The scene rewinds to the moment when the helicopter crashes. Inside the pitch-black helicopter, Betty is the first to wake up.
"Dad!" Betty crawls to General Ross's side. "Are you okay? Let me help you."
Ross, in pain, is helped up by Betty. He says, "I'm fine. We need to get out of here!"
With difficulty, Ross and Betty move toward the open door of the helicopter.
At that moment, Hulk is being pinned against the wall by Abomination, his body pierced by spikes, letting out pained howls.
Seeing this, General Ross's expression begins to change.
Hulk, Lynch, Abomination...
One after another, monsters born from his Super Soldier program have turned against him, causing endless trouble.
Hulk and Lynch's incidents were kept under wraps by the higher-ups, as both sides had controlled the situation to a small scale.
But this time, Abomination's rampage through the streets of New York, with no restraint, has shattered the fragile harmony Ross had maintained for so long.
Ross couldn't help but wonder.
Had he truly made a mistake?
Was the Super Soldier program really a dead end?
Or...
Was it his methods, which he considered unimportant, that were the problem?
Hulk was falsely accused and forced to flee, while Lynch was captured and escaped, destroying a military base...
Perhaps the sacrifices he thought were necessary for the country, the selfless contributions he believed required no justification, were not something everyone could agree with...
And now, the time had come to make a choice.
Ross thought of the serum he had brought with him, not knowing why he had carried it along.
Now, Hulk was clearly no match for this stronger monster. If Hulk were killed, he, his daughter, and then New York City would be next...
If he used the serum on Hulk, there was a high chance it would succeed!
This could defeat the monster and prevent all the tragedy.
But if he used it...
Hulk would become even harder to control, and his Super Soldier program would be doomed.
Should he abandon the Super Soldier program or gamble on a chance to save everything?
Silently, he returned to the helicopter, slowly feeling around in the dark.
After a while, he came back to the door with a small package in hand.
Ross used all his strength to throw the small package toward Hulk.
"Hulk, take this down!"
Then, he slumped to the ground in despair.
He had made his choice—to give up on the ultimate soldier for a slim chance of saving himself, his daughter, Banner, and New York City.
This decision, without a doubt, negated all his efforts over the years.
It nullified his endurance, his painstaking plans, and all the evil deeds he had committed.
...
The small package arced through the air and landed at Hulk's side.
"Serum!"
With full awareness, Abomination immediately guessed what was in the package and pressed harder on Hulk.
Damn Ross!
He wouldn't let me use the serum but gives it to this brainless monster?
What right does it have?
Furious, Abomination pushed the spikes deeper into Hulk, causing him to howl in pain like a wounded beast.
Hulk's still-befuddled mind couldn't grasp the meaning of the package Ross had thrown, so he looked questioningly towards the helicopter.
What he saw was Betty's worried and sorrowful expression, on the verge of tears.
No!
He couldn't let her be sad!
Couldn't let her be hurt!
Stimulated by her expression, Hulk's eyes suddenly glowed with a deep, terrifying green light, and a surge of immense power filled his body.
"Roar!"
With a thunderous roar, Hulk grabbed Abomination's hands pressing on him and slowly pried them apart.
Hulk and Abomination locked hands, using every ounce of strength in a brutal struggle.
Abomination was shocked to find that Hulk's strength had unexpectedly surged, making it difficult for him to hold on.
Hulk, with one mighty push, flung Abomination away, and then immediately grabbed the flying Abomination and slammed him into the wall!
At that moment, a stray bullet flew in from somewhere, landing on the oil-soaked ground where the helicopter had crashed.
In an instant, flames erupted!
Seeing the flames creeping up the fuel toward the helicopter, Hulk tapped into his reserves, rushing over and swinging his massive hands to clap at the fire!
The force of his clap created a powerful gust of wind that instantly extinguished the flames on the helicopter!
As the flames disappeared, Betty reappeared at the door, only to see Abomination rising up behind Hulk.
"Watch out!" Betty shouted.
But it was too late; Hulk was struck down by a large metal chunk Abomination had found from somewhere!
Hulk fell to the ground, barely able to get up, only to be struck again by Abomination with the iron block!
This time, Hulk remained on the ground, not getting up for a long time.
Dragging the iron block, Abomination slowly raised it, but his target was no longer the fallen Hulk.
"General, do you have any last words?"
He glared at Ross with hatred, ready to eliminate the old man and Betty, so Hulk would experience pain.
The iron block rotated in the air, accumulating terrifying force. If it struck Ross and Betty, they would be crushed into pieces!
At this critical moment, Hulk felt another surge of new power.
Once again, he rose, raising both hands high above his head, letting out a roar unique to the Hulk!
"Hulk smash!"
With the rallying cry, he clenched his fists and smashed them into the ground with all his might!
The ground cracked under Hulk's mighty blow, creating a deep fissure!
The crack spread rapidly, reaching Abomination's feet in an instant, causing him to lose his footing just as he was about to deliver the fatal blow!
Abomination stumbled, the chain connected to the iron block slipped from his hands, and the block flew high into the air!
Abomination looked up in terror as the iron block plummeted straight down toward his head. Struggling to escape, he found himself stuck in the crack, unable to move!
With a thud!
The iron block crashed onto Abomination, with the chain wrapping around his neck!
Trapped by the fissure and bound by the chain, Abomination fell to the ground in agony.
Hulk seized the opportunity, grabbing the chain from behind and tightening it around Abomination's neck!
Abomination fought back furiously, finally pulling his foot out of the crack.
But Hulk refused to let go, locking the two in a violent struggle on the ground.
After several rounds, Abomination, gradually suffocating from the chokehold, began to weaken, falling under Hulk's control.
Abomination felt the chain tightening around his neck, his vision blurring as his hands flailed wildly.
Suddenly, he felt something.
Grabbing the object, he was about to strike Hulk with it when he realized what it was.
"Hulk, don't let him use that!"
Ross's panicked and fearful shout came from the side.
"Too late!"
Abomination laughed maniacally as he crushed the package in his hand, grabbing the serum inside and stabbing it into his leg!
"No!"
General Ross shouted in a mix of anger and fear.
"Kill him now, Hulk!"
Hearing this, Hulk, with a furious expression, tightened the chain around Abomination's neck, aiming to finish him off.
But at this moment, something strange was happening inside Abomination's body.
The serum he injected quickly took effect, merging with the highly adaptable gamma genes, then evolving!
Abomination's body convulsed, wracked with pain, as his green skin began to fade. The wounds all over his body started to heal, and his ugly skin grew more resilient...
Moments later, he managed to strike Hulk down in pain, continuing to roll on the ground as he rapidly transformed.
Meanwhile, Hulk, as if hit by a powerful blow, lost consciousness and lay motionless nearby.
...
[AN - Things are getting heated 🔥🔥]