"The answer isn't Loki!"
Dr. Banner was very surprised, and the others present were also a bit surprised.
However, they didn't dwell on it too much. After all, their analysis was based on various assumptions and guesses, only indicating that a certain option was more likely.
It couldn't be taken as the absolute answer.
Even if they were wrong, it was normal.
[Answerer Bruce Banner will receive a penalty of one year of life being erased, execute immediately!]
Following that, the system's voice sounded again.
Dr. Banner immediately felt as if something extremely important had been lost from within his body.
But after carefully examining his body, he found nothing wrong.
"What was that just now?" Dr. Banner asked, somewhat bewildered.
"Banner, as the answering system said, you've been deprived of a year of your life," Thor patted Dr. Banner on the shoulder and chuckled. "Don't worry about it, it's not that severe a punishment."
"I lost a year of my life?" Dr. Banner was very surprised.
But he could never verify such a thing. Dr. Banner felt around again, but he really didn't feel anything unusual.
So he didn't pay much attention to it anymore.
"If the answer wasn't Loki, then it's Hank Pym?" Hawkeye Barton spoke up at this moment.
He then turned to look at everyone and asked, "What happens if we get the answer wrong? Do we keep going, or does someone else get a turn? How do you usually do it?"
"Barton, there's a reward for answering correctly, so to be fair, each of us only gets one chance to answer," Tony Stark said to Hawkeye Barton.
Hawkeye Barton immediately understood.
They would take turns answering.
Bruce Banner thought the same.
"So, who wants to answer next?" Banner asked, looking around at those present.
Everyone started to think, but judging by the reward for this question, the Awakening Bracelet, it seemed like no one except Banner really needed it.
So, no one volunteered to answer right away.
"I'll answer!"
Seeing the slight "awkward silence," Captain America stepped forward, taking on this "mess."
It has to be said, Captain America's personal qualities were, in many cases, still worthy of examination.
"I choose C, Hank Pym!"
Captain America said to the big screen.
[Correct Answer!]
The system immediately gave feedback.
[Congratulations to the questioner, Steve Rogers, for obtaining an Awakening Bracelet!]
The system's voice had just faded when a green bracelet, ancient-looking and radiating a subtle, deep glow, suddenly appeared in Captain America's hand.
Of course, the relevant information about the bracelet automatically flooded Captain America's mind.
"This bracelet..." Dr. Banner's face showed surprise.
Captain America was standing right beside him, and he didn't remember seeing him take out the bracelet at any point.
Could this thing really be a system reward?
"So, this is the reward from the quiz system? This is the... Awakening Bracelet?" Hawkeye Barton was also a bit surprised.
"Captain, what does this thing do? It's not just a bracelet to keep people awake, is it?" Thor asked, staring at the extraordinary-looking bracelet.
"Well, why else would it be called the Awakening Bracelet?" Captain America shrugged and put the bracelet on.
Then, he casually explained to everyone, "Under my mental control, this bracelet can emit a specific light at a specific target, allowing the target to quickly regain consciousness, Natasha."
At this, Steve Rogers glanced at Black Widow, "It can also break through the illusion of your Sharingan."
"What about Loki's mind control?" Tony Stark immediately couldn't help but ask from the side.
When Loki invaded New York, he controlled quite a few people using the scepter, which left a very deep impression on everyone.
"Also!" Steve Rogers nodded again.
"A very good reward!" Black Widow nodded in approval.
"What about the Hulk?" Dr. Banner also leaned his head over and asked, "Can it help the Hulk regain his composure?"
"Banner, this bracelet can even break through the magic of the gods. Naturally, it can also help the Hulk regain his composure," Steve Rogers said with a smile to Dr. Banner.
"Really? That's wonderful!" Dr. Banner couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.
"At least we won't have to go through so much trouble to bring Dr. Banner back next time," Hawkeye quipped.
[Answer completed, now playing the answer analysis!]
As everyone pretty much understood the Awakening Bracelet's functions, the answer analysis began.
No one spoke anymore, and they all turned their attention to the big screen.
They were very curious to know why Hank Pym would kill the Hulk in the future, and how he would do it.
The first scene to appear on the screen was a place similar to an office.
Two women were communicating in the office, one of them had fiery red hair and an incredibly hot figure.
It was Black Widow.
As for the other person, besides Thor and Captain America, everyone was familiar with her. It was Betty Ross, Dr. Banner's former girlfriend and General Ross's daughter.
"Betty?"
Dr. Banner was completely baffled. Wasn't option C, the Hulk, supposed to be killed by Ant-Man? What did this have to do with Betty?
"The syringe is fine!"
"There's no trace of any deadly pathogens in it either!" Betty Ross said to Black Widow, looking at some samples under a microscope.
"Then what killed him?" Black Widow asked in a low voice.
"Whatever it was, it wasn't biological! Your antidote never even left the syringe! It seems like a miniature missile was fired from the needle."
Betty Ross explained to Black Widow.
"You mean... nanotechnology?" Black Widow asked, looking at Betty Ross.
"I'm a biologist, not a ballistic expert!" Betty Ross replied.
Through this brief conversation, everyone present could faintly understand. It was likely that Black Widow had brought Betty Ross in to research and analyze the syringe.
Hawkeye and Black Widow exchanged a look.
S.H.I.E.L.D. had its own analysis department. Why would Black Widow seek out Betty Ross for analysis?
As far as they knew, Betty Ross wasn't a top-tier authority in the field of biology.
Could something have happened?
Hawkeye and Black Widow could sense something unusual.
"I think we're done talking!"
Betty Ross gave Black Widow the order to leave.
Black Widow didn't say anything more and picked up her sunglasses, preparing to depart. However, she noticed something that caught her attention: on Betty Ross's desk, there was a man's hat.
"Are you moonlighting, Dr. Ross?" Black Widow asked pointedly.
"What are you talking about? No, I don't know. It might have been left by one of my students!" Betty Ross explained.
But everyone present wasn't ordinary, and they could see at a glance that Betty Ross was definitely lying.
She was covering up something.
At this moment, Black Widow's phone rang. After she answered, Nick Fury's voice came through: "I have bad news and worse news. Are you in a safe location?"
"Not at the moment."
"Barton's dead!"
Black Widow's expression immediately changed.
"I'm dead? I'm killed in the future?" Hawkeye Barton was very surprised, but then he shook his head and quipped, "I knew this job would kill me someday."
"Barton, since we know the future in advance, we won't let this happen!" Black Widow immediately said to Barton.
"That's right, Barton, there's still time!" Captain America also said to Hawkeye in a deep voice.
"No need to comfort me, I'm not a child," Hawkeye said calmly, "I already understood and accepted these risks on the first day I joined S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Who am I going to kill!"
On the screen, Black Widow was silent for a moment before she asked with killing intent.
"It seems his death is connected to Stark's demise," Nick Fury's voice continued.
"Excuse me, just confirming, did I just hear 'Stark's demise'?" Tony Stark couldn't help but interject.
By the looks of it, it wasn't just Hawkeye Barton who was dead, but him too?
But he'd already experienced related questions during the first quiz. In the future, he was supposed to have perished with Thanos!
This was contradictory to the current image!
Could it be, like Nick Fury's death, another feigned death?
Not just Tony Stark, but also Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, and others were slightly bewildered.
"What's the connection?" Black Widow asked.
"The Avengers Initiative!" Nick Fury answered gravely. "It seems our culprit is hunting these candidates."
"If someone wants to cripple S.H.I.E.L.D., that's a good starting point. Who else is on the list?" Black Widow asked.
Seeing this, everyone was even more puzzled. Black Widow didn't know the Avengers' roster?
And hasn't even joined the Avengers?
But Black Widow and Hawkeye, plus Tony Stark and Captain America, are already members of the Avengers!
This question was set aside, and another, even bigger question, shocked everyone even more.
Someone is hunting the Avengers?
Who has such ability?
Could it be... the original Ant-Man, Hank Pym?
"The problem is here, and also Bruce Banner, and you!" Nick Fury said to Black Widow again.
"If this hadn't happened, I would have been honored, and Clint too."
"You need to hide, but first, find Banner!"
"Coincidentally, boss, I think I've found him!" After saying this, Black Widow started walking towards a door in the office, wanting to open it.
"I'm sorry, I can't let you in!" Betty Ross blocked Black Widow's path.
"Get out of my way, don't push me!"
Black Widow, already upset by the bad news, had no patience to explain herself to Betty Ross and snapped at her.
The door opened, and a head peeked out. It was Dr. Banner. "There's no need for violence, Agent Romanoff!"
"We need to leave now!"
Without another word, Black Widow pulled Dr. Banner out of the office.
The scene shifted to the sky bridge connecting the buildings, where Black Widow was dragging Dr. Banner.
"I'm telling you, it's safer for everyone if I go alone," Dr. Banner said, shaking off Black Widow's hand. "I'm practically immortal."
"Lucky you," Black Widow said, looking out beyond the bridge.
Boom!
A large number of helicopters were seen flying in from the outside, and a large number of special vehicles on the ground were also rapidly approaching, instantly surrounding Dr. Banner.
A row of gun barrels on the roof of the vehicles all extended out, all pointing at Dr. Banner.
More soldiers rushed out of the vehicles, also holding guns and pointing them at Dr. Banner.
"Soldiers, pay attention! All assault teams, prepare to fire, follow my orders!" Finally, a person came down from the car and ordered everyone.
It was Dr. Banner's dear father-in-law, General Ross.
"Please, General Ross!" Dr. Banner at the scene felt a headache.
He had finally escaped General Ross's control, but in the future, would he still fall into General Ross's hands again?
"I am Natasha Romanoff, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent!" Black Widow said to the soldiers below who were ready for battle, "Bruce Banner is now under my supervision, all of you back off!"
Bang!
But before Black Widow could finish speaking, someone fired a shot.
A bullet pierced the glass of the overpass, instantly knocking Dr. Banner down.
"Who fired that shot!" General Ross immediately shouted angrily at the surrounding soldiers.
"It wasn't us, sir, we didn't do it!"
But that was the response from the soldiers.
This one shot immediately carried a sense of conspiracy.
"Bruce, we'll be okay, I'll get you out of here, I swear on my life!" Black Widow comforted Dr. Banner inside the overpass.
However, the result was without a doubt: under such a crisis, Dr. Banner automatically transformed into the Hulk.
ROAR!
Hulk roared as he leaped from the overpass, unleashing a merciless assault on the soldiers from the military.
It was like a wolf tearing through a flock of sheep.
But suddenly…
As Hulk was fully immersed in releasing his rage, his body inexplicably began to swell.
Like a balloon being inflated.
He grew larger and larger, until…
BOOM!
Hulk exploded.
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