"Make a move?"
"Stop me?"
"Hahahaha!"
Ross had heard their entire exchange. As though he had just heard a joke, he stopped in his tracks, threw back his head, and roared with laughter.
"What could the mere Avengers possibly do, even if you made a move?"
"You think that scrap armor and those quake powers can stand against my strength?"
"And you." His scarlet eyes turned toward Hermione. "What the hell is a Wizard, anyway? Sooner or later, this whole world will be mine."
"I'll start by killing you, you little brat!"
As soon as he finished, the Avengers' expressions turned rather odd.
Tony tilted his head and whispered to Rhodey beside him, "See? Gamma rays fried his brain."
Natasha, Skye, Hawkeye, and the others exchanged glances and shook their heads.
This savage had lost his mind. He hadn't learned a thing, and he still dared to threaten Hermione.
The Hulk's blood must have eaten away every last shred of his reason.
Ross's muscles suddenly swelled. Whipping up a fierce gust, he charged straight at Hermione.
A long crack split open beneath his feet and tore all the way to the doorway.
He smashed the half-table left in his path to pieces. Wood splinters flew everywhere, and a scorching blast of air rushed toward them.
Feeling everything around them shake, several politicians crouching with their hands over their heads squealed like pigs being slaughtered, convinced the entire room was about to collapse.
Hermione stood where she was without so much as blinking.
A pale blue barrier materialized out of thin air.
Red Hulk's massive body slammed into it with a deafening crash. The bridge of his nose caved in on the spot with a dull crunch of bone.
Shaking his dizzy head, Ross refused to accept it and threw another