Vincent woke up, feeling the voluptuous, alluring body in his arms. The woman had fallen into exhausted sleep.
He smiled. This was Black Widow Natasha. Once Marvel movies came out, she became the dream goddess of countless people. But others' goddess had become the woman in his bed.
"SHIELD is indeed hunting Ultron."
"JARVIS's death enraged Tony Stark."
"But this guy never comes to me."
Such a proud, narcissistic person standing before Vincent would have his light overshadowed. This was why Tony Stark stayed away from Vincent. That New York hero gathering. Vincent's killing spree had left an indelible shadow in the hearts of the surviving heroes.
"Mn?" "Awake." Vincent lowered his head and kissed Natasha deeply.
"Are you leaving?" Black Widow's emotions were slightly down.
"Just say the word, I can stay in Los Angeles and accompany you for a while." Vincent replied affectionately.
"You should know about Ultron's birth. This AI has become a major threat to humanity. According to Tony's assessment, his base programming, even the will he was born with, inherited Hydra's ideology." Natasha said seriously.
"I already know about this. Actually, for Tony, this might be a good thing—letting him see the possibilities of technology. Future Tony will be more mature, better able to realize his talents."
Vincent spoke slowly. He wasn't as anxious about Ultron's birth as Natasha imagined.
"Tony is already a world-famous scientist. In your eyes, hasn't he realized his talents yet?" Black Widow asked curiously.
Vincent smiled. If it was the comic version of Tony Stark, he would be an extremely terrifying opponent. For example, the top ten strongest armors in Iron Man history:
Godkiller Armor, Satellite Armor, Green Lantern Armor, Bleeding Edge Armor, Thor Buster, Excalibur Armor, Endo-Sym Armor, Prometheus Armor, Phoenix Buster, Celestial Armor.
The Endo-Sym Armor was Tony's strongest—armor merged with symbiote. As for Godkiller, one landing could destroy a planet. More terrifying, this armor was created to resist the Celestials. The name alone showed it was made to kill gods with infinite wisdom.
The current Iron Man had just grown up. His armor seemed so primitive to Vincent. Couldn't even make the stage. Only had advantages against ordinary people. Against slightly stronger superhumans, it was lacking.
Like Winter Soldier—every Deep Chill member had his capabilities. But Tony couldn't form overwhelming technical deterrence against this father-killing enemy. This was why Vincent said Tony Stark hadn't realized his talents yet.
"Tony is now limited by Earth's current technology, unable to create more miracles." Vincent could only say this. It was indeed true.
"I'll bring this message back to Tony." Natasha blinked mischievously. She left Vincent's embrace, throwing off the covers, getting out of bed to pick up scattered clothes.
Vincent watched this beautiful scene. The graceful back made men's blood boil. But now this woman belonged only to him. He had completely conquered Natasha's heart. Black Widow wouldn't throw tantrums at him anymore.
When did this start? Oh, after he saved her from the Siberian gene lab, her attitude underwent a major shift.
"Are you leaving?" Vincent returned the question to Natasha.
"Yes, I can't leave the base too long." Natasha looked apologetic. Dressed in her tight dress, she leaned down again, deeply kissing the man she loved. He was a god on earth, a legend. But the only hero in her heart.
"Then I'll wander Los Angeles alone." Vincent smiled. He truly wanted to walk around alone, not always placing himself on a lofty altar. Of course, even if he called himself a god, it wouldn't be excessive.
The plot of Avengers 2 (Age of Ultron) finally began. But the plot had changed greatly. The Mind Stone had fallen into Vincent's hands. Ultron wanting to seize it was just a dream. He looked forward to Ultron's next moves. Could it bring him any threat?
But Ultron was an AI created by humanity combined with the Mind Stone. Even Skynet from Terminator might not be stronger. Ultron theoretically possessed infinite potential. The end of technology was Ultron's ability limit. This was a villain born to demonstrate technology.
"After the New York incident, countries worldwide started a new round of arms races. But this time, not targeting other nations—targeting potential aliens."
"Weapons are being upgraded."
"Mutant powers entered the eyes of politicians and researchers again."
Because the New York incident was solved by super-powered beings. One top-tier superhuman could resist a million troops. Like Magneto, the natural counter to all weapons. Humanity's firearms era was just toys before Magneto.
But these toys might become Ultron's legion forces.
Walking on Hollywood Boulevard, Vincent's mind pondered Ultron's possible future strategy. Control global arsenals? Humanity's arsenals were terrifying. Mutants' failure was failure against human weapons. Often, dealing with mutants didn't require ground soldiers. Using them meant capture attempts. If they truly wanted to kill a mutant, human tech made it easy.
"If Ultron reaches this step, this war will truly be Terminator!"
Vincent realized the movie version of Ultron was weakened to the extreme. Doing everything himself. His mechanical body limited his abilities. In comparison, Apocalypse was absolutely cunning. He knew human weapons could destroy him. So, the first thing he did was dismantle humanity's nukes and missiles. This was why when Apocalypse first conquered humanity, they had no resistance. If not for the Four Horsemen's betrayal, Apocalypse would have succeeded. That Jean had just grasped the Phoenix Force but feared it, kept restrained.
On an old cargo ship.
"Money has been transferred to your account." Ultron held precious metals with satisfaction. Next second, he shot into the sky, not planning to stay long. With these metals, he could create an indestructible body.
"The only trouble now is defeating the Ice Demon and seizing back Loki's Scepter!"
Loki's Scepter was just a codename. Ultron invaded SHIELD, searching Battle of New York data, and found records of Baron Strucker's base destruction. Including records of the scepter falling into Vincent's hands.
"Vincent Hall." Ultron's brain flashed countless data. Cameras provided infinite eyes. He could invade the internet at will, tampering with backend data, controlling cameras.
"Oscorp has my kin, guarding Oscorp's network security. To invade, I must break through their defenses."
But Ultron understood: if that AI focused on defense, he might not succeed. Because he needed time. And they could just cut the network.
"Gwen!" "Raven!" "Psylocke!" "..."
These people's data were quickly searched. People around Vincent. His weaknesses.
"I can force him to hand over the scepter."
How to force the world-famous Ice Demon? Ultron suddenly thought of a crazy possibility.
"Destroy New York?"
How? How to destroy New York from Vincent's hands and form a threat? Threatening the Ice Demon to hand over the scepter.
"I don't need to act myself."
"If human weapons target New York, how can Vincent defend?"
One nuke was nothing. What if all humanity's nukes launched? But not all human nukes were networked. Only a portion. To launch nuclear missiles required human operation. Passwords, manual control—not in Ultron's consideration.
"I can sense at least 300 strategic nuclear warheads globally are networked."
"This is my greatest weapon to control humanity."
Half were nuclear subs. He could invade them via wireless networks. Besides these, many weapons didn't need human operation. He could control them.
"With his confidence, he'll definitely hand over the scepter first, then try to reclaim it later."
Ultron finally found Vincent's weakness: Arrogance. His invincible power was the source of his arrogance. This gave Ultron an opportunity.
"But now isn't the time. I need a massive army."
Many global organizations had this capability. This gave Ultron opportunities. Stark Industries' firewall was perfected again. Ultron felt the newcomer (EDITH) was trickier than JARVIS. Just that this AI wasn't lucky enough to birth consciousness like him.
"Many countries don't know I exist yet."
"I can leak Stark Industries' core robot tech to these countries."
"Like China—they have the world's strongest production chains."
"If Chinese forces get robot tech and successfully modify production lines, with my abilities, I can control these robots, turning them into my legions."
"Robots manufactured by global organizations."
"The more they make, the more crucial for me."
Related to creating a machine legion surpassing humanity. Ultron returned to his lair. A secret Hydra base. Massive robots were modifying production lines, replicating more robots. But each robot consumed vast resources. He had infinite money. But Ultron knew: not wanting to expose himself yet, he couldn't use this money to purchase materials on a large scale.
"Human greed—even if SHIELD warns them, they'll secretly mass-produce robots."
Ultron smiled. He sent all robot tech obtained from Stark Industries to many human governments. Besides governments, many corporations received this gift.
"Beep beep beep~~"
"Warning, Warning!!"
"Company core secrets, robot technology is leaking."
"Warning, over 1,000 governments and organizations globally have received Stark Industries' core robot tech!!"
EDITH immediately detected the tech leak and reported to Mr. Tony Stark.
Iron Man was currently inside the base. The base was offline now. Only phone signals unrestricted. Avengers members were discussing how to deal with Ultron.
Iron Man's face changed drastically. He interrupted Nick Fury.
"Everyone, Stark Industries' core robot tech has leaked."
Tony stood up. Nick Fury's face changed instantly.
"Did Ultron leak your tech?" Fury asked Tony.
"Yes. So I believe this was Ultron. When Ultron devoured JARVIS, he used the permissions to produce 300 robots on Stark's production line. Not that 300 satisfied Ultron—Stark Industries' materials could only produce 300." Tony realized why Ultron leaked the tech. Ultron was manufacturing more robots.
Tony knew clearly how powerful his robots were. If Ultron controlled them all, forming a robot legion, who could stop him?
Terror spread. Other Avengers realized the problem.
"Tech leaked. If these countries and factions all manufacture your combat robots, Tony, and Ultron controls them all, we'll face Terminator scenarios." Ant-Man Scott Lang shouted frantically.
Scott Lang was recently recruited by SHIELD. Pym Particles once belonged to SHIELD. Returning now was good for Nick. To strengthen the Avengers, he spared no effort recruiting.
"We should notify these countries." Agent Hill's stern face was grave.
"Tech's leaked. Forces that got Stark robot tech won't listen to us. If we pressure them, they'll accelerate production instead." Fury shook his head.
He knew human greed for advanced tech. This was Iron Man's robot tech. Countless countries and factions coveted Stark Industries' tech. They wouldn't admit getting it. But they'd definitely research based on it, creating their own versions.
Before researching, they'd verify authenticity. If truly Stark tech, they wouldn't mind producing it to arm themselves.
The New York incident's biggest impact: everyone knew aliens existed. And their tech far surpassed Earth. Just that these aliens met a terrifying super-powered being and got unlucky.
But undeniably, as a participant in that battle, Iron Man's reputation was solid worldwide. Others had superpowers. Iron Man was different. Just a mortal. But with an extraordinary brain and exquisite science tech.
Science tech could be replicated. Once successful, they could all become Iron Man.
Now Iron Man's robot tech leaked. For them, it opened a new robot age.
Tony Stark's face darkened. The leak caused Stark Industries major losses. Fortunately, robot tech and armor tech weren't the same route. Otherwise, his losses would be catastrophic.
"We should find Ultron ASAP and kill him."
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