(Chapter 71 Not Exist)
Hawk?
Anya?
What is all this about?
Bruce Banner and Natasha Romanoff exchanged glances.
Hawk's gaze towards Bruce Banner became increasingly calm, and his tone grew more unruffled.
"September 10th, 2009."
"Manhattan."
"That day, my sister and I had finished shopping in Times Square and were about to leave, when Abomination appeared, and Hulk also appeared."
"That day, these two monsters started fighting, and the entire block descended into chaos. In the aftermath of their battle, many innocent civilians lost their lives."
"Including my sister."
"When Hulk smashed Abomination into a tall building, the falling debris struck my sister."
"..."
As Hawk spoke in a calm, somewhat ethereal voice, Bruce Banner and Natasha Romanoff, who had initially been confused, gradually understood.
Alright.
A victim's family member had come knocking.
Natasha thought to herself, subconsciously glancing at Bruce Banner.
Bruce Banner's face showed an expression of guilt.
He looked at Hawk, who was calmly staring at him, and opened his mouth: "I'm very sorry about your sister's death."
Hawk scoffed.
Just as he was about to speak, Natasha, who was beside him, frowned and interrupted: "Hawk... Hawk, we sympathize deeply with your sister's death, but this isn't Bruce Banner's fault, it's Abomination's fault. Dr. Bruce Banner was the one who stopped Abomination."
Hawk's gaze fell on Natasha.
His voice was faint.
"Are you saying my sister's death was 'collateral damage'?"
"What?"
Natasha was startled at first, then shook her head: "Such an incident is indeed heartbreaking, and no one wishes to see it happen. Your sister's death was an unfortunate accident."
Hawk was expressionless: "I will go find Abomination, but my sister died because of Hulk. If Hulk hadn't thrown Abomination, then the shattered debris wouldn't have hit my sister, and she wouldn't have died on the spot."
Listening to the words that gradually shifted from calm to cold, Natasha sensed something was amiss.
Bruce, meanwhile, apologetically said to Hawk once more: "I'm truly sorry about your sister's death, really. If I could, I would definitely make amends."
He wasn't a bad person, never had been.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have fled as his first reaction after awakening Hulk.
Look at Abomination; Abomination transformed and immediately became a Homelander.
So... the guilt was real, and the desire to make amends was also heartfelt.
Hawk smiled as he listened to Bruce Banner's words.
He looked at Bruce Banner, a brilliant smile on his face.
"Make amends? You have a chance. Hand over Hulk."
"What?"
"A life for a life. Hulk killed my sister, so if that's the case, then Hulk's life will pay the price."
"..."
Bruce Banner froze.
Natasha was stunned.
Her gaze towards Hawk also gradually became wary.
Do you even hear what you're saying?
This person... is probably a madman.
Natasha thought, then shook her head, somewhat speechless, and pulled Bruce towards the sports car.
"Let's go..."
"Boom!"
The sports car parked nearby let out a loud bang as a palm print, visible to the naked eye, pressed onto its body from a distance.
Instantly.
The sports car crumpled under the pressure of the palm print.
Crack!
Natasha instinctively pulled out the weapon tucked into her lower back, quickly chambered a round, and aimed the muzzle at Hawk, whom she had just thought was crazy.
Hawk narrowed his eyes, looking at Natasha, who had her gun pointed at him.
"There's a reason for every wrong and a master for every debt. Hulk killed my sister. Are you planning to harbor a criminal, Agent Natasha Romanoff of S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
"..."
Natasha's eyes constricted as she looked at Hawk, who could clearly and accurately state her name and origin: "Who are you?"
Hawk ignored her, instead turning his gaze to Bruce Banner, whom Natasha had protected behind her in that instant.
Seeing this, Natasha said in a deep voice: "Also, criminal? Dr. Bruce Banner has never been a criminal. Furthermore, the President has already pardoned Dr. Bruce Banner."
President?
Pardoned?
Hawk's lips curled into a sarcastic smile as he looked at Natasha: "Presidential pardon? What does that have to do with me? Have I, a victim's family member, said that I won't pursue this?"
Listening to Hawk's words, Natasha's expression instantly became incredibly vigilant.
Just then.
"Natasha."
Bruce Banner, who had been protected behind Natasha, now stepped forward, reaching out to push down Natasha's pistol aimed at Hawk. Then, he pursed his lips and looked at Hawk, who had come to seek justice for his sister: "Listen, kid, I'm truly sorry about your sister's death, but that was Hulk who did it, not me. I'm also a victim of Hulk, believe me. If anyone wants Hulk dead more, no one does more than me."
This was also the truth.
At least, he certainly thought so now.
He was Hulk's first victim, after all.
Because of Hulk, he lost his Military job.
Because of Hulk, he lost his big house in Quantico and his girlfriend whose father was a General.
And because of Hulk, he had no choice but to leave the beacon of democracy and run to the home of the Indians, where the moment he landed, it was filled with the smell of urine and various curries.
Bruce Banner, standing in front of Natasha, looked at Hawk, who had come to demand answers, his voice sincere and full of emotion.
Hawk chuckled.
"Dr. Banner, I know that you are you, and Hulk is Hulk. That's why I haven't laid a hand on you. As I said, there's a reason for every wrong and a master for every debt. So, I'll say it one last time: let Hulk out. This is between me and Hulk."
"No."
Bruce Banner shook his head with a serious expression: "Kid, I can't fulfill that request. If Hulk comes out, I can't control him."
Hearing this, Hawk sighed, lowering his head.
When he looked back at Bruce Banner, the calmness in his eyes had completely transformed into an indifference as cold as ten thousand years of ice.
The next second.
Boom!
As Hawk's figure instantly vanished from his spot, Bruce Banner, who had been standing there, was immediately sent flying backward. With a crashing sound, like a meteor, he slammed into the holiday cabin.
Natasha's eyes constricted as she looked at Hawk, who now stood before her.
"Tha..."
"Bang!"
Hawk directly kicked the stunned Natasha five meters away, his voice cold: "This is between me and Hulk. If S.H.I.E.L.D. dares to interfere, I don't mind making the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. an unavoidable piece of collateral damage."
Natasha, who had been kicked and landed on the ground, was filled with disbelief.
Just then.
A low growl emanated from the holiday cabin, which now had a large hole in it.
Looking through the hole, a faint figure could be vaguely seen struggling and roaring in the rubble, as if trying to restrain something from breaking free.
Sister.
I'll avenge you soon!
Hawk stood expressionless outside the door, took a deep breath, and quickly adjusted his state to optimal.
At the same time.
The figure in the rubble inside the wooden cabin roared more intensely.
Clearly.
Bruce Banner could no longer restrain Hulk from breaking free. With the sound of tearing clothes, the once restless wooden cabin completely returned to silence.
The next second.
A massive green figure appeared before Hawk's eyes!
"Hulk!!!"
The massive, watermelon-headed Hulk burst out of the wooden cabin's hole with a bang. As he roared, announcing his emergence, he made his hands into hammers and brought them down on Hawk, who looked like a frail ant in his sight.
Hawk looked up, and the moment his right hand formed a fist, the ground beneath his feet instantly cracked. He met Hulk's descending, mountain-sized fist with his own right fist.
Hulk's large fist and Hawk's small fist collided.
Instantly.
Everything around them fell silent, as if entering a realm of stillness.
But... this was just an illusion. The surroundings were silent for less than a second before a colossal roar, like a mountain splitting open, erupted. Simultaneously, a powerful Impact instantly generated from the point where the two fists met.
Bang!
The ground beneath Hawk's feet cracked inch by inch, and spiderweb-like fissures spread rapidly in all directions from Hawk's feet as the center.
Boom!
Hulk, who had been high above, using the force of his jump to try and pulverize Hawk, was directly sent flying backward. With a crash, Hulk, whose body was as massive as a hill, once again smashed through the holiday cabin and fell inside.
Rumble!
The Impact generated by their collision roared like a raging hurricane, rushing and destroying everything in its path in all directions.
The nearby holiday cabin bore the brunt of it.
The wooden holiday cabin had no resistance against this hurricane-like Impact. In the blink of an eye, the wooden planks in front of the door were torn off by the Impact, followed by the wooden door, the wooden bed, and even the wooden walls.
Natasha was no different.
The hurricane roared five meters away. Natasha, who had just stood up from the ground, had her face visibly distorted by the strong Impact, as if pressed by the wind. Immediately after, her entire body was lifted into the air once more.
Bang!
Blown away by the Impact, Natasha arced through the air and slammed onto the roof of a yellow corolla with a bang.
Natasha suffered an unexpected disaster.
The moment Natasha slammed onto the car roof, the four car windows and the front and rear windshields shattered.
The car roof, needless to say, was directly dented inward.
Gwen, who had listened to Hawk's words and avoided close proximity, hiding under a car not far away, watched with wide eyes as her corolla, a gift from her father George when she was sixteen, was destroyed.
And... the woman lying on her car roof, seemingly asleep...
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