"Your Excellency Lin Huai, I have a way to restrain it," Russell said with an incredibly solemn expression as he watched Hulk being almost unilaterally pummeled below. "But I cannot guarantee how long it will hold; its strength is too great, and it carries a special type of energy damage!"
"Don't worry," Lin Huai's gaze was locked tightly on the battlefield. "Many Beyonders in our system have high attack power but low health. As long as it can be restrained, it'll be easy to take down!"
Boom— Rumble!
As if ruthlessly mocking his judgment, several M1 Main Battle Tanks on the ground and several micro-Rockets fired by Stark—who had just finished replacing his power source—accurately struck the Mad Wolf simultaneously once again. The violent explosion's flames and thick smoke instantly swallowed the two massive figures. The ear-piercing blast shattered all the glass in the surrounding buildings!
"Did it hit? This time it should..." a soldier asked nervously.
However, as the smoke cleared, the Mad Wolf was still pinning Hulk down firmly. Its back, which had been blown open to the bone, began to writhe and proliferate frantically in a nauseating manner under everyone's gaze, restoring itself to its original state in an instant.
"...It's fine." Lin Huai coughed awkwardly, forcibly changing the subject. "It's using that big red guy's body to fuel its growth, so its recovery has been greatly enhanced! But no matter how strong it is, there's only one of it. We can wear it down with a war of attrition!"
Russell gave Lin Huai a deep look and nodded without saying more. He made a slashing motion with both hands in front of his chest, and a brilliant spark portal suddenly opened. He stepped through, his figure appearing directly in the center of the tragic battlefield!
In the next second, just as the Werewolf swung another claw capable of tearing through tanks toward Hulk's head, Russell's figure flashed into existence in front of Hulk. His hands suddenly pushed outward, deploying a circular energy shield composed of countless golden runes!
Clang—!
The collision between the claws and the shield erupted in an ear-piercing shriek. The violent energy shock even scraped a layer off the surrounding ground! Russell let out a muffled groan, but he ultimately held firm against the lethal strike!
"It's working!" Lin Huai's eyes lit up at the sight. He no longer hesitated and immediately pulled all his remaining silver spirituality bullets from his pocket. "Black Brine Egg, listen up! These are silver bullets blessed by my Lord; they can cause massive damage to that Werewolf! But there are only thirteen! Jarvis, find a place to land so they can send someone to get them."
"Also, mobilize all your resources immediately to prepare silver weapons! Daggers, bullets, anything with silver will do! Even if they aren't blessed by a god, they'll be a hundred times better than current conventional weapons! Also, tell General Ross to get his big guns ready! If we can't handle this, we might have to give up this area and use a saturated strike to level the place."
"Captain, are you alright? Listen to me, that Werewolf's claws carry a strange toxin; do not get scratched! In my memory, this toxin converts living beings into Werewolf puppets. Your shield should be able to block its attacks. Go support Hulk!"
"Tony! You're in charge of long-range harassment! Use all your firepower to draw its attention! But I can't guarantee the current Werewolf is the same as the one in my memory. The Werewolf I remember didn't have such high defense but knew some dark magic. Protect yourself! Of course, if you find an opportunity, pick up your hammer and give him another secret blow."
On the battlefield, another round of shells came whistling in.
The moment before the shells hit the Werewolf, Russell suddenly opened a portal beneath himself and Hulk!
Boom! Flames engulfed everything! The Werewolf took the full brunt of the volley and let out a howl of pain. Meanwhile, Hulk and Russell were spat out from another portal in mid-air, like a green heavy bomb carrying the force of ten thousand tons, slamming hard into the Mad Wolf that had just been staggered by the explosion!
The continuous trickery sent the Mad Wolf into a complete frenzy. It abandoned the more durable Hulk in front of it, its massive body turning into an uncatchable flash of grayish-black lightning as it charged toward General Ross's army position!
"No—! Fuck!" General Ross roared inside the command vehicle.
It was too fast! The defensive line made of fragile flesh and blood was completely torn apart. More than a dozen soldiers were dismembered before they could even scream!
"Don't you dare hurt them!"
At the critical moment, that familiar figure appeared again! Steve, who had been swatted away earlier, held his shield and stood like an immovable mountain, blocking the Werewolf's path!
Clang! Clang! Clang! The Werewolf's storm-like claws struck the vibranium shield frantically, sparking a series of deafening flashes and roars!
Then Hulk descended from the sky, his weight slamming the Werewolf half a meter into the ground, the immense force making the Werewolf howl in pain! The Werewolf rolled over and lunged at Hulk, only to be blocked halfway by a perfectly timed magic shield from Russell.
Steve and Russell focused on defense, using that seemingly small but indestructible shield and precise anticipation to hold off all the Werewolf's frontal frenzy! Hulk, on the other hand, completely freed his hands, abandoning all defense to channel all his rage and power into the purest heavy punches, slamming them into the Werewolf's back and head over and over!
Meanwhile, at the edge of the battlefield, a soldier whose arm had been scratched by the Werewolf's claws suddenly let out a scream. His body began to twitch unnaturally, black fur sprouted all over him, and he lunged at his nearby comrades!
"Fire! Fire!" Seeing this, General Ross didn't hesitate for a second. A flash of cold madness crossed his eyes as he gave the order.
"Sir, our people are still there..."
"Execute the order! All autocannons, aim at those transformed Werewolves and fire indiscriminately!"
The dense Vulcan cannon fire instantly tore the newly transformed small Werewolves—along with some wounded and medics who hadn't had time to evacuate—into a spray of blood.
On the main battlefield—
Stark used his pulse cannons for precise harassment from the air, Russell assisted with magic shields and portals, and Steve and Hulk handled defense and offense respectively. The situation seemed to be under control. Lin Huai was just about to breathe a sigh of relief and have the S.H.I.E.L.D. snipers take their shots.
Just then, a sudden change occurred!
Hulk, who had been coordinating perfectly with Steve, suddenly turned without warning and threw a full-force heavy punch directly at Captain America beside him!
Relying on his superhuman battlefield intuition, Steve instinctively brought his shield in front of him.
Boom—!
"Pfft!" He spat out a mouthful of blood. Although he blocked the fist, the pure, terrifying impact still sent him flying like a cannonball!
Lin Huai's expression changed drastically, and he immediately activated Spirit Vision!
In his field of vision, a thin layer of black mist, invisible to the naked eye, had somehow enveloped Hulk's surging life energy! His eyes also began to glow with an ominous crimson!
Lin Huai's heart sank to the bottom instantly!
"Hulk has been corrupted!" he roared into the communicator. "Quick! Tony! Notify Mage Russell to find a way to restrain both giants! Give me some time!"