Chapter 89: Chapter 89: The Late Duo, and Carl's Arrival
Although Abomination and the Hulk were both massive giants,
their appearances differed significantly.
While the Hulk might look fierce and intimidating,
at least he still resembled a human.
Aside from the green skin and colossal size, his features were recognizably human.
But Francis, after transforming into Abomination,
had no traces of humanity left in his appearance.
His face was monstrous, and even his spine had mutated.
He looked like something straight out of a nightmare.
Once transformed, Abomination immediately stormed out of the lab
and launched a vicious attack on the soldiers outside.
"Open fire! Shoot him!"
The soldiers outside engaged Abomination.
『Soldier A』: D4 calling command.
『Soldier A』: He's attacking us. Francis and the Major are still inside.
Just then,
a massive figure appeared in front of them.
Abomination.
"Boom!"
With a simple toss, he flung a car, causing a massive explosion.
『Abomination』: This feels amazing!
Feeling the surge of strength in his body, Abomination roared with exhilaration
as he barreled down the street.
Aboard General Ross's aircraft,
『Pilot』: General, you need to hear this.
Ross walked over, took the communicator, and listened.
『Radio』: Hulk is on the street. I repeat, Hulk is on the street!
Ross looked at Bruce Banner in disbelief. How could he be on the street if he's right here?
Ross chuckled slightly.
『General Ross』: Impossible. Calm down, soldier. Where are you right now?
『Radio』: 112th Street, heading north on Broadway!
Ross's smile vanished. Something was wrong.
『General Ross』: Damn it. Turn the plane around and patch me into the live feed!
The soldiers complied.
Everyone aboard watched as the camera showed,
a towering figure charging down a busy road.
Explosions erupted as cars flew, and civilians fled in terror.
The chaos was overwhelming.
Meanwhile, in his luxurious Malibu beach villa,
Tony Stark was deep into his armor research.
Suddenly, the TV blared loudly,
『News Anchor』: A monstrous figure has appeared on Harlem Street. The creature is rampaging, Oh God! What IS that?!
The screen showed a shaky image of the hulking menace.
Tony looked at the screen,
seeing the chaos, explosions, and panicked crowds.
He frowned.
『Tony Stark』: JARVIS, give me a full report on that street.
『JARVIS』: Right away, sir. Displaying Harlem data now,
Tony stared at the screen.
The monstrous figure, Abomination, appeared in full view.
『Tony Stark』: What the hell is that thing?
Even by superhero standards,
Abomination looked grotesque.
『Tony Stark』: Looks like I've got work to do.
Tony abandoned his research,
donned the Iron Man suit, and flew toward Harlem.
Back on the plane,
General Ross, after witnessing the chaos,
immediately ordered all available forces to assist.
『Bruce Banner』: Only I can stop him. You have to get me down there.
After a tense exchange,
General Ross agreed.
He opened the rear hatch of the plane,
and Bruce Banner leapt into the sky.
Abomination roared through the streets.
Watching the civilians scatter, he was filled with glee.
He grabbed a car and hurled it toward the fleeing crowd.
He knew,
those ordinary humans wouldn't survive.
Just like his former self, fragile and weak.
But now, he was different.
『Abomination』: Hahaha! This power! I AM A GOD!
He wasn't mindless.
In fact, he could still speak,
he was simply far more aggressive and violent.
『??』: A god, huh...? Looking like that?
A calm, almost amused voice rang out.
Abomination paused.
He turned to see,
the car he had just thrown suspended in mid-air.
No,
not floating.
Held.
By a man.
A striking figure with black hair and dark eyes,
clad in a form-fitting suit that perfectly emphasized his physique,
his large cape fluttering behind him.
Carl.
With ease, he tossed the car aside.
Then, gazing calmly at Abomination in the distance, he muttered:
『Carl』: Hulk and Iron Man are way too slow.
『Carl』: If I waited any longer, people would start dying.
He sighed.
『Carl』: Should've acted sooner. Letting this eyesore wreck everything,
Originally,
Carl had been at home, enjoying oden prepared by Xiao Ming,
and seafood pasta made by Toka.
He was watching a drama, completely at peace.
But something started to feel off.
Hulk and Iron Man still hadn't shown up.
Meanwhile, Abomination had already hurled multiple cars.
Carl had held off,
wanting to let the story play out and avoid interfering.
But when one car was about to hit civilians,
he couldn't ignore it any longer.
Even though his plan was to wait,
Carl, with his double degrees,
couldn't sit by and watch innocent people die.
Not out of duty.
But simply because he didn't want to.
So,
Carl acted.
And caught the car.
『Abomination』: Eyesore?
Abomination sneered.
He wasn't far from Carl, barely ten meters, maybe twenty at most.
Injected with multiple super-soldier serums,
Abomination's strength and speed were enhanced tremendously.
Carl hadn't bothered to lower his voice,
so Abomination heard him clearly.
Now furious,
he couldn't let it go.
『Abomination』: Then die at the hands of this eyesore!
As soon as the words left his mouth,
Abomination charged.
Despite his size,
his speed was explosive thanks to his mutated muscles.
The distance closed in a flash.
『Abomination』: DIE, BUG!
With a thunderous roar,
his giant fist slammed toward Carl.
Abomination grinned,
already imagining Carl smashed to bits.
But then,
his vision blurred.
Pain erupted.
And everything went dark.
"Boom!"
Abomination's massive body crashed to the ground.
His head, completely gone.
『Carl』: Seriously? So weak. I didn't even mean to hit that hard...
Carl looked at the fallen body,
muttering with slight annoyance.