428. Zombie Grandfather and Ashley.

428. Zombie Grandfather and Ashley.

(T/N): Since it's Christmas there is mass release.

Merry Christmas

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Watching Pietro chase the zombie Quicksilver until both disappeared beyond the city horizon, Clark finally relaxed a little, turning his gaze toward another direction.

For some reason, he had just felt an unusual sense of crisis, as though he were being watched by a powerful presence. This feeling was one he hadn't experienced in a long time.

"Something is coming," Clark said, frowning.

Although the oppressive aura wasn't as overwhelming as Darkseid's, encountering such an extraordinary being in this universe still surprised Clark.

What puzzled him the most was how someone so powerful could have been infected and turned into a zombie. Logically, such a thing should have been impossible.

Putting himself in that scenario, Clark couldn't fathom how he, at his peak, could ever be bitten by zombies.

"Perhaps this is the power of contamination," Clark thought, his expression growing solemn.

He recalled Kara mentioning "contamination" and "worms" during their time in the wasteland.

Although Clark had never directly encountered contamination or its unimaginable energy, the fact that Kara—his equally formidable cousin—had been wounded by a mutant mercenary's blade was already an inexplicable anomaly.

If contamination could create "impossible" wounds, then it stood to reason that zombie heroes might infect others, even strong individuals, with their bites.

This explained why, following the outbreak of the zombie crisis, most heroes hadn't been spared. Even beings as mighty as Thor and Hulk were bitten and infected with the virus.

"This is the power of contamination," Clark realized.

Stealing a cautious glance at Alex, Clark finally understood why Alex—seemingly omnipotent—remained so wary of contamination.

After piecing everything together, even Clark couldn't help but feel a twinge of fear deep within himself.

Before he could ponder further, a fierce storm suddenly swept through the skies. In the blink of an eye, a golden figure appeared, hovering in mid-air.

"The Sentry."

Everyone below focused their gazes on him, including Alex.

The Sentry from the timeline they'd previously dealt with had already been thrown into the bottomless void of another universe by Alex—a Sentry representing the beginning, carrying the source of the contamination.

This Sentry, however, represented the end. At this moment, he was free from any contamination, his power manifesting only as formidable combat strength and the zombie virus.

"Delicious flesh... I didn't expect there would still be lucky ones like you in this world. I thought Earth was devoid of any more delicacies," Sentry sneered, his greedy gaze fixated on the people below. His eyes glinted with unrestrained savagery and bloodlust, desperate to devour these humans.

"It's time to end this, Golden Boy. I know you're in immense pain right now. We're here to help," Clark said, puffing out his chest as his bio-electric field activated, slowly lifting him into the air.

As he rose higher and higher, Clark ascended to the same altitude as Sentry, meeting him on equal footing.

Ashley had even asked Pietro to draft a letter to leave a good first impression. Yet, faced with this horrifying reality, she reverted to starting with a string of curses.

Like Ashley, Alex was also studying the opposing zombie army. Or more precisely, his main focus was the zombie Spider-Man.

In the original story, Zombie Spider-Man was arguably not the protagonist but played a central role. The events surrounding him always forced Alex to ponder deeper.

After being infected with the zombie virus, Zombie Spider-Man had consumed his wife, Mary Jane, and Aunt May alive. Although he expressed remorse and guilt afterward, it didn't change the fact that he later joined other zombies in consuming the entire Marvel Zombie Universe.

When he arrived in Universe Z, Zombie Spider-Man appeared to have overcome his hunger. But when temptation struck again, he lost control, infecting everyone in the Sinister Six except Sandman and spreading the zombie virus anew.

Although the destruction of Earth was ultimately caused by Zombie Hulk and Zombie Sentry, the virus's initial propagation was undeniably spearheaded by Zombie Spider-Man and Zombie Wolverine.

Alex had long wondered what role Zombie Spider-Man played in all of this.

Why did he oscillate between infection and clarity? Most importantly, now that the pollution was gone, why had Spider-Man completely succumbed to his hunger with no room for resistance?

Could it be that the same strange cognitive pollution that helped him resist hunger also influenced his actions?

If so, what was the goal of this pollution? Did it want to destroy the world, or save it through Spider-Man? The contradiction baffled Alex, as it didn't align with his understanding of the sources of pollution and the worms.

But now wasn't the time for such musings. The monsters were growing restless, driven by their insatiable hunger. They were eager to feast.

"Now that everyone's here, we can finally enjoy a proper meal!"

Zombie Sentry bellowed, his voice guttural and frenzied, before launching himself at Clark.

Zombie Sentry's speed was astonishing. Alex had witnessed it firsthand during their skirmish on Jupiter. The opponent's strength, speed, and reflexes were all on a cosmic scale.

But Clark wasn't made of clay. After the Apocalypse War, he had shed his image as a cheerful farm boy, gaining a deeper understanding of combat.

As Zombie Sentry lunged at him, Clark quickly raised a hand and caught his wrist, though the tremendous force sent him flying backward. Regaining his balance mid-air, Clark spun around and delivered a powerful kick to Sentry's abdomen. The sheer impact caused a small sonic boom, sending Zombie Sentry crashing into the ground.

A deafening explosion followed. A massive crater appeared where Sentry landed, dust and debris scattering everywhere. Suddenly, a golden streak of light tore through the haze, hurtling straight toward Clark.

Sensing the trajectory, Clark tilted his head slightly, narrowly avoiding the golden beam that whizzed past his ear.

Scarlet energy gathered in his eyes, and without hesitation, he retaliated with a blast of heat vision, aiming at the source of the golden streak.

"Clark, watch out!"

Ashley's urgent shout rang out.

Clark reacted instantly, spinning around to see Zombie Hulk charging at him from behind.

Meanwhile, on the ground, the other zombie heroes began to encircle Alex and the others. Above them, Zombie Spider-Man let out a bloodthirsty laugh.

"Instead of worrying about others, my dear granddaughter, you should really be looking out for yourself."

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