#496 - Kryptonians vs???

That person?

The mention of Target Number One caused Yang Le to frown deeply. Could there be someone else pulling strings behind the scenes? Is there someone igniting the fuse behind Target Number One? Who could it be?

His super brain instantly provided Yang Le with numerous answers, but upon closer inspection, none of them held up.

The first suspect was General Ross. As the mastermind behind the Super Soldier Program, it was highly probable that he would instill certain ideologies into the test subjects to control these biological weapons in the future.

However, everything happening before him seemed to contradict General Ross's ultimate goal of becoming president. Currently, General Ross enjoyed high popularity among the public, and statistics indicated that his chances of becoming president were indeed significant. It would be difficult for other candidates to catch up to him.

With the current situation so favorable, he had no reason to destroy a country he was about to take over, as it would be detrimental to his work after assuming office.

A.I.M., which had been quite active recently? That didn't seem right either. The Super Soldier Program was General Ross's core project. Not only was there no record of collaboration with A.I.M. in the database, but even if A.I.M. had indeed joined forces with Ross, Ross had no reason to allow a group of newcomers who hadn't pledged loyalty to access his core secrets.

Howard Stark? Even less likely. The only benefit he could derive from this was securing a post-disaster reconstruction project.

As for the Bruce Banner in this universe, whom he had only seen in the data, as the most important researcher in the Super Soldier Program, he was indeed a suspect. Although the data added that Bruce didn't have access to the true goals of the Super Soldier Program, who could guarantee that he really didn't know?

After all, this wasn't the 616 universe. The Bruce who hadn't become the Hulk might not necessarily be a hero. For example, Murdock wasn't Daredevil but the leader of the Hand, a lackey of Kingpin, although Yang Le had already hypnotized him, turning him into a good person.

In Yang Le's opinion, the Bruce Banner with the least amount of information was the most suspicious.

With his super brain, Yang Le spent only a second running through all the suspects in his mind, but he still couldn't find a conclusive answer.

At this moment, Target Number One's appearance also changed. The previously exposed scalp with golden buzz cut had now transformed into a head of shoulder-length golden hair. His body was no longer as bloated as before. His height, which was nearly six meters, had shrunk by more than half. According to Yang Le's estimation, it was probably only about two meters, only about a head taller than him.

This didn't align with the Hulk's settings. Although the Hulk did have many other forms, there wasn't much difference between them. Never had there been one like Target Number One before him. Compared to his previous appearance, it could be said that there was no connection except for the green skin.

Just as Yang Le was astonished by Target Number One's transformation, Target Number One moved.

"Tap."

Robert stepped out with his right foot. In the next instant, he appeared in front of Yang Le. By the time Yang Le reached out to block his fist, the sonic boom arrived a step late. The ground Robert had just stepped on cracked in several places with a boom.

The air was compressed, making a grinding, twisting sound that made one's teeth ache. Yang Le looked incredulously at the fist resting on his arm. This punch actually made his arm feel numb.

Robert grinned savagely and threw another punch, even faster than the previous one. Yang Le couldn't react in time and was solidly hit in the face.

"Boom!"

Another sonic boom. In the blink of an eye, Yang Le was blasted thousands of meters away. The glass of the buildings along the way shattered, and the buildings that unfortunately appeared in Yang Le's path were all knocked down.

Before Yang Le could land, Robert, who had been following closely, leaped to a position higher than Yang Le and then fell at full speed, aiming to stomp on Yang Le's abdomen with both feet.

Yang Le suddenly opened his eyes. A crimson beam shot out from his eyes, piercing through Robert's feet and then through his chest. The scorching heat vision evaporated most of Robert's body, leaving almost only a head.

But almost as soon as Yang Le stopped the heat vision, Robert's body began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye—note that the naked eye speed here refers to that of a Kryptonian.

For other beings, Robert's recovery was almost instantaneous. If someone had been watching the battle and happened to blink, they might not have known what had happened.

This short moment for others was enough for Yang Le, who had become a Kryptonian, to regroup. Yang Le readjusted his posture and rushed towards Robert again.

"Boom!"

Yang Le's fist collided with Robert's fist in mid-air, and the resulting massive air burst even scattered the clouds in the sky.

Yang Le's eyes turned crimson again, and the heat vision, undiminished in power, shot at Robert's chest. At this moment, it could only push him back instead of piercing through his body as it had done a few seconds ago.

The scorching heat vision irritated Robert, and he waved his hand to disperse the crimson energy, charging towards Yang Le once again.

Seeing this, Yang Le took a deep breath, which even enlarged his chest. After Robert rushed to a sufficient distance, Yang Le immediately exhaled all the air stored in his lungs.

"Whoosh!"

The icy wind, like a steel knife, instantly froze Robert. Not missing this opportunity, Yang Le grabbed Robert, who had been frozen into an ice sculpture, and rushed out of the atmosphere, heading straight for the vast expanse of outer space.

Without the obstruction of the atmosphere, Yang Le was once again directly irradiated by the yellow sun. The yellow radiation healed all the cells in his body, and the feeling of omnipotence returned once again.

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Trapped in the cosmic space, Yang Le relied on his super hearing to hear the sound of Target Number One breaking free from the ice. Yang Le, who continued to gain strength, turned around again, just in time to meet Robert's bloodthirsty eyes as he rushed towards him.

His eyes turned crimson once again. Robert had seen this move many times and had no intention of paying attention to it. Driven by ferocity, he only wanted to destroy everything in front of him.

However, this time was different. The crimson energy even overflowed from Yang Le's eyes. As Yang Le's head moved, the red energy trailed a long tail like a streamer.

As the power accumulated, Yang Le no longer controlled this violent force. The crimson energy engulfed the two of them in an instant...

...

"Boom!"

"Wow!" Ben was awakened by a loud noise, straightened up, and vigilantly observed his surroundings. Only after he saw Reed and Susan with their backs to him did he relax slightly. He was about to ask the two in front of him about the situation when he was attracted by something even more dazzling.

"That is..." Ben stared blankly at the sky.

"The sun...exploded?"