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Chapter 258

"Hmm? Someone's coming?"

Ultron suddenly frowned, then shook his head and said, "I have deliberately avoided these Avengers, yet they still manage to find me!"

After cursing angrily, his body became transparent and passed through the wall.

...

In the outer hall of S.W.O.R.D., a large group of agents and staff members lay on the ground, handcuffed and subdued.

"Everyone here has been controlled, but we still can't find Hayward and his core members. I suspect there must be a hidden secret room or something."

Natasha approached Thor and reported, "If we search thoroughly, it may take a long time..."

"Don't bother."

Thor shook his head and said to Steve and Stark, who were anxiously waiting, "Arrange for everyone to evacuate immediately."

As he spoke, he picked up an iron cup and decomposed it into countless atoms, which then continued to condense.

"In five minutes, I will drop a hydrogen bomb equivalent to one hundred million tons here, no matter where he hides!"

"One hundred million tons? No way!"

Iron Man and Captain America, usually on opposite sides, were united in their concern and hurried over to dissuade him.

"If this thing is released, radiation levels will rise all over the world!"

As an engineer who started out as a munitions dealer, Stark couldn't be unaware of the devastation such a weapon could cause...

In fact, Thor had no intention of actually using the bomb. He was speaking to Ultron, who was hiding somewhere.

A hoarse laugh echoed: "Haha, as expected, the ones who truly threaten world peace are humans! For a better future, humans must evolve!"

"Who!?"

The voice came from behind Captain America, who turned around quickly.

A golden ray, carrying a terrifying aura, shot toward him.

"Sizzle..."

In addition to Captain America's superhuman reflexes, he had another passive ability—his shield. No matter how accurate an enemy's aim, the shield would only deflect the attack.

"Boom…"

The ray hit the shield and was deflected, cutting the roof of the entire S.W.O.R.D. facility in half.

Steve absorbed the impact, dodged the ray, and flew away with his spinning shield.

Ultron caught Captain America's shield as it was thrown back and then hurled it hard, knocking Captain America away.

"Boom..."

Stark blasted Ultron with one shot: "Ultron, I'm your father!"

As he spoke, he readied his laser cannon again.

"Oh, I don't think so."

Ultron spoke as a beam of light appeared above his head, clashing with Stark's laser.

"Dammit!"

Stark exclaimed as the beam from Ultron's head was significantly more powerful than his laser, overpowering it in just three seconds. A shot hit Stark's chest, sending him flying hundreds of meters, nearly hitting the Ark reactor...

"Thud..."

Ultron moved forward to finish off his opponent.

"Ultron! You've really pissed me off!"

Bruce Banner advanced, his body expanding rapidly. His clothes burst as he transformed into the Hulk.

"Roar..."

Hulk attacked!

Hulk charged forward, delivering a powerful punch that slammed Ultron into the floor.

He grabbed Ultron's leg and dragged him, continuing to smash him into the ground.

I smash it, I smash it, and I smash it again!

The strength of vibranium could break through the concrete floor instantly. Each time Ultron's body hit the floor, a large amount of debris was thrown up.

Suddenly, Hulk felt his hands grasping nothing.

"..."

Hulk looked at the translucent Ultron in front of him with confusion and tried to grab him but missed.

Hulk: "???"

"I'll leave this big guy to you!"

The translucent Ultron dashed into Hulk's body and emerged from behind him.

"Roar…Awoo…"

The power of the Mind Stone was like a sharp thorn piercing Hulk's brain. Hulk roared in pain, clutching his head with his hands. After a violent struggle, he broke through the door and ran outside.

"Not good! There's a residential area ten kilometers away. We can't let Hulk reach it!"

Natasha suddenly cried out in alarm.

"Dammit, I'm going to stop him!"

Stark, realizing he was being restrained by Ultron, immediately took off to chase Hulk.

"Call Veronica!"

...

Thor looked on, bewildered. He hadn't expected Ultron to be so different from the original and to have completed the fusion of his bodies.

And now he had this ability, this appearance...

Except for the fact that the black vibranium wasn't dyed red, everything else was exactly the same as Vision!

At that moment, Ultron lost his patience, and hundreds of robots surged forward, attacking everyone.

He led the charge, rushing toward Thor.

As an artificial intelligence, Ultron had access to all network information on Earth. In his analysis, the Avengers were the biggest obstacle to his plan, especially Thor.

Of course, Wanda and Kara were also significant threats, but Kara had been living in Asgard recently. With Odin absent, Asgard needed a strong leader.

As for Wanda...

Ultron was enveloped in a ball of red energy in mid-air. Wanda restrained him, twisting her hands and slamming him to the ground.

"Oh, Wanda, you should join me. Your power comes from the Mind Stone. We should be allies!"

"Who would want to ally with a half-human, half-machine monstrosity like you?"

Wanda waved her hand angrily, and powerful energy began to tear apart Ultron's vibranium body.

Thor's expression grew even more perplexed.

Wanda tearing Ultron apart with her bare hands was an exciting sight. But now Ultron was being beaten to a pulp by Wanda, with Vision's face, making the scene rather surreal...

Vision—no, it's Ultron—couldn't just sit idly by while he was torn apart. His body instantly became intangible, and he rushed forward to attack the vulnerable girl.

However, the next moment, Wanda's chaos magic surged toward him like a tidal wave, forcibly pulling him out of his intangible state and pinning him to the ground, rendering him immobile.