The talkative raven in the world of American comics

Chapter 175 needs an opportunity.

Chapter 175 A Time is Needed (Happy National Day!)

"Where are we?"

Banner sat up slightly, his arms feeling weak, and could only lean against the headboard.

He glanced at Logan on the other side, who was holding a bottle of liquor. After hearing his question, Logan took a swig and replied, "Hammerfall."

"Mercedes-Lowershire?"

Banner certainly knew about the town; even when Hulk was in physical dominance, he could still receive messages from the outside world.

However, they could only watch and listen helplessly, unable to do anything about it.

After Thor's fall, his weapons were left behind in this small town.

For decades, countless people have tried to lift this hammer, but no one has succeeded.

"What about the others? Like Janet and Spider-Man..."

Banner rubbed his throbbing head, unsure if his memory was playing tricks on him.

He remembered that Spider-Man was dead, but last night Spider-Man reappeared in his memory, fighting alongside his cousin.

"have no idea."

Logan gave a casual reply and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Banner quickly got out of bed, but his legs were unsteady and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the kind-hearted soldier Logan helped him up.

Thanks.

Banner, with his arm around Logan's, sat up on the edge of the bed. He sighed and chuckled, "It's not bad to see an old friend the first thing I see after waking up."

Seeing that Logan did not answer him, Banner continued, "It's hard to imagine that so much can happen in ten years. If it weren't for your help, I think I would have stayed inside the Hulk and been forced to face it."

Logan corrected, "I didn't do anything."

"Really?" Banner asked in surprise.

At that moment, the door to the room where the two of them were was pushed open, and a woman walked in—Jennifer, who had transformed back into human form on her own.

She began, "Actually, Logan, you've helped us a lot."

"Jenny!"

"It's great to have you back, Bruce."

The brother and sister, who hadn't seen each other for many years, hugged each other as soon as they met, looking very kind and friendly.

Logan, holding the bottle, stared at the two of them, and couldn't help but recall the other's Hulk-like state last night, shouting that he wanted a lewd scene.

He then said to Jennifer, "You kidnapped me by force, and I had no intention of helping you."

Jennifer retorted, "You're Wolverine, aren't you? Would Wolverine be unable to break free from that simple rope?"

Logan paused for a moment, then said, "...Don't call me that, just call me Logan."

Jennifer asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with you?"

When she saw the former X-Men Wolverine in his current state yesterday, she kept asking him what he had been through and why he had become like this.

"Nothing much."

Seeing Logan leave the room with a bottle of liquor and refuse to talk, the brother and sister had some doubts, but seeing that he was unwilling to talk in detail, they did not press him for details.

Banner said apologetically, "Jenny, I'm sorry for what I did before... That gamma explosion severed my connection with it."

Jennifer gently comforted her, "It's okay, luckily you're back."

Banner nodded, then suddenly remembered something and asked several questions in a row.

"Where's Spider-Man? I remember he was here last night, where did he go? And wasn't he... dead?"

Jennifer explained, "You're not mistaken, Spider-Man did die, but he wasn't the Spider-Man we know; he came from another universe."

"Other universes?"

"Yes, and there's also a young man in armor...and..."

At this point, Jennifer couldn't help but rub her face.

"And a strange crow that could speak human language."

"Where are they?"

"It's right outside."

"Please, stop hitting me! I'm just doing my job!"

A hapless man in a cheap red and blue uniform covered his head with his hands, curled up, and begged the thugs beating him to stop.

These thugs wore different masks, which, judging from their designs, resembled those of the Red Skull, Magneto, Doctor Doom, and many other villains.

"Look, our Captain America has way more red than blue and white!"

"I am your worst nightmare! The evil Captain America!!!"

Hahahaha!

Next to these thugs, a dirty poster hung on the wall.

The poster reads: Take a photo with the evil Captain America here.

It turns out that these people were beating up the unfortunate guy who was playing Captain America.

After all, how could the real Captain America possibly be beaten up?

Unless he's dead.

Just as a thug picked up a rock and was about to smash it down on the head of "Captain America," his arm was grabbed tightly in mid-air.

The thugs turned around and saw a handsome young man with a crow perched on his shoulder, watching them curiously.

"Wow! It's Green Goblin! I can't believe you actually won the revival match!"

"?"

Before the thug wearing the Green Goblin mask could react to who was speaking, he was punched in the face by the young man.

Peter punched the thug in the face, easily shattering his mask.

Blood gushed from the nose instantly.

The thug rubbed his aching nose and shouted to the others, "Brothers, stop! The real villains are here!"

"Let's show this kid what a hero does!"

Several thugs stopped beating Captain America, surrounded Peter, and prepared to teach this villain a lesson.

"Great, the righteous multi-on-one attack! I'm outta here, you little bastard!"

With a bang, Oz disappeared from his shoulder, showing no intention of helping him whatsoever.

Although dealing with these thugs was easy, Peter was still frustrated by the guy's betrayal of his teammates.

Oh well, it's not like it's only happened once or twice.

"Avengers, assemble!" Red Skull shouted.

"Get him!"

A few minutes later.

Peter easily smashed the "hero" masks worn on the faces of every thug.

With bruises and swelling on their faces, they helped each other up and hurriedly left the alley.

As he left, he didn't forget to utter some harsh words.

"We'll be back!"

Peter reached out to hit them, but the thugs slipped away as fast as they could!

Then he went up to the "Captain America" man, extended his palm to him, and asked softly, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine... thank you."

Captain America took Peter's outstretched hand, stood up, and dusted off his cheap suit.

A trace of crimson blood still lingered at the corner of his mouth, making him look nothing like someone who was alright.

"This isn't the first time I've been beaten up, but I don't think it will be the last," Captain America said with a smile.

Peter listened in silence for a moment, then said, "Perhaps you could try changing jobs..."

"That won't do."

Captain America said, "In Hammerfall, playing...playing a former superhero has a much better outcome than elsewhere, and it brings me a considerable income, at the cost of only getting a few injuries."

"And I actually have other ulterior motives."

"Some other ulterior motive?" Peter asked curiously.

Captain America looked around and whispered, "At least it can give hope to people like you."

Peter was speechless for a moment.

"Captain America" didn't stay long; his suit was torn during the beating, and he couldn't continue working, so he had to leave early.

Before leaving, he once again expressed his gratitude to Peter.

Peter stood alone in the alley for a long time.

It wasn't until Jason, in disguise, arrived that his mind returned to normal.

Why was it determined that he was in disguise?

Because he had seen Jason's true face, and of course, the main reason was that the other man had a gray raven perched on his shoulder.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing much."

Jason shrugged, said nothing more, and handed the fries in his hand to the crow on his shoulder.

After finishing his fries, Oz spat several times, "Ugh! These fries are awful, they taste like engine oil!"

These are absolutely the worst fries Oz has ever eaten!

Gotham's fries would be considered a delicacy here!

Jason was slightly puzzled, but after trying one himself, he said, "It's alright, not bad at all."

"Heh heh, there's nothing you think tastes bad!" Oz said.

Jason and Peter walked outside at the same time.

Strictly speaking, Hammerfall is not a proper town. Compared to the Sin Town they had stayed in before, Hammerfall is more like a market town.

You can often see people setting up stalls on the street, selling superhero-related merchandise.

The residents who still live here all have a somewhat dim light in their eyes.

They prayed for the return of superheroes, even knowing it was impossible, but they still prayed.

After all, Thor's hammer is right here.

"Since the world has been divided up by evil people, why does this place still exist?"

Peter said, "I mean, would these villains be happy to see superhero memorabilia?"

Peter seemed certain that Jason beside him would answer his question.

"Because this colleague has been gathering intelligence ever since he came to this universe, and much of the information is told to him by the other party."

Jason, whose posture has been specially trained, really knows.

He explained to Peter, "This is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. I guess they'll just turn a blind eye to this money-making town."

"That's true."

Compared to the Sinister Town I had stayed in before, the atmosphere in Hammerfall was much better.

The hope people have may be small, but it is still there.

If they see no hope in their daily lives, then the human spirit will perish.

"Look, Thor's hammer!"

Oz suddenly pointed to the crowd gathered not far ahead. There was a hammer lying quietly on the road. Some of the people who had come to watch were kneeling in worship, while others took out their phones to take pictures and leave a memento.

Oz jumped from Jason's shoulders to Peter's and said, "My amazing, unparalleled Super-Mother, do you want to try lifting her? Maybe you can manage it!"

Hearing this, Jason asked in bewilderment, "Why didn't you ask me?"

"I can tell you're no good."

"I haven't even tried it, and you already know?!"

"When you and your buddies secretly went to dig it up yesterday, the Crow-like people saw it!"

"!!!"

Upon hearing the words from the side, Yao Peter's gaze lingered on Thor's hammer for a moment.

He turned to look at Jason, about to say something to Oz, but found that the guy had already flown over to Thor's hammer.

It seems that Keiko also wants to try to lift it up.

But before Oz could even reach the location of Thor's hammer, someone noticed the raven.

And then the next second.

"You damned crow, get the hell away from me!"

"You symbol of calamity! You are not allowed to defile this sacred being!"

"?"

Someone started throwing stones at the crow in the sky. The crow seemed stunned by Gang'e's words and was momentarily speechless.

The stone hit the crow, which immediately let out a strange cry.

"This is even more stereotypical than the idea that all Black people can pick cotton!"

"What's wrong with the crows? They're all so stereotypical. They can lift frogs, horses, even mechanical lifeforms, so why don't they try turning crows into humans?!"

Oz flew back, cursing and swearing, without even touching the tether of Thor's hammer.

"If you two ever try to lift it again, I'll cut ties with you both!" The crow-like man began his indiscriminate attack.

Jason and Peter both rolled their eyes.

Peter glanced at the people surrounding Thor's hammer and asked, "I have a question, Oz."

"explain."

Peter and Jason suddenly took a few steps back because an old car was driving towards them.

"Wow, it's a pity this car isn't an Ideal, otherwise another stereotype would emerge."

Oz was very irritable. After exchanging a glance with the curious driver, he said, "Look at your mother."

Driver: "?"

Then, in the next second, Ya Ya's beak was pinched shut by both hands at the same time.

Fortunately, the car was just passing by and didn't linger, letting them pass by.

After the car drove away, Peter asked, "You brought us here to help the third contractual client. But the reason he's so depressed right now is more of a psychological issue, which is generally very difficult to resolve."

"Is it difficult? If you feel you can't handle it, then I'll ask a spiritual mentor colleague for help; he's amazing!"

Peter rolled his eyes at the nonsensical remark.

Before he could speak again, Oz asked once more.

"You don't want to work here anymore?"

"I don't!"

Peter sighed, "I just feel... there are so many places in this world that need help, so many people need help, like the people who send Gen Heng."

"What I mean is... the matter of helping to send the roots might be postponed a bit."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that Jason and Oz were both tilting their heads and looking at him.

Peter was a little confused by their behavior and asked, "What's going on?"

"No way!" The man and the bird said in unison.

"?"

Jason said, "Believe me, when you help others, you are helping to deliver roots."

Peter expressed doubt about this statement: "Really?"

Oz said, "Or what do you want? To kneel down and beg Song Gen to do him a favor and make him get back on his feet?"

"Of course I wouldn't do that!" Peter said, sounding somewhat annoyed.

"All it takes is one opportunity, Peter."

Jason believed that no one could understand Logan's despair better than him.

He had died before, but after being taken by Oz to meet various Batmen, he came back to life.

Sending the roots also requires a suitable opportunity.

Moreover, he had actually noticed that Logan was standing not far from them, as if eavesdropping on their conversation.

Peter, standing beside him, seemed genuinely unaware of his presence.

"It's hard to wake up his dead heart, and it's even harder to choose to help someone and try to wake up his heart, but it's still a worthwhile opportunity to try," Jason said.

These words completely extinguished Peter's hopes for a happy ending.

He said, "Okay, you've convinced me. I was worried that my choice to help others instead of helping Song Gen would disappoint him."

Oz, still tilting his head, looked at Peter. "Are you saying that on purpose, or are you telling the truth?"

"What do you mean?"

"I'll let you in on a secret, Song Gengang was eavesdropping, but he's slipped away now."

"!!!"

Peter looked around, trying to find Logan in the market, but he couldn't.

"Really?"

"real."

"But why did even you find out?!" Peter said to Jason.

"Can you stop looking down on ordinary people?" Jason replied.

"Hugging the window? That's not what I meant! Besides, who's the average person who's as arrogant as you?!"