After confirming Banner had settled at Stanley's Pizza, Meng Ran piloted his single-person aircraft and quickly arrived in Virginia.
Meng Ran looked at the pizza shop in front of him. With a thought, he concealed his form and entered Ghost Stealth Mode. He stealthily made his way to the room where Banner was staying.
In the room, although Banner had already washed up and was lying in bed, he hadn't fallen asleep yet.
His eyes were fixed on the ceiling, lost in thought.
Meng Ran, seeing that Banner wasn't asleep, didn't rush. Instead, he sat in a chair and waited for him to fall asleep. After all, he couldn't act rashly; otherwise, it would be bad if the Hulk came out.
Meng Ran sat in the chair and waited. After a while, Banner still showed no signs of sleeping. He was tossing and turning in bed, seemingly pondering something.
Meng Ran decided not to wait any longer; there was no telling how long it would take. He decided to help Banner fall asleep quickly.
Meng Ran flipped his hand, and a small test tube appeared. Inside the tube was some Sleeping Potion that could help induce sleep. It could be mixed with water or sprayed around to release a gas.
Meng Ran couldn't make Banner drink it, so he could only silently sprinkle the Sleeping Potion around Banner's bed and wait for it to take effect.
This stuff really worked. A few minutes after sprinkling the Sleeping Potion, Banner drifted off into a deep sleep.
Seeing that Banner had finally fallen asleep, Meng Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
He really didn't dare to act rashly if he didn't let Banner fall asleep.
If he accidentally brought out the Hulk, the city would be in trouble tonight. The Hulk's demolition skills were top-notch, guaranteeing the city would be torn down completely in one night.
Meng Ran slowly crept to Banner's bedside, hovering his hand over his head, and then, just like he had possessed Tony that day, he let Venom seep into his body.
He didn't know if it was because Banner's situation was special, but this time, the possession by Venom took a little longer.
After a while, Venom finally finished possessing him and returned to Meng Ran's body.
As soon as he was back in Meng Ran's body, Venom started to complain. "This guy's body is too complicated. If I hadn't evolved quite a bit, I might not have been able to handle him."
After complaining, Venom chuckled and said to Meng Ran, "Considering how hard I worked, wouldn't it be fair to get unlimited ribs and jianbing guozi?"
Meng Ran knew what Venom was like. He didn't agree, but just said calmly, "That depends on your performance. I'll see the results this time first."
After saying that, Meng Ran instantly teleported out of the room and arrived outside Stanley's Pizza.
He sat on the roof of a nearby building, and then immersed himself in his thoughts to check the results this time.
The system's familiar electronic voice rang in Meng Ran's mind again.
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a new ability!"
"Obtained Supernatural Intellect, greatly enhancing the host's brainpower and mental strength!"
"Mmm, not bad, not bad," Meng Ran nodded, then continued listening.
After the prompt indicating Meng Ran had obtained Supernatural Intellect, the system fell silent.
"Huh? That's it?"
"What's going on?" Meng Ran was a bit bewildered, unsure what was happening.
"What about physique? What about strength? That huge Hulk! Those awesome abilities! Gone?"
"System, come out and explain this to me! Translate! What exactly is going on here?"
Meng Ran was a little frustrated. This was not quite what he had anticipated. Why wasn't it following the usual script? Why did he only get intelligence after possessing Banner? Where were the Hulk's abilities?
Where was the strength? Where was the physique? Did Venom eat them? Give them back!
Meng Ran was thinking wildly about the reasons for this situation, and finally, his gaze fell on Venom.
Venom watched Meng Ran's unfriendly expression and his heart skipped a beat.
"Um... well, there's a saying, the most important thing is to be happy, you have to know how to be content!"
Venom was getting nervous being stared at by Meng Ran, and hurriedly spoke to comfort him.
"Seeing you so sad, how about I don't eat the crepe? I just want the ribs." Venom was very generous and patted Meng Ran's shoulder with its little hand, and said to him.
After Venom's comfort, Meng Ran didn't become happy, but instead became even more unhappy.
He grabbed Venom's face and kneaded it into a ball, then angrily said, "You still dare to be naughty with me? Watch me knead you into a baozi!"
"Argh! I'm so angry! Why isn't the system answering me."
Meng Ran kneaded Venom while asking the system in his mind, and this time the system finally didn't remain silent, but gave an answer.
"Because of the Hulk's unique nature within Doctor Banner, the host cannot currently possess Banner to gain the Hulk's abilities."
"Based on the current relationship between Banner and the Hulk, the host can only gain the Hulk's abilities by possessing him when he transforms into the Hulk."
"It is recommended that the host forcibly possess Doctor Banner after he transforms into the Hulk."
Hearing the system's response, Meng Ran understood.
"So, that's how it is." Meng Ran murmured softly. Initially, he was a bit surprised that he hadn't obtained the Hulk's abilities, but after that moment, he had already made a guess in his mind.
Because, as far as he knew, the relationship between Banner and the Hulk wasn't harmonious currently; they could even be said to hate each other. So, Meng Ran had just thought that perhaps this was the reason he didn't get both abilities at once.
Venom heard Meng Ran's whisper and immediately said indignantly, "That's too much! You already guessed the reason, so why are you still messing with me?"
Meng Ran rolled his eyes at him and said, annoyed, "Who told you to be so cheeky, huh!"
"And I didn't even use much force, yet you were screaming bloody murder."
"You deserve an Oscar."
Venom, realizing he'd been seen through, stopped acting tough and said in a hoarse, embarrassed voice, "The ribs?"
"Forget it, no ribs for you," Meng Ran said decisively before Venom could finish.
Crack! Venom was struck dumb by the news, instantly deflating.
Meng Ran watched Venom's devastated reaction and stopped teasing him, chuckling, "Alright, alright~ Just kidding. You can't have your fill, but you'll get some ribs."
"Really?" Venom asked pitifully, his hoarse voice extremely out of sync with his attempt to be cute.
Meng Ran patted its head and said, "Of course, really!"
Venom, having received Meng Ran's definite answer, immediately perked up and regained its spirits.
The forced possession mentioned by the system at the end was an ability Venom had gained after its evolution.
In fact, Venom had shown a tendency to evolve in this direction even in its previous possessions.
For example, when it possessed Doctor Lizard and the Blackwater Squad. At that time, Venom's possession already carried a hint of forced possession.
However, because both Doctor Lizard and the Blackwater Squad had already been dealt with by Meng Ran and couldn't cause any trouble, it could only be considered an incomplete, forceful possession.
Now, after evolving, Venom had fully awakened this ability.
In simple terms, the function of this ability was to forcibly restrain the target and possess them, then instantly extract their abilities, with very powerful effects.
Since the effect was so powerful, it would definitely require a certain price to be paid.
The cost of using this skill is that Venom will be in a weakened state for a period of time. During this period, Venom's boost to Meng Ran's combat effectiveness will be reduced, and it won't be able to merge again.
This will actually impact Meng Ran's combat ability, because right now, Meng Ran's strongest state is his own power plus Venom's combat enhancement.
Meng Ran estimated that if Venom entered a weakened state after a powerful merge, his strength would probably be reduced to 70% of his full capacity. So, the cost of using this skill is actually quite high.
But if this cost could get him Hulk's physique and strength, Meng Ran thought it would still be worth it.
Meng Ran also knew that if he were to fight Hulk in his current state, it would be a fifty-fifty chance.
Because he had many methods and abilities, and his strength and physique were not weak, Meng Ran could normally hold his own against Hulk.
But Hulk had a very overpowered ability: the angrier he got, the stronger he became. If Hulk entered this state and was extremely angry, Meng Ran estimated the odds might shift to a four-six or even a three-seven split.
But if Meng Ran could gain Hulk's physique and strength, he could be sure of overwhelming Hulk.
Even at 70% of his power, Meng Ran could easily beat the Hulk.
After weighing the pros and cons, Meng Ran made up his mind. He then discussed the matter with Venom, and they haggled over the price of the deal – how many pounds of ribs would be enough.
In the end, the man and the symbiote settled on two hundred pounds of ribs, and they reached an agreement.
Actually, Meng Ran could have forced Venom to comply, but he didn't want to.
Even though he now possessed superhuman abilities, he still wanted to maintain a kind heart.
Having decided how to deal with the Hulk, Meng Ran then thought about the relationship between the Hulk and Banner.
He wondered if he could use his methods to help Banner, allowing him to reconcile with the Hulk as soon as possible. After all, the Hulk was a very important combatant during the Battle of New York.
If Banner and the Hulk reconciled, his combat power would definitely become stronger, which would be a good thing for the entire world.
Thinking of this, Meng Ran's gaze drifted through the window and landed on the sleeping Banner.
"Perhaps I can give him a good dream."
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