Zombie Universe?

A gentle breeze blew across the tarmac of the Arbitrator Tower as Tony, Natasha, Banner, and the newly joined Cyclops Scott Summers arrived.

2B stood quietly at the edge of the tarmac, her short, silver-white hair fluttering in the wind, her black Battle Suit outlining her slender figure, her gaze fixed on the sky.

Dante, meanwhile, sat lazily cross-legged on the ground, his red coat spread out, the Rebellion casually stuck beside him. He had a lollipop dangling from his mouth, listlessly counting the clouds in the sky.

"Hey, isn't this Miss 2B?" Deadpool excitedly pounced on 2B the moment he saw her, opening his arms for a bear hug. "Long time no see! I missed you so much! Eh? Where's your maid outfit? Why are you in a Battle Suit? I don't mean anything by it, although you look beautiful in this too, it's not as sexy as your battle maid outfit, you know, or else—"

"Bang!"

Without even looking up, Dante casually flicked his wrist, and a flash of silver light appeared— Vibranium- forged mechanical gagging device precisely sealed Deadpool's mouth.

"Ugh?!" Deadpool's eyes widened as he frantically slapped his face, trying to pry open the device, but Vibranium was far harder than he had imagined. He looked up at Dante in shock, his eyes screaming, "You actually used Vibranium to seal my mouth?!"

Dante shrugged with a wicked grin. "A special edition, made specifically to deal with chatterboxes."

Tony walked over and patted Dante on the shoulder. "Well done, Dante. I owe you a pizza."

Natasha crossed her arms and smiled slightly, "Looks like we can finally have some peace and quiet for a while."

Banner adjusted his glasses and shook his head somewhat helplessly. "Although brute force is not the optimal solution, but... I support it this time."

Scott Summers (Cyclops) stood to the side, coughing somewhat awkwardly. "Uh, so... we're waiting for Chen Tian to come back?"

2B nodded slightly, her gaze still fixed on the sky. "Master's ship has entered Earth orbit, and it is expected to—"

Before the words were even finished, a deafening roar of engines suddenly filled the sky.

Everyone looked up and saw a streamlined, gold-black spaceship cutting through the clouds, its tail spewing out eerie blue plasma flames, hovering steadily thirty meters above the landing pad.

"Master is back." A beautiful smile appeared on 2B's face.

The spaceship's bottom spewed out a buffer jet of air, and it slowly descended. The moment the hatch opened, Kiana burst out like a small cannonball. "Blue Planet! Here I come--" But Bayonetta gently blocked her with a magic barrier, and she bounced twice on the transparent barrier like jelly before regaining her balance.

"Mind your manners, little kitty~" Bayonetta stepped out gracefully in her ten-centimeter heels. Behind her, Saitama yawned and strolled out slowly, holding half a bag of potato chips in his hand.

Finally, Chen Tian appeared. He walked down the gangway with one hand in his pocket. Tony strode up to him and punched him in the chest. "You're finally back!"

"Thump!" The dull thud of metal colliding echoed on the tarmac. Chen Tian remained motionless, while Tony was jolted back half a step by the recoil.

"Missed me?" Chen Tian chuckled, stretching his shoulders. His gaze swept over everyone, and he raised an eyebrow when he saw Deadpool's Vibranium mask. "Looks like you guys had a lot of fun while I was gone?"

Deadpool immediately pounced over, gesturing wildly. Dante casually tossed the half-eaten lollipop stick precisely into a trash can ten meters away. "Ignore him. This guy's been chattering non-stop ever since he came in, and he even tried to show Banner his 'Deadpool treasure'."

Banner's eyes suddenly lit up with a green light. "Don't mention that..."

Suddenly, Tony grabbed Chen Tian's shoulder and raised his other hand, his palm shooting out brilliant arcs of electricity that exploded in the air into the shape of the Arbitrators's symbol.

"Everyone!" Tony's voice boomed across the entire helipad through his armor's loudspeakers, "Tonight at Arbitrator Tower —an unprecedented welcome party is on! Champagne tower, barbecue grill, holographic dance floor, you name it!"

Natasha raised an eyebrow. "You didn't spend the entire budget for the Anti-Demon Armor on parties, did you?"

"What's even better," Tony snapped his the Snap, completely ignoring her complaints, "Friday, notify all staff that anyone late tonight at 8 p. m. will have to drink a special chili sauce cocktail."

He paused, glancing sideways at Deadpool was still groaning incoherently. "Oh, by the way, that lunatic in the red bodysuit isn't on the invitation list."

Upon hearing this, Deadpool immediately knelt down and slid over, grabbing Tony's leg and shaking his head frantically, his Vibranium mask gleaming from the friction. Seeing this, Dante pulled out a lollipop and precisely inserted it into the ventilation hole of Deadpool's mask.

"Protest denied." Tony swung his leg. "Unless you can keep quiet for more than five minutes—"

"Bang!"

Fireworks suddenly went off at the Arbitrator Tower.

Looking at the chaotic scene, Chen Tian turned to 2B and smiled, "Looks like they had quite an exciting time while we were gone?"

2B nodded slightly. "Master, do you need me to prepare a party dress?"

Bayonetta suddenly wrapped her arms around Chen Tian's neck from behind, whispering sweetly in his ear, "Darling, how about we leave early? I know a nice observation deck on the top floor of the building..."

Kiana immediately bristled. "Bayonetta! You want to monopolize the Commander again!"

Tony raised his arms. "Great! Looks like tonight's party's going to be pretty exciting! Friday, remember to pack a few boxes of Vibranium masks!"

The party venue was brightly lit, and holographic ribbons floated in the air. Captain America Steve Rogers and Falcon Sam stood next to the champagne tower, both dressed in casual clothes, but still standing ramrod straight.

Quicksilver left a trail of afterimages on the dance floor, stealing one cocktail after another from Iceman, which angered Iceman so much that he froze Iceman's boots.

In a noisy corner, Tony and Chen Tian nestled on a floating sofa, surrounded by an automatically generated soundproof field. Tony swirled the amber liquid in his glass.

"So," Tony lowered his voice, "What have you been doing in space these past few months? Don't tell me you just went on interstellar tourism."

Chen Tian took a sip of whiskey, his gaze sweeping across the center of the party— Bayonetta was stepping on Deadpool's back with her high heels, while 2B was helping Kiana untangle her frozen ponytail.

"See that spaceship on the helipad?" Chen Tian pointed out the window with his wine glass. "The core technology of a major cosmic power is inside," he paused, "As well as dozens of alien technologies you've never seen before."

Tony's eyes lit up. "You mean you brought back a lot of cool stuff for me from outer space?"

"Hehe, I've been good to you, haven't I, Uncle Tony?" Chen Tian revealed a devilish smile. "By the way, Thanos can't threaten our planet anymore."

Tony choked abruptly. "You wouldn't...?"

"Yes," Chen Tian casually made an explosion gesture, "They're all dead. I wiped him and his forces out completely."

Tony's expression shifted from shock to ecstatic joy. "So that's your excuse for being late? And you also eliminated a cosmic threat while you were at it?"

Chen Tian shrugged.

Tony's expression suddenly froze. "Wait, so we're not threatened by alien forces anymore?" He narrowed his eyes. "Then why do I keep feeling like something's not right..."

Chen Tian's gaze swept across the noisy dance floor, landing on Deadpool in the corner, who was trying to lick off his Vibranium mask with his tongue. "Because trouble never comes from just one source," he said softly.

Tony followed Chen Tian's gaze and suddenly slapped his forehead. "Damn it! This lunatic was definitely talking nonsense this afternoon!" He activated the holographic projector, and Friday immediately played a recording from a few hours earlier—

Chen Tian suddenly stood up, slamming his wine glass down on the table. He narrowed his eyes, staring intently at Deadpool's expression in the holographic projection.

"Rewind 30 seconds." Chen Tian's voice suddenly turned cold.

Tony paused for a moment, but still had Friday replay the recording. In the video, Deadpool pointed at Tony and said, "Even you've turned into Zombie Tony! Wearing armor, and the chest reactor's even turning green!"

Chen Tian's pupils contracted sharply. He grabbed Tony's wrist. "Let's go, to the war room now." Before Tony could react, he had already strode towards Deadpool.

"Hey! Wait a minute!" Tony stumbled after him. "You don't actually believe this lunatic's nonsense, do you?"

Chen Tian didn't answer. He grabbed Deadpool by the collar and lifted him up like a kitten, carrying him all the way out of the party.

The party fell silent instantly, all eyes fixed on Chen Tian's departing figure carrying Deadpool. Bayonetta's high heels were still suspended in mid-air, 2B's hand hovered over Kiana's frozen ponytail, and even the music on the dance floor seemed to pause for a moment.

Tony coughed awkwardly, shrugged at the others, and said, "Uh... you guys keep playing, I'll go check what's going on." He quickly chased after them, and the armor parts began to assemble automatically.

Quicksilver flashed to the champagne tower, scratching his silver hair. "Did we go too far?" He pointed to the Vibranium mask lying on the ground. "Or did Deadpool finally drive Chen Tian crazy?"

Captain America and Falcon exchanged a worried look. Steve put down his glass: "I'll go check it out," and then jogged off the party.

2B silently withdrew her hand from Kiana's frozen state and turned towards the elevator. "Master's reaction is abnormal. I suggest raising the alert level."

Bayonetta laughed and said, "Little 2B, don't worry about your Master, he knows what he's doing."

Dante leaned back on the sofa, eating pizza, and mumbled, "Yes, yes, my nephew is pretty reliable, so," he looked up at the ceiling, "F.R.I.D.A.Y., louder music! Let's get the party going!"

Suddenly, the music at the party started blasting loudly again.

The metal door to the war room slammed shut behind the four, completely shutting out the noise of the party. Chen Tian casually tossed Deadpool onto the central holographic projection table like a rag doll.

"Friday, remove the gag device," Chen Schicksal.

With a 'click,' the Vibranium mask fell off. Deadpool immediately stretched his jaw exaggeratedly. "God! Do you know what it feels like to be stuck in Vibranium? It's like being trapped Thanos's butt--"

"Didn't you come to see me? What do you want to say to me?" Chen Tian interrupted coldly, standing in front of the projection table with his arms crossed.

Tony and Steve stood on either side of Chen Tian, their shadows stretching long in the lamplight.

Deadpool sat up cross-legged, then suddenly became serious. "Okay, okay, I've been transported to Zombie Universe..."

He danced around excitedly. "You know what? Chen Tian, that universe is so interesting! I saw Zombie Captain America eat Falcon's head off, Vision feeding Wanda with Black Panther, and Ant-Man was left with only his head! But he could still talk! Isn't that amazing? Hahaha, I wonder what it would feel like to use Ant-Man's head to fuck him."

"Tell me, who saved you?" Chen Tian frowned, as he thought of something.

"Spider-Man- Man! He saved me and Banner, and the Wasp and Doctor Strange's Cloak, and I can even understand what that Cloak is saying!" Deadpool exclaimed, cupping his face in his hands. "OMG, I've gained another skill!"

Then, turning to the air, he said, "Audiences, go tell Disney that I should play Doctor Strange."

Tony and Steve exchanged bewildered glances. Tony tapped his temple with his finger. "Wait, am I drunk? I understand every single word this guy is saying, but put together it sounds like alien language."

Steve frowned, his blue eyes filled with confusion. "Zombie Universe? Ant-Man's head can talk? This..."

The two of them turned to Chen Tian at the same time. They saw him with his brows furrowed, his fingers unconsciously tapping the edge of the projection table, and his eyes sharp as if trying to see through something.

"Chen Tian?" Tony waved his hand in front of his eyes. "You can't actually understand this lunatic's babbling, can you?"

Chen Tian suddenly snapped out of his daze, his eyes turning unusually serious. "Not only can they understand, but..." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a brand-new Vibranium gagging device, "... the situation is worse than I thought."

Deadpool excitedly turned to the air, gesturing to his imaginary audience. "Friends Fourth Wall, did you see that? This is why I should be Marvel's most—"

"Click!" The Vibranium mask was fastened to Deadpool's mouth again. The white eye patch on Deadpool's mask widened to its limit instantly, then his shoulders slumped dramatically, and he collapsed onto the table like a deflated balloon.

"Hey!" Tony protested, "At least let him finish what he was saying!"

Chen Tian shook his head. "I think I know what he's going to say."

Chen Tian's fingers slid rapidly across the holographic control panel, blue light flowing from his fingertips. As he operated the system, a complex multidimensional network structure gradually appeared in the projection—countless parallel lines each occupying their own position, with different time nodes and event markers flashing on each line.

"This is the actual model of the Multiverse Theory," Chen Tian said in a deep voice. "Each line represents a parallel universe, and each node represents a branching point of a key event."

Tony leaned closer to examine it. "This looks like a macroscopic manifestation of quantum entanglement..."

Steve frowned. "Chen Tian, you mean this guy's Zombie Universe is a parallel universe?"

"Yes, he's also from another universe. His name is Wade Wilson." Chen Tian turned to Deadpool, who was sprawled on the table.

Tony suddenly burst out laughing, "Wait, you mean this lunatic is actually a parallel version of Wade from our universe?" He gestured exaggeratedly, "That 'Duck King' Wade, whose appointments are supposedly booked a year in advance?"

Chen Tian and Steve couldn't help but laugh when they heard Tony describe Wade that way. But Chen Tian quickly suppressed his laughter and said seriously, "Ahem, that's true. But that's not the point..."

He turned to Tony, "This guy's sudden appearance is making me uneasy. Did you ask him where he first appeared?"

Tony shook his head. "This guy has been spouting nonsense since he showed up. It's giving me a headache."

Chen Tian removed Deadpool's Vibranium gag again. Deadpool immediately launched into a machine-gun-like rant. "God! Do you know what it feels like to have Vibranium stuck in your mouth? It's like being gagged by Peter's short--"

"Shut up." Chen Tian grabbed Deadpool's head and pressed it down. "Answer my question: Where did you first appear in this universe?"

Deadpool tilted his head and thought for a moment, "Hmm... it seems to be BHD? You know, the place with the hot springs and sushi! I even took a bath there, and then I discovered—"

"The exact location," Chen Tian interrupted.

"Uh... an abandoned shrine on the outskirts of Zahao?" Deadpool suddenly became serious. "There's a huge cherry blossom tree there, but no pretty girls wearing shrine maiden outfits."

Before Deadpool could continue his rambling, Chen Tian decisively snapped the Vibranium gag back onto his mouth with a "click." Deadpool's eyes widened immediately, and he made "mmm" protesting noises, gesturing wildly with his hands and feet.

"Friday, retrieve satellite images of all abandoned shrines outside Sapporo Hokkaido," Chen Schicksal.

The holographic projection immediately displayed 3D models of dozens of shrines. Chen Tian quickly scanned them, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper. "There are no abnormal energy readings... This is not right."

He turned to Deadpool, who was dramatically acting out a scene of "being strangled by fate." Chen Tian sighed and tossed him a tablet and stylus, "Write it down, how did you travel here?"

Deadpool immediately perked up, grabbing a pen and scribbling furiously on the tablet. Tony and Steve leaned over to watch, and saw a crooked cherry blossom tree appear on the screen, followed by several stick figures, one of which was clearly Deadpool himself, drooling over a red button...

"This guy's drawing skills are worse than a three-year-old's," Tony complained.

But Chen Tian's gaze suddenly froze in the corner of the picture—a bald figure in a blue robe, only half of his face was visible. Deadpool seemed to think the drawing wasn't lifelike enough, so he added a bright halo effect above the person's head.

"Uatu the Watcher?" Chen Tian muttered to himself, his fingers unconsciously stroking his chin.

Tony shrugged. "Who is this now?"

"The Watchers are one of the oldest races in the universe, and they have sworn to observe without interfering," Chen Tian had confirmed. "It seems we're in big trouble."