Zombie Hero Ambush

The night sky over Dongjin New Kabukicho was ripped apart by a sudden explosion. The three-story building of the "Elysium Bathhouse" clubhouse twisted and collapsed in flames, its steel frame piercing the sky like the ribs of a dying giant.

Pedestrians in the vicinity scattered to avoid the fire, as they hadn't expected this famous New Kabukicho club to suddenly catch fire.

Fire trucks were also rushing to the scene. Logan stood in the alley opposite the clubhouse, smoking a cigar and grinning with his canine teeth showing. He pressed his earpiece, "Melina, Dragon Claw Group has been eliminated. Send over the next target."

"Send it to your tactical wristwatch immediately." Melina's voice came through the headset, but something sounded off. "Logan, are you sure the entire Dragon Claw Group has been wiped out?"

"Of course, I chopped their heads off. What? Are there any still hiding?" Loken was taken aback by Melina's question. He had killed all his targets; the only smells at the scene were the stench of corpses and blood.

He suddenly remembered something—the stench of corpses? Those zombies were corpses too... no, zombies couldn't withstand specially made incendiary bombs, so what was it...?

Before Logan could figure out what was happening, Melina's urgent voice blared in his earpiece. "Watch out! There's a huge energy reaction under the building!"

"Roar~~!!!!"

A gray-green figure over three meters tall flew out of the flames and crashed heavily into the crowd. The force of the impact shattered the surrounding civilians into dust. A giant hand emerged from the smoke and grabbed a middle-aged bald man who had narrowly escaped being shattered by the Quake. A scream and the sound of bones being crushed echoed from the smoke.

As the smoke dissipated, an eerie silence fell over the streets of New Kabukicho. Logan's cigar slipped from his lips, sparks flying as they danced on the asphalt.

His pupils trembled incessantly—the gray-green giant that leaped out of the fire had skin covered in rotting patches, bits of flesh hanging from the exposed bone of his left arm, his mouth full of blood and bits of flesh, and his golden eyes, through which only a small part of the pupil could be seen, filled with hungry desire and brutal killing intent.

---- Zombie Hulk

"Crack!" As the Zombie Hulk crushed the middle-aged man's skull, dark red blood spurted from its mouth for five meters. It suddenly turned its head, its rotting nostrils twitching, as if it had caught an even more tempting scent— Logan at the alley entrance.

"Damn it!" Logan instantly extended his Adamantium claws, put his hands on the ground, and charged towards the Zombie Hulk on all fours like a Beast.

"Melina! There's Hulk here! The Hulk has been infected with the Zombie Virus!"

"Impossible! Banner is in Wakanda! He and Shuri are researching a serum for the Zombie Virus!" Melina shouted back.

"Roar!!!!" The zombie Zombie Hulk Logan towards him and threw a punch.

Logan nimbly dodged to the side of the Zombie Hulk, then pounced on its back, continuously inflicting damage on Zombie Hulk.

The Zombie Hulk howled in pain, flailing his arms and legs but unable to grab Logan on his back. Blood vessels appeared around his golden eyes. He howled again, leaped up suddenly, and then slammed his back heavily to the ground.

Logan, who was on the Zombie Hulk's back, never expected to become a human cushion. The weight and impact of the Zombie Hulk smashed a hole in the ground, and the alloy claws were released from the Zombie Hulk's body.

The zombie Zombie Hulk got up from the ground, turned around and kicked Logan hard in the chest and abdomen. Logan crashed into the pachinko parlor on the street corner like a rag doll, and the tempered glass curtain wall behind him shattered with a loud crash.

Logan coughed up blood from under his visor, and a large purple light shone from the Vibranium Suit on his chest. This was a 'kinetic energy absorption' feature specially designed by Shuri, but the Zombie Hulk's kick seemed to have exceeded the absorption limit, causing Logan to suffer internal injuries even with the Vibranium protection.

"Damn it! Melina, this Zombie Hulk's power can't even stop my Vibranium Suit!" Logan cursed into his headset.

At this moment, the Zombie Hulk roared at Logan again and charged towards Logan like a cannonball.

"Melina! I need to use the Cloth!" Logan quickly got up, crossing his arms to dodge the lunging Zombie Hulk.

"Hold on for 20 seconds! The Cloth will be deployed immediately!" Melina shouted in response.

"20 seconds? Bang!" Before Logan could even curse, the Zombie Hulk punched him. The narrow space of the pachinko parlor prevented Logan from dodging, and he was hit by the Zombie Hulk again, slamming into the ground.

The Zombie Hulk raised his fists and brought them down, each punch causing the ground to cave in a little more. Pieces of concrete mixed with the tempered glass of the pachinko parlor were reduced to dust in the shockwave.

The pachinko parlor didn't last long before it collapsed with a roar, but the roar of the Zombie Hulk could still be heard continuously from the ruins.

After an unknown amount of time, the Zombie Hulk's roar quietly ceased, the dust settled, Zombie Hulk lifted Logan high by the neck. Logan's limbs hung limply at his sides, and his battle suit was now covered in a purple glow.

The Zombie Hulk opened its huge mouth, grabbed Logan's shoulders with both hands, and shoved Logan's head into its mouth.

"Snap!"

The Zombie Hulk's fangs were only three inches from Logan's head, its foul saliva dripping onto the Vibranium mask. Logan could hear the groans of his bones being squeezed by the immense force, and the energy alarm on his suit was shrill and piercing—but he was laughing.

"Your mouth... stinks, you bastard!"

Just as the Zombie Hulk was about to bite down--

"Boom

A golden meteor tore through the night sky and crashed heavily into the ruins behind Logan. The shockwave sent debris flying, and amidst the dust and smoke, a golden box carved with the constellation Capricorn stood majestically, its ancient runes lighting up one by one, as if a sleeping behemoth was awakening.

Beneath Logan's visor, his canines grinned in a menacing arc.

"My turn."

He suddenly raised his hand, fingers spread wide, towards the Gold Cloth box—

The Zombie Hulk's golden pupils suddenly contracted, and he instinctively released Logan and leaped backward, but it was too late.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The box lid exploded open with a bang, and golden light flew out of it. The clanging of metal against metal echoed through the street. The parts of the Gold Cloth were rapidly assembled on Logan's body: the leg armor snapped on, the arm armor was attached, the breastplate was closed, and finally, the pair of Kinkaku Capricorn horns, curved like scythes, gleamed in the ruins.

The Zombie Hulk growled and took a half step back, its rotting muscles instinctively tensing—it sensed a threat.

"Now..." Logan cracked his neck, his joints making a metallic scraping sound, "It's time to settle the score."

"Whoosh--!"

A golden afterimage flashed by, and Logan's speed increased tenfold! The Zombie Hulk didn't even have time to raise his hand before a cross-shaped golden light exploded from his chest, spraying out rotten flesh and black blood!

"Roar

The Zombie Hulk howled in pain and threw a punch to retaliate, but Logan had already flashed behind it, and the golden blade pierced its spine like lightning!

"Snap!"

Amidst the cracking sound of bones, Logan kicked the Zombie Hulk, his claws crossed—

"Holy Sword! Slash!"

"Whoosh--!"

The golden claws tore through the air, and two intersecting golden arcs of light cleaved down like divine punishment! The Zombie Hulk's arms were severed at the shoulders, and black blood gushed into the sky like a fountain!

"Boom

The Zombie Hulk, having lost both arms, staggered to its knees, but its golden eyes suddenly glowed with an eerie red light, and the flesh at the severed limbs writhed wildly, displaying the ability to regenerate!

"Tsk, it even has a recovery ability?" Logan scoffed, his eyes narrowing beneath his Kinkaku helmet. "Then I'll cut you to dust!"

He suddenly crouched down, and golden light burst forth from his claws, transforming into two dazzling golden Holy Sword.

"Holy Sword! Shatter!"

Logan's figure instantly transformed into a golden lightning bolt, rapidly weaving around the Zombie Hulk. Each flash was accompanied by a sharp golden slash.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Golden light poured down like a torrential rain, and countless fine golden lines appeared on the Zombie Hulk's body, as if it had been cut by countless Holy Swords. Its roar stopped abruptly, and it froze in place, the red light in its golden pupils gradually fading.

Logan finally stopped, standing behind the Zombie Hulk, the light from his Gold Cloth slowly fading. He flicked his hands, retracting his alloy claws, and said without turning his head:

Goodnight, everyone.

Before the words had even finished --

"Boom

The Zombie Hulk's body suddenly disintegrated into countless fragments, and even his blood was burned away by the Holy Sword's energy, without spilling a drop.

The aftershocks of those golden strikes had not yet dissipated, and dense lines of golden light also appeared on the surfaces of the buildings surrounding New Kabukicho.

"Snap! Snap! Snap!"

The buildings along the entire street collapsed as if sliced by an invisible blade, turning into countless neat fragments. Smoke and dust billowed into the sky, but Logan produced a cigar from somewhere and lit it amidst the smoke.

Melina's voice came through the communicator. "Logan, is it sorted out?"

Logan looked down at the surrounding ruins and grinned.

"Ha, nonsense."

"Boom--!!!"

A deafening explosion erupted at the capital's official residence, causing surrounding buildings to collapse. A figure clad in a yellow and black bodysuit, her helmet visor shattered to reveal golden eyes, roared at Eric, who flew out of the residence, and Psylocke, who was perched on a steel bar.

---- Zombie Wasp.

"But no one told us there was a giant zombie in the mansion," Psylocke sneered.

Eric crossed his arms, looking at the 30-meter-tall Zombie Wasp. "Enough talk. We can't let this one die here. She's too big; her infected blood will infect the whole city."

"Do you have a solution?" Psylocke asked Eric.

"Roar--!!!"

The Zombie Wasp's roar interrupted Psylocke's thoughts, shattering glass within a hundred meters. Her body struggled in the ruins of the mansion, trying to step out of the ruins.

Eric hovered in the air, slowly raising his hands, his voice icy:

This city is not your graveyard.

"Clang--!"

In an instant, the metal of the entire block responded to Magneto's call. Broken steel bars shot out of the ground like giant pythons, the metal sheets of abandoned vehicles twisted and deformed, and even the metal layers of underground pipes were violently torn apart—countless torrents of steel converged into dozens of chains, binding the Wasp layer by layer!

Psylocke's purple energy sword gleamed in her hand. She raised an eyebrow at Eric in the air. "You wouldn't be thinking of...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Eric suddenly clenched his fist!

"Snap!"

The giant steel cocoon suddenly contracted, Wasp's body emitted a teeth-grinding cracking sound. Blackish-green pus sprayed from the cracks, but was precisely intercepted by the metal plate controlled by Eric the instant it came into contact with the air—every drop was sealed inside the suspended iron box.

"Rise."

As Eric pointed to the sky, the giant steel cocoon binding the Wasp began to rise rapidly. 300 meters... 500 meters... 1000 meters! The clouds churned beneath their feet.

Eric clenched his fist tightly, and the giant steel cocoon instantly collapsed inward!

"Creak--"

A piercing scream of twisting metal tore through the sky, as the steel contracted violently like a giant python Strangle its prey. The Wasp's rotting body began to crack under the absolute pressure, blackish-green pus spurting from the cracks, only to be precisely intercepted by the metal plates controlled by Eric the instant they came into contact with the air.

"Roar..."

The Wasp's roar grew weaker and weaker, her 30-meter-tall body being forcibly compressed to less than ten meters. Her eyes flashed with golden light, and her body twisted wildly, trying to break free of the steel cage—but all in vain.

Eric's eyes were icy cold. Suddenly, the silver metal ball in his waist pouch flew out and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the gaps of the giant steel cocoon.

"Furnace activated."

He whispered something, and his fingers suddenly clenched!

"Boom--!!!"

A blinding white light erupted from within the giant steel cocoon, and scorching flames rolled within the steel. The Wasp's body twisted and carbonized in the intense heat, eventually turning to ashes.

The giant steel cocoon began to glow red, and lava-like cracks appeared on its surface. Eric's arm trembled slightly, but his fist remained clenched tightly. Until—even the steel began to show signs of melting.

Eric stared at the melting metal cocoon, his brow furrowed.

"What a troublesome virus..." Eric muttered to himself. The temperature on the surface of the giant steel cocoon had exceeded his control limits. If it continued, the metal would melt, and he would lose control of the cocoon. Just as he was considering whether to risk sending it into space—

"Buzz--"

A cross-shaped blue streak of light suddenly tore through the night sky!

Countless fine white lines of light burst forth from the light trail, wrapping around the metal sphere as if they were alive. Those lines were as precise as nanoscale scalpels.

"Click..."

Countless cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the metal sphere. Then, the entire sphere, like a crumpled piece of paper, disintegrated into particles invisible to the naked eye in the blink of an eye! However, the white light did not stop, but continued to split and cut until even the basic particles were completely Oblivion.

Eric hovered in the air, his cloak fluttering in the turbulent energy currents. He looked up at the expanding cross-shaped beam of light—the figure of a silver-haired man slowly sheathing his sword.

"Ah, Vergil, thank you." Eric said with a smile.

"Next time, just call me. Also, why don't you use your Cloth?" Vergil spoke from the other end of the portal.

"I didn't expect it to be so complicated. Did you resolve it on your end?" Eric asked.

"It's solved!" The Angel flew out of the portal, dancing excitedly in mid-air. "Eric! You have no idea what we encountered over there!"

Eric raised an eyebrow, Angel said excitedly.

"Scarlet Witch! Zombie Scarlet Witch!"