In the fourth level of the Warlord's
Gauntlet, Hulk is fighting furiously against Thor Odinson while
trying to talk sense into him so that they could team up and
overthrow the Warlord. Thor, fighting savagely against his
friend-turned-opponent, reveals that he is being controlled by the
villain Lickspit by means of an Obedience Disk. Thor splits the
ground, hurling Hulk into the air and nearly swallowing up Maeera the
Priestess. She wants Hulk to release the Worldbreaker in spite of his
fears, and Thor concurs: Hulk must kill him or everyone dies. As Thor
prepares another violent attack, Amadeus enters his unconscious,
where he is driving a car with the Dark Hulk sitting in the trunk.
Hulk tells him not to be afraid as they are the same person—and
that killing Thor may be the right thing to do if it means that
millions live. Amadeus must learn that he can't save everyone and
that he can't keep his hands pure; Hulk seizes the wheel—and then
the Worldbreaker is in the arena...but it is still Amadeus in charge.
Thor brutally beats Hulk to the ground and the Warlord orders Thor to
kill him—but Hulk is only waiting and he knocks Thor across the
arena. Hulk rips the Obedience Disk off of Thor and introduces him to
his friends. The Warlord announces that he will face Hulk in the
fifth level of the Gauntlet, promising to break his world. The
villain takes Lickspit back to show him what he will use: a massive
weapon made from combined parts of American and Soviet spacecraft....