Hulk's Protection

"Yū, are there any demons that can split one individual into two?"

Banner knew she was asking for him, and looked at Yū expectantly.

"Yes."

Yū nodded. She had already figured out the abilities of all the demons in Hell beforehand.

"Clone Demon, come out."

Soon, two identical demons appeared before them.

"Your Majesty, this is the Clone Demon. Its ability is cloning. As long as one of them exists, the other will never die. However, the drawback is that it can only split once."

After Yū finished explaining, Banner impatiently wanted to sign a contract with it. Kino reached out to stop him.

"Frank is my butler, and Blonsky is now my subordinate. Banner, tell me, why should I help you?"

"I'll become your subordinate too! I have seven doctoral degrees, which is much better than that Abomination who only knows how to fight!"

The hope of separating from Hulk was right before his eyes, and he would seize it no matter the cost.

Blonsky's mouth twitched. Were seven doctoral degrees that impressive? They actually were.

Kino pondered for a moment before nodding, agreeing.

Seeing Kino agree, Banner immediately rushed to the Clone Demon and shouted eagerly, "Sign the contract quickly!"

The Clone Demon said in unison, "My price is that you can only eat half of your food from now on. Of course, you can also have someone feed you."

Having learned from past experiences, they didn't dare to ask for an excessive price.

"I agree!"

Instantly, a mysterious power surged, and Banner successfully signed the contract. Triangular patterns appeared on both of his palms, glowing with an eerie light, as if narrating the power of the contract.

Banner took a deep breath and used his newly acquired ability. His hands involuntarily stretched outwards, as if an invisible force was pulling him.

At this moment, he felt his body slowly begin to split in the middle, a tearing sensation that spread throughout his entire body.

As Banner split, he looked to his right, and an identical face appeared.

However, that face was full of confusion. After meeting Banner's gaze, it seemed to understand the current situation and let out a roar.

"No!"

However, just as the split was about to succeed, a powerful force suddenly grabbed Banner, preventing him from continuing to split.

Then, this force yanked hard, and Banner and the clone crashed into each other uncontrollably.

With a loud "bang," Banner was dazed and stumbled back a few steps, collapsing onto the ground. His face was filled with pain and unwillingness.

Banner frantically slapped his own face, his hands falling like a storm, the "slap, slap" sounds incessant.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he roared, "What do you mean, come out!"

However, no matter how hard he tried, how frantic he was, it was useless. Hulk simply wouldn't come out.

"Banner, stop, I'll ask," Kino shouted loudly.

Kino understood that Hulk was refusing to separate from Banner. The patterns on his wrist lit up, and he used his authority over Hell for the first time.

In Hell, he could strip away a person's soul according to his will.

With a wave of his hand, Banner's body went limp and fell to the ground. Above them, Banner's and Hulk's souls appeared.

A thread connected the middle of their bodies, shimmering with a mysterious light, as if maintaining their complex and close bond.

"How peculiar, one soul with two different consciousnesses," Yū exclaimed in amazement. No wonder they chose the Clone Demon.

"Isn't it just two personalities? While not common, there are quite a few people like that," Blonsky said.

"Do you think demons haven't seen souls with dual personalities? They are more like different states of consciousness existing within the same body. They are a complex symbiotic entity, neither simply reducible to two souls nor merely two personalities, but a unique state of existence. Such souls are also unparalleled in Hell; I'd love to collect them," Yū sighed regretfully.

Blonsky also looked at the demons below, their eyes filled with greed as they looked at Hulk and Banner. If their Young Master wasn't holding them back, they would have swarmed them long ago.

Banner, in his soul state, also saw Hulk and questioned him angrily, "Why did you stop me? Why did you appear? Why did you ruin my life?"

With his seven doctoral degrees, he had always received preferential treatment wherever he went. But because of Hulk's appearance, his girlfriend left him, he lost his job, his assets were scattered, and he had nothing left.

"Banner, weak, death. Hulk, strong, protect, separate, cannot, protect."

Hulk wasn't angry; he just spat out these words intermittently.

Banner froze, his eyes wide with disbelief. He had never imagined that this was the reason. All along, he had seen Hulk as the root of his misfortune, never considering Hulk's original intention for appearing. At this moment, Banner's anger seemed to be extinguished like a sudden flame, replaced by deep thought and confusion.

"Hulk, don't you want to come out? Taste delicious food, make friends, and experience everything in the world."

"...Want, but, Banner, important."

Hearing Kino's words, Hulk showed a look of longing.

"Actually, you can. Let me explain the abilities of a clone to you."

Kino began to explain to Hulk. Banner watched Hulk listen intently, his eyes a little complicated. It seemed he had been misunderstanding Hulk all along.

"This way you can protect Banner better."

"No, trick Hulk?"

"No."

"Hulk, agree, separate."

Seeing Hulk agree, Kino waved his hands and returned Banner and Hulk's souls to their bodies.

Banner slowly stood up, took a deep breath, and used the clone ability again. This time, without the previous obstacles, everything went smoothly.

The invisible force reappeared in the middle of Banner's body. This time, there was no unexpected pulling or blocking.

His body slowly split apart. Although there was still tearing pain during the process, Banner gritted his teeth and persevered.

Finally, Banner and Hulk successfully became two separate individuals.

Banner stood in place, his face slightly pale, but he couldn't hide his joy. Hulk, on the other hand, was moving his body, a look of excitement on his face.

"Hulk, I'm sorry for misunderstanding you all this time."

Banner hadn't expected it to go so smoothly this time. All it took was a good conversation with Hulk.

Hulk looked at Banner and gave a big smile: "Banner, it's okay."

Banner and Hulk's relationship wasn't as bad as it would be in the future.

Kino was also happy watching the two of them. Buy one, get one free.

"Blonsky, you've been watching for so long, have you decided?"

Kino looked at Blonsky, his eyes filled with inquiry.

Blonsky met Kino's gaze and said firmly, "Young Master, I only want the most powerful demon. Only the most powerful force can defeat Hulk."

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