Roger New Life

"Never wear short sleeves when facing zombies. The less skin exposed, the lower the chance of infection..."

"Also, zombies are incredibly sensitive to human scent, so if you go out, make sure to mask your scent with something special..."

On the tablet, survival tips for the apocalypse were playing, recorded by Spider-Man, Peter Parker. Roger held the tablet, his mood extremely heavy.

He never imagined that his first stop after leaving the world of The Boys would be the Marvel Zombie Universe!

This parallel world was deeply ingrained in Roger's memory, originating from an episode of the Marvel series What If...?.

The primary storyline of this world was similar to the original, with one significant difference: the plot of Ant-Man.

Hank Pym, the first Ant-Man and father of the Wasp, ventured into the Quantum Realm to rescue his wife, who had been trapped there.

In the original timeline, he succeeded and brought his wife back from the Quantum Realm, but in this world...

Pym succeeded but also failed.

He indeed found his wife, the original Wasp, Janet, in the Quantum Realm. However, unlike the main universe, she had been infected with a quantum virus and turned into a zombie.

Pym became her first victim, and soon after, the second Ant-Man, Scott Lang, was also infected.

The second Wasp, Hope, narrowly escaped by shrinking in time, but with Hank Pym and Janet capable of shrinking as well, no one could stop their spread. Within just 24 hours, all of New York had fallen.

The Avengers, who had previously split, reunited in the face of this global crisis. Led by Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the temporarily inducted Black Panther, they decided to confront the zombie outbreak.

However, their heroic efforts led to a complete disaster. Shortly after landing, Captain America was bitten on the neck by the shrunken Hank Pym, becoming infected with the quantum virus.

Soon after, Natasha, Hawkeye, and Iron Man were all infected.

Nearly the entire Avengers team was wiped out, Black Panther went missing, and Okoye, the leader of the Wakandan Royal Guard, left Wakanda to search for the missing king.

This is the backstory of the zombie universe.

And now… this leader of the Wakandan Royal Guard is with the last remaining Avengers.

The remnants of this second-generation Avengers team included Spider-Man, Peter Parker, starting with Wasp, Hope van Dyne.

Winter Soldier, James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes, or simply Bucky, as more people would recognize him.

Former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Sharon Carter, currently Captain America's girlfriend.

Okoye, the bald African female leader of the Wakandan Royal Guard.

Happy Hogan, Iron Man's driver, who had a makeshift repulsor cannon made by Stark.

And Kurt, a friend of Ant-Man.

Speaking of Kurt, Roger initially had no impression of him until Kurt eerily mentioned "Baba Yaga," which made Roger realize this guy was one of Ant-Man's three amusing friends.

The current Avengers team was down to just these few members, plus Bruce Banner, who had just returned, and Roger, who claimed to have come from a parallel universe. The entire team now had only nine members.

Oh, right, and there was Doctor Strange's magical cloak.

After sorting through all the events, Roger felt a sharp headache.

Although the situation didn't seem too dire right now, even though the Avengers were gone, Roger's superhuman physique at least ensured he wouldn't have to worry about being bitten and turning into a super-zombie.

But!

Roger couldn't forget the final scene of the original story, where the last few survivors, heading for Wakanda, were cut to a shot of Zombie Thanos holding five Infinity Stones!

When Roger saw that scene, he thought it was utterly absurd, completely ridiculous!

The toughness of Thanos' skin was on par with the Hulk's. Even Iron Man's full-force attack only left a scratch on his face.

Thor's newly acquired weapon couldn't even kill him with one strike!

Although Thanos had used the power of the stones to cushion the blow before being struck, this still demonstrated just how strong Thanos' body was.

Roger wasn't even sure if his own physical strength would surpass that of Thanos. Yet this guy had become a zombie, it was absolutely insane!

And what made it worse was that Thanos still had five Infinity Stones in his hand! Who knows how he even got them!

Just thinking about it made Roger's head throb.

He had no desire to stay on Earth right now. All he wanted was to find a spaceship and leave Earth for a couple of months because this world was just too terrifying!!

"What's wrong, Superman? You don't look too good."

As Roger stared grimly at the video, Peter Parker came over and asked.

When he had first met up with Peter Parker and the others, Roger had introduced himself as a superhero from a parallel world. He said he had come to find a cure for his ailing companion, but ended up in this world instead.

Roger needed at least two months to gather enough energy for another parallel world crossing, so he planned to stay with the Avengers in the meantime.

The Avengers didn't doubt Roger's story too much. Or rather, even if they had doubts, in a world overrun by zombies, they wouldn't voice them.

In their current situation, any living human was an ally. A person with superpowers like Roger was akin to drawing an SSR card in a gacha game, even if Roger had been a villain before, as long as he stood with them now, he was a comrade.

So, Peter Parker was genuinely concerned about Roger's mental state, fearing that Roger might not be able to handle this world and would leave them.

In truth, Roger did want to leave, but he knew that if he watched these people walk into a trap with the Mind Stone like in the original story, within two days, he would witness the entire universe turning into zombies.

He had no doubt that Zombie Thanos would make it happen.

"Just call me Roger. Of course, I don't look good, right now, we're facing Thanos and a world full of zombies! How could I possibly look good?"

Roger didn't hide his concerns.

Peter Parker, however, remained optimistic, saying:

"Hey, it's not all that bad, right? At least we're still alive."

"Yeah, we're still alive..."

Roger looked at the optimistic Peter Parker, feeling conflicted.

He really wanted to complain about why he ended up in this world, but seeing Peter's optimism, he swallowed all his complaints.

The young Spider-Man before him had lost far more than Roger had.

His Aunt May had died in the zombie crisis, as had his classmates, the girl he liked, and the man he saw as a father figure, Iron Man. They had all perished in this zombie outbreak.

Yet Peter Parker, who was now all alone, remained so positive and upbeat. What right did Roger, a mere passerby in this world, have to complain?

"So, Superman from a parallel world? How did you get here?"

As Roger and Spider-Man chatted, Sharon, Captain America's current girlfriend, walked over and asked. She was holding two bottles of water, and while questioning Roger, she handed him one.

Roger accepted the water and replied, "Like I said before, I was searching for a cure for my companion..."

"No, I'm not asking about that. I'm asking how you got here."

Sharon continued, "You mentioned that the device you used to travel here is out of power, so we were wondering if there's any other way to recharge it, allowing you to travel again sooner?"

Roger realized what Sharon was hinting at. Squinting at her, he asked:

"So, what you're suggesting is... to escape to my world?"