Twenty sonic cannons were activated simultaneously. Invisible ultrasound instantly enveloped Bronski. The waves of these sound waves were surging and intense, almost distorting the invisible air. And when they reached Bronski, he immediately felt a heavy pressure.
A difficult-to-describe soreness permeated the muscles and bones of his entire body, and his internal organs seemed to be writhing and twitching desperately, causing him to feel a nauseating urge. His brain was stimulated as if it were about to explode, and when he opened his eyes to look at things, everything in front of him seemed blurry.
This was only the internal sensation; the external feeling also caused Bronski great pain. It was as if his body was piled up with layers of walls. If it were only one or two layers of walls piled on his body, Bronski, with his current strength, would not feel anything. But now, the pressure he was enduring was no longer something that one or two layers of walls could cause. Instead, it was the enormous pressure from dozens, even hundreds of layers of walls. The air seemed to have solidified into a hard mass, completely enveloping him. It made him feel like a mosquito trapped in amber, and even breathing was difficult.
He began to roar desperately, but even the air he roared out was pushed back by the advancing ultrasonic waves. In front of these modern weapons of a state agency, he seemed to have completely lost the power to resist. General Ross, seeing this scene, revealed a satisfied smile.
"Prepare strong tranquilizers, even if it means using a harpoon meant for whales, inject the tranquilizer into him!"
He had just begun to instruct his Deputy, and at that moment, Bronski did something that greatly surprised him. He began to desperately pound the ground beneath his feet and started to vigorously dig into the soil below with his scaly hands.
Strictly speaking, ultrasonic weapons were not lethal to him; they would continuously torment his brain and deplete his physical strength. But even if the current situation continued, at most, it would only cause him to temporarily lose consciousness. However, Bronski understood very well that if he lost consciousness, what General Ross would do to him was an entirely unpredictable problem. Therefore, before the sonic weapons completely incapacitated him, he made a decision: to dig a tunnel.
Once he made up his mind, Bronski's movements became extremely fast. With his current strength, digging through concrete was no problem at all. In just a moment, his figure had disappeared from the surface. This immediately startled General Ross.
However, he was, after all, a seasoned individual, and at the critical moment, he did not panic at all. Instead, he calmly issued orders.
"Mobilize half of the sonic cannons to control Hulk, and the other half to stand by. Once that guy shows his head, attack immediately!"
He had verified that this weapon was also effective against giants of Hulk's caliber, so at this moment, he appeared full of confidence. However, Hulk was in great trouble.
Strictly speaking, his current strength was compromised. Although he had broken through the limitations of Samuel's antidote, forcibly transforming from Bruce Banner to Hulk through anger, his body was still affected to some extent by the antidote. Compared to the Hulk of the past, he was very weak now.
Coupled with being thrown dizzy by Bronski just now, he could barely stand steady. And at this moment, the high-frequency ultrasonic waves emitted by the ultrasonic cannons shot onto him. The powerful shockwaves intensified the dizziness in his brain, even causing him to lose his balance completely and fall to his knees on the ground.
Coupled with the immense pressure created by the ultrasonic cannons themselves, this angry Beast, Hulk, was completely restrained. Although he struggled desperately, even his struggling movements were pitifully small.
Watching Hulk's weak reaction to this weapon, General Ross finally revealed a smile of certain victory. "Quick, quickly control him. Our mission is about to be completed."
He hastily gave orders, a great joy filling his heart. His dream was within reach, he only needed to stretch out his hand to touch it. What a perfect thing this was. However, the more perfect something is, the more likely accidents are to occur.
A black-green Shadow shot down from the sky, accompanied by a huge sonic boom, suddenly appearing beside Hulk. When he landed on the ground, General Ross's eyes instantly widened.
He couldn't believe what his eyes saw, nor could he believe that someone would destroy everything he had at this most crucial moment. So he could only open his mouth wide, gnashing his teeth, and spit out the name he abhorred from his throat. "Dawn Knight!"
Yes, at this critical moment, Zhou Yi appeared, and his appearance completely ruined all of General Ross's plans.
He stood in front of Hulk, supporting a full-range psychic field. This field completely isolated the external ultrasonic waves, temporarily relieving Hulk's pain. Then, he shot high-energy heat rays from his eyes, like a sharp sword, slicing across the probes of those ultrasonic devices. While this did not cause any massive destruction, it was enough to render these devices useless. And without these ultrasonic weapons, the Military almost lost all means to disadvantage Hulk.
"What are you doing, Dawn Knight! Are you declaring war on the Military?" General Ross was almost driven to madness now; he shouted loudly through the plane's broadcast, venting the anger in his heart at Zhou Yi.
"Don't make it sound so scary, Your Excellency General. I am merely providing protection and assistance to a Scientist who was driven to a dead end by the Military, was inexplicably persecuted, and suffered an accident."
Facing General Ross's threatening questions, Zhou Yi was not at all intimidated. One must know that this was a capitalist country. What is a capitalist country? It is a place where capital is greater than democracy, greater than justice, and then greater than national interests.
As long as you occupy the first three, no matter which one, you can freely oppose this country. And the vast U.S. people will stand on your side. This is the most tragic aspect of this country's Government; their people simply don't trust them much.
"You are interfering with a Military operation. I can immediately issue a warrant for your arrest on charges of treason!" General Ross was still shouting, but in Zhou Yi's eyes, this was nothing more than the wailing of a defeated dog. He waved his hand casually and retorted.
"Go ahead, General. But I need to remind you, you have exhausted all your tricks. You are already at your wit's end with Hulk. If I were you, it would be better to leave early!"
Zhou Yi's words were harsh but also very realistic; General Ross indeed had no means left. But to let him leave like this, he was extremely unwilling. Because once he left, it meant he had completely failed. And he knew very well what kind of fate awaited failure.
Gritting his teeth fiercely, General Ross decided to make a desperate gamble. Even if it meant sacrificing the lives of his Soldiers, he would bring down Hulk.
"My orders, continue the attack. We must complete our mission, attack, attack!"
His words made his Deputy's face change, making him look at General Ross with a strange gaze.
"What, can't you hear me?" Seeing his Deputy's strange expression, General Ross flew into a rage.
And at this moment, the Deputy pulled out a gun and pointed it at him. "Sorry, General. Orders from higher up, we must retreat now!"
"Orders from higher up?" An incredulous expression appeared on General Ross's face. "Who is your superior, who do you work for, Soldier?"
"That's classified, Officer. However, we have taken over your duties, and everything here must now follow our command," the Deputy smiled and responded. "Furthermore, there is an order from the Department of Defense: all your duties have been relieved, Thaddeus Ross, General."
Hearing this, General Ross seemed to lose all supporting strength, slumping softly into his seat. He knew he was finished, and he would also become a sacrifice of compromise between the Department of Defense and the outside world. All this sudden happening almost instantly took away his belief.
His Deputy, however, gave him a sympathetic look, then pressed the earpiece to his ear.
"Officer, we have the situation under control. We are now commencing retreat."
"Very good, thank you for your hard work. The rest will be left to our Mr. Super." Coulson's voice came from his earpiece, meaning that the colossal entity hiding behind the scenes—S.H.I.E.L.D.—was the one who had delivered the fatal blow to General Ross.
However, although the methods were a bit underhanded, for the current situation, this was the best solution. Listening to Coulson's report in his ear, watching the Military gradually withdraw, leaving only the Police to maintain order at the scene, Zhou Yi nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Hulk and said.
"Now, we can talk, Mr. Banner!"
However, what answered him was Hulk's unwilling roar. His green eyes were fixed on the helicopter from which General Ross's voice had just come, and his heavy breathing was enough to show how angry he was now.
Zhou Yi saw his gaze and immediately warned him.
"Mr. Banner, if I were you, I would control myself. You know, I went to great lengths to get people to settle things here."
And at this moment, Jennifer, who had come with him, also quickly tried to soothe Hulk's emotions.
"Calm down, Bruce. Everything is over. Don't be too impulsive, impulsiveness is not good at this time."
However, the angry Hulk completely ignored the two of them. His anger towards General Ross was as terrifying as a gushing volcano. In his eyes, everything he had was thanks to this mad General, so as soon as he heard the General's voice, his anger uncontrollably erupted.
And in this anger, almost no one could appease him. He completely disregarded the two people's intentions, roared, and picked up a huge rock, throwing it towards the helicopter in the sky.
The boulder shot out with a terrifying whistle, its speed so fast that the pilot in the helicopter's eyes showed the most desperate fear. At this speed, he simply couldn't avoid the attack. And just as the boulder was about to hit the helicopter, Zhou Yi suddenly stretched out his hand towards it.
Powerful psychokinesis instantly stopped the boulder's momentum and held it suspended in the air. As Zhou Yi closed his five fingers, the huge rock was gradually pulverized by immense pressure until it became a pile of dust scattered by the wind.
And after doing all this, Zhou Yi coldly questioned Hank.
"Mr. Banner, is this a provocation?"