Chapter 338

After putting away all the Infinity Stones that the Observer had given him, Luode's figure directly left and headed toward the Avengers headquarters.

At this time, only Bruce Banner was in the Avengers headquarters, and Hawkeye was operating in the base.

The other Avengers members had already left. Just at the same time as Luode was dealing with Ultron just now.

The Avengers also received a report from Dr. Zhao Helen, so they all rushed out to deal with Ultron.

In the huge Avengers base, only these two people remained!

"Guys, I didn't detect that after Ultron just faced him, a mysterious smoke suddenly appeared and took Ultron away; all of Ultron's robots are like that."

"This must be some kind of space ability; could it be that Ultron developed some space ability and teleported himself away?"

"I don't know why, but Ultron seems to have suddenly disappeared from the Internet, and even JARVIS can't find him." Iron Man Tony Stark said.

At this time, Tony Stark, wearing his Iron Man armor, was flying above New York and had gotten in touch with his AI JARVIS.

And from the other party's mouth, we learned that Ultron, which was originally omnipresent in the Internet world, for some unknown reason, suddenly disappeared completely.

And the blue smoke that just appeared—calling it smoke, it's actually more like a portal; could this be Luode's doing? 'Do you know what caused it? That thing just now was a bit like a portal.'

"I'm not sure about that either, but everyone needs to be careful! It's best to act in pairs so Ultron doesn't get an opening." Dr. Bruce Banner said, looking at the big screen in front of him.

Because the Hulk has a huge instability factor, he usually only appears to fight in decisive battle situations.

Otherwise, the Hulk wouldn't be deployed, and Dr. Bruce Banner usually stays in the base to provide remote support for the Avengers.

At this moment, Hawkeye, who was responsible for protecting Bruce Banner, also saw Luode.

"Hey, Mr. Luode is back, Mr. Luode—Dr. Zhao Helen over there just found traces of Ultron, everyone else has already gone out, something seems to have happened over there, do you want to go support them?" After seeing Luode, Bruce Banner immediately greeted him and spoke.

Over the past few days, he and Luode have gotten along well, they've talked about many things, and we don't know why.

Tony Stark seemed to be expressing, intentionally or unintentionally, that if possible, he would respect it. Bruce Banner's choice allowed the Hulk to completely disappear.

Tony Stark's 180-degree turn surprised Dr. Bruce Banner somewhat, but all of this should be related to Mr. Luode in front of him.

"Dr. Bruce Banner, I'm fine now; Ultron has been completely dealt with by me, including the body he created.

"That smoke-like thing is actually my spatial portal; I captured all of the robot duplicates that Ultron created.

"Then I completely eradicated it from the network, so the Ultron crisis is now resolved; you can return to the base." Luode said with a smile.

Silence! Instant silence!

Even the people inside the Avengers' communicator fell silent, of course except for Miss Blue Dragon and Thor; those two knew Luode's true combat power.

"Wait! Mr. Luode, do you mean that in the short time you just went out, you already completely wiped out Ultron, right?" Hawkeye asked, somewhat incredulous.

In the Avengers' view, even if Luode is strong, he wouldn't be stronger than Thor by much.

That day, Tony Stark and Luode had a private talk, but afterward Iron Man didn't tell anyone about it.

So everyone also thought Luode was just a god like Thor.

"Well, it looks like we can clock out early today; I'm heading back." Iron Man Tony Stark said, then directly turned his armor around and headed back to the Avengers big brush.

"It's really you who did this, Luode—Ultron, in front of you, is practically like a baby; you could have destroyed it long ago, right?" The other Avengers also nodded at each other, then rode their respective vehicles toward the Avengers building.

Soon, the Avengers all gathered together again.

"Mr. Luode, how did you take down Ultron? Could it be that you've always had the ability to destroy it on your own?" Black Widow asked.

"Didn't I say that already? The body that Ultron created is what I used to kill him; he transferred his consciousness into that body.

"It's essentially like putting his soul into it, and as for the other duplicates, as long as we destroy the soul, they will naturally vanish from the Internet world." Luode said.

"Ah, I see! In any case, thank you, Mr. Luode, for resolving this crisis—it benefits us all." Still, the most upright Captain America was the first to thank Luode.

"You're welcome! Resolving this crisis is also what I promised Thor."

"Everyone, since this crisis has been resolved, I also have something to announce." Thor took a deep breath and spoke.

"Thor, what do you have to say?"

"That's right, everyone; Asgard is about to relocate collectively to another universe. If nothing unexpected happens in the future, I won't be returning to Earth, so we'll likely have to say goodbye, everyone."

"Wait, you mean this isn't just simply leaving Earth; you want to leave our universe and live in another universe." Dr. Bruce Banner asked.

"Have you really decided, Thor?"

"That's correct; Asgard faces a major crisis, and if we don't leave, we will have to bear this crisis.

"By then, over eighty percent of Asgard's population will die, including my father and mother; and the only way to solve this problem now is to leave this world." Thor nodded and spoke.

"All right, Thor! Although our first meeting wasn't pleasant, afterward we got along fairly well.

"In short, I wish you and your people get what you wish for, avoid the huge crisis, and don't forget us, your comrades on Earth—if you have the chance, perhaps you can come back to Earth for a visit." Iron Man Tony Stark said.

"Hurry up and leave! Hurry up and leave! If you two alien gods stay on Earth any longer, more things will happen; although Earth people are hospitable, even if you mean no harm, you will bring endless disaster to Earth."

Thor nodded upon hearing that, then together with Miss Blue Dragon, he gave his final farewells to Tony Stark and the others.

Afterward, he formally withdrew from the Avengers. "Dr. Bruce Banner, before I leave, I think I should help you solve the problem; it's time for you to free yourself from the Hulk's threat and live a somewhat normal life." Luode said.

During this time on Earth, aside from the Soul Stone, the remaining five Infinity Stones' energy in this universe has been fully extracted by Luode.

Now the only thing left is to take the Hulk away.

"I can't believe I'll one day be free of the big guy. Come on, Mr. Luode—this is my own decision; I've decided to completely get rid of the big guy." Dr. Bruce Banner took a deep breath and said.

At this moment, Agent Hill of S. H. I. E. L. D. and Black Widow still wanted to say something, but Tony Stark and Hawkeye beside them both shook their heads.

The Hulk is indeed powerful, but Earth doesn't absolutely need him; in fact, his presence on Earth causes even greater destruction, and Dr. Bruce Banner, it's also time for him to return to a normal life.

"Mr. Stark, could you prepare a more open space for us? Preferably a larger open area, and then make it more secluded." Luode intended to summon the Outer Path Magic Statue.

"No problem; if you need something secluded yet spacious, the basement beneath the building is large enough—I think it should suffice." Tony Stark nodded.

Bringing Luode, Dr. Bruce Banner, and the other Avengers members, they arrived at the basement of Tony Stark's company—a very spacious area covering over a thousand square meters.

"How about it, Mr. Luode—is this enough?"

Upon hearing that, Luode nodded; this place is just enough, as long as he doesn't reveal his true ten-tailed form.

Then the Outer Path Magic Statue is just a giant tens of meters tall; sitting cross-legged here shouldn't be too much of a problem.

As a spatial ripple appeared, a roughly seventy-meter-tall figure sat cross-legged on the ground, with ten huge eyes—an eerie humanoid statue appeared.

This weird statue is entirely like wood from head to toe, and the eyes on its head look extremely weird.

The Avengers members were obviously very curious about the heretical demon statue summoned by Luode, and began to size up this giant.

"This is something Luode summoned that can seal monsters; Luode can also summon a hundred‑meter‑tall giant, even a giant over a thousand meters tall, and a huge divine dragon." Thor said.

"That's really amazing."

"What should I do next, Mr. Luode?" Bruce Banner asked nervously.

"Don't worry, don't think of anything, don't do anything, empty your mind, and leave the rest to me."

Luode finished speaking and jumped onto the heretical demon statue, then clasped his hands together; a huge energy chain shot from the statue's mouth and directly bound Bruce Banner.

The chain seemed to pierce straight through Dr. Bruce Banner, making the Avengers members present feel tense.

"Don't worry, this is normal; look, Luode is now pulling that big green guy out." Thor hurriedly comforted his comrades, and then the Avengers members' emotions settled.

"This is a spell similar to sealing magic; it can drag the target out of his body, so just watch carefully." Miss Tyrell Gosar of the Blue Dragon said.

The last time he was in another world, he personally witnessed how Mr. Luode used this huge demon statue to seal those summoned beasts.

Soon a green energy was drawn out, visible to everyone, and a green bulky figure was slowly being peeled off.

He was pulled out of Bruce Banner's body, and everyone saw for the first time Dr. Bruce Banner and the Hulk existing together.

At this moment, Dr. Bruce Banner rolled his eyes, green light also spewed from his mouth, and everything belonging to the Hulk inside him was pulled out.

And Luode also controlled a chain to replenish the missing cellular energy, sustaining his life.

"Roar! Roar! NO!" The green bulk kept swinging his fists, trying to escape control.

At this moment the Hulk was extremely angry; Bruce Banner actually wanted to get rid of himself, and he felt that the Hulk's power was slowly being drawn away, completely leaving Bruce Banner.

But they are clearly one entity, they clearly belong to the same person!

"Why pull him out? Why target him? Whenever you're in danger, I'm the one protecting you!" Bruce Banner.

But you now actually want to abandon me; the green bulk grew angrier the more he thought, struggling wildly, and even the chain tied around his neck showed a crack.

Seeing this, Luode was also astonished; what the hell, this guy's strength is incredible! Nine tailed beasts could be dragged in at once, yet you can still resist, and even the heretical demon statue under his control is even stronger.

Thinking this, Luode began to fully mobilize the power of the heretical demon statue.

Soon several more chains flew out, completely controlling his hands, feet, and neck, and then pulled him toward the heretical demon statue.

"Roar! Hulk! Don't go over!" The Hulk kept struggling against the chains, but his resistance dwindled, his steps kept retreating, being pulled toward the heretical demon statue.

The Hulk looked furiously at Luode, then let out a loud roar and charged straight at him.

But his body is now bound by the energy chains, and he cannot break free from the pull of the heretical demon statue.

All his struggling was futile; soon the Hulk was completely dragged into the body of the heretical demon elephant.

The heretical demon elephant's eyes flashed a hint of green light, then returned to normal, and the Hulk was sealed away.

After the Hulk was sealed, the illusory chains also vanished, and Bruce Banner knelt on the ground, panting.

"Did we succeed? Did we, did we destroy the Hulk?"

"The Hulk has already been sealed by me; congratulations, Dr. Bruce Banner, you have completely rid yourself of the Hulk."

"Stark, punch me." (End of chapter)