The Mutant God in American Comics.

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Chapter 44 Hulk's Competitiveness

This was the first time Richard saw "Black Widow" Natasha and "Hulk" Banner in person. He had only seen information about them on the Internet before.

To be precise, I read reports about them and the Avengers on the Internet.

Although this universe is not the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there has never been the "Battle of New York" in which Loki led the Chitauri to invade New York.

But Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hulk, and Hawkeye still formed the Avengers under the influence of "fate".

Not only that, the connection between the Avengers and SHIELD is quite close, and it feels like a team under SHIELD.

While Richard was looking at Natasha and Banner, they were also looking at him.

At this time, Natasha and Banner were both wearing everyday clothes, and they looked just like the onlookers around them. There was nothing particularly eye-catching about them.

If there is any difference, it is that Natasha's figure and face are much better than the women around her.

Even though she was wearing loose everyday clothes and not the combat uniform that was like a tight-fitting garment that could fully show off her graceful curves, she still stood out from the crowd.

As for Banner, he blended in very well with the crowd around him.

Apart from an unconcealable scholarly temperament, he looked like just another ordinary person.

Of course, if he transforms into the Hulk, that's another story.

After taking a look at Natasha and Banner, and using his telepathy to sense them briefly, Richard withdrew his gaze.

Although he could now easily read Natasha and Banner's memories, he did not do so. He only used telepathy to confirm whether they had any hostility.

He would only take the next step if they were hostile.

Otherwise, he wouldn't read their memories like a perverted voyeur.

After retracting his gaze, Richard did not waste any more time and decisively started plundering.

[Gain new abilities: super strength, super physique, force field creation, flame release, energy materialization! ]

[Get the same type of abilities, ability fusion! ]

[Super strength and super physique are enhanced! ]

[Release flames to enhance the skill 'Big Flame', do you want to enhance it? ]

……

Without any hesitation, Richard immediately chose "yes".

[Skill Big Flame is enhanced! ]

【X Gene Superpower Content Update】

[Beta level: energy emission, energy absorption, invisibility, super vision, telepathy, giant body, gravity binding, thermal vision, air bomb, flying, attack transfer, mind movement, force field creation, energy materialization]

If it was three months ago, the superpower of releasing flames would most likely have strengthened the big flame by one level.

After all, the big flame at that time was only level 1.

But now, the X-gene superpower of releasing flames can only strengthen the big flame to a certain extent, and there is no way to directly increase the big flame by 1 level.

To upgrade a level 1 skill to level 2, only 100 points of proficiency are required.

To upgrade a level 3 skill to level 4, 3000 points of proficiency are required.

He wants to rely on the plundered X-gene superpowers to quickly upgrade his skills, unless he can plunder Alpha-level superpowers.

And it is obvious that the four mutant agents killed by his lightning were not Alpha-level mutants.

Among the mutant population, Alpha-level mutants only account for a few percent.

There are more Beta-level mutants, accounting for about one-tenth of the total.

More than half of the mutants are only Delta-level mutants.

According to the official evaluation system given by the United States, the number of level 2 mutants accounts for more than half of the entire mutant population.

After turning off the information panel that only he could see, Richard was about to use teleportation to leave when he noticed that Banner looked at him with some "hostility".

After discovering this, he used his telepathy once again without any hesitation and simply read Banner's current thoughts.

Want to help the Department of Mutant Affairs capture me?

Although Banner can transform into the Hulk, a man with immense strength and amazing defense, his "magic resistance" is not very high.

Whether it is the influence of psychic abilities or illusions on the mental level, it is easy for him to transform into a rampaging Hulk.

In the movie universe, Scarlet Witch Wanda has already proved it with practical actions.

After reading Banner's thoughts about helping the Department of Mutant Affairs capture him, Richard began to read his memories more deeply.

Soon, he knew why Banner suddenly came up with this idea.

The reason is simple, because the words of Black Widow Natasha aroused his competitive spirit as a man.

While Richard was browsing the information panel, Banner asked Natasha if she wanted to do the Department of Mutant Affairs a favor.

Although they are responsible for different areas, the Department of Mutant Affairs and S.H.I.E.L.D. are both official agencies and can be considered allies on the same front.

Banner holds seven doctoral degrees.

But it was obvious that he was not very clear about the unspoken rules between official agencies.

If they rashly capture their wanted targets before receiving a formal request for assistance from the Department of Mutant Affairs, not only will they not be thanked, but they will also make them think that SHIELD does not respect them.

Natasha and Banner appeared in San Francisco not because they received a request for assistance from the Department of Mutant Affairs, but to capture a wanted target of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Although Richard killed the mutant agents and special forces of the Mutant Affairs Department in front of them, Natasha did not think they needed to stop Richard.

So she rejected Banner's proposal.

There would have been nothing wrong with this, but maybe because she was with Banner, she was a little too relaxed, and she said something that could easily make Banner, or Hulk, feel very competitive.

"I don't want to see you get hurt."

For Banner, this sentence is normal.

But for Hulk, it's different.

Today, Banner can indeed control whether or not to transform to a certain extent, but if Hulk insists on coming out, it will be difficult for him to stop Hulk.

Similarly, if Hulk doesn't want to come out, it will be difficult for him to get Hulk out.

Natasha's unintentional words made Hulk, whose thinking was similar to that of a child, feel extremely dissatisfied.

Will I get hurt?

How could I be hurt?

I am Hulk!

……

Although Richard is now reading Banner's memory, he is also reading Hulk's thoughts.

Not only that, he could also clearly feel Hulk's strong sense of unwillingness to accept.

When Richard looked at him again, Banner also noticed something wrong.

Before he could think about it, his skin took on an eerie green hue and veins began to bulge on his forehead and neck.

Natasha was the first to notice something was wrong with Banner.

Just when she was about to comfort Banner, Banner roared like a wild beast, scaring the surrounding onlookers and young mutants.

Roar!

Under the gaze of everyone, Banner's body began to "swell" visibly.

The coat and shirt on his upper body were torn apart by the growing body, turning into rags that fell to the ground.

The jeans on the lower body could not withstand the rapid growth of legs, and turned from long pants into tight shorts.

Hulk!

After seeing Banner transform, the onlookers and young mutants around him realized that this gentle old man was actually the Hulk in the Avengers.

If we say that Natasha standing next to Banner before his transformation was the one who stood out from the crowd and caught everyone's attention,

So now, Natasha, with her pretty face and hot body, has become a foil for Banner, or to be more precise, a supporting role for Hulk.

After seeing Banner begin to transform into Hulk, Richard summoned the authentic sword from the system space.

Then, he mobilized his spiritual power a little and said to the people around him:

"Anyone who doesn't want to die, get out of here!"

Although his voice was not very loud, with the blessing of spiritual power, his words were not only clearly heard by everyone around him, but also brought with them a strong sense of oppression that ordinary people could not resist.

After hearing his words, whether they were ordinary people or young mutants like his fans, they all dispersed as quickly as possible as if they were fleeing.

Soon, the bustling street that had originally attracted many people was left with only Richard and the other two.

Natasha did not leave, but looked at Hulk in surprise.

At this moment, she had not yet realized that her unintentional words would actually make Hulk so competitive.

Although he knew that Hulk just wanted to prove to Natasha that he was the strongest and did not really want to be his enemy, Richard still showed an expectant expression on his face.

In today's Avengers, there are only two opponents that interest him.

One is Thor, the god of thunder.

The other is the Hulk in front of him.

Iron Man Tony and Captain America Rogers are no less famous than the other two, but he is not very interested in either Tony or Rogers.

When Banner completely transformed into the Hulk, Richard said to Natasha who had not left yet:

"If only half of San Francisco is left, will SHIELD compensate you?"

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Chapter 45 Richard VS Hulk

what?

After hearing Richard's words, even the experienced Natasha was stunned.

She would never have thought that Richard would ask her such a question at this time when a war was about to break out.

Although she didn't quite understand Richard's thoughts, she immediately started to explain.

"We're not here to arrest you, we just happened to be passing by."

Natasha was telling the truth.

But she didn't know why Hulk forced his way out, and she didn't realize that her words were adding fuel to the fire, making Hulk, who already wanted to prove something to her, even more unconvinced.

"I know you're not here to arrest me, but the big guy next to you is full of fighting spirit and looks like he won't give up until he wins against me."

Richard raised his left hand and pointed the authentic knife at Hulk.

After seeing him pointing the authentic knife at himself, Hulk raised his right leg and stomped hard on the ground, leaving an obvious hole in the street.

With the pit as the center, cracks spread rapidly in all directions like a spider web.

At the same time, Hulk opened his arms and let out a huge beast-like roar again like a gorilla.

Richard didn't care about Hulk's actions and said to Natasha:

"If you don't want to see me and this big guy destroy the entire San Francisco, I suggest you stay away from it."

"If you get hurt or die by accident, he'll go completely berserk."

After saying that, he held the more than two-meter-long authentic sword and danced casually with it.

Then, he raised the authentic sword to the same height as his eye level, with the blade facing upward, his left hand in front and his right hand behind, assuming a two-handed sword-holding posture that he rarely did.

Although Sephiroth's dominant hand is his left hand, only when he holds the knife with both hands does it mean that he is really serious.