Qin Xiao rolled his eyes in exasperation and said lazily,
"Hello, Director. I just wanted to ask—when we walked in earlier, were you standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window like this?"
Qin Xiao mimicked the exact posture Nick Fury had been in earlier, standing with his hands behind his back.
"Were you deliberately standing here in this posture waiting for us, or is there some kind of surveillance system hidden here? We only saw you adopt this cold, stiff stance when we reached the doorway."
Nick Fury: "..."
In short, meeting Nick Fury was an unexpectedly pleasant experience.
However, when Qin Xiao was asked to join S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury had no intention of letting him join in the usual way.
Instead, he first bound Qin Xiao with a certificate, ensuring that when the Avengers Initiative was activated, Qin Xiao could join immediately.
As for Dr. Banner, after initial discussions with Fury, he used his personal resources to relocate Banner to a remote forested area in northern Canada.
The place was sparsely populated and beautiful. Even if he transformed into the Hulk, there was enough space for him to let loose without disturbing anyone.
Nick Fury had provided a laboratory there for Banner to continue his research.
To ensure Banner wouldn't be disturbed, S.H.I.E.L.D. stationed a significant number of personnel in the surrounding area—perhaps to prevent the Hulk from going out and causing trouble.
After resolving these arrangements with S.H.I.E.L.D., Qin Xiao did not return to Los Angeles to find Tony. Instead, he booked a hotel in New York.
He planned to inject himself with the Hulk serum first.
According to the system he consulted earlier, taking the serum would only cause mild pain.
However, as the transformation proceeded, the body could expel a large amount of impurities, blood, or even bone marrow.
A clean and tidy Qin Xiao sat in a circular bathtub, picking up a small vial of glowing green liquid.
"Hulk super serum… the color makes it look like something out of a bio-weapon movie."
Muttering to himself, Qin Xiao opened the vial and drank it in one gulp.
"Huh? Seems like nothing's happening! Ahhh!!"
Before he could finish, he let out a horrifying scream.
It felt as though a C4 explosive had detonated inside him.
His entire body was crushed under a hydraulic press; every muscle, bone, and internal organ felt pulverized.
The pain was unbearable.
But it passed as quickly as it came.
In just a few seconds, the intense pain vanished.
Qin Xiao lay at the bottom of the tub, unable to move, but every nerve in his body began to twitch violently.
His muscles and limbs convulsed uncontrollably, resembling a severe epileptic seizure.
After the convulsions, an unbearable itching spread through his body.
Qin Xiao felt his control over his body slowly returning.
Inside, his bone marrow, muscles, and organs were being reconstructed and reorganized.
The itching was maddening, as though countless insects crawled through his veins and bone crevices.
The pain was even worse than before.
"Ah!"
He opened his mouth, letting out an incomprehensible scream.
His body twisted violently, and his head smashed repeatedly against the ceramic bathtub.
"Bang! Bang!"
The ordinary bathtub couldn't withstand the force. In just a few strikes, it was destroyed.
Fortunately, the hotel was high-end with excellent soundproofing. Otherwise, someone would have called the police.
The intense itching lasted about five minutes.
Qin Xiao lay in despair amidst a pile of ceramic shards and the waste flowing from his body.
By the end, nearly all the blood and bone marrow in his body had been expelled.
In reality, this was the body regenerating new bone marrow and blood after the Hulk serum injection.
The system indicated that his external appearance had not changed.
But the muscle strength he now possessed far exceeded normal human limits.
Picking up a shard of broken ceramic, Qin Xiao took a deep breath and struck his arm with it.
It felt like scraping a smooth fingernail—just a slight sting.
No white marks were left on his skin.
In fact, he had pressed too hard, shattering the ceramic in his hand.
"Not bad at all!"
Muttering, Qin Xiao shouted in his mind:
"Disconnect this system! You call that 'mild pain'?"
"For a real tough guy, yes!"
The system's calm voice echoed in his mind.
"I…"
Qin Xiao choked on the words.
"Alright! I'd better not mess with you. I don't have any non-human experience yet!"
Grumbling, he looked at his dirty, chaotic surroundings, turned on the tap, and tried to wash off the grime.
Despite trying to touch the switch gently, the metal tap was ripped off in one motion.
"Isn't that a bit extreme?"
Qin Xiao chuckled bitterly, holding onto what was left of the bathtub.
Every intact ceramic piece shattered before it could withstand any force.
"Sigh! Looks like I'll need some time to get used to this."
So Qin Xiao tore off the water pipe at the tap, letting hot and cold water spray over him alternately.
He discovered an additional benefit: the cold water felt like autumn, but the hot water reached 100 degrees Celsius.
Even when scalded, he felt no burning sensation.
His defense capabilities had increased significantly, and his tolerance for extreme temperatures had improved.
He was impervious to knives, fire, and water.
Qin Xiao gleefully scrubbed his body.
He hid in the hotel for several days.
Even eating required the hotel staff to deliver his meals to him.
There was no other way—he would surely break something if he went out!
After each meal, he saw the mostly broken and deformed dishes.
Had he not paid a large deposit with his credit card, the hotel might have kicked him out.
It took Qin Xiao five full days to learn to control the surging power within him.
Ignoring the staff's deathly glares, he paid the checkout fee and boarded a plane to Los Angeles.
Obadiah was still under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secret surveillance, and the matter had not yet been fully discussed with Tony.
This was Qin Xiao's mission. He had to handle these issues personally.
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