In the Marvel Universe, if one were to ask who the smartest person is, there might be a lot of debate, but among the most controversial individuals, Reed Richards, Mister Fantastic, would certainly be one.
However, the smarter a person is, the more easily they sometimes fall into inexplicable strange loops.
This statement is perfectly suited for Mister Fantastic; after all, in Kytheron's previous life, Reed had the 'honorific' title of 'Godstick Reed'.
This is because his understanding of technology seems to be on a different cognitive level than others.
He has created many scientific tools that cannot be explained by science at all, such as a super shuttle that goes directly to the Heaven Dimension, a 'Bridge' that can observe countless parallel Worlds, and even an energy cannon that can blast Omniverse-level entities like the Living Tribunal.
He seems to have used his actions to verify the imprecise concept that mysticism is merely science yet to be explored.
At this moment, Manhattan!
The triple strict blockade by sea, land, and air has been in effect for three days.
"Dr. Richards, we have thoroughly investigated everything within a ten-kilometer radius centered on the outbreak of the riot, and no other anomalies have been found."
At this point, a fully armed Military officer said to Mister Fantastic.
Their orders this time were to fully cooperate with any actions taken by the scientists led by Reed Richards.
"Thank you for your hard work, Lieutenant Colonel Wilson."
"The search can temporarily stop, but the blockade still cannot be relaxed. The inactivated vaccine for the virus is already being experimented with and will have results soon. At that time, the blockade can be lifted!"
After Reed spoke to the officer, he immediately resumed his experiment.
Seeing Reed like this, the officer's face showed no surprise, and he simply turned and left!
To speed up the research process, he even had the Military move his laboratory from the Baxter Building!
Three days, this was already a very long time for him!
However, while researching the inactivated vaccine for the virus, he himself developed a strong interest in the zombie virus itself.
"Zombie virus, no, this is just the superficial manifestation of its effect on organisms that we see. Its essence should be an unknown existence that promotes biological evolution."
"Bloodlust and hunger, these are just side effects of failed evolution. Its true form might not be like this at all."
"Perhaps I can try to restore this virus to its most fundamental form. At that time, perhaps humanity can achieve a complete leap forward."
After in-depth research into the zombie virus, Reed came to a conclusion that even he found somewhat unbelievable.
That is, the zombie virus might be a misunderstanding on their part.
The most fundamental function of this virus might be to promote the evolution of organisms, continuously moving towards higher levels of life. It's just that because human organisms cannot perfectly adapt to the virus, it leads them to become bloodthirsty and brutal zombies.
No, perhaps for ordinary people, man-eating zombies are cruel and terrifying.
However, if one considers it from the perspective of a zombie, uninfected humans are no different from lambs standing before hungry wolves.
This is like the relationship between predator and prey.
Sheep eat grass, wolves eat sheep; this is another law of nature.
It is very normal for prey to find predators terrifying, but if their roles are completely reversed, then as their position changes, their cognition will naturally also change.
Unbeknownst to him, Reed's research direction had already begun to drift!
The Watcher and Kytheron clearly saw all of Reed Richards' actions.
"Alas! Humanity's thirst for knowledge is truly both admirable and terrifying!"
"If that human continues his research, this Universe will surely fall into the same tragic fate as the previous two Universes."
The Watcher sighed weakly.
Originally, seeing that with Kytheron's help, this new Universe had largely overcome the zombie virus crisis, Mister Fantastic's actions now made the established situation full of uncertainty again.
Because the tragic experiences of the previous two Universes had already made him consider breaking his racial vow and preparing to intervene in the continued spread of the zombie virus.
Ultimately, it was because the zombies arrived in this new Universe, and there was an existence like Kytheron, that prevented him from ultimately violating the vow he had made.
However, now everything seemed to be returning to square one.
"No need to worry, this Universe is different from those obscure Universes that no one pays attention to. Even if we don't act, someone else will."
Kytheron, on the other hand, had no particular feelings about this.
After all, this Universe is the cornerstone of the entire Marvel Universe. Besides him, the outsider, there are a large number of powerful existences secretly observing everything that happens in this Universe.
"Look, someone is getting anxious, aren't they coming right away!"
As Kytheron spoke, he sensed that spacetime was undergoing a change, and with a slight perception, he knew that someone could no longer sit still!
Immediately, the Watcher's gaze fell on Reed again.
Just as Reed was preparing to conduct more in-depth research, the spacetime behind him suddenly twisted, and then a blond little boy jumped out of it.
Reed, sensing something, immediately turned his head sharply.
"Little friend, who are you?"
For some reason, Reed felt an inexplicable connection with the little boy in front of him, a very close one, as if the other party was his family.
"Father, please don't be surprised, I am your future child. My name is Franklin Richards."
One sentence made Reed feel it was both natural and somewhat incredible, because he truly and easily accepted the fact that the other party was his child.
"You came from the future. Does that mean we will soon master the technology of spacetime travel?"
Instantly, Reed became a little excited.
However, his focus was not on his son, nor on who he had him with, but on the spacetime travel technology that brought him back.
However, Franklin had long been well aware of his father's character, so there was no surprise.
"Listen to me, Father, this time I came back by my own power."
"And my purpose in coming back is to stop you. You cannot continue researching the zombie virus. You must destroy it immediately, otherwise a far-reaching crisis will occur in the future!"
"Although we prevented the ultimate spread of the crisis, it still caused immense and irreversible damage, and the Origin of everything is your current research."
Franklin's small face was full of serious expression.
If someone else had said this, Reed might not have taken it too seriously, but facing this person who claimed to be his child, Reed believed him from the bottom of his heart!
"Franklin, your mother..."
At this moment, Reed remembered to ask about the most basic situation.
"Susan, my mother is Susan Storm, and there's Uncle Johnny. Oh, and I have a younger sister, Valeria Richards."
Franklin poured out all this information to Reed.
Now Reed completely believed his son's words. He no longer planned to research the zombie virus and intended to destroy it completely.
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