No one present was a fool. They all had a vague guess about Ultron's identity, but this wasn't the time to discuss it.
So, they didn't say anything and instead refocused their attention on the big screen.
"I always say, make your enemies and friends wealthy, and then try to tell who's the enemy and who's the friend..."
On the screen, Ultron was chatting away with Klaw, a complete chatterbox.
Tony Stark's heart skipped a beat. How does that sound so familiar?
He seemed to have said that before!
"Stark, this is what Stark once told me. Are you made by Stark?" Klaw asked in confusion.
But what no one expected was that such a reasonable guess would infuriate Ultron.
Ultron actually became enraged and chopped off one of Klaw's arms.
"Stark, it seems like it has a grudge against you!" Dr. Banner couldn't help but say; it was obvious.
Everyone was increasingly curious about what had happened between Ultron and Stark.
"I'm very concerned about this, Stark is a disgusting guy!" After kicking the armless Klaw over, Ultron couldn't help but curse.
"Oh, my son! You're really breaking your old man's heart!"
Tony Stark's voice suddenly rang out, and then Iron Man descended from the sky, jets of flame blasting from his boots.
Following Iron Man were the other two members of the Avengers' Big Three: Thor and Captain America.
In addition, Hawkeye Barton and Black Widow were also secretly lurking elsewhere.
"If necessary, I'll smash him to pieces," Ultron said, his words laced with intent.
"There's no need for you to break anything."
"Clearly, you haven't made an omelet before."
After a round of "friendly" greetings and pleasantries, they inevitably started fighting.
Ultron first gestured towards Iron Man, and an invisible energy appeared, pulling Iron Man to the ground.
Then, Ultron unleashed a shockwave, sending Iron Man flying.
Iron Man, of course, wasn't one to be trifled with. The two metal behemoths then proceeded to battle in the air.
The battle between Iron Man and Ultron effectively kicked off the real fight. The Iron Legion, brought by Ultron, immediately engaged Thor and Captain America.
"So, he brought an Iron Legion with him," Hawkeye Barton said, his expression grim.
If it were just Ultron, they wouldn't be so worried. But if he had an army at his disposal, the situation was completely different.
Everyone at the scene had a better understanding of Ultron's identity!
Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver also joined the Iron Legion, fighting against the Avengers.
Klaw, that troublemaker, also ordered his men to join the battle, and a chaotic fight broke out between the three sides.
During this process, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver demonstrated their formidable combat abilities.
Both Quicksilver's speed and Scarlet Witch's magic caused considerable trouble for the Avengers.
Even Captain America was knocked down by the two of them.
"Time for mind games!" an Iron Legion soldier said to Scarlet Witch during the battle.
Scarlet Witch immediately dodged, disappearing into the passage.
The next moment, Scarlet Witch reappeared behind Thor, quickly firing a ball of red energy towards him, and then rapidly retreating.
A hint of a daze appeared on Thor's face, but fortunately, he remained normal.
"Thor, what's going on?" Captain America asked from the side.
"That girl is trying to twist my mind. Be especially careful; it's difficult for humans not to be affected by her!" Thor said to Captain America as he walked along the passage.
"See, I'm not affected at all! There must be something wrong!" Thor immediately said to everyone at the scene.
But the next moment, he was proven wrong.
"Fortunately, I am a god!" Thor had just finished saying those words on the screen when he realized his surroundings had completely changed.
He found himself inside a castle where many dancers were performing.
Without a doubt, Thor had fallen victim to Scarlet Witch's mind magic.
Thor: "…"
The smile on his face had frozen.
"Not bad, Thor. You only fell into the illusion after a few seconds. Truly worthy of a god!" Tony Stark's usual sharp tongue came out.
Thor was speechless.
Following Thor's capture, Captain America and Black Widow were also controlled by Scarlet Witch.
At this moment, the Avengers on the scene were almost completely wiped out, save for Iron Man, who had flown off with Ultron to an unknown location, and Hawkeye Barton, who was firing from a high vantage point.
And Hawkeye Barton was Scarlet Witch's last target.
Swish, swish, swish!
Hawkeye Barton seemed to notice nothing, continuing to casually fire his arrows.
However, all of this was an act.
Hawkeye, at his high vantage point, was watching everything. How could he not know that Scarlet Witch had taken down Thor and Captain America?
Hawkeye Barton was just fishing, deliberately luring Scarlet Witch into a trap.
From the previous conversation with Klaw, it was clear that Scarlet Witch was still very inexperienced at this point. She fell for it, believing that Hawkeye hadn't noticed her, and quietly appeared behind him.
And just as Scarlet Witch was about to attack Hawkeye, he quickly and suddenly sidestepped, pulled out an arrow, and pressed it against Scarlet Witch's forehead.
The arrowhead immediately opened, becoming a cross-shaped claw, and grabbed onto Scarlet Witch's head.
Zap!
Flashes of electricity above instantly knocked Scarlet Witch down.
"I was mind-controlled, and I didn't like it," Hawkeye said to Scarlet Witch, intending to subdue her.
Swish!
But then Quicksilver, moving like lightning, darted in, kicked Hawkeye away, and rescued Scarlet Witch.
He vanished in a blur.
"Yeah, you better run!" Hawkeye muttered, watching Quicksilver disappear.
The scene ended there.
The situation was pretty much what everyone had expected.
Hawkeye Barton, having been mind-controlled before, had subsequently reflected deeply and developed a new type of arrow specifically to counter mind control.
And then, in one fell swoop, took down Scarlet Witch.
It has to be said, Hawkeye Barton is indeed a very impressive agent.
As Black Widow said, he might not possess overwhelming power on his own, but he can do many things that others can't.
Captain America and Thor, neither of these two are ordinary people; one is a super soldier, and the other is a god from Asgard.
Yet both of them were controlled by Scarlet Witch. Only Hawkeye not only didn't fall for it, but also almost captured Scarlet Witch.
If Quicksilver hadn't launched a sneak attack, Hawkeye would definitely have succeeded.
"Barton! Well done!" Black Widow couldn't help but glance at Hawkeye and said.
"Natasha, I won't feel any pride in you praising me for something that didn't happen," Hawkeye Barton replied calmly.
"However!" Barton immediately changed the subject, "This footage has indeed given me some inspiration."
Those electric arrows, in all likelihood, were meant for Hawkeye to use on himself, not on the caster!
"This footage gives us a better understanding of Scarlet Witch's abilities, but what I'm actually more concerned about isn't her."
Tony Stark spoke seriously at this moment.
"The person behind Scarlet Witch, that robot!" Captain America followed up on Tony Stark's words.
The expressions of the others present also tightened slightly; they actually shared the same view as Tony Stark and Captain America.
Scarlet Witch was undeniably powerful, but she was, after all, just one person.
Her mind magic was, of course, also very formidable, but it could only be effective at close range.
With prior knowledge of their tactics, it wasn't too difficult to counter them, especially since Hawkeye had provided a good example for everyone.
The real problem was the robot!
"We can basically confirm now that the robot isn't Stark's robot," Dr. Banner said to everyone.
"But the robot's creation is definitely inseparable from Stark. Otherwise, the 'daddy' taunt would be too stupid."
Black Widow added, "Also, the robot's hatred for Stark, and the subconscious use of some of Stark's speech habits, all point to something."
"This is the first conclusion we can draw: that robot must have some kind of relationship with Stark," Captain America summarized.
"The second conclusion is that the robot's intelligence is no less than, or even surpasses, Jarvis!" Captain America continued, glancing at Tony Stark. "You're the expert on this. What do you think?"
"Jarvis can't hack into the entire financial system right now!" Tony Stark said thoughtfully. "Of course, in theory, it's possible if the software is upgraded to a certain level and the hardware can keep up."
"But that requires a lot of preparation in advance. It could cost hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars!"
"And there's another prerequisite: that the government agencies and all the departments are blind, allowing you to do whatever you want."
"So, considering the reality of the situation, this is impossible."
"But that robot did it!" Thor said heavily from the side.
"There's only one possibility!" Hawkeye Barton raised his head and scanned everyone, "That robot has a program far more advanced than Jarvis, so advanced that it's beyond our time, beyond Tony Stark!"
Everyone had no doubts about this, as it was obvious.
"Everyone should have already made a guess, right?" Black Widow followed up, "In the question about Stark self-destructing his armor, there was an option: Ultron controlled Stark's armor."
"Romanoff, are you saying that the robot is Ultron?" Thor accurately grasped the meaning of Black Widow's words.
"That's very possible!" Captain America nodded seriously. "We saw it too. Ultron isn't alone; he has the Iron Legion!"
"We knew the Avengers once fought Ultron alongside Vision. And in this footage, the Avengers are united again!"
"If Ultron has a massive Iron Legion, it's not hard to understand why he's so difficult to deal with."
"It's not just that!" Black Widow added. "We've also theorized before that Ultron isn't human!"
So far, if that robot is Ultron, it aligns perfectly with everything they know about Ultron.
Therefore, they have every reason to suspect that robot is Ultron.
There were no disagreements on this point.
Then there was the question of why Scarlet Witch and the other "fast guy" were working with the suspected Ultron robot, and what Scarlet Witch's true allegiance was.
The available information wasn't extensive, preventing the team from conducting a truly effective analysis.
Right now, the only apparent course of action regarding this future vision was to keep an eye on Klaw. Beyond that, there wasn't much else they could do.
The information was simply too limited.
[Please answer the following question: How did the second Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff, die?]
[A. Killed by agents of the Red Room.]
[B. Sacrificed herself to obtain the Soul Stone.]
[C. Died at the hands of Ultron during the Age of Ultron.]
[D. Died during S.H.I.E.L.D.'s operation to stop HYDRA's Insight Project.]
[Friendly reminder: Those who answer correctly will receive a reward: a piece of invisibility camouflage; Those who answer incorrectly will have a random attribute deducted, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, possessions, etc...]
Soon, a new question appeared, and everyone present immediately turned their eyes to Black Widow.
No one expected this question to be so explosive. It revealed in a simple, crude, and direct way: Black Widow dies in the future!
"For someone like me, dying violently in the future is nothing unusual. It's not a big deal," Black Widow's reaction was surprisingly calm.
Whether in the Red Room or now at S.H.I.E.L.D., Black Widow has always been a front-line operative, facing danger daily, constantly dealing with the world's most dangerous people.
Getting killed isn't strange at all.
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