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Chapter 499 Banner: I don't know
When Bruce woke up again, he was already lying on a hospital bed, his body covered in bandages and wires. The wires were connected to medical monitoring equipment nearby. What surprised him was that he was not in a hospital room, but in a tent.
His consciousness gradually cleared. Suddenly, he seemed to hear a sound of arguing from outside. Bruce was familiar with the sound; it sounded like his girlfriend Betty.
The arguing finally stopped. With a whoosh, the curtain of the tent was lifted. No warm sunlight shone in. Bruce guessed that it must be late outside, and he didn't know how long he had been unconscious.
"Bruce!" Betty, who had been furious just a second ago, immediately became overjoyed when she saw Bruce awake. She quickly walked to the hospital bed and wanted to reach out to touch him, but she was intimidated by the various equipment on Bruce's body and ultimately didn't dare to.
"What exactly happened, Betty?" Bruce tried hard to sit up, but the pain in his body made him give up.
"Don't move, Bruce, don't move." Betty hurriedly stopped her boyfriend's movements, then sat down on the chair beside him, sighed, and began to explain.
After hearing that a Giant riot had occurred in the city, a surprised expression appeared on Bruce's face. Before he could continue to ask, the curtain of the tent was lifted again.
Hearing the sound of the curtain being lifted from behind, an angry expression reappeared on Betty's face. She immediately stood up, turned around, and began to rage.
"Didn't I say, Bruce needs peace and quiet now... Oh, Papa."
The first half of her sentence was very imposing, but when she saw General Ross walking into the tent, Betty's imposing manner vanished instantly. Behind General Ross were his subordinate, the fully armed Glenn Talbot.
General Ross, who had been yelled at, was not angry. He acted as if nothing had happened, just patted Betty's shoulder, and then walked to the hospital bed.
"How are you feeling?" General Ross sat down on the chair like an old man visiting family. If it weren't for his military uniform and military rank, no one would have guessed that he was the number one figure in the military today, capable of running for President.
"Not bad, at least I'm not dead." Bruce wanted to smile, but found that the gauze wrapped around his head prevented him.
"And with all your limbs intact." Ross sized up Bruce. "I have to say, you're really lucky, Bruce. You were clearly closest to that experiment subject named Robert, but you only suffered such minor injuries."
"Maybe." Bruce didn't know how to answer, so he could only reply ambiguously.
Ross then exchanged a few more pleasantries with Bruce. Seeing that the other party was responding fluently, he decided to get to the main topic.
"I'll make it short, Bruce." General Ross straightened his back, regaining the aura befitting a soldier.
"Regarding the group of Monsters currently wreaking havoc in New York City, do you have any method? After all, they were created by you."
"This is also what I wanted to tell you, General Ross." Bruce was not flustered at all. He used the hand with the IV drip to push up his glasses. "I am not aware of the Giant matter."
"Bastard!" Glenn Talbot, who had been silent and almost invisible, suddenly shouted. He glared at Bruce angrily, as if he wanted to devour him alive.
"Are you trying to evade your responsibility? You need to know that those monsters have already destroyed half of New York City, and countless civilians have been killed or injured. The soldiers have also suffered heavy casualties."
Glenn became more and more agitated as he spoke, even rushing to the hospital bed and pointing his finger at Bruce.
"You need to know that to save you, General Ross even dispatched the most elite team, just to rescue you so we could deal with the current situation. After waking up, you don't even think about making up for your mistake, but choose to evade responsibility at the first moment! You coward!"
Glenn cursed, but he always stood behind the seated General Ross, not taking a step beyond the line. General Ross didn't stop him either. At this moment, it seemed like he and Glenn had switched roles. He became silent, while Glenn stood in the foreground.
Betty hurriedly walked over and stood in front of Bruce, defending him, "I believe Bruce. He is not a liar. If he says he doesn't know, then it definitely wasn't him."
When Glenn saw the Superior's daughter suddenly jump out, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared. General Ross, who had been composed, also felt helpless.
"Thank you for your trust, Betty." Bruce placed his hand on Betty's arm. He was very touched by his girlfriend's unconditional trust. Then he had even more reason to explain this matter clearly.
"I am not lying, General Ross and Mr. Glenn. When I just asked Betty, she mentioned the Giants in the city, and I was also completely confused."
Bruce sat up with Betty's help. General Ross looked puzzled. Bruce's injuries didn't seem to support him being so energetic, right?
"From what you've said, I understand what happened. You think the Giants that appeared in the city are related to the Super Soldier Serum I research and development, right?"
General Ross nodded. Although the public was not aware, his confidant who knew the inside story all thought so, and of course, he himself also thought so.
"I can assure you, General Ross." Bruce looked seriously into Ross's eyes. "The normal version Super Soldier Serum I invented cannot turn a human into that kind of monster who is five or six meters tall. People injected with it will only become Super Soldiers like Captain America."
"Then what about the Giants in the city? That's all ironclad proof." Glenn retorted.
"I don't know." Bruce replied. "Before seeing the main body, I cannot give any advice, but I swear that those serums have undergone rigorous experiments. To increase the volume of the injected, whether it's lab rat or any living experimental body, no related symptom has ever appeared."
"Then what about Robert?" A glint of light flashed in General Ross's eyes. Under his surveillance, he had long noticed that Bruce's attitude towards this Target Number One was different. Originally, he thought it was just because Robert was personally reviewed by Bruce, but now it seemed that it was far from that simple.
Bruce paused, and after a moment of silence, he continued, "Yes, the serum Robert injected is different from that of ordinary volunteer. What he injected was the upgraded version I improved. This serum has not undergone lab rat experiments before, so I don't know what it can bring."
"Then how could you use it on a human! Bruce!" Betty looked at the man on the hospital bed in disbelief, as if she was getting to know him again.
"I didn't inject it into him." Bruce sighed. "Robert happened to hear about me making the Super Serum. Cancer was eroding his body day by day. He begged me to inject him with this serum to seek a lifeline. I refused, but he stole it and injected himself."
"By the time I knew, it was already too late. Helpless, I could only accept reality and then record Robert's changes every day."
"What changes did he have?" General Ross continued to ask.
"He seems to have developed spirit problems." Bruce said, recalling as he spoke.
"Robert always said that something was communicating with him in his dream. He became neurotic and no longer trusted anyone. Apart from that, I didn't find anything unusual, and even his cancer didn't get better."
(End of Chapter)
When Bruce woke up again, he was already lying on a hospital bed, his body covered in bandages and wires. The wires were connected to medical monitoring equipment nearby. What surprised him was that he was not in a hospital room, but in a tent.
His consciousness gradually cleared. Suddenly, he seemed to hear a sound of arguing from outside. Bruce was familiar with the sound; it sounded like his girlfriend Betty.
The arguing finally stopped. With a whoosh, the curtain of the tent was lifted. No warm sunlight shone in. Bruce guessed that it must be late outside, and he didn't know how long he had been unconscious.
"Bruce!" Betty, who had been furious just a second ago, immediately became overjoyed when she saw Bruce awake. She quickly walked to the hospital bed and wanted to reach out to touch him, but she was intimidated by the various equipment on Bruce's body and ultimately didn't dare to.
"What exactly happened, Betty?" Bruce tried hard to sit up, but the pain in his body made him give up.
"Don't move, Bruce, don't move." Betty hurriedly stopped her boyfriend's movements, then sat down on the chair beside him, sighed, and began to explain.
After hearing that a Giant riot had occurred in the city, a surprised expression appeared on Bruce's face. Before he could continue to ask, the curtain of the tent was lifted again.
Hearing the sound of the curtain being lifted from behind, an angry expression reappeared on Betty's face. She immediately stood up, turned around, and began to rage.
"Didn't I say, Bruce needs peace and quiet now... Oh, Papa."
The first half of her sentence was very imposing, but when she saw General Ross walking into the tent, Betty's imposing manner vanished instantly. Behind General Ross were his subordinate, the fully armed Glenn Talbot.
General Ross, who had been yelled at, was not angry. He acted as if nothing had happened, just patted Betty's shoulder, and then walked to the hospital bed.
"How are you feeling?" General Ross sat down on the chair like an old man visiting family. If it weren't for his military uniform and military rank, no one would have guessed that he was the number one figure in the military today, capable of running for President.
"Not bad, at least I'm not dead." Bruce wanted to smile, but found that the gauze wrapped around his head prevented him.
"And with all your limbs intact." Ross sized up Bruce. "I have to say, you're really lucky, Bruce. You were clearly closest to that experiment subject named Robert, but you only suffered such minor injuries."
"Maybe." Bruce didn't know how to answer, so he could only reply ambiguously.
Ross then exchanged a few more pleasantries with Bruce. Seeing that the other party was responding fluently, he decided to get to the main topic.
"I'll make it short, Bruce." General Ross straightened his back, regaining the aura befitting a soldier.
"Regarding the group of Monsters currently wreaking havoc in New York City, do you have any method? After all, they were created by you."
"This is also what I wanted to tell you, General Ross." Bruce was not flustered at all. He used the hand with the IV drip to push up his glasses. "I am not aware of the Giant matter."
"Bastard!" Glenn Talbot, who had been silent and almost invisible, suddenly shouted. He glared at Bruce angrily, as if he wanted to devour him alive.
"Are you trying to evade your responsibility? You need to know that those monsters have already destroyed half of New York City, and countless civilians have been killed or injured. The soldiers have also suffered heavy casualties."
Glenn became more and more agitated as he spoke, even rushing to the hospital bed and pointing his finger at Bruce.
"You need to know that to save you, General Ross even dispatched the most elite team, just to rescue you so we could deal with the current situation. After waking up, you don't even think about making up for your mistake, but choose to evade responsibility at the first moment! You coward!"
Glenn cursed, but he always stood behind the seated General Ross, not taking a step beyond the line. General Ross didn't stop him either. At this moment, it seemed like he and Glenn had switched roles. He became silent, while Glenn stood in the foreground.
Betty hurriedly walked over and stood in front of Bruce, defending him, "I believe Bruce. He is not a liar. If he says he doesn't know, then it definitely wasn't him."
When Glenn saw the Superior's daughter suddenly jump out, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared. General Ross, who had been composed, also felt helpless.
"Thank you for your trust, Betty." Bruce placed his hand on Betty's arm. He was very touched by his girlfriend's unconditional trust. Then he had even more reason to explain this matter clearly.
"I am not lying, General Ross and Mr. Glenn. When I just asked Betty, she mentioned the Giants in the city, and I was also completely confused."
Bruce sat up with Betty's help. General Ross looked puzzled. Bruce's injuries didn't seem to support him being so energetic, right?
"From what you've said, I understand what happened. You think the Giants that appeared in the city are related to the Super Soldier Serum I research and development, right?"
General Ross nodded. Although the public was not aware, his confidant who knew the inside story all thought so, and of course, he himself also thought so.
"I can assure you, General Ross." Bruce looked seriously into Ross's eyes. "The normal version Super Soldier Serum I invented cannot turn a human into that kind of monster who is five or six meters tall. People injected with it will only become Super Soldiers like Captain America."
"Then what about the Giants in the city? That's all ironclad proof." Glenn retorted.
"I don't know." Bruce replied. "Before seeing the main body, I cannot give any advice, but I swear that those serums have undergone rigorous experiments. To increase the volume of the injected, whether it's lab rat or any living experimental body, no related symptom has ever appeared."
"Then what about Robert?" A glint of light flashed in General Ross's eyes. Under his surveillance, he had long noticed that Bruce's attitude towards this Target Number One was different. Originally, he thought it was just because Robert was personally reviewed by Bruce, but now it seemed that it was far from that simple.
Bruce paused, and after a moment of silence, he continued, "Yes, the serum Robert injected is different from that of ordinary volunteer. What he injected was the upgraded version I improved. This serum has not undergone lab rat experiments before, so I don't know what it can bring."
"Then how could you use it on a human! Bruce!" Betty looked at the man on the hospital bed in disbelief, as if she was getting to know him again.
"I didn't inject it into him." Bruce sighed. "Robert happened to hear about me making the Super Serum. Cancer was eroding his body day by day. He begged me to inject him with this serum to seek a lifeline. I refused, but he stole it and injected himself."
"By the time I knew, it was already too late. Helpless, I could only accept reality and then record Robert's changes every day."
"What changes did he have?" General Ross continued to ask.
"He seems to have developed spirit problems." Bruce said, recalling as he spoke.
"Robert always said that something was communicating with him in his dream. He became neurotic and no longer trusted anyone. Apart from that, I didn't find anything unusual, and even his cancer didn't get better."
(End of Chapter)
