Chapter 374: Chapter 374: Veronica
["My head hurts!" Wanda sat on the ground, covering her head with a look of pain. Pietro looked at her, a little at a loss. "What should I do?"]
[Pietro didn't know how to help her, but seeing how miserable she was, he couldn't help but get angry. "I'm going to kill him! I'll be back soon!"]
[But Wanda stopped him, breathing heavily. "NO! I'm fine! I think..."]
[She turned her head and looked at Banner, who was standing next to the Quinjet, uncertain what to do. "I want to complete this plan! I want the big guy!"]
[Tony and Ultron were still fighting. The two battled from the boat to the sky. Ultron used his fingers to fire energy beams that knocked Tony away, then turned to escape.]
[But Tony immediately fired two missiles at him. Ultron wasn't affected much and returned fire with a shockwave.]
[Tony was caught off guard by this blow and immediately plummeted headfirst, smashing through a large pillar. He quickly adjusted his position, caught up with Ultron and struck back.]
[Ultron was hit hard and crashed into the wall. Tony followed and aimed his repulsor at him.]
[However, Ultron showed no concern for his body and said calmly: "The vibranium is already being shipped out."]
[Hearing this, Tony immediately switched from his repulsor to the micro-missiles on his hand and stared at him coldly. "And you're not going anywhere."]
["Of course not. I'm already there. You'll catch on. But first, you might need to catch Dr. Banner."]
[Hearing Ultron's confident words, Tony pursed his lips, blew him to pieces with a blast, and then immediately soared into the sky to find Banner.]
"Oh! That's terrible!" Banner covered his face. This was the situation he feared most.
"Yeah! I hope the Veronica mentioned before can be useful!" Tony couldn't help but frown, but when he recalled his previous conversation with Banner about Veronica, he knew they must have a contingency plan for dealing with the Hulk.
This would be a good opportunity to observe how they handle an enraged Hulk in the future. Perhaps they could learn from it.
"Okay, let's talk about this later. We have to go ask Stark what he's been doing lately," Captain America interrupted while looking at the base in the distance.
"Okay! I'm available anytime!" Wanda and Pietro appeared near them, and it was Pietro who had just spoken.
Doctor Strange was standing beside them. He had opened the portal to bring Wanda here, with the purpose of meeting the Avengers.
Tony narrowed his eyes as he recognized him. "It's you! You suddenly disappeared without a trace. I was very curious about how you left!"
Of course, Tony suspected Strange was most likely taken away by the Ancient One, but at the time he was puzzled how a living person could vanish right under the surveillance cameras.
It wasn't until later, when he watched the recording of the conversation between Nick Fury and the Ancient One, that he understood more.
Looking at Strange now wearing his mystical robes, Tony knew he had likely advanced in his studies. After all, it wasn't common to see a cloak that moved on its own without wind.
"I just came to join in the fun. After all, Wanda said she wanted to see what the place in the Sky Dome that transformed her looks like."
Captain America tempered his expectations. "That might be a little difficult, because the aliens haven't invaded us yet, but the scepter is already with us."
"I know that Master Ancient One used it to help me and Pietro develop our true potential. Now I am much stronger than before."
Wanda glanced at Pietro. Without the Mind Stone, it would have taken time for the Ancient One to guide their powers to full potential. But after obtaining the scepter, the Ancient One easily used the Mind Stone within it to enhance their abilities.
Wanda and Pietro were transformed and gained stronger powers, but Wanda was now very interested in the Ancient One's white magic and was working hard to master it. Pietro had no talent for magic but stayed to accompany his sister.
[The Hulk had emerged by now, and filled with rage, he was heading toward the nearby city in a completely uncontrolled rampage.]
[Tony flew through the sky searching for Hulk, but it was difficult to spot him immediately with the naked eye or satellite. Fortunately, Tony quickly thought of a solution.]
["FRIDAY, give me infrared scan. Look for a man-sized heat signature." When that didn't yield results, he adjusted his approach. "Search news and surveillance footage, keywords: Hulk."]
[Soon a series of videos about Hulk appeared on his HUD display, and Tony immediately realized the severity of the situation.]
["Natasha, I could really use a lullaby right now."]
[But Natasha was still under the influence of Wanda's magic. Barton was checking her condition and helping her up.]
[After hearing Tony's request, he replied: "That's not gonna happen. The whole team is down. You got no backup here."]
[Captain America was sprawled on the ground, and Thor was kneeling, both temporarily incapacitated. For the moment, they had lost their ability to fight.]
[Tony's expression turned serious. "I'm calling in Veronica." Following Tony's command, the words "Deploy Hulkbuster" appeared on his display.]
[A satellite in space slowly opened, revealing Veronica's equipment bay inside. The Hulkbuster components began moving toward Tony's position.]
[In the city, a police truck drove down the street with its lights flashing. Suddenly, an object hurled past them and smashed into a roadside store.]
["We need backup!!!" The police car immediately turned and drove toward Hulk's location. The Hulk could be seen standing on a crushed car, smashing everything around him in a blind rage.]
[The next second, Hulk leaped onto the police car, tore off the roof, and reached inside with his massive hand!]
"Oh my God!" Although Hulk had already appeared during the battle with Strucker, people who didn't know him couldn't fully grasp the threat he posed, as he had been fighting alongside Tony and the others at that time.
So when Aunt May first saw the Hulk—now driven mad by the Scarlet Witch's magic and rampaging through the city—she couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
Toby Spider frowned deeply. He would be deeply troubled at the thought of facing such a formidable monster himself.
From just those few shots, it wasn't difficult to see that Hulk was incredibly resilient. Bullets had absolutely no effect on him. Dealing with such an opponent would be extremely challenging.
Unlike Dr. Connors who would be injured and then heal himself, bullets couldn't even penetrate the Hulk's defenses. Toby Spider wondered if even cannonballs would have any effect.
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