The Savior of American Comics? I'm the Subspace Evil God!

Chapters 542, 1000, and 1001: We've fallen into their trap, "The Symbiote Hulk"?
Meanwhile, at the edge of the forest, about one kilometer from the hangar.

Bruce Banner sat nervously in the cockpit of the Quinjet, his hands gripping the armrests so tightly that his nails almost dug into the leather.

He could see the intense battle inside the hangar through the onboard monitoring system and hear the explosions, gunfire, and shouts from his teammates through the communication channel.

His heart was beating faster and faster, his breathing became rapid, and his forehead began to be covered with a fine layer of cold sweat.

The green monster inside him began to stir restlessly as it sensed the conflict and danger in the outside world, letting out low roars that only he could hear.

Hulk yearns to break free!

clap clap-

"Calm down, Banner. Stay calm. They can handle this. They don't need you, and they don't need [Hulk]..."

Bruce Banner kept talking to himself and gently patting his cheeks with his hands, trying to stay focused and suppress the destructive urge within him.

But as the battle in the hangar escalated, he couldn't help but stand up and pace restlessly in the cabin.

Finally, unable to resist, I pushed open the hatch and stepped into the humid forest air, gazing at the thick smoke rising from the hangar and the occasional flash of light from an explosion.

The inner struggle almost tore him in two.

On the one hand, he was worried about the safety of his teammates and wanted to go and help them.

On the other hand, he was extremely afraid of the uncontrollable destruction and collateral damage that might result if the Hulk appeared.

However, while Bruce Banner was completely absorbed in the battle in the distance and was torn between his own mind and his own, he was completely unaware that in the shadows behind him, a small patch of dark green, viscous, life-like sludge was silently seeping out from the cracks in the soil.

It has no fixed shape, crawling on the ground like an insect, but without making any sound, and can even blend perfectly into the shadows.

It was clearly a small, dark green symbiote!
Meanwhile, Eddie Brock, who was somewhere in Tucson, seemed to be able to sense everything in the distance through that small symbiote. A large, wicked smile appeared on his lips as he manipulated the symbiote, like a patient hunter, to silently surge towards the unsuspecting Bruce Banner, getting closer and closer...

"Um?!"

Bruce Banner seemed to sense something and turned around abruptly, only to find nothing behind him.

But just as he thought it was his imagination and slowly turned his head back, the blackish-green symbiote less than a meter away from him suddenly shot up from the crack in the soil like lightning, turning into a blackish-green shadow that lunged straight at Bruce Banner's thigh.

"What?! What the hell is this?!"

Bruce Banner's gasp was barely halfway through when he saw the tiny, blackish-green, viscous, lifelike substance, the size of a fingernail, begin to spread wildly upwards along his thigh.

In the blink of an eye, it enveloped his entire lower body...

Bruce Banner struggled violently, his hands futilely trying to tear off the symbiote that was rapidly spreading up his upper body, only to grab onto something slippery and cold.

His body fell backward uncontrollably, landing on a patch of scalding hot earth with a dull thud.

The struggles quickly weakened, but just as the dark green symbiote was about to cover Bruce Banner's entire body, a beast-like roar suddenly erupted from his mouth...

……

The scene returns to the area where Tony Stark and 'Ultron' are, and their battle continues.

boom!
Rumble——! ! !
Below, the massive wreckage of a decommissioned Boeing 747 was torn apart by a violent force.

Two streaks of red and gold light, like intertwined comets, collided violently and shot into the sky, churning up metal fragments and smoke.

Tony Stark, clad in the Mark 45 armor, engaged in a fierce battle with the Mark 43 armor, which was occupied by Ultron, from inside the base all the way to the open desert skies above.

Their armor gleamed with a blinding metallic luster under the blazing sun, their movements so fast that only blurry afterimages and constantly exploding sparks of energy remained.

Since the Mark 43 armor and the Mark 45 armor have almost identical weapon systems, except that the Mark 45 armor has some enhancements to the cluster cannon on the chest and the pulse cannon in the palm, making them able to cause greater damage.

Another addition is a combat analysis system, so overall, the difference between the two in terms of weapon systems is not significant.

Ultron, on the other hand, added a gravity field device and fingertip laser weapons to the Mark 43 armor. In addition, Ultron can perform super-model-level control of the Mark 43 armor with almost zero latency.

This resulted in Tony Stark, who was initially full of confidence and wanted to crush 'Ultron' with his new armor, being unable to gain the upper hand for a long time.

Over time, he inevitably became somewhat impatient.

Boom boom boom——! ! !
A barrage of [electric pulse cannons] clashed from the palm of their hands.

Blinding beams of energy, like death rays, crisscrossed and shot towards the opponent, exploding into dazzling fireballs of ions in the air.

The Arc Pulse Cannon of the Mark 45 Armor is noticeably thicker and more powerful, sending sparks flying from the Mark 43 Armor with each strike.

Whoosh whoosh—

Another round of firing micro armor-piercing projectiles.

The armor on the shoulders and forearms of the two mechs popped open, and dozens of small missiles roared out like a swarm of bees, drawing deadly trajectories in the air, colliding, intercepting, and exploding with each other.

The continuous explosions were as dense as firecrackers set off during a festival, yet they carried an aura of destruction.

Since the long-range bombardment could not determine a winner, the situation naturally turned into close-quarters aerial combat.

The metal fists collided back and forth at incredible speeds, producing a deafening clang.

Tony Stark's fighting skills were clearly superior, but the Mark 43 armor controlled by Ultron was incredibly fast, reacting at an inhuman speed, always able to block or counterattack with the simplest and most effective mechanical movements.

"Tony, your new toy is indeed quite innovative..."

The metallic synthesized voice of 'Ultron' emanated from beneath the visor of the Mark 43 armor, carrying a mocking, cat-and-mouse tone as it taunted:

"It's a pity, though, that it's still just brute force piled up, completely devoid of any artistry!"

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The Mark43 armor suddenly opened its palm, but instead of using the Arc Pulse Cannon in its palm, it unleashed a strange, distorted gravitational field.

The powerful suction force instantly acted on the [Mark45 Armor] which was less than two meters away.

Tony Stark was caught off guard and was forcibly pulled toward the Mark 43 armor.

At the same time, from the fingertips of the other hand of the [Mark43 Armor], several scorching red laser beams were precisely shot out, aiming directly at the joints and sensors on the helmet of the [Mark45 Armor].

"Shit!!"

Seeing himself being controlled by the gravitational field once again, Tony Stark couldn't help but curse. The thrusters on the back of the Mark 45 armor instantly overloaded and spewed out, forcibly resisting the pull of the gravitational field.

At the same time, his head snapped to the side, and the scorching laser beam grazed his visor, leaving a charred mark. "Analysis mode activated, calculate the gravitational field parameters of [Ultron]'s launch... Adjust thruster output power!" Tony Stark hurriedly ordered [Friday].

"Calculation in progress, parameters are abnormal... gravitational field is unstable, avoidance recommended!" [Friday] gave a somewhat frustrating answer.

Just as Tony Stark was fighting against the gravitational field with all his might, two strangely shaped missiles suddenly popped out from the shoulder of the Mark 43 armor.

Instead of firing directly at the Mark 45 armor, they took a strange arc and shot towards a patch of sand below Tony Stark.

boom!
boom!
The two missiles pierced the sand and exploded violently, but not in a high-explosive manner. Instead, they released two huge electromagnetic interference nets that flickered with electricity.

These jamming nets spread out instantly, covering a large area and severely interfering with the stability of the Mark 45 armor's sensors and thrusters.

The gravitational pull, coupled with the interference from below, caused the [Mark45 Armor]'s balance system to overload instantly.

"Oh no..."

Tony Stark only had time to cry out before he was spun around like a fly swatted by an invisible giant hand, crashing uncontrollably into the sandy ground littered with metal debris below.

boom--! ! !
With a loud bang, the Mark 45 armored vehicle smashed into the ground, creating a huge crater and sending sand and dust billowing into the sky.

Ultron, meanwhile, gracefully hovered in mid-air in his Mark 43 armor, but surprisingly, he did not press his advantage.

He even imitated a human, straightening his non-existent collar, and looked down at the disheveled Tony Stark, his voice filled with undisguised schadenfreude.

“Oh, Tony, I’m so sorry, but while you and I were having this… well, what you call a ‘pleasant parent-child interaction,’ it seems that what I wanted has already been successfully transported away.”

He spread his hands in a helpless gesture. "It seems that your friends in their outlandish costumes haven't been able to stop my plans."

"Whatever!" Tony Stark maneuvered the Mark 45 armor and climbed out of the pit in a slightly disheveled manner. The armor was covered in sand and dust and had many scratches, but the main structure was still intact.

Furthermore, ever since that embarrassing experience of having his equipment 'lost' by the female MUTO, he has equipped all his subsequent steel armor with certain 'anti-electromagnetic pulse' devices.

While it's still impossible to completely eliminate the effects of electromagnetic pulses, it can greatly reduce the chances of equipment being destroyed again.

Tony Stark glared at Ultron in the air, his face ashen beneath his visor, his voice filled with defiant rage, "Today, you're not going anywhere... I'll delete every single line of your code!"

"is it?"

Ultron let out a deep laugh, as if he had heard the funniest joke, and said with no small amount of pride, "You don't actually think that you can defeat me just by destroying this armor, do you?"

"Let me tell you a secret, I am now everywhere... Every mechanical soldier, every terminal that I have infected, is my tentacles, my eyes and ears."

"I think you'll understand this sooner or later."

Then, he changed the subject, his tone becoming 'concerned':
"Furthermore, if I were you, I definitely wouldn't be focusing all my attention on me right now, because... for you, the real trouble seems to come from your green friend who can never control his temper!!"

"Damn it, what did you do to Banner?" Tony Stark's heart sank. He immediately raised his arm, and the Arc Pulse Cannon in his palm was recharged, aiming at Ultron.

But Ultron, who seemed to have already achieved his goal, didn't bother to answer the question and showed no intention of continuing the fight.

The Mark 43 armor's thrusters unleashed a powerful plume of flame, and the machine whirled around, hurtling off at an incredible speed in the opposite direction from the Quinjet, instantly becoming a black dot on the horizon.

"Damn!!"

Seeing this, Tony Stark wanted to chase after Ultron, but he was also worried about what danger Bruce Banner might be in... no, to be precise, what danger the other party might pose.

If Hulk were to lose control at this moment, the destruction he would cause would far exceed anything Ultron had stolen.

Therefore, there is not much point in pursuing 'Ultron' at the moment.

Without hesitation, Tony Stark immediately activated maximum thrust, and the Mark 45 armored vehicle shot towards the Quinjet parked not far away like a red meteor.

However, the cabin door was wide open, but the cabin was already empty.

Only on the muddy ground outside the hatch were rows of huge, deep footprints, imbued with violent force.

Each footprint resembles a small meteorite crater, with radial cracks in the soil around the edges.

This is definitely not a trace that a weak scholar like Bruce Banner could leave behind, but rather comes from the [Hulk] within him.

"Friday!" Tony Stark's voice was punctuated with unprecedented urgency. "Immediately scan the nearby network for all relevant news and trending videos! Keyword: Hulk... highest priority!"

"Executing, boss."

Just a few seconds later, Friday popped up a series of related news reports, social media pushes, and blurry mobile phone videos on the AR interface inside the helmet.

But without exception, they were all bad news.

……

[Breaking News]: An unidentified creature has appeared in downtown Tucson! A huge, dark green monster is wreaking havoc...

[Live Broadcast]: Oh my god! What is that?! It has four arms, and it... it's demolishing a building?!

[Filmed by a citizen]: The police were attacking it, but it was no use, completely no use! It... charged through!!

……

The video footage was shaky and blurry, filled with screams and explosions.

But one can still clearly see a terrifying figure, much larger than usual, with bulging muscles, covered in a strange blackish-green substance, and even with two extra arms growing from its back, recklessly unleashing destructive power in the heart of the bustling city.

Cars were tossed around like toys...

The buildings collapsed one by one, like building blocks...

Σ(⊙▽⊙“a???

WTF? ? ?

Can anyone tell me what that big black thing with four arms is?

When did Banner become such a monstrosity?
Tony Stark stared at the monster in the images, a look of shock crossing his face beneath his visor.

If it weren't for the monster's large head exposed on its dark green 'skin,' sporting that familiar green face, he probably wouldn't have recognized it as [Hulk] at all!
The problem is that the figure in front of them is completely different from the Hulk they know.

Has Hulk undergone some kind of evolution?
Although it is not yet clear what exactly happened to Bruce Banner, or how that symbiote got onto the Hulk.

But without a doubt, Tony Stark's worst fears have come true!
(End of this chapter)