Ross, as a person, always managed to appear at the worst possible moment.
Because of that, Alaric, who had almost forgotten about him, was forced to remember him again.
That kind of guy was best dealt with quickly, so he wouldn't ruin Alaric's mood every time he appeared later on.
Alaric frowned slightly, and his mental magic activated instantly Ross, who had just run up shouting loudly, suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
Alaric didn't kill him immediately, because now, in front of the public eye, if he were to lay a hand on a military general, it would create additional complications.
Alaric also didn't want various factions coming after him later, trying to pull him into their political games and calculations.
In that case, an irritated Alaric would probably slaughter them all.
But if he did that, it would go against the mission of Kamar-Taj.
The rule still stood, Alaric could not kill innocents without reason.
So he made a small adjustment to Ross and left something inside his mind.
As soon as Ross became angry or enraged, he would suddenly die of a stroke.
And it would look perfectly natural.
Based on Alaric's understanding of Ross, once he woke up, returned to the hospital, and found out that Abomination had been destroyed by Alaric, he would definitely lose his mind.
And that would be the end of him!
Moreover, since he had just witnessed something that reminded him of Hulk and his rage, no one would suspect that his death was unusual, they'd simply think he couldn't handle the shock, the mental pressure, or that he had just been too terrified.
"Dad!!"
"Sir!!"
Betty and the surviving adjutant saw Ross suddenly lose consciousness and quickly called for help.
As for whether Abomination was dead or alive, they didn't care in the slightest.
Betty said everything was fine as long as Hulk wasn't dead.
That annoying man was done for, and just as Alaric was about to finish the job, he was suddenly wrapped by a mental force.
"Who's this now…?"
Alaric paused, sensed the source of the psychic force, then shook his head and ignored it.
A dazzling golden light appeared in his hands.
Abomination sensed danger and tried to rise, but immediately felt immense pressure surrounding him, constantly weighing down his body.
Even though there was nothing physically around him.
Alaric had activated a magical spatial domain, locking down the area so Abomination couldn't do anything rash.
[Spatial Domain: You can create a specific spatial field around yourself, and within that field you can block, restrain, control, and attack any enemy.]
A beam of energy, glowing with golden light, pierced through Abomination's skull, and although his body reflexively tried to regenerate due to its powerful healing ability…
Alaric then completely enveloped Abomination's brain with the energy beam.
When the sunlight-like glow faded, Abomination's brain was completely annihilated.
"If the body remains, there'll be trouble again."
Alaric believed that even though the creature was now dead, if the body remained, the military would definitely use it for experiments.
Instead, it was better to destroy it entirely.
Just look at how many people had died because of the super-soldier formula, how many monsters were created, and how many superheroes had been born?
Alaric cast black-gold flames and then vanished into the air.
Below, the divine fire burned on Abomination's body, and after some time, turned it completely to ash.
When they saw Alaric disappear, many soldiers gathered the courage to approach. When they saw the fire on Abomination's body, they tried to put it out.
But they quickly realized that neither water nor carbon dioxide fire extinguishers could quench those flames.
So they could only stand aside and watch.
Deep down, they knew that when their General Ross woke up and discovered that not even Abomination's body remained, he'd definitely pass out again from rage.
And they were half right, the next day, Ross suddenly died in the hospital from a stroke caused by suffocation.
...
"It's done!!"
"The monster is dead!"
"Oh!!"
"This guy is so handsome!!"
"Find his personal info!!"
...
"Wow! Simple as that! Your boyfriend is amazing!!"
"He's the perfect choice!!"
"Jane, didn't you say you didn't want to fall in love because it would distract you from your research? Leave him to me! I'm ready to sacrifice myself for you!!"
Darcy grabbed Jane by the shoulders and shook her back and forth endlessly, fuming because she was the one who had spotted the handsome guy first, yet he had looked at Jane!
Ugh, she was so mad!!
"Hmph! Don't even think about it! He's mine!!"
Jane was filled with excitement, and the moment she heard Darcy, she refused without hesitation!
Even though she and Alaric had only known each other for a few days and weren't in a relationship yet, Jane felt she had to take the initiative!
It was rare to meet a handsome man who was also interested in astronomy, and on top of that, a superhero who radiated a sense of safety!
Jane had to try!!
There was no way she was letting anyone steal Alaric from her!!
...
"Wade, your friend is incredible, are you sure he's not a mutant?"
Vanessa sighed.
She had thought that Wade's body, which could heal infinitely, was already impressive enough, but what Alaric had just shown was even more astonishing.
And the fact that someone so powerful wasn't a mutant made Vanessa even more curious, how had Alaric become so strong?
"He said he's a wizard!"
"A wizard?"
"Yeah! Like Gandalf and Harry Potter from the movies! But I think Alaric is stronger than all of them!!"
Aside from the superheroes, this world wasn't much different from the real one.
Many figures from real life also existed in the Marvel Universe, such as Leonardo DiCaprio and other celebrities, they were real too.
...
"I'd really love to ask him how to become a superhero!"
"Ah! Too bad he's not like Iron Man, so I could approach him and ask."
Gwen walked home full of regret.
...
On the nearby rooftop.
Alaric found Tony waiting for him.
"You wanted to ask me something?"
"Ah, yeah…"
Tony rubbed his helmet, not knowing how to start.
"Just say it already, don't beat around the bush like you're on a date."
Alaric looked at him blankly.
"Damn it, do I look like I need to go on a date? With this face, you have no idea how many women would love to go out with me!"
"Yeah, yeah, you're right… But if you're not gonna talk, I'm going home."
"Alright… I wanted to ask you… Do you treat illnesses? Like, poisoning or something."
Tony asked quietly.
"Healing? Poisoning? Ah, you're poisoned by palladium, right?"
Alaric nodded.
"You can see that!? How did you know!?"
"Can you help me? I can pay you!"
Tony immediately looked at Alaric with hope.