Tony and the others had barely noticed Li Yue's reappearance when the ground beneath them started moving once more, bringing them closer to Li Yue!
Although, after seeing Li Yue transform the entire city with a wave of his hand, everyone got over their shock rather quickly. They simply balanced their bodies to prevent themselves from falling.
"Li Yue, what's the situation? Is that monster gone?"
It didn't take long for Tony and the others to arrive behind Li Yue, the platform under their feet slowly braking on the ground. It was Tony who impatiently asked to Li Yue right after landing.
"Yes, Hulk has transformed back to Dr. Banner. Let's talk him through joining the alliance so we can get out of this place as soon as possible," Li Yue replied without turning around to face Tony.
"Is that him? That guy lying on the ground like a tramp, that's Bruce Banner?"
Tony and the others walked to Li Yue's side, noticing the man with barely scraps of cloths covering his body. They couldn't help but sympathize with Banner!
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"Ugh, it hurts! I... I... What is going on?"
Bruce Banner finally regained his consciousness, feeling groggy and confused! He tried to prop himself and stand up, but he suddenly felt stinging and burning pain all across his body, as if he had been roasted on open flames!
He couldn't hold back a cry of pain. He already transformed into Hulk many times before, and often while surrounded by the military. Even under the concentrated firepower of the military's tanks and heavy machine guns, Hulk had never suffered damage so extensive that Banner could still feel them after transforming back to regular human form!
This was the first time that he felt pain on his body after transforming back to his regular human form. It took him a while before he could get over the pain in his body and stand up, looking around with a puzzled expression!
"Hey, don't look at me! I have nothing for you, it was all them!"
Tony noticed Banner staring at him and immediately pointed at Li Yue and Thor! He didn't want to shoulder any blame for an incident he wasn't involved in!
Transforming into Hulk suppressed Banner's consciousness, but Banner still retained a vague sense of the situation. Despite all the pain and confusion, he did discover that the one that made him like this was a surprisingly unremarkable person!
Looks could be deceiving, though. Despite the totally normal look, Hulk was no match for that person, and was actually beaten to the ground.
Banner was obviously very shocked! On top of that, there was another person present that was capable of fighting Hulk into a draw as an equal! How on Earth did he meet two of these crazy strong people in one day?
At the same time, a trace of hope grew in his heart!
"Didn't they say they were looking for me? It seemed that they wanted me to join their new alliance, Justice League! They claimed that they wanted to protect the world from invasions!
"I obviously couldn't believe that a handful of people could dare talk about something like world peace! But now, it doesn't seem very far-fetched at all. At the very least, two of these people are stronger than the Hulk.
"And the others aren't bad picks either. One of them is the superhero and billionaire Iron Man, while the other, if their claim was true, was the iconic hero of the World War II, Captain America!
"Joining them seems to be a good choice. At the very least, if I suddenly transform into Hulk again, I can trust them to restrain me and stop me from hurting ordinary people!"
Banner had hated Hulk for turning his life upside down. The kind Banner couldn't let innocent people to get hurt because he couldn't control his Hulk transformation! That's why he had lived in seclusion, in places with few people, while cultivating his body in the hope that he could control his emotion and prevent himself from getting angry.
All that just to minimize the risk of accidental transformation into Hulk!
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"Haha, what do you think? You better believe that I have the strength to defeat you! And just so you know, I was holding back without my weapons. Otherwise I'd beat you in a single move!"
Before Banner could voice his agreement to joining the alliance, Thor finally reached the group. Holding his ax and hammer in each hand, his booming voice came long before his body!
"Come on, don't act so smug, Thor. I wonder who was it that got thrown back by a shockwave just now!"
Tony teased Thor before anyone else could open their mouth!
"Humph, that was merely the result of a cowardly tricks…" Thor snorted coldly, bitter. He stole some glances at Li Yue, but he kept his vague words to himself without saying a name!
But, of course, everyone already knew who Thor meant with his sentence!
"Cough cough! Alright, it's time for us to get down to business."
Li Yue coughed lightly to gather their attentions.
"Doctor Banner, I believe you have some memories of what happened just now. Therefore, you should know very well that despite the small number of people in our alliance, they are all very powerful. I believe that with our strength, together, it will be easy to protect the world peace!
"More importantly, you have seen that we have the ability to stop you from harming innocent people while transformed into Hulk. With us, you will never have to worry about losing control again! And you don't have to run or hide from the military anymore!
"Now, Dr. Banner, would you you agree to join our Justice League?"
Li Yue said all that solemnly, looking forward for Banner to join the alliance!
"If I don't agree, will you...me? After all, I hurt many innocent people in order to escape from the military!"
Banner didn't say the word, but he made the gesture of a finger across his neck!
"How could we call ourselves the Justice League if we do that?! And we all know you didn't do all that under your own will! The military brought it on themselves!" Tony indignantly replied to Banner.
It was obvious that Tony hated what the military did to Banner! And he already had prior conflict with the military regarding his Iron Man armor, so his impression of the military was already rock bottom!
"In that case, I agree to join your alliance!" However, I have a condition. Please stop me from turning into Hulk and hurting innocent people! I don't want to live in endless regret! " Banner solemnly replied.
"Don't worry! You already seen it: if you lose control again, just let Li Yue slam dunk you from space again. It's that easy!" Tony half-joked, relaxed now that his goal had been achieved!
"Hehe...I'd rather not have Li Yue personally handle it. I wouldn't survive a next time!"
Banner shuddered at Tony's joke. He didn't want to experience the horrible feeling of falling through the sky again!
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"Alright, that's all our goals, so we should go back. Doctor Banner, you should come with us! Your house was smashed in ruins, after all!" Li Yue said slowly. Their goal of getting Banner to join Justice League was achieved, so it was time for them to go back!
Li Yue stretched out his right hand and drew a blue ring in the air. He took the lead and walked in through the portal! The others also followed him without hesitation!
"Let's go, Doctor Banner. Don't think too hard about it; this is just a dimensional portal, think of it as a wormhole! If you think too hard about every single thing, your heart wouldn't last!
Tony jokingly said to Banner when he saw Banner being shocked by the sudden appearance of the blue portal. He then walked into the circle of light!
"What's wrong with this world? Has it always been this crazy? A wormhole? Are you kidding me? Even if we have the technology to create a practical wormhole, it's not going to be this easy!"
Banner stared at the circle of light that suddenly appeared, and the different space on the other side. He could tell that this was an uncharted territory for him. The magical technique collapsed Banner's decades of scientific knowledge!
However, he had no choice but to enter the portal obediently. As if he had entered an alien world, he walked slowly and carefully!