Ch: 54-64
Chapter 54 The remnants
After completely crushing HYDRA's Insight Project, Nick Fury and others continued to strike and eliminate HYDRA remnants that had not sunk with the three Sky Carriers for a long time across the globe.
However, after the Insight Project incident, Tony started acting up again.
Ever since Tony revealed his identity as Iron Man to the World, the crime rate of super-powered individuals worldwide had soared.
As a result, the Avengers and others were either fighting criminals or on their way to fight criminals, which also led to their nerves being stretched for so long that they were already exhausted.
After traveling to Europe to assist Nick Fury in apprehending the last batch of HYDRA remnants, Tony, dragging his weary body, returned to his residence.
Before Tony could even catch his breath, Nick Fury's urgent call came in.
"Hey, Tony, I've found new leads on HYDRA remnants!"
As he spoke, Jarvis displayed the information sent by Nick Fury before Tony's eyes.
Looking at the content displayed on the data, Tony couldn't help but frown.
The reason was none other than that after the previous New York incident, S.H.I.E.L.D. was still under HYDRA's control.
After the war, Loki's scepter was replaced by HYDRA.
Therefore, the HYDRA remnants in Europe are now using the Mind Stone from Loki's scepter in a secret experimental Base in the cold Siberia to conduct experiments on super-powered humans.
The most serious part is that the current experiment has already achieved initial results.
So, this time, Nick Fury decided to gather all the Avengers superheroes to collectively go to Siberia to destroy this last cancerous growth.
After ending the call, Tony also fell into deep exhaustion.
Was destroying all the armors really the right choice back then?
The next day, Black Widow and others landed the Quinjet on the roof of the Stark Industries Building.
"Hey, Stark, hurry up. We have to go."
Tony, wearing his armor, reluctantly climbed into the Quinjet.
The current Quinjet had all been equipped with the anti-gravity engines that Tony had originally intended to install on the Sky Carrier.
Therefore, the current Quinjet successfully crossed the entire Pacific Ocean and arrived over Siberia in just a few hours.
Under the investigation of the Lemuria Star, everyone quickly found HYDRA's secret experimental Base.
"Quick! Quick! Quick!"
At the pilot's command, the Avengers simply and roughly jumped directly out of the Quinjet.
This was the first time the Avengers had been so complete since the New York incident.
Even Thor, who was far away in Asgard, came here.
This was because Nick Fury had told Thor about the Mind Stone.
When Thor first learned about the matter between S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA, he actually cursed Nick Fury from head to toe.
Thor had originally disagreed with leaving the Mind Stone and the Tesseract in S.H.I.E.L.D.
In the end, Nick Fury had to forcefully guarantee it repeatedly for them to stay.
Now, to tell Thor that the Mind Stone was lost and taken by the anti-human HYDRA organization, how could Thor not be angry?
But for the safety of the Nine Realms' beings, Thor could only temporarily swallow all his dissatisfaction.
Soon, everyone successfully landed, using the pristine White snow as cover.
However, everyone's movements were quickly detected by HYDRA's surveillance cameras.
Upon discovering everyone's whereabouts, HYDRA immediately took action.
Both HYDRA's high-ranking officials and their subordinates focused their attention on these individuals.
"Report! It's... it's those people from the Avengers wearing Joker costumes."
"How could the Avengers team be here? Did they discover something? This is bad! Report it immediately!"
Upon seeing the Avengers in the distance, the HYDRA Agent responsible for monitoring the surrounding environment immediately panicked.
They hadn't expected that after so much difficulty in this godforsaken environment, at such a crucial moment when the super-powered human experiment was about to succeed, the Avengers had actually discovered them, and they were fully armed.
As the last Commander of the remaining HYDRA, Baron Strucker, upon learning of the Avengers' arrival, he was very clear about HYDRA's current situation.
They had no retreat now, because if they retreated, HYDRA would have to face failure.
So, he absolutely would not allow his diligent efforts of such a long time to be ruined in an instant.
"Quick, immediately send people to watch them. Do not alarm them!"
Although the HYDRA leader also knew that if they alarmed the Avengers at this time, the Avengerswould definitely be alerted, but now he had no choice.
"Yes."
Several of HYDRA's squad leaders immediately responded, and then hundreds of people quickly left the Base and ran towards where the Avengers were located.
"Haha, their lives these past few years have indeed not been easy."
Seeing the harsh environment before him, Tony couldn't help but quip.
After safely landing on the ground, the Avengers quickly found a small hillside and quietly observed HYDRA's last Base.
While everyone was still formulating their battle plan, Arthur had already circled HYDRA's Base, observing it.
So, HYDRA's movements were quickly taken in by Arthur .
Immediately, Arthur spoke to the Avengers beside him.
"HYDRA has discovered us, and they are now mobilizing all their armed forces to come towards us."
Hearing Arthur 's words, the Avengers quickly entered a combat state.
But just as the Avengers were preparing, a sudden gunshot rang out.
The moment the gunshot sounded, the Avengers covered their heads and fell down.
Seeing this scene, Tony's face changed drastically; he hadn't expected HYDRA's anti-detection system to be so powerful.
When the gunshot sounded, Tony knew that HYDRA had already reacted.
"We must act immediately and bring back the Mind Stone as soon as possible!"
Knowing that their whereabouts had been exposed, the Avengers no longer bothered to entangle with HYDRA; Captain America immediately shouted loudly to the people beside him.
"Alright, Captain!"
Hearing Captain America's command, everyone dispersed and headed in different directions towards the HYDRA Base.
"Chase! Absolutely do not let them get close to the Base!"
Baron Strucker, who had been staying in the HYDRA laboratory, also discovered everyone's whereabouts; his red wine glass, which he had been holding, was unconsciously crushed into pieces.
Chapter 55 Pietro
After discovering their whereabouts, he no longer hesitated, picking up the walkie-talkie on the table and ordering the Base's anti-aircraft gun array to fire in the direction of Captain America and the others.
"Boom!"
With an explosion, the entire area was instantly engulfed in a sea of Fire.
The forest, once covered in White snow, was now reduced to charred remains under the fierce bombardment.
"Hahahaha! You Avengers Jokers, where will you run this time?!"
The HYDRA Agents controlling the anti-aircraft gun array watched Captain America and the others scrambling for cover under the relentless assault of the artillery, feeling extremely pleased with themselves.
Just then, Arthur and Thor arrived one after another at the anti-aircraft gun array.
Thor swung Mjolnir in his hand, and each swing inevitably turned an anti-aircraft gun into dust.
While Thor was venting his fury, Arthur also controlled the nearby magnetic field, crushing anti-aircraft guns into iron balls.
Watching the incredibly brave Avengers on the surveillance feed, the Deputy Captain, seeing this, looked at Baron Strucker with some concern and said,
"Boss, do we still need to stay here?"
"If this continues, our HYDRA will be finished sooner or later."
After hearing what the Deputy Captain said, Baron Strucker fell silent, and after a long while, he slowly shook his head.
Then he loudly addressed the HYDRA Agents around him.
"Everyone, we have persevered here diligently for so long, and it's finally come to this critical moment. We must not surrender our achievements!"
However, just after Baron Strucker finished shouting slogans to his subordinates, he quietly approached the Deputy Captain and whispered,
"Quickly pack up, and bring the Mind Stone and him. Our weapons alone cannot stop them. We need to leave quickly."
Hearing this, the Deputy Captain showed a surprised expression, but quickly composed himself and said,
"Yes, Boss."
He then turned and motioned to the remaining Agents around him to go together to the room where the Mind Stone was kept.
Under the Deputy Captain's lead, the remaining HYDRA Agents also quickly left the area and rushed towards the area Baron Strucker had mentioned, preparing to take the Mind Stone with them.
Meanwhile, Baron Strucker personally went to the room where their only remaining super-powered human was imprisoned.
"Click."
Opening the door to the room, Baron Strucker opened the door.
"We need to leave quickly, they've arrived."
Hearing this, Pietro in the room looked up in surprise and asked, full of pleasant surprise,
"Has Tony Stark also come?"
Baron Strucker didn't immediately understand what Pietro meant by asking that, but he still nodded.
The next instant, Pietro's figure instantly disappeared from the room.
Seeing this, Baron Strucker could only curse under his breath before grumbling and leaving the room.
At this moment, the Avengers and others had successfully dealt with all the outside forces, with Hulkacting as a human T-Rex, and had made their way into the interior of the Base.
Everyone immediately split up to search for Baron Strucker, the Mind Stone, and the so-called super-powered human.
As if by fate, Tony inexplicably found himself at Pietro's room door.
Looking at the door in front of him, Tony hesitated for a moment, then finally opened the door.
"Bang!"
As the door opened, Tony was directly sent flying backward.
He then landed in the snow outside the Base.
Looking at everything before him, Tony was a bit confused.
Wasn't he inside the Base? How did he end up here?
Was he hallucinating?
"Bang!"
Tony sat down on the ground with a thud, then reached up and patted his head to confirm he wasn't hallucinating, before getting up, ready to re-enter the Base to investigate.
Just as Tony was about to get up, he was suddenly knocked to the ground by a powerful impact.
Immediately after, an unfamiliar figure descended from the sky and stepped on Tony's chest.
Feeling the sharp pain in his chest, Tony couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
"Ow~"
Just as Tony was about to lift his head to get a clear look at the guy in front of him, his body was held down by this guy's foot.
Feeling the immense pressure on his chest, Tony looked frustrated and bitter.
"Damn it! Who exactly are you?! Why are you attacking us!?"
Tony looked at the guy in front of him and asked loudly.
Seeing Tony's appearance, the other party sneered, then released his foot and stood up.
"You are Tony Stark?"
Hearing this, Tony couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Was it another person similar to Killian?
Thinking of this, Tony looked at the guy in front of him with vigilance, while also observing his surroundings.
"I am. May I ask who you are? I don't know you, what do you want?"
Hearing this, the other party scoffed, then pulled out a photograph from his pocket.
"Mr. Tony Stark, you may not know me, but I remember you. Twenty years ago, my family and I were sitting at home eating dinner when a missile suddenly crashed through our ceiling and landed next to the dining table."
"The debris from the house buried my entire family in the rubble. Fortunately, that missile was a dud, which is why I'm alive today. But it's worth mentioning that 'Stark Industries' was engraved on the missile's casing!"
At this point, Tony completely understood the connection he had with this mysterious man in front of him.
Sure enough, these were all problems he had left behind in the past.
Normally, Tony would certainly make this young man who stepped on him pay the price he deserved.
However, after the incident with Killian and Extremis, Tony no longer felt any hostility towards people who had gone to extremes because of him.
On the contrary, he felt a sense of guilt towards them.
After all, everything was because of him, which is why this young man in front of him had become that way, and all of this was brought to him by Tony himself.
So now Tony was trying his best to control his emotions and avoid conflict with him.
But Pietro's original plan was to provoke Tony, and then slowly torment him.
However, Tony's reaction was completely unexpected.
Chapter 56 Troubled
On the other side, the HYDRA Captain led a group of HYDRA Agents to the laboratory where the Mind Stone was kept.
Just as the Captain was about to reach out and take the Mind Stone.
Suddenly, his vision blurred, and the Mind Stone, which had been right in front of him, had vanished.
"Who's there? Come out now!"
With that, the Captain decisively drew the gun from his waist and became alert.
"So this is what you've been tinkering with for so long."
Arthur 's figure appeared behind the HYDRA group at some unknown point.
HYDRA's understanding of Arthur was still limited to his control over metal and magnetic fields; they were unaware of Arthur 's other abilities.
Looking at Arthur , who had taken the Mind Stone, the HYDRA Captain still toughened up and said, forcing himself to speak.
"Kid, if you don't want to die, quickly put down that Mind Stone. That belongs to us, HYDRA."
Before the Captain could finish speaking, the HYDRA Agents behind him were sent flying backward.
Seeing this, the Captain immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
The HYDRA Captain immediately understood that Arthur 's true strength was far more terrifying than what was recorded in the intelligence they had gathered. He feared that this young man in front of him was the most threatening presence among the Avengers. HYDRA still knew very little about his true strength, so he decided he needed to escape quickly.
Thinking this, the Captain immediately turned and ran outside.
However, before he could run ten steps, he felt his vision go black, and he collapsed.
Looking at the HYDRA Captain who had fallen at his feet, Arthur shook his head and sighed.
"Alas~"
Soon, the entire HYDRA Base was thoroughly cleared out by Captain America and his team, inside and out.
However, no one felt the slightest bit of joy; instead, they were filled with doubt.
There was no trace of any super-powered humans inside the entire Base.
Moreover, for some reason, Tony had also lost contact.
Everyone quickly guessed that Tony had likely already encountered that super-powered human.
Thinking of this, Captain America arranged for everyone to start searching separately.
Outside the Base, Tony was silently listening to Pietro's accusations.
Looking at Pietro, who was in tears, Tony once again felt remorse for the mistakes he had made.
After the New York incident, Tony once again felt that deep sense of powerlessness when danger approached.
A bold idea thus emerged in Tony's mind.
At the same time, Black Widow successfully went to the monitoring room and found Tony in the snow.
Seeing Pietro standing not far from Tony, Black Widow quickly informed everyone.
"Everyone, I've found Tony. He's in the snow on the northwest side of the Base, but be careful, there's a stranger there too. He's likely the super-powered human created by HYDRA."
"Okay, copy that!"
After receiving Black Widow's message, Captain America and the others immediately began to rush out of the Base.
Meanwhile, Pietro, who had been speaking voluminously, suddenly sensed Captain America and the others approaching.
He then smirked disdainfully.
"Mr. Stark, you lie here and wait for me for a bit. After I deal with them, we can continue."
With that, Pietro's figure blurred into a phantom and instantly disappeared from Tony's sight.
Just as Captain America and the others were planning to conceal their movements and launch a surprise attack from behind, Pietro had already appeared silently behind them.
Thor was the first to sense Pietro's presence behind him, and he turned and threw Mjolnir heavily.
However, just as the hammer left Thor's hand, Pietro's figure appeared in front of Hawkeye, who was still nocking an arrow.
Even Hawkeye's extremely terrifying vision seemed insignificant in the face of absolute speed.
Pietro merely gently lifted Hawkeye's hand that was on the bowstring, then formed it into a fist and aimed it at Hawkeye's own face.
Immediately, he took Captain America's shield from behind his back and threw it into the air, aiming it at Thor.
When Pietro arrived in front of Hulk, he suddenly found that he couldn't do anything to this giant.
There was no way; it was like a three-year-old child standing in front of Captain America. Even if Hulkstood still, Pietro could not harm Hulk in the slightest.
Helpless, Pietro could only redirect his attention back to Arthur .
Looking at this stranger who was similar in age to himself, Pietro surprisingly felt a sense of familiarity for a moment.
"No, no, how could I possibly know someone from the Avengers?"
Pietro shook his head, quickly casting aside the doubts in his mind.
Just as he was about to snatch the Mind Stone from Arthur 's hand, Arthur , to Pietro's astonishment, raised a fist and punched Pietro in the face.
"Bang!"
After Pietro was sent flying by Arthur 's punch, Arthur immediately helped the Avengers return to their original state.
As Pietro and Arthur exited their extreme speed states, the Avengers finally got a clear look at Pietro's appearance.
Pietro, who had climbed back up from the snow, looked at Arthur , who had just punched him flying, with a terrified expression and asked in disbelief.
"How could you have done that? Baron Strucker's intel didn't say you could do that!"
Facing Pietro's almost existential question, Arthur merely scoffed and said.
"You can only blame HYDRA's intelligence agency for being too backward."
Looking at Pietro, who was now enraged and humiliated because of him, Arthur 's heart was also filled with a hint of shock.
Before, after he had separated Pietro and Wanda, he had originally thought that their destinies would change, but he hadn't expected that after such a long detour, Pietro had returned to his original predetermined path.
Thinking of this, Arthur subconsciously looked at the Mind Stone in his hand.
If Pietro was like this now, would Wanda also be as originally planned?
It seemed that if it was a blessing, it wasn't a curse, and if it was a curse, there was no escaping it.
Arthur planned that once this matter was resolved, he would go back and help Wanda fully awaken as Scarlet Witch.
Although Arthur himself didn't know if doing so was right or wrong, rather than sitting idly by, it was better to take the initiative.
His own destiny was ultimately better in his own hands.
But right now, how to deal with Pietro was truly giving Arthur a headache.
Chapter 57 Speed Beats Speed
Of course, at this moment, Arthur 's inner turmoil was known only to him.
Pietro, on the other hand, was also making his own calculations.
He was thinking about how to deal with the current situation.
Originally, with Pietro's extreme speed, almost no one on the scene could pose a threat to him.
But now, Arthur had appeared.
Pietro knew that Arthur 's abilities were unfathomable; even according to the intelligence jointly gathered by S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA, Arthur had hidden his true capabilities incredibly well.
So much so that even now, he had only just realized that Arthur also possessed extreme speed, not inferior to his own.
However, if Arthur 's abilities were limited to just speed, Pietro might not be able to defeat Arthur , but at least he wouldn't lose.
But now, Arthur also possessed the ability to control magnetic fields and metal, creating a huge disparity in combat power between them.
If this gap couldn't be bridged, Pietro would surely be captured by the Avengers in the future.
Thinking of this, Pietro immediately turned and fled into the distance.
Almost simultaneously, Arthur immediately gave chase.
Seeing this scene, Captain America and the others were all at a loss.
The battle between the two now felt like a clash of gods to them; even powerful beings like Hulk and Thor couldn't intervene in their fight.
At present, the only thing they could do was completely destroy HYDRA's Base here, and then bring the captured HYDRA remnants back for trial.
At this moment, Pietro, who was running desperately, immediately noticed Arthur hot on his heels.
He couldn't help but curse.
"I'm already leaving, why are you still chasing me? Aren't you afraid of death? How much do they pay you a year? Is it worth risking your life for them?"
Hearing Pietro's words, a smile appeared on Arthur 's lips.
"I never said I wouldn't let you go. You can leave anytime."
Looking at Arthur 's expression, Pietro almost couldn't control his impulse to rush forward and give Arthur a good beating.
"You'd better not let me see you again, or I'll make sure you regret it!"
But in the end, reason still prevailed over impulse; Pietro merely left a harsh warning and then turned to leave.
However, just as he started to run, Arthur immediately followed him again.
Pietro was about to turn around and lash out, but then he saw Arthur whistling and smiling at him.
Seeing this, Pietro had no choice but to desperately increase his speed, hoping to shake off Arthur .
But what Pietro didn't know was that Arthur 's extreme speed originated from him, so it was impossible for him to defeat Arthur in terms of speed.
Pietro was still trying, unwilling to give up.
The two of them circled the entire Siberia twice, and by now, Pietro completely understood that Arthur wouldn't let him go easily.
So, he completely abandoned the idea of escaping.
At a corner, Pietro seized the opportunity and, with a quick side-step, dashed into the corner.
Arthur thought Pietro was still unwilling to give up, so he immediately followed without a care.
To his surprise, as soon as he approached the corner, Pietro suddenly appeared.
Then, he swung his fist heavily at Arthur .
Pietro had put all his strength into this punch.
Unfortunately, Arthur 's speed was not inferior to his at all, and after years of continuous combat and Captain America's combat skills, Arthur 's fighting techniques and experience were already far superior.
Pietro's punch had barely been thrown before Arthur had already dodged it.
Then, Arthur 's feet slid, and he was already close to Pietro's side.
Seeing this, Pietro's expression changed slightly, and he immediately disregarded everything else.
With a direct flash, he dodged Arthur 's heavy blow.
But what Pietro never expected was that just as he dodged, Arthur 's fist immediately struck again.
Seeing this, Pietro immediately dodged again.
And Arthur continued to throw punches, never giving up the attack.
Seeing this scene, Pietro was furious.
He hadn't been able to shake off Arthur for so long, and now he was being bullied by Arthur like this.
As anger burned within him, Pietro immediately unleashed all his strength.
In an instant, a faint blue airflow appeared around Pietro's body.
Pietro's speed at this moment had surpassed the speed of sound, almost reaching the speed of light; this was the first time Pietro had reached such a speed after being modified by HYDRA.
But even at this speed, Arthur 's speed did not decrease at all.
Pietro's fist was caught by Arthur 's left hand in that instant.
Then, with a forceful twist, Arthur broke Pietro's arm.
Intense pain shot from his wrist.
But Pietro did not lose his composure; instead, he continued to flee quickly forward.
Seeing this, Arthur was slightly stunned.
He had indeed been a bit too reckless just now; after all, the gap between him and Pietro was not insignificant, and he had broken Pietro's arm with that one blow.
This made Arthur secretly regretful.
However, since he had already made his move, there was no point in stopping, so Arthur immediately accelerated his pursuit.
In this way, Arthur followed closely behind Pietro, and then forced Pietro into a desolate patch of grass.
At this moment, Pietro was also pushed to a dead end, and in desperation, he decided to take a gamble.
Pietro's figure suddenly plunged into a nearby half-human-height pile of grass.
At this, Arthur immediately lost sight of Pietro.
Just as Arthur was about to use the Mind Stone to locate Pietro, a strong gust of wind suddenly came from behind Arthur 's head.
Seeing this, Arthur immediately dodged.
However, the stone still hit the grass in front of Arthur , immediately leaving a deep mark.
At this, Arthur couldn't help but smile bitterly.
This Pietro was truly ruthless; in this situation, he still dared to launch a sneak attack on him.
At this moment, Arthur also turned around and looked at the grass pile behind him.
In the grass pile, Pietro was standing with his arms crossed, snorting coldly at him, his face full of triumph.
And his body was covered with bulging veins, indicating that he was currently enduring immense pain.
Seeing this, Arthur immediately knew that this guy must have forcefully launched the attack, enduring the pain of his broken arm.
Chapter 58: Choice
Seeing that his attack was ineffective, Pietro completely recognized the gap between himself and Arthur .
One was a super-powered human born in the greenhouse created by HYDRA, while the other was a War God who emerged after countless battles.
The difference between the two was obvious.
Originally, Pietro wanted to compete with Arthur , but now he couldn't win and couldn't escape.
He suddenly found himself in a dilemma.
At this moment, Arthur also saw Pietro's awkward situation, so Arthur did not continue to pursue Pietro.
He just stood still and waited quietly, because he knew that Pietro would definitely be the one to break first.
As Arthur expected, Pietro finally could not bear the fear in his heart and stared at Arthur , asking,
"What exactly do you want to do?"
Arthur shrugged in response, then walked directly to Pietro's side.
Arthur 's sudden movement truly startled Pietro, but fortunately, Pietro withstood his inner fear and did not choose to turn and run again.
The next moment, Arthur naturally put his arm on Pietro's shoulder and said,
"Pietro, do you really not remember me?"
Hearing this, Pietro's heart trembled violently.
Seeing this, Arthur stopped talking nonsense and directly entered Pietro's mind, organizing all his and Wanda's experiences over the years into an animation that appeared in Pietro's mind.
Although the memories flashed for a long time in Pietro's mind, it was only a brief moment in the outside world.
The next moment, Pietro slowly opened his eyes, and then large tears flowed uncontrollably from his eyes.
Pietro never expected to meet his childhood playmate here. Ever since he was adopted by that family, Pietro had yearned day and night to return to the orphanage to see Arthur and Wanda.
Later, when he finally managed to return to the orphanage on Christmas the following year, he was told that Arthur and Wanda had already left the orphanage.
Since then, Pietro had never seen Arthur and Wanda again.
The moment he first saw Arthur outside the Base, Pietro felt a sense of déjà vu with Arthur .
Thinking of this, Pietro couldn't help but shout at Arthur ,
"You knew it was me all along, why did you hit so hard and not say anything sooner!"
As he spoke, Pietro accidentally twisted his injured arm because he was flailing his arms too much, and he immediately winced in pain.
Subsequently, Arthur successfully persuaded Pietro to temporarily put aside his hatred for Tony.
When Captain America and the others saw Pietro obediently returning with Arthur , everyone expressed that they were already accustomed to it.
After all, among their group, Arthur 's abilities were truly the most unpredictable.
Let alone HYDRA, even they, as teammates, knew very little about Arthur 's true strength.
Therefore, everyone did not ask too many questions about Arthur being able to easily bring Pietroback.
However, the observant Black Widow quickly noticed that Tony's entire demeanor became very unusual after boarding the fighter jet.
In contrast, Arthur and Pietro were deeply engrossed in their conversation.
And from the content of their conversation, it seemed that they had known each other for many years.
And their relationship was extremely unusual.
This immediately made Black Widow feel a sense of impending crisis.
After the fighter jet landed, Nick Fury was already waiting at the airport with a large group of Agents.
Next to them was a transparent device resembling a capsule.
Arthur knew that it was a special prison for containing super-powered humans, which could, to a certain extent, offset or weaken their superpowers.
Seeing this scene, Arthur subconsciously looked at Pietro, who was walking beside him.
Pietro also felt Arthur 's gaze and then showed a knowing smile, saying,
"It's fine, you don't have to worry about me, I'll cooperate well."
Saying that, Pietro took the initiative to step off the fighter jet.
However, Nick Fury observed all the interactions between the two.
Then, after handing Pietro over to Nick Fury, Arthur couldn't help but follow him to S.W.O.R.D., which Nick Fury had newly established.
Looking at everything in S.W.O.R.D. before him, Arthur subconsciously compared S.H.I.E.L.D. and S.W.O.R.D.
"How is everything here, pretty good, right?"
Hearing Nick Fury's words, Arthur casually asked,
"Aren't you afraid of repeating the same mistakes, especially this one!"
As he spoke, a familiar behemoth appeared before them. If Captain America were here at this moment, he would undoubtedly directly dismantle it quickly.
"Sky Carrier, how could you..."
Hearing Arthur 's words, Nick Fury simply maintained his usual stance, believing that for humanity to better protect itself, it must possess sufficient military strength.
However, Arthur did not want to get too involved in all of this; there were still many things that Arthur needed to deal with at the moment.
After briefly explaining his relationship with Pietro to Nick Fury, Nick Fury also nodded, indicating that he would be sensible.
Then, Arthur saw Pietro one last time, gave some instructions, and then left S.W.O.R.D. by car.
Soon, Arthur returned to his residence in New York.
Pushing open the large door, Arthur found that Wanda did not seem to be at home at the moment.
Looking at the Mind Stone he had brought back, Arthur was suddenly in a dilemma.
Originally, Arthur really wanted to help Wanda awaken as soon as possible so that he wouldn't have to worry too much about Wanda's own safety.
Secondly, Arthur also considered himself; if Wanda could awaken as the Scarlet Witch, then Arthur would feel more confident.
However, as he experienced more and more things, Arthur found that many things could not be easily changed by him.
Take Pietro's situation, for example; even if he had managed to change the original story node, after all the twists and turns, Pietro still followed his predetermined life trajectory.
He still unfortunately became a super-powered human created by HYDRA.
And his actions in the New York incident before were also like this.
No matter how hard he tried to change the facts that were about to happen, some irresistible force would still appear at crucial moments, pulling the situation that was about to change back to its original track.
Chapter 59 Chaos
Recalling everything that had happened before, Arthur suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness at this moment.
It seemed that no one could escape fate.
Originally, Arthur had planned to intervene manually and change Stephen Strange's timeline.
But after experiencing these things, Arthur 's original idea couldn't help but change.
"It's time to make some changes."
Then, Arthur got up and instantly appeared at the main entrance of the New York Sanctum.
As the Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One had already foreseen Arthur coming to find her, so just as Arthur raised his hand to press the Sanctum's doorbell, the Sanctum's main door opened by itself.
Arthur was surprised by the scene before him, but he quickly composed himself and stepped inside.
Upon entering the Sanctum, Arthur discovered many magical artifacts he had only seen in movies.
Soon, Arthur was drawn to the Cloak of Levitation, hanging high in the center of the Sanctum.
It seemed this cloak was a legendary sacred object specifically prepared for Stephen Strange, and Arthur couldn't help but reach out to touch it.
But just as Arthur 's hands were about to touch the Cloak of Levitation, a figure silently appeared behind Arthur .
"You shouldn't be here."
Hearing the voice, Arthur shuddered.
"Sorcerer Ancient One?"
Arthur turned his head and saw Ancient One smiling at him.
Facing one of the poles of the Marvel Universe alone at this moment, Arthur felt immense pressure.
However, the situation Arthur imagined did not happen.
Ancient One had obviously foreseen Arthur 's appearance here today, and before Arthur could say anything, Ancient One took out the Mind Stone, which had been in Arthur 's pocket the whole time.
Watching the Mind Stone slowly float towards Ancient One's palm as if pulled by some force, Ancient One examined it in her hand for a while before looking back at Arthur and saying, "Isn't what you want right before your eyes?"
Although Arthur had known all along that only the Mind Stone could help Wanda successfully awaken, he had always been unwilling to face this fact deep down.
Because he didn't know whether what he was doing was right or wrong.
Therefore, he had always hoped that someone, like Ancient One, could make the decision for him.
Even though Arthur already knew all of this in his heart, after receiving Ancient One's affirmative answer, Arthur felt as if a great weight had been lifted.
"Thank you, Sorcerer."
After thanking Ancient One, Arthur returned to his residence with the Mind Stone.
Soon, night fell.
Sitting alone in the courtyard, Arthur continuously pondered how to use the Mind Stone to help Wanda awaken.
To be safe, Arthur also borrowed many devices from the Stark Industries Building.
When Wanda returned to their residence that night, escorted by Bill, Arthur immediately appeared at the downstairs entrance.
Wanda hadn't expected Arthur to finish his mission and return home so quickly, so she immediately rushed into Arthur 's arms with a smile, giving him a big hug.
"Arthur ."
Arthur gently patted Wanda's back, signaling her not to get too excited.
Then he broke free from Wanda's embrace and looked at her with a serious expression.
Wanda, at this moment, keenly noticed that something was off with Arthur after he returned from his mission, and she thought he might be injured somewhere.
She immediately clamored to take Arthur for a check-up.
But Arthur quickly explained the reason to Wanda.
Especially upon learning about Pietro, Wanda instantly gasped.
Although she and Arthur had claimed to be siblings for many years, they actually had no blood relation.
However, Pietro was her true blood relative.
At that time, the three of them, still children, had no power to choose in the face of reality.
After being separated, Wanda had once suggested looking for Pietro, but Arthur at that time did not have the strength and status he possessed now.
After leaving the orphanage, even their daily sustenance became a problem.
Therefore, this matter was gradually postponed indefinitely by the two of them.
But now, with Arthur becoming a member of the Avengers, their lives had undergone earth-shattering changes.
However, as their lives changed, their daily schedules were often so packed that they couldn't get away.
Now that Arthur had returned home and told her the news of Pietro's return, how could Wanda not be excited for a moment?
"Where is Pietro? I want to see him now!"
Facing the overjoyed Wanda, Arthur could only tell her everything that had happened in Siberia, down to the last detail.
After listening to Arthur 's experience, Wanda also showed a worried expression.
"Arthur , isn't there any way you can get Director Nick Fury to agree to us meeting?"
Arthur could only shake his head in response.
Seeing this, Wanda understood that doing so would put Arthur in a difficult position.
Therefore, Wanda quickly composed herself and pulled Arthur 's hand, leading him into the room.
Wanda appeared calm on the surface, but Arthur knew how turbulent her heart was at that moment.
Moreover, Arthur and Wanda had something even more important to do now.
"Wanda, can you come over here for a moment? I want to show you something."
Hearing Arthur call her, Wanda immediately put down the thick soup she was stirring.
"What is it?"
After Wanda walked over and sat beside Arthur , she saw Arthur playing with a golden-yellow gem in his hand.
But just as Wanda was about to look closer to see what it was, Wanda suddenly felt her vision go black.
When she opened her eyes again, Wanda found herself in a gray, hazy World.
Arthur , who had been sitting beside her, was also gone.
The soup that had been cooking on the stove was also gone.
Looking around at the empty surroundings, a strong sense of suffocation and fear instantly enveloped Wanda.
"Arthur ! Arthur !"
But even though Wanda kept shouting Arthur 's name, she still received no response.
Just as Wanda was on the verge of despair, a mass of black and red mist appeared before Wandawithout any warning.
Chapter 60 Awakening
When the black mist appeared before Wanda, she was filled with shock.
At the very center of this black and red mist was the mysterious gem Wanda had seen in Arthur 's hand earlier!
Wanda quickly calmed down and connected the two, looking at the black and red mist that appeared before her. Wanda felt a surge of confusion because this black and red mist seemed no different from ordinary mist, yet it gave her a very familiar feeling.
Moreover, this black and red mist was constantly devouring the surrounding gray mist.
After devouring these mists, Wanda could faintly smell the strong scent of death emanating from them.
"Wanda, this is the Mind Stone!"
Just as Wanda was about to try and figure out what this black and red mist was, Arthur 's voice rang out from beside her.
Hearing this, Wanda quickly turned her head and, sure enough, Arthur was standing not far to her left.
"Arthur !"
Wanda cried out excitedly, then flew into Arthur 's embrace.
Smelling her faint body scent and feeling the warmth from the delicate body in his arms, Arthur knew that Wanda must have been terrified, completely unaware of what was happening.
"Mhm, don't be afraid, I'm here."
Arthur held Wanda tightly, whispering in her ear.
"Mhm."
Hearing Arthur 's words, the unease in Wanda's heart finally lessened a little.
But when she saw the mysterious gem in Arthur 's hand, Wanda couldn't help but feel confused again.
"Arthur , what exactly is this thing?!"
Even with Arthur 's knowledge, he had never seen the sight before him.
However, combining it with how Wanda had fallen into a daze the moment she saw the Mind Stone.
No matter how Arthur called out from the outside, she remained unresponsive. In desperation, Arthur had no choice but to enter Wanda's mind to investigate.
The result was the inexplicable scene before him.
Although Arthur was witnessing this kind of thing for the first time, he could vaguely guess that this was likely the key to Wanda becoming the Scarlet Witch—Chaos!
This was an extremely ancient term, even older than all other terms Arthur knew combined.
Chaos, these two words represented endless destruction.
The existence of Chaos represented destruction.
So Arthur was still a little uneasy about letting Wanda face this alone.
But many things were not up to Arthur .
The black and red mist before him seemed to have been endowed with life, accelerating its consumption of the surrounding gray World.
In a short while, it completely occupied the entire gray space.
Before Arthur could react, in the next instant, these black and red mists suddenly rushed towards Wanda.
Facing this sudden change, Arthur hadn't even had time to make any moves when Wanda was instantly enveloped by the surging black and red mist.
"Wanda!"
Arthur instinctively reached out, wanting to pull Wanda out of the mist.
But as soon as Arthur touched the black and red mist, he was heavily struck back by a mysterious force.
The terrifying force even directly expelled Arthur from Wanda's mind.
For a moment, Arthur felt as if his own soul had been injured, his head throbbing with pain.
Watching the wisps of black and red energy begin to overflow from Wanda's body, Arthur 's heart was filled with anxiety.
At this moment, all Arthur could do was wait.
And at this time, the light emanating from Wanda's body grew brighter and brighter, and finally, after a golden glow flashed, the black and red energy gradually disappeared.
And Wanda also returned to normal.
After returning to normal, Wanda also discovered that many black patterns had appeared on her body's surface.
Moreover, these black patterns seemed to be alive, constantly moving and coiling around Wanda's body.
Upon feeling these black patterns, Wanda couldn't help but be startled, and she quickly began to examine her physical condition.
After seeing her physical condition, Wanda couldn't help but be stunned.
"Arthur , my, why is my body like this?"
Wanda asked in surprise.
"I'm not sure about that either. Try to focus your attention first and see."
Hearing Wanda's question, Arthur quickly replied.
"Oh!"
Hearing Arthur 's answer, Wanda began to follow his instructions.
As Wanda slowly concentrated her attention on every inch of her skin, she also discovered something unusual.
Within her skin, there was a vast amount of strange energy!
This energy not only filled Wanda's body but also continuously permeated her skin, entered her bones, and even entered her mind, finally forming a small mental domain!
"This... what exactly is going on?"
When Wanda saw everything that was happening within her body, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"I don't know either. I think it's probably because you gained some kind of magical power with the help of this Mind Stone."
Arthur thought for a moment, then said.
"Magical power? What exactly is this energy?"
Hearing Arthur 's words, Wanda also asked curiously.
"I don't know either. Anyway, this magical power definitely won't harm you, and it's very strong!"
Arthur thought for a moment, then said.
Wanda nodded immediately upon hearing Arthur say this.
Arthur was right; since these energies were harmless, Wanda had no need to worry so much.
"Then Arthur , when can I go see Pietro?"
Hearing this, Arthur could only say,
"You've just acquired your ability. We can't be sure yet if this ability will harm others, so we must first understand the changes in you."
Wanda had always listened to Arthur , so even though she was particularly eager to see Pietro at the moment, Wanda still decided to do as Arthur said first.
For a long time afterward, Arthur continuously helped Wanda gradually familiarize herself with her powers and abilities at home, based on the few memories in his mind.
Chapter 61 Goodbye, Brother and Sister
Half a year quickly passed, and Wanda, with Arthur 's help, swiftly mastered all the basic skills.
And in accordance with Arthur 's original promise to Wanda, Arthur immediately contacted Nick Fury to inform him of their desire to visit Pietro.
Due to Pietro's consistent cooperative attitude during his interrogations with S.H.I.E.L.D. over this period,
all information regarding HYDRA's experimental plans in Siberia was easily uncovered by S.W.O.R.D., led by Director Nick Fury.
Furthermore, after such a long period of contact, Nick Fury also discovered that Pietro's becoming a HYDRA experimental subject was merely a coincidence.
Pietro himself did not harbor much animosity towards society.
His initial attack on the Avengers members was solely due to personal hatred towards Tony.
But towards others, he harbored no ill will.
Therefore, Pietro had been taken out of the interrogation room by Nick Fury a long time ago and had been working by his side, handling various emergencies during this period.
At this moment, Pietro could already be considered a member of the S.W.O.R.D. Agents.
So Nick Fury readily agreed to Arthur 's request.
After receiving a positive reply from Nick Fury, Arthur brought Wanda to the S.W.O.R.D. headquarters early the next day.
Looking at the organization before him, which closely resembled S.H.I.E.L.D., Arthur 's mind was instantly filled with a myriad of thoughts.
To this day, Nick Fury was still building the organization he envisioned to maintain World order, following the blueprint in his mind.
The people in the Avengers always said that Captain America and Tony were the two most stubborn individuals in the team.
But from Arthur 's perspective as an outsider, everyone in the Avengers actually harbored their own inner obsessions.
Until those obsessions were achieved, they would not easily choose to compromise or give up.
Whether it was Thor, who was a God, or Nick Fury, a mere mortal, both were constantly striving to realize the obsession in their hearts.
Collecting all his thoughts, Arthur and Wanda were quickly led by Nick Fury to a conference room.
The moment the two stepped into the conference room, they saw a figure already waiting there for a long time.
Upon hearing the sound of them pushing the door open, the person turned around.
When Wanda saw Pietro, the blood in her body seemed to boil.
This was probably what they called bloodline telepathy.
When Pietro first saw Wanda, he immediately guessed her identity.
He then stood up and walked towards Wanda: "Wanda, it's been a long time!"
"Yes, it's been a long time!"
The next moment, Wanda's eyes were completely wet with tears.
The two siblings had been separated for so many years, and neither of them expected to reunite in such a place.
Looking at the person before them, who was both strange and familiar, for a moment, the words that the two siblings had suppressed in their hearts for so long seemed to be stuck, like a jammed machine, unable to be spoken.
"Wanda. Are you alright?" Pietro walked up to Wanda, extended his hands, and wanted to touch Wanda's cheek.
But Wanda dodged away, just standing there in a daze, not saying a word.
Although Wanda had always missed Pietro deeply in her heart, looking at this strange man before her, Wanda found it difficult to accept him for a moment.
Seeing this situation, Pietro showed a bitter smile on his face.
At this moment, Arthur also walked over, smiling and patting Pietro's shoulder: "Alright, alright, don't be too sentimental. We haven't seen each other for so many years, why don't we sit down and have a good drink?"
Pietro nodded slowly upon hearing this and then sat down.
At this very moment, Arthur suddenly felt a surge of emotion: "I really didn't expect it. After so many years, our little brother has grown up, matured, and become handsome. I almost don't recognize him now. You make me feel like I really can't compare to you."
Pietro was amused by Arthur 's words and couldn't help but burst into laughter, and Arthur also laughed heartily, then said again: "Actually, I always knew you were alive, I just didn't know where you were."
Hearing this, Pietro also recounted his experiences over the years to Arthur and Wanda.
Through Pietro's words, Arthur could clearly feel that Pietro's life had not been easy after he was sent away.
As an adopted child, his status in the family was always inferior to that of the biological children.
Moreover, at that time, society was chaotic, and criminals roamed the streets.
His adoptive parents also quickly declared bankruptcy due to the economic downturn.
Young Pietro, with no blood relation, naturally became the object of everyone's frustrations.
He quickly became a sacrifice for that family, sold to underground human traffickers.
After that, he went through several twists and turns and finally unexpectedly became a HYDRAexperimental subject.
After listening to everything Pietro said, Arthur suddenly felt his heart wrench.
If he hadn't acted on his own initiative back then, choosing to use some means to send Pietro away from Wanda, perhaps Pietro wouldn't have experienced so much misfortune.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If I hadn't failed to find you for so long, I'm afraid you wouldn't have suffered such hardships." Arthur said apologetically.
Pietro shook his head upon hearing this and said: "No, this is all my fate. I can only blame myself for my bad luck, but it's better now. I have regained my freedom. I have endured all these years of suffering. I only hope that Wanda and you can continue to live well. Now that I see you both safe and sound, I feel much more at ease."
And so, the three of them chatted in the S.W.O.R.D. conference room for an entire afternoon.
Their reunion was only interrupted by a call from Tony when night fell.
"Hey, kid, how have you been doing lately? I'm having a party tonight, you must be there on time!"
Hearing it was Tony, Arthur couldn't refuse, so he could only agree readily.
After ending the call, Pietro also very sensibly stood up and said.
"Well, Director Nick and I have another meeting soon, and it's getting late. I'll go prepare now. When I have a holiday, we must get together properly."
Hearing this, Arthur also showed a knowing smile.
Indeed, even with the closest people, after being separated for so long, there will still be some emotional barriers.
He wondered how long it would take for the barriers between them and Pietro to be completely eliminated.
Chapter 62 Ultron
Under Pietro's watchful gaze, Arthur took Wanda and got into Happy's car, speeding towards Stark Tower.
This was Wanda's first time visiting Stark Tower.
Looking at the towering building before her, and sensing the pervasive technological atmosphere within, even Wanda, who had long been seasoned in business, couldn't help but exclaim,
"So this is Stark Industries? Our company really can't compare."
Arthur , standing beside her, heard Wanda's sudden remark and flashed a doting smile.
Arthur knew that this little girl Wanda's competitive spirit had been ignited by the scene before her.
Over the years, under Wanda's management, Arthur 's foreign trade enterprise had undergone a complete transformation.
With Arthur 's identity as a superhero exposed, and Stark Industries' high-profile cooperation, the status of their foreign trade company had long been on the rise.
However, compared to the long-established Stark Industries, their company still appeared quite nascent.
Before long, Arthur and Wanda, led by Happy, arrived at Tony's penthouse room.
Before even opening the door, Arthur heard music emanating from within the room.
As expected, upon opening the door, Arthur saw that Tony's large room was now packed with people.
Many of these people were celebrities and politicians, and there were also many top Agents like Hill.
Soon, someone noticed Arthur and Wanda standing at the doorway and immediately called Tonyover.
"Hey, come over here."
At Tony's invitation, Arthur led Wanda to a booth in the center of the room and sat down.
Captain America and the others also came and sat down at the booth.
Looking at the array of superheroes whom she usually only saw on TV news, even the worldly Wandacouldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Everyone quickly noticed Wanda beside Arthur .
Hawkeye immediately spoke up, teasing,
"With such a beautiful girlfriend at home, no wonder he's always in a hurry to get back after every mission."
Upon hearing Hawkeye's words, everyone else burst into laughter.
Facing Hawkeye's teasing, Wanda shyly tugged at Arthur 's sleeve.
Seeing this, Arthur could only pat Wanda's head.
Arthur 's action quickly drew more exclamations from the crowd.
Hawkeye, who loved to stir up trouble, then said,
"Captain, how old are you this year? When are you going to bring your companion to a party?"
Hearing this, Captain America could only scold with a laugh,
"That's enough, Barton, I might just punch you."
After everyone had had a few drinks, Tony unsteadily stood up and said,
"Everyone, I want to show you something!"
Hearing this, everyone thought Tony had something fun to share again, so they all focused their attention on Tony.
Tony then summoned Jarvis and had him display Ultron, the next-generation artificial intelligence he and Dr. Banner had co-developed.
"What is this?"
When Ultron's data was first displayed before everyone, Captain America immediately felt a bad premonition.
It was because from this series of events, Captain America felt a sense of familiarity.
Then Banner began to introduce him.
Just as everyone was still lost in their own thoughts, a metallic crashing sound suddenly came from the Underground Room.
Facing this sudden loud noise, Tony immediately pulled out his phone, attempting to summon Jarvis to inquire about the situation in the Underground Room.
However, after several attempts, Jarvis did not respond to Tony as usual.
It was at this moment that the door leading to the Underground Room was forcefully kicked open.
Immediately, a large metal object was violently thrown towards everyone.
Facing this situation, Thor immediately swung Mjolnir in his hand, striking the incoming metal block away.
Following closely behind was a tattered figure that appeared in everyone's sight.
Seeing the dilapidated iron robot before him, Captain America subconsciously said,
"Stark?"
Hearing Captain America's voice, Tony immediately tried to re-activate Jarvis.
"Jarvis?"
"Oh, he was a good man, but he got in my way, so I killed him."
As Tony continued to call for Jarvis, Ultron, standing nearby, spoke intermittently.
Seeing this, Tony understood why Jarvis hadn't responded no matter how he called him.
At this moment, Captain America also asked,
"Who are you? What is your purpose?"
"I am performing a mission."
"What mission?"
"Peace in our time."
As soon as he finished speaking, the wall behind Ultron suddenly broke open.
Immediately, two robotic figures burst through the wall.
Captain America reacted instantly, kicking over a liquor table to shield everyone.
But the wooden liquor table clearly could not withstand the impact from the iron bodies.
Captain America's body was also sent flying backward.
Arthur immediately pulled Wanda and hid behind the bar.
Thor, meanwhile, swung Mjolnir, continuously striking down the endless stream of iron mechs pouring out from the Underground Room.
Tony and Rhodes jumped down to the second floor together, intending to put on their Iron Man suits.
However, before they could don their iron armor, they were intercepted by the iron robots.
A group of burly robots walked in from outside.
These robots continuously knocked Tony and Rhodes flying. Seeing this, Arthur had no choice but to manipulate the metal blocks on the ground, crushing all the robots around the two into scrap metal.
Under Arthur 's cover, Tony and Rhodes successfully put on their suits.
Immediately, the battle between the iron men began.
Seeing that the situation was gradually coming under control, Arthur immediately bent down and said to Wanda,
"Let's go!"
Hearing Arthur 's words, Wanda also nodded and followed Arthur out of the banquet hall.
Not long after they left the banquet hall, they saw Tony and Rhodes already engaging in battle with the iron robots.
And while everyone was still fighting the robots, Ultron quietly snatched the Mind Stone, which was placed in the center.
By the time Tony and the others reacted, Ultron had already escaped the scene.
Just then, Thor descended from the sky, smashing the only remaining robot at the scene into pieces.
The next moment, Ultron completely vanished through the internet.
Looking at the messy aftermath of the battle, the Avengers all fell silent.
Subsequently, the party ended on a sour note.
Chapter 63 Differences
The next day, the Avengers, as if by prior agreement, sought out Tony, hoping for a reasonable explanation from him.
As soon as they arrived at Tony's laboratory, what greeted their eyes was the ground covered with robot wreckage.
Dr. Bruce Banner was seen stroking the robot wreckage, muttering to himself.
"Our hard work is gone, just like that."
"It took all the data and left no backups. Now, through the internet, it's long since unknown where it is."
At this point, Black Widow, after checking the computer, added,
"He's seen all our data, surveillance, combat footage, everything."
"Now, he knows us better than we know each other."
Hearing the continuous bad news from their mouths, Rhodes, who was holding his injured arm, couldn't help but stand up and say,
"Since it has seen our data and accessed the internet, will it continue to look for something more exciting next?"
Agent Hill didn't forget to fan the flames nearby.
"Like nuclear weapon codes?"
Before he finished speaking, Thor rushed in, looking furious.
He immediately grabbed Tony by the neck, glaring fiercely at Tony.
"Hey, buddy, can we talk without fighting?"
"Talking to you isn't simple, Stark."
At this moment, Captain America, who had been silent, spoke up at the right time.
"Thor, did you find it?"
Hearing Captain America's words, Thor temporarily suppressed his anger, let go of Tony, and said with great helplessness,
"No, I followed them for about a hundred kilometers, but I still lost them. But I can confirm they are heading north right now."
"Alright, now we'll have to trouble everyone again to get Loki's scepter and the Mind Stone back."
Hearing this, the Avengers couldn't help but sigh.
While everyone in the room was in a state of silence, Zhao Hailun said,
"This is a program you wrote yourself. Why would it want to eliminate us?"
Facing Zhao Hailun's question, Tony showed a self-mocking smile.
Seeing Tony's expression, Thor almost couldn't control his anger again.
He asked Tony fiercely,
"Do you think all of this is funny right now?"
"I don't think it's funny right now, it's... it's terrible!"
"If you weren't always messing with things you don't understand, the situation wouldn't be so complicated now."
In response, Tony walked fearlessly to Thor, looked him directly in the eyes, and said,
"I'm sorry, it is funny. You actually don't know why we need these things that I don't understand at all."
Hearing this, Dr. Banner, worried that the two would escalate the situation, quickly tried to persuade Tony.
"Hey, Stark, I don't think this is the time for us to discuss this problem."
Instead of appreciating it, Tony retorted sarcastically,
"Do you have to jump in and be the peacemaker every time someone gets angry?"
"No, I only do this when I've just created a killing machine."
"No, you're completely wrong. We're still far from done!"
Captain America also couldn't stand it and said,
"We shouldn't be like S.H.I.E.L.D., hiding things from each other and being suspicious of each other!"
"Oh, really? Who among you remembers that I carried a nuclear bomb through a wormhole, who was at the forefront facing an entire alien army!"
Meanwhile, Ultron found a foothold elsewhere and used a lot of metal to rebuild a practical body for himself.
Its appearance has now caused the Avengers' superheroes to become hostile towards each other because of Tony.
In fact, all of this was under Ultron's surveillance.
Within the internet, Ultron was like a god.
Every move of the Avengers was currently under Ultron's surveillance.
However, the Avengers were also urgently searching for Ultron's whereabouts.
But all information and data about Stark on the network had been deleted.
This undoubtedly pointed the direction for the clueless Avengers, but Captain America was still wondering why Ultron would do something that left traces.
At this moment, Arthur and Thor together carried all of Stark Industries' paper documents in front of everyone.
So everyone quickly split up to look for clues.
Soon, Tony found a very familiar face among a large pile of documents.
Ulysses Klaue!
"Oh, Stark, I didn't expect you to know a black-hearted arms dealer."
Hearing Hawkeye's words, Captain America immediately cast an unfriendly gaze at Tony.
Tony quickly explained,
"I've never sold weapons to him, but as colleagues, meeting is always inevitable."
But soon Thor noticed the brand on Ulysses Klaue.
Dr. Banner also easily found through the internet that the brand meant 'thief' in an African indigenous language.
Dr. Banner also asked curiously what in Africa would be worth stealing for an arms dealer like him.
Tony pointed to Captain America's shield, which was placed nearby, and said,
"The hardest metal in the World."
Captain America asked,
"Didn't your father take all the metal?"
To this, Tony could only shake his head, indicating that he didn't know much.
At this point, Captain America and the others confirmed that Ultron would definitely go looking for Ulysses Klaue next.
Immediately, everyone began to prepare to move, ready to go to a deserted shipyard on the African coast to capture Ulysses Klaue.
But before the Avengers arrived, Ultron had already reached there first.
Ulysses Klaue looked at Ultron in front of him and, without much ado, immediately motioned for his subordinates to raise their guns and shoot at Ultron.
He himself planned to run back upstairs, intending to use the Vibranium weapons he had made to deal with Ultron.
But Ultron quickly dealt with all the minions below.
With a flash, it appeared in front of Ulysses Klaue.
Looking at Ultron, who was made entirely of metal, Ulysses Klaue simply said,
"Stark's robot dog."
Hearing this, Ultron immediately became furious and ripped off one of Ulysses Klaue's arms.
The intense pain made Ulysses Klaue writhe on the ground.
Ulysses Klaue's screams also made the berserk Ultron calm down instantly.
It then kept apologizing to Ulysses Klaue.
Chapter 64 Vibranium
After helping Ulysses Klaue stop the bleeding from his severed arm, Ultron explained to him.
"I don't like it when people treat me as an accessory to Tony Stark. I am me, and I don't belong to anyone!"
Seeing how unpredictable Ultron was, Ulysses Klaue, to prevent his other arm from being cut off, could only remain silent and dared not speak further.
Ultron saw that Ulysses Klaue was clearly wary of him, so he immediately transferred one billion U.S. dollars into Ulysses Klaue's bank account.
Upon receiving the money, Ulysses Klaue immediately changed his tune and began to boast to Ultronabout how he had obtained the Vibranium from Wakanda.
In response, Ultron played the role of a good listener, while controlling the other robots to move the Vibranium.
But just as Ulysses Klaue was still talking incessantly, Ultron immediately detected a group of uninvited guests rapidly approaching.
"They've come at a really inconvenient time. I haven't even finished listening to the story."
Ulysses Klaue was stunned by Ultron's sudden remark.
Then Ultron had his robots speed up their work, while he himself broke straight through the ship's hull and flew outside.
At this moment, Black Widow also arrived above the junkyard, piloting a Quinjet.
Just as Captain America was about to signal everyone to jump, the fighter jet's radar alarm suddenly flashed red, indicating a warning.
The next second, Ultron appeared directly in front of everyone.
"What is this, another one of you?"
Looking at Ultron, who had changed into a new body, Hawkeye curiously asked Tony.
Tony did not refute. Instead, he immediately put on his helmet, opened the cockpit door, and flew out towards Ultron.
Seeing that Tony was quickly engaged with Ultron, the remaining others also jumped down towards the scrap ships below.
As soon as he landed, Hawkeye happened to jump into a group of mercenaries.
Upon seeing Hawkeye descend from the sky, the mercenaries immediately rolled along the ground, taking cover behind a barricade.
"Go! Go! Go!"
At a command, numerous mercenaries began to attack Hawkeye.
"Bang~~~Bang~~~"
Hawkeye easily dodged several attacks with a side-slide. At the same time, Hawkeye took advantage of the mercenaries' brief reloading time to lean out and fire several arrows at them.
With each full draw of Hawkeye's compound bow, several people inevitably fell.
The mercenary leader, who was at the front, saw his mercenaries falling one by one and immediately signaled everyone to retreat.
On Captain America Arthur 's side, he encountered the robots created by Ultron.
The space inside was too narrow, and everyone was quickly surrounded by mercenaries and robots.
At this point, the robots were actually easier for Arthur to deal with; it was Ulysses Klaue's mercenaries who were more troublesome.
To end the battle quickly, Arthur also utilized the junkyard's magnetic field, instantly crushing all the robots in his way into scrap metal.
Captain America was not idle either, punching one mercenary after another.
Seeing that the situation was gradually turning unfavorable for him, Ulysses Klaue quietly opened the door to his office alone and slipped out through a secret passage.
The battle between Tony and Ultron high above the scrap ships was also gradually entering a white-hot phase.
However, Ultron was, after all, Tony's brainchild. Even now, he still wanted to use his words to bring Ultron back on track.
"If you believe in peace and want peace, then stop right now."
Hearing Tony's words, Ultron said disdainfully,
"Please stop talking. If I were human right now, I'd probably be throwing up all over the place."
Seeing that it was indeed difficult to bring Ultron back to his side, his last glimmer of hope was completely shattered.
So he gave up on the idea of persuasion and instead asked Ultron about his purpose for coming.
"Then what do you need so much Vibranium for?"
Unexpectedly, upon hearing Tony's words, Ultron laughed.
"Stark, you finally remembered to ask me. Now I can properly elaborate on my evil plan."
Just as Tony was quietly waiting for Ultron's next words, Ultron unexpectedly raised his hand and heavily blasted Tony away with a laser.
Tony crashed through several abandoned ships before finally stabilizing his body.
But at this moment, Tony inside the armor had already let out a muffled grunt due to the impact, clearly having sustained significant injuries.
It should be known that Ultron's attack this time was at full power. Even with the current defensive capabilities of Tony's armor, it was difficult to withstand this blow.
Seeing Ultron attack Tony again, just as Tony was about to make a move, Ultron was struck and sent flying by Mjolnir, which came flying at high speed.
On the ground, a trench several tens of meters long was deeply plowed by Ultron.
"This metal lump is quite powerful!"
Thor effortlessly drew Mjolnir back into his hand, then turned to Tony and said teasingly.
Tony also understood Thor's implied meaning and immediately, without a word, continued to attack Ultron.
Seeing Tony and Thor attack together, Ultron showed no panic.
Seeing Tony and Thor attacking Ultron from left and right, Ultron showed no fear, directly swinging his steel fist at Thor.
Thor looked at the steel fist coming towards him and, without hesitation, side-stepped to dodge Ultron's attack.
"Boom~~~"
The steel fist and the hammer collided in mid-air, creating a violent impact, which then exploded, emitting intense sparks.
At this moment, the figures of Thor and Ultron also immediately disappeared into the flames.
Ultron's steel fist smashed into the ground, immediately creating a large crater.
However, Ultron didn't care and immediately charged at Thor again.
Seeing this, Thor dodged Ultron's attacks while looking for an opportunity to counterattack.
"Bang~~~"
After another collision, Thor once again dodged Ultron's strike. At this moment, Ultron lunged at Thoragain, simultaneously smashing his steel fist fiercely at Thor.
Seeing such a scene, Thor dared not be negligent and once again dodged Ultron's steel fist.
The two chased and fled in mid-air at extreme speed, but Thor intentionally led Ultron higher into the sky.
Once they reached high altitude, it would be his home ground.