The thunderous roar that shook heaven and earth disappeared.
The ground stopped shaking.
The Red Sand Tornado connecting to the sky gradually calmed its fury.
In New York City, everyone simultaneously poked their heads out from their hiding places, then looked out the window to witness the destructive natural disaster vanish.
"Hacker won?"
Steve could hardly believe it.
But Nick Fury guessed, "Perhaps the aliens from the Galactic Plumbers helped. That red lightning isn't Hacker's ability."
Although S.H.I.E.L.D. still didn't have an accurate assessment of Ben's superpowers, judging by his performance in knocking Hulk away earlier, under the shroud of blue electric light, Hacker's instantaneous burst of power was estimated to reach hundreds of tons.
This terrifying power was undoubtedly a heavyweight on the entire Earth.
But Nick knew very well that even so, it was impossible to defeat Hulk.
Hundreds of tons were your limit, but merely Hulk's beginning.
Could Hacker win?
No way, he didn't have that kind of strength!
The one who truly defeated Hulk was probably the controller of that red lightning.
In Nick Fury's mind, this must be the power of the Galactic Plumbers' aliens. He thought through all the aliens he knew, but couldn't find a match.
Four Arms and Heatblast were both red.
But the former hadn't displayed any supernatural abilities, and the latter's power was fire, not lightning.
"Probably another new Security Officer."
He muttered to himself.
Nick Fury realized how shallow their understanding of the Galactic Plumbers was!
Up to now, they couldn't even figure out how many Security Officers the Galactic Plumbers had, let alone the strength of each one.
This time, one person was deployed and immediately defeated one of Earth's most powerful weapons – the Hulk. Such terrifying power, such a huge threat right beside humans, yet those Hydra bastards were engaged in infighting!
Nick Fury really wanted to feed them rats and make them reflect.
But then again, when these aliens were your teammates, it was so reassuring.
"It's a shame they can't be ordered around by me..."
Nick Fury shook his head regretfully, then shouted at Steve.
"Captain, move!"
"Don't forget what we need to do."
Outskirts.
The original natural ecosystem had been completely destroyed.
The soil on the ground was all freshly turned.
Bruce Banner lay miserably in a huge crater, half of his body buried by falling mud and sand.
He gasped, his eyes vacant.
"What happened?"
It was the first time he had felt any emotion other than anger from Hulk.
That terrifying monster also seemed to have encountered another monster, cowering and hiding in the darkness, like a child afraid of thunder hiding behind him, an adult.
Only...
"Even you ran away, am I supposed to fight?"
Banner muttered absurdly.
He would go fight with his head, the hardest thing on his body was probably the pair of pants that wouldn't tear... Besides that, if he had anything commendable or to be proud of, it was his seven doctoral degrees.
At this moment, footsteps sounded on the sand.
Banner immediately tensed up.
He couldn't remember what happened earlier, but he didn't need to think to know that only another monster could defeat a monster.
In his mind, he had already imagined a terrifying image of a three-headed, six-armed, green-faced, fanged creature, like a demon from hell.
However, when the owner of the footsteps finally appeared, Banner realized how wrong he was.
"Doctor Banner."
It was a person wearing a black spider suit, about 1.8 meters tall, with a waist not as thick as the Hulk's arm. He didn't look like a powerhouse at all.
Believing he defeated Hulk was less believable than a scam text message he received last week claiming he was Qin Shi Huang.
"Are you... Hacker?"
Banner recognized the person in front of him as one of the criminals wanted by S.H.I.E.L.D., Hacker.
It seemed that either sensing the hacker meant no harm, or perhaps because even the Hulk had lost, Banner simply decided to lie down and give up. For the first time in a long time, he appeared calm and collected.
"What do you want to do with me?"
A defeated general always becomes a prisoner.
"I don't plan to do anything to you, Doctor Banner."
Ben jumped out of the deep pit. In Ben's gaze, he took off his mask, revealing a young face.
A child?
"The person who defeated the Hulk is actually a child?"
Banner's eyes widened.
Then he saw Ben shake his head.
"It wasn't entirely me, it was also my alien friend, Four Arms. He really likes the Hulk."
Four Arms did indeed like the Hulk.
Because the Hulk was very durable.
To be honest, if Ben hadn't used the Old Power in Four Arms's form just now, and with the absolute power of Sakaar Lightning, his strength far surpassed the Hulk's, instantly defeating him, then the two of them would have had a real fight.
This green guy was similar to the new Broly in Dragon Ball.
If he slowly increased his strength, he would eventually reach a level comparable to yours.
And with a little more stimulation, all sorts of bizarre evolutionary forms would come pouring out.
I have to say.
This was the kind of opponent Four Arms wanted.
They could fight forever, and he wouldn't care even if he lost in the end.
As long as it was fun!
However, Ben hadn't forgotten the main business.
He wasn't so reckless as to act like a Saiyan.
"Doctor Banner, I know you are a kind person, but Pierce deceived you. He told you we were Hydra, but in reality, he is Hydra. Now Hydra has seized most of the country's power structures. We need your help."
"Are you sure?"
Banner crawled out of the dirt.
He reached out and touched his weak face, then tightened his loose pants, saying:
"You can defeat the Hulk so much that he refuses to come out, and you still need my help? I don't know what I have that's worth your attention. You're not going to ask for my pants, are you..."
Hearing this, Ben's gaze shifted downwards, landing on Banner's flabby abdomen, and he showed a look of disgust.
"What would I want your pants for?"
"Then what can I do to help you?"
...
"Then what can I do to help you?"
Otto looked at Connors, covered in blood and disheveled, his eyes flashing with surprise and astonishment.
Although the mutated serum Connors had injected himself with had lost its effect, largely restoring him to his human appearance.
But if you looked closely, you could still see residual scales and green skin on him.
This terrifying appearance had startled Otto when he first saw him.
Otto looked at the terrifying-looking Connors and asked with great confusion:
"How did you end up like this, Connors, my friend?"
"Look at you, you're like a monster... and a criminal. You used your research to do bad things, to disrupt order. You make me feel like a stranger." Otto became more and more agitated as he spoke.
He walked towards Connors.
He was angry at Connors's behavior.
This anger even surpassed his fear of Connors at that moment.
"You're wrong, Otto. You've been deceived. The real bad guys are someone else."
Connors was still very weak at the moment, but he forced his body up and said:
"Cough, cough, S.H.I.E.L.D. is Hydra. Because of Operation Paperclip, Hydra's eggs hatched again in this country and prospered more than ever before.
"Ben discovered this. We wanted to eliminate all of Hydra, but it was too late. Most of the people in power have already been corrupted by Hydra..."
Connors leaned weakly against the wall, his words filling Otto with immense surprise.
"Perhaps you don't believe me, but I need your help, Otto..."
"Aren't you afraid I'll report you?"
Otto didn't immediately believe Connors's words.
He picked up the remote, turned on the TV, and Pierce's face appeared on the screen.
"He plans to publicly execute several criminals."
After Ben defeated Hulk, Nick Fury was captured while covering Steve's escape, and the encirclement failed. Unwilling to accept defeat, Pierce found Harry and Natasha in the rubble of the collapsed highway.
Hawkeye, who had intended to rescue them, was also captured.
Now, Pierce had once again issued a wanted order to everyone through television and the internet.
Upon discovery, their whereabouts must be immediately reported to S.H.I.E.L.D., otherwise, they would be considered accomplices and dealt with accordingly.
Not only that, but the Osborn Corporation and Stark Industries were already surrounded, awaiting judgment.
Pierce planned to hold a live broadcast to show everyone the consequences of harboring criminals.
In this situation, rather than risking danger to help Connors, whose true nature was unknown, it would be safer to hand him over.
However, Connors shook his head and said with certainty, "You won't do that, Otto. I know you, we're friends... You said that science and technology exist to make people happy and the world better, but look at S.H.I.E.L.D., creating terrifying attacks on the streets and threatening people... Do you really want to believe them?"
Upon hearing this, Otto fell silent for a moment.
Then he spoke:
"How can I help you?"
"Don't surrender to them. Tell everyone in the academic community that we are not Hydra, he is Hydra," Connors said.
"But what's the point of that?" Otto didn't understand.
"You can't expect that bunch of scholars to help you fight enemies."
"That's faith, Otto."
Connors gave a pathetic smile.
"We certainly don't expect them to fight alongside us, but they need to know the truth."
"Perhaps we will die in battle, that's not frightening, not at all."
He looked into Otto's eyes and said firmly, "But I cannot die as Hydra, as a monster."
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