Recommended reading: "Yah, we have the Hulk." The middle-aged man with messy hair sitting in the back row repeated a bit self-deprecatingly. Yes, he is Bruce Banner, we used to call him "The Hulk"...
Adults with rich experience can probably feel the bitterness in his smile, but children can't yet.
A car full of children turned their heads and shouted "Hulk!~Hulk!~" to Banner in a showy manner. Facing the children's expectations, Bruce Banner could only stand up and cross his arms across his chest. The ferocious posture, the pretentious "Roar!!" - then a car full of children cheered loudly. "I feel like a lion in a zoo," he whispered.
Sitting in the back row, there was a little girl in red who always had an indifferent expression, and seemed to have heard what he said. The little girl first glanced coldly at the noisy children, and then sneered slightly.
"Okay, kids, sit tight now! We are almost to Seattle." The scout leader who led the team quickly comforted these naughty kids, and cast a complaining and distrustful look at Banner. Apparently - they didn't welcome him in the car as much as the kids did.
In order to highlight the achievement of "the US military finally captured the Hulk", the official concealed the small fact that Banner had lost his ability to transform... Only the warden knew that he had been "harmless".
On school buses for private school trips in the United States, there are usually four adults accompanying the children—the driver, the Scoutmaster, the orderly, and a school nurse. But during the attack on Pierce Prison, the school doctor was unfortunately hit by an alien stray bullet and was seriously injured. The school bus needed to hire a doctor temporarily, so "Hulk", who voluntarily went to jail and was very popular among the children, got on the bus and drove towards Seattle together.
As for why "The Incredible Hulk" is so popular with children - that's entirely the fault of North American news.
Bruce Banner is a frequent guest in the news. Children can always see it on TV. What did the Hulk smash today... In short, he is the kind of hero who often gets into trouble and is half black and not white. Of course, he has made a lot of messes himself, so he is more of a real villain than a hero. But there are just as many people who love him as they hate him, especially now that the aliens are invading.
For example, Japanese children watch Ultraman fighting little monsters on TV all day long, but if aliens come one day, they might immediately see Ultraman and little monsters fighting aliens together - although in fact Ultraman Man and Little Monster are both aliens... In short, children can't tell the difference between animation and real people yet. Therefore, for the bad guys who often appear on TV, children usually subconsciously label them as "our bad guys".
If a third-party bad guy breaks in at this time, most children look forward to the hero and "our bad guy" fighting the third party together! And TV stations will also tactfully cater to children's needs. This is why Bruce Banner is so popular.
Of course, for him who has lost his superpowers, this expectation only brings heavy pressure! When the children calmed down again, Banner sat back in the last row. He looked down at his scarred hands and fell silent again.
Losing your powers was like going through a divorce—although he kept telling himself it was the right choice. But occasionally, I still feel a little nostalgic. In order to fear that he would "relapse", the US military prepared a lot of videos recording the Hulk's misdeeds for him to deepen his impression; but those "good things" he had done were also engraved in his memory like knives.
Banner admitted that on one occasion... or at most twice, he had searched for the anger within him. But there was nothing there, like a pile of burnt ashes.
Bruce Banner, who was deep in thought, didn't notice that there was always a line of sight beside him, quietly observing him.
"Boss, there is a school bus passing through the encirclement. If we ignore them, the school bus will probably be destroyed by the Chitauri squadron chasing behind. But if we save the school bus, we will be noticed by the following Chitauri fleet and unable to reach it. Ambush effect." Misaka reported from the sudden investigation.
"Don't worry about the school bus, everything is going as planned!" Lu Yuan carried away to stop Rogers from speaking, and continued, "No shooting is allowed without my order!" After hanging up the communication, he said directly to Rogers, "Don't worry, We have an old friend in the car."
"Old friend?"
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"Ahh~!! Aliens! There are aliens behind you!" The child sitting in the back row suddenly screamed, jumped up and shouted loudly.
"Where?" The scout leader quickly ran to the back of the car. In the sky above the long wasteland behind him, there were a few more black spots like flies flying. "Damn...Thompson, speed up! We're going to be in trouble!" he shouted at the driver. They had seen that thing flying erratically like a fly when they were attacked in Pierce Prison. It was a Chitauri individual aircraft!
Once caught up by such an aircraft, the huge school bus will be a target!
"We are speeding!" the driver Thompson shouted helplessly, he was already trying his best. "And we are still sixty kilometers away from Seattle, so there is no way we can make it in time!"
"...Thompson, use the radio to call for reinforcements. Every remaining adult, pick up a gun!" The scout leader opened the weapons room, where several long guns were placed. He hesitated for a moment, then threw an Ithaca 37 to Banner. "Kids," the Scoutmaster said in a different tone, "remember our training? I need you to put your heads in your hands and hide yourself under the seat. Next, you are going to kick the alien in the butt! Yours The job is to protect yourself.”
"But we have a Hulk?" A child asked doubtfully.
"Yeah, we got the Hulk!" "Hulk! Hulk! Smash 'em!"
The focus shifted to the middle-aged man at the back of the car.
"Yes, I'm Hulk!" The man stood up without any hesitation and said with his messy hair, his expression was gentle and even a little shy. He took it and walked to the back door, "Let me go down, I will try to buy as much time as possible."
The children immediately cheered! Only a few adults understood what he meant - because Banner said "buying time."
The school bus stopped silently, and then quickly left, its rolling wheels raising large amounts of dust.
A sloppy man in a dusty cheap suit and a little girl in red were left standing on the empty interstate highway. The man ignored the dust on his body, coughed and checked the gun in his hand, and pressed the bullets into the chamber one by one. He didn't even notice that a little girl got out of the car with him.
Directly in front of them, a dozen flying black spots were getting closer and closer.
The girl in red stood spotlessly behind him and suddenly said, "Actually, you can't turn into the Hulk anymore, right?"
"Ah?! God! When did you get off the car?" The sudden voice startled Banner! After seeing the little girl, he looked around in panic, then pointed to the natural half-bunker formed by several rocks on the side and said, "Child, go and hide over there! Hurry!"
But the girl in red still stared at him quietly, her eyes full of questions, seemingly indifferent to her own safety.
"God! I once thought about having a child...for the sake of you being like an angel!" Bruce Banner could only give up what he started and wait for the little girl to hide and lead the aliens to him. Plans for the other side. But he didn't think there was anything unusual about the little girl, he simply thought she was frightened. Hearing that she was called "angel", the little girl actually curled her lips in displeasure.
"Come on! Aliens... (Looking back at the little girl) Aliens! Come to daddy!" Bruce Banner looked at the sky and pulled the trigger randomly! At this range, the Ithaca 37 has no lethality other than making a lot of noise. But he still succeeded in attracting the attention of the Chitauri team.
Bruce Banner may be a biologist or a barefoot doctor, but apart from his transformation, he is just a scumbag. Put it in his hand, it will never be more useful than burning a fire. So when he saw the Chitauri rushing towards him, he threw it away, picked up the little girl in red next to him and rushed towards the bunker!
Bang bang bang! The aircraft fired artillery fire, blowing up a section of the intercontinental highway and flying everywhere! The smoke and dust raised covered the traces of the two people very well.
"You haven't answered my question yet?" "Ahem, cough, cough, what did you say?" Banner looked at the little girl in his arms in confusion.
"Let me ask you, you can't transform into the Hulk anymore, can you?" The little girl's eyes widened angrily. Banner's only thought at the moment was, "Wow, this child is so beautiful!".
"Yes, I have lost the ability to become the Hulk." Bruce Banner said frankly. As he spoke, he glanced around. The little girl's bright red tutu gave him pause. Banner quickly took off the dusty coat and covered the girl's head. He patted the girl's head and said gently, "Hide yourself for a while. No matter what happens, don't come out, okay?"
"Then become my servant!" Unexpectedly, the little girl grabbed his sleeve to stop him from leaving, and said to him seriously. "I am Remilia Scarlet, the Lord of the Scarlet Devil Mansion! Swear allegiance to me, and I will give you power beyond the Hulk! PS: Don't call me Remy!"
Banner was a little dumbfounded. He knew that children nowadays sometimes can't distinguish between the animated world and the real world. Normally, he wouldn't mind spending an afternoon playing with a girl - as long as the Sheriff didn't give him any trouble. But not now, the smoke is about to clear, and he must lead the danger away before then!
"My princess, my highness, what you ask for is everything from me." Bruce Banner could only cut through the mess quickly and said, "Remember to hide it, I have to leave." But he didn't know that the little girl was holding on to The hand holding his clothes was surprisingly strong, preventing him from moving away.
Hearing Banner "pledge allegiance" without hesitation, the little girl laughed happily even though the occasion was not perfect and there was no music accompaniment. She coughed and said with some embarrassment: "That, that... my power has been sealed by the Demon King, that, that... I forgot to bring the crimson gun again. But as a vampire, there is no power more powerful than my blood. Powerful! So...so..."
She blushed and closed her eyes, raised her little hand, lifted a glistening index finger, and stretched it to Banner's mouth.
"You, bite... hurry up! I... I'm afraid of pain." The last sentence sounded like a mosquito snoring.
Outside the bunker, there was artillery fire everywhere, but Bruce Banner smiled. He lowered his head and put that finger on his forehead piously, "My Lord Remi, I have received your blessing."
"Don't call me...call me...Leimi." Remi's resistance was as weak as a kitten. She could already feel the bunker behind her shaking violently under the sweep, and most of the vampire's strength was sealed by Lu Yuan! In critical moments, Banner can only be relied on to increase his strength. "Bite quickly!" She brought her finger to Banner's lips again and urged anxiously.
As long as he accepts her blood, Banner can transform into a vampire servant, and his strength will never be worse than the Hulk in the past.
"Da da da~", at this moment, Chitauri's weapon swept over his head!
Bruce Banner's hands supported the upper edge of the bunker, firmly protecting Remy's inside. Remi was unscathed, but three blood flowers burst out from his chest. The splash of blood splashed onto the little girl's cheek and dyed her skirt red.
Feeling the hot blood flowing on her cheeks, Remilia Scarlet was stunned!
"Banner?!"
"Hide it..." Bruce Banner whispered his last words, and slowly knelt down, but still kept Remy firmly hidden under his body.
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ps: Regarding the United States, it is not Lao Lei and nationalism. In the Marvel world, the US government is so outstanding! Professionally cheating teammates for a hundred years! Anyway, no matter how serious the consequences of the conspiracy against the heroes of justice are, as long as the president apologizes and then replaces a few people without any pain, it will definitely be fine. On the contrary, the villains are always taken in by Midi after being imprisoned and can continue to live freely.
This time, I hit the iron plate and met a "righteous partner" who didn't play by the rules, that's all. (To be continued.)
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