Banner fell from several thousand meters, his heart rate rapidly increasing due to fear.
"96!"
"142!"
"183!"
"200!"
When his heart rate hit 200, the eyes he'd been forced to close against the wind suddenly snapped open, revealing dark green pupils!
The next second, Banner's bones, muscles, and hair began to rapidly expand. His skin turned from white to green, and his body size swelled to nearly five times its normal state.
"BOOM!"
With a loud crash, Banner smashed heavily into the ground, creating a crater several meters in diameter. The impact sent dirt flying more than ten meters high.
Jason slowly descended, hovering in mid-air, and stared at the crater with great interest.
Suddenly, a burly green monster leaped from the crater and roared at Jason in fury.
"ROAR!!!"
The roar was like a clap of thunder, making eardrums ache.
"So this is the Hulk! Truly imposing!" There was no fear in Jason's eyes, only excitement and eagerness.
Hulk glared at Jason, then bent his knees, pushed off the ground with a bang, and leaped dozens of meters high, swinging a massive fist down at him.
Jason, arms crossed, shot dozens of meters higher as energy gushed from his feet.
Hulk's fist hit nothing but air. He landed heavily, then roared at Jason, who was hovering in the sky.
"Heh, don't roar at me. It's not my fault you can't fly." Jason looked down from his high vantage point. To his eyes, the massive Hulk looked like a single pea.
He slowly landed on the ground and gave Hulk the middle finger.
Seeing this, Hulk roared and charged at him.
Come on. I'll use you to test the limits of my upgraded Energy Absorption. First, defense!
With a thought, the energy in Jason's body surged out like a flood. He focused all of it into a blue shield in front of him, simultaneously maxing out his energy absorption rate.
This was Jason's strongest defensive stance. He didn't know if it could block a single hit from the Hulk.
Hulk's rushing speed was astonishing. He appeared in front of Jason in an instant. Seeing the shield, Hulk didn't hesitate and smashed his fist into it.
BANG!!!
With a sky-shaking sound, Jason was sent flying by Hulk's punch, his body hurtling backward uncontrollably.
Kchak!
The blue shield shattered instantly, and the remaining force of the punch slammed into Jason's chest.
His energy absorption was at full power, his body greedily soaking up the energy like a sponge.
Shit! Too much energy! I can't absorb it all in time!
A sharp pain shot through his chest, and Jason's brow furrowed. He flew backward for several hundred meters, crashing through a dozen large trees before the force finally dissipated.
Jason lay on the ground, gasping for air. Every breath tugged at the pain in his chest. He sat up and found his shirt had been reduced to tattered strips. A deep red fist print was on his chest, sunk a full centimeter into his skin.
"Even with my upgraded power, I couldn't even block one punch. The Marvel power ceiling is no joke." Jason stood up, watching the approaching Hulk with some worry.
The strength Hulk had shown so far wasn't enough to terrify Jason. What really troubled him was that Hulk was a growth-type character; his strength surged with his anger, making him stronger and stronger.
Although this strength had a limit, not even his upgraded, level 4, or even level 5 superpower could hope to surpass it.
Hulk spotted Jason, roared, and rushed over.
"Heh, that last punch gave you a lot of confidence, didn't it?" Jason said, as he tore off the strips of his shirt.
Just because he couldn't win a head-on clash didn't mean he couldn't win the fight. Many factors influence victory; strength is just one of them.
Energy surged from his body and concentrated in his palm. A longsword made of pure energy appeared in his hand. It was 85 cm long, shaped like a bronze sword from thousands of years ago, and had an indescribable, ancient quality.
Jason held the sword in one hand, gave it a beautiful flourish, and charged.
"Roar!" Hulk roared and swung his fist.
Jason moved lightly, dodging the attack with ease, then stabbed the sword at Hulk's waist.
The feeling of hitting iron-like hardness transferred from the tip to the hilt. Jason's attack had failed to pierce Hulk's skin.
So tough! This sword used a full 30% of his energy, and it didn't even break the skin.
Hulk felt a stinging pain in his waist and swatted at him with his arm.
Jason didn't dodge, letting the arm send him flying.
This blow was not as powerful as the first punch. Jason absorbed most of the energy, and his body's charge immediately reached 70%.
He left 10% of his energy adhering to his body and poured the other 60% into the sword. The sword's color visibly deepened.
Hulk turned and charged at Jason again.
Although his strength far surpassed Jason's, he didn't know how to fight. His attacks were obvious, and with the agility gap, Jason effortlessly dodged and once again stabbed at Hulk's waist with all his might.
The attack still didn't pierce the skin, but the effect was quite good.
Hulk roared, his expression ferocious, and threw a sideways punch.
The power of this punch couldn't be underestimated. Jason quickly retreated. "Boom!" The punch left a hole in the ground. Hulk rushed at Jason, clearly enraged by the sting of the sword.
The angry Hulk was clearly faster, but for Jason, this level of speed was still far from enough.
Relying on agile footwork, Jason dodged attack after attack, landing a few sword strikes while absorbing energy. After a few exchanges, his internal energy was finally full.
Jason held the sword in one hand, pouring all his energy into it, then concentrating most of that energy into the tip.
This was his strongest possible attack in his upgraded state!
The enraged Hulk descended from the sky, smashing heavily into the ground. He roared and rushed forward, but didn't notice that the sword had changed.
Jason still easily dodged the attack and appeared at Hulk's side. He raised the sword and stabbed at the waist with all his strength.
Schlick!
The tip, concentrating immense energy, successfully pierced the skin. A third of the blade sank in. A stream of green blood flowed out.
Hmph, finally. A smile curled at the corner of Jason's mouth.
"ROAR!!!"
Wounded, Hulk's anger rose to another level. He instantly went berserk.
Jason's heart tightened. He didn't even bother to pull the sword out; he just turned tail and ran.
Hulk knew he couldn't catch Jason with speed, so he grabbed a nearby tree, uprooted it with one hand, and threw it.
A loud boom sounded behind him. Jason quickly dropped to the ground.
Whoosh! A massive tree, one that would take three people to encircle, flew rapidly over his head.
Jason was startled. If that had hit him, his head would probably be gone.
Hulk leaped into the air. However, the longsword stuck in his waist suddenly exploded.
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