chapter 193 part 1
Chapter 192: Crime of the Century
"The angrier he gets, the stronger he becomes?"
Colin withdrew his gaze from the Hulk's massive body, raising an eyebrow as he spoke.
Having also been affected by Gamma Rays, the Hulk—or rather, Bruce Banner—was in a particularly unique situation.
The Gamma Rays seemed to have triggered some deeper mutation within his cells, causing him to become immensely more powerful.
When ordinary people become agitated, their subconscious instinctively triggers the release of adrenaline, increasing myocardial contractility and accelerating blood flow, ultimately unleashing greater strength than before. The Gamma Rays in the Hulk's body had clearly magnified this effect.
ROAR—
Inside the laboratory, the Hulk opened his mouth and let out a deafening roar.
Boom!
The next moment, his abnormally muscular legs bent slightly, and his colossal body shot forward like a cannonball, reaching Colin in the blink of an eye.
Feeling the immense impact of the Hulk's charge, Colin's expression remained unchanged.
He turned to look at the Hulk's thick arm raised high in the air and, without hesitation, met it with his own fist.
Bang!
A pair of fists, drastically different in size, collided, creating a violent shockwave.
The entire laboratory seemed to tremble from the force.
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"A strength level approaching Black Iron."
Comparing the force transmitted from the other side of his fist, Colin made a quick judgment.
Without a doubt, Black Iron-level Super Strength was already an extremely powerful ability. Considering the short time since Bruce Banner had transformed after being exposed to Gamma Rays, this level of power growth was even more astonishing.
After all, it had taken Colin several months to unlock his Super Strength to its current Bronze level.
And Bruce Banner had achieved this just by being irradiated with Gamma Rays.
"Unfortunately, this level of strength isn't enough to defeat me."
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Colin's actions didn't pause for a moment. With a slight exertion of his arm, he unleashed a force that even the Hulk couldn't resist.
Boom!
As this force was transmitted, the Hulk, who had been barely holding his ground against Colin, was sent stumbling backward, crashing heavily to the floor.
Bang!
The entire Hydra Tower shook violently from the blow, and a massive crack appeared in the ground behind the Hulk.
Such a powerful blow would have been fatal to any member of the Thunderbolts.
For the Hulk, however, such an attack merely made him a few degrees angrier.
Roaring, he leaped out of the crack and bellowed at Colin. He crouched down, grabbed a man-sized chunk of rock from the floor with his giant hand, and hurled it violently at Colin.
Whoosh—
Empowered by the Hulk's immense strength, the rock tore through the air with a terrifying whistle, packing the power of a bomb.
Pow!
Seeing this, Colin's expression didn't change at all. His eyes glowed faintly red, and in the next second, two crimson beams of Heat Vision shot out, blasting the rock to dust.
At the same time, propelled by Super Speed, Colin appeared beside the Hulk and blew gently from his mouth.
Fwoosh~
An icy chill emanated from Colin, and in an instant, a massive, lifelike ice sculpture stood before him.
[Contact with a Twisted Time Node. Collected a small amount of Time Shards x3]
Frozen into an ice sculpture, the Hulk's enraged expression was clearly visible.
The next second, with a series of cracking sounds.
Crack, crack—
The Hulk broke free from the thick layer of ice, letting out a furious roar.
"It seems Freeze Breath can't calm the Hulk down."
Colin didn't look too surprised by this, simply noting it to himself.
"If freezing you won't calm you down, then I'll just have to use a cruder method."
Controlling his body to fly into mid-air, Colin met the Hulk's gaze and spoke in a calm tone.
"I trust you won't mind."
ROAR—
Looking up at Colin's figure floating in the air, the Hulk roared again, raising his palms to smash this annoying pest to a pulp.
BANG!
The two massive palms clapped together, producing a deafening sound in the laboratory.
However, despite the Hulk's heavy blow, Colin, who was in the center of his palms, was completely unharmed.
Effortlessly pushing the Hulk's hands apart, Colin looked at the green giant's rage-filled head and nodded. "Since you're not saying no, I'll take that as a yes."
Swoosh!
As Colin finished speaking, two red Heat Rays instantly shot out from his eyes.
Struck by the Heat Vision at such close range, even the Hulk couldn't help but let out a pained howl. The scorching heat pierced his tough skin, leaving two charred, mangled holes. Through the wounds, one could even see the Hulk's green muscle tissue and stark white bones.
Releasing his grip on Colin, the Hulk howled and fell to his knees in the laboratory.
As he cried out in pain, the wounds caused by the Heat Vision healed at a visible rate. Masses of flesh writhed and covered the bones, and in a flash, the charred wounds were covered by newly grown flesh.
"That level of healing ability."
In mid-air, Colin's brows furrowed slightly as he watched the Hulk's regeneration process.
Using his Super X-Ray Vision, he saw the secrets of the Hulk's body more directly from another perspective.
Unlike the Rat Hulk, the Gamma Rays were distributed much more widely within the Hulk's body, covering almost every layer and even saturating his organs.