In the laboratory of the underground Hive facility, Duncan lay on the examination table, letting Dr. Banner inject green liquid into his body while dressed in a bulky hazmat suit.
One needle after another pierced him. Duncan grimaced as sharp, aching pain shot through his arms, thighs, neck—everywhere.
It wasn't unbearable, but he was still a little scared. The needles were so thick they were unsettling just to look at!
Clink!
The last metal syringe was removed and tossed into the recycling bin.
Dr. Banner's voice came through the hazmat suit. "The injections are complete. Now you just need to keep exercising for an hour to complete the fusion."
Duncan immediately hopped off the examination table. After moving around a little, he ran to the treadmill in the next room and started exercising.
Banner didn't stay there and silently watch Duncan exercise for an hour. After pushing the recycling bin into the disposal chute, he left the sealed laboratory.
He returned without the hazmat suit, carrying a clipboard. Watching Duncan race along on the treadmill through the glass, he periodically wrote down the readings from the various sensors.
Six months ago, after Ultron had given Banner a verbal wake-up call, Banner had arrived in the Resident Evil world to look for a way to deal with Hulk once again.
But compared to the baffling Hulk, a virus he had never seen before—one with extraordinary abilities—held even greater appeal for him.
So he devoted himself to researching the T-Virus, and discovered its remarkable effects. It was a special virus whose primary means of survival was symbiosis, and it was highly mutable.
The T-Virus could be used to make medicine, proving that it was highly adaptable and compatible.
After reading the Umbrella Corporation's research records on the T-Virus, Banner immediately understood that