BOOM!
Abomination shot forward like a cannonball, his massive fist slamming toward the Hulk.
Hulk caught the blow mid-swing, muscles bulging like steel cables, and countered with a roar and his own punch.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Each strike was an explosion, raw power against raw power—no defense, no hesitation—just two raging beasts unleashing everything they had.
Hovering above, Tony could only stare, stunned. So that guy who fell from the sky... was this green monster?
The battle between Hulk and Abomination was a disaster in motion. The entire street was being torn apart. Civilians fled in panic while the military—cold and unfeeling—sealed off the area, pointing their rifles not at the monsters, but at the terrified people trying to escape.
Tony's face darkened behind his helmet. He fired a repulsor blast and blew up a tank.
"What the hell are you doing?! Pointing your guns at civilians—is that your job? You cowards hide from monsters but turn your weapons on the innocent? And you dare call yourselves soldiers?!"
His voice boomed through the suit's external speakers, echoing across the chaos. The soldiers froze. Tony Stark's reputation within the military-industrial complex carried more weight than any of their commanders.
A helicopter descended slightly—General Ross leaned out with a megaphone.
"I'm General Ross! I'm in command here, Tony Stark!"
Tony's face twisted with disgust the moment he recognized him.
"General Ross, pointing your guns at civilians? Looks like your career's about to end right here."
Ross wasn't intimidated. He was the military itself—his word was law.
"Tony Stark, this is a restricted military zone. Leave immediately or I'll consider it an act of hostility against the United States Army."
The threat dripped with self-righteous arrogance.
Tony laughed, the sound cold and sharp. "Save your political crap, Ross. You see those two monsters out there? That's the result of your little experiments. Hope you like military tribunals."
He pointed toward the clashing giants.
"That's classified military research," Ross barked. "You're out of line! I repeat—this area is under military lockdown. Civilians and unauthorized personnel, leave immediately!"
At his command, soldiers turned their guns on Tony's armor.
Tony actually laughed harder. "You've gotta be kidding me."
Then—CRASH!
A shadow fell from the sky. Hulk landed hard, flattening a tank beneath him.
Panic exploded among the crowd. People screamed and scattered. The soldiers, in blind terror, opened fire.
"Pull up! Pull up!!"
Ross shouted to the pilot, but before the helicopter could climb, a dark blur leapt onto it—Abomination. He yanked down hard, dragging the aircraft toward the ground.
The warning siren blared. The helicopter spun out of control, falling fast.
"Damn it, Ross!"
Tony cursed, firing his thrusters. A repulsor blast slammed into Abomination, knocking him clear of the chopper.
"Hold on!" he shouted, catching Betty with one arm and Ross by the collar with the other. He rocketed them both out just before the helicopter hit the ground.
BOOM!
The explosion lit the night sky.
Tony dropped Ross roughly onto the street without even glancing his way.
"You damned tin can! I'll tear you apart!" Abomination roared, charging again.
Tony turned to Betty. "You're Betty, right? I need you to calm that big green guy down. Leave the ugly one to me."
Without looking back, he fired another repulsor shot that sent Abomination staggering.
Betty's eyes welled with tears, but she nodded. She knew she was the only one who could reach Bruce.
Tony took off, firing mini-missiles as he flew, keeping Abomination at bay.
Betty made her way to the wrecked tank where Hulk crouched, trembling with fury, eyes glowing red.
"Bruce… please. Stop."
She reached out and gently touched his massive hand.
And it worked. The redness in Hulk's eyes faded. He looked at Betty, and in that gaze there was no rage—only warmth.
The green slowly began to recede. His breathing slowed. His form started to shrink.
But then—
BOOM!
Tony hit the ground hard, Abomination slamming him down and stomping twice on the armor.
"HULK!! Fight me!! Let's see who's stronger!!"
Abomination's roar was a challenge.
At that sound, Hulk's calm shattered. His rage surged like wildfire, muscles swelling, eyes going blood-red again.
"RAAAAHHH!! HULK!!"
He charged, bellowing, straight toward Abomination.
"Bruce, no! BRUCE!!" Betty screamed, but the Hulk was gone—only the monster remained.
"Damn it!" Tony spat, deploying a compact missile launcher from his gauntlet and firing a rocket straight at Abomination.
BOOM!
The blast hit just as Hulk closed in, sending both titans flying.
"Ah, crap," Tony muttered. "Now I've pissed both of them off."
And he was right. The next second, Hulk and Abomination both turned on him. What followed was less a fight and more a beating—one he barely survived thanks to his flight thrusters.
On the ground, Ross—ever the fool—gave the worst possible order.
"Fire! Kill them both!"
Gunfire erupted. Bullets pinged harmlessly off the two giants' hides, doing nothing but making them angrier.
And that, of course, was Ross's true talent—making everything worse.
Hulk and Abomination turned on the army, ripping through tanks and soldiers like paper. The street turned into hell.
Civilians had nowhere to run. Screams filled the air.
Then—BANG! BANG!
Two sharp gunshots echoed. Both monsters staggered as green blood sprayed from their wounds.
Lucas dropped from the sky, riding Onion, smoke still curling from the muzzle of his weapon—the Judicator.
Two clean shots, and he'd actually pierced their hides.
Ross's eyes widened, greed and awe flashing in them as he stared at the weapon.
A white-and-black figure swung down from above—Gwen, landing gracefully beside Lucas.
"Help evacuate the civilians," Lucas said, reloading smoothly. "When Natasha gets here, tell her to call the one-eyed bastard. And make sure this brain-dead idiot—" he jerked his chin toward Ross "—stays the hell out of my way."
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