No one had expected Bruce to come back to life after being shot in the head!
Even more surprising, this seemingly frail scientist had not only snapped his sturdy restraints but was now running at full speed while carrying a woman!
Even General Ross was stunned by the sight.
Wasn't this incredible physical prowess exactly what he'd always dreamed of in a super soldier?
If only he'd known, why had he been so fixated on Hulk? He should've just kidnapped Bruce and taken him back for research!
As for the mastermind behind all this...
It went without saying: it was Du Mu, who had quietly arrived at the scene.
Seeing the army surrounding the area in such force, Du Mu promptly abandoned the idea of rescuing Bruce in front of everyone.
Instead, he used the Death Qi Bullet he'd just acquired to secretly fire one at Bruce.
According to the Death Qi Bullet's description, anyone hit by it would do everything in their power to fulfill the thing they regretted most before being struck.
And Bruce had just told Betty himself that his greatest regret was not being able to go with her to Iceland to see the Northern Lights.
So until that wish was fulfilled, Bruce would absolutely not come out of his death qi state.
Wait!
Du Mu suddenly realized there was a flaw in his plan.
In the death qi state, it seemed Bruce wouldn't be able to do things like buy plane tickets and board a plane.
In other words, Bruce could only run all the way to Iceland...
"Safe travels, Bruce. I hope you have a great time in Iceland."
Watching their figures grow smaller in the distance, Du Mu silently offered them his best wishes.
General Ross finally came to his senses. Seeing Bruce about to disappear from view, he immediately roared into his communicator, "Everyone, listen up! The target is escaping! Catch him! Remember, take him alive!"
At the order, the soldiers sprang into action.
However, General Ross looked around and noticed that a key figure was missing.
"Where's Blonsky?"
Emil Blonsky was an elite special forces soldier whom General Ross had borrowed from the Royal Marines.
Not long ago, Blonsky had been injected with the Super Soldier Serum replicated by the Osborn Group. He had survived and gained physical abilities far beyond those of ordinary people.
However, he still fell short of the super soldier General Ross had envisioned. He remained no match for Hulk in Ross's eyes.
A soldier immediately pointed at the building where Bruce had been hiding and reported, "Blonsky's squad went in to capture the target, but they haven't come back out."
"What happened?"
General Ross furrowed his brows, about to contact Blonsky.
Just then, everything changed!
Bang!
On the top floor of the building where Bruce had been hiding, a heavy medical operating table suddenly smashed through the wall and plummeted from above, crashing hard into the ground with a deafening thud!
As cries of pain rang out, several soldiers were hurled dozens of meters through the newly opened hole in the wall by a terrifying force. They slammed into the side of a building in the distance and fell silent at once!
BOOM!!!
Another deafening crash!
The building's wall was blasted open again, sending bricks and rubble flying and raising a cloud of dust.
Through the swirling dust, a huge figure slowly emerged from the hole.
It stood nearly three meters tall. Its skin was gray-green, covered in wrinkles and scale-like patterns. Its muscles bulged and knotted, and jagged bone spikes covered every joint, making it look like a natural killing machine. The sight sent chills down the onlookers' spines.
The monster then leaped from the edge of the high-rise and landed heavily on the hard concrete road, smashing two craters into it.
"Hulk! Get out here! Let's have another good fight!"
The monster's roar, filled with savage bloodlust, rang across the entire area!
At the same time, the system's voice sounded in Du Mu's mind.
[Players, please note: BOSS event has officially begun!] [Target: Defeat "Abomination," Emil Blonsky!] [Reward: Determined by the damage dealt to the BOSS. The more damage you deal, the greater the reward!]
At that moment, General Ross and the soldiers were all riveted by the sudden appearance of Abomination.
Was this Hulk?
That couldn't be right. Bruce had clearly run off ages ago.
General Ross had no time to think it over. He immediately ordered, "Open fire! Fire on it!!"
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!
Muzzle flashes burst into life everywhere!
The soldiers on the ground swung their guns around and launched a fierce assault on the huge gray-green figure in the middle of the scene!
But the soldiers' firearms were completely useless against Abomination. Their bullets only sparked faintly against his body.
Faced with attacks that felt like little more than a tickle, Abomination showed no mercy to his former comrades.
He grinned, baring his huge mouthful of fangs in a cruel, menacing smile. Then he strode forward, reaching the nearest group of soldiers in the blink of an eye, and began slaughtering everyone around him!
The soldiers stood no chance against this terrifying monster.
One after another, they fell amid a series of short, agonized screams. Their losses were devastating!
"Hahaha! This power is incredible!!"
Feeling power surge through his body, Abomination let out a harsh, grating laugh.
The soldiers escorted General Ross to a safe area in the rear.
Watching Abomination, who was even more brutal than Hulk, Ross ground his teeth and said, "Forget about capturing Bruce Banner! All units, return to Harlem at once! Concentrate your fire and take that monster down!"
After receiving General Ross's order, the vehicles that had been trying to intercept Bruce on the outskirts immediately turned around and headed toward Abomination in the middle of the street.
Abomination paid no attention to the firepower being brought to bear on him.
He casually grabbed a car from the roadside and hurled it at an infantry fighting vehicle speeding toward him!
Bang!
The heavy impact rang out.
The infantry fighting vehicle was badly mangled and sent tumbling away. The soldiers inside were dead or alive—who could say?
Pfft!
An antitank missile streaked through the air, trailing flames, and hit Abomination squarely in the chest!
A huge fireball instantly engulfed him!
"We hit him!"
The soldiers let out a brief cheer.
But before the smoke had even cleared, a huge figure burst out completely unharmed!
Abomination's gray-green chest was only scorched black in one spot. His skin wasn't even broken. He charged at the squad, swung his enormous fist, and smashed the soldiers into several heaps of bloody flesh.
Inside a command vehicle in the distance, General Ross watched the scene on a remote monitor. His face stiffened instantly.
Only a monster could defeat a monster!
General Ross had never heard the saying, but he understood what it meant.
The problem was that Bruce—the only one who could fight Abomination—had already run off with his daughter in his arms. Ross had no idea where they were now!
Abomination's slaughter continued.
He wasn't some mindless brute like Hulk, trading intelligence for strength.
Even after being enhanced, he'd retained some of his original intelligence. Not much, but it was better than nothing.
As a former member of the unit, Abomination knew all of its formations and tactics. Combined with his powerful new body, that made killing the soldiers easy.
"Give me a stronger opponent!!"
After effortlessly wiping out another squad, Abomination felt his confidence swell. He couldn't help letting out a boastful roar.
Just then, a cold mechanical voice rang out.
"Protocol One: Connect to Pilot!"