The earth trembled.
The wind howled.
The resort cabin, situated right by Calver Lake, was reduced to a complete ruin in the blink of an eye as Impact passed through, transforming from a beautiful and exquisite wooden house.
The ground beneath Hawk's feet had already cracked.
Low growls continuously emanated from within the ruins of the wooden house, growing louder and closer.
Until—
"Boom!"
A massive, purely green figure, like a cannonball, burst through the debris that had buried him, then stomped the ground and reappeared before Hawk's eyes.
The next second.
Hulk roared, shattering the ground beneath his feet with a series of thuds, charging at Hawk like a massive wild ox.
Hawk didn't hesitate, stomping his feet hard, turning the cracked earth beneath him into dust, and transforming into a streak of light under the afternoon sun, rushing towards Hulk.
"Hulk!"
"Roar!"
"Bang!"
"Bang, bang!"
Within the Little Universe, burning flames continuously burst forth.
Hawk, transformed into a cannonball, directly collided with Hulk's massive body, then, without losing momentum, carried Hulk flying backward.
Hulk's massive body continuously smashed through one thick tree after another in the lakeside forest.
Hulk, being carried backward by Hawk, roared, landing punch after punch on Hawk's back.
Hawk's face was flushed, and the flames of his Little Universe became even more brilliant.
There were no combat techniques.
Nor were there any flashy combat moves.
While carrying Hulk towards the nearby Calver Lake, Hawk, enduring Hulk's punches, also swung his right fist so fast it became a blur, landing punch after punch on Hulk's waist.
Hulk's eyes grew increasingly furious.
Hawk's eyes grew increasingly cold.
Boom!
Hawk directly carried Hulk into Calver Lake, their bodies shattering the ice on the lake's surface. With the appearance of two thick water columns, Hawk, leveraging his physical advantage, directly stepped on Hulk's massive body the moment they hit the water. And at that moment, with cold eyes, he continued to punch the Hulk beneath him, one punch after another.
He had already chosen his battlefield during his previous few reconnaissance missions.
It was Calver Lake.
To be precise, it was in the water of Calver Lake.
After awakening his Little Universe, Hawk had completely mastered his five senses.
Even when fighting underwater, he could still maintain his combat power by sealing his breath and relying on his Little Universe.
But Hulk definitely couldn't.
No matter how strong Hulk was, he still needed to breathe. In the movies, Hulk was once taken to high altitudes and fainted from lack of oxygen, and during the Thanos battle, he also needed to stick his head out of the water to breathe.
So…
This Calver Lake was the burial place Hawk had chosen for Hulk.
But Hulk was clearly not satisfied with this place.
After Hulk's mountain-like slap sent Hawk flying, he tried to surface. But Hawk, as agile underwater as he was on land, paused, and a surge of air erupted, instantly appearing beneath Hulk. He grabbed Hulk's big leg and continued to drag him to the bottom of the lake.
The entire Calver Lake seemed to be boiling at this moment.
One water column after another continuously exploded on the surface of the water, and the ice layer kept cracking.
Gwen, who had witnessed all of this, was completely stunned. After she reacted, she quickly ran to the riverbank and looked down into the lake.
Hulk, with his massive size and green color, was very recognizable.
But Hawk was not.
However…
Gwen strained her eyes, looking beneath the surface, watching Hulk continuously flailing his limbs as if resisting something. She felt a sense of relief in her heart.
In a word.
If Hawk lost, then Hulk would definitely have surfaced.
And now, since Hulk hadn't, and was even in a defensive posture beneath the surface, it could only mean that the advantage was on Hawk's side.
Just as Gwen was thinking this, footsteps sounded behind her.
Gwen quickly came back to her senses, as if remembering something, and turned her head to look.
Upon seeing her.
She saw the woman in the tight combat suit, who had just been sleeping on her car roof, was now awake, though somewhat pale, and had come to her side.
Natasha also directed her gaze towards the churning water below, where water columns continuously exploded, as if a monumental battle was taking place.
She was trying to find Hulk beneath the surface while taking out her communicator from her pocket, preparing to contact headquarters.
As for Gwen?
Because she hadn't appeared with Hawk, Natasha thought Gwen was just an ordinary passerby.
Then…
Bang!
Natasha, who was about to dial headquarters, suddenly froze. She subconsciously touched the back of her head, then turned around to look.
Upon seeing her.
Gwen had picked up a wooden stick from somewhere, and her eyes held three parts tension, three parts apology, three parts determination, and one part worry as she looked at her.
What kind of pie chart expression is that?
Natasha had this thought flash through her mind, then rolled her eyes. The communicator in her hand dropped to the side, and she herself fell over.
Just like that.
The dignified S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Black Widow Natasha Romanoff was knocked out by a high school girl who would not turn eighteen for a few more days.
Who would believe it if you told them?
Gwen looked at Natasha, who had fallen to the side, let out a cry of alarm, quickly dropped her stick, and then helped the unconscious Natasha up.
She looked at the unconscious Natasha, pursed her lips, thought for a moment, then wrapped her arms around Natasha's waist, hugging her from behind, and slowly dragged Natasha backward, step by step, attempting to pull Natasha out of the battlefield.
Gwen had no other intentions when she attacked.
She just saw Natasha standing with Bruce Banner, clearly on the same side, and Natasha's actions just now clearly indicated she was about to call for backup.
How could that be allowed?
Hawk was here to avenge his sister, which was only right and proper.
So…
Gwen instinctively hit Natasha with a stick, but she didn't want to hurt Natasha. If she left Natasha there, the battle between Hawk and Hulk could cause harm to the unconscious Natasha. Therefore, Gwen wanted to drag Natasha away from the battlefield.
This was a war between Hawk and Hulk.
Since Hawk didn't resort to dirty tricks and didn't harm the innocent.
Then Hulk couldn't either.
One on one.
That's fair!
Beneath the surface.
Accompanied by a huge splash, Hulk, who had sunk to the bottom of the lake, plowed two deep trenches in the riverbed with his massive body, like tilling land.
Pursue the retreating enemy, do not seek fame like the Hegemon King!
Bang!
Hawk, who was already aiming for Hulk's life, launched himself, creating another huge splash behind him. He then rushed to Hulk's front once more, and his right fist shot out directly.
In an instant.
Hulk, who was already lying on the lakebed, immediately arched his body, and the lakebed beneath him collapsed again at this moment. Bubbling water continuously surged out as the mud beneath the lakebed churned, burying Hulk and also obstructing Hawk's vision.
The next second.
The lakebed of Calver Lake began to writhe at this moment, as if a massive earthworm was churning beneath it. In the blink of an eye, it had wriggled ten meters away.
"Trying to run?"
"Can you escape?"
Hawk sneered, looking at the rapidly wriggling lakebed, and chased after it again, his right fist striking out once more.
Hulk burst out of the ground at this moment, his eyes wide, roaring, enduring the blow with his chest, then flying backward again. But as he flew backward, he flung the object he had pulled from beneath the lakebed towards Hawk.
It was a surfboard, God knows how long it had been sleeping at the bottom of the lake, already covered in moss.
Hawk looked at the surfboard being flung at him, neither dodging nor evading, and directly met it.
Boom!
Hawk's figure paused.
The surfboard also split into two halves, sweeping past his figure, and continued onward without losing momentum.
But it was this pause that allowed Hulk to find an opportunity.
"Bang!"
The surface of Calver Lake churned with boiling water, and a green head suddenly burst out of the water, then took deep gulps of fresh air.
Gwen, who had just dragged Natasha to safety and was panting, had just turned her gaze to the lake when she saw the green head emerge, and her heart tightened with a fright.
Just then.
Hulk, with more than half of his body already out of the water, paused in mid-air again, as if remembering something, and roared down at the water's surface.
Hawk, who had once again grabbed Hulk's right leg at the last moment, smiled coldly. With the explosion of his Little Universe, he exerted force in the water, pulling Hulk, who was trying to escape Calver Lake, back into the water and flinging him towards the bottom of the lake again.
Hulk, who was once again thrown into the water, looked at the surface of the water, which was within reach. He spread his limbs, trying to leave the water again.
Unfortunately, there was no chance.
Boom!
Hulk, whose entire back once again slammed heavily onto the lakebed, was about to replicate his escape maneuver from just now when Hawk had already caught up. With a punch, he once again overturned Hulk, who was trying to burrow beneath the lakebed.
"Don't you know that the same move cannot be used twice against a saint seiya?"
"Die!"
"Hulk!!"
"Roar!"
"Sonic Fist!!"
"Bang, bang, bang, bang!"
Beneath the surface, water churned.
Above the surface, water columns shot up.
One water column after another, accompanied by booming sounds from underwater, shot into the air. Gwen, who had run back to the lakeside, was completely stunned as she watched the continuous water columns erupting on the lake's surface.
But very quickly.
As the last sound disappeared and the last water column fell, the previously boiling lake surface now visibly returned to tranquility.
By the time Gwen reacted, the entire Calver Lake had already returned to its usual calm.
This is…
The battle is over?
Who won?
Gwen's eyes were wide now, staring unblinkingly at the lake, anticipating, fearing that the next second she would not see the result she wanted!
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