Chapter 61
In the corridor leading to the library, Deadpool chattered away like a noisy parrot.
"Hey Superman, do you ever use heat vision to shave?"
"Red Witch lady, interested in joining my team?"
"Echo, can your sonic blasts shatter zombie brains?"
Yang Jian ignored him completely. Wanda finally lost patience, scarlet light flashing in her hand: "One more word and I throw you out to feed the zombies."
Deadpool immediately mimed zipping his mouth shut—but stayed quiet for less than three seconds before muttering again: "So you Avengers really…"
Bang!
Wanda directly sewed his mouth shut with magic.
While Deadpool frantically tried to undo the spell, Wanda turned to Yang Jian: "Who exactly are you people? This universe has never seen you before."
Deadpool tore open the magical stitches on his mouth and immediately answered: "We come from the sacred tourism sightseeing universe! Here specifically to visit your world's end-of-days! And see if we can save it while we're at it!"
"Parallel universe." Yang Jian cut him off.
"But he's not wrong—this universe is beyond saving. Even if you temporarily clear the virus, zombies from other universes will just invade again."
Echo clenched her fists: "Really no hope at all?"
Deadpool suddenly jumped between them: "Instead of thinking about that, how about a photo with Superman? Lady Death might give you VIP treatment! She loves muscular guys—especially Superman's…"
Dong!
Yang Jian punched Deadpool's head straight into his chest cavity.
Wanda and Echo stared dumbfounded at the twitching headless body on the ground: "Is he dead?"
"He's fine. He'll revive in a second." As soon as Yang Jian finished speaking, Deadpool's head popped back out from his neck with a poof.
"That was too much!" Deadpool rubbed his neck pitifully.
"Clark would never hit that hard!"
"I'm going to say it one more time." Yang Jian stopped walking and turned to face the three of them.
"My name is Yang Jian—not Clark Kent."
Deadpool muttered again: "Parallel-universe Superman, got it~ So do you have a Lois Lane too?"
"Does he always do this?" Wanda asked, holding her forehead.
Echo nodded helplessly: "Our universe's Deadpool might be even worse."
They finally reached the library. The walls were lined with ominous black magic books.
Echo frowned: "Is the Book of the Dead really here?"
"Of course not!" Deadpool dashed in first.
"But no worries—let me search~ Dear Book of the Dead, where aaaare you!"
Before Echo could warn him, Deadpool had already grabbed a book with a toothy cover.
"Ow ow ow!!" Deadpool flailed his arm wildly.
"This book bites!!"
The demonic book clamped down hard on his palm, emitting a piercing cackle.
Deadpool bounced around the library like crazy before finally hurling the book into the fireplace: "Die you bastard!"
Yang Jian ignored him. His eyes glowed faintly; super vision instantly locked onto the target.
A bio-field wrapped around a scarlet magic book and slowly floated it out from the shelf.
"Want to learn black magic, mortal?" A hideous face appeared on the book's cover.
Yang Jian tossed the book straight to Wanda: "Ask it yourself."
The moment the book saw Wanda, its attitude changed instantly: "Beautiful lady, what would you like to learn? Forbidden spells? Soul extraction? Or…?"
"Is there a way to stop the zombie virus?" Wanda asked bluntly.
"Uh."
The book gave an awkward cough: "I'm just a magic book. But the Book of the Dead is in Latveria… though even it can't solve this problem."
Wanda angrily threw the book into the fireplace: "Go keep that liar Ash company!"
Two miserable screams echoed from the flames.
Deadpool had somehow found another magic book. He waved it smugly at them: "Found it! But looks like it's really useless."
He casually flipped it open—and the entire library suddenly shook violently!
Countless black magic books on the shelves began turning pages on their own. Terrifying dark energy surged out like a tidal wave.
"Deadpool!!" both women shouted in unison.
Yang Jian waved a hand. Golden magical runes flowed through the air, instantly suppressing the rampaging black magic energy.
The library returned to silence, only a few trembling books left shaking in fear.
"Now do you believe me?" Yang Jian looked at Wanda and Echo.
The two women's expressions darkened. Wanda took a deep breath: "Is there really no hope at all?"
"Magic can't solve it." Yang Jian shook his head.
"Perhaps scientific means could develop a cure, but in the end it would just repeat the cycle."
Echo rubbed her temples: "How did all this even start? One day everything was fine, the next the whole world turned into an apocalypse."
"It was Sentry." Yang Jian said gravely.
"A Sentry from another universe brought the virus here. You know the rest."
Wanda's face paled: "The Avengers tried to stop him, but it was already too late!"
She clenched her fist: "I watched the others get bitten by zombie Captain America and the rest of the hero zombies."
"The virus has already spread to multiple parallel universes." Yang Jian continued.
"Heroes from other universes may be researching cross-universe evacuation plans."
"Evacuation?"
Wanda's head snapped up: "You mean abandon our universe?"
Yang Jian didn't answer directly. Instead he suddenly looked up at the ceiling—super vision piercing through layers of building straight to the sky: "Maybe we should ask the guy who's been watching the whole show."
"Who?" Echo asked, confused.
"Uatu the Watcher!" Deadpool jumped up excitedly.
"You know—the bald big-brained aliens! They watch everyone's lives for free!"
He made a peeping gesture: "Bet he's up there with popcorn watching us right now!"
Wanda and Echo looked completely baffled. Echo facepalmed: "This is getting more chaotic by the minute. I feel like these few hours have lasted a century."
"Just call him down and ask." Red light flared in Yang Jian's eyes.
Deadpool immediately got hyped: "Yes yes yes! Ask him why he didn't let Sandman take care of Sentry! Or why he didn't let Deadpool go to other universes for help, or—"
"Shut up." Yang Jian, Wanda, and Echo said in perfect unison.
Yang Jian focused his mind and shouted into the void: "Uatu! I know you're watching. Either show yourself and explain, or I'll drag you down here."
Silence filled the air.
Deadpool pouted: "Looks like we need provocation—Hey Watcher! I know you're secretly in love with Lady Death! I saw you peeking at her shower last time?"
Suddenly the entire space twisted. A massive holographic projection appeared before them.
It was a bald giant in a blue-white uniform with an absurdly large head.
"Wade Wilson," Uatu the Watcher's voice boomed like thunder.
"You've broken the fourth-wall rules again."
Deadpool proudly put hands on hips: "See! I told you that trick works!"
Wanda stared at the giant in shock: "So you know everything? You've just been watching from the side?"
Uatu's expression was unreadable: "The Watcher observes. He does not interfere."
"Bullshit!" Deadpool jumped up.
"In the What If stories you got involved yourself—"
Yang Jian stepped forward: "Is there any way to save this universe?"
Uatu was silent for a long moment before finally speaking: "Universe 2149 has entered a death cycle. The virus will keep regenerating and spreading across dimensions!"
His gaze turned to Yang Jian: "You are a variable."
Echo asked urgently: "What does that mean?"
"Means there's still a chance!" Deadpool suddenly slung an arm around Yang Jian's shoulder.
"Our Superman here might just pull off a miracle!"
At that moment, a deafening explosion came from outside the Sanctum.
Zombie Iron Man was leading a zombie hero army—they had already breached the Sanctum's defenses!
Uatu's projection began to fade: "The choice is yours."
Deadpool drew his dual katanas: "Alright—time to choose: decapitate zombie Captain America or blow up zombie Iron Man's arc reactor!"
Yang Jian's eyes blazed with red light: "I choose the third option. Whether to save or not—I decide myself!"
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