Although that was what he thought, Dr. Banner still fought with all his might to keep Hulk from emerging.
Before the Avengers appeared, Banner had been utterly opposed to Hulk.
Seeing that Banner remained silent, the bearded man nodded and walked over to Qin Xiao again.
He was rather inclined to believe what Qin Xiao had said. After all, he looked thin and refined.
He had also been utterly terrified when the bearded man pressed a gun against him.
"You, tell me exactly how you two met and what he said to you. Tell me every last detail."
The bearded man wanted to confirm whether Banner was the person who had stayed behind to cover Tony Stark's escape.
Tony Stark had already escaped anyway. If he could capture their people and exchange them for some benefits, that would be good too.
He had coveted the bald man's fine weapons for a long time.
With that goal in mind, even his tone toward Qin Xiao softened.
"Um... could you move the gun away first?"
Qin Xiao spoke cautiously, his face full of fear.
"Of course, as long as you..."
The bearded man had only just moved the muzzle aside and was still halfway through his sentence.
Qin Xiao's gaze abruptly changed, and his right hand shot out like lightning.
He seized the bearded man's gun hand and pressed his thumb hard into the web between the man's thumb and forefinger.
In an instant, he had taken the bearded man's pistol.
He immediately seized their leader as a hostage.
"Back off! All of you, back off!"
Holding the bearded man hostage, Qin Xiao kept threatening the terrorists around him, forcing them to clear a space.
At least his back was safe now.
Actually, if he had gone straight for their leader from the start, Qin Xiao was confident he could have taken them head-on.
But Dr. Banner happened to be here, and he had no confidence in facing an angry Hulk in the desert.
He could only use this relatively safer approach.
Who knew that just as he took the bearded man hostage...
The system's voice rang out in his mind again.
"Special mission issued: gain Hulk's trust and begin to earn his friendship. Upon completion, receive one dose of Hulk Mutation Serum." Hulk Mutation Serum: grants 30% of Hulk's strength, defense, and self-healing abilities, without negative effects such as transformation, loss of reason, or rage. PS: possess 30% of Hulk's power without all the negative effects. Let the host be a whore while putting up a monument to his chastity, all with peace of mind. You deserve it.
"Fuck you!"
The system's words forced a curse out of Qin Xiao's mind. What did it mean, being a whore while putting up a monument to his chastity with peace of mind?
"You're the whore! Your whole family's whores!"
"First, I have no uncle, nor do I have a family. Host, there is no need for this pointless anger. Just tell me whether you want it. Say it loud. Do you want it?"
Damn it, the system had actually teased him.
But yes! Of course he wanted it!
If that was the reward, then this risk was absolutely worth taking.
This was practically the law of "smells good" in action!
This special mission made Qin Xiao change his strategy outright.
He had originally intended to tease Dr. Banner a little and escape safely in the process.
But now he would take a different approach.
"Damn it! You're a good actor. You were the ones who rescued Tony Stark!"
The bearded man still believed Banner and Qin Xiao were together.
"But this isn't the United States. You won't get out of this desert even with me as your hostage. We're freedom fighters. We don't fear death!"
The bearded man spoke bitterly.
"Really?"
Qin Xiao smiled.
Looking at Dr. Banner, who had gotten up and come to his side, he spoke quietly.
"You're not afraid of death, but are you afraid of a big green monster? The kind that can turn you into a meat patty with one punch?"
"A big green monster?"
"How do you know?"
The bearded man and Banner spoke almost simultaneously.
Qin Xiao ignored the bearded man and instead looked at Dr. Banner, his expression serious.
"Doctor, I can help you get the military off your back. But right now, I need that big green guy to come out!"
Bang!
The instant he finished speaking, Qin Xiao fired a shot straight into Dr. Banner's chest without hesitation.
"You..."
Banner's face filled with disbelief.
He struggled to utter that one word, then slowly fell backward onto the ground.
"What are you doing? You killed your partner?"
The bearded man also spoke in astonishment.
But Qin Xiao had no time to explain anything to him now.
He merely whispered in his ear, "Didn't you say you weren't afraid of death? Then good luck."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Xiao shoved the bearded man hard toward where Banner had fallen.
He turned around and ran.
He had sprinted fifteen or twenty meters away before the surrounding terrorists finally reacted.
Two men scrambled to help the bearded man up, while the others aimed their guns straight at Qin Xiao in the distance.
But before they could fire...
A beastlike roar rang out.
"Roar!!!"
At some point, the "corpse" on the ground had turned into a huge green monster.
He suddenly rose from the ground, standing well over two meters tall.
His muscles looked harder than steel.
He was also gripping the bearded man's head.
The otherwise burly bearded man looked as small and helpless as a doll in his hand.
With that earthshaking roar...
The green giant grabbed the bearded man and smashed him hard against the off-road vehicle beside him.
The blow actually caved in the entire hood.
Using a body of flesh and blood, he smashed the hood, the engine beneath it, and everything else into scrap.
Seventy to eighty percent of the bones in the bearded man's body shattered.
He had nearly been smashed into pulp in a single blow, and he clearly wasn't going to survive.
Only then did the people around them react.
They instinctively raised their guns and fired wildly at the monster.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!
Dozens of guns aimed at Hulk at once, pouring bullets into his body.
Unfortunately, they couldn't even break his skin.
Thump!
Attacked furiously the moment he emerged, Hulk went straight into a rampage.
With one kick, he sent a terrorist flying over a hundred meters.
Then he hoisted the battered off-road vehicle.
He swung it sideways straight into the crowd.
The people had yet to scatter completely.
That single swing smashed at least three or four of them into pulp.
For a time, mangled flesh and flying bullets filled the scene.
Those Ten Rings terrorists who claimed not to fear death...
Were now screaming madly, fleeing for their lives in every direction.
The slightly more timid ones shouted "Devil!" and collapsed onto the ground.
Facing Hulk in his savage fury, they didn't even have the strength to get up and flee.
The third chapter is here, though it's a little late!