chapter 198 part 2
For example, in the current battle, seeing Colin hovering in mid-air, Hulk let out a furious roar.
Then, his thick, muscular legs bent slightly. The next second, right before Colin's eyes, he turned and smashed through the laboratory's roof, bursting outside.
Boom—
"He ran?!"
Watching Hulk's massive back as he abruptly fled, Colin, who had been preparing to counterattack, couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.
He reined in the scorching red beams of Heat Vision from his eyes. Watching Hulk break through Hydra Tower in just a few leaps, it took Colin a moment to accept the fact that Hulk had fled.
Making Hulk turn and run was certainly a nice experience.
But then he remembered that Hulk hadn't existed for very long. If converted to age, he was probably only half an hour old. Colin's smile instantly vanished.
Beating up a 'Newborn' who was only half an hour old was certainly nothing to be excited about.
Even if his skin color was a little strange, his body a bit large, and his temper wasn't the best.
Boom, boom—
Leaping through the high walls of Hydra Tower, he landed in the street below.
Hulk threw his head back and let out a furious roar. He then began to run, destroying everything in the streets, displaying a 'Newborn's' curiosity about the world.
Of course, that was if you ignored the excessively brutal way he demonstrated that curiosity.
Watching Hulk's retreating back grow smaller, Colin didn't give chase immediately. His gaze shifted slightly, and he spotted several severely damaged Ultron II Robots in the ruins of the laboratory.
[Contact with a Twisted Time Node. Collected a small amount of Time Shards x1]
[Contact with a Twisted Time Node. Collected a small amount of Time Shards x2]
[Contact with a Twisted Time Node. Collected a small amount of Time Shards x1]
...
Rumble!
Casually grabbing an automobile, he smashed it into a building on the side of the street amidst the screams of the surrounding crowd. The heavy automobile seemed to weigh nothing in Hulk's hands as he tossed it about.
After completely destroying everything on the surrounding streets, the Hulk in the center of the road let out another unsatisfied roar.
His giant hand grabbed onto a nearby building, and he began to run, like a child doodling.
As Hulk ran, the ground began to shake, and long, deep finger marks appeared on the sturdy building walls.
Bang!
Just as the entire city block was about to be reduced to rubble by Hulk's rampage...
Suddenly, a massive force slammed into the running Hulk, sending him flying. His huge body smashed a deep crater into the ground.
"Alright, playtime is over."
Although Hulk had leaped a great distance after leaving Hydra Tower...
...for Colin, who possessed Super Speed, any distance was merely the blink of an eye.
Especially after unlocking Super Speed (Bronze), he could appear anywhere in New York City at will, as long as he wished it.
Floating in mid-air, Colin looked down at Hulk in the crater and spoke in a calm tone.
"Who's that?"
"I don't know?"
"Is he a new Superhero?"
"A new member of the Thunderbolts?"
"Whoever he is, as long as he can defeat that monster..."
"Damn it, where did that green guy come from? He's terrifying! Did you see him? He crushed an automobile with just one hand..."
"I heard that in the district over, this monster ate the entire population of a residential complex!"
"What? This monster eats people? Who told you that?"
"My aunt in that complex."
"Didn't you just say everyone in that complex was eaten? How did your aunt survive?"
"Hey, are you looking down on my aunt, or are you hoping she gets eaten too?"
"I didn't mean it like that, how did my aunt survive..."
"I heard she hid in a washing machine."
"How much does your aunt weigh?"
"One hundred and fifty kilograms, why?"
"..."
"Nothing."
...
Although Colin had no intention of becoming a Superhero, his appearance was no different from that of a Superhero to the panicking crowd on the street.
Moreover, compared to Colin's appearance, Hulk's form was exactly like a villain from a film or television show.
That green skin and massive body, no matter how you looked at it, seemed like a failed experiment straight out of a monster movie. Coupled with the destruction he had caused earlier, not a single person would consider him a Superhero.
Roar!
Seeing Colin appear again, Hulk's furious face showed a hint of fear. Clearly, the memory of the Heat Vision piercing his body had left a deep impression.
However, under the effect of the nightmare in his mind, Hulk's eyes began to show a reddish tint. His already massive body began to swell slightly more, pushed by his anger and the nightmare.
This Hulk's birth was clearly linked to Banner's brainwashing and the after-effects of nightmares he suffered within Hydra.
This caused this Hulk's personality to be far more violent. There was no possibility of communication. He couldn't even speak simple words, only capable of letting out furious roars.
(end of chapter)