Virginia, Culver University.
Dr. Bruce Banner, wearing the clothes of his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, was saying goodbye to his ex-girlfriend, Betty Ross.
Betty gently helped Banner straighten his collar. The atmosphere between them grew ambiguous, and just as Betty was about to put a green hat on her current boyfriend...
Several soldiers immediately put a stop to the immoral act that was about to take place!
"Move, move, move! Snipers in position! Cover every exit!"
Betty's father, General Ross, sat in an armored vehicle and roared into a loudspeaker.
Four military jeeps closed in on the university from all directions. Whenever they encountered cars blocking the way, they could not even be bothered to honk; they simply rammed them aside, utterly domineering.
"Go, go! Get as far away from here as you can!"
Banner shouted at Betty, then turned and fled deeper into the school. Unfortunately, he was only a scientist right now, not the Hulk. Whether in stamina or speed, he was utterly outmatched by those professional soldiers.
Before long, Banner was cornered on the rooftop. The doors on both sides had been sealed, leaving him with nowhere to go.
"Fire two smoke grenades in there!"
At General Ross's command, two soldiers launched two smoke grenades with grenade launchers. White smoke quickly filled the rooftop. Banner covered his nose with his clothes, but the choking smoke soon drove him into a frenzy.
Bang
Banner's hand against the glass window visibly grew larger and thicker. His skin turned dark green, and finally, a beast-like roar rang out.
A fierce man fell from the sky!
The three-meter-tall Green Hulk smashed through the rooftop and leaped down from a height of eight meters.
"Open fire!"
The soldiers who had long been lying in ambush opened fire with automatic rifles. To Hulk, though, it was like being scratched—completely ineffective.
Heavy machine guns and armor-piercing rounds followed, but they could only leave slight marks on Hulk's skin. They still could not penetrate it.
On the other hand, when the enraged Banner charged forward, military jeeps weighing several tons were torn apart like paper.
After a fierce battle, Banner was completely unscathed while the military suffered devastating losses. Even Blonsky, who had just been injected with an incomplete Super Soldier Serum, was kicked into a human-shaped slab of cured meat.
Quite a few university students witnessed Hulk's battle against the army, recorded it on video, and uploaded it online. Red Queen therefore learned of it immediately.
"Guardian, you need to watch this video. This happened only minutes ago. I have analyzed it—the video has not been edited, nor is it from a movie. It really happened, but I am still shocked."
Hearing Red Queen's words, Wang Khan stopped practicing his punches and walked over.
A beastly roar came from the video. The moment he saw that familiar green figure, Wang Khan immediately knew that he had reached the timeline of The Incredible Hulk.
"Are you shocked, Red Queen?"
"Of course I am. Although this green monster is not as fast as you, his strength far surpasses yours. Even Captain America from history should be far inferior to him. Is he a superpowered individual? He is incredibly powerful!"
Wang Khan smiled.
"Captain America is naturally no match for him, but the two are not unrelated. He became like this because he reverse-engineered Captain America's Super Soldier Serum, and an accident occurred."
"Reverse-engineering the serum? Like what you did?! I see. That serum truly has severe instability. If the historical records are correct, even the inventor of the Super Soldier Serum had not perfected his research into it. It also had enormous side effects."
Wang Khan briefly explained Banner's situation, and Red Queen also found information about Bruce Banner online.
After comparing their photographs, even Red Queen was shocked.
"Red Queen, who do you think is stronger, Hulk or Thor?"
"According to my calculations, Thor wielding Thor's Hammer should surpass Hulk in destructive power. However, in physical strength and defense, this Hulk should be stronger than Thor. If they fought one-on-one, each would have roughly a fifty percent chance of winning."
Wang Khan chuckled.
"That is only because Thor has not yet fully mastered his power. But I..."
Wang Khan raised his right hand. Pure white currents suddenly flowed from his palm, quickly spreading across his body and forming an armor of lightning.
If Thor at this point could only be considered the God of Hammers, then Wang Khan was undoubtedly more qualified than Thor to be called the God of Thunder.
"Prepare the Quinjet. Before long, this big green fellow will be coming to New York. Although I now possess Thor's power, Hulk's strength is no weaker than Thor's. If I can perfect it, perhaps I can become even stronger. I absolutely cannot miss this opportunity."
"Understood, Guardian. The Quinjet is ready and can depart at any time."
While Wang Khan prepared to make a move on Hulk, S.H.I.E.L.D. on the other side naturally discovered the video online as well. They soon traced Mr. Green, who had been in contact with Banner, to Dr. Samuel Sterns of Grayburn College in New York.
"Director, should we make a move?"
Coulson immediately sought instructions from Nick Fury.
Nick Fury wore a conflicted expression, then finally sighed.
"Our strength is not enough yet. Send Skye over to take a look, but do not act rashly. That big green guy is not someone she can handle."
Nick Fury secretly clenched his fists, his expression utterly savage.
"Has Skye's genetic reverse engineering made any progress?"
"Some. The experts at the academy discovered that part of Skye's genetic sequence is very similar to Captain Rogers's."
"What did you say?!"
Nick Fury's eyes widened.
Coulson organized his thoughts before saying, "The academy believes that, aside from her own natural gifts, Skye was very likely injected with a Super Soldier Serum. And it had no side effects whatsoever—better even than Dr. Erskine's original serum back then!"
"Director, aside from us, only Hydra had researched the Super Soldier Serum so extensively back then. So that Shockwave Man..."
"Enough. Do not ask further about Hydra... Does the academy have confidence in deriving the Super Soldier Serum?"
"It will be difficult, and even if they derive it, it will certainly have considerable side effects. However, after Barton learned of this, he became extremely eager to serve as a test subject. Director, if this continues, I am afraid he will do something foolish!"
Nick Fury naturally understood that Barton wanted to avenge Natasha. Under normal circumstances, he would definitely have stopped him, but after being repeatedly screwed over by Wang Khan, Nick Fury was desperate to build a superhuman team, so...
"I will handle this matter. Send Ross the information on Dr. Sterns. Resolve the Hulk problem first."
S.H.I.E.L.D. and the military began moving as well. Including Wang Khan, there were now three factions involved.
At the same time, Tony Stark also saw the video online. He even hacked into Culver University's surveillance system, saw what Hulk had looked like before transforming, and recognized at once that the man was Dr. Bruce Banner, whose intelligence was not much inferior to his own.
Shock and curiosity led Tony Stark to begin following the matter as well, and he soon uncovered Dr. Sterns's information.
"Right in New York? I can go join the excitement."
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