Will Not Die as a Monster

The thunderous roar that had shaken the heavens and earth vanished.

The earth stopped shaking.

The Red Sand Tornado that connected to the sky gradually subsided.

In New York City, everyone spontaneously peeked out from their corners and looked out the window to witness the disappearance of the devastating natural disaster.

"The Hacker won?"

Steve simply couldn't believe it.

But Nick Fury speculated, "Perhaps aliens from the Galactic Plumbers helped; the red Flash wasn't the Hacker's ability."

Although S.H.I.E.L.D.. has not yet made an accurate assessment of Ben's Superpowers, judging from his performance in knocking Hulk away, the Hacker's instantaneous explosive force under the blue lightning is estimated to reach hundreds of tons.

This terrifying power is absolutely heavyweight on the entire planet.

But Nick knew very well that even so, it was impossible to defeat the Hulk.

Hundreds of tons is your limit, but it's just the beginning of the Hulk.

Can Hacker win?

He can't win; he simply doesn't have the ability!

The one who truly defeated the Hulk was probably the one who controlled the red lightning.

Nick Fury believed this must be the power of the Galactic Plumbers. He racked his brains, going through all the known aliens, but couldn't find a suitable match.

Four Arms and the Heatblast are red.

However, the former never demonstrated any supernatural abilities, while the latter's power was fire, not lightning.

"It's probably another new Security Officer."

He was talking to himself.

Nick Fury realized that his and his companions' understanding of the Galactic Plumbers was far too superficial!

To this day, they still have no idea how many Security Officer the Galactic Plumbers has, or what the strength of each Security Officer is.

This time, just one person was enough to defeat one of Earth's most powerful weapons— the Hulk. Such terrifying power and such a huge threat are right next to humanity, yet those Hydra are actually engaging in this kind of infighting!

Nick Fury really wanted to feed them rat tail juice so they would reflect on their actions.

But then again, when these aliens are your teammates, you feel so at ease.

"Unfortunately, they can't be at my beck and call..."

Nick Fury shook his head regretfully, then yelled at Steve.

"Captain, run!"

Don't forget what we need to do.

Suburbs.

The original natural ecosystem has been completely destroyed.

The soil on the ground was all freshly turned.

Blu Banner lay disheveled in the huge pit, half of his body buried by rain of mud and sand.

He was panting, his eyes vacant.

What happened?

This was the first time he had ever sensed any emotion from the Hulk other than anger.

The terrifying monster seemed to have encountered another monster, cowering into the darkness like a child afraid of thunder hiding behind the adult.

only...

"Even you've run away, so you expect me to go and fight?"

Banner muttered absurdly to himself.

He'd go to war with his head; the toughest thing about him was probably his unbreakable pair of pants... Aside from that, if there's anything else he's proud of, it's his seven doctoral degrees.

At that moment, footsteps echoed through the sand.

Banner immediately tensed up.

He couldn't remember what had just happened, but he knew without a doubt that the only thing that could defeat this monster was another monster.

In his mind, he had already conjured up a terrifying image of a three-headed, six-armed being with a blue face and fangs, resembling a demon from hell.

However, when the owner of the footsteps finally showed up, Banner realized how terribly wrong he had been.

"Doctor Banner."

It was a person wearing a black Spider Suit, probably around 1.8 meters tall, with a waist thinner than the Hulk's arm, and didn't look like a power-type fighter at all.

Believe that he defeated the Hulk, or you'd be better off believing that fraudulent text message you received last week claiming to be Qin Shi Huang.

"Are you... Hacker?"

Banner recognized the man in front of him as one of the criminals wanted by S.H.I.E.L.D..: The Hacker.

Seemingly realizing the Hacker meant no harm, or perhaps because even the Hulk had lost, Banner simply gave up and played it safe, showing a rare moment of calm and composure.

What do you want to do to me?

Defeated generals are always taken prisoner.

"I have no intention of doing anything to you, Doctor Banner."

Ben jumped into the deep pit, and under Ben's gaze, removed his mask, revealing his young face.

A child?

"The person who defeated Hulk was actually a child?"

Banner's eyes widened.

Then he saw Ben shake his head.

"It's not entirely me, it's also my alien friend, the Four Arms, who really likes Hulk."

Four Arms really likes Hulk.

Because Hulk is very durable.

To be honest, if Ben hadn't used his Old Power in his Four Arms form, and with the absolute power of the Sakaar Lightning, which far surpassed Hulk's strength, instantly defeated him, then the two of them would still have had a long fight.

This green guy looks a lot like the new Broly from Dragon Ball.

If you gradually improve your strength, he will eventually reach a level comparable to yours.

If it gets any more stimulation, all sorts of bizarre evolutionary forms will come out at once.

It has to be said.

This is exactly the kind of opponent the Four Arms wants.

The two sides can keep fighting, and he doesn't care even if he loses in the end.

Just enjoy it!

But Ben hadn't forgotten his main task.

He's not so reckless as to act like Saiyan.

"Doctor Banner, I know you are a kind and good person, but Pierce deceived you. He told you we are Hydra, but in reality, he is Hydra. Now Hydra has seized most of the power in this country, and we need your help."

Are you sure?

Banner crawled out of the ground.

He reached out and touched the weak, submissive face, then tightened his grip on the loose pants and said:

"You guys have a way of beating Hulk so he won't come out, and you still need my help? I don't know what I have that you'd be after? You wouldn't want my pants, would you...?"

Upon hearing this, Ben's gaze shifted downwards, landing on Banner's flabby belly, and then he gave him a look of disgust.

What would I need your pants for?

"Then how can I help you?"

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How can I help you?

Otto looked at Connors, who was covered in blood and looked disheveled, and his eyes flashed with astonishment and surprise.

Although the mutated serum that Connors injected himself had lost its effect, it had largely restored him to the appearance of an ordinary person.

But upon closer inspection, one can still discern remnants of scales and green skin on his body.

His terrifying appearance startled Otto when he first saw him.

Otto looked at the terrifying-looking Connors and asked, utterly bewildered:

"How did you end up like this, Connors, my friend?"

"Look at yourself, you're like a monster... a criminal. You use your research to do bad things, to disrupt order. You're a stranger to me." Otto became more and more agitated as he spoke.

He walked toward Connors.

He was furious at Connors ' behavior.

This anger even surpassed his fear of Connors at that moment.

"You're wrong, Otto. You've been deceived. The real villain is someone else."

Connors was still very weak, but he forced himself to stand up and said:

"Cough, cough, S.H.I.E.L.D.. is the Hydra, because of Operation Paperclip, Hydra's eggs have been re-hatched in this country and have prospered more than ever before."

"Ben discovered this, and we wanted to eliminate all Hydra, but it was too late. Most of those in power had already been corrupted by Hydra..."

Connors leaned weakly against the wall, and his words surprised Otto immensely.

"Perhaps you don't believe me, but I need your help, Otto..."

Aren't you afraid I'll report you?

Otto did not immediately believe what Connors said.

He picked up the remote, turned on the TV, and Pierce's face appeared on the screen.

He plans to publicly execute several criminals.

After Ben defeated the Hulk, Nick Fury was captured in order to cover Steve's escape. The encirclement failed, and Pierce, unwilling to give up, found Harry and Natasha in the ruins of the collapsed highway.

Hawkeye, who had intended to rescue them, was also captured.

Now, Pierce has once again issued arrest warrants for everyone through television and the internet.

Once discovered, their whereabouts must be reported to S.H.I.E.L.D.. immediately, otherwise it will be considered as harboring them and they will be dealt with together.

Moreover, the Osborn Corporation and Stark Industries are already surrounded and awaiting sanctions.

Pierce plans to do a live broadcast to let everyone know the consequences of harboring criminals.

In this situation, it would be safer to hand him over than to risk helping Connors, whose actions are neither good nor bad.

However, Connors shook his head, stating firmly, "You won't do that, Otto. I know you, we're friends... You say science and technology exist to make people happier and the world a better place, but look at S.H.I.E.L.D.., carrying out terrible attacks on the streets and threatening people... Do you really want to believe them?"

Upon hearing this, Otto fell silent for a moment.

Then he spoke:

How can I help you?

"Don't give in to them. Tell everyone in academia that we are not Hydra, he is Hydra," Connors said.

"But what's the use of that?" Otto didn't understand.

You can't expect those scholars to help you fight the enemy.

"This is faith, Otto."

Connors gave a pathetic laugh.

"We don't expect them to fight alongside us, but they need to know the truth."

"We may die in battle, but that's not frightening, not at all."

He looked into Otto's eyes and said firmly, "But I cannot die as Hydra, as a monster."