In other words, this is a super artifact comparable to the Infinity Gauntlet?
Ryan had originally planned to find the Ten Rings at some point and use them as a container for the Infinity Stones.
Now it seems that even without the Ten Rings, he has a temporary alternative.
What?
You're asking if this bracelet belongs to Kamala and shouldn't it be returned to her?
Please, she's living in his World now, enjoying the safety under his protection, so it's only reasonable for her to pay a little rent, right?
And this bracelet is naturally her rent!
If Kamala wants the bracelet back, fine—he'll just send her back to the Zombie Universe. She can choose!
Do you really think your Uncle Parker is some kind of do-gooder?
The only reason he treated the three of them halfway decently was because they still had utility.
Of course, he doesn't just want Kamala's bracelet; he wants Shang-Chi's Ten Rings too!
After all, this bracelet can only hold the Time and Space Stones; he still has a Mind Stone inside him without a proper vessel.
Although he hadn't destroyed the Mind Stone, he could put the Mind Stone power back into the Mind Stone at any time.
But the quality of the Mind Stone was really not high; it could barely channel the basic power of the Mind Stone, which was incomparable to Ryan using it directly!
But Kamala's bracelet was a vessel that could perfectly unleash the power of the Space and Mind Stones!
Ryan believed that the grade of the Ten Rings wouldn't be lower than Kamala's mysterious ancestral bracelet from who-knows-where.
Besides the Mind Stone, he would inevitably obtain the other three Infinity Stones of this Universe in the future; keeping them inside him without a container wasn't a long-term solution.
And since there were Ten Rings, they would clearly be more than enough to hold several Infinity Stones.
Speaking of which...
The Ten Rings should exist in this Zombie Universe too, right?
In that case, couldn't he just take the Ten Rings from this Universe?
Instead of bothering to find them in his own Universe?
Thinking of this, Ryan's eyes lit up, immediately finding the idea feasible!
"They're preparing to attack."
Just as Ryan made up his mind to get the Ten Rings of this Zombie Universe, Moon Knight beside him spoke up in warning.
Ryan glanced out the window and, sure enough, the red-eyed zombie army outside the Base, which had been still, was now moving.
Several figures that clearly looked different from ordinary zombies stepped out of the horde and moved to the very front.
Clearly, these super zombies were the command core of this zombie army.
Among these super zombies, besides the Zombie Hawkeye who had been following him, Ryan saw several familiar faces.
First was the Abomination, whom he had killed in his own Universe a few years ago.
However, the Abomination of this Universe was distinctly different from the one he had killed.
Besides being zombified, this Abomination was physically taller, its skin had turned a green close to the Hulk's, and its ears had grown into fins!
Clearly, this Abomination was an evolved version compared to the one that had just transformed in his Universe!
Seeing this, a smile curled on Ryan's lips. A Zombie Abomination—just in time for Riot to see how it tastes~
And in the Zombie Abomination's hand, Ryan saw another familiar figure.
It was Zombie Captain America, with only his upper half remaining!
He actually remembered this half-Zombie Captain America; in what if...??, he was sliced in two by the Winter Soldier using a Vibranium shield, meeting the same end as Captain Carter in the Illuminati Universe.
At the time, he thought, wasn't this a case of 'lovers ending up together'?
After all, even the way they died was the same~
He just thought that after Zombie Captain America was cut in two by the Winter Soldier, he had died immediately, just like Captain Carter.
He hadn't expected the half-bodied Zombie Captain America to stubbornly survive until now.
Then there was the superhuman Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., or rather HYDRA—Ghost Ava.
Ryan wasn't familiar with this person; he hadn't seen her in his own Universe.
He just remembered her ability seemed to be phasing her body, like Obito.
One could only say the name and the ability were a perfect match~
The last special zombie was Okoye, the General of Wakanda's Dora Milaje.
Although she was originally just a well-trained ordinary human, she seemed to possess her own consciousness, just like those superhuman zombies.
And in the zombie army, she seemed to play a very important role as the overall commander, as she stood in the center position.
Well then, a General of the Wakandan warriors in life, and still a General of the zombie army in death, huh?
As Ryan's gaze swept over, Okoye seemed to sense it and pointed her Vibranium spear in his direction!
The next moment, the once-orderly endless zombie army let out primal roars and surged toward the Base like a tsunami!
If Iron Lady and the Black Widows who originally commanded this Base were still here, they might have been able to hold back the assault of these ordinary zombies controlled by Wanda.
But now Iron Lady had left with the Black Widows, leaving only Ryan and Moon Knight as the two living people in the Base.
The zombies around the Base affected by the nerve Agent, without Iron Lady's control, offered no resistance at all. They were overwhelmed by the zombie army controlled by Wanda and all assimilated into Red-eyed zombies!
Causing the already massive zombie army to increase in number once more!
However, faced with this extremely disadvantageous scene, Ryan in the Base wasn't worried at all; he even had the leisure to slowly finish his coffee.
"Should we retreat?" Moon Knight wasn't as relaxed as Ryan, but he wasn't panicked either.
Ryan said calmly, "Of course we'll retreat, but not yet. I need to ask a few things first."
Moon Knight was taken aback. "Ask who?"
Before Ryan could answer, there was a sudden crash as the glass in front of them shattered. A dark shadow flew in through the opening and landed right at Ryan's feet.
It was none other than the half-bodied Zombie Captain America!
Zombie Captain America had actually been thrown precisely to their location by the Zombie Abomination from quite a distance!
However, the thrown Zombie Captain America didn't attack immediately. Instead, he tilted his head slightly, staring at Ryan with his eerie red eyes as if thinking about something.
Ryan looked down at the Zombie Captain America staring blankly at him and smiled at Moon Knight. "Naturally, I'll ask those who still have their own reason~"
"Roar!!!"
Just as Ryan finished speaking, the Zombie Captain America at his feet let out a beastly roar, grabbed Ryan's calf with both hands, and bit down hard on his ankle!
Crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch——————
This left the air suddenly silent, except for the sound of Zombie Captain America gnawing on iron.
Ryan had just said they had reason and he was going to talk to them, only to be bitten the next second—wasn't this a slap to his face?
He had originally planned to talk to Wanda calmly through these zombies she controlled.
But now, it seemed Zombie Wanda had no intention of having a proper talk; she intended to turn him into one of her kind first!
The peaceful light in Ryan's eyes gradually turned cold.
Had his actions in this World been too gentle, giving Zombie Wanda the illusion that he was a pushover?
Did she not know that in his own World, he was called Spider Monarch by supervillains who wished they could tattoo him on their backs?
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