"Captain, what do you mean? The Earth will be invaded by the Cosmic Overlord in the future? Is this the message that the Question Answering System once foretold you?"
Dr. Banner stared at Captain America, a bit incredulous.
The current Earth, aside from one Iron Man, didn't have any enhanced individuals. Hearing that the Cosmic Overlord would invade Earth multiple times in the future, Dr. Banner needed some time to process it.
"Sounds like Earth will really be going through a lot in the future," Hawkeye Barton shrugged.
"Dr. Banner, this is precisely why we want you to take the Question Answering System seriously," Captain America nodded firmly at Dr. Banner.
"So, what are the Infinity Stones?" After a moment of processing, Dr. Banner asked again.
Thor simply explained what the Infinity Stones were to Dr. Banner, leaving him stunned.
"If Thanos is really as you say, I think he should be able to kill Hulk. Hulk is indeed a monster on Earth, but Thanos is the Cosmic Overlord!"
Dr. Banner immediately said to everyone.
"Putting everything else aside, just looking at the simple and crude comparison of strength, Thanos does have that possibility." Tony Stark, who hadn't spoken, opened his mouth at this moment. "But! I remembered something."
Without waiting for everyone to ask, Tony Stark continued, "In the Final Battle, when Captain America gathered the 'Earth Allied Forces' to fight Thanos, the Hulk also participated."
"So, Hulk died at Thanos' hands in that battle?" Thor's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but ask.
"That possibility cannot be ruled out." Tony Stark nodded. "When Hulk appeared at that time, he had a bandage on his right arm; he was injured! He was fighting while injured."
"Hulk was actually injured?"
Dr. Banner was very surprised to hear this because Hulk had always had self-healing abilities.
Even if he was injured, he could automatically heal.
Dr. Banner had once tried to commit suicide, but when he shot himself, creating a hole, he instantly triggered the Hulk.
The Hulk used his powerful self-healing ability to push the bullet out and heal the wound, without suffering even a scratch.
And in the future, the Hulk was even bandaged! Even his self-healing ability wasn't working.
Dr. Banner really couldn't imagine what kind of person could have caused such an injury to the Hulk.
"The Hulk fights with injuries, against Thanos's allied forces? Does that mean the possibility of him dying at Thanos's hands is even greater?"
Black Widow said to everyone.
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nod.
However, it's only a possibility. Warfare is incredibly complex, and without knowing the specifics, no one can be certain of the outcome.
The best we can do is reach a conclusion about the most likely possibility, nothing more.
"Let's consider option B then, Loki?" Captain America turned his gaze toward Thor. "Thor, you know Loki best, and you're also familiar with Hulk's strength. Do you think Loki could kill Hulk?"
"That's hard to say." After some thought, Thor shook his head. "Hulk can withstand the lightning summoned by the hammer. Loki's attacks shouldn't be able to harm Hulk. However, Loki's magic is quite powerful."
"Dr. Banner, can you defend against magical attacks?" Captain America then asked, looking at Dr. Banner seriously.
"Captain, first of all, I need to clarify something. Banner is Banner, and Hulk is Hulk. The question is about Hulk, which is different," Dr. Banner corrected Captain America's statement, before continuing. "Hulk has never been subjected to magical attacks, so I can't give a definitive answer."
"But I can tell you that Hulk's body is indestructible. Attacks like bullets and artillery shells can't even penetrate his skin."
"Hulk's self-healing ability is also very strong; he can heal himself after being injured. So, when you ask me if Hulk can withstand magical attacks, I can only say, it's possible!"
Not only Dr. Banner, but everyone present who knew something about the Hulk, had no information about magical attacks against the Hulk.
So, they couldn't rule out option B, Loki.
"Let's put B on hold for now, and look at option C, the first Ant-Man, Hank Pym," Black Widow suggested.
"So Hank Pym is the first Ant-Man, and Scott Lang is the second Ant-Man?" Thor chimed in.
"Maybe even the third, who knows? Anyway, it doesn't matter," Black Widow shrugged. "The important thing is, does Ant-Man have the ability to kill Hulk?"
"Ant-Man?"
Dr. Banner turned a questioning gaze towards Tony Stark, as he was the only person present he was somewhat familiar with.
Of course, Captain America and Dr. Banner had also heard of the other's reputation, but after all, he was a figure from a previous era.
Furthermore, Tony Stark was also a scientist, so Dr. Banner instinctively felt closer to Tony Stark.
"A person who's as small as an ant?" Dr. Banner speculated incredulously.
"He's someone who can freely change his size," Tony Stark explained to Dr. Banner. "He can shrink himself to the size of an ant to fight, making him impossible to defend against."
"But even though he shrinks, his strength doesn't decrease, and he can even take down an excellent agent."
Speaking of this, Tony Stark couldn't help but glance at Black Widow with a teasing look.
In the images related to the Hero Civil War, Black Widow's opponent was Ant-Man. At that time, Black Widow was knocked down by the shrunken Ant-Man.
Ant-Man's combat style was completely unconventional. If you encountered it for the first time, you might really be caught off guard.
"If a person shrinks to the size of an ant but their strength doesn't decrease, that means the pressure increases! Impressive! It would be hard to deal with for ordinary people, but I don't think Hulk would have a problem."
Dr. Banner shook his head. "Hulk can even stop bullets!"
After Ant-Man shrinks, his pressure increases, and his destructive power also soars, far exceeding the normal attacks of ordinary people, but how does it compare to bullets?
It's obviously not comparable.
"Right, Ant-Man can not only shrink, he should also be able to grow large!" Captain America added, reminding them.
"So Ant-Man can also become a giant?" Dr. Banner was a little surprised. "How big can he get? Can he become as big as a building?"
"We don't know that." Captain America shook his head. "We haven't seen Ant-Man grow large, this is just our speculation."
"A very reasonable speculation." Dr. Banner nodded after a little thought. He is a scientist, and naturally possesses a certain logical analysis ability. Since he can go from shrinking to returning to his original state, he should naturally also be able to grow larger.
"So, here's the question," Hawkeye began, arms crossed, speaking very seriously. "If Ant-Man actually became a giant, could he kill the Hulk?"
Captain America shook his head. "I don't think so. Everyone's seen the Hulk's speed; it's incredibly fast, and his jumping ability is also amazing."
"And once Ant-Man is gigantic, his flexibility would definitely decrease significantly. I don't think he could kill the Hulk in that situation."
"So, shrinking doesn't hurt the Hulk, and growing big doesn't either. Does that mean we can rule out Ant-Man?" Hawkeye shrugged.
"No, we're overlooking something," Black Widow said seriously. "What if Ant-Man becomes very, very small?"
"Stark, your armor was almost taken apart by Ant-Man!" Black Widow turned to Tony Stark with a teasing look.
This was also footage from the Super Hero Civil War, where Ant-Man shrunk to a certain size and managed to slip through the gaps, entering Iron Man's armor!
"You're exaggerating," Tony Stark corrected Black Widow's "inaccurate" wording with a serious tone. "I eliminated Ant-Man immediately. He didn't affect me at all!"
And Captain America, who had also seen the relevant images, reacted immediately: "What if Ant-Man shrunk down and went inside Hulk?"
"Like, through Hulk's ear and into his brain?" Tony Stark added seriously.
"That's disgusting," Dr. Banner exclaimed, but then nodded, "But if we used that method, we might be able to kill Hulk."
"So, our current analysis has eliminated only General Ross as an option?" Thor shrugged slightly.
"When such a question arises, there must be some crucial information that we've overlooked, information that could be used to filter and determine the answer," Tony Stark said, experienced as ever. "So, think carefully. Have we missed something?"
With Tony Stark's words, everyone began to rack their brains.
They tried to recall any potentially relevant information, and some people stared intently at the question, trying to find a solution.
"'Carefully planned'!" Dr. Banner's eyes lit up immediately, grasping the key information in the question.
"That's right!" Tony Stark nodded emphatically. He'd also caught on to this point and was about to speak, but Dr. Banner beat him to it.
" 'Killing' and 'carefully planning to kill' are two different concepts!" Tony Stark added.
Dr. Banner and Tony Stark's words brightened everyone's eyes.
"Carefully planned," that was indeed a filter.
"If that's the case, Thanos can also be ruled out," Tony Stark continued his analysis.
"The Final Battle wasn't a war Thanos carefully planned and launched to deal with the Hulk, right? Everyone agrees with that?"
Of course, they did.
No matter how powerful the Hulk was, they didn't think he was that powerful.
That a Cosmic Overlord would go to the extent of meticulously planning an Earth invasion just to get rid of him, even using the six Infinity Stones, was too much.
"Since the Final Battle wasn't Thanos's elaborate plan to deal with the Hulk, then he wouldn't have had a chance. Because Thanos died at my hands in that battle!"
"So, Thanos can be ruled out without a doubt!" Tony Stark concluded.
"Then, for the same reason, the legendary Loki's invasion of New York shouldn't have been a carefully planned scheme specifically to target the Hulk."
Hawkeye Barton chimed in.
"We already know the reason for Loki's invasion of New York, and it has nothing to do with the Hulk," Thor explained to Hawkeye Barton.
"However, it's possible that this war caused some kind of unclear grudge between Loki and the Hulk!"
"Perhaps, the Hulk beat up Loki, causing him to harbor resentment! Or maybe, the Hulk killed someone important to Loki, or something similar."
"So, it led to Loki meticulously planning an operation and killing Hulk!"
"The same could be true for Hank Pym; future Hulk might end up on his death list for some reason."
"And then he would meticulously plan an operation to kill him."
"The clues provided for both are simply too few, we can't possibly analyze it."
Hawkeye Barton continued, speaking clearly to everyone.
"Dr. Banner, this question is about you, why don't you answer it?" Tony Stark said to Dr. Banner at this moment.
"Me answering?" Dr. Banner looked at everyone and, seeing no objections, agreed after a little thought.
"Then I won't be polite." Dr. Banner said, then looked at everyone and asked, "Now we still have Loki and Hank Pym who can't be ruled out, but is this Loki really the Loki from the myths and legends?"
"There are some discrepancies, but it's mostly right." Black Widow nodded. "Loki is indeed a god from Asgard."
"So, gods really exist in this world?" Hawkeye Barton asked, a bit surprised.
On their way to Columbia, Black Widow and Captain America had explained Thor's true identity to him, but Hawkeye Barton hadn't believed it much.
After all, if they were really gods, would they need to rely on Earth's technology to fly?
"If Loki is a god, then a god shouldn't be weak. If I had to choose between him and that Hank Pym, I'd choose Loki."
After some thought, Dr. Banner made his choice.
He spoke his answer to the screen, "I choose B, the God of Trickery, Loki."
Dr. Banner was still quite confident in his answer.
After all, this was a comparison between a god and a person. Any fool would know how to choose, right?
However…
[Incorrect Answer!]
The system actually sent out such a prompt.
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