It all started with that EMP Bomb.
Honestly, Ben didn't expect Hydra to think of using an EMP Bomb against Iron Man's Battle Armor.
And electromagnetic pulses are particularly lethal to the Little Broken Watch.
This was something even Ben 10000 in the future hadn't completely solved; Morudoll, using the power of the Solar Pulse, temporarily disabled Big Bro Ben's ability to transform.
But for Ben, the situation was a bit different.
At the time, he was watching Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf in his office when he received a communication from Harry.
Because Harry used the Galactic Plumbers Badge, which employed Quantum Communication technology, it wasn't detected or intercepted by S.H.I.E.L.D. Ben thus learned of Nick Fury's attack.
Clearly, Pierce couldn't tolerate the fact that under Nick Fury's leadership, Hydra Bases were being wiped out one after another.
One or two bases would have been one thing, but after this sweep, there weren't many left in the entire world.
And since Pierce had made his move, he wouldn't stop until all threats were eliminated. Therefore, at that moment, Ben had already predicted that Pierce would soon regain control of S.H.I.E.L.D. and strike against them.
Originally, Steve could have easily infiltrated Hydra's ranks, but when Ben spoke to him about it, he could see the other's strong resistance to such actions, so he knew a fight was unavoidable.
But at first, he hadn't planned on using the Little Broken Watch.
Using the watch against these low-level Hydra goons felt like overkill.
He had already put on his Battle Suit and prepared to fight them as a Hacker, but at this moment, Hydra, in order to incapacitate Iron Man, directly deployed an electromagnetic pulse bomb.
In that single second, the electromagnetic pulse instantly affected a large area, including his location.
And in that instant, the Little Broken Watch crashed.
However, it wasn't completely unusable; it had entered a very special state, unresponsive no matter how Ben tried to operate it.
And after that second of electromagnetic pulse passed, the watch performed a brief reconnection. It was this reconnection that brought Ben ten new alien heroes.
These included: Ditto, Wildvine, Jetray, Cannonbolt, Big Chill, Molestache, Upchuck, Brainstorm, Nanomech, and one heavyweight – Alien X!
Wait, you're telling me getting hit by an EMP could refresh the heroes all along?!
Ben immediately felt like the raw spider sashimi he'd eaten to activate the watch earlier had been for nothing.
Furthermore, unlike when Ben Tennyson first put on the watch for the second time and the original ten heroes disappeared, Ben's previously recorded data hadn't vanished. Instead, it was stored in the watch along with all the current heroes.
It had to be said, this was an unexpected bonus.
Ben actually felt like he should thank Hydra.
Among the ten alien heroes Ben acquired this time, Molestache, Upchuck, Ditto, and Nanomech's combat power was practically nonexistent.
Alien X also couldn't be transformed into at will and could only be used as a last resort.
As a Celestialsapien, Alien X's genes were unaffected even within the Little Broken Watch.
Perhaps for them, it made no difference where they were, in the watch or in the Forge of Creation; with the two personalities constantly arguing, they couldn't move at all.
However, Cannonbolt, Wildvine, Brainstorm, Jetray, and Big Chill were still very useful.
"As a thank you, of course, I'll send them off with alien heroes!"
Ben directly chose his favorite among the new heroes: Big Chill.
With a light press of the watch's core, his skin instantly turned blue. His physique hadn't changed much, but three pairs of wings sprouted from his back, enveloping his body like a wizard's robe.
—Big Chill.
Its genes originated from the Necrofriggian of Kylmyys.
They were a species similar to a hybrid of human and moth, with no distinct male or female genders. Ben Tennyson, as Big Chill, had even become pregnant and given birth to a batch of Big Chill babies, earning the name Big Chill Mommy.
"Good, it's not the Ultimate Alien version..."
A significant reason for Big Chill's popularity was its appearance.
However, in Ultimate Alien, Big Chill was redesigned into an ugly monster.
Fortunately, the version Ben transformed into was the original one.
As for its abilities, Big Chill could exhale gas at extremely low temperatures, capable of freezing anything solid. It could also freely control the ice it created, forming icicles from its hands or freezing anything it touched.
And, as a replacement for Ghostfreak, Big Chill, true to its name, could become intangible.
In addition, Big Chill consumed metal and could easily crush steel. It possessed immense resistance to extreme temperatures.
This was why the Ultimate Big Chill had directly reversed its attributes and appeared as a fiery being.
"Big Chill, so cool!"
Ben looked down with satisfaction. A non-humanoid race, a special skin color, ambiguous gender... all sorts of buffs were applied to him, and he felt incredibly powerful!
At the same time, he sensed a group of agents gathered outside his office.
Due to its abilities being closely related to temperature, Big Chill's eyes could not only see normally but also possessed thermal imaging capabilities.
"Surrounded?"
He wasn't panicked at all. Without moving his feet, his body became transparent, and he extended a finger to press the button on his office door.
This caught the agents, who were planning to break down the door and raid Ben, completely off guard.
The lead agent immediately went on high alert, raising his pistol and aiming it at the door.
The moment the Hacker stepped out, they would be met with a hail of bullets.
However, he waited for several minutes, but not a single person emerged from the door.
The door was ajar, and a cold white current seemed to be slowly flowing out from within.
The agent captain frowned, made a combat gesture to the agents behind him, and then took the lead in tiptoeing inside.
Pushing the door open, an icy cold current immediately rushed towards them.
He felt as if he had instantly crossed space and entered a world of ice and snow. The surface of everything in the room was covered in a thin layer of frost.
"What is this?"
The agent was stunned.
"Nobody's here?"
Upon hearing this, all the agents rushed in, and then everyone was stunned.
How could no one be here?
Logically, the Hacker should not have left after entering the office!
Where did such a large living person go?
At this moment, Ben felt as if he had entered another dimension. He was clearly standing in place, but those agents couldn't see him at all.
Nothing physical could touch him.
His gaze swept slightly over these people, then he slowly began to walk towards them, extending his arms from beneath his cloak-like wings and brushing past their bodies.
Although there was no physical sensation of contact, everyone couldn't help but shiver when Ben's arms passed through their bodies.
The next moment, solid ice instantly bloomed from their bodies!
"Crack!"
Unlike the ice released by the Big Chill in the animation, which anyone could break, Ben's ability was clearly more powerful.
The moment he made contact, he could freeze the enemy's blood.
Ordinary people couldn't withstand such a low temperature; their blood would freeze instantly, bursting their blood vessels and killing them!
After finishing all this, Ben didn't linger. He floated up and broke through the floor, leaving the office that had turned into a cold storage.
However, he didn't immediately return to the surface.
Instead, he turned to search for the interrogation room where Barton and Natasha were being held.
Although these two weren't much of a fighting force, they were still "colleagues in the Avengers," so a little care was just a matter of convenience.
Otherwise, it would be troublesome if Pierce used their lives to threaten them later.
Ben didn't care.
Pierce caught them, so why should he surrender?
But others would definitely hesitate.
In this situation, it wouldn't be easy for Ben to go on a killing spree, and the Galactic Plumbers, nominally an organization of aliens, couldn't afford to have too bad an external image.
In the interrogation room, Ben rescued Natasha and the others.
Although they were wary of the Big Chill, seeing the Galactic Plumbers' badge, they were somewhat relieved.
At least, this proved that this wizard-like guy wasn't Hydra.
"How many aliens have you Galactic Plumbers released on Earth?"
Hill wasn't asking, just complaining.
Before Ben could answer, she said, "I'm afraid Pierce is the real Hydra. We need to leave here immediately and find Fury."
"You guys go first."
Ben replied hoarsely.
"I'll go support your soldiers."
Hearing this, Hill nodded and said, "We'll come pick you up as soon as we get a plane."
With that, the two groups parted ways. Ben continued to ascend and finally arrived just as Captain America and the others were at a disadvantage.
Those indestructible energy shields were useless in his eyes.
After all, while they could block the cold, they couldn't stop the sudden extreme drop in temperature.
Ben moved as if strolling through a garden, opening his mouth to release a fierce, knife-like cold wind. Instantly, even the entire base was enveloped in a massive cold current!
White currents and whirlwinds permeated the air.
It reminded Steve of Loki's appearance in New Mexico a few months ago, using that blue cube-like box.
The power of the Big Chill might not be comparable to the Casket of Ancient Winters, but it was enough to temporarily freeze a S.H.I.E.L.D. base.
At this moment, Hill and the others broke through the snowstorm in their remaining aircraft.
The cabin door opened, and Natasha and Hawkeye stood on either side. Hawkeye held his bow and arrows vigilantly, while Natasha shouted:
"Get on the plane, quickly!"
Hearing this, Ben reached out, piercing Tony's armor directly, and from the inside, he disengaged the battle suit's linked structure, then pulled Tony out.
"Let's retreat first, soldier."
He said to Captain America.
"But, there's still the Hacker..."
Steve was unwilling to leave just like that.
"Worrying about the Hacker is less important than worrying about yourself."
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