The Smile on Loki's Face Froze

At this moment, only Loki and Banner remained on the arena platform.

Loki dusted himself off and rose gracefully.

Opposite him, Banner's fall had kicked up a cloud of dust.

The dust shrouded Banner, and in the sunlight, only the vague outline of someone rising to his feet could be seen.

Loki spread his hands and gripped his two daggers once more.

"I've had enough. As a mage from Midgard, all your struggles are futile."

Loki gritted his teeth. "If you don't want to suffer even worse injuries, you'd better now..."

"Roar!!"

Loki was still spouting threats when a roar even more terrifying than that of a Norwegian Ridgeback suddenly thundered across the arena.

The roar even drowned out the cheers from the crowd.

Opposite Loki, a towering green figure tore through the dust and roared as he emerged!

The giant figure stomped the ground, leaving behind a shattered crater and a deafening boom, then slammed into Loki like a train.

The next second, Loki shot backward like a meteor and crashed heavily into the energy barrier with a bang before being bounced back onto the ground.

At that moment, Loki was just like Thor in the first battle.

The crowd's cheers instantly turned into cries of shock.

Hulk's massive body stood where Loki had been, his fists hammering fiercely against his chest.

He threw back his head and roared, "Hulk!!"

In Kamar-Taj's lounge, Tony clenched his fist tightly when he heard that. "He finally came out. Nicely done, Hulk!"

Beside him, Mordo and Master Hamir exchanged a glance. "Looks like we won't need to take the field."

"As long as we win, it doesn't matter whether we fight or not." Old Wang shrugged indifferently.

"Hey! Of course it doesn't matter to you—you're a substitute, Grand Master! I'm the starting