"Check it for me!!! Who is that guy?! Find him for me!!!" The chief of the Sokovia Police Department was furious. He had been playing games openly during work hours and had completely ignored the warning! Such a person didn't deserve to be in the police force!
He vowed to find this individual and fire him immediately! Otherwise, the world would know that the police in Sokovia weren't doing their job! It would be a disgrace to their entire nation!
And just as the director expected, countless people began expressing dissatisfaction with their police force. Many began demanding strengthened management of law enforcement and insisted that every warning be taken seriously!
This reaction wasn't limited to Sokovia—many regions made similar demands. Even the police station where 2nd gen spiderman universe's Officer Stacy worked received directives to strengthen the professional training of police officers.
George Stacy felt helpless about this situation, but whenever a public official neglected their duty or a high-tech company experienced a security breach, it would cause upheaval throughout the entire industry that wouldn't subside until some time had passed.
[Captain America's voice carried over the comms: "All they want is to live their lives in peace, but that's not going to happen today. But we can do our best to protect them. And we can get the job done."]
[Wanda used her powers of mental manipulation on the townspeople. Large numbers of people who had been engaged in various activities suddenly set down their work and began evacuating Sokovia.]
[Thor punched a massive hole through a wall! They had arrived at Strucker's base, where Ultron was keeping Natasha prisoner. Banner followed closely behind Thor.]
["We found Ultron's plan! We found Romanoff! We're clearing the field! All that's left is two armies."]
[Barton crouched on a rooftop, silently watching as the people left the danger zone in groups.]
["Ultron thinks we're monsters. That we're what's wrong with the world. This isn't just about beating him. It's about whether he's right."]
[Elsewhere, a voice called out, "Natasha? Natasha?"]
["Bruce?" Natasha responded immediately upon hearing Banner's voice. He had successfully located her cell.]
["You all right?" Banner asked, looking at Natasha through the iron bars.]
["Yeah."]
["The team's in the city. It's about to light up."]
[Natasha had anticipated this long ago, so it wasn't surprising. Instead, she was more concerned with how Banner planned to free her.]
["I don't suppose you found a key lying around somewhere?"]
[Banner smiled, took two steps back, and raised an energy weapon: "Yeah. I did."]
[Natasha immediately retreated behind the wall. Banner fired a shot at the lock. Natasha grabbed the gate and pulled it open.]
[She emerged and asked, "So what's our play?"]
["I'm here to get you to safety," Banner replied, his meaning clear.]
[Natasha looked at him with confusion: "Job's not finished."]
[Banner slowly approached her: "We could help with the evacuation, but I can't be in a fight near civilians. And you've done plenty. Our fight is over."]
[Natasha blinked and said, "So we're just going to run?"]
[While they were talking, Barton and Captain America continued directing people to evacuate the town. Because it was so sudden, massive crowds rushed toward the city exits, causing bottlenecks that made swift evacuation nearly impossible.]
Some viewers were clearly dissatisfied with Banner's apparent attempt to escape the conflict.
But others disagreed, arguing that it was indeed inappropriate for the Hulk to participate in battles where civilians were present. After all, the previous incident in Johannesburg had severely damaged the Avengers' reputation, and it was understandable for Banner to have concerns!
JARVIS instantly found countless online discussions about this topic, and Banner became visibly distressed as he heard the various opinions.
[Tony flew through the air as FRIDAY reported: "The person you're looking for is in the church, boss! I think he's waiting for you!"]
[Tony immediately flew toward the church with its partially destroyed roof.]
[As soon as he landed inside, Ultron's voice echoed: "Come to confess your sins?"]
["I don't know. How much time you got?"]
["More than you," Ultron emerged from behind Tony. Tony turned and involuntarily stepped back, as Ultron was now significantly larger than before.]
["Uh... have you been juicing? A little vibranium cocktail? You're looking... I don't want to say 'puffy'..."]
[Ultron ignored Tony's quips and directly revealed his plan: "You're stalling to protect the people."]
["Well, that is the mission. Did you forget?" Tony narrowed his eyes.]
["I've moved beyond your mission. I'm free." As he spoke, a mechanical device emerged from the floor between them.]
[Ultron taunted: "What, you think you're the only one stalling?"]
[Tony scanned the protruding device: "This is vibranium. Function: still unclear." The scan showed the device extended thousands of feet underground.]
["This is how things always work with you, Tony. This is peace in my time." Suddenly, throughout the streets, numerous Ultron drones burst from beneath the ground and began causing havoc in the town.]
[Citizens fled in panic, and the streets immediately descended into chaos!]
[Tony immediately took off to help the civilians. Captain America, shield in hand, continued directing the crowd: "Go!"]
[A second later, an Ultron drone landed behind him and opened fire. Fortunately, Captain America reacted in time to dodge the first shot, block the second with his shield, and then counterattack.]
[Barton continuously fired arrows from his rooftop position. When an Ultron drone attempted to attack from behind, Barton pierced its head with an arrow without even looking. He then continued shooting at more approaching drones, destroying them in mid-air.]
[Wanda directed civilians away from danger: "Get off the bridge!" Several Ultron drones transformed their arms into energy weapons and fired at Wanda and the fleeing civilians.]
[Wanda used her chaos magic to form a protective shield, while urging the people: "Run!!!"]
[But her shield eventually shattered under the continuous barrage, and she was knocked to the ground.]
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