Most importantly, from what Dr. Stern just said, Dr. Banner knew that Li's Group had already invested a large amount of funds into research and had made some breakthroughs.
It was impossible for them to abandon the research just because of his opposition.
Perhaps, once he was cured, he should stay and help, as Dr. Stern suggested.
This way, at least more serious problems could be avoided.
He just didn't know if Li Chuan would be willing to take him in. After all, he still carried the trouble of General Ross, and taking him in would mean going against a general.
Thus, with a hint of trepidation and worry, Dr. Banner and the others arrived at the laboratory within Li's Group's production Base in the suburbs of New York.
It was almost nine o'clock, and the factory workers had long since left.
Outside the laboratory, Li Chuan looked at Dr. Banner, who was fixed to a bed with special steel rings inside, and thought to himself:
"This is a bed made from the strongest alloy material I got from Tony. I wonder if it can withstand your power."
For safety, Li Chuan had already asked Tony for the best alloy material to create this specialized metal bed for Dr. Banner's antidote injection.
He had tried it before; if he were fixed to this bed, unless he used Ninjutsu, his physical body, even with Chakra fully unleashed, would be unable to break free.
"It's starting!"
Inside the laboratory, once Dr. Banner was completely secured, Stern activated the machine and slowly injected the antidote he had prepared into Dr. Banner's body.
As the antidote was injected, the Hulk Gene within Dr. Banner instantly awakened, his pupils turned green, and his muscles began to rapidly expand.
"Hulk!"
With a roar, the alloy material, touted as the strongest by Tony, began to slowly deform, seemingly on the verge of being broken by the transforming Hulk.
At this moment, Dr. Betty, who had been standing by, leaped onto Hulk's stomach, then leaned over, embracing Hulk's large head, and began to softly soothe him.
Upon seeing Dr. Betty, the enraged Hulk actually quieted down instantly, and his eyes began to soften.
Seizing this opportunity, Stern immediately activated the machine to inject the second phase of the antidote.
As the second phase of the antidote was injected, the green gene gradually receded, and the powerful Hulk transformed back into Dr. Banner.
"This strength, it's really damn powerful!"
Li Chuan stared intently through the glass at the completely deformed metal bed inside the laboratory.
He had a premonition that the high-strength alloy provided by Tony probably couldn't withstand the Hulk's strength. After all, the Hulkbuster armor Tony had made was torn apart by the Hulk's bare hands.
Perhaps only Vibranium from Wakanda could truly contain the Hulk, and even that was just a possibility.
Then, thinking about Thanos, who could unilaterally crush the Hulk with his physical prowess, how terrifying he was, and also Odin, Ancient One, and the various Dimensional Demons existing in the multiverse, and so on.
In this Marvel World, there were simply too many powerful beings. If he couldn't improve his strength as quickly as possible, encountering any one of them in the future would be a dead end.
"Dr. Banner, how do you feel? Have you returned to normal?"
Opening the laboratory door, Li Chuan walked in and asked with concern.
Dr. Banner released Dr. Betty, who was hugging him:
"The antidote should be successful. I can no longer feel his presence."
"No, no, no. Whether it's successful or not, we still need to wait a while longer to collect your blood. Only if there is no green gene inside can we confirm it's truly successful.
It's very likely that it's only suppressed for a short time. The green gene in your body is very tenacious and not so easy to completely clear. This involves gamma pulses..."
Hearing Dr. Banner's words, Stern quickly came over to explain.
"So, the problem isn't completely solved yet. How about this, Dr. Banner and Dr. Betty, you are both Dr. Stern's friends, you can stay here for now until it's confirmed that you've truly returned to normal before leaving."
Li Chuan nodded and smiled.
Returning to normal? Definitely not. The Hulk's gene is extremely powerful. Even after so many years of Dr. Banner joining the Avengers, and even utilizing S.H.I.E.L.'s power, he still couldn't clear it.
In the end, he had no choice but to merge with the Hulk, becoming a semi-Hulk form dominated by Dr. Banner's consciousness.
Now, as long as Dr. Banner doesn't encounter a life-or-death crisis, he won't transform into the Hulk. He no longer needs to deliberately control his emotions; excitement and anger have no effect.
But once he truly faces death, the Hulk will still appear.
"Dr. Stern and Mr. Chuan, we have already caused a lot of trouble. If we continue to stay here, I'm afraid..."
Hearing Li Chuan's words, Dr. Banner's face showed hesitation.
General Ross, who was pursuing him, was a general. He was afraid that if he were exposed, he would cause trouble for Li Chuan and Stern.
Li Chuan waved his hand:
"General Ross? You don't have to worry. I still have some connections; at least openly, he can't touch me. I will also do my best to protect your safety.
Moreover, the research data you gave Dr. Stern is of great help to our upcoming new drug development.
If you don't mind, during this period of waiting to verify the antidote's effect, it would be even better if you could provide some suggestions for new drug development."
When the experiment failed, and Dr. Banner transformed into the Hulk and escaped in a frenzy, Dr. Betty immediately secretly copied all the research data. She gave the data to Dr. Banner yesterday when he came to find her.
Dr. Banner then gave this data to Stern after arriving in New York and meeting him.
And this Military research data on the Super Soldier Serum and the Hulk mutation was naturally very useful to Li Chuan, who wanted to extract new drugs from the two genes.
"This... alright!"
Dr. Banner turned to look at Dr. Betty. Seeing Dr. Betty nod, he thought for a moment and then agreed.
He considered that Li Chuan was not an ordinary person, and perhaps he could truly help them avoid being pursued by General Ross. Additionally, he had always been worried that the gene in his body was too terrifying and that the new drug might not be safe.
Staying here was both to help and to supervise.
If the new drug was unstable, he would absolutely stop Li Chuan from selling it; that was his responsibility.
"Good, I'll have someone arrange a place for you to stay. You can contact me directly if anything comes up."
Seeing Dr. Banner agree, a clear smile appeared on Li Chuan's face.
Stern, Ethan, Dr. Banner, Dr. Betty, plus Smith and Lister from Sokovia, and now with the Military and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s research data on the Super Soldier Serum, as well as all the data on the Hulk's birth.
With such a lineup, if they were to create a stable potion that could enhance physical fitness, it might not be that quick.
But making a new drug that could cure incurable diseases should not be a big problem.
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