After hearing the whole story, Banner and Zhang Fei left the village.
Just as the village chief had said, there was nothing they could do about the disaster that had struck this village.
Clearly, their only choice was to leave.
Besides, this village had suffered the plague of the firstborn. Unless something unexpected happened, there should be no further disasters to deepen their suffering.
"Disasters... Ordinary people always seem so helpless in the face of disaster," Banner said with a sigh.
Never mind ordinary people-even Superhumans with extraordinary powers were no different.
When their time came, didn't they die just the same?
He had heard that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s elite agents, Black Widow and Hawkeye, seemed to have met with some mishap.
"There's nothing we can do. People in this world are dying all the time, from disease, natural disasters, man-made calamities..."
"Anything can cause an ordinary person's death." Like an enlightened monk, Zhang Fei tried to persuade Banner to take it less to heart.
After all, Banner was only a man who had grown up in a peaceful society.
He was nowhere near as mentally resilient as a battle-hardened warrior like Zhang Fei.
He was easily swayed by emotion. Of course, Zhang Fei wasn't heartless, either.
It was simply that Zhang Fei had long since grown accustomed to deaths caused by all kinds of unforeseen circumstances.
But when they passed through another village, both men's attitudes shifted a little.
Every family in this village had also lost its firstborn.
Banner finally couldn't help asking, "Just how many people has this disaster affected?"
Looking at Banner's concerned, troubled face, Zhang Fei offered no more advice about getting used to it.
The disaster now covered far too vast an area.
If this continued, the entire region might well be engulfed.
"Fei, you've seen