Chapter 316: One Punch Man Travels to Marvel (Part 3)
[After finalizing the counterattack strategy, you began an ongoing series of operations against the two major supervillain organizations. Tony Stark and Winston the Gorilla were responsible for technological counterattacks, while the Fantastic Four and the remaining Avengers focused on striking their various global bases. You and your personal driver Dave continued to accept bounties, targeting only those supervillains.]
[On September 21, 2030, your most difficult bounty target was in London—Brian Braddock, the former Captain Britain, who had fallen to the Illuminati. According to the Survivor's Association, if you were to rank an hero's intelligence, strength, speed, endurance, energy projection, and combat skills on a scale of one to seven, Brian's intelligence is ranked at six, while all other categories are at the highest rank of seven. His fall was due to the influence of the Dark Avengers' Zhou Ning.]
[In the files, Brian was noted to possess Arthur's Sword of the Stone, said to have the power to cut through the entire omniverse, with a strength exceeding 100 tons. His magic was passed down by the great wizard Merlin, making him an incredibly formidable opponent. He was an absolute god-tier monster. Additionally, it was said that while in his homeland of the UK, he possessed a strong precognitive ability. It's uncertain whether this ability foretold victory or defeat in this battle.]
[The outcome was simple: you threw a regular punch, which he blocked; you followed up with a series of punches, and eventually, he couldn't withstand them. When you started to take him more seriously and unleashed a series of focused punches, he was defeated, with his Stone Sword shattered on the spot.]
[On September 24, 2030, you found the Ten Commandments Gang and their leader, Mandarin, in the nuclear wasteland of Vietnam. They represented the Joker Gang in East Asia. For some reason, you instinctively disliked Mandarin. His abilities all came from ten rings, one of which could generate electricity and another could create fire. However, you weren't patient enough to wait for him to use them all. You simply threw a punch, landing a serious blow! Mandarin was killed instantly, leaving only his ten shiny, nearly indestructible rings on the ground. (You unlocked the achievement: The Rings of Power.)]
[On October 7, 2030, the day had finally arrived for the counterattack against the Joker Gang and the Illuminati. Tony Stark was far more brilliant than you had expected, and Winston the Gorilla was also a surprise. During this time, Tony and Winston launched the technological counteroffensive, and you determined that the first group to target was the Joker Gang.]
[The Joker Gang had the Hulk, the humanoid computer Modok, Dr. Zola, Doctor Octopus, and other technological giants. Their tech was extremely advanced, boasting an extensive satellite weapon system, including a satellite weapon powered by the Cosmic Cube, capable of destruction equivalent to nuclear weapons.]
[Their weakness, however, was their vulnerability to technological infiltration. The gang's members were mostly mutants and reptilian supervillains. Among the more dangerous were the Hulk, the Omega-level mutant Magneto, who could control magnetism, Professor X, who had telepathy but was corrupted, and the Omega-level mutant Firelord, who could manipulate powers. Their goal was not just to conquer the world but to create a new nation consisting solely of mutants.]
[According to Tony Stark, the Hulk was once his friend—a leading physicist in the world. However, after being corrupted by the Joker, he turned and inherited the Joker's legacy, founding a massive criminal empire. He now believed himself to be a mutant—one who was easily controlled by anger but was gradually learning to master it. This was no different from the monsters of your original world.]
[On October 7, after a month of preparation, Tony Stark and Winston had used artificial intelligence to control all satellite weapons, including the Cosmic Cube. Despite Modok's superhuman intelligence and computational ability, he was completely unable to resist the invasion by the two of them. High-energy satellite lasers targeted 279 Joker Gang bases in the Americas, all of which were destroyed simultaneously, turning them into ruins.]
[That afternoon, Nick Fury made a declaration on television to all villains: "Avengers assemble!"]
[At the same time, you, along with the Sentinels, Peter Parker, and the Fantastic Four, launched a raid on the Joker Gang's headquarters in the Phoenix Desert. As expected, you encountered fierce resistance. The upcoming battle might very well be the most intense in world history. You had no idea how many punches you threw—some regular, some serious—but you knew it was a fight to the death. One after another, powerful dragon-tier and even god-tier monsters were hit by your punches, some obliterated, some sent flying!]
[The most troublesome opponent was Magneto, who wielded Thor's hammer, Mjolnir. In this universe, Thor had died at the hands of the Hulk, and his hammer had fallen into Magneto's hands. Using his magnetic field powers, he controlled Mjolnir and could also manipulate lightning, causing some trouble for you. But in the end, he was taken down by your focused headbutt, and you grabbed his hammer. It was heavy, but you could still use it! (You obtained the legendary item: Mjolnir.)]
[Finally, when you confronted the Hulk, everyone was stunned, including the most vicious supervillains. Their eyes were filled with fear as they looked at you.]
[The Hulk, however, remained calm, even smoking a cigar. According to Doctor Strange, the dark version of the Hulk from Earth-92817 was the strongest of all Hulks. This version of the Hulk was a combination of all the universe's evil and negative emotions. He was the opposite of the cosmic creator OAA (One Above All), and he was the "host" of OBA (One Below All), the dark god. OAA was the supreme god, while OBA was a being below all life forms, lacking a physical body and existing only as an idea. He could only appear through the bodies of others, bestowing them with power.]
[In one possible future timeline, the Immortal Hulk, empowered by OBA, even bit off the universe's consciousness and gained the power of a "planet devourer," destroying countless planets.]
[This was the kind of opponent you had been waiting for! Your long-suppressed excitement surged as you charged toward the Immortal Hulk at near sonic speed. You threw Mjolnir at him, but he swatted it away with his palm, and the hammer sank deeply into the ground. Undeterred, you readied yourself and threw a serious punch! The Hulk was knocked back ten steps but suffered no damage. He immediately returned the blow, landing a heavy punch that sent you flying several kilometers! Such incredible power!]
[The battle continued as you exchanged punches, Hollywood-style. The Immortal Hulk, as Doctor Strange had said, was not only possessed of overwhelming strength but could also infinitely enhance his power with his anger. No wonder, in one timeline, he had the power to destroy a planet with a single punch and had even killed you!]
[However, you were no less formidable than the Immortal Hulk. After breaking through your own limiter, as long as you had fighting spirit and passion, your strength would constantly break new limits and rise exponentially. In the Phoenix Desert, you and the Hulk engaged in a bloody battle of close combat—serious punches, continuous serious punches, ultra-serious punches, full-force punches, and repeated full-force punches! For the first time since breaking your limiter, you found yourself in a tough battle. The Hulk, like an endless monster, grew stronger with each passing second. Not only did he have ever-growing strength, but his regeneration ability was also beyond belief. Several times, your full-force attacks blasted massive holes in his chest, only for them to heal instantly!]
[But in the end, you emerged victorious. After three full days of fighting, your blood and his blood soaked the ground. The winds from your punches had destroyed everything in the surrounding area, and both allies and enemies were forced to retreat miles away in fear. As with the original Hulk, who feared Thanos' military fist, you did not stop unleashing punch after punch, each more powerful than the last. After smashing a countless number of holes in his chest, your power rose from double to triple, and so on, reaching an almost infinite level... The Immortal Hulk finally lowered his head and reverted to his Bruce Banner form, hiding the chaotic "Immortal Hulk" personality.]