Hulk's veins bulged as he hurled a furious punch at Billy.
No mercy. Virtual or not.
Billy folded his arms and sighed like a coach reviewing bad form.
"Too obvious, boy."
Hulk didn't adjust. He just roared louder and charged straight in.
The punch screamed through the air with a sonic crack—power easily rivaling a fully evolved Deep Sea King. By rough estimate: five thousand tons of force.
Billy didn't dodge.
He tanked it.
Boom.
The diamond floor cratered. Spiderweb fractures raced outward for dozens of meters. The audience collectively inhaled.
Even Captain America with a vibranium shield wouldn't enjoy eating that punch.
Child Emperor's scanner flickered wildly.
"Hulk's value just hit ten thousand? Wait—it's still rising?!"
Rage = growth.
But Billy's numbers were worse.
"For every point Hulk gains, Billy jumps two."
The gap wasn't closing. It was widening.
Billy grabbed Hulk's arm, slammed him into the floor, then flung him like trash. Hulk smashed into the arena wall and slid down, dazed but not broken.
Billy leaned forward—
A blur.
He vanished.
A rain of fists pounded into Hulk's body with surgical cruelty. Every hit dented green flesh.
"GET OFF HULK!"
"Loud voice, slow hands, boy."
Hulk swung wildly. Nothing connected.
From the stands, the reactions turned analytical.
Leon Hart frowned. "A troublesome opponent."
Artoria Pendragon (Lancer) narrowed her eyes. "This 'special effect'… seems particularly effective against men."
Then a calm, bored voice cut in.
Leaning back with crossed legs, sipping coffee, sat the South America Branch Chief—
Accelerator.
White hair. Red eyes. Frail frame. Absolute confidence.
"Meh. This kind of brawler? I end it in seconds."
Level 5 Vector Control.
Touch his skin, and he could reverse anything—kinetic force, heat, electricity, blood flow, bio-currents. One contact, and a heart could burst from reversed circulation.
A true close-quarters executioner.
Rowan watched intently. "It's about to end."
Billy suddenly locked Hulk in place.
"Wrestling Secret Art — Cross Lock Strangle!"
Hulk howled.
"HULK SURRENDER! HULK DONE!"
The first match of the Hero War ended… in the most cursed way imaginable.
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