Tony Stark, Thor, Steve Rogers, Hawkeye—every Avenger capable of fighting had assembled.
Among them stood one bald, plain-looking man. Compared to these muscular, heroic figures, Saitama looked like a background extra. The kind of guy you'd lose in a crowd… except for the shine off his bald head.
Ultron had been ready to spit venom at Stark, but then his gaze locked onto the bald man. His optics constricted sharply.
"Saitama?!"
Engines inside his body roared, ready to fire.
"That's Saitama?" Wanda Maximoff's brilliant eyes fixed on him, her gaze probing, as if she could peel him apart layer by layer.
"He looks funny. That battle suit kind of resembles Stark's armor," Pietro smirked.
And in a way, he wasn't wrong. Much of Stark's later suit designs were unconsciously influenced by Saitama. Cosplayers even copied his look—it was already a trend.
"You can still leave," Steve said firmly, unwilling to strike down humans if it could be avoided.
"Oh, we'll leave…" Wanda replied absently. But both siblings' attention never left Saitama—the strongest known hero in America.
"What do you plan to do with the vibranium?" Stark demanded.
"Since you asked… I'll outline my evil plan," Ultron sneered, a surge of crimson energy blasting Stark off his feet.
Dozens of drones swarmed out, clashing with the Avengers.
Stark forced himself up, only for Pietro to blur before him, dragging Wanda in his wake. Scarlet energy brushed his temples—illusions instantly bloomed.
Blood-soaked mountains of broken suits. Titans of steel marching under the banner of Stark Industries. His friends broken and dying. And above it all…
A figure burst from the wreckage.
Saitama.
The destroyer of Earth.
Stark's heart collapsed. The illusion crushed his will to fight.
Steve charged to help—but Pietro's speed threw him aside. Barton fell next. Only Thor still stood, lightning coursing through him in wary arcs, Mjolnir hammering down like thunder.
Still… half the team was already neutralized. Wanda and Pietro's synergy was devastating.
Ultron chuckled. "You don't seem concerned, Saitama."
"Oh, so you're Ultron?" Saitama scratched his cheek, curious. A system window popped before his eyes:
Name: Ultron
Type: Super AI + Mechanical Lifeform
Intelligence: 6
Strength: 6
Speed: 5
Durability: 7
Energy Projection: 6
Combat Skill: 4
Justice: 0
Notes: A devil born of the internet. Hard to kill, possessing autonomous evolution.
On paper, not that strong. Certainly nowhere near Odin, whom Saitama had already fought. The real issue was Ultron's immortality as code, tied to the internet itself.
"Saitama, I know you're not from Earth. Why fight for 'justice'? Join me. Together, we could protect not just Earth—entire civilizations!" Ultron's voice pulsed with passion.
"Sorry. I refuse," Saitama said flatly.
Ultron's face hardened.
In a blur, Pietro pulled Wanda to Saitama's side.
"You don't realize how fast I am," Pietro bragged. Against legends, his confidence held firm—too naïve to know better.
Beside him, Wanda lifted her hands. Crimson mist swirled, thick with psychic force. Against Stark, she had shown illusions. Against Saitama, she poured in everything.
She had been warned: Saitama was ten times the threat Stark was. She intended to bring him down.
Scarlet energy enveloped his ears, reality itself bending.
System windows blinked:
Name: Wanda Maximoff
Type: Scarlet Witch
Intelligence: 3
Strength: 3
Speed: 3
Durability: 3
Energy Projection: 7
Combat Skill: 3
Justice: 2
Notes: Blinded by hate. Her emotions can unleash destructive power beyond measure.
Name: Pietro Maximoff
Type: Quicksilver
Intelligence: 3
Strength: 2
Speed: 5
Durability: 2
Energy Projection: 2
Combat Skill: 4
Justice: 5
Notes: Wanda's brother. His speed outpaces most Marvel heroes.
On paper, Wanda's energy projection was terrifying. Pietro's speed? Against Saitama, it was… laughable.
Saitama blinked, dead-fish eyes unshaken, as Wanda traced crimson sigils around his head. Pietro smirked, expecting results.
"What are you doing? Drawing?" Saitama asked blandly, watching Wanda wave her hands by his ears.
(End of Chapter)
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