# Chapter 4: Monsters Collide
Lin Chen walked through the quiet streets of Queens, the briefcase containing his fight winnings in the system storage. The night air was cool against his skin, and his enhanced senses picked up the usual sounds of the city—distant traffic, the hum of electrical systems, the occasional siren in the distance.
But then something changed.
A bizarre, almost imperceptible "buzz" filled the air around him, like static electricity before a lightning storm. The sensation made his enhanced nervous system tingle with an unfamiliar energy that seemed to resonate with his very bones.
[SYSTEM ALERT: DETECTING MASSIVE ENERGY SOURCE APPROACHING]
[HIGH-LEVEL TARGET IN PROXIMITY]
[ABSORPTION RANGE EXPANDED TO 100 METERS DUE TO EXTREME ENERGY DENSITY]
Lin Chen's blood ran cold as he heard the distant sound of explosions echoing through the night. Emergency sirens began wailing from multiple directions, and the buzz in the air intensified until it felt like his skull was vibrating.
A news report crackled to life from a nearby electronics store, the volume turned up high enough for passersby to hear:
"—MASSIVE CREATURE RAMPAGING THROUGH MANHATTAN—MILITARY RESPONSE ACTIVATED—ALL CIVILIANS ADVISED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY—"
The reporter's voice was barely controlled panic as the camera shook violently, showing glimpses of destruction and chaos. Buildings crumbled, cars were flung through the air like toys, and something impossibly large moved through the devastation with terrifying purpose.
Lin Chen pulled up his hoodie and adjusted it to better conceal his face as he began moving toward the chaos. Every instinct screamed at him to run in the opposite direction.
As he got closer to the destruction zone in Queens, the buzz intensified to an almost unbearable level. Within his expanded absorption radius were terrified civilians fleeing in all directions, seasoned police officers trying to maintain order despite their obvious terror, and heavily-armored military personnel setting up containment perimeters.
A massive roar shook the very foundations of the city as an enormous figure crashed through a building. Lin Chen's enhanced vision allowed him to make out details that would have been impossible for normal human eyes to distinguish in the chaos and darkness.
The creature was a nightmare made flesh—easily three meters tall, with yellowish-green skin that looked like living armor. Bone spikes protruded from its spine and elbows, and its face was a mask of perpetual rage and malice. This was the Abomination, one of the most dangerous creatures ever to walk the Earth.
[MASSIVE TARGET DETECTED: ABOMINATION]
[THE Abomination(Bronsky)]
[ Strength = 144 tons ]
[ Physique = 1403.9 ]
[ Agility = 21.43 ]
[ Mental Power = 3.8 ]
[SPECIAL ABILITIES DETECTED:]
[Regenerative Healing Factor(Fast Healing)]
[DING! DETECTED: Physique +28.323 ]
[DING! DETECTED: Strength +13.242 tons]
Lin Chen staggered as the massive influx of attributes hit his system like a tidal wave. His body began adapting and changing at an unprecedented rate, muscles dense with new power, bones strengthening to accommodate forces that would have shattered his previous form.
But the absorption didn't stop there. The chaos around him provided a constant stream of enhancement as soldiers, police, and even terrified civilians pushed themselves beyond their normal limits in response to the crisis.
[DING! DETECTED: Strength +8.12 tons...]
[DING! DETECTED: Physique +138.2 from...]
[DING! DETECTED: Mental Power +0.5]
The sheer number of inputs was overwhelming. Lin Chen felt his consciousness expanding, his physical capabilities growing exponentially, but also experienced a moment of disorientation as his brain struggled to process the rapid changes.
Then he saw it—the wreckage of Mama Chen's Kitchen, a small family restaurant where he had eaten countless meals with his mother before her death. The building was completely destroyed, crushed under a section of a collapsed overpass. The sight hit him like a physical blow, personalizing the destruction in a way that statistics and news reports never could.
This wasn't just random chaos anymore. This was his neighborhood, his memories, his life being torn apart by forces beyond normal human comprehension.
The power flowing through Lin Chen's body was intoxicating. He felt like he could tear through steel with his bare hands, leap over buildings, crush his enemies like insects beneath his feet. For a moment, the sensation was so overwhelming that he almost lost himself in the rush of omnipotence.
I could kill anyone, he thought with terrifying clarity. I'm invincible.
But then he saw a little girl crying beside her mother. Her mother was injured, The sight cut through his power-drunk euphoria like a cold blade, reminding him that strength without purpose was just another form of destruction.
Lin Chen forced himself to focus, understanding that his feelings of invincibility were like the moon's reflection in a lake—beautiful, but ultimately an illusion. Real strength came from choosing how to use power, not from possessing it.
He leaped into action with his enhanced agility, moving through the falling debris with surprising grace despite his still-developing control over his new capabilities. He hold that mother and little girl and take them to safe place, then returned, his incredible strength allowed him to lift massive chunks of concrete that had trapped a family in a car. Then he help an overturned bus people's by ripping the the iron door open, pulling them to safety with care despite his overwhelming power.
As he worked to rescue civilians, Lin Chen intentionally focused on the acts of compassion and heroism happening around him. He gravitationed toward a team of first responders who were pulling people from a burning vehicle, admired by them on his physical capabilities, courage and determination.
The Abomination's rampage continued in the distance, its roars of rage echoing between the buildings as it systematically destroyed everything in its path. Military helicopters circled overhead like mechanical vultures, their searchlights cutting through the smoke and dust as they tried to track the creature's movements.
Then, with a sound like thunder, something fell from one of the helicopters—not debris, but a man. He hit the ground with such force that the concrete cracked in a spider web pattern extending for dozens of meters in all directions.
Lin Chen's enhanced hearing picked up the sound of transformation—bones stretching, muscles expanding, a roar of primal fury that dwarfed even the Abomination's cries. The Hulk had arrived.
Bruce Banner's alter ego rose from the crater of his impact, his massive green form radiating barely contained rage. He was slightly smaller than the Abomination but moved with a fluid grace that spoke of barely contained power.
[DETECTED: THE HULK(Banner)]
[Strength = 130 tons ]
[Physique = 1203.9 ]
[Agility = 23.43 ]
[Mental Power = 3.6 ]
[SPECIAL ABILITIES DETECTED:]
[Super Regenerative Healing Factor (Super Fast Healing)]
[Rage-Based Power Enhancement (Unlimited Potential)]
[Combat Intelligence]
[Thunderclap (Sonic Shockwave Generation)]
[Seismic Impact (Earthquake Through Physical Force)]
More attributes picked up by system...
The influx of power was so massive that Lin Chen's system screen flickered and sparked as it tried to process the overwhelming data.
The two monsters clashed with a sound like mountains colliding. The Abomination initially seemed to have the advantage—his bone spikes and tactical cunning allowing him to score several devastating hits on the Hulk.
『DETECTED! Strength : 32.345 ton』
『DETECTED! Physique: 302.372』
『DETECTED! Strength : 45.455 ton』
『DETECTED! Physique: 471.748』
[DING! : Regenerative Healing Factor acquired]
~...
His body underwent another dramatic transformation as these attributes capabilities merged with his existing attributes.
But as the fight continued, the Hulk's rage-based power increase began to tip the scales.
『DETECTED: Strength +48.107 ton』
『DETECTED : Physique +524.428』
[DING! DETECTED: Combat Experience +5.0 from monster battle tactics]
[DING! DETECTED: Rage-Enhancement ability]
[DING! : Super Regenerative Healing Factor acquired]
Lin Chen watched in awe as his system continued to absorb capabilities from the titanic battle:
[HOST STATUS]
├── Strength: 147.432 tons
├── Physique: 1382.839
├── Agility: 25.30
├── Mental Power: 7.4
└── Special Abilities: Super Regenerative Healing Factor+ Regenerative Healing Factor= Superior Regenerative Healing Factor("atomic level healing "Immortal Class),
Combat Intelligence, Enhanced Senses, Construction Knowledge, Rage Enhancement (Limitless Potential)
The power flowing through him now was beyond anything he could have imagined. He felt the changes in his body—skin tough enough to turn sniper bullets, bones dense enough to withstand explosive impacts, muscles that could crush steel like aluminum foil.
In this moment, I am more than human,
Power flows through me like lightning through storm clouds,
I could shatter mountains, part oceans, move the very earth—
Yet in this strength, I find not corruption but clarity,
For true might lies not in what I can destroy,
But in what I choose to protect.
The battle between the giants continued to rage, each blow creating shockwaves that shattered windows for blocks in every direction.
Lin Chen found himself immune to the collateral damage that was injuring others around him—small debris bounced off his enhanced skin, the shockwaves that knocked others unconscious barely registered as gentle breezes, and the heat from burning vehicles felt like a warm summer day.
In the midst of the violent exchange, the Hulk let out a powerful thunderclap. The sonic boom flattened everything within a block radius, but Lin Chen's system managed to absorb and analyze the technique:
[DING! DETECTED: Thunderclap ability acquired]
From his enhanced vantage point, Lin Chen watched the final phase of the confrontation with analytical eyes drawn from absorbed military and police tactical knowledge. While the Hulk's brute force was overwhelming, Lin Chen's enhanced observational skills allowed him to notice crucial details that others missed in the chaos.
The Abomination's body was indeed a double-edged sword—it made him incredibly powerful, but also predictable. More importantly, Lin Chen noticed that while the creature's main body was nearly indestructible, his bone spikes showed microscopic stress fractures from the repeated impacts. They were not as sturdy as the rest of his form.
As the battle reached its climax, with both monsters showing signs of fatigue despite their incredible endurance, Lin Chen realized his moment had come. He had the power to make a difference now, not just as a bystander but as someone who could actually affect the outcome.~
『DETECTED! Strength : 17.793 ton』
『DETECTED! Physique: 104.368』
Moving with careful precision, Lin Chen observed that it was perfectly timed to catch the monster off-balance just as he was preparing to deliver what looked like a killing blow.
The Abomination stumbled, his attention momentarily diverted by the unexpected disturbance. In that instant of confusion, Lin Chen struck.
Using his agility, Lin Chen launched himself at the Abomination with incredible speed. His target was precise—not the creature's heavily armored torso, but the stress-fractured base of one of the bone spikes protruding from his chest.
The impact of Lin Chen's strike, amplified by his 165 ton strength and delivered with surgical precision, shattered the bone spike and sent a shockwave through the Abomination's nervous system. The creature roared in a mix of surprise and pain, momentarily dazed by the unexpected attack from what he perceived as an insignificant opponent.
The Lin Chen, taking advantage of the opening, delivered another devastating uppercut that sent the Abomination crashing through the facade of a bank building. The green giant looked directly at Lin Chen with an expression of intelligent curiosity that suggested Bruce Banner's consciousness was more in control than usual.
"I helped you! Because it was the right thing to do," Lin Chen replied simply. "You should go. The military will be here in force soon, and they won't distinguish between you and him."
The Hulk understood and hand gesture saying goodbye, a gesture so human it was startling coming from such a monstrous form. With a single mighty leap, he bounded away toward the less populated areas beyond the city, disappearing into the night like a green comet.
But the Abomination wasn't finished. Shaking off the effects of both attacks, he rose from the debris of the collapsed bank with renewed fury. His eyes, burning with hatred, focused on Lin Chen as the source of his humiliation.
He roared, charging forward with devastating speed.
The battle that followed was like anything Lin Chen could have imagined. The Abomination was incredibly powerful with experienced in combat, but Lin Chen's advantage of power the creature couldn't comprehend. Lin Chen easily counter his all attacks.
Every move the Abomination made provided new data for Lin Chen's enhanced combat intelligence to analyze and counter.
[DING! DETECTED: Strength +18.7 ton]
[DING! DETECTED: Physique +119.2 ]
~...
The fight continued for several minutes, with Lin Chen blocked the Abomination's more devastating attacks while landing precise strikes on vulnerable points. His strength also continued to grow as the system absorbed more and more from his opponent's desperate attempts at victory.
[HOST STATUS]
├── Strength: 203.4 tons
├── Physique: 2147.6
├── Agility: 29.67
├── Mental Power: 9.1
└── Special Abilities: Regenerative Healing Factor, Combat Intelligence, Thunderclap, Seismic Impact, Enhanced Senses, Rage Enhancement
Finally, after what felt like hours but was probably less than ten minutes, Abomination's endurance began to fail him. Lin Chen's dozens of powerful strikes had accumulated damage that even the creature's incredible healing factor couldn't completely counter.
With one final, perfectly timed strike, the Abomination collapsed into unconsciousness, his massive form crashing to the street with an impact that registered on seismographs throughout the city.
The sudden silence was deafening after the chaos of battle. Emergency vehicles could be heard approaching from multiple directions, and military helicopters were already circling overhead with their searchlights focused on the scene.
"Freeze! Hands where we can see them!" General Ross's voice boomed through a megaphone as armored vehicles surrounded the area. "Remove your mask and surrender immediately!"
Lin Chen looked up at the helicopters, then at the military forces moving to secure the unconscious Abomination. He could hear Ross continuing to shout orders, demanding that he reveal his identity and submit to military custody.
Instead, Lin Chen bent his legs and launched himself skyward with a single powerful leap. His enhanced strength carried him easily to the rooftop of a nearby building, then to another, then another, moving through the urban landscape like a stone skipping across water.
Behind him, he could hear the frustrated shouts of military personnel trying to track his movement, but his enhanced agility and intimate knowledge of the neighborhood's layout made pursuit impossible.
Finally, Lin Chen landed in a dark alley few miles from the battle site.
He pulled off his makeshift mask and hood, running his hands through his hair as the adrenaline finally began to fade.
The city around him was slowly returning to some semblance of normalcy. Emergency crews were working to clear debris and treat the wounded, news crews were arriving to document the aftermath, and somewhere in a military facility, the Abomination would be secured in a containment unit designed specifically for gamma-enhanced threats.
But Lin Chen knew that this was just the beginning. Tonight had shown him that the world was far more dangerous and complex than he had realized, even with his knowledge of the Marvel Universe. The casual destruction caused by creatures like the Abomination and the Hulk meant that ordinary humans were essentially helpless in the face of such threats.
He was no longer just a bystander with a useful ability. He had witnessed a world of superhuman chaos, but his choice to use his power to protect others had given him a new purpose and a new understanding of his place in this reality.
As he walked home through the quiet streets, Lin Chen reflected on everything that had changed in the past few hours. His power had grown exponentially, his understanding of the world's dangers had deepened, and most importantly, he had discovered that he could make a real difference when it mattered most.
The loan sharks who had seemed so threatening just days ago were now laughably insignificant.
Torrino and his thugs were problems that could be solved with a conversation and a demonstration of what real power looked like.
Tomorrow would bring new challenges, new opportunities for growth, and new chances to use his abilities for something greater than mere survival.
"The boy who had arrived in this world terrified and powerless was gone."
Lin Chen shouted with declaration
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