The Two Chapters

The brown-haired girl zombie was currently in a deep sleep, lying quietly inside the box.

The bare-chested strongman Sam said in a deep voice, "This clone's molecular mimicry phasing ability isn't perfect. She can only activate it once in a short period, after which she'll fall into extreme fatigue." He paused. "Even so, we can't afford to be careless. Don't forget, besides being a mutant clone, she's also a zombie now. If she breaks through the box, anyone she bites will be dead."

Sam then ordered one of his subordinates, "Yank, give her another dose of sedative." He looked up at all his subordinates and said, "Listen up. The higher-ups value this zombie clone very highly. Hundreds of similar clones have died in our outposts and labs around the world. We finally managed to keep one alive in our lab's culture tank. We absolutely cannot afford to lose her."

At this moment, Guan Heng was hiding in the shadows, eavesdropping. His mind stirred, Molecular mimicry phasing? Isn't that Kitty Pryde's ability? She's a super-powerful mutant. I didn't expect Hydra to already have her clone zombie.

Thinking this, Guan Heng touched the Corpse Storage Bag at his waist. Besides Dabao, I can capture two more Super Zombies. As long as they're Corpse Soldier level like Dabao, it'll be fine. I must get my hands on this Kitty Pryde Clone Zombie. Her ability is too useful for me. With her, I can go anywhere effortlessly.

At this point, a subordinate asked tremblingly, "Mr. Sam, when will the higher-ups take this terrifying monster away? We brothers have been scared to death these past few days, afraid the zombie will phase through the walls and bite us. We can't eat or sleep properly. If this continues, we'll break down."

Sam's face darkened. He was about to reprimand his subordinate for being incompetent and cowardly, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he sighed, "If I said I wasn't scared, I'd be lying. This thing is a super-powerful bomb that could explode at any moment. Don't worry, I've already contacted the higher-ups. We'll be free in a day or two."

Stroking his chin, Sam mused, "Also, I need to transfer the items the Leader stored in my safe. I received orders from above to shut down and abandon this place. The higher-ups said that after the deal with the Green Goblin, this place will be discovered sooner or later."

Saying this, Sam waved his hand, "Now, move the box to my room first. I'll lock it up and guard it personally. You guys go pack up your things. Destroy what needs to be destroyed, and be ready to evacuate this place at any moment. Hurry up."

A group of subordinates responded with a roar, lifted the box, and grunted as they carried it to a room. As soon as the box landed, Sam waved his subordinates away and quickly took out a lock and key to secure the box. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and turn to close the door.

After closing the door and locking the bolt and electronic lock, Sam breathed a sigh of relief. "Safe for now." He turned and walked a few steps into the room. On the wall was a small safe. Sam opened it and checked it carefully, muttering, "The Leader said these documents are more important than his life. He was in a hurry to meet an old rival and found it inconvenient to carry them, so he entrusted them to me. Sigh, I hope he takes them back soon, so I don't have to keep worrying."

He casually pushed the safe door shut, not even bothering to pull out the key. He figured he would be packing up and leaving the base soon anyway, so there was no need to bother with setting a new password. It would be more convenient to just grab them later.

He creaked open the liquor cabinet and took out a bottle of strong Vodka, murmuring, "A few drinks will help me calm down."

Suddenly, an abrupt voice rang out, "It's fine if you drink the whole bottle. That'll be your farewell drink." With that, Guan Heng's ghostly figure appeared. He had entered the room and hidden while Sam was turning to lock the box, having been observing for a long time.

To avoid trouble, Guan Heng wore a pitch-black mask, only his eyes visible.

"Ah! Who are you?" Sam exclaimed in shock, reacting quickly and drawing his pistol. However, Guan Heng's figure suddenly moved. Sam's wrist throbbed with pain as his firearm was snatched away by the opponent in a flash.

With a few clicks and clatters, Guan Heng disassembled the gun in his hand into a pile of parts. "I advise you not to make any rash moves, or you'll die even faster."

"Hah!" Sam knew the opponent's strength far surpassed his own, but his fighting spirit was not extinguished. He lunged forward fiercely, determined to struggle until his last breath.

A cold glint flashed in Guan Heng's eyes. "Stubborn fool. Get lost!" He threw a heavy punch at Sam's chest. The opponent staggered back, coughing up blood, and fell to the ground. Guan Heng immediately leaped over and, with a few punches and kicks, knocked him into a deep coma. Seeing the Hydra emblem still pinned to his chest, Guan Heng thought, He's so protective of this thing, and even sent someone back to the Presidential Suite to find it. It must have some hidden significance. I'll take it for now. Without hesitation, he ripped off the badge and stuffed it into his pocket.

Guan Heng took the set of keys from Sam's waist and strode forward. With a clatter, he unlocked the special metal box and lifted the lid. Inside, the brown-haired zombie girl, the Kitty Pryde clone, was still fast asleep.

Guan Heng's mind stirred, and the girl zombie suddenly vanished from the box. He was overjoyed. Ancestors of the Demon Exorcism Sect, bless me! She really is just Corpse Soldier level. It's great that I can put her in the Corpse Storage Bag. With this Kitty Pryde Zombie now, I'm like a tiger with wings!

Overjoyed with the zombie in hand, Guan Heng remembered Sam muttering earlier that the Hydra Leader had stored some important items in the safe here due to an urgent matter. He felt it was necessary to see what they were.

Since the safe key wasn't removed, he pulled open the door and reached inside, taking out a document bag. As he poured it out, what fell into his hands was actually a thread-bound ancient book.

Guan Heng looked at the cover, then casually flipped through it. Cold sweat immediately broke out on his face, and his hands, which were holding the book, trembled slightly. This is actually one of the lost Three Corpse Secret Methods of Huaxia's Demon Exorcism Sect, a cultivation manual for the Corpse Control Method!

In Guan Heng's original world, zombies had been gradually eradicated, and many of the Demon Exorcism Sect's ancient texts and secret methods had fallen into disuse and been lost. Legend had it that the Demon Exorcism Sect had three secret methods for dealing with zombies: the Corpse Extermination Method, the Corpse Control Method, and the Corpse Refining Method.

Guan Heng only learned the simplest and most basic Corpse Extermination Method, which is how to eliminate zombies. The other two secret methods, Corpse Control and Corpse Refining, have been lost for hundreds of years, making them impossible to learn.

The Corpse Control Method is one level higher than the Corpse Extermination Method. Instead of directly killing and eliminating zombies, it focuses on controlling them. This method is ten times more profound than using talismans to control zombies. Talismans were merely an emergency measure devised by Huaxia's Demon Exorcism Sect after the Corpse Control Method was lost. They could only barely restrict a zombie's freedom of movement, not achieve complete control. The method had fallen into disuse.

By learning the Corpse Control Method, one can completely control a zombie, making it completely obedient to its master. The method involves using one's own essence and blood as ink to draw profound magic arrays on the zombie's body, making it serve the user without any thought of resistance, as the arrays control the zombie's rebellious emotions.

Guan Heng currently has two Super Zombies and lacks the means to completely control them. Now that he has learned the Corpse Control secret method, this drawback is resolved.

Chapter 0027 - Start Watching From Here

As for the last of the Three Corpse Secret Methods, the Corpse Refining Method, Guan Heng had only heard his master mention it. Centuries ago, the senior experts of the Demon Exorcism Sect could refine the highest-level Corpse Emperors into their Natal Incarnations. This allowed them to possess the abilities of a Corpse Emperor for a short period. However, that refining method has been lost for hundreds of thousands of years.

The Corpse Refining Method is like a mirage to Guan Heng, something that doesn't exist. But the secret manual for the Corpse Control Method is now in Guan Heng's hands.

Taking a deep breath to calm his emotions, Guan Heng thought to himself, I shouldn't think about anything else for now. Let's see what benefits this Corpse Control Method has. With that thought, he flipped through the thread-bound ancient book, carefully examining it. It turned out that the Corpse Control Method was slightly more difficult than the Corpse Extermination Method he had learned. However, as long as one had learned the Corpse Extermination Method and had a general foundation, learning Corpse Control would not be difficult.

In fact, people from Hydra, while experimenting with spatial equipment, accidentally twisted open a spatial wormhole. A dormant, decaying zombie and a secret manual for Corpse Control fell out. The Hydra leader at the time couldn't understand the profound ancient Chinese characters in the thread-bound book. Thus, they rounded up many ancient Chinese scholars and forced them to translate it for them. They eventually managed to translate the section on how to create zombies.

The leader was overjoyed. Using the dormant zombie as an experimental subject, combined with modern technological means, they created Corpse Soldiers and evolved Corpse Commanders. However, they were few in number, with only four or five successful examples surviving.

The schemer then thought of using the genes of super-powered mutants to create clone Super Zombies. This plan was extremely difficult to complete, mainly because the translation of the ancient book had made no progress. To this day, only two Super Zombies have successfully survived: the M Nation Captain Clone and the Kitty Pryde Clone.

Now, they have all fallen into Guan Heng's hands.

The leader executed a large number of incompetent ancient Chinese scholars out of anger, but it was still useless. Furthermore, because they didn't know the Corpse Control secret method, the Corpse Soldiers, Corpse Commanders, and Super Zombies they created were completely disobedient. Hydra lost many of its followers trying to capture them. Because of this, they could only keep the zombies in a drugged state for extended periods. If they woke up, they would definitely cause trouble.

In a fit of rage, the leader put this project on semi-hold. This time, he wanted to visit an old rival who was proficient in ancient Chinese to discuss the ancient book. However, he feared the rival might try to seize it. Therefore, he stored the ancient book in the public cemetery's base, in the safe deposit box of his subordinate Sam. He never expected it to benefit Guan Heng.

The reason why the Corpse Control secret manual is difficult for ordinary people to understand is not only because it is written in profound ancient Chinese characters, but also because it contains many parts written in the Demon Exorcism Sect's Reverse Secret Language. Others would naturally be confused. Guan Heng, however, has no such obstacles. He is a descendant of the Demon Exorcism Sect and is Chinese.

After quickly flipping through the Corpse Control secret manual, reading ten lines at a glance, Guan Heng already understood five to six tenths of the Corpse Control method. He felt that he could control a zombie right now. Although it wouldn't be permanent, it should be possible for several hours. As long as he drew a few control arrays on the zombie's body with his blood, establishing a spiritual connection, he could control it. As for complete control, it would require dozens of arrays all over the body at least.

Since he now possessed the basic means of Corpse Control, he might as well test it out. Guan Heng patted the Corpse Storage Bag at his waist. I have two Super Zombies now. Who should I control first? He suddenly slapped his forehead. Why am I so stupid? What's the point of controlling Dabao now? I'll control Kitty Pryde first. After all, her phasing ability is useful right now.

With a thought, the Kitty Pryde Clone was instantly summoned before him. She was still unconscious, seemingly due to the potent knockout drugs used by Hydra. Guan Heng bit his finger and, following the Corpse Control Method, drew three arrays on the Kitty Pryde Clone's forehead and back.

Three arrays should be enough to barely control her. Guan Heng muttered to himself, beginning the test. The three arrays on the Kitty Pryde Clone's body suddenly flashed with strange light and then disappeared from her skin, as if they had never been drawn.

He tapped her forehead, and the Kitty Pryde Clone suddenly opened her eyes.

Opening her eyes, the clone zombie saw Guan Heng and instinctively lunged to bite him. However, Guan Heng didn't dodge. Just as her fangs and claws were about to touch him, three arrays flashed with red light on the zombie clone's forehead and back. Instantly, the zombie seemed to be in extreme pain, crying out and clutching its head. The Corpse Control secret method had taken effect. "Stop messing around. From now on, I, Guan Heng, am your master. Listen well," Guan Heng said with a smile. "This Corpse Control secret method is indeed powerful. I won't have to worry about talismans anymore. Besides, the secret method is much more effective than Corpse Control talismans."

He walked forward and patted the young female zombie's face, chuckling, "From now on, your name will be Zombie Er Ni. Keep Dabao company." As a precaution, Guan Heng, as usual, pulled out Er Ni's teeth and nails to prevent her from accidentally harming others. As a zombie, she was crippled, but she still had her superpowers.

"Alright, next is to leave here. Let's test your abilities first." Guan Heng asked through telepathic communication, "Er Ni, can you activate your abilities?"

Er Ni, being a low-level Corpse Soldier, couldn't speak, so she just nodded. Guan Heng went over and held her hand. "Then activate them now. Let's phase through the wall."

The next moment, the two of them were indeed standing outside the secret room door.

Guan Heng exclaimed loudly: "Well done, Er Ni! You truly live up to your name as Pet Number Two! Hey, you suddenly felt a weight in your hand. Looking again, Er Ni was already slumped over, collapsing onto the ground."

"So, what Sam said earlier was true. Er Ni can only use her ability once in a short period." Guan Heng frowned and put Er Ni into the Corpse Storage Bag. It seemed Er Ni's ability could only be used as a trump card from now on, but that was better than nothing. Thinking this, he chuckled. One couldn't be too greedy; greed invites lightning strikes!

"Also, this must not be known by anyone. If Hydra finds out it was me, they'll hunt me all over the world. S.H.I.E.L.D. might have been infiltrated by them for a long time too. No one can know. I'll keep it buried within me!" Guan Heng stroked his chin and thought, "My current strength is neither here nor there. I don't want to become a target for everyone yet."

Guan Heng suddenly revealed a sinister smile: "Before I leave, I'll give this Hydra base a parting gift. When I arrived, I happened to discover their armory where they stored ammunition and weapons. It's here, to the left."

A few minutes later, Guan Heng sneaked into the base's armory and found several detonation devices. "Set to a timer," he muttered. He then ran out of the cemetery and got on his motorcycle. "Amen," he said, "I'm really eliminating evil for the people." Before he finished speaking, a thunderous explosion rocked the sky. The Hydra branch base in the fake cemetery was blown to smithereens, all traces wiped clean and vanished without a trace.