The Birth of Hulk and Mad Demon

The soldiers outside the experimental building were all stunned.

What kind of monster was this?

Most importantly.

How did this monster appear here?

RUMBLE!

After several pillars of the experimental building were destroyed, they began to tilt and collapse to the right. A 2.5-meter-tall monster rampaged, its roars seeming to mock everything in sight.

Immediately after.

The humanoid monster turned, and everyone was even more shocked when they saw its full appearance.

This humanoid monster was 2.5 meters tall, with black skin covered in dense, scale-like black scales that emitted a cold light. Its entire body exuded a ferocious aura.

Its pair of blood-red eyes resembled death itself.

Its mouth revealed a row of sharp teeth, looking extremely terrifying.

This…

Is this the Hulk?

Lake, who had retreated to the very back with Gibbs and the others, stared at the monster, a question forming in his mind.

That’s not right.

Shouldn’t the Hulk be a vibrant green? And shouldn’t he look a bit dopey when he’s not angry?

Where did this monster, which looked like a relative of Godzilla, come from?

Genetic mutation?

Or has the timeline changed?

Just then.

BOOM!

The experimental building behind the monster instantly collapsed. As dust and shockwaves swept through the area, the monster let out a furious roar and, completely naked, stomped on the broken ground, charging towards the assembled soldiers.

The next second.

The commanding officer of the soldiers immediately shouted.

Open fire!

As the words fell.

The soldiers, already too terrified to hold back, immediately pulled their triggers towards the charging monster. A dense hail of bullets covered it.

"ROAR!"

Yusuf Atta Mohammed, who had been exposed to Gamma Rays and transformed into the Mad Demon, his self-awareness completely consumed, stopped in his tracks, raising his hands to shield his face.

CLANG CLANG!

The dense bullets struck Yusuf’s black scales, making clanging sounds and accompanied by intermittent sparks.

The commander at Quantico Base, standing on the command floor of the building overlooking the entire base, also saw the monster that had appeared.

The tanks in the base had all rushed to the location.

BOOM!

The tanks, having arrived early, aimed their cannons, loaded their shells, and then fired.

With a loud bang.

Yusuf, now the Mad Demon, roared and was sent flying by the impact of two shells. With a thud, he fell back into the ruins of the experimental building.

The remaining structures that hadn’t yet collapsed were like building blocks, quickly crumbling as if crushed by Ultraman.

The base commander issued another order!

"Fire!"

"BOOM!"

"THUD!"

"ROAR!!!"

Lying in the ruins, supporting himself with his hands and preparing to get up again, Yusuf was hit in the face by two shells. He let out a miserable cry, his face blackened. Roaring, he grabbed something at random and hurled it towards the soldiers.

With a bang.

Several soldiers who weren’t quick enough were hit by the falling, exploding empty shell casing.

The next second.

The Mad Demon quickly got up and, with a rumble, ran towards the soldiers. Letting out an angry roar, the Mad Demon’s massive palm swiped at the soldiers preparing to flee.

The scene was bloody.

With a squelch, several soldiers were torn apart, their blood spraying across the ground, filling the air with a thick scent of gore.

The Mad Demon grinned, its sharp teeth bared along with its scorched face, revealing a cruel, bloodthirsty expression, as if mocking everything before it.

"Open fire!"

"Boom!"

Five tanks unleashed their fury. With a roar, the Mad Demon, whose coolness lasted less than a second, didn’t possess the gene to grow stronger with anger. It was sent flying by five shells once again, soaring towards the abandoned building.

However…

This time, the Mad Demon didn’t crash into the ruins.

Just as it was about to hit the ground, with a boom, it seemed something within the ruins had intervened, sending the Mad Demon flying out again.

The next second.

A Hulk, about two meters thirty tall, radiating green, covered in grass-green, with short, choppy hair and explosive muscle lines, crawled out of the ruins. It spread its arms wide and, like a gorilla, roared, "HULK!!!"

At this moment.

Hulk had successfully arrived.

Quantico Base was stunned.

Another monster?

If they hadn’t known what was being researched in this experimental building, just this scene would have made them think the building’s main purpose was to figure out how to breed monsters.

But unlike the Mad Demon, which wanted to go head-to-head with the soldiers from the moment it appeared, After announcing its arrival, Hulk stomped its large legs, crushing another small, beat-up car. Then, Hulk leaped, jumping into the nearby Potomac River, and vanished from the water’s surface.

Boom!

The Mad Demon, which had been flipped by soldiers and Hulk, got up again. With a thud, it endured another five shells to its back, using the force to blast into the Potomac River.

Immediately after.

Just like Hulk, who had disappeared right after appearing, the Mad Demon also vanished from the Potomac River’s surface.

Fighter jets from the military base scrambled.

Over a dozen helicopters lifted off.

But…

The Potomac River remained as quiet as ever, with no trace of the two monsters.

An hour later.

The surveillance video from the third-floor laboratory was played. Of course, it only showed Bruce Banner and Yusuf Atta Mohammed enveloped in Gamma Rays.

Anything else, even if found, would likely be classified as top secret.

However…

Lake opened his mouth, snapped back to attention, and looked at Gibbs beside him, feigning ease as he said, "Alright, at least our case can be closed. The terrorist is Yusuf Atta Mohammed."

Gibbs looked at Lake.

Lake continued, "It’s obvious that Yusuf Atta Mohammed, knowing we were waiting for him downstairs, directly violated the experimental procedures. Perhaps he was aiming for suicide, perhaps mutation. In any case, if he were innocent, he wouldn’t have done something so contrary to common sense."

Thank God, I can finally go back to New York.

Wow.

This time, I’ve set a new record.

Didn’t go up against the CIA, didn’t go up against the FBI, didn’t go up against the Secret Service.

…What?

This time it’s the military?

Lake would absolutely not take the blame for this. The two monsters were the ones who went up against the military. Moreover, even if Lake hadn’t come, Hulk would have eventually appeared due to an experimental accident.

So, this is not my fault.

Lake thought to himself.

Soon.

The NCIS team wanted to leave the base, but their request was denied by the base commander.

The reason?

The base commander looked at Gibbs, who had found him directly, and said, "General Ross is on his way back. This matter is classified as 3S secret. You can leave after signing the non-disclosure agreement."

The same applied to Lake.

A non-disclosure agreement was also sent to Lake. However, Lake’s agreement arrived faster because Lake was already a member of the military. Unlike Gibbs and the others, whose agreement needed to be drafted anew, Lake’s was a standard form.

Signing a non-disclosure agreement was no pressure for Lake.

With quick efficiency.

Lake signed the non-disclosure agreement in his hand and stood up, "Can I leave now?"

"Yes, sir."

"Thank you."

Lake stood up directly and walked towards the conference room. As he left, he said goodbye to Gibbs, who was waiting there for the non-disclosure agreement, and then walked out of the conference room.

Why else would he stay here?

To watch the show?

Outside the command building, many soldiers were already processing the ruins in the distance. They had no idea that those two monsters were actually two scientists.

Betty ran over from not far away, with two soldiers chasing after her, their expressions helpless.

Normally, they would just take people away, but Betty was General Ross’s lover. With her saying, "Let me go, or you’ll regret it later," these two soldiers were filled with apprehension.

Lake grabbed Betty, who was trying to run towards the ruins.

Betty turned around.

"Brother."

"You’re not allowed to go."

"Bruce is still…"

"Dead."

"What?"

Lake looked at Betty expressionlessly. "Didn’t you see those two monsters just now? In this situation, do you think Bruce Banner could still be alive?"

Betty froze for a moment. "That… the body, the body…"

"Gone."

"…What?"

Lake glanced at Betty, waved to the two soldiers behind her, and then had Betty get into the car. He drove away quickly to the area outside the blockade line.

They got out of the car.

Lake pointed to a puddle of flesh remaining on the ground. Looking at Betty, whose face had turned pale, he said directly, "It’s probably become something like this. If you’re not afraid of having nightmares, you can go in."

Betty stared at the puddle, her expression changing from pale to red, then from red to black.

The next second.

Gag!

Betty’s stomach churned. After dry-heaving, she covered her mouth and quickly ran towards the nearby bank of the Potomac River, vomiting.

Lake walked over, patted Betty’s back, and said calmly, "Think about it, what would a person that big look like after being flattened? Have you seen the meat patties Karen made last year? Yes, just like those meat patties, and with the internal…"

In Betty’s mind, accompanied by Lake’s words, images kept appearing. Her stomach churned uncontrollably, and Betty, who was even vomiting tears, angrily pounded Lake’s side with her weak little fists, signaling him to stop talking.

But…

Lake got more and more animated as he spoke.