The Leader Joins Up

Clang, the iron door slowly opened.

The big head curled up in the corner of the wall twitched slightly.

Slow footsteps echoed in the spacious room, constantly drilling into his mind like urging notes of death. He went all out to restrain his telepathy ability, fearing he would cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

The sound drew closer, and he wished he could hide his massive head entirely between his legs without showing a shred.

Hong Fei frowned slightly as he looked at the cowering appearance, for a moment unable to tell whether it was genuine or false.

At this moment, the skin of The Leader Samuel had completely turned green, indistinguishable from Hulk and Abomination. The curled body could not hide a forehead and skull more than twice the size of his face.

Perhaps the growth of the head hogged all the nutrition, and his hair had completely fallen out without him realizing it.

This very much fit the rule that if you go bald, you get stronger.

After seven days, from early this morning until noon, Samuel's head stopped growing, and Hong Fei, upon receiving the news, rushed over at the first instance.

Standing in front of him, Hong Fei squatted down.

Samuel abruptly shuddered.

"Don't hit me, I can't do it..."

Hearing this, Hong Fei's face twitched.

Sighing faintly, he said, "I have a few questions."

Samuel didn't even raise his head: "Y-You ask."

"You actually researched medicine that can suppress the emergence of Hulk?"

"Mm."

"You are very interested in biological research?"

"Mm."

"Do you know why I brought you back?"

"Mm."

"You think I'm a bad person?"

"Mm."

Mm?

Samuel raised his head abruptly, stirring up a rushing wind. Seeing Hong Fei with a half-smile and upturned corners of his mouth, his gaze suddenly changed, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, wait, I don't, I'm not... Ah!"

The sound of cracking and screams rang out again.

Frank sat in the next room, upper body leaned back, features scrunched into a ball.

Compared to before, Samuel's mental abilities were now tending toward maturity. If his mind control used to be a sharp needle, then now it was hundreds or thousands of them striking out together, and he could even transform them into a giant hammer or other forms of attack to smash into an enemy's spirit.

Hong Fei covered himself in energy the entire time, and his consumption increased accordingly.

However, aside from mental abilities, Samuel's hand-to-hand combat skills could be described as disastrous, currently still lingering at the frail level of that biological scientist.

After all, ever since his mutation, he had been kept under confinement by Hong Fei, with no opportunity at all to use his brand-new brain to learn.

A short while later, Hong Fei regretfully withdrew his hand, staring at Samuel with an expression of disappointment in his failure to reach expectations.

Seeing this, Samuel simply assumed he had not yet vented his anger, and took the initiative to say: "I am willing to obey your orders, I can work for you, no matter what it is, I just hope you won't hit me anymore..."

Hong Fei let out a heavy sigh, but what he regretted was not this.

"Good, you said this yourself, I didn't force you. If you dare to go back on your word in the future, don't blame me for being unpolite."

Samuel acted as if granted a pardon, a glint of tears flashing in his eyes: "Of course, I will serve you wholeheartedly!"

Hong Fei stared at him for a moment, turned around, and said: "Get up, come with me." At the same time, he made a gesture toward the next room.

Samuel got up timidly. After Hong Fei left the room, the main door swung wide open, and he fell into hesitation once again as he looked at the entrance.

This wouldn't still be a trap, would it? If I go out, will I get beaten up again?

"Hurry up and get out here!"

Hong Fei's angry scold came over, and he could no longer afford to overthink, hurriedly stepping forward to follow.

Crossing the threshold, the air outside seemed much fresher, causing his big head to sway uncontrollably.

Hong Fei and Frank walked side by side in the front, and he followed closely behind step by step.

Along the way, guard personnel encountered occasionally turned a blind eye to his big head, as if they were long used to it.

Arriving at Abomination's surveillance room, the moment he stepped inside and saw the huge figure on the screen, Samuel couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Hong Fei turned around and beckoned to him, and he hurriedly stepped forward quickly.

"Come, take a look at your masterpiece."

Samuel gave an awkward smile, but his gaze did not leave Abomination.

Hong Fei's phrasing wasn't wrong either. Although Blonsky initially received Ross's Super Soldier Serum injection, that serum could not be mentioned in the same breath as the one Captain America injected back then; they were simply incomparable.

What truly caused Blonsky to transform into Abomination still originated from the large amount of Hulk Serum that Samuel manufactured using Banner's blood.

"It's simply gorgeous." Looking at Abomination's physique, he couldn't help but exclaim with emotion.

Hong Fei and Frank almost got goosebumps listening to him.

Noticing the strangeness of the two, Samuel explained: "Don't get me wrong, I mean his body."

What else could he mean?

"No, I mean that his body was completely born for combat. Look at the bone armor on his chest, the spikes on his back, and the muscles all over his body. This means that during the transformation process, he only thought of one thing, and that is combat! He is truly born for the battlefield, a Super Soldier without a doubt!" While saying these words, there seemed to be light in Samuel's eyes.

Hong Fei exchanged a glance with Frank, then asked: "You mean, this transformation is also linked to personal thoughts?"

"That's right, Hulk, he, and I, we are all different. I know this definitely has the influence of direct mutation and indirect mutation. However, I think personal thinking is also one of the variables. Of course, so far this is just a hypothesis."

Hong Fei nodded slightly.

If this were truly the case, it would have miraculous similarities to the Super Soldier Serum injected into Captain America back then.

The Super Soldier Serum amplified personal desires during the enhancement process, making the good better and the bad worse.

The emergence of Hulk also had intricate and intertwined connections with the Super Soldier Serum.

Pondering for a moment, Hong Fei said: "Abomination can't change back now. Since you once successfully produced medicine that suppresses Hulk, then the research regarding Abomination will be handed over to you now. I only have one requirement at present."

Samuel turned his head to listen attentively.

"Whether you use medicine to suppress his strength, or use your telepathic ability to try and control him, in short, don't let him cause trouble. I need him to stay inside quietly."

Samuel was instantly stunned: "I can try to control him?"

"Of course, even if you want to use him to do something, it's also acceptable." The corners of Hong Fei's mouth lifted, his gaze sweeping across Samuel's big head.

Samuel's head instantly felt cold. I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare, I will definitely make him stay inside obediently.

Hong Fei suddenly laughed, reaching out to pat his shoulder: "Very well, then let's talk about your requirements next."

"I have no requirements." Samuel's big head shook very fast.

Hong Fei, however, turned stern in expression, pressed his palm onto Samuel's big forehead, and said seriously: "From now on, you have joined my team, so we are our own people. Yet you say you have no requirements—aren't you treating me as one of your own?"

Samuel rolled his eyes upward, looked at Hong Fei's palm, and then dryly laughed: "No, no, of course I didn't mean that. Uh, actually I do have some requirements. Can I have a computer? Or some paper books would also do, I want to study."

"Just this?"

"Yes, just this. I feel my brain is too empty, and I urgently need knowledge to fill it up, otherwise I feel too miserable."

Well, feeling miserable all over if you don't study for a day?

Hong Fei grinned: "Sure, no problem at all. I will have a computer prepared for you, and by the way, you can list out a requisition list. You can tell me what equipment your research needs." At the end, Hong Fei patted his big forehead: "Keep it up, you are very smart, I think highly of you."

Samuel could only force a smile.

Turning around, Hong Fei said to Frank: "From now on, he is a member of us. Introduce the situation here to him."

Frank nodded. When his smile bloomed, the flesh on his face squeezed together, full of bandit airs.

Samuel watched Hong Fei's back in a cold sweat, and as he lowered his head, the look in his eyes was inexplicable.