Chapter 739: Buzzing Minds (Part 1) (Patreon)

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Thanos and Hulk, who is stronger?

In the Marvel universe, there's a comprehensive theory for comparing combat power, but it also depends on the state of both parties.

Now, looking at it, Thanos doesn't have the Infinity Gauntlet. This time, he didn't bring a spaceship, didn't bring a war chariot, and didn't even bring subordinates. He came alone because he had been enraged to the point of nearly having a stroke twice in a row. His tactical mind wasn't very clear due to anger, and his combat power was significantly reduced.

But similarly, even though Hulk is known for being unbeatable in terms of strength, in later stories, he reveals an even more powerful background. However, at this moment, he has already vented some of his anger on various planets, and if his anger isn't sufficient, his strength will decrease.

Both of them are not in their peak states, making it difficult to determine who is stronger or weaker. But one thing is for sure, both of them are itching for a fight.

Hulk, transformed, is about 7 feet tall, while Thanos is around 6.5 feet. When these two giants clash, the force generated shakes the very fabric of space.

They engage in combat while the remaining four individuals appear in a nearby spatial space. Doctor Strange squints as he watches the central battlefield and asks, "What's happening? Who is Hulk fighting with?"

At this moment, the two are evenly matched, with Thanos having a slight advantage. But precisely because he can't overpower Hulk, Hulk is getting angrier and angrier.

Anger serves as his adrenaline, and each blocked attack increases his anger. Soon, Thanos realizes that the green creature in front of him is getting stronger with each blow.

Schiller understands this better than anyone. Once Hulk reaches the pinnacle of anger, he stabilizes in a state often called "Green Ruin," in which he is exceptionally powerful. Without the Infinity Gauntlet and without subordinates and an army, Thanos is at a disadvantage.

"Do we just watch them fight like this?" Charles frowns and says, "Stark shakes his head and says, "Don't worry. According to Venom, that purple-skinned person is Eternity Titan, and he seems pretty tough."

"No, I'm worried about Banner. I'm afraid he's in danger," Charles says, looking worried.

"Don't worry, Professor. Hulk finally has a good punching bag like this. The more he vents his anger, the more his emotions will benefit him. This is good for his mental state," Schiller nods and says.

So, the four of them watch the spectacle calmly.

Close-quarters combat always carries a primal sense of beauty, sparking adrenaline in people. Although the two big guys don't employ many techniques, their punches and blows are extremely satisfying.

"It seems like I should improve my anti-Hulk armor," Stark says, rubbing his arms. "The more intense the attack, the more it will provoke his anger and make him stronger. Going head-to-head isn't a good choice."

"Trust me, if you try to go head-to-head with him, you'll regret it someday," Schiller pats his shoulder.

Just as they are discussing this, Thanos attacks again, landing a punch on the side of Hulk's face. However, Hulk merely tilts his head slightly and then counters with a left hook, sending Thanos flying.

His state is gradually approaching its peak, while the poorly performing Thanos regains some clarity. Why did he engage in close combat with this green giant?

With this in mind, he quickly creates distance, intending to counter Hulk with ranged attacks. He extends a hand, gathering energy in his palm and releases an energy wave, sending Hulk, who had jumped into the air, flying.

"I'll go help him," Stark says. "Hulk doesn't have ranged capabilities; he needs someone to provide remote support."

With that, Venom takes him into the fray. Of course, Thanos despises Venom for throwing a wrench into his plans. Without a second thought, he shifts his focus to Stark and begins attacking him.

Hulk continues to roar, wanting to take on Thanos, but he's repeatedly repelled. As he maintains extreme emotions for an extended period, his mental state starts to decline, and his strength diminishes.

Perhaps Hulk's consciousness is weakening, and Bruce Banner's rationality is gradually returning.

During the transition between the two, when the Hulk hasn't fully reverted to his normal self but is already under Banner's mental dominance, he assesses the situation on the field.

Unlike Hulk, who lacks tactics, Dr. Banner possesses great intelligence. In a split second, he discerns that the purple giant is his enemy, and without Hulk, Stark may struggle.

Realizing that he's too far from his target, Banner-controlled Hulk instantly pulls out a halo. He grabs the halo and swings his arm in a circular motion, creating afterimages. Utilizing Hulk's remaining tremendous strength, he hurls the halo with incredible force.

Just as Hulk's figure slowly shrinks, the halo, with unmatched power and speed, slashes through the silent night sky.

At this moment, Thanos is fully focused on dealing with Stark. The tendrils behind him are difficult to evade, with almost no blind spots in their attacks, and his defenses are formidable, leaving Thanos struggling to find an opening.

Venom had previously absorbed a significant amount of energy and had an unimaginable number of symbiote factors. It had almost recreated the terrifying black tide of the Batmonster. Several of his attacks almost caused Thanos to crash.

Thanos had to concentrate on dealing with him and didn't notice a halo about the size of his head hurtling towards him at a terrifying speed.

However, Stark, facing him, had already spotted the halo. In unison with Venom, he shouted, "Move!"

With that, Stark's figure instantly dodged, and with a loud "bang," the halo struck Thanos on the back of his head.

In front of Stark, Thanos slowly toppled over. When Doctor Strange and Professor Charles arrived, Charles spoke, "From my observation of his brainwaves, he seems to have fainted."

Schiller looked at the halo at the scene of the incident, snapped his fingers, and the halo returned to his head. Then he started to search the ground while saying, "Where's the murder weapon? Why haven't we found it?"

"Since there's no murder weapon, this should be an accident. Let me see... he seems to have had a seizure, and he fainted suddenly after the onset. What should we do?" 

Stark rolled his eyes and said, "Stop fooling around and think about how we should handle this."

"First things first, Venom, give him a couple more punches!" Schiller said to Venom. Venom directly enveloped Stark's body with symbiote goo and, walking up, gave Thanos two punches on the back of his head.

"Oh, my hand!" Stark cried out. He said, "Damn, how is this guy's skull so hard?"

"I told you, he's a Titan," Venom shook his arm and said, "My strength isn't enough; he won't stay unconscious for long."

"Not enough strength?" Schiller squinted and asked. Then he turned his head and shouted, "Dr. Banner! Dr. Banner! Are you there? Professor Charles, please call Hulk out again and give him a couple of punches!"

"This..." Professor Charles was a bit conflicted on a moral level. He felt that it wasn't very honorable to bully an opponent who was already down.

But then, Stark spoke up, "This guy came after the Solar System. I'm afraid he has spies on Earth as well. We need to go back and investigate."

"But we can't just leave him here," Strange emphasized. "With his physical condition, he'll wake up in less than two minutes."

"Fine, I'll call Hulk out," Professor Charles said.

After a while, the roar of the Green Giant echoed again in the spatial space. Venom dragged Thanos's feet and, with a fierce spin, hurled Thanos to Hulk.

Hulk, who was currently lacking a toy to play with, delivered an uppercut, successfully prolonging Thanos's dizziness for a few more seconds.

Originally, Thanos wasn't so easy to subdue. But because Hulk had shamelessly ambushed him with a brick that was the hardest in the entire space, and he had swung it with all his might, combined with Hulk's strength and the intensity of the halo, it only managed to keep Thanos dizzy for one or two minutes. This level of cranial strength had far surpassed that of a normal individual.

However, it seemed that Hulk had become addicted to the fight. He threw punch after punch, sending Thanos flying through the air like a sandbag. If we were to analyze this using a fighting game mechanism, it would be considered a continuous juggle without touching the ground—a full combo KO.

Schiller had only wanted to teach Thanos a lesson and dissuade him from his ideas of attacking the Solar System. He didn't plan to defeat or kill Thanos as the ultimate goal, and even if Thanos had a penchant for destroying Earth, Schiller considered him a potentially useful ally. Even if Thanos constantly wanted to destroy Earth, Schiller didn't intend to kill him. At least, not until he had fully exploited his remaining value.

In his view, Hulk shouldn't be able to kill Thanos. After all, it was just fists, and Thanos would probably wake up after a while and make a hasty retreat.

But it was clear that he had underestimated Hulk's strength, as well as the hardness of the brick on his head.

When Thanos was knocked out by the halo, it seemed like a simple fainting, but in reality, he had suffered a concussion. At that time, he hadn't had time to use a substantial amount of energy to protect his head. Faced with such a powerful impact, his brain had suffered a certain degree of shock and damage.

In this situation, if he had simply lied down in a safe place and used his self-healing abilities, it would have taken him only a few tens of minutes to fully recover. However, first Venom gave him two punches, and then the Green Hulk continued to deliver blows, preventing him from waking up completely.

Just as he was about to regain some clarity, he would be controlled by the dizziness brought on by the concussion, followed by another punch.

In this way, Thanos repeatedly teetered between a brain injury and being battered, completely unable to break free.

Quantitative change led to qualitative change. Any humanoid creature would find it difficult to withstand multiple blows to the head, especially when the attacker wasn't an ordinary person but the renowned Hulk.

And so, Hulk landed another punch on Thanos's head, and this punch became the last straw that broke the camel's back—Thanos died.

However, in this Space, Death is not the end; Thanos's Soul would go to the Realm of Death.

Normally, Thanos was under a blacklist by the Realm of Death, meaning he couldn't enter it, so he wouldn't die.

However, earlier, Death wanted Thanos to find Schiller for her, so she temporarily removed Thanos from the blacklist. In other words, Thanos could now enter the Realm of Death.

And Thanos happened to enter the Realm of Death at the perfect time. Some time ago, Deadpool had been very busy, and Schiller's orders had been delayed, putting him in a bad mood. He hadn't come to see Death for a while. However, the young couple couldn't endure being apart for too long, and when they finally reunited after a long separation, it felt like a honeymoon.

As they were sweet-talking and getting closer, just one step away from the final step, suddenly, Death heard a "knock, knock, knock" on the door.

Death furrowed her brows, gently pushed away Deadpool, and said, "Darling, wait for me for a moment. Someone troublesome is here..."

"Oh, go ahead, my dear. I know you're a career-oriented woman. I'm willing to wait here for you until you have time. Smooch, smooch, smooch..."

The two of them tangled for a while longer, and finally, Death managed to extricate herself and went to the palace's backyard. She had originally thought that she would see both Thanos and Schiller together, but to her surprise, only Thanos had arrived.

Upon entering the Realm of Death, Thanos finally regained consciousness from his dazed state and saw his long-desired goddess before him. Without thinking, Thanos immediately embraced her.

Then, the angry voice of Death echoed in the Realm of Death:

"Get out!!!!"

In an instant, Thanos's Soul was kicked out of the Realm of Death, and he was resurrected.

However, resurrection only covered the revival, not healing. When Thanos's Soul returned to his body, his brain was still in a damaged state, so he remained dizzy.

And he was still faced with Hulk's gigantic fists, punch after punch. After over thirty consecutive blows, Thanos died again.

His Soul once again went to the Realm of Death. But this time, Death and Deadpool had already reached the final step of their most urgent business.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The annoying knocking sound resounded again, and Death impatiently shouted, "Get out!!!"

Thanos was resurrected again.

After resurrection, he was still dizzy, still subjected to a barrage of uppercut combos, and still facing the familiar Death.

And at this moment, Death and Deadpool were indeed at the very last step of their intimate affair when the knocking sound echoed in the Realm of Death again:

"Knock, knock, knock!!!!"

"Get out!!!"

"Knock, knock, knock!!!"

"Scoundrel, get lost!!!!"

"Knock, knock, knock!!!"

"Thanos!!!"

And so, Thanos was repeatedly killed, repeatedly sent to the Realm of Death, and Death had to repeatedly kick him out.

After this process had repeated dozens of times, Death finally couldn't take it anymore.

In the Eternity Temple, Eternity was cleaning his own temple when suddenly he heard a "knock, knock, knock" sound.

Then, a voice of frustration and grievance echoed in the Eternity Temple:

"Eternity!!!! Someone is bothering me!!!!!"

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