chapter 192 part 1
Chapter 191: The Raging Hulk
2023-05-02 Author: Yue Shang Xintou
"Squeak!"
Hydra, inside the sealed Section D laboratory.
The Rat Hulk looked at Colin, who had descended from the sky, and a trace of human-like confusion flashed through its blood-red eyes.
However, in the next second, spurred on by the frenzied bestial nature within, the Rat Hulk opened its mouth, bared its sharp teeth, and roared at Colin.
"Watch out for its teeth!"
In the distance, several fleeing researchers stopped in their tracks when they saw Colin's sudden appearance. They looked at the Rat Hulk roaring threateningly at Colin and immediately shouted a warning.
After its mutation, the Rat Hulk's strength not only surpassed ordinary human imagination, but it could also easily break through the thick walls of the laboratory.
Furthermore, its teeth had become exceptionally sharp. In the animal kingdom, a rat's teeth are already extremely sharp, capable of even gnawing through metal.
After being exposed to Gamma radiation, the Rat Hulk's teeth became even harder than metal.
The researchers had personally witnessed this frenzied monster rat chewing through the laboratory-grade blast door in just a few seconds.
If such teeth were used on a person, they could undoubtedly bite a person in two with ease.
However, faced with the researchers' warning, Colin's reaction was exceptionally calm.
He even had the leisure to carefully size up the Rat Hulk before him. Its iconic green skin was practically the same color scheme as the Hulk.
And under the power of his Super Vision, Colin could clearly see the green heart beating incessantly beneath the Rat Hulk's mutated, thick ribs. With each beat, a surge of green energy flowed from its blood vessels throughout its body. If he wasn't mistaken, this was the source of the Rat Hulk's mutated strength.
"So, this green energy must be Gamma radiation?"
By gathering clues from within the Hydra building and listening to conversations with his Super Hearing, Colin already had a rough idea of the cause of the disaster his Super-Precognition had foreseen: the Gamma radiation produced by the failed experiment earlier.
If it weren't for the Hulk, or rather Bruce Banner's unique nature, which allowed him to absorb a massive amount of Gamma radiation and mutate into the Hulk at the critical moment, there might not be a single living person left in all of Hydra right now.
In a sense, the birth of the Hulk had actually saved the people in the building.
Of course, it was clear that the people in Hydra didn't see it that way.
This naturally included Helmut and Doctor Zola in the Ultron Laboratory.
Thinking of this, Colin subconsciously turned his head and glanced in the direction of the laboratory where Helmut and the others were.
"He's looking at us?!"
On the screen, Doctor Zola noticed Colin's action, and a look of anthropomorphic horror appeared on his face as he spoke.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
On the other side, Helmut frowned, his face full of disbelief.
The Ultron Laboratory they were in was a full hundred meters away from Section D where the accident occurred, with countless walls acting as an obstruction. How could Collin Roper possibly see them through all those layers?
"No, I am looking right at you."
Through his Super Hearing, Colin's lips curled into a slight smile as he heard Helmut's repeated denials, and he replied silently in his mind.
"Watch out!"
Just as Colin turned his head, the restless Rat Hulk on the other side seemed to have seized this moment of 'distraction', and it lunged at him viciously with its sharp teeth bared.
After its mutation, the Rat Hulk was no smaller than a teenager, and the force generated by its pounce was enough to smash through the laboratory walls.
Amidst the researchers' cries of alarm, they saw the Rat Hulk pouncing towards Colin in mid-air, baring its fangs and claws.
"Squeak!"
However, in the next second...
This terrifying monster, which had seemed so invincible, was easily caught in Colin's hand, letting out a terrified screech.
In the distance, the researchers' gasps came to an abrupt halt.
[Contacted a Twisted Time Node. Collected a small number of Time Shards x1]
"..."
For a moment, they didn't know how to react to the scene unfolding before their eyes.
Just a short while ago, this crazed, mutated monster rat had been chasing their group, forcing them to flee for their lives, posing a deadly threat.
But in the blink of an eye, everything seemed to have changed.
In Colin's grasp, the Rat Hulk twisted its massive body, struggling continuously. Judging by the vibrations transmitted through his fingertips, he could basically determine that the mutated Rat Hulk's strength was roughly equivalent to half a Luke Cage.
Don't assume this level of strength is insignificant; it only seems so relative to Colin, who had already unlocked the Super Strength (Bronze) level. In fact, among Superheroes, Luke Cage's strength is by no means weak. Even just half of that strength is far beyond the level of a normal person.
This was why the Rat Hulk could easily break through walls.
Considering the Rat Hulk's size and strength before its Gamma radiation-induced mutation, this degree of strength increase was already quite substantial. And if this amplification were applied proportionally to Bruce Banner or the Hulk...
At this thought, Colin shifted his gaze from the struggling Rat Hulk in his hand to the true Hulk. While he was 'dealing' with this rat-like Hulk, Bruce Banner's Hulk form had already begun fighting the Ultron Robots.
The Ultron Mark II Robots, having been modified and upgraded by Hank Pym, performed remarkably well in combat.
In particular, the ion cannon concussive blasts they fired from their hands made it difficult for the Hulk to defend himself at one point.
Roar—
Struck by the faint blue ion cannon from an Ultron Mark II Robot's hand, the Hulk smashed a huge crater into the laboratory floor. He roared as he leaped out of the pit, the charred wound on his chest healing at a visible rate as Gamma radiation surged within him.
Extending a thick arm, he grabbed a nearby piece of rock and hurled it violently at the Ultron Mark II Robot before him.
*Rumble!*