle we're alive." Tang Xing nodded in agreement, as his current strength was proving invaluable in this operation.

However, the moment the word "Empress" was mentioned, their expressions changed. It was as if they'd been chased by a vicious dog for blocks, only to be bitten on the backside in the end. According to Zheng Zha, it felt like a chill ran down their spines.

But at least he survived, which was more important than anything else. Tang Xing also knew that Zheng Zha wanted to know the number of his reward points, and the others were also waiting.

Sure enough, Zheng Zha finally had a chance to close his eyes and connect with the "God." The moment he made contact, a long list of reward points flooded his mind: a fixed 1,000 reward points for each horror movie, 1,000 points for killing two aliens, and 3,000 points for killing the Queen. Adding the 1,000 reward points for completing a mission and one D-level side quest, he already had 6,000 reward points.

The gods of the lower latitudes are quite something, really; they're only gone for a moment before they're jumping around again. When we have time, I'll have the boss come over and play too; I really love nuclear explosions.

Zhang Jie shouted at Tang Xing, "Your fighting power is so strong, why were you so low-key, only coming to our rescue at the last minute?"

Tang Xing said calmly, "It's nothing. I fought the Alien Queen for so long, but Zheng Zha took care of her with a single grenade. I watched him finish her off right before my eyes."

"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed when they heard Tang Xing's words. Zheng Zha had finished repairing himself at this time. As soon as he landed, Zhang Jie gave him a bear hug with a big laugh, showing the friendship between brothers.

Zhang Jie suddenly laughed and said, "Alright, alright, everyone should get some rest today. Haha, everyone, I'll have to excuse myself. We can talk about everything tomorrow. This experience was really dangerous. Tomorrow I'll have your sister-in-law cook you a big feast to calm your nerves..." He laughed and ran towards his room.

Zheng Zha shook his head helplessly and said, "You all know how to open your rooms now, right? You decide the size and style of the room based on your imagination. No one can enter your room without your permission. By the way, about the use of reward points... Let's discuss it tomorrow. Tomorrow we'll discuss how to use the reward points. If Tang Xing hadn't provided the high-tech weapons in the Alien movie, we might have suffered even greater casualties. Chu Xuan is definitely better at this than I am. Tomorrow we'll discuss how to deal with future horror movies together."

After saying that, he imitated Zhang Jie and grabbed his bodyguard. The bodyguard immediately shouted and then held on to his friend, refusing to let go. He then walked towards his room, but unexpectedly, Chu Xuan's voice came from behind him.

"Thank you so much this time."

"No need to thank me, your wisdom has helped me a lot... So let's remain allies, shall we? Hahaha..."

Zheng Zha said without turning his head, then laughed and walked into his room, leaving only the four people who remained silent in the square: Tang Xing, Chu Xuan, Ling Dian, and Zhan Lan, who was staring intently at his back...

"Truly amusing, these ignorant natives." Watching the somewhat lonely figure of Zhan Lan, Tang Xing left without expression and went into his room…

After dinner, everyone suggested that they meet at the square at 10 a.m. the next day and then send Zheng Zha back to the real world... Even a short trip back to the real world was a luxury for everyone living in terror. Compared to terror, peace was paradise.

Another uneventful night passed, but Tang Xing began exchanging high-tech weapon data here at night. To be honest, although this place was a bit of a rip-off, the data itself was reliable.

"Antimatter weapon data, black hole simulator, singularity bomb, dimensional strike weapon..." That night, Tang Xing was exchanging for the high-tech items here. In just a short time, Tang Xing spent 24700 reward points. He was quite satisfied with the data.

"Next, I can destroy the weapon data of God, so that Boss can live a better life in the main world," Tang Xing thought to himself. (To be continued...)

Chapter 256 Returning to Reality

At ten o'clock the next day, everyone stood in the square silently looking at each other. Zheng Zha closed his eyes and communicated with the main god. After a moment, he raised his left hand and looked at the storage ring. Everyone around was puzzled. Only Chu Xuan asked indifferently, "Did you exchange something in the storage ring?"

“Well, I exchanged one cubic meter of platinum.” Zheng Zha smiled helplessly and said, “My family isn’t rich. My parents’ retirement pensions are just enough to make ends meet. Anyway, it’s worth a try. If I can bring these things back to the real world, at least I can leave my parents some retirement savings, right? Besides, Li’er’s parents spent a lot of money to treat her illness, and their financial situation has never been very good… Anyway, I’ll give it a try. If I can ensure my parents and family are at peace, then I can struggle in horror movies with peace of mind.”

Lori stood obediently beside Zheng Zha. When she heard about her parents' situation, his eyes immediately turned red. Zhan Lan, who was standing nearby, was very attentive. She took out a handkerchief and gently handed it to Lori. He immediately gave her a grateful smile.

Tang Xing, of course, wouldn't remind Zheng Zha to throw away the dagger Chu Xuan had given him; it was a very important matter. He knew that revealing it would bring him enormous trouble, so he simply let it go.

Zheng Zha smiled wryly as he took her hand. He carefully checked the things he needed to bring: a submachine gun and ammunition, a dagger, a bulletproof vest, and some leftover hemostatic agents and bandages. He put all of these in his storage ring, along with a cubic meter of platinum. The storage ring was almost full. As for the pressure-relieving shoes, he put them on. He had basically brought everything he could. Now he just needed to make sure that the things here could be brought back to the real world... including Loli.

This is one of the important reasons why he agreed to go back: to confirm whether Lori could return to the real world and wasn't just an illusion created by the "God." Dreams are wonderful, but they will eventually end. Rather than investing emotions and then being heartbroken, he preferred to get it over with once and for all. He needed to know if it was all just an illusion!

"Then... let's go!"

"Wait a minute," Tang Xing suddenly said to Zheng Zha.

"What's wrong, Tang Xing?" Zheng Zha turned his head and looked at Tang Xing with a puzzled expression.

A flash of white light appeared, and Zheng Zha and Luo Li were about to enter when Tang Xing appeared beside Zheng Zha. He took out something that looked like a miniature reactor and whispered, "This is an energy shield I researched. Just turn it on. The people around you will need it. It can defend against many attacks, even small nuclear bombs."

Upon hearing Tang Xing's words, Zheng Zha was initially surprised, then shook his head, feeling somewhat bewildered, before stepping into the sphere of light...

As the white light disappeared, Zheng Zha and Loli vanished from the platform. But only a moment later, Zheng Zha and Loli reappeared before everyone. However, this time, Zheng Zha was severely injured, while Loli beside him was completely unharmed, clearly indicating that Tang Xing's energy shield was very effective.

Zheng Zha didn't care why these people were in the square. Holding Loli, he turned to the "God" behind him and shouted, "God! Quickly heal my wounds..."

Zhang Jie suddenly shouted, "Wait, wait a minute!"

The man rushed over and shouted, "God! Heal his injuries! Deduct the healing points from my account!"

Zheng Zha was momentarily stunned, but Zhang Jie quickly said loudly, "I need to heal your injuries quickly! I know you don't have many reward points left. Once your reward points turn negative, you will be eliminated by the 'God.' So only I can heal your injuries quickly!"

The others stared blankly as a beam of white light shot from the "God" towards Zheng Zha. Zheng Zha immediately floated up, and gradually, his pale face began to regain its color. Only then did he say, "'God,' completely heal my injuries!"

Zheng Zha was fully repaired. Zhang Jie spent more than 400 reward points, and his severed leg had also regrown. At this moment, Lori was standing on the ground waiting for him. As soon as he landed, she immediately ran to him.

“Li’er…you stand behind me.”

Zheng Zha smiled slightly at Lori, then he brandished his dagger and charged at Chu Xuan. The sharp end of the dagger was aimed directly at the bespectacled man's forehead. Due to the distance, only Zero, who was next to Chu Xuan, reacted in time. He tackled Chu Xuan to the ground, but the dagger still managed to stab him.

However, at this moment, Zheng Zha suddenly felt someone appear in front of him—it was Tang Xing. Tang Xing caught the blade bare-handed, taking the dagger from Zheng Zha's hand. The virus on Tang Xing's body easily rendered him immune to the attack power of the high-tech dagger. Then, Tang Xing pushed Zheng Zha towards Zhang Jie, as this was also part of his plan.

Zhang Jie immediately grabbed Zheng Zha and shouted urgently, "Zheng Zha! Are you crazy? Why would you attack one of our own people!"

Zheng Zha roared furiously, "Our own people? Damn it, our own people! I spent reward points and side quests to go back for everyone, but do you know what this bastard did? He actually put the locator from his watch on this dagger! Do you know why I'm in such a sorry state? I was forced to come back! They arrested me and threw me in jail. I barely managed to get back at the last minute! Tell me, is this kind of bastard even one of our own?"

Everyone looked up at Chu Xuan. The bespectacled man casually sat up from the ground, dusted himself off, and said, "Really? Then my guess was right..."

With a muffled thud, Zheng Zha kicked Chu Xuan in the chest. The immense force sent the bespectacled man flying nearly ten meters away, causing Chu Xuan to cough up several mouthfuls of blood.

"Damn it!" Zheng Zha roared madly, "Is my life so worthless? Just some conjecture of yours? We're supposed to be allies, and I risked my life in the last horror movie! Is this how you repay me? I'm going to kill you!"

However, at this moment, Tang Xing once again blocked Zheng Zha's path, punching him to the ground. After Zheng Zha regained some composure, Tang Xing coldly demanded of him, "Don't do anything foolish. It doesn't matter if he dies, but if you kill him, you and the people you created will also die. So you know what to do, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha slowly stopped in his tracks. The madness on his face gradually faded, but he still said with a ferocious expression, "Chu Xuan, I don't know how long my parents will be imprisoned by those people. I won't kill you, but I will cut off all four of your limbs. You can regenerate your body, but I will cut off your limbs again! Then we'll see whether you will starve to death or be erased by the 'God' because you can't enter the light circle!"

Immediately, Zheng Zha turned to Tang Xing and said gratefully, "Tang Xing, I believe in what you gave me. He protected the person I wanted to protect when he was in danger, so I really thank you." (To be continued...)

Chapter 257 Division

Seeing Zheng Zha's expression, Tang Xing continued, "Although what Chu Xuan did was indeed wrong, I think you should try to understand the situation instead of being angry."

Upon hearing Tang Xing's words, Zheng Zha's expression softened slightly. He then turned to Chu Xuan and asked, "What is your purpose?"

Chu Xuan sat up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He calmly asked, "Where's that locator? Did you throw it away?"

Zheng Zha sneered, "Of course, did you think I would bring it back to you?"

Chu Xuan nodded and said, "Then, I guarantee your parents will be fine. My guess is correct. In fact, that device can not only lock the location, but also store a certain amount of information. I entered information about the existence of this space into it, and at the same time, I entered some high-tech blueprints that could be exchanged in this space. If you left the locator there, then they will definitely release your parents, and may even make better arrangements for them. I can guarantee that."

Zheng Zha's expression gradually calmed down. After looking at Chu Xuan, he said coldly, "Why should I believe you? And why did you do this? Are you willing to break our alliance just to do this? If it weren't for Tang Xing's protective shield, I might have killed you. And I really can't think of anything that would make you do this. If you don't give me a good reason, I will definitely cut off your limbs!"

Chu Xuan smiled faintly and said, "Alright, then listen carefully to my reasons for doing this... I have three reasons why I want to do this."

"First, to test whether the 'real space' you went to is truly the real world we came from. Because the 'God' can create horror movie worlds, the 'real world' you went to could very well be a virtual world it created. The only way to prove it is to create a situation you are completely unaware of, like when I placed a locator on your dagger. You were unaware of all this, and only the base in my memory can receive the locator. So if you return safely, it proves that the real world you returned to is a 'real world' fabricated by the 'God,' and then this world is the real real world. Judging from your injuries upon your return, we should have both physically entered the 'God's' space. That is to say, we can bring back the items we exchanged and our physical strength. This is the first reason I want to prove."

"My second reason is that I want to go back to the real world. The 'God' will definitely impose some restrictions on you, right? Can you tell me about those restrictions?"

Zheng Zha coldly said, "Yes, firstly, you cannot tell anyone about the 'Main God' space in any way. Secondly, you must return to the place you came from within a specified time. For example, if I pressed the 'yes' button on my computer in the office, I must return to the office within thirty days. Thirdly, I must touch all my belongings when I return, otherwise they will remain in the real world. If the item is unique to the 'Main God' space, then its existence will be erased."

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses and said, "As expected. It's almost exactly what I guessed. We absolutely cannot tell the outside world about the things in the 'Main God' space, right? And yet I wasn't erased. So, my second reason is that the 'Main God' doesn't actually have the ability to think; it's just a supercomputer that operates according to a program!"

"Because I brought the locator back to the real world without your knowledge, you didn't know it contained information, and it completely revealed the existence of the 'God' space. This actually completely revealed the information here. According to the rules, the person who reveals the information will be erased, but I wasn't erased. So this rule only applies to those who return to the real world. Since I'm still in the 'God' space, even if I revealed the information, it doesn't matter. Similarly, because you were unaware that I revealed the information, you weren't erased either. Therefore, I conclude that the 'God' has no thinking ability; it only acts according to the program rules. That is, the silencing rule only applies to those who return to the real world. Also, if this person doesn't have the memory of revealing the information, even if the information was revealed, it can't punish that person. So, it's actually just a supercomputer with programs; it's not a sentient being capable of thought!"

Zheng Zha roared, "What does this mean? I don't care if it's a computer or anything else, because of your scheming, I almost lost my life! All for your conjecture?"

Chu Xuan ignored him and continued, "Once we know it's a program, we can bypass its limitations to accomplish many things, just like in horror movies... It's useless to tell you this. My third reason is that I hope you can take some high-tech design blueprints back. If the first two assumptions are correct, then those blueprints should already be in their hands, and they should have received my message. In my message, I hope they can hypnotize some special forces soldiers into feeling disillusioned with reality, and then have them stay in front of the computer 24 hours a day. This way, we might have some special forces comrades, and our survival rate will increase a lot..."

"I'm sorry to have put you in danger. This is different from what I predicted. I thought they would find you sooner so they could discover the locator on the dagger and you could return here safely. But I've already anticipated my mistake... Anyway, it's my fault. If you still want to kill me after hearing these three reasons, then please cut off my limbs. I won't resist."

After Chu Xuan finished speaking, he stood there calmly. Zheng Zha hesitated, holding the dagger. Finally, he threw the dagger to the ground and said, "I hate you for your scheming and plotting against your partners and allies. Don't you have any normal human feelings? Why can't we be partners?"