Hulk's Assault and Sudden Change (Seeking Recommendations, Seeking Collections!)

Rorschach sat by the desk in his bedroom.

He looked down at the new phone in his palm.

This was a small token from the Iron Man.

Its purpose was to mend the rift between them and make up for the losses incurred.

This phone, meticulously modified by the Iron Man, could not only summon the Iron Man's support at any time, but also required no operation—just a light touch—

to seize control of most electronic devices' permissions.

Even if Rorschach knew only a person's name, inputting it into the phone would yield all their information and current status.

In short, the Iron Man had given Rorschach a little toy that was a hybrid of a mobile database and a supercomputer.

With that, Rorschach stopped probing into the Iron Man's change of heart.

The Iron Man continued overseeing the expansion of the underground secret base.

If Rorschach ever needed it, he would occasionally provide remote technical support.

For instance, a few exam papers from Midtown High School.

After an extended period of review, Rorschach, on the verge of a mental breakdown, ultimately gave up.

All he needed was a high school diploma to appease his aunt, not those useless high school facts...

At this moment, squinting, Rorschach set down the new phone.

He turned on his computer and began searching for the correct answers on the test papers.

Rorschach needed to memorize the answers, then head to school before summer break to take the makeup exams.

Ding-ding-ding—

Just then, Rorschach's old phone suddenly buzzed with a stream of breaking news alerts.

"Stanford University in California suspected of having a large wild beast break in... A black bear or a tiger?"

"Local military deploys armored units... Does capturing a beast require military mobilization?"

'Lies and truth... The military's out-of-control experiment?'

"Green Giant? An eyewitness tells you the story firsthand..."

The relentless news directly interrupted Rorschach's desire to study.

He furrowed his brow, picked up the phone, and scrolled through it repeatedly.

Then, Rorschach searched for the latest updates on Twitter and other platforms.

He finally confirmed that the Green Giant Hulk had already clashed violently with General Ross, who was hunting him down.

Rorschach casually picked up the new phone.

He first entered the name Bruce Banner.

A long list of the man's past experiences and titles appeared on the screen, but there was no information on Dr. Banner's current situation.

Rorschach then remembered.

After becoming the Hulk, Dr. Banner had been on the run everywhere and didn't carry a phone.

So, Rorschach searched Google for General Ross's full name and entered it into the new phone again.

This time, not only did General Ross's information appear, but his phone also became a self-connecting eavesdropping device.

Rorschach held the phone to his ear.

At this moment, the man on the other end was roaring in fury.

"With so many people surrounding him, we still let him get away! Just let him slip through! We won't get another chance to corner him like this!"

General Ross's shouting made Rorschach instinctively move the phone

a little farther from his ear.

"General, ordinary soldiers have never seen a 'green' monster like that before. It's inevitable that they'd be afraid..."

A middle-aged man's voice came from nearby, as if trying to reason with General Ross.

"And, General... for such a powerful human experiment, why not recruit from within the military? A civilian will never understand us..."

"That might have been a one-in-a-million accident, with too many unknown factors mixed in..."

On the other end of the phone, General Ross sounded deeply exhausted.

He was about to continue explaining.

But another voice cut him off.

"General, a call from the White House... It's President Norman."

"Put it through. I need to give the President a reasonable explanation..."

What followed from the other side of the phone was a back-and-forth exchange between General Ross and the President.

Rorschach frowned.

He listened for a while, then lost all interest and simply turned off his phone.

Rorschach stood up and walked to the bedroom window.

Before him lay the bustling scene of Chinatown and the towering skyscrapers in the distance.

None of humanity would ever guess that within a year at most.

This thriving metropolis would become a battlefield for an alien invasion.

Rorschach probably couldn't save many people.

He just hoped that through this alien invasion.

His stubborn Aunt would finally realize how dangerous New York City was.

And thus develop the idea of leaving the American continent...

Squinting, Rorschach suddenly opened the Simulator.

He saw that the next simulation still had dozens of hours of cooldown remaining.

Then, he opened the salvage page again.

Rorschach hesitated.

But still chose to use ten salvage attempts.

[Salvage Countdown: Nine hours, fifty-nine minutes, fifty-nine seconds]

After doing everything.

Rorschach closed the Simulator and returned to his desk.

He seemed to have forgotten all the crises that might come in the future.

And actually focused on memorizing the exam answers.

--

In the early hours of the morning.

Rorschach, asleep in bed, was woken by a persistent, unwavering call.

He opened his eyes.

And realized it was the mechanical voice of the Iron Man coming from his phone.

"My Lord, wake up..."

Rorschach took a deep breath.

He picked up his phone and said in an unfriendly tone:

"Buddy, if you don't have a good reason for waking me up, I'm coming over right now to give you a laser shower!"

"Uh... Omnissiah, the situation is really special..."

The Iron Man seemed to hesitate for a moment, but finally spoke through the phone.

"Your subordinate, Madam Gao's gang, has already begun attacking the headquarters of 'Kingpin'... Half an hour ago, their assault was going smoothly. They successfully breached his building and broke inside..."

"And then? As long as they're not slaughtering civilians, why should I care? Just gang dogs biting each other..."

Rorschach frowned slightly.

"That's the problem... My Lord, Madam Gao's operation will most likely fail..."

The Iron Man's mechanical voice reached Rorschach's ears.

And made him instinctively narrow his eyes.

"'Kingpin's' headquarters has undergone extensive mechanical modifications. Its Internal Structure has become a complex maze of a fortress, and his men far outnumber Madam Gao's..."

"Since it's mechanical modifications, can't you just seize control of his headquarters? Contact Madam Gao and guide her through, right?"

Rorschach took a deep breath and said patiently.

But the Iron Man's next words.

Made Rorschach let out an involuntary sigh.

"My Lord... To avoid disturbing your sleep, I took the liberty of handling these trivial matters and provided Madam Gao with some assistance..."

"But a few minutes ago, a mysterious organization called 'The Hand' also joined the fight against Madam Gao. They seem to be highly trained ninjas who do not fear death... Your men have suffered heavy casualties. I thought this needed to be reported to you."

"The Hand?"

Rorschach narrowed his eyes and slowly rose from the bed.

A fierce, murderous aura seemed to fill his brow!

"...Gangsters are truly useless!"

"Forget it... I'll handle it myself."

"I'll send them on their way!"

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Some friends can't tell the Triads and The Hand apart.

That's my writing issue.

The Triads are Madam Gao's own faction.

The Hand is a faction formed by Madam Gao and the other four fingers united.

Of course, the names of these organizations are too similar.