The Winter Soldier's attack was merely a minor inconvenience for Bulma and Emma.
The Hongmeng Group's true strength far surpassed what they had displayed.
What the outside world saw was only what Han Shaoqing wanted them to see. If Hongmeng unleashed their full power, they could even launch a massive interstellar war.
After the street brawl, Bucky survived but felt lost and bewildered.
During his time brainwashed by Hydra, he had committed countless atrocities. The Hydra brand was now permanently etched onto his soul. Even if he returned to America, he would likely be sentenced to life imprisonment in the most secure prison.
Moreover, being in China and having killed other Hydra Winter Soldiers after regaining his senses meant he had severed ties with Hydra. Any hope of rescue was gone, and now he faced pursuit from Chinese authorities, Hongmeng, and Hydra itself.
With the world so vast, there was no place left for him.
At the end of his rope, Bucky even contemplated suicide. Yet there was someone he couldn't leave behind. As he wrestled with the decision, a female voice echoed in his mind:
"If you want to live, keep up."
Bucky looked in the direction Bulma had gone. Without hesitation, he snatched a motorcycle and sped after her.
He had no other choice now; he could only gamble.
***
"Is that so? Understood. I'll warn Luther, and as for the Winter Soldier, let him lie low for now. He might be useful later."
At the Inner Earth Base, the virtual communication with White Queen Emma ended. Han Shaoqing, seated in his chair, pondered for a moment. "SkyNet, send Luther an email and have him investigate who's behind this."
This was a task Luther could easily handle without his personal involvement.
The AI SkyNet immediately drafted an encrypted email and sent it to Luther's private inbox.
In Han Shaoqing's view, Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, should meet the criteria for a check-in. However, the Winter Soldier's current strength wasn't particularly impressive, so checking in now likely wouldn't yield any significant rewards.
"It's almost time to close the net. Display the Extraordinary database."
As Han Shaoqing spoke, SkyNet projected a massive virtual display, showing all known Extraordinary individuals worldwide.
Countless images appeared across the globe, including recently emerged superheroes and supervillains.
Examples included Iron Man, Sentry, Hulk, Nightcrawler, Punisher, and many others.
China also had its share of Extraordinary individuals, but Han Shaoqing's gaze remained primarily focused on Europe and America, finally settling on a massive, green-skinned giant.
The Hulk, also known as the Green Goliath, is the alter ego of Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, a world-renowned physicist. During an accident, he was heavily irradiated by the Gamma Bomb he had created. This caused his body to mutate, and now, whenever his emotions run high and his heart rate accelerates, he transforms into a green monster named the Hulk.
Because his transformations are often uncontrollable, Banner wanders the world in search of a way to control his rage, fearing he might harm those around him. Despite his efforts, the Hulk's destructive rampages frequently cause catastrophic damage to cities, making him a constant target for law enforcement and government agencies.
If one were to ask how to rapidly increase their power, the Hulk Serum would be a viable option.
The mysterious potion consumed by Sentry was also potent.
Sentry's real name is Robert Reynolds. As a teenager struggling with addiction, he broke into a professor's laboratory to steal drugs and accidentally drank a secret formula the professor had invented.
This potion was originally designed to be ten thousand times more effective than the Super Soldier Serum.
After drinking the potion, Robert, against all odds, experienced a phase shift in his atoms due to the immense energy within it. By another near-miraculous chance, this shift created a gateway within him, connecting to a peculiar single-monad universe. In an instant, Robert gained the power equivalent to one million exploding stars, becoming a superhero capable of protecting all of humanity. He adopted the codename Sentry.
However, fortune and misfortune are intertwined. With this immense power came a dark counterpart—an entity known as Void.
To protect humanity from Void's threat, Robert was forced to erase all memories related to him, including his own.
Now, Sentry is confined in a secret S.H.I.E.L.D. prison. It's less a prison and more a self-imposed exile.
The potion that grants the power of one million stars was obtained by Han Shaoqing, who acquired its formula. Unfortunately, experiments conducted by Emma and Luther revealed that the potion only works on Sentry.
Thus, Han Shaoqing turned his attention to the Hulk Serum.
Over the years, Banner has been evading military pursuit, hiding in remote locations. He has been trying to find a way to suppress the Hulk within him and has been communicating online with a mysterious figure known as "Mr. Blue."
Mr. Blue, whose real name was Samuel Sterns, was a brilliant scientist. He had secretly established an intelligence network dedicated to intercepting scientific data and was obsessed with unraveling the secret behind the Hulk's power.
During their conversation, Banner gave Samuel a blood sample, hoping he could help him.
After obtaining Banner's blood, Samuel began cloning it, creating numerous batches of **Hulk Serum**.
The current timeline coincided with the events of *The Incredible Hulk 2*. According to intelligence gathered by SkyNet, Banner had already returned to New York and reunited with his ex-girlfriend.
It was estimated that the classic father-in-law-chasing-his-son-in-law scene would soon play out on the streets of New York.
The **Hulk Serum** couldn't create Hulks because the Hulk was unique. Even if others gained the Hulk's power, they wouldn't possess the Hulk's special ability to grow stronger with rage.
However, it could at least create beings similar to Abomination and Red Hulk. Most people couldn't control such creatures, but Han Shaoqing believed he could.
Just as Han Shaoqing was preparing to head to New York, a wild roar erupted from Skull Island.
"Ohohoho~"
It was already nightfall. Due to the storm and peculiar climate, the sky above Skull Island was ablaze with a dazzling aurora. Handsome sat atop a mountain peak, holding his phone and letting out strange, excited cries.
*Click*
After capturing a stunning photo of the aurora, Handsome posted it with a caption:
The aurora is often dazzling and ever-changing, sometimes like a faint wisp of smoke lingering on the horizon. Tonight is another beautiful night, and I miss you, but I can't be by your side.
No doubt about it, Handsome was pouring on the sweet talk.
Smartphones had been common on Skull Island since the 1970s. Following Han Shaoqing's example, Handsome had learned how to use one.
With the help of the Transformation Bracelet, Handsome could change his body to human size. Lately, he'd been completely absorbed in his phone, like a teenage internet addict.
That caption was for his girlfriend of three months, whom he'd met online!
Nine out of ten online relationships are scams, and the tenth is just a front for something else!
But Handsome was different. He'd abused his power, using Skull Island's SkyNet system to stalk his girlfriend's online activity like a creep, confirming she was indeed a girl.
And not just any girl—a blonde, blue-eyed little loli, utterly adorable and exactly his type.
His only worry was that he hadn't revealed his true identity as King Kong yet, afraid of scaring her away.
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