Green Beast?

Rio de Janeiro, Real Port Hotel, hot spring area.

"Ahh~ That feels so good~"

Yu Xian wore a white bathrobe and held a bottle of milk as he enjoyed the masseuse's service on a reclining massage chair.

The remaining three members of Y Squad—Medea, Catalina, and Skye—were beside Yu Xian, enjoying massages as well.

Medea wore a light purple silk bathrobe and reclined halfway on the massage bed.

Her delicate collarbones were faintly visible, while her long purple hair was piled high, exposing her fair, slender neck.

The masseuse's technique gradually loosened her tense muscles, and her eyes were half-closed.

The face she usually kept tightly composed showed a rare hint of contentment.

Carter, on the other hand, had completely let herself go.

Wearing a pink-and-black bathrobe, she lay facedown on the massage bed and let out a satisfied moan.

Her blonde hair was spread messily across the pillow. "Amazing. This is so much better than the S.H.I.E.L.D. medical department's technique!"

Skye beside her seemed somewhat reserved. This was her first time experiencing such a high-end massage.

The young hacker girl wore a white bathrobe that exposed her slender calves and ankles. Under the female masseuse's practiced hands, she secretly bit her lip and endured it.

"Captain, what's our plan?

Are we protecting Dr. Banner? Fighting General Ross's special forces?"

Carter looked at the clock on the wall. It was already six in the evening.

They had spent the entire day eating and drinking like this, and the blonde girl could not help feeling a little guilty.

God, they were in the middle of a mission. If this kept up, wouldn't she become exactly the kind of captain she least wanted to be?

Carter, you have to resist temptation!

"The plan?"

Yu Xian slowly opened his tightly shut eyes. Seeing the blonde girl looking at him, Skye secretly pricking up her ears, and Medea pretending not to care at all, he pondered briefly. "We'll just help Banner at the most critical moment.

That'll deepen his favorable impression of us, and it'll also let Ross taste the consequences of provoking Banner, making him give up on Banner. Killing two birds with one stone."

Night quietly descended over Rio de Janeiro.

Under the night sky, the slums near the soda factory were tranquil.

Dr. Banner's small apartment was on the top floor of a dilapidated apartment building. As he slept soundly, he had no idea that his location had already been exposed.

Below the shabby apartment building, more than twenty fully armed special forces soldiers quietly surrounded the entire structure.

The soldiers wore black tactical gear and carried tranquilizer guns and electroshock weapons, moving according to the predetermined plan with disciplined precision.

"Are the snipers in position?" General Ross asked through his earpiece.

"Yes, General. All three positions are ready."

A determined gleam flashed in General Ross's eyes.

"Good. Remember my orders—capture Banner alive if possible, but if he starts transforming, use the specially made tranquilizer rounds immediately."

"This time, I won't let him get away!"

"Blonsky, begin the operation!"

Meanwhile, Yu Xian and the squad members were observing the situation from the rooftop of a nearby high-rise.

"Look, Ross brought special forces. They're planning to breach from three directions at once."

Skye monitored the military channel's communications through her tablet and heard all of General Ross's arrangements. "They're planning to use a special tranquilizer to subdue Dr. Banner."

Carter watched the figures below begin moving, eager to jump into action. "Captain, shouldn't we make our move?"

Yu Xian leisurely ate chocolate ice cream, casually handing the empty cup to Medea as he shook his head. "Wait a little longer. Banner isn't at the end of his rope yet."

From above, they watched the figures below begin their operation. It was the squad led by Blonsky.

Skye watched the orderly troops clear the obstacles ahead, step by step reaching Banner's door and beginning to force it open.

Bang!

With her sharp eyes, she suddenly spotted a figure leaping out a window and fleeing downstairs. It was Bruce Banner.

He looked slightly panicked as he desperately tried to shake off the pursuers behind him.

"Hey, Captain, Dr. Banner is out!"

"Should we chase him?"

"What do you think? Of course we should!"

A figure raced through a narrow, damp alley.

Bruce Banner's heart pounded like a drum as his body desperately ran forward.

On both sides of the alley stood peeling, mottled walls covered in incomprehensible graffiti.

On both sides stood peeling, mottled walls covered in incomprehensible graffiti.

The dim yellow streetlights barely pierced the thick mist, casting shadows of uneven lengths across the wet ground.

"Damn it, I knew something would go wrong!"

"I can't stay in this place!"

Banner darted back and forth through the alley. Seeing no sign of his pursuers behind him,

Bang!

Blonsky suddenly appeared around the corner and grazed Banner with a shot.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Excitement and fright sent Banner's heart pounding violently.

150,

151,

152,

"Whew~"

Banner adjusted his breathing and exchanged a glance with Blonsky across the street ahead. Taking advantage of the passing crowd, he fled deeper into the alley beside him.

158,

159,

160,

"Captain, where is this guy running to?"

"Hmm, judging by Dr. Banner's location, he should be heading toward the soda factory!"

"Heh, Dr. Banner is pretty unlucky. He even ran into a few punks along the way.

Look,

the punks are chasing after him!"

Under Medea's invisibility barrier atop a residential building, the members of Y Squad silently followed behind Banner like assassins in the dark.

Dressed in black, Yu Xian crouched on the corner of the residential building with an orange in his hand, eating it segment by segment with great relish.

Listening to his teammates chatting behind him, he chuckled.

These punks were truly courting death. They just had to pick a fight with Banner. Not even God could save them now.

"Master, I can sense a powerful energy emerging from that human ahead.

I sense a power of ultimate rage.

If that power erupts completely, this place will most likely be reduced to rubble."

A faint purple glow appeared in Medea's eyes as she examined the dark crimson energy contained within Banner's body.

"This is the powerful force of genetic mutation caused by gamma rays!"

Yu Xian was surprised that Medea had taken the initiative to ask him.

This was a good start!

"Hey, hey, they're fighting! They're fighting!"

Inside the soda factory,

"Don't, don't come any closer!"

Banner's path was blocked by three punks. Just as he tried to force his way past them, the approaching punks seized him and slammed him into the rack behind him with a bang.

The punk leader stepped before Banner, his face full of anger.

"Not so arrogant now, are you?"

"Please let me go... I... when I get angry... things get troublesome!"

"Heh heh, when I get angry, things get even more troublesome!"

Beep! Beep! Beep!

The heart rate monitor in Banner's hand began sounding an alarm.

192,

193,

194

As Banner spoke with the punk leader, he suddenly caught sight of soldiers appearing behind the glass above the factory from the corner of his eye.

Before he could react,

Bang!

A sharp gunshot cut through the factory's noise.

A specially made tranquilizer dart struck Banner precisely in the back.

199,

200.

Moments later, a savage beast's roar rang out from within the soda factory.

ROAR—!!!