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Chapter 80 - Chapter 80: The Strong Alliance

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On the streets of Harlem, now reduced to smoking ruins, the Green Hulk and the silver-white Metal Giant stood on opposite sides of the boulevard. Under the flickering glow of streetlights and the orange wash of burning debris, they presented a symmetrical aesthetic—the primal versus the mechanical.

To the citizens huddled in nearby shops, the second Metal Giant wasn't just another machine; it was a savior. Unlike the chaotic, dented mech piloted by Blonsky, this one moved with a frightening, silent grace. Subconsciously, the crowd identified the Hulk as the "Supervillain" and the new Giant as the "Superhero." Cheers began to erupt from the shadows of storefronts.

Inside the cockpit, Peter remained unnervingly calm. He knew that for every person cheering in the street, millions more were watching on the YouTube live stream.

"Come on, Hulk! Let's show the world what $100\%$ efficiency looks like."

Peter slammed the mech's fists together, emitting a spray of blinding white sparks. The provocation worked. The Hulk, fueled by gamma-rage, dropped into a charging stance.

The Art of Mecha-Combat

The ground began to vibrate with the frequency of a localized earthquake. The Hulk transformed into a green rhino of pure kinetic energy, intending to smash the silver giant into scrap. On the live stream, the chat moved so fast it was a blur of frantic text.

Just as the two were about to collide, Peter executed a move that defied the mech's $11.5$-ton mass.

The Dodge: Peter pivoted on the mech's right thruster, sliding laterally.

The Counter: As the Hulk blurred past, Peter delivered a precise roundhouse kick to the outer side of the Hulk's left knee.

The joint, unprotected by the heavy muscle of the thigh, buckled. The Hulk's momentum carried him like a derailed train through the front of an empty supermarket. Shelves collapsed, goods scattered, and dust filled the air, blinding the beast.

Peter didn't stop. The Metal Giant blurred into the store, delivering a series of combination punches that left the Hulk seeing stars. When the Hulk swung a wild counter-punch, Peter's Super Intelligence Brain had already calculated the trajectory.

He controlled the Giant God Soldier No. 1 to crouch, grabbed the Hulk's outstretched arm, and performed a perfect over-the-shoulder throw.

Whoosh!

The Hulk's massive body traced a semicircle in the air before slamming into the concrete floor with a force of:

F = m.a

The floor collapsed. The Hulk crashed into the basement, buried under tons of reinforced concrete rubble.

Behind the Scenes: The 100 Quantum Bit Advantage

Back at the command center, Kelly and Elektra watched the feed in stunned silence. Kelly had never seen anyone—not even their best-trained pilots—move a mech with such human fluidity.

"It seems you know his secret, Elektra," Kelly remarked, noticing the ninja's subtle gasp.

"A few days ago, Peter asked me to categorize ancient and modern combat techniques," Elektra admitted. "I see traces of those forms in the mech's movements. But to master them in days... it's impossible. Unless he is a once-in-a-century genius."

Kelly smiled. It wasn't just genius. It was the result of Peter's brain development. With his quantum-level processing, he wasn't just piloting the machine; he was becoming it.

The Arrival of the Abomination

As Peter waited for the Hulk to reappear, the roar of a Black Hawk helicopter filled the air. General Ross leaned out of the cabin, shouting through a loudspeaker at a new, dark-gray monster that was tearing through the street.

"Blonsky! I order you to stop! Put your hands on your head!"

The monster—the Abomination—looked up. This wasn't the soldier Ross knew; this was a nightmare of gray flesh and bone spikes. Abomination's response was to hurl a car at the helicopter.

Peter's mech intercepted the vehicle mid-air, swatting it aside. "General Ross, no one is listening to you. Get out of here if you want to live," Peter's mechanical voice boomed.

The live stream view count hit five million. The YouTube servers groaned under the weight.

The Neurotoxin Trap

Abomination lunged at Peter, his bone spikes glistening. He was faster than the Hulk and twice as vicious. He aimed a spike directly at the mech's head.

Suddenly, a streak of white silk shot through the air. Gwen (Spider-Woman) leaped from a nearby rooftop, her web catching the bone spike and yanking it off-balance.

Peter seized the opening. The Metal Giant grabbed the spike and snapped it against the joint.

Click! Dark gray blood sprayed as Abomination screamed in agony.

"Lock him down!" Peter commanded.

Gwen moved like a blur, spinning around the Abomination in a complex aerial dance. This was her new skill: Web Weaving.

Material: Specialty high-tensile webbing, $100\text{x}$ tougher than steel.

Component: Neurotoxin coating to bypass superhuman resistance.

Layer by layer, Abomination was sealed in a giant silken cocoon until he looked like a prehistoric fly caught in a web. His movements slowed as the toxins entered his system.

The Resolution and the Alliance

The battle halted as Betty Ross ran into the center of the ruins. "Banner! Stop! They aren't the enemy!"

The Hulk, emerging from the rubble, paused. His rage flickered as he looked at her. Slowly, the massive green form shrank, reverting into a weeping, exhausted Bruce Banner.

The cockpit of the Giant God Soldier No. 1 hissed open. Peter, clad in his Nanometer Metal Battle Suit, flew out and landed beside Gwen. They stood before the mech's camera, looking directly at the five million viewers.

"Starting today, the Batman and Spider-Woman officially announce a strategic alliance with Celestial Industries. Together, we will protect this city from the extraordinary threats the world isn't prepared for."

The internet went into a total meltdown. Celestial Industries was no longer just a tech company; it was the home of heroes.

Watching from a safe distance, General Ross slumped in his seat. He looked at his failed Super Soldier program and then at the magnificent silver giant.

"Was I wrong?" he whispered. "Is mechanical technology the only true path forward?"

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