novelinnhs Chapter 414 Research on the Zombie Virus
Chapter 414 Research on the Zombie Virus
Chapter 414 Research on the Zombie Virus
"So what should we call you? Nothingness, or Bob?"
"Just call me Sentinel."
The nihilistic personality stems from the Sentinel's own denial of his identity, and he is one with Bob.
Now that their personalities are reversed, good and evil are reversed, and regardless of which one is outwardly present, they both seem capable of calling themselves Sentinels.
"What on earth is wrong with you—"
Just as Reed's mind was in a bit of a mess from this sudden turn of events, and he was about to ask the sentry what was going on, he heard a loud thud, and the sentry, who had been floating in the air, suddenly fell to the ground.
His power is rapidly diminishing, from the ability to reshape his physical body from nothing to almost zero.
"It seems the purification has begun."
The sentry himself wasn't surprised at all by this: "Does anyone have cigarettes or tobacco? Give me some!"
Originally, nothingness wasn't interested in these things, but now that Bob on the other end has gone from an addict to a carnivore, it has caused him to change his habits as well.
"Susan is pregnant, and we won't allow this kind of thing in our house!"
Reed grabbed Johnny, who was reaching into his pocket, and pressed him down. He had a lot of questions for the Sentinel: "What does 'purification' mean?"
Now that the mind has been reversed, the void that was released only reshaped the Sentinel's physical existence; in the mental world, the other side of Bob, the zombified version, still exists.
"Purification means—"
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The so-called "power of a million exploding stars" and "nothingness" are just a facade for the Sentinel's abilities. His true core ability is more like the distortion of reality.
Even so, nothingness couldn't "correct" Bob, who was already completely infected by the zombie virus. He could only choose to "erase": "I have to eliminate the other infected side of Bob."
This virus of unknown origin is extremely insidious. Contact with flesh and bodily fluids is merely its initial route of transmission. Once it spreads within the body, it can even alter the soul and mind.
"Wait, this—this isn't right, is it?"
Upon hearing the words "eliminate," Thunderbolt's heart skipped a beat: "Eliminate Bob, then wouldn't that leave only you? Of course, I'm not saying you're bad, but—haha—"
Thunderbolt chuckled awkwardly and didn't continue, but everyone understood what he meant.
The Sentinel's weakness lies almost entirely in his internal binary of good and evil, but what about the Void Sentinel, who only has a dark side personality? Wouldn't that make him invincible?
Moreover, once the other side is lost, will the Sentinels, who are now dominated by nothingness, still be as easy to talk to as they are now?
Johnny couldn't say which was better, the zombie sentinel or the one who just ate anyone he saw.
"Just like this pencil."
The Sentinel wandered through a former office area within Stark Tower, which Reed had later used as a laboratory, until he found a discarded pencil. He showed Johnny both ends of the pencil and asked, "Tell me, what do you see?"
Johnny emphasized what he saw: "Uh, a pencil?"
"Sigh." The Sentinel, dominated by nothingness, shook his head upon hearing Johnny's reply: "It's my fault, I don't need to explain to you."
With his near-educational level, Thunderbolt is indeed only suited to talking to big idiots like Bob.
"I see."
Seeing this, Mr. Fantastic Reed quickly understood what was going on: "So, what do you need us to do before Bob comes back?"
The first thing Sentry did after resurrecting himself was to seek out the Fantastic Four. That can't be a coincidence, can it?
"On the contrary, Reed, I don't need you to do anything, I need you not to do anything."
Could you explain that?
Before Reed could finish speaking, the sentry, who had delivered the message, seemed unable to contain himself any longer. Without looking back, he jogged off, opened the door, and left.
When Reed craned his neck and pressed his head against the door, he realized that the other party was blocking the office area and stopping Stark Industries employees one by one in the corridor to ask for cigarettes and lights.
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Mr. Fantastic could see that Bob's personality change had a significant impact on the Void.
"What exactly was he trying to say?"
Johnny picked up the pencil the sentry had used as an example: "Isn't this just a pencil?"
"The meaning of 'sentinel' is that such a pencil has a head and a tail."
Reed's eraser deformed and hardened, shaving off a section of the slightly worn pencil tip from his somewhat slow-witted brother-in-law's hand, revealing a new tip: "And now?"
Johnny stared at it for a while: "It's still a pencil, isn't it?"
"Holy crap!" The Stone Man beside him felt his brain was about to come to a head after listening to Johnny's utterly baffling answer: "Johnny, Reed means that even after this pencil is sharpened, it still has a head and a tail, just like a sentry!"
The Sentinel's personality is similarly structured; within him, "Bob" and "nothingness" are eternally opposed, and cutting off one end does not leave only the other.
Unlike the Sentinel, who easily reassembled and revived himself after self-destruction and even had the energy to go out and smoke weeds, Joey, who faced the Sentinel's full energy burst, did not have such an easy time.
When Batman found Joey in outer space, Joey's entire back was burned by a massive surge of energy, so deep that his spine was almost visible.
After quickly pushing Superman towards the sun, Batman didn't forget to use the lamp ring to evaporate all the blood particles scattered in outer space and retrieve the Amozzo Iron Man suit, which was also mostly damaged.
When Batman returned to Earth carrying Superman, his first words upon landing were a shout to the crowd that rushed forward: "Back off!"
Iron Man and the Spider-Men, seeing Batman's changed expression after just a moment ago, were bewildered and even began to worry: "What's wrong? Is Superman alright? Could it be that he—"
The terrifying thought of "the death of Superman" haunted the minds of the Lanterns.
The entire multiverse is now annihilating, and this universe has been able to stand to this day thanks to Superman's courage and leadership during numerous crises.
Once they lose Superman, the already uncertain path to the future will become even darker.
No, he's not dead.
Having witnessed Joey being blasted to pieces by Ultron's red sun fusion and then resurrected, Batman knew that Joey was unlikely to be truly dead.
And this is exactly what Batman is worried about—
After being exposed to direct sunlight for several seconds, Joey's horrific wounds had completely healed. His breathing was steady, his heartbeat was natural, but his eyes were tightly closed, as if he were in a beautiful dream.
The current situation is the biggest problem—
Superman's physical functions were perfectly fine, and his vital signs were completely normal, but he fell into a coma and never woke up again.
Even more unusually, Doomsday, lurking deep within Superman's consciousness, did not take this opportunity to cause trouble.
For the Spider-Lamp heroes, who were exhausted and on their last legs after just dealing with the zombie Sentinels, this was a good thing.
Or is it a bad thing?
"You think it wouldn't be—"
No one can stop Spider-Man's wild imagination, especially in this group: "My goodness—did Superman get bitten just now?"
Superman's surface consciousness and deep consciousness are simultaneously dormant, which is extremely abnormal.
Could it be that Superman was infected during his battle with the zombie Sentinels?
This development is even worse than "The Death of Superman"!
"I hate this plot development that's like a second-rate zombie movie!"
"Should we isolate Superman first?"
"Dude, considering his fight with the Sentry just now, I think Superman could send us all flying with one punch!"
The Spider-Men were whispering among themselves.
Batman was even more panicked because he saw Superman's deep, bone-revealing wounds while in outer space.
No one can guarantee whether the virus was transmitted to Superman through the explosion or other means.
Having already suffered betrayal from Superman once, Batman is now truly unable to withstand the blow of losing his partner twice in a year.
Seeing that Batman, who was holding Superman, was in a state of panic and unable to control the situation, Tony had no choice but to step forward himself: "Everyone, everyone! Calm down!"
Iron Man activated the megaphone on his suit to suppress the chatter, while simultaneously gesturing for silence: "We still don't understand what's going on with this virus! Maybe it's completely ineffective against Kryptonians!"
Upon hearing Iron Man bring up this topic, a bad feeling immediately arose in the hearts of the Spider-Men. One Peter from another multiverse couldn't help but retort, "My God, don't tell me your next line is—"
Iron Man continued from the previous text: "We'll figure it out together!"
"Oh no!" Upon hearing Iron Man's plan to research the zombie virus, the Spider-Men clutched their heads in horror: "This is really turning into a second-rate zombie movie plot!"
"Don't panic, I know many of you Spider-Men don't trust me."
Tony knows what the character of "Iron Man" means to Spider-Man from the multiverse.
In short, in their eyes, Iron Man is less a super-rich man and a super-hero, and more a "super scoundrel" and "super unreliable".
So he also enlisted others to vouch for him: "Don't worry, the zombie virus concerns the survival of the entire world and requires strict monitoring. Therefore, Miguel, Batman, Dr. Banner, and Mr. Fantastic will all help Superman figure out what this virus is all about—"
With so many brilliant minds gathered together, there shouldn't be any problem in the world that they can't solve. Moreover, they can supervise each other and prevent some overly clever people from causing any other accidents.
It must be said that Iron Man's selection of actors was quite methodical.
The first Miguel O'Hara, Spider-Man 2099, was a genetics researcher working for a giant bio-corporation before he gained his spider powers.
The second Batman goes without saying; as Superman's partner, no one should know Superman better than him.
And Dr. Banner is both a kind-hearted person and a "super brain," so there's absolutely no problem with that.
But—
Despite their constant complaints, the Spider-Men all knew that research into the zombie virus was inevitable.
The current plot development, which resembles a second-rate zombie movie, is clichéd and dangerous, but they are not the troublesome teammates in second-rate zombie movies who always want to give way.
They are Spider-Man, Green Lantern, and partners of justice; no one will abandon an infected partner!
Even upon hearing the words "Mr. Fantastic," the Spider-Men scattered in terror, screaming, "OMG—we're really doomed!"
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