As the game system had said, the NPCs in each server had some differences.
And these zombie heroes in front of Darian were very different from how he remembered them.
Especially Zombie Wolverine; the one Darian knew was tall and mighty, while this one was estimated to be at most 160cm, like a small potato.
However, their tempers were equally explosive.
"I'm going to eat your brain!"
Hearing Darian's taunt, Zombie Wolverine roared like a lit powder keg, six claws gleaming with metallic cold light sprang from between his fingers, and he lunged straight for Darian!
Zombie Wolverine: ミ 0 (＃｀dish) 0 彡
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Darian pulled out his golden desert eagle and fired several shots at Zombie Wolverine.
However, the energy bullets hit Zombie Wolverine's head but couldn't fully penetrate, being blocked directly by the skull and falling weakly to the ground.
This was because all the bones in Zombie Wolverine's body were infused with Adamantium, one of the hardest metals in the Universe, similar to Vibranium; even a nuclear bomb would find it difficult to cause any damage to his skeleton.
This was the real Wolverine; Logan from the last dungeon had a pitifully low metal content, even King Erik of Ten Thousand Iron shook his head at him.
Since all of Zombie Wolverine's bones were Adamantium, Darian couldn't use the same method he used against Hammerhead.
The opponent not only had an iron head but also Adamantium legs!
Seeing Zombie Wolverine roaring and pouncing, six Adamantium claws aiming for his face, Darian decisively switched to Loki's daggers and began to charge them in his hands.
"Parry!"
Clang—!
The daggers and the Adamantium claws clashed violently, erupting in dazzling sparks.
Loki's two daggers were equally incredibly hard, actually managing to block the indestructible Adamantium claws.
Not only that, a powerful recoil force transmitted through the claws, causing Zombie Wolverine to stagger backward uncontrollably, falling into a brief state of rigidity.
Strike while the iron is hot!
Darian showed no mercy, wielding the two daggers and stabbing them into Zombie Wolverine's eyes, violently twisting his wrists to churn inside the opponent's eye sockets, and murky liquid immediately splattered out!
Unexpectedly, when Darian pulled out the daggers, Zombie Wolverine's wounds showed no signs of recovery, leaving only two bloody, mangled holes.
"Wolverine, is it because of the zombie virus that your healing factor has gone on strike?"
Perhaps from spending too much time with the Spider-Men, Darian was starting to talk more.
"Speaking of which, why did those zombies infect you? Your original ability was clearly a major source of meat, right? When they got hungry, they could just cut a few pieces of meat from you. With your healing speed, it shouldn't be a problem to fill a few zombies' stomachs."
Zombie Wolverine: "..."
Are you even speaking human language!?
The other zombie heroes were filled with regret.
Oh right, why hadn't they thought of that method back then?
"Bastard!!"
Blind, Zombie Wolverine could only rely on his sense of smell and hearing, wildly swinging his claws in Darian's direction, but Darian easily dodged them all.
"Nice to meet you. I don't have much to give, so here are a few talismans for your safety."
Darian pulled out a stack of talismans with special patterns and stuck them on Zombie Wolverine's body.
[Item: A Stack of Exploding Tags (Talismans that can be detonated by infusing energy, quite expensive. It is rumored that a certain rich woman owns 600 billion exploding tags)]
Without external ignition, the moment Darian infused his own energy, the exploding tags immediately ignited themselves!
"Go!"
Darian seized the opportunity and delivered a fierce kick, sending Zombie Wolverine flying into the midst of the swarming zombie heroes.
Boom—!!
A deafening explosion echoed throughout the entire laboratory!
Zombie Wolverine instantly turned into a human bomb, exploding among the zombie heroes!
All the zombie heroes were affected by the explosion, and several slower-reacting zombie heroes were blown to pieces on the spot.
Zombie Wolverine himself was even more miserable; his entire flesh and blood tissue was blown to smithereens, revealing a large area of his internal Adamantium skeleton.
Without his healing factor, Zombie Wolverine's injuries were essentially fatal.
On the field, only Zombie Thor was unharmed in the explosion.
He angrily raised Mjolnir, electricity wildly leaping on the Hammerhead, his eyes fixed on Darian.
"Mortal, you have angered the God of Thunder. Prepare to face the divine wrath of lightning!"
Darian was fearless, his tone disdainful: "Just you? I'll stand here motionless. If you've got the guts, strike me with your lightning!"
"As you wish! Arrogant mortal!"
Zombie Thor laughed in extreme anger, holding nothing back, raising Mjolnir high above his head.
In an instant, Mjolnir erupted with terrifying lightning that sent shivers down one's spine!
"Receive divine punishment!"
Thor roared, swinging Mjolnir violently at Darian!
Boom!
Thunder boomed, and an incomparably thick bolt of lightning shot out from the hammer, tearing through the air and striking directly at Darian with an unstoppable force!
One must know, Darian wasn't wearing his whip-and-rope armor right now.
If that lightning struck him, he'd probably be completely cooked.
Facing the incoming lightning, Darian still stood motionless, not even bothering to assume a defensive stance, utterly arrogant!
Just as the lightning was about to engulf him, a sudden change occurred!
The lightning, as if attracted by some force, suddenly took a sharp turn in mid-air, forcefully changing its original trajectory, and struck Max, who had appeared on the field at some unknown point!
Zombie Thor: "???"
How could this lightning curve on its own?
Zombie Thor didn't believe it and raised Mjolnir again, continuously conjuring lightning to strike Darian!
The result was still the same.
Every time the lightning was about to approach Darian, it always made a bizarre right-angle turn in the air, like iron filings meeting a magnet, plunging resolutely into Max's chest!
"Ah! So good!"
Under the continuous lightning bombardment, Max couldn't help but let out a satisfied groan.
Zombie Thor: "..."
The Spider-Men: "..."
How many terrible deeds had this guy committed to attract so much lightning?
In fact, Darian had already given the lightning rod to Max.
Darian had always been an honest and upright person, kind to others, a model youth praised by neighbors since childhood, even the neighborhood committee aunties couldn't find a single flaw in him.
If people saw him being struck by lightning, it would ruin his good reputation, after all, what good person gets struck by lightning every day?
And Max could just absorb all the electrical energy to turn into his own power. This item was perfectly suited for him; he could even enjoy a buffet when it was windy and rainy, saving a large sum on electricity bills. Why not?
Besides, isn't it normal for a Pokémon to carry an item?
Darian pointed at Zombie Thor: "Max, use Thunderbolt!"
Max hadn't learned this skill, but it didn't stop him from understanding Darian's meaning.
His body slowly floated in mid-air, his eyes glowing with a Azure light, electricity surged wildly between his hands, and the arcs of electricity leaping around his body were exceptionally active, as if countless lightning snakes were coiling and dancing, emitting a heart-pounding crackling sound.
Compared to Zombie Thor, Max at this moment looked more like the God of Thunder!
Sizzle—!!
Accompanied by a ear-splitting electrical shriek, Max's arms condensed immense electrical energy, and he thrust them forward, a thick blue-white pillar of electricity, far wider than before, shot out with a roar!
Thanks to Zombie Thor's enthusiastic feeding just now, Max was completely stuffed, his internal electrical charge reaching an unprecedented saturation, and its power had been greatly enhanced.
"No no no no no—"
Zombie Thor didn't have time to react; he was instantly engulfed by the pillar of electricity, his voice trembling and his hair standing on end from the shock.
Max didn't stop, continuously unleashing a barrage on Zombie Thor, restraining his movements.
However, Zombie Thor was, after all, the true God of Thunder. He quickly adapted, forcibly endured Max's electrical current, and counter-attacked by gathering lightning to strike Max.
But this was undoubtedly a foolish act.
Max unceremoniously absorbed the lightning, and the current in his hands intensified, making Zombie Thor tremble.
Zombie Thor realized his foolishness and suddenly remembered his identity as the God of Hammers. He gave up using lightning, a magic attack, and switched to physical attacks, swinging his hammer at Max.
While the God of Thunder and the Goddess of Lightning were battling, Darian set his sights on the remaining zombie heroes.
Zombie Wolverine, that human bomb, had really messed them up; Zombie Spider-Man had a broken leg, Zombie Captain America was missing half his body, and the other zombie heroes were also missing some parts.
Darian said nothing, raised his golden desert eagle, and started picking them off one by one.
These zombie heroes weren't very strong, and coupled with their physical disabilities, most couldn't dodge Darian's bullets, only watching helplessly as the gun barrel aimed at them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several zombie heroes fell to the ground, ending their wicked latter halves of life.
"You b*tch!"
Zombie Captain America propped up his remaining half-body, raised his shield, and charged at Darian.
Darian blinked at the sight, his gun barrel naturally shifted downwards, and he squeezed the trigger repeatedly.
Bang! Bang!
Two gunshots, Zombie Captain America's knees shattered, his body instantly dropped by half, and he knelt on the ground.
Zombie Captain America: "..."
This human has no martial ethics, how can he shoot at the legs?
For the defenseless Zombie Captain America, Darian easily took his head.
As for Zombie Spider-Man, although he dodged Darian's bullets with his Spider-Sense and webs, he was quickly subdued by the other Spider-Men working together.
Because Zombie Thor's strength was too great, the Spider-Men couldn't find an opportunity to intervene and could only watch anxiously from the sidelines. Frustrated at not being able to help, they spotted a runaway Zombie Spider-Man and immediately swarmed him, subduing him.
Darian instantly conjured a magic sword in his hand, decisively cut off Zombie Spider-Man's head, and placed it into Hydra Spider-Man's glass container, letting them have a good chat in there.
At this point, almost all the zombie heroes who invaded this Universe had been dealt with.
"Now only Zombie Thor is left."
Darian said, his gaze turning to Zombie Thor and Max, who were locked in intense combat not far away.
The battle was exceptionally fierce at this moment.
Zombie Thor, relying on his incredibly high stats, forcibly endured Max's electrical attacks, while continuously swinging Mjolnir at Max.
However, Max's supernatural form had extremely high resistance to physical damage; no matter how Mjolnir struck him, his electricity-condensed body could always instantly heal and regenerate.
For a time, the battle reached a stalemate.
On one side was an unwearying zombie body, and on the other was a tireless quantum body.
At this rate, if there was no external intervention, they could probably fight endlessly like this.
But Darian and the others were running out of time.
The super-particle collider device continued to operate, and the energy readings had long exceeded the safe threshold. The piercing alarm sounded louder and more frequently.
If they dragged this out any longer, the out-of-control energy would inevitably trigger a catastrophic explosion. By then, not only would all the Spider-Men be forever trapped in this Universe, but Darian's mission would also end in failure.
Darian naturally wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.
"Max, use Charm!"
Hearing this, Max instinctively moved.
"Pikachu!"
Max: (≧≦)
Zombie Thor: (╯°Д°)-T
Zombie Thor paused when he saw Max's expression.
Suddenly, a powerful force came from his hand, and Mjolnir broke free from his grip and flew away!
Zombie Thor: (╯°Д°)-
"My hammer!"
Zombie Thor exclaimed.
He turned his head, only to see Darian holding Mjolnir with a powerful magnet.
However, Darian's Justice value had not yet broken a thousand, still a distance from the conditions for wielding Mjolnir; he couldn't lift Mjolnir.
But just because he couldn't, didn't mean others couldn't.
Just as Darian couldn't hold Mjolnir and it was falling, a mechanical arm caught Mjolnir.
BT held Mjolnir high and shouted, "I am Thor, the great God of Thunder, Son of Odin, for the glory of the Norse gods!"
Zombie Thor: "..."
Darian raised his arms and cheered: "Now's our chance, let's all go at him together, don't talk about any martial ethics with him!"
Before he finished speaking, he charged forward first!
All buffs were maxed out, his stats reached their peak, and he wielded two daggers, slashing at Zombie Thor!
Zombie Thor didn't have time to recall Mjolnir and could only hastily raise his hands to protect his most important head.
But Darian hadn't aimed for his head from the start; Loki's two daggers plunged directly into Zombie Thor's wrists.
Zombie Thor felt something was wrong and was about to counterattack.
However, several webs came from all directions, firmly restraining him.
Seizing this opportunity, Darian exerted force, and the blades slowly cut along the bones. With a crisp sound, Zombie Thor's two hands were severed, falling to the ground with splattering black blood.
"Ah ah ah!!"
Zombie Thor let out a furious roar.
Although he couldn't feel pain, the rage in his chest was almost bursting out.
Darian chuckled: "Without hands, how will you hold Mjolnir?"
Unexpectedly, Mjolnir in BT's hand suddenly sensed a summons and flew back into Zombie Thor's mouth, where he bit the hammer handle with his teeth!
Darian: "..."
Is that you, Zoro?
Zombie Thor's eyes were blood-red, and lightning surged all over his body!
He was about to enter his second phase!
"I'll kill you all!"
Seeing Zombie Thor about to go berserk, Darian's expression stiffened, preparing to use his trump card.
Just then, a hand suddenly snatched Mjolnir from Zombie Thor's mouth.
Darian and Zombie Thor were simultaneously stunned, looking at Peter B, who was holding Mjolnir.
"Uh, I've also lifted Mjolnir before. I was just too nervous and forgot about it."
Peter B scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed.
Darian: "..."
Zombie Thor: "..."