boyutpedia Chapter 854 Pre-Battle Preparations
Chapter 854 Pre-Battle Preparations
Chapter 854 Pre-Battle Preparations
After watching Mephisto disappear, Peter checked on the poor man who had been possessed by Mephisto, and then exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?"
Strange looked over: "What's wrong? Do you know them?"
"—I wouldn't say we know each other. This person is a follower of Ultron, and his right hand is a mechanical prosthetic." Peter said, releasing the nanobots from his nanosuit and then putting on a pair of black-rimmed glasses. "That's right, he uses a lot of Ultron's mechanical prosthetics in his body."
"Is this the AI you guys were fighting?" Strange frowned. "Why did Mephisto use this thing to possess him?"
"Perhaps it's a warning. Ultron has used nanobots to modify his followers, and we'll probably have to fight these people then." Peter said, giving the other person a simple treatment. "But the problem is, we can't arrest these people in advance, so we can only monitor them. If nothing unexpected happens, on the day Ultron descends, they will become some kind of humanoid—brainwashing device."
The connection between nanobots and prosthetic limbs was revealed to Peter by Ultron. The Avengers then accessed data on all of Ultron's followers and attempted to monitor them. Tony also specifically designed a virus to paralyze their prosthetic limbs and collect them during Ultron's evolution.
That's the downside of being a superhero; you have to be careful about everything. You can't monitor these people beforehand, and it would be very troublesome to disrupt their normal lives if nothing unexpected happened.
"It's good that you're aware of this. I don't want the world to be crawling with super robots, and I'll have to figure out how to save you then."
"Then why don't you make your move sooner?"
Strange rolled his eyes at Peter before opening a portal and leaving. Peter sighed and took off his glasses. Luckily, everyone had used a perception-blurring spell, so no one around noticed any connection between Peter Parker, an ordinary person, and the two guys.
Peter shook his head, walking along in thought. Mysterio's new helmet would probably be of limited use to Ultron. It wasn't that Ultron had discovered a way to break free from Mysterio's illusions, but rather that, as artificial intelligence, Ultron could simply memorize all the buildings in New York City beforehand and run the program directly based on the data.
So, how exactly should AI fight?
Peter, lost in thought, took out his phone and called Cindy, then contacted Jessica. Neither of the Spider-Women needed any special instructions; Cindy was definitely reliable, and Jessica had been training at S.H.I.E.L.D., so her combat effectiveness should be guaranteed.
At least let me remind them again that they won't have any problem protecting themselves in battle.
As for Gwen—
To be honest, Peter didn't intend to involve anyone in the battle, but he didn't know how Ultron would act or how his "Ultron Gospel" operation would be carried out. Gwen's fighting skills were never quite up to par; after all, her various abilities meant she didn't really need fighting skills, but it wasn't that she hadn't tried to learn them.
Gwen learned her fighting skills from Felicia in her spare time, something Peter only found out about one day, although Peter wasn't entirely sure if Gwen could actually learn any fighting techniques from Felicia.
However, on the other hand, Gwen is vulnerable to being accidentally hit by a large-scale area-of-effect attack, so Peter needs to warn her beforehand to prevent her from being accidentally injured while activating her ability. After all, Peter himself hasn't even tested that move, and the theoretical damage it can cause is completely unknown.
As Christmas drew ever closer, more and more news indicated that war was imminent. By December...
On the 20th of the month, the media began extensively reporting on the Avengers and the government's relocation of hospitals, technology, and government officials. Undoubtedly, this wasn't just happening in New York, but on a massive scale, across the country and even the world, with relocations to open areas.
Many people began to doubt and even become confused: what exactly happened, and why were the Avengers hiding information?
Then, news broke that an artificial intelligence developed by Avengers scientist Hank Pym had gone out of control and was planning to conquer the world, and the Avengers were preparing to fight for it.
Until this day.
"This is completely counterproductive and absurd. This is the last thing we need right now."
The captain, who had already arrived on the East Coast, frowned and threw the newspaper on the table, complaining into the comms channel: "These reports are just adding to our frustration right now. Everyone is attacking Pym at this time, which does nothing to help the current situation, but they seem to enjoy it as if attacking Pym can solve the problem."
"We all know that Ultron was brought back by Mephisto, and Hank deleted Ultron a long time ago." Bumblebee sounded worried. "I don't know—but I find it strange."
"Of course it's strange. I bet it's something some people did on purpose. They're so eager to prove that the Avengers aren't heroes, but just a bunch of self-important superpowered jerks."
Tony was extremely dissatisfied with the situation and sarcastically remarked in the Avengers' communication channel: "I bet there isn't even any Hydra involved. Those bastards won't miss any opportunity to smear someone. Believe me, I'm very experienced in this, and I've done it twice."
Tony was clearly very dissatisfied with these media people. The current situation is that a large number of people have not only begun to question and doubt the Avengers, but have also simply stopped cooperating with the Avengers' work. This kind of reporting has almost completely backfired, and a large number of people have chosen not to seek refuge in the suburbs or countryside because they do not believe in the Avengers.
This makes one wonder if there are any real people behind these media outlets.
"Could it be that Ultron actually did this?"
Peter squatted on the top of the Empire State Building, chatting with everyone. Today was December 24, 2013, and everyone was waiting for Ultron to arrive. Peter silently watched the time gradually approach seven o'clock in the morning, waiting for Ultron to arrive.
After discussing for a while, they noticed that Pym hadn't said anything, so the captain asked him with concern, "Are you alright, Hank?"
"I'm fine, Captain. Don't worry, what they're doing has nothing to do with me."
As Pym spoke, he looked at the cyborg in front of him: "Ultron is my responsibility, and I still have missions to complete."
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