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Ryan chuckled, giving up on going down to ask about the situation for now, and flew toward the back of the valley.
Ryan wasn't the only one who noticed the anomaly behind the valley; the three second-generation Avengers in the jeep below noticed it too.
The further they drove into the valley, the gloomier the sky became, with lightning even flickering inside.
But as they looked closer, it seemed that what was in the dark clouds wasn't lightning, but...
Two figures shuttling through the dark clouds!
In the next second, beams of gold or rainbow light fell from the dark clouds, constantly triggering massive explosions on the road where the three were driving!
Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh——————————
Boom————————
Ultimately, because the energy falling from the dark clouds was too dense, the jeep the three were driving couldn't dodge in time and was accidentally hit. After rolling several times on the road, it flipped onto its side on the ground.
Fortunately, at the moment the jeep was hit, Ms. Marvel manipulated dimensional energy to form purple crystals that enveloped the three of them, allowing them to escape the ordeal unscathed.
However, the crisis was not resolved. As the three crawled out of the overturned jeep, they finally saw who had been firing energy attacks at the road they were driving on!
No, it should be said, they saw who those two people were!
That's right, it wasn't just one person attacking them, but two!
Or rather, neither of them was actually attacking them; the trio had simply stumbled into their battlefield and were caught in the shockwaves of their combat!
As for the identities of those two, they were very familiar with one: the one known as the Universe's strongest Superhero, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers!
Except this strongest Superhero was currently in a zombie form!
It's a mystery how someone known as the strongest, whose defenses even Thanos struggled to breach, could actually have her defenses bitten through, right? Haha...
As for the other figure who could fight Captain Marvel to a standstill, the three were completely unfamiliar with him.
According to the prompt from Friday, the AI butler in the nano-armor controlled by Ironheart, this guy fighting Captain Marvel wasn't even a zombie!
Of course, he wasn't human either, but a lifeform composed of inorganic matter!
Furthermore, this eerie lifeform's fighting style was an eye-opener for the three: golden rays shot from his eyes, strength and defense that rivaled Captain Marvel, and the ability to fly freely.
It made the three comic-loving girls instantly think of one person.
That would be Superman from DC comics!
Coincidentally, just as the three noticed these two figures fighting in the sky, the two happened to fall to the ground after a mutual clash!
Even worse, the landing positions of this 'Superman' and the zombie Captain Marvel happened to surround the three of them right in the middle, one in front and one behind!
Fortunately, the 'Superman' made of inorganic matter wasn't interested in the three of them; he even used a Superman-style takeoff posture to knock away Captain Marvel, who was interested in the three living humans!
Unfortunately, the three of them clearly didn't just attract the attention of the zombie Captain Marvel; they also drew a large number of zombies appearing out of nowhere around them!
This left the three, who were originally planning to slip away, trapped on the spot.
And misfortunes always seem to come in succession. Before the three could carve a path out of the zombie crowd, the zombie Captain Marvel, who hadn't eaten fresh flesh in a long time, actually shook off the inorganic 'Superman' and flew toward them again!
Seeing this, the second-generation Hawkeye, Kate, didn't panic. Instead, she confidently pulled a special arrow from her back.
That was a special arrow she had obtained from the zombie Hawkeye when they were attacked by him earlier!
As an arrow belonging to her idol, Kate had been reluctant to use it, feeling it should be saved for a critical moment...
And clearly, she believed that now was that critical moment!
"In a team fight, you have to rely on us marksmen!"
Kate notched the special arrow on her bow, a confident smile appearing on her face. After drawing the bow into a crescent shape, she fired the arrow!
As the second-generation Hawkeye, her marksmanship was indeed excellent; she actually managed to hit the chest of the incoming Captain Marvel.
Because Captain Marvel's consciousness was chaotic after becoming a zombie, she didn't use Cosmic Energy to protect her body, and her body had become fragile due to zombification, so Kate's arrow actually managed to pierce through her chest!
But...
bibobobobo~~~~~
Watching the arrowhead burst not with the flames of an explosion, but with confetti, the confident smile on Kate's face froze.
"Uh... oh..."
In the next moment, Captain Marvel, feeling provoked, raised her hand and blasted a beam of Cosmic Energy at the unavoidable Kate, triggering a real, massive explosion!
This caused one of Kate's partners, Kamala, the emotionally fragile Ms. Marvel, to immediately rush over recklessly, firing her meaningless purple crystal attacks at Captain Marvel!
Her overconfident move not only put herself in danger but also distracted Ironheart, leading to her arm being bitten by a zombie!
Just as it seemed the trio was about to be completely wiped out, Captain Marvel, who was about to raise her hand to fire a Cosmic Energy beam to kill Ms. Marvel as well, suddenly stopped in mid-air and snapped her gaze toward the spot where she had fired the energy ray at Kate!
Because she felt a familiar power there, that was...
As the smoke slowly dissipated, in the spot where Kate had been standing, there now stood a tall figure also shining with rainbow radiance!
The zombie Captain Marvel tilted her head, her face full of confusion, seemingly unable to understand why the opponent possessed the exact same ability as her.
The newcomer was, naturally, our transdimensional demon who had intruded into the Zombie Universe, Spider Monarch, Ryan Parker!
And in his arms, the second-generation Hawkeye, Kate, who had been targeted by the zombie Captain Marvel's energy blast, wasn't dead. She was leaning in Ryan's arms, looking up at him blankly:
"Are you... are you also from the neighboring dc universe, like that guy who can fire beams from his eyes?"
Ryan glanced at Kate in his arms and said indifferently: "Read fewer comics. The superheroes from DC comics don't exist in this Multiverse. He isn't, and neither am I..."
After saying that, Ryan directly pushed Kate away, tossing her onto the ground nearby.
Just as Kate was rubbing her butt, about to complain about his lack of chivalry, a figure flowing with rainbow light slammed violently into Ryan!
This was, naturally, the zombie Captain Marvel, who couldn't wait any longer after seeing high-quality flesh!
If Ryan hadn't pushed Kate away just now, she would have been smashed into a pile of mangled meat by the zombie Captain Marvel by now!
Kate's eyes lit up: "I take back the bad things I said about you in my head just now, you're actually a good person!"
Ryan, who had inexplicably been given a 'good person card': ...
He ignored Kate's muttering and instead looked at Captain Marvel, whose mohawk-style hair he had casually grabbed.
Watching her constantly snap her mouth at his palm, trying to bite off a piece of flesh but unable to even pierce the Symbiote suit, Ryan shook his head with utter disdain:
"You're not even as good as the Captain Marvel from my Universe. Truly disgusting..."
After speaking, the blue light of the Space Stone appeared on the hand Ryan used to hold Captain Marvel, and he began to continuously absorb her Cosmic Energy through the zombie Captain Marvel's facial features!
Until finally, all the cosmic power in the zombie Captain Marvel's body was sucked dry by him to replenish himself, turning her into a common zombie without self-awareness. Only then did Ryan exert force with his fingers, directly crushing the zombie Captain Marvel's head!
Possessing the Space Stone, he was the absolute nemesis of Captain Marvel, who was empowered by the Space Stone!
Especially since he had already absorbed the power of another Captain Marvel in the previous Universe, any other Captain Marvel facing him now—unless they were an absurdly powerful variant—would almost certainly be instakilled by him, their natural counter!
Just like this zombie Captain Marvel in front of him!
However, on this battlefield, there wasn't just one zombie Captain Marvel; there was another powerful existence who wasn't countered by him!
Swoosh——————Boom!!!
After a whistle that tore through the air, a body descended from the sky and landed on the ground not far in front of Ryan!
When the raised dust cleared, a figure wearing a deep blue battle suit looked up, a pair of golden eyes full of cold killing intent staring at Ryan!
He was one of the Eternals left on Earth by the Celestials, the strongest member of the Eternal race, Ikaris!