Xiao Han hovered above the ruins, the setting sun casting a long shadow.
He wasn't actively using his superpowers to scan the area, instead simply observing the scene before him.
The entire city of New York had become a silent graveyard, with only a few zombies wandering in the distance.
"Sir, an anomalous energy signature detected," Jarvis's voice came from his watch.
"The coordinates are near the Statue of Liberty."
Xiao Han nodded, using his Super Vision to pierce through the distance of several kilometers. He saw a strange purple light flickering near the base of the Statue of Liberty.
A figure in a robe was kneeling there, surrounded by a complex magical array.
"There are still survivors?"
He instantly accelerated, landing at the foot of the Statue of Liberty in less than a second.
It was a gaunt middle-aged man with messy hair and one lens of his glasses shattered.
He was frantically carving runes on the stone slab, muttering to himself.
"Doctor Strange?" Xiao Han recognized the sorcerer who guarded Earth.
Strange suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot: "Who... cough cough..."
He staggered to his feet, his thin fingers trembling as he pointed at Xiao Han, "Help me... I must fix all of this!"
Xiao Han noticed his left hand was already decaying, bound by magic: "Your virus..."
"It doesn't matter!"
Strange shouted hysterically, pointing at the magic circle on the ground, "I've found a way to restart the timeline, but it needs a huge amount of energy! You have a lot of energy in your body!"
Xiao Han narrowed his eyes slightly, sensing something was off.
Suddenly, Strange knelt down, two lines of bloody tears running down his decaying face: "Please... let me save them... save Christine..."
Xiao Han was silent for a moment, then reached out and placed his hand in the center of the magic circle: "What do you need me to do?"
Hope flared in Strange's eyes, and he immediately began to guide Xiao Han in adjusting the magic circle.
As the last rune was completed, the entire magic circle lit up with a blinding golden light.
"Now! Inject the energy!"
Xiao Han aimed the white light in his hand at the magic circle, and dazzling energy surged forth.
The magical array began to spin, and intense energy surged.
"It worked!" Doctor Strange exclaimed, his voice filled with joy. "The timeline is about to re..."
His cheers were cut short.
The array suddenly turned blood red, and Doctor Strange's body began to decay at a visible rate.
"No... this isn't right..."
He looked at his rapidly skeletonizing hands in horror. "This isn't time magic... This is..."
"The Devour Curse," Xiao Han said coldly.
"You've been infected by a virus, Doctor Strange. This array will consume my energy."
Strange's expression shifted from shock to a grimace: "Clever humans... but too late!"
His body suddenly exploded, and countless black tendrils shot towards Xiao Han!
Xiao Han was prepared, his eyes blazing with golden light, his Magic Heat Vision fully activated!
BOOM!!!
Pure solar energy collided with dark magic, and the Statue of Liberty was turned to dust in the shockwave.
When the light dissipated, only a huge, charred pit remained on the ground.
Sir, energy readings are at zero.
Jarvis reported.
"New York... is beyond saving."
Xiao Han fell silent, suddenly unsure of the system's purpose in bringing him to this universe.
He glanced at the roaring Zombies below, then activated his Super Hearing.
Sounds from across the globe flooded his senses.
Suddenly,
he found an anomaly.
Xiao Han opened his eyes.
"Wakanda."
A golden Portal opened, and Xiao Han flew out.
He hovered above Wakanda, the golden sunlight glinting off his black suit.
Below, Wakanda's Energy Shield shimmered with an eerie blue light, holding back the horde of zombies.
Using Super Vision, he peered through the shield, observing the interior of the Wakandan royal palace.
A battle was underway inside; it seemed this place was not safe either.
Outside the shield, the zombie army roared, relentlessly assaulting the energy barrier.
Scarlet Witch, Wanda, floated in the air, her Chaos Magic twisting space.
Black Widow contorted her body in a strange pose, her face a grotesque mask of exposed flesh.
Further away, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, was engulfed in energy, ready to unleash a devastating blow.
Xiao Han didn't linger, and with a wave of his hand, opened a portal.
He stepped through the portal and into the grand hall of the Wakandan royal palace, quietly observing the scene before him.
The air was thick with the stench of blood and decay, and spent shell casings and broken Vibranium spears littered the floor.
The Wakandan royal court, which should have been heavily guarded, was in a state of utter disarray.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out from a side hall, and Xiao Han instantly teleported over.
T'Challa was kneeling on the ground, his Black Panther Suit's mask shattered, and black blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. He had a gruesome bite mark on his arm, and his skin was beginning to turn a grayish-blue.
Beside him, Okoye's abdomen had been pierced, but she still clutched her spear tightly, shielding T'Challa.
And their enemy was Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, who had been completely zombified and enhanced by a virus.
His metal arm was covered in blood, his eyes were bloodshot, and he growled like a beast.
"T'Challa... hold on..."
Okoye gritted her teeth, but her voice was already trembling, and her wound was worsening.
Bang!
Another shot rang out, the bullet accurately piercing the Winter Soldier's knee. But he only staggered, then roared and lunged forward!
Xiao Han's figure suddenly flashed, and he grabbed the Winter Soldier by the throat with one hand, slamming him to the ground.
Crack!
A crisp crack echoed as the Winter Soldier's neck was snapped, his body twitching before finally stilling.
T'Challa raised his head, his pupils already dilating, but he still fought to maintain consciousness, his voice hoarse.
"Who... are you?"
"Xiao Han," he replied curtly, his gaze sweeping across everyone present.
Gwen Stacy huddled in a corner, her web-shooters damaged, a deep scratch marring her arm, her skin visibly darkening.
Agent Coulson leaned against the wall, his face ashen, a penetrating wound in his chest, his blood now a dark red.
Vision hovered in mid-air, the Mind Stone on his forehead faintly glowing, and the color of his skin had also darkened.
He was the only one not infected, but his mechanical body was covered in battle scars.
Seems like they've fought something even more terrifying.
"You're all infected," Xiao Han said in a low voice.
"We know..." T'Challa gave a wry smile, the Black Panther Suit's energy rapidly dwindling.
"We... can't hold out much longer..."
"There's no cure," Vision's voice was low, filled with regret.
"The virus has completely altered their cellular structure. Reversal is impossible."
"We know," Okoye gritted her teeth, gripping her spear tightly.
"We've known for a while."
"Then let us die like warriors." T'Challa struggled to his feet, the energy core of the Black Panther Suit flickering.
Xiao Han watched them in silence.
He knew these people were beyond saving.
"The zombies outside are breaking through the shield," Vision said, looking up at the palace exterior.
"Wanda, Natasha, Captain Marvel... they'll be in soon."
At this, Vision stared blankly at Wanda, but said nothing.
"Then let's not let them in." Coulson coughed up a mouthful of black blood and shakily raised his pistol.
"At least... let's not let them destroy this place."
Gwen took a deep breath, barely managing to stand, though her skin was already starting to turn green.
"We... can't become like them."
Xiao Han inhaled deeply, his gaze sweeping calmly over everyone.
"What do you want to do?"
T'Challa raised his head, the light in his eyes not yet completely extinguished.
"Give us a quick death."
"And then, end all of this for us."
The air solidified for a second.
Xiao Han nodded slowly.
"Alright."
The next second…
"Zzzt!"
His eyes ignited with intense golden light, and heat vision precisely pierced through T'Challa and Okoye's hearts.
Their bodies trembled slightly, then they fell, without pain, without struggle.
Coulson closed his eyes, a relieved smile playing on his lips.
"Thank you."
Bang!
A tiny energy beam shot from Xiao Han's fingertip, piercing Coulson's forehead.
Gwen watched her fallen companion, took a deep breath, and finally looked at Xiao Han.
"Don't let me become a monster."
Xiao Han raised his hand and gently pressed it against her forehead.
"Sleep now."
A gentle golden light flashed, and Gwen's body went limp, her life extinguished in an instant.
Vision watched all this in silence, and finally said in a low voice, "They wouldn't want to be a threat after they died."
Xiao Han nodded and waved his hand. Golden flames enveloped all the corpses, completely incinerating them.
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