It was easy to say.
But…
After saying that, Jane's feet remained rooted to the spot, as if glued there.
Hulk saw this and chuckled.
"You don't dare?"
"No."
Jane shook her head, looked at the sealed Aether Particle, and then turned to Hulk.
"You just said this thing was sealed by Thor's Grandpa Bor?"
"Correct."
"The reason Thor's Grandpa Bor sealed this thing back then was because it was very dangerous, right?"
"…Yes."
"Then I definitely won't go."
Jane spread her hands, as if she had made some kind of decision, and looked at Hulk: "You want me to help you get something so dangerous? That's impossible."
Hulk raised an eyebrow, looking at Jane.
Their eyes met.
Jane's expression was firm, looking at Hulk as if he were a villain, with a look of readiness to die.
If she hadn't known, it would have been different.
But now that she knew this thing was sealed by Thor's Grandpa back then, it was undoubtedly some kind of extremely destructive bad thing.
How could she let this bad thing escape again?
However…
Jane paused, meeting Hulk's gaze and saying, "But thank you for your honesty. You could have lied to me, but you didn't."
"You're welcome." Hulk smiled slightly, said nothing more, and simply refocused his gaze on the Aether Particle in front of him.
A gentleman has things he does and things he does not do.
Indeed.
He could have deceived Jane just now, using her to achieve his goal.
But…
Deception, like murder, is either zero times or countless times.
If he used such despicable methods too often, he would sooner or later become a despicable person himself.
As Hulk and Jane fell silent, the sealed area once again became dead quiet.
Jane looked at the unmoving Hulk, opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but then thought better of it and closed her mouth again.
After a while.
Jane, seeing Hulk still unmoving, finally couldn't hold back.
"Um…"
"That thing pulled you in. If we don't release it, we can't go back."
Hulk heard Jane's finally irresistible voice, smiled internally, and interrupted directly, saying to Jane, "This is currently the only way."
Jane caught the keyword.
"Currently?"
"Mm."
Hulk nodded: "If you don't want to use this method, you can also wait. Once I'm confident enough to forcibly resist God King Bor's seal and retrieve that thing, then we can leave."
God King Bor's sealing device was indeed powerful.
But…
He was dead after all, and this sealing device had been here for who knows how many years. The power of thunder left by God King Bor inside had also weakened considerably.
In fact, if Hulk were to fully unleash his Little Universe and don the Phoenix Cloth, he could forcibly resist God King Bor's seal and take the Aether Particle.
But he would be injured.
Very seriously injured.
After all, he hadn't even mastered the Sixth Sense yet, and his Little Universe was currently only at the entry-level Bronze Saint Cloth standard.
Moreover, even if he were to retrieve the Aether Particle at the cost of severe injury, it would be useless.
Don't forget.
While the Infinity Stones are infinitely powerful, their side effects are also quite strong.
Setting aside everything else, just look at the Reality Stone in front of them.
This thing can absorb the user's life force. If your life force is a bit weak, this thing will instantly drain you dry.
Even if he obtained the Aether Particle at the cost of severe injury, he estimated that the Aether Particle would probably just be in his hand, and given his severely injured state, he would likely be drained of his life force by the Aether Particle just as he was preparing to materialize his Little Universe.
But if he completely pushed open the door to the Sixth Sense, it would be different.
He was confident that after completely pushing open the door to the Sixth Sense, he would be able to pass through God King Bor's seal unscathed and take the Aether Particle.
Jane frowned as she listened to Hulk's words.
"How long will that take, roughly?"
"Ten months, I guess."
Hulk said casually.
How would he know how long it would take to fully open the door to the Sixth Sense? This thing relied on inspiration.
Just like when he fought Hulk on the African savanna, wasn't it in battle that a flash of inspiration allowed him to tap into a corner of the Sixth Sense and learn to fly!
Hulk thought to himself.
Jane couldn't hold back after hearing that answer.
"How long?"
"Ten months, maybe longer, hard to say."
Hulk glanced at Jane, whose eyes were wide, and smiled: "Are you in a hurry?"
Jane was stunned.
"You're not in a hurry?"
"No hurry."
Hulk shook his head, his gaze returning to the sealed Aether Particle: "I came for it. I won't leave until I get it."
Jane fell silent.
After a while.
Jane also looked at the sealed Aether Particle, took a deep breath, and her feet, which had been as if welded to the spot, slowly moved forward a bit.
Hulk, who had been watching her out of the corner of his eye, smiled faintly internally after seeing this.
The reason he hadn't deceived Jane just now, besides not wanting to be so despicable, was also for the current situation.
Because there was no need for him to deceive her at all.
After all, the only way out was to unseal the Aether Particle.
Therefore…
Rather than using deception, it was better to openly tell Jane the truth and let her make her own decision.
In a word.
As long as he wasn't in a hurry, Jane would be.
See?
Jane was in a hurry.
After all, Hulk could casually say he'd stay here for ten months.
But she couldn't.
Jane slowly shuffled her feet, walking to Hulk's side and standing in front of the sealing device's attack range, then once again looked at Hulk: "Are you sure this thing won't attack me?"
Hulk calmly looked at Jane: "I haven't lied to you from beginning to end, so this time is the same. This is my guess."
An angry expression appeared on Jane's face.
Hulk then said, "But you can try. If it attacks you, I can also guarantee that I can save you."
Jane's lips moved, she took another deep breath, no longer looking at Hulk, but at the distant sealing device. She bit her lip, lifted her right foot, and carefully stepped forward.
The next second.
Nothing happened.
Jane was slightly startled, then her eyes lit up, and she took two more steps forward.
Indeed.
The sealing device remained motionless, as if it had crashed.
Although Hulk had roughly guessed it, his mouth still twitched slightly as he watched this scene.
After Jane discovered that the sealing device truly didn't attack her, she quickly walked to the front of the sealing device.
At this moment, the Aether Particle sealed inside also began to stir.
Jane looked at the Aether Particle constantly banging against the edges of the seal, trying to break free, and was startled. She didn't dare to get close and be possessed by the Aether Particle like in the original plot. Instead, she turned to Hulk: "How dangerous is this thing?"
Hulk's tone was calm.
"Depends on the person."
"What do you mean?"
"This thing was in the hands of the Dark Elves back then. The Dark Elves tried to use it to turn the entire Nine Realms into a dark World, so God King Bor defeated the Dark Elves and sealed this thing away."
"What about you?"
Jane frowned, looking at Hulk: "If you get this thing, what will you use it for?"
Hulk met Jane's gaze, smiled slightly, his tone still very calm.
"To save my sister."
"…Your sister?"
Jane's mind had just considered possibilities of what Hulk might do with this thing, but she had never thought of this.
Therefore, when Jane heard Hulk's answer, the wary expression on her face immediately disappeared, and then she looked at Hulk with some confusion.
"What happened to your sister?"
"She died in an accident on September 10, 2009."
"Died?"
"Mm."
"Then…"
"She's waiting for me in Hell to take her home."
"Hell."
Jane's mind recalled some knowledge Thor had given her after they had exercised when he was exiled to Earth: "Mephisto?"
Hulk heard this and nodded with a smile.
"Yes, Mephisto's Hell."
"Alright."
Jane said, then turned to glance at the restless Aether Particle, which clearly wasn't a good thing. She took a deep breath and looked at Hulk again: "You didn't lie to me, and I believe you're not lying this time either, so, how can I help you?"
Hulk shook his head.
"You can't help me."
"I came for this thing."
"Originally, I thought that by following you, I could get in here and then take this thing."
"But I only realized after coming in that it's not you finding this thing, but this thing finding you."
"With God King Bor's seal, I can't take this thing at all."
"Only when you take this thing out will God King Bor's seal become ineffective."
"But…"
"Once you take this thing out, it will immediately possess you. No matter how fast I am, I still won't be able to fully absorb it."
However, even if he fully absorbed it, it still wouldn't be complete.
Because the Aether Particle here was not a complete Aether Particle at all.
If he remembered correctly, a fragment of the Aether Particle was still in the hands of the Dark Elves. In the original plot, that Aether Particle fragment created the Cursed Warrior.
That is, the alien Minotaur who stabbed Thor's mother Frigga to death.
If he wanted to obtain the complete Reality Stone, he had to obtain all of the Aether Particle.
Right now…
Hulk had given up thinking.
Never mind.
He would take it one step at a time.
Jane listened to Hulk's calm voice, her eyes widened again, and she turned to look at the distorted Aether Particle in the sealing device, then at Hulk, a little breathless: "So, I'll die?"
Hulk came back to his senses.
"Not necessarily, but this thing will absorb your life force if it's not removed in time."
"How do I remove it?"
"You won't."
"You…"
"But you won't die, I can guarantee that."
Speaking of which, Thor must have almost noticed that his girlfriend Jane had disappeared from Earth by now.
Hulk thought to himself.
Jane, who was almost at her breaking point, had curses on the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed them back down again, glaring fiercely at Hulk: "So, if we want to get out, we have to release this cursed thing, but you'll guarantee I won't die, right?"
Hulk nodded.
"Correct."
"Then let's do it."
Jane had also given up thinking, after all, the situation was what it was, so after taking a deep breath, she stood in front of the seal: "I'll count to three."
Hulk's five senses were fully activated, watching Jane slowly raise her right hand.
"Come on."
"One!"
"Two!"
"Three!"
"Boom!"
"…"
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