Homelander: New Legacy

[45] : This Is... the Zombie Marvel Universe!

"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.