American comics: Only I know the plot

Chapter 156 Critical Moment

"Turn off the switch immediately! Emergency brake!"

Banner roared, his eyes narrowed, and he didn't have time to think, or even consider his own safety.

He shoved aside the control panel in front of him and rushed headlong toward the emergency brake switch of the core experimental module.

Simply pressing the switch to cut off the power supply can stop the radiation leak and reduce casualties.

But he forgot that the experimental chamber was now completely enveloped by out-of-control gamma rays.

That is a deadly energy capable of instantly destroying human cells and causing genetic collapse.

It is a terrifying power that can turn an ordinary person into an out-of-control monster.

Li Wei watched helplessly as Banner rushed into the radiation zone, his pupils contracting sharply, a desperate cry escaping his lips.

"No! Doctor!"

He wanted to rush over and grab Banner, to pull him out of the rays.

But the violent rays formed an invisible barrier, and the heat wave hit him in the face, making it impossible for him to get close.

The next second, the out-of-control gamma rays, like an invisible giant hand, instantly enveloped Banner's body.

A bluish-purple light enveloped his entire body, penetrating his skin, muscles, and bones, reaching deep into every cell.

Banner's body began to undergo terrifying changes.

First, the skin. The originally normal skin color rapidly turned into a deep, dark green at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As if soaked in dye, it starts from the fingertips and quickly spreads to the whole body.

Next came the muscles; the originally well-proportioned arms, chest, and legs began to grow wildly.

Muscle fibers proliferate, swell, and harden at an astonishing rate, brimming with explosive power.

The white lab coat he was wearing was stretched taut by his suddenly swollen muscles, and then with a "rip," it completely tore into strips that scattered all over the ground.

His bones made a "crackling" sound as they stretched and thickened, and his height skyrocketed from about 1.8 meters to over 2 meters.

Veins protrude under the skin, like gnarled old tree roots, covering the entire body.

Banner's face began to contort, his forehead bulged, his chin widened, his teeth became sharp, and his eyes instantly turned a glaring blood red.

Extreme pain instantly engulfed his entire body.

It was the excruciating pain of having genes forcibly rewritten and cells frantically torn apart and recombined; it was the torment of the soul being separated from the body.

"A roar that shook the entire laboratory burst forth from Banner's throat."

It was no longer the gentle voice of a human, but a wild, raging roar filled with pain and anger.

The sound made the laboratory glass vibrate, made everyone's eardrums ache, and even made the base beneath the yellow sand tremble slightly.

Li Wei stood frozen in place, as if nailed to the ground.

He watched it all unfold, watching Bruce Banner, the gentle and refined man who would thank him and listen attentively to health advice.

In just over ten seconds, it completely transformed into a berserk monster over two meters tall, with dark green skin, bulging muscles, and blood-red eyes.

The Hulk's transformation is now unstoppable.

The inertia of the plot ultimately prevailed over everything.

His three days of effort, three days of forbearance, and three days of hope vanished completely at this moment.

The raging rays continued to ravage the laboratory, debris continued to fly, and alarms continued to blare.

The unconscious assistant lay in a pool of blood, the researchers scattered in all directions, and military surveillance personnel shouted in panic through the glass.

Li Wei could only stand in the center of the chaos, looking at the completely out-of-control green figure in front of him, his heart filled with endless despair and helplessness.

He won every step of the game, but ultimately lost to his predetermined fate.

He kept his secret and disguised his identity, but he couldn't protect the person he desperately wanted to save.

The gamma storm continues; the disaster in the laboratory has only just begun.

Li Wei slowly closed his eyes, tears mixed with cold sweat sliding down his cheeks.

He knew that from this moment on, Dr. Bruce Banner would no longer exist in this world.

There is only one cursed by gamma rays, forever living in pain and loss of control—the Hulk.

Banner's transformation continues at a frenzied pace that defies common sense, showing no signs of slowing down.

His originally gentle and refined face was completely distorted and became ferocious and terrifying due to the excruciating pain of genetic disintegration and recombination.

The once clear pupils of his eyes were completely covered by a deep bloodshot color, and blood vessels spread across the entire white of his eyes like a spider web.

A series of roars poured from his throat, each one louder than the last, as if he were trying to vent all the pain and anger in his body.

The roar carried a devastating force, causing the lights on the top of the laboratory to shake violently, their filaments emitting a hissing sound.

The precision experimental equipment was shaken so badly that the screen became garbled, the buttons bounced, and the internal parts collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

Even the reinforced alloy walls developed fine spiderweb-like cracks under the continuous impact of the sound waves.

The entire laboratory, buried deep beneath the yellow sand, trembled slightly in the sound, like a dilapidated building facing an earthquake.

Within seconds, Bruce Banner's consciousness was completely consumed by the violent power, and the Hulk was born.

His towering figure, over two and a half meters tall, occupied almost half of the core control panel, creating an overwhelming sense of oppression.

Dark green, hard skin stretched taut over exaggeratedly bulging muscles, every inch of which contained the power to tear steel apart.

Without any deliberate movement, his entire body exudes a ferocious aura that is enough to terrify anyone, like a savage beast ready to devour its prey.

The next second, the Hulk clenched his fists tightly, veins bulging on his knuckles, his muscles hard as solid as a rock.

He had no goal; he was simply driven by pain and loss of control, and smashed the nearest piece of equipment down hard.

This punch, devoid of technique, carried earth-shattering power, slamming directly into the sophisticated gamma detector.

With a piercing metallic shattering sound, the priceless professional instrument instantly twisted, dented, and disintegrated into fragments scattered all over the ground.

Sparks flew from the internal circuitry of the instrument, and chips and metal parts scattered and clanged against the wall.

As if stimulated by the thrill of this destruction, the Hulk swung his fist again, smashing the data control console next to him in half.

The display screen shattered with a deafening roar, sending glass shards and electronic components flying everywhere, turning the laboratory into a complete ruin.

Chaos swept over every corner like a tidal wave, completely destroying the rigor and order of a research facility.

Screams, the sound of breaking instruments, piercing alarms, and the hissing of leaking radiation mingled together.

These sounds, mixed with the subtle rustling of yellow sand seeping in, created a purgatory of noise that drove people to the brink of madness.

Those staff members who were still able to move abandoned everything, covered their heads, and scattered in all directions, wanting nothing more than to get as far away from the green monster as possible.

Some people panicked and bumped into the corner of the metal table, some tripped over the wires on the ground, and some were cut by flying debris, crying out in pain.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood, the acrid smell of ozone, the burnt smell of burning metal, and the faint odor of radiation.

Li Wei stood not far from the core area, completely enveloped in fear, unable to move.

He stared at the raging, destructive Hulk before him, and his heart leaped into his throat, almost bursting out of his chest.

His legs felt like they were filled with lead and trembled uncontrollably. His survival instinct screamed wildly, urging him to run away immediately.

Li Wei's brain was frantically sending warnings: stay away from this out-of-control gamma monster and protect yourself is the first priority.

He could temporarily escape danger and avoid the Hulk's indiscriminate attacks by simply turning around and rushing into the safety passage.

But his gaze involuntarily fell on the young lab assistant lying unconscious on the ground not far away.

The wound on the boy's forehead was still bleeding, staining his bangs and white work clothes red, and his face was as pale as paper.

The young assistant lay motionless on the debris-strewn ground, at risk of being hit by flying debris at any moment.

They might be trampled by panicked fleeing people, or even directly affected in the Hulk's next act of destruction.

Li Wei gritted his teeth, his teeth almost digging into his lips, a strange courage overcoming his instinctive fear.

He couldn't just abandon an innocent person and watch them die in this senseless disaster.

The Hulk, with his back to Levi, was smashing everything in sight with his fists.

Each punch was accompanied by the sounds of metal twisting and instruments exploding, leaving no time to consider anything else.

This was an extremely brief and fleeting gap, and Li Wei's only chance to act.

Li Wei took a deep breath of the air mixed with smoke and radiation, lowered his body, and rushed over quickly amidst the chaos.

He moved with extreme lightness and speed, avoiding the scattered glass shards and exposed wires on the ground.

The short distance of just a few meters felt like a long marathon to him, with every second being incredibly agonizing.

Li Wei rushed to his young assistant's side, and without the slightest hesitation, immediately bent down and slipped his arm under the man's armpit.

The boy was not light, and with Li Wei's arms so weak from tension, every step he took was extremely difficult.

Li Wei gritted his teeth and, with the last of his strength, dragged his unconscious assistant little by little toward the corner.

There are load-bearing columns providing shelter and medical cabinets acting as a buffer, making it a relatively safe refuge area in the laboratory.

Flying debris kept whizzing past him, and a sharp metal edge slashed his back.

A sharp pain shot through the body instantly; a long gash appeared on the white coat, the skin was broken, and blood quickly seeped out.

Li Wei was completely unaware of this; the pain in his back was far less than the heaviness and anxiety in his heart.

His entire focus was on dragging the unconscious assistant, wanting only to reach a safe area as quickly as possible.

Finally, he managed to drag the person behind a corner of the cover and have him lean against a sturdy metal cabinet.

Li Wei quickly checked the other person's breathing and pulse, which were relatively stable, and there was no immediate danger to their life.

After doing all this, Li Wei leaned on his knees and gasped for breath, a burning pain shooting through the wound on his back.

Cold sweat mixed with dust clung to his skin, and his clothes were soaked through with sweat, making him look extremely disheveled.

He instinctively looked up, trying to confirm the Hulk's location and avoid being noticed.

But that one glance made Li Wei's body stiffen instantly, and his blood seemed to freeze at that moment.

The Hulk, who had just transformed, had stopped his destructive actions at some point and was eerily quiet.

He slowly turned his head, his massive body exuding a heavy sense of oppression, his gaze fixed directly on Li Wei.

Those bloodshot, ferocious crimson eyes held no violence or murderous intent as one might have imagined; only a sense of bewilderment.

There was also a hint of confusion that seemed completely out of place with this ferocious body, as if it were trying to figure out who the human in front of it was.

The Hulk's consciousness was still in the early stages of his transformation, and Banner's remaining personality had not been completely devoured.

In his hazy memory, he seemed to have an impression of the human in front of him, and that they had had a gentle exchange and showed each other concern.

Li Wei's professionalism, gentleness, meticulousness, and selfless care remain deep in my subconscious.

Therefore, when those eyes, filled with destructive intent, looked at Li Wei, they did not immediately erupt with aggression.

The two, one human and one giant, stared at each other silently for several seconds in the chaotic, dusty laboratory.

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely at this moment, and the surrounding noise became a blurry background sound.

Li Wei dared not move, dared not speak, and dared not even breathe deeply; he could only stare stiffly at the other person.

He could clearly see the struggle, confusion, pain, and uncontrollable rage in the Hulk's eyes.

The next second, the Hulk suddenly tilted his head back and let out a deafening roar, as if venting the restlessness in his entire body.

He stopped looking at Li Wei, his arm muscles tensed instantly, and he channeled all his strength into his arms, forcefully slamming them against the wall.

This blow carried unparalleled power, slamming heavily against the thick alloy load-bearing wall of the laboratory.

With a deafening roar, the reinforced wall was easily breached as if it were made of paper.

Bricks, concrete, steel bars, and insulation were scattered everywhere, and a huge gap appeared on the side of the laboratory.

Yellow sand and fresh air from the outside rushed in through the gap, mixing with smoke and dust to form a murky fog.

Smoke and dust quickly spread, obscuring everyone's vision and making everything blurry.

The Hulk strode forward with heavy steps, not looking at anyone in the laboratory again, and rushed straight out through the gap.

His figure quickly crossed the sandy area surrounding the base, plunged into the dense forest in the distance, and disappeared in a flash.

All that remained was a laboratory in complete disarray, terrified survivors, leaking radiation, and a constantly blaring alarm.

Li Wei remained frozen in place, the pain from the wound on his back only making him more alert.

Li Wei only breathed a sigh of relief after the Hulk's presence had completely disappeared from his perception range.

His legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground. He could only reach out and hold onto the medical cabinet next to him to barely support himself.

The brief standoff and rescue efforts had exhausted all his physical and mental strength.

His heart was still pounding wildly, unable to calm down for a long time, and lingering fear washed over his nerves like a tidal wave.

Li Wei slowly turned his head to look at his unconscious young assistant behind him, who still showed no signs of waking up.

He reached up and touched his back, his fingertips touching warm, sticky blood; the wound was still bleeding.

But he didn't have time to treat his own wounds; he had to first ascertain the general situation of everyone present.