Taming the Hawk

'Bang!' Thor arrived just in time and tackled Hulk to the ground.

Hulk's hatred immediately shifted, and he turned to attack Thor.

Hulk is getting stronger with each battle, and Thor probably won't be able to hold out for long. We'll have to fight him together. If that doesn't work, we'll find an opportunity to take him down first and use Thor's hammer to suppress him.

Xia Yu really didn't dare to use the Heaven Reliant Sword, after all, it was Vibranium- level weapon, and he wasn't sure if stabbing Hulk would immediately restore him. Many of the settings in the movie weren't explained very clearly either.

Thor and Hulk fought further and further apart, mainly because Thor was throwing Hulk further and further away.

Just as Xia Yu was about to go up and help, Hawkeye's plane stopped above Xia Yu.

Tony and the Captain came down.

"We'll help keep him occupied, you find a chance to knock him to sleep with your fists." Tony pointed to his earlobe.

"Now that we're all down here, let's not put him to sleep yet. Bruce Banner is easy to deal with, but we should talk to Hulk first. Captain has his shield, so he can keep him occupied. Tony can use his firepower to distract him in the air. Find an opportunity to take him down and let Thor's hammer pin him down," Xia Yu said, revealing his plan.

Including Xia Yu, the Avengers: Endgame superstars against Hulk would make for a lineup even more impressive than the three heroes against Thanos. However, the current Iron Man and Thor are far inferior to their later counterparts, and even Captain America back then had secretly mastered the hammer and shield combo.

With all four of them attacking together, it became much simpler. Captain America's shield provided impenetrable defense and had complete shock absorption properties. Combined with Tony's disruptive firepower, Xia Yu quickly seized an opportunity.

He used all his strength to deliver a vicious blow to Hulk's head.

Hulk crashed to the ground.

"Thor, the hammer!" Xia Yu shouted.

Thor immediately jumped onto Hulk's stomach and placed the hammer on Hulk's chest.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Thor wiped the sweat from his brow, pointed at Hulk, and said, "This guy is stronger than a fire dragon! Ahhhhhh!"

Hulk couldn't move his body, but he could still move his hands. Thor, who was standing on his stomach, was grabbed by the ankle by Hulk and thrown away.

Xia Yu, Tony, and the Captain took three large steps back in unison, moving out of Hulk's reach.

"I don't think he really wants to talk to anyone right now," Tony said, pointing to Hulk, who was gripping the hammer tightly with both hands and roaring.

"Come on down, guys, we might be stuck in the desert for a while."

Since they couldn't leave anytime soon, Xia Yu quickly notified Hawkeye and Natasha to come down.

Although the hammer was a safer option, just to be on the safe side, the group still parked one plane some distance away, and another with its rear facing the Hulk about ten meters away.

The plane's rear door led to a ramp on the ground, where everyone sat in three rows forming a pyramid. Iron Man, Captain, and Thor: Ragnarok sat at the very top, Xia Yu and Natasha sat in the middle with their arms around each other, Hawkeye, true to his archer nature, sat at the front as the arrowhead.

The six men sat there, staring blankly at Hulk.

It's been over an hour, and he completely ignores us when we talk to him. He keeps struggling; he can't lift the hammer with his hands, but that doesn't stop him from smashing and moving his hands and feet wildly. Luckily, we're in the desert, or he would have smashed through even the steel below.

"You have so much energy!" Natasha poked Xia Yu's stomach with her finger. "I'm thirsty."

Xia Yu is practically a walking supermarket now; he has everything. Upon hearing this, he pulled out a bunch of drinks and beers from his ring, then, after thinking for a moment, took out a bucket of ice, since the beer wasn't cold when he bought it.

Although the plane blocked the Sun, it was still very hot during the day in the desert. Seeing Xia Yu take out so many things, they quickly came up and each took a bottle.

Thor grabbed a bottle of beer, downed half of it in one gulp, let out a satisfied burp, and looked at Hulk, saying, "Should we get him some? He must be thirsty."

The others glanced at Hulk, who was still roaring and pounding the sand with his arms, and said in unison, "You go if you want!"

"Captain, didn't you always say you could fight all day long? Can you compare to him?" Tony pointed at Hulk with his drink.

The Captain shook his head. "I was sustained solely by my indomitable spirit. He seems to have no concept of fatigue. I admit defeat. But where did you hear that phrase? I haven't told anyone since I woke up."

"My father used you as an example to teach me, and he would occasionally bring up things from the past, things that happened with you. Not many, maybe a thousand times or so," Tony said with a dismissive expression.

Mentioning Tony's father, Howard Stark, the Captain's face lit up with reminiscence. "I remember speaking to your father before the plane crashed, Tony. Your father was quite reckless in his youth. Once, he flew a plane with me and Agent Carter deep behind enemy lines..."

"Hey, Captain, these stories are all in the museum. Tell us something we don't know, like your unfinished date," Natasha interrupted the Captain, laughing.

Everyone joined in the commotion, and even Hawkeye turned around, looking at Captain America with a gossipy expression.

The Captain blushed slightly, a rare occurrence for him, and smiled sheepishly. He glanced at Tony and said, "That all started at the Stark Expo. Back then, I was very skinny..."

Captain America, with a sweet smile, began to recount his story with Peggy Carter. Tony Stark, who was present, had heard his father mention it, and Xia Yu had seen the movie.

But when the Captain slowly recounts this love story, it takes on a different flavor, especially with the background music being the Hulk's roar.

When the Captain recounted how he went to Howard Stark to retrieve his equipment, was forcibly kissed by a woman at the lab entrance, and was discovered by Peggy Carter, everyone booed in unison.

When Captain said to pick up the shield, Peggy Carter didn't hesitate to grab her pistol and fire at Captain. Tony exclaimed, "I like this girl, Captain, she's cool!"

When the topic turned to the ball he missed, Natasha asked him, "Captain, if you had another chance to go to that ball, would you do anything to make it happen?"

"At all costs," the Captain replied without hesitation.