"Little Bug."
Hulk saw Ben emerge from Primus, a mocking expression instantly appearing on his face.
"One by one."
Ben slowly walked past Steve.
Then he said softly:
"If it were my cousin, he'd tell you spiders aren't insects."
"You're the insect!"
Hulk was stubborn.
"Hacker, you're no match for him..."
Steve struggled to prop himself up, grabbing Ben's ankle, desperately trying to stop him from going to his death.
He felt that Ben, at best, was only as strong as Peter, and facing this monster was no different from suicide.
"Captain,"
Ben half-crouched, looking at Steve, and asked, "Why don't you summon The Hammer of Thor to fight?"
Hulk was strong, but Thor's power was enough to rival him.
Originally, when Ben saw Hulk appear, although surprised, he wasn't overly worried, precisely because Captain America had a trump card.
But the fight had reached such a brutal point, and Steve was still fixated on his broken shield, which forced Ben to step in himself.
Hearing this, Steve's face was filled with guilt.
"I can't..."
"I'm not worthy..."
In fact, he had discovered this when he escaped from the S.H.I.E.L.D. base.
At that time, facing a barrage of attacks, he had tried to summon The Hammer of Thor, but it had remained unresponsive.
Steve knew that because he had selfishly tried to protect Bucky and concealed the truth from Stark, The Hammer of Thor no longer recognized him.
He felt pathetic.
Now, he had lost the hammer's recognition and the trust of the people.
He was no longer Captain America, but a fugitive.
Not a good soldier, nor a good person...
Seeing Captain America's dejected look, Ben released his hands, the chains on his arms falling. He said:
"Captain, you know, I'm not really a fan of yours, but Peter always looked up to you. Now he's doing what he can, and you're here saying such discouraging things, it really makes me a little angry."
"Now, I'll handle this big guy. Don't forget your own mission."
After speaking, Ben no longer paid attention to him.
"Wait..."
Steve tried to stop him.
Compared to Hulk, Ben was so small, perhaps his arm wasn't even as thick as Hulk's little finger!
"You're no match for him, let, let me..."
"When did you get the mistaken impression that I'm not his opponent?"
Ben turned his head, and on his black Battle Suit, blue arcs of electricity flashed like lightning snakes!
Instantly, immense power erupted from Ben's body, creating a hurricane-like aura centered on him.
At that moment, Steve thought Ben had summoned The Hammer of Thor.
Could it be...?
"Can we win?"
"We will win!" Ben walked up to Hulk.
"Hulk, you're the challenger!"
Although the line was a bit ominous, Ben was indeed confident of victory.
The Hulk could continuously increase his strength with his anger, an increase with almost no limit.
However, anger had its limits.
Once anger reached a certain level, there was a threshold. Beyond that point, without some special stimulus, it was difficult for rage to escalate further.
Of course, once broken through, Hulk would evolve towards greater strength!
But it didn't matter.
Alien X would handle everything.
"Hacker Spider-Man, do you really think you can beat the Hulk?"
In the distance.
Watching all of this through the video feed, Pierce couldn't help but let out a scoff.
Even Dinosaur Connors, a monster himself, had been utterly defeated. How could a mere Spider-Man possibly stand a chance?
So far, Hacker's record was just defeating one Green Goblin.
Seeing Ben walk up to Hulk, Pierce desperately wanted to unleash his taunts, to mock Ben's ignorant bravery.
Hulk, fueled by rage and towering over three meters tall, loomed before Ben like a small mountain.
Pierce couldn't wait to see this fool torn to shreds by Hulk.
However, Ben reached out, placing his palm flat against Hulk's abdomen.
The next moment—
Lightning shot out!
All of the Old Power was unleashed by Ben!
This ability to draw cosmic energy allowed Ben to unleash immense power in an instant.
But for him now, this strike was merely a fleeting spark, a momentary burst of fireworks.
Though fast, it was powerful enough!
*BOOM!!*
Like a cannonball!
The powerful Old Power unleashed in this strike transformed into endless lightning, directly blasting Hulk several kilometers away!
Beneath Ben's feet, the immense recoil pulverized the ground he stood on into dust.
Pierce was stunned.
Everyone was stunned!
Who could have imagined that the seemingly frail Ben could send Hulk flying with a single blow?
In reality, however, this was the inevitable outcome.
Originally, Caiera, who mastered the Old Power, could trade blows with Hulk.
While Ben's own Old Power wasn't as strong as Caiera's, Hulk, from the very beginning, had underestimated Ben's strength due to his size. He had never truly looked at this little bug.
This led to Hulk offering almost no resistance when Ben's Old Power struck him.
The result was that he was directly blasted out of New York City by Ben, crashing into the empty outskirts like a meteorite.
Ben then pushed off the ground, lunging forward to follow.
In his human form, he couldn't continuously wield the Old Power. While the use of this cosmic energy wasn't restricted by race, it still required considerable talent and practice.
The Sakaar Shadow People were naturally attuned to it, while Ben's own practice was much slower.
This strike could be considered Hacker Spider-Man's all-out effort.
As for what came next…
"It's time for Four Arms!"
In the outskirts, Ben plummeted from the sky. As he fell, a green light began to flash from his wrist!
Immediately, his body grew massive in mid-air, his skin turning a deep red, his four dim yellow eyes like those of a devil.
A second pair of arms sprouted from his ribs.
Four Arms!
A heroic landing.
*THUD!!!*
"Hero appears!"
After transforming into Four Arms, Ben's desire to fight surged.
All four of his eyes fixed on Hulk, and he extended his hands in a provocative gesture.
"Blasted away by a little bug? Is that all you've got?"
Hulk climbed out of the massive mud pit. Though Ben's strike had sent him flying for kilometers, he had actually sustained very little damage.
But he was furious!
"Hulk angry!"
He clenched his fists, his veins bulging as if about to burst!
His rage burned, his eyes fixed on Ben, and he snarled through gritted teeth, "Hulk smash you first, then crush that little bug!"
With that, he lunged at Ben like a wild beast!
Seeing this, Ben felt his blood boil.
It reminded him of his fight with Looma on Sakaar.
Only once before had Four Arms truly fought to his heart's content.
Now, Hulk was another powerful opponent!
He didn't dodge or evade, but instead threw a punch to meet the attack. In an instant, their fists collided.
*BOOM!!!*
It was like two meteorites crashing into each other!
The invisible shockwave turned into something tangible, the sonic boom generated by the vibrating air even more powerful than the shockwave on the Iron Spider Battle Suit.
Instantly, the rock and soil beneath their feet shattered.
In the first exchange, Ben had undoubtedly crushed it!
Hulk was sent staggering back a few steps. Before he could even react, Ben's other three arms were already throwing a barrage of punches, swinging wildly.
With punches coming from all directions, he made Hulk dizzy.
The foolish big guy didn't even have time to get angry before he took several more hits.
But as Ben continued his relentless assault, Hulk's rage also intensified. His skin grew tougher and tougher, and his body temperature rose higher and higher!
By the end, Ben suspected the blood in Hulk's veins was literally boiling!
"ROAR!!!"
Hulk let out a terrifying roar.
The sonic waves of his roar spread out in layers, crashing towards Ben.
Seeing this, Ben clapped his hands together forcefully, unleashing an even stronger sonic boom towards Hulk!
*BOOM!!!*
The two sonic waves met, instantly shattering a large rock.
"Hulk will tear you apart!"
Hulk's rage had reached its limit, and Four Arms had been looking forward to it.
"Then come on!"
The two monsters collided once more.
This time, Ben clearly felt Hulk's power become incredibly immense.
It was like crashing into a mountain!
*THUD!!!*
*THUD!!!*
*THUD!!!*
The gale force of their punches flattened countless trees, the terrifying shockwaves ripped through the rocky ground, and the deafening roars echoed throughout every corner of New York, causing widespread unease.
The tearing fist winds brought forth a colossal tornado that swept across the land!
Fine dust swirled within the winds, forming a giant cocoon that enveloped the two combatants.
At this moment, their strength was evenly matched, and in fact, Hulk's power was even greater than Ben's!
Hulk's fury had reached its peak, his boundless rage causing terrifying steam to billow from his body!
Such immense power should have resulted in a crushing victory!
And in reality, it was.
It was just that Hulk was the one being crushed.
Within the pitch-black tornado, Ben's fists rained down like a storm, relentlessly pounding Hulk's body.
And every time Hulk tried to counter, his punches were intercepted before they could land on Ben.
Perhaps at this moment, Hulk was indeed stronger than him.
But Four Arms relied on more than just brute force.
Whether it was Judo, martial arts, or battle dances... Four Arms, who had mastered all styles of combat, was a born master of fighting.
He was born for battle!
Therefore...
He had also mastered the Old Power.
Within the tornado, Sakaar's crimson lightning roared and shrieked!
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