Chapter 77:
Steve stared at the two translucent figures confronting each other in the air.
"Motherfucker! This is even more ridiculous than Howard's tech."
Deadpool rolled around on the floor: "Look! It's the Hulk and his pocket-sized version!"
Natasha pointed at the projection, sending ripples through it.
"So this is what Hulk really looks like? He's also a soul?"
Inside the mental space
Banner cautiously stepped forward: "Listen, I'm not here to fight."
"Hulk always fights!"
The green giant pounded his chest. The shockwave made the entire space tremble.
"Banner locked Hulk in a dark room!"
Banner was pushed back several steps by the blast of air and suddenly realized something.
"Wait… you can understand what I'm saying?"
Hulk tilted his massive head, showing a confused expression: "Hulk always understood! Banner is the one who couldn't understand!"
In the real-world laboratory
Zhao Helen's tablet suddenly went into a frenzy with alarms.
"Gamma radiation levels are spiking! But vital signs… oh my god, they're synchronizing!"
Yang Jian watched the projection: "Good. They've finally started communicating."
Inside the mental space
Banner's glasses slid down to the tip of his nose, even though he currently had no physical glasses.
For the first time in years, he truly understood Hulk's words. It wasn't meaningless roaring—it was an independent consciousness that had been ignored for far too long.
"So you've always had thoughts?" Banner's voice trembled.
Hulk looked at him like he was an idiot: "Banner only realizing this now?"
Hulk suddenly showed a sly grin. "Hulk deliberately smashed Banner's experiments!"
Banner's expression went from shock to anger, finally settling on a mix of crying and laughing.
"You bastard!"
In the real-world laboratory
Everyone watched the projection as the two souls went from arguing to confronting each other, and finally sat down side by side.
Wanda's chaos magic clearly captured Hulk clumsily gesturing something.
"Hulk protects Banner, but Banner always wants to destroy Hulk."
Banner's spirit body suddenly clutched his head: "Oh my god, I really am an asshole!"
Time passed little by little. Everyone quietly watched the two chatting.
Finally, Banner slowly nodded.
"Looks like you've reached a consensus."
Yang Jian stood with his hands in his pockets. "Now tell me—what is your choice?"
S.H.I.E.L.D. needed a super-powered muscle and a biologist. They were a perfect fit.
Deadpool had already regenerated up to his waist and was lying on the floor, propping his upper body with his elbows.
"Oh my god! I actually witnessed the Hulk and Banner's couple—ah, I mean roommate meeting! Next time I see Vanessa I'm definitely going to have a good talk with her!"
Steve spread his hands: "Banner! If you're a man, stop acting like a grandma."
Banner took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping firmly over everyone present.
"I've decided to give Hulk an independent body."
His voice grew stronger: "He deserves to have his own life, instead of being imprisoned in my body forever."
"ROAR!"
Banner's vocal cords suddenly lost control and let out Hulk's roar: "Banner finally gets it!"
Steve showed a satisfied smile: "Bruce! Now that's more like it!"
Yang Jian waved his hand lightly. The two entangled soul projections merged back into Banner's body.
Banner suddenly jolted as if surfacing from deep water, gasping for air.
"So… how exactly do we do this?" A moment later, Banner pushed up his slipping glasses and asked.
Hawkeye crossed his arms: "I guess we need to build Hulk a separate body?"
Natasha and Steve nodded in agreement.
Zhao Helen pulled up the holographic design, a smile on her lips.
"Looks like I guessed right, but…"
Her expression suddenly turned serious. "There's a tricky problem."
She enlarged the molecular structure diagram of vibranium to fill the entire laboratory.
"According to calculations, even the hardest vibranium on Earth, in the face of Hulk's strength…"
The screen switched to a simulation animation of vibranium being crushed and deformed by Hulk's bare hands.
"…is as fragile as a children's toy."
Laughter immediately erupted in the laboratory.
"Oh my god."
Natasha shook her head and sighed. "If we could really make a Hulk body out of vibranium…"
"…he'd have no opponents on Earth." Hawkeye chimed in, his tone teasing.
Steve rubbed his chin: "Looks like we need to redefine the word 'indestructible'."
Banner's eyes suddenly lit up: "Wait! Why does it have to be metal?"
He pointed excitedly at the holographic scan of Hulk's skin tissue: "Hulk's own cellular structure is the most perfect material!"
Yang Jian suddenly let out a soft laugh and shook his head: "You're all thinking in the wrong direction."
The laboratory instantly fell quiet. Everyone looked at him in confusion.
Hulk's body was too troublesome to replicate—he had a much simpler way.
"We don't need to build Hulk a new body," Yang Jian lightly swiped across the hologram, flipping the design 180 degrees.
"We only need to prepare a perfect biological body for Dr. Banner."
Zhao Helen slapped her forehead: "Oh my god, we completely fell into a mental rut!"
Her eyes sparkled: "Hulk's body is already the most perfect existence. We only need to transfer Banner's consciousness into a new body."
Natasha immediately understood: "That way Hulk can keep his original powerful body."
Banner's eyes widened, his pupils trembling slightly: "So… I'm moving house?"
Deadpool suddenly sprang up from the floor: "Wait! Isn't this the legendary body-snatching? So cool! Can I reserve a Captain America body?"
"Get lost!"
Steve kicked him away and turned to Yang Jian with a serious look.
"Boss, is this method reliable?"
Yang Jian didn't answer directly. Instead he looked at the life cradle: "Origin, pull up the life regeneration plan."
The holographic screen immediately displayed a biological body blueprint that perfectly matched Banner's DNA, with every indicator marked as optimal.
"This is the result after Origin's analysis—a perfect body cultivated from your own cells," Yang Jian explained.
"No gamma radiation contamination, a completely healthy human body."
Banner's fingers trembled as he touched the projection: "This… this is unbelievable."
"The operation is very simple," Zhao Helen added excitedly.
"Hulk comes out first, then Yang uses the previous method to transfer your soul into the new body."
Hawkeye suddenly frowned: "Wait, then what about Hulk…"
"Hulk will completely retain his original body and strength," Yang Jian said confidently.
"And Dr. Banner will get a brand-new beginning."
The laboratory was quiet for a few seconds. Banner suddenly smiled.
"This is simply perfect. I'm willing to try!"
Hulk's voice suddenly burst from Banner's throat:
"Hulk agrees! Finally can smash things all day!"
Deadpool had somehow already climbed onto the experiment table.
"I apply to be the first audience! This is way more exciting than a Las Vegas magic show!"
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