Even though the scene unfolding before them was just an image, not actual reality, everyone watching was still holding their breath.
Their hearts were in their throats.
Thanos had already gathered five of the Infinity Stones. Only one remained! Could it be here, that Thanos would seize the final stone and snap his fingers?
No one could remain calm.
Under everyone's slightly nervous gazes, Thanos slowly approached Scarlet Witch.
But, there was no one left to help Scarlet Witch, to defend against Thanos.
The situation was extremely critical.
At this crucial moment, while Scarlet Witch was using her magic to destroy the Mind Stone, she used her other hand to send a magical energy blast towards Thanos.
With no one else to help, Scarlet Witch had to take on Thanos herself.
And to everyone's surprise, Thanos was actually stopped.
He was pushing against Scarlet Witch's red magical energy, as if swimming against a strong current. He was using all his strength to move forward, but it was incredibly difficult.
Scarlet Witch had actually stopped Thanos!
"Is this the Scarlet Witch's true power?"
Everyone watching on the screen couldn't help but widen their eyes, shocked by Scarlet Witch's immense strength.
They had all clearly seen how powerful Thanos was just moments before. He had taken down the heroes with a single punch, and all the heroes had seemed like lambs before him.
They were all utterly defenseless.
But what about Scarlet Witch?
She was destroying the Infinity Stones while still managing to distract Thanos.
That was insane.
Thanos, enduring Scarlet Witch's energy attacks, struggled forward, getting closer and closer to her.
Finally, after a great deal of effort, he managed to reach Scarlet Witch.
Crack!
The Mind Stone on Vision's forehead shattered.
Buzz!
A massive surge of energy erupted, pushing Thanos back.
"Holy shit!"
"What the hell!"
"Holy shit!"
"Damn it!"
"Fuck!"
"God damn it!"
"For fuck's sake!"
Everyone in front of the screen was shocked, and their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Those were the Infinity Stones! The most powerful things in the universe.
Scarlet Witch actually managed to destroy an Infinity Stone while fending off Thanos, who had five of them?
This is just too overpowered!
Everyone was deeply shocked by Scarlet Witch's power; they couldn't believe their eyes.
On the screen.
Thanos's face showed a look of surprise. He was gasping for breath, showing how difficult it was to withstand Scarlet Witch's assault.
Then, the image froze.
Thanos's huge purple potato head was the last frame on the screen.
"That's it?"
Star-Lord called out, very dissatisfied, "What happened after that woman destroyed the stone? Why did it end here!"
Star-Lord was pretty annoyed.
The system's cliffhanger at a critical moment was really annoying.
"The Mind Stone was destroyed by Scarlet Witch, so how did Thanos collect all six Infinity Stones later?" Thor immediately looked surprised and glanced at everyone present.
That was indeed a question.
But it wasn't a difficult one to answer.
Soon.
Captain America made a reasonable guess: "Thanos has the Time Stone. He probably used it to repair the Mind Stone."
"When Doctor Strange fought Dormammu, we all saw that the Time Stone could restore a destroyed city. So, theoretically, it should be able to restore a stone as well."
Captain America's guess made perfect sense and was logical, so no one voiced any objections.
"Regardless of how Thanos did it, the key issue is that he indeed obtained that final stone," Tony Stark said heavily, his expression grim. "We lost the battle in Wakanda. Earth lost."
"So, Thanos snapped his fingers after the battle in Wakanda, right?" Black Widow also made a well-reasoned deduction.
Everyone present had a general understanding of the events of the Wakanda battle through the latest video footage.
"There's something else."
Thor also considered a crucial question, "Thanos invaded Wakanda for the Mind Stone, but what about the Time Stone?"
"Could he have invaded other places before invading Wakanda, like, Kamar-Taj?"
That was indeed a question worth attention.
Thanos already had five Infinity Stones when he invaded Wakanda; the Time Stone, which Doctor Strange possessed, had already been taken.
So, how did Thanos steal it?
"When Thanos appeared in Wakanda, no one knew him except for Bruce Banner. It's possible that Thanos's underlings stole the Time Stone."
Tony Stark pondered for a moment before offering his guess. "We saw how strong those guys were in the image of Loki's death."
"Or, Doctor Strange went to another planet and fought Thanos there," Black Widow speculated after some thought.
"Just like Stark, didn't Stark fight Thanos on another planet?"
Tony Stark and Black Widow's two guesses were the most basic possibilities, but no one knew for sure which scenario was true.
However, the pressure this image brought was very real.
Everyone had always thought that Thanos would invade Earth after he seized the Power Stone and the Space Stone, meaning he would arrive with two Infinity Stones.
But now they knew that when the other side truly arrived, they actually possessed five Infinity Stones.
It had to be said that this situation was much more serious than everyone had imagined.
[Question: In the Age of Ultron, the Avengers fought a great battle against Ultron's army and ultimately eliminated them all. Who ultimately killed Ultron?] [A. Thor] [B. Captain America Steve Rogers] [C. Iron Man Tony Stark] [D. Vision] [Friendly Reminder: Those who answer correctly will receive a reward of ten years of life; Those who answer incorrectly will randomly have an attribute deducted, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, possessions, etc...]
After a short while of discussion, the latest question appeared.
Everyone at the scene stopped their chatter and focused their attention on the big screen.
"Ultron, that powerful robot," Doctor Strange couldn't help but say first. The image of Ultron from earlier had left a deep impression on him.
"That robot wasn't that powerful, was he?"
Star-Lord was somewhat dismissive, instinctively curling his lip, "Captain America was able to fight him hand-to-hand for so long. But come to think of it, isn't he a robot? Why would he even fight Captain America hand-to-hand?"
This was a complaint Star-Lord had wanted to voice at the time, but hadn't found a suitable opportunity. He had held it in until now, finally letting it out.
You're a robot, mate! You're not short on weapons, so why would you get into a fistfight with someone? Couldn't figure it out, couldn't figure it out.
"Star-Lord, you've only seen the tip of the iceberg."
Captain America explained with a serious expression to Star-Lord, "Ultron's own strength is already considerable, but what makes him even more powerful is his program."
"His program is perhaps the most advanced in the world today, capable of freely destroying and controlling the entire network, migrating and transferring across it."
Star-Lord didn't understand things like programs and networks at all, and was completely baffled, but Doctor Strange immediately showed a look of surprise.
"If that's the case, doesn't that mean Ultron is unkillable? Unless the entire world's network is shut down."
Doctor Strange exclaimed in surprise.
And shutting down the world's network, that's obviously impossible!
"Theoretically, that's true." Black Widow nodded seriously, "So, I'm also very curious about how everyone killed Ultron."
"Besides that, there's another point we need to pay attention to." After some thought, Tony Stark also pointed it out, "Ultron's body is very likely made of Vibranium!"
"He stole a large amount of Vibranium from Klaue, and I don't think he used it all on Vision's body, right?"
"If I were Ultron, besides using Vibranium to create a perfect body, I would also use Vibranium to upgrade my original body."
Tony Stark's guess made sense. Ultron possessed a mind not inferior to humans; he was perfectly capable of doing that.
And the likelihood was high.
After all, Vision's perfect body had been taken by the Avengers.
"In other words, the Avengers will have to kill someone in the future who has a Vibranium body, and can also discard that body at any time to migrate on the network?"
Black Widow summarized Ultron's potential state, slightly taken aback.
Such an Ultron sounded invincible.
"Vibranium, is that a certain kind of metal?" Star-Lord couldn't help but ask from the side.
"That's right, it's a metal, and the hardest metal in the universe," Thor explained simply to Star-Lord.
"The hardest metal in the universe?" Star-Lord's eyebrows rose slightly, and his voice went up an octave. He finally began to look at Ultron with more respect.
Such a robot, even if it stood there and let him kill it, he might not be able to kill it.
"To kill this kind of Ultron, we should at least do one thing," Tony Stark spoke up at this moment, summarizing.
"This is also the most important point. We need to defeat Ultron's computational matrix, preventing Ultron from escaping on the network, or, in other words, directly destroy Ultron's program!"
"If we destroy Ultron's program, we don't even need to worry about Ultron's Vibranium body. Ultron would be as good as dead."
"Even if it's not the best option, we must destroy Ultron's networking mechanism and confine Ultron within a single body. That way, killing one of Ultron's bodies is equivalent to killing Ultron."
"Stark." Doctor Strange immediately thought of something, turning his gaze towards Tony Stark, "Can your Jarvis do this?"
"Thank you for thinking of Jarvis at this moment; it's a compliment," Tony Stark said, spreading his hands. "But unfortunately, Ultron's program far surpasses Jarvis. Jarvis can't do this."
"So, is it possible that you developed a more advanced intelligent program in the future?" Doctor Strange pondered for a moment, then spoke again.
Tony Stark's Jarvis represented the highest level of artificial intelligence at the moment. If anyone in the future was most likely to defeat Ultron's intelligent program, it would naturally be Tony Stark.
Unfortunately, Doctor Strange didn't understand that Ultron's program wasn't the product of technological means. It originated from the data stream of the Mind Stone! It was beyond the limitations of the era. Even Tony Stark couldn't defeat it.
"No, Doctor, you think so because you don't understand Ultron," Tony Stark shook his head and then briefly explained Ultron's program to Doctor Strange.
Doctor Strange listened, stunned.
If that was the case, then there wouldn't be any program in the world that could possibly defeat Ultron.
"There's only one program that can defeat Ultron," Black Widow stated firmly to the group.
"Vision!"
Before Black Widow could finish, Captain America spoke, finishing her sentence.
"Exactly, Vision!" Tony Stark nodded emphatically. "Only the Mind Stone can defeat Ultron's program!"
Strictly speaking, Ultron's program was just a copy of the Mind Stone, an incomplete and watered-down version.
After all, Jarvis hadn't been able to fully quantify the Mind Stone's energy at the time, only a portion of it.
So, it stood to reason that the original, complete version could defeat the inferior copy.
"From this perspective, only Vision can defeat Ultron's program, but this presents two possibilities," Tony Stark summarized again.
"Firstly, if Vision directly destroyed Ultron's program, completely erasing it, then Vision undoubtedly killed Ultron."
"Secondly, if Vision only destroyed Ultron's network connection, trapping Ultron within his Vibranium body, then the person who destroyed Ultron's Vibranium body is the one who killed him."
"Who could that be?"
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