Chapter 40
Yang Jian looked up. Super vision instantly pierced several kilometers, locking onto the center of Manhattan.
Hulk was rampaging.
But this Hulk was completely different from anything he knew.
Manhattan's center had already turned into ruins.
Hulk's size was even larger than before—muscles knotted like steel, skin a strange deep green with a metallic sheen.
His eyes no longer held pure rage; they burned with eerie green energy flames. Every breath exhaled scorching waves of heat.
The Avengers had already arrived. Iron Man's repulsors blasted continuously.
Captain America's shield was knocked flying by one punch. Thor's lightning struck him, but only made him more frenzied.
"Banner! Calm down!" Captain America tried to shout, but Hulk wasn't listening.
"Hulk—no Banner!"
He roared and smashed a fist into the ground.
BOOM!!!
Terrifying shockwaves flipped the entire street; the Avengers were thrown back.
Iron Man's suit alarms flashed wildly: "Sir! Energy overload! Energy overload!"
Yang Jian hovered high above. Super hearing caught fragments of distant crowd discussion.
"God! It's him again! Last time he killed Hawkeye—now he wants to destroy New York too?"
"The Avengers should never have trusted that monster!"
"I heard his family died too. Maybe this is fate!"
Information fragments quickly assembled in Yang Jian's mind.
Last time Hulk rampaged, he accidentally killed Hawkeye, sparking a public outrage storm.
Media and citizens raged; some even attacked Banner's family.
The Avengers temporarily protected Banner's family—Betty Ross and their son Skaar.
But the vehicle sent to pick them up was attacked. Betty and Skaar died. Banner wasn't there.
When he returned and learned the news, rage, despair, and betrayal consumed him completely.
More critically—in his rampage, he accidentally tore open an unknown dimension.
Energy from that place poured into his body, making this Hulk far stronger than ever before.
Hulk grabbed the wreckage of a tank, preparing to smash it down on the fallen Captain America.
Suddenly—
Bang!
A black shadow slammed into him at extreme speed. Hulk flew backward instantly; the tank wreckage slipped from his grasp.
Dust cleared. Yang Jian hovered in mid-air, cape whipping in the gale.
The Avengers froze.
"That's… Superman?" Iron Man's voice carried disbelief.
"No." Yang Jian calmly looked at Hulk.
"I'm just passing by."
Hulk panted heavily, green energy flames burning in his eyes: "New… bug!"
Yang Jian wasted no words. His eyes blazed red.
Buzz!!!
Heat vision exploded outward, striking Hulk's chest dead-on and driving him back—crashing through three skyscrapers before pinning him against the outer wall of the fourth!
But Hulk withstood the heat vision. His hands tore at the energy beam, roaring as he advanced step by step!
"This guy…" Yang Jian narrowed his eyes.
"He really is different."
Thor seized the chance to recall Mjölnir and shouted: "Stranger! His power comes from another dimension! We have to cut off the energy source!"
Yang Jian nodded.
He abruptly cut off the heat vision. In a flash, he appeared in front of Hulk and drove a fist into his abdomen.
Dong!!!
Hulk doubled over—but immediately swung a counterpunch! Blinding speed!
Yang Jian didn't dodge. He raised an arm to block. The shockwave exploded outward; surrounding skyscraper windows shattered completely!
"Banner!" Yang Jian stared straight into Hulk's eyes.
"Your family wasn't killed by the Avengers!"
Hulk's movement paused slightly—but then became even more frenzied: "Lies!!!"
"It was Hydra." Yang Jian said coldly.
"They staged the accident to make you lose control completely."
Hulk's fist froze mid-air. The energy flames in his eyes flickered.
"How… do you know?" His voice was hoarse and broken.
Yang Jian's super vision saw everything.
On the wreckage of the attacked vehicle were traces of Hydra weapons.
"Because I can see the truth." He slowly descended until he was eye-level with Hulk.
"You want revenge, right? Then don't let rage blind you. The real culprits are still out there."
Hulk's chest heaved violently. He seemed to be considering the truth of the words.
The Avengers also exhaled in relief. They had witnessed Hulk's power firsthand—they knew no one present could stop him. Yang Jian narrowed his eyes; he didn't believe Hulk would compromise so easily.
Sure enough—
The next second—
Hulk suddenly revealed a sinister smile and reached out rapidly to grab Yang Jian.
Yang Jian was already prepared. He instantly waved a hand—opening the Mirror Dimension.
The sky and city began to change. Buildings hung upside down in the sky; the sky floated on the ground.
Physical laws were completely void here!
The Avengers were shocked—they hadn't expected this man to know Kamar-Taj magic too.
Hulk's fist was already inches away. Yang Jian remained unhurried; Hulk's movements looked like slow motion in his eyes.
But he didn't plan to waste time. Fighting this mindless lunatic was pointless.
He raised his right fist. Power surged instantly!
Bang!!!
Their fists collided. Invisible shockwaves scattered outward; everything around was instantly destroyed.
The Avengers were blown back by the blast. Only Thor clung tightly to Mjölnir to avoid being swept away.
Hulk was blasted backward. For the first time, shock appeared on his huge green face.
This power was unlike anything he had ever felt!
His consciousness began to blur.
Yang Jian stood amid the Mirror Dimension ruins, watching Hulk fly back from his punch.
That strike could shatter mountains—even shook the entire Mirror Dimension.
Hulk's body crashed through several floating broken buildings before embedding into an upside-down skyscraper. Dust rose everywhere.
The Avengers stood at a distance, panting, watching warily.
"Is it over?" Captain America asked quietly.
"No."
Yang Jian's gaze remained locked on the depths of the dust cloud.
"Not yet."
BOOM!!!
Suddenly, a pillar of green energy light shot skyward, dyeing the surrounding Mirror Dimension an eerie emerald.
Hulk's figure slowly rose. Green energy patterns appeared on his skin; his eyes burned with flames not belonging to this dimension.
"Hulk… never falls!"
His voice was no longer pure rage—it carried an ancient echo.
As if countless furious wills roared within him.
He had grown even stronger.
Yang Jian narrowed his eyes. He had no intention of playing with this giant anymore.
His figure instantly appeared before Hulk. His palm pressed directly onto Hulk's chest.
"Come out."
Golden light exploded from his palm. An illusory figure was forcibly ripped from Hulk's body!
Bruce Banner's soul floated blankly in mid-air. He looked down at his hands, then around.
When he saw the Avengers, rage ignited in his eyes: "You—you killed them! You killed Betty and Skaar!"
"Banner!" Captain America tried to explain.
"It wasn't us!"
But Banner's soul wouldn't listen. He roared and tried to charge at the Avengers—only to find he couldn't touch anything.
Yang Jian spoke calmly: "Your anger was used, Banner. The energy Hulk is absorbing now comes from an unknown dimension. It's devouring your sanity."
Banner's soul trembled. He clutched his head in pain: "I can't control him… Hulk… he opened that place… the energy from there is making him stronger… but it's driving him completely insane!"
At that moment—
Hulk's body suddenly erupted with blinding green light. An invisible force yanked Banner's soul back into Hulk!
"No!" Banner's voice cut off.
Hulk slowly raised his head. A ferocious grin split his face.
"Now… Hulk is god."
His body expanded again. Molten-like patterns appeared on his muscles.
The surrounding Mirror Dimension began to warp—as if it could no longer bear his presence.
He roared, ready to unleash the fury in his heart.
Thor gripped Mjölnir tightly, face grave: "This is trouble."
Iron Man's suit alarms went wild: "Energy readings off the charts! Cannot compute!"
Yang Jian took a deep breath. Red light surged in his eyes.
"In that case."
His body slowly floated upward. The power within him fully released; Eternal Flame boiled inside.
The entire Mirror Dimension trembled. Countless shattered buildings levitated and orbited around him.
"Then I'll wake you up completely."
The next second—
BOOM!!!
Their figures collided. Shockwaves instantly tore at the edges of the Mirror Dimension!
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