Soon after, multiple starfighters swooped in, firing at the giant Ultron, who either swatted them aside or transformed parts of his body into miniature cannons, shooting them down.
"Well, how is this even fair?!" Sam shouted from the air after witnessing this display.
"This is beyond us," Natasha said, her face pale.
"Where the hell are those reinforcements?" Anakin muttered in frustration.
"Master Skywalker!"
Several turned to see Barriss Offee running toward them with Luminara Unduli and Aayla Secura, accompanied by their clone contingents.
"Barriss, Luminara, Aayla," Anakin said quickly. "Please tell me you have good news."
"The fleet above is attempting to push back the enemy, but we're receiving reports from multiple sectors and bases throughout the galaxy that they're either under attack or have been destroyed by swarms of unidentified ships and droids," Luminara reported, shocking the assembled group.
"What?!" Ahsoka gasped. "He's attacking everywhere?! How?!"
"Where did he acquire such a massive force in such a short timeframe?" Rex asked in disbelief.
"Knowing Ultron, knowing where he originated..." Natasha said grimly. "I... wouldn't be surprised."
"Incoming!"
Above them, Ultron swung his massive arms violently, demolishing another skyscraper that began collapsing toward them.
Instinctively, Peter fired massive amounts of webbing to catch the falling debris while all nearby Jedi collectively used the Force to halt the destruction. Peter deployed multiple web grenades, reinforcing his initial webbing until it was strong enough to temporarily support the building's remains.
"This position is compromised. We need to relocate," Luminara declared.
Those beneath the improvised web canopy quickly moved to clear the area.
"Have all civilians reached the shelters and bunkers?" Aayla asked.
Barriss's expression darkened. "I hope so..."
They felt a rush of wind behind them and saw Pietro streaking at maximum speed toward Ultron.
"Pietro, no!" Peter shouted futilely.
Pietro used his speed and momentum to race up the giant Ultron's body, systematically destroying the cannons and turrets that had formed along its massive frame.
Eventually, he reached the giant Ultron's head and located one of its optical sensors.
Pietro drove his vibrating fist into the robot's eye, his arm oscillating violently as cracks began forming around the embedded appendage. Pietro forced his other arm inside to cause additional internal damage.
Soon after, a thunderous roar echoed as Ultron clutched his damaged optical sensor. Pietro attempted to leap from Ultron's massive form, but was swatted away.
Pietro plummeted at tremendous velocity before being caught by a diving Sam.
"You're completely insane," Sam said, gripping the Sokovian tightly as Pietro groaned in agony.
"Yeah, I know," Pietro gasped, pain radiating throughout his body.
Multiple starfighters resumed their relentless assault on Ultron, who raised his arms defensively while his entire body's defense systems began repelling the incoming attacks.
"This thing is simply too massive," Natasha observed. "The only way I can see us bringing him down is ramming a Venator-class Star Destroyer directly into him."
Hearing this, Anakin tilted his head thoughtfully. "That's not impossible..."
"Master? You can't be serious," Ahsoka said in shock.
"Do you have better ideas?" Anakin countered with a wry smile. His Padawan opened her mouth but no words emerged—there truly wasn't a superior solution available.
"Well, you all keep strategizing," Peter said. "I'll do what I do best."
"Wait, what?" Barriss and Ahsoka said simultaneously.
"Where are you going?" Rex called, seeing Peter already swinging into the air.
"Like I said, doing what I do best," Peter replied. "Annoying that guy and keeping his attention focused on me."
With that, Peter swung away.
Anakin didn't remain idle—he shook his head and raised his lightsaber.
"Come on. The least we can do is attempt to bring this giant down. Blasters, grenades, lightsabers—anything that can inflict damage. We have to stop him or he'll devastate the entire planet."
Without further discussion, the Jedi, clones, and Avengers resumed their assault on giant Ultron.
They attacked relentlessly, finally creating visible damage to Ultron's massive form.
The starfighters were also maintaining their best efforts, keeping their distance while firing rapidly at the enormous target.
However, multiple drones either replaced damaged components or initiated self-repair from within, negating any visible damage.
The battle could continue for hours as additional machines were absorbed into Ultron's massive body.
"Nothing's working," Pietro said in frustration, clutching his injured arm while Aayla Secura and Commander Bly attended to him.
A Jedi healer was doing his utmost, but due to the severity of Pietro's injuries, combined with his minimal Force sensitivity, the process was extremely difficult.
"If this continues, the entire city will be destroyed soon," Aayla pointed out.
"We have nearly half the Republic fleet here," Bly said through gritted teeth. "And it's essentially useless."
"Ultron planned for this," Maximoff noted. "He is, after all, an AI supercomputer. Countless scenarios like this would have run through his processors." Pietro snapped his fingers. "But he's an AI based on human psychology."
"What do you mean?" Aayla asked.
"There has to be something we can exploit," Pietro said with a pained smile. "Perceptual blind spots—that's what my sister used to call them after we joined the Avengers."
"Any suggestions?" Bly asked.
"Not yet, but I'm working on it."
As he finished speaking, numerous ships of non-Republic design suddenly appeared and began harassing Ultron.
"What—"
"Are those our forces?" Bly asked uncertainly.
"Reinforcements?" a nearby clone wondered.
"They better be, because this is getting absurd. It's like the entire galaxy is trying to eliminate us right now," Pietro said loudly.