"Hohoho… hahahahahaha!"
Out of nowhere, Vision-Ultron began to laugh. Louder, harsher, until it echoed wildly.
"What are you laughing at?"
Saitama asked curiously.
"You're strong."
Vision-Ultron stopped laughing.
"Hm?"
"You really are strong. But the stronger you are, the happier I am… because everything you are will soon be mine!"
His eyes turned crimson, and immense psychic force erupted from his brow.
Mind Control!
This was the true terror of the Mind Stone. With enough will, he could implant his thoughts into another's mind—turn them into puppets.
To enslave Saitama!
If such a monster could be bent to his will, his vision of a world of peace would be complete.
Hum~~~
Like a tsunami, his power engulfed Saitama.
"Hahaha! Before the Mind Stone, even the mightiest warrior can't resist!"
Vision-Ultron laughed madly.
Compared to him, Wanda's illusions were child's play. She could fool Thor, yes—but Ultron wielded power far greater.
"You look pretty happy."
Suddenly, a flat voice cut through the storm.
Vision-Ultron froze.
There was Saitama, scratching his bald head, looking puzzled.
"M-My psychic attack? Where's… where's my attack?"
His expression was priceless, like someone who had just eaten two bowls of frozen sewage in midsummer.
"Your mind seems… really weak," Saitama said seriously.
As a being who had broken his limiter, his mind and body had already reached monstrous levels. Illusions, will manipulation—none of it worked on him.
"Weak?!"
Ultron's mind reeled. He had the Mind Stone! A vibranium body! And this man dared say his spirit was weak?
"You attacked me. So now it's my turn."
Saitama murmured, raising his fist.
Normal Punch!
Simple, fast, direct.
The red glove filled Ultron's vision.
"Not good!!"
He crossed his arms to block.
This was a vibranium body. Stronger than any earthly alloy. Surely it could hold.
But the instant their clash met—
Crack!!
Regret flooded him.
The overwhelming force shattered his arms like twigs, vibranium fragments spraying everywhere.
"Shift!"
In desperation, he switched forms.
Vision's body could phase between solid and intangible.
Saitama's punch tore through, obliterating his arms, then swept harmlessly through his intangible chest.
Behind him, a hundred-meter-wide street split apart, devastated by the blow.
Sweat dripped down Ultron's face.
"Oh? So you can do that?"
Saitama tilted his head, intrigued.
One of the rare times his punch had been dodged.
"You can't kill me, Saitama! I am Vision-Ultron! I wield the Mind Stone!"
Ultron roared, his ruined arms exposing broken vibranium bones.
"You mean that phasing trick? It won't work again."
Saitama said flatly, raising his fist once more.
With a burst of speed, he closed in.
Normal Punch!
Ultron's eyes went wide. He phased again—yet—
Boom!!
The punch connected.
His chest collapsed, vibranium crumbling like paper. Even vibranium's shock absorption failed under such overwhelming force.
Fragments burst outward, leaving a gaping hole in his torso.
Ultron stood stunned, the Mind Stone glowing faintly on his brow.
Why?
Why had his intangible body still been struck?
"It's like… if I want to hit you, I'll hit you."
Saitama muttered, smoke curling from his glove.
Having broken his limiter, his existence had transcended ordinary power and will. His strikes carried a force beyond comprehension.
As long as he locked on, real or unreal—
His fist would land.
Ultron couldn't understand. He hadn't reached that level.
"No!! I am Ultron! The creator of a new world! I can't die here! I refuse!!!"
He screamed, madness consuming him.
The Mind Stone blazed, psychic force erupting. His vibranium body began to regenerate.
His body, in some ways, could heal itself—materials far beyond Earth's science.
"You forced me, Saitama! I'll kill you!! Right now!!"
Like a raging beast, he bellowed.
Space itself trembled.
The Mind Stone pulsed violently, energy condensing into a psychic vortex.
"Then I'll kill you in your own mind!! Mind Control!!"
He roared, and a phantom form of himself burst free, diving into Saitama's body with the Mind Stone's power.
(End of Chapter)
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