Homelander: New Legacy

[44] : The Last Avenger

Banner had no idea who Doctor Strange or Wong was, but he instantly recognized the person in the Iron Man suit. As soon as he saw Iron Man, Banner felt a surge of relief. He had always trusted Tony Stark, just as Tony had always trusted him.

"Yes! That's the way! Give them hell!!"

The moment Iron Man and the others arrived, they clashed with two members of the Black Order. Seeing this, Banner excitedly cheered them on.

Iron Man's repulsor blasts and Doctor Strange's magical ropes alternated in attack. The Black Order members were caught off guard, and the Avengers had them on the ropes, barely allowing any chance to fight back.

Watching the battle, Banner was thrilled. He knew Iron Man wouldn't let him down. But as he watched, something started to feel off.

The ship's turbulence stirred up dust on the ground. Earlier, Iron Man and the others had been fighting within the smoke, so Banner could only make out vague shapes, just enough to know which side had the upper hand. But as the dust gradually settled, he noticed that Iron Man and the others seemed to be... biting the Black Order's skin with their mouths!?

"Guys... isn't this a bit much?"

Banner's mind went blank for a moment. He instinctively didn't want to think of the worst, so he tried to call out to the others to stop, but his voice caught their attention, and they turned their gaze towards him.

After the two members of the Black Order were bitten to death, Iron Man and the others stood up, walked out of the clearing dust, and stared directly at Banner.

"Oh no..."

When Iron Man and the others emerged, Banner finally saw what had happened to them. Their skin was pale, their mouths were covered in blood, and their eyes were filled with a monstrous hunger...

They had turned into zombies, just like something out of a horror movie.

"Oh no... no no..."

For a moment, Banner couldn't accept what he was seeing. He looked at Tony, now completely devoid of humanity, with deep sadness in his eyes. This wasn't how things were supposed to turn out.

But reality gave him no time to grieve. Seeing a living human in front of them, the zombified group charged at Banner, who immediately fled, shouting as he ran, "Don't eat me! I don't taste good! Oh my God!"

But the zombified Avengers didn't care about what Banner said. Doctor Strange's left hand glowed with golden light as he prepared to open a portal. In this critical moment, a red cape suddenly shot out, wrapping around Doctor Strange's arm and throwing him aside.

Banner kept running. Wong, who was standing on the other side of Doctor Strange, successfully cast a portal, instantly appearing in front of Banner.

But in the next moment, a crimson beam shot from afar, piercing Wong's skull through the portal!

"Oh... God, I'm gonna puke... I'm really gonna puke..."

Banner fell to the ground to avoid Wong. He stared in shock at Wong's now grisly corpse, patting his chest to keep from throwing up.

Wong's death made Banner realize that someone was trying to save him. He looked up and saw a figure in black combat gear, wearing a black cape, flying down from above.

"Hey, are you alright?"

The person in the black cape landed and showed concern for Banner.

"I'm fine... but... can someone explain what the hell is going on?! Who are you, and what happened to Tony and the others?"