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Chapter 226 Ultron's Vision
After multiple comparisons, it was finally determined that Rogers was the first to complete the mission.
Thor's team was delayed because Barton was injured, and Meng Ran's team was delayed because Tonywas trapped in a nightmare.
Therefore, Rogers' team, whose mission proceeded without any unexpected incidents, won the wager.
"You should be convinced now, right? But I don't need beer; I just need you to record videos," Rogerssaid with a somewhat smug smile, looking at Tony and Thor.
Thor shrugged helplessly at his words, while Tony sighed resignedly, "Alright, this time you got lucky."
"Oh! God! Please watch your language, okay?" Natasha said in a strange tone after hearing Tony's words.
Rogers was quite happy initially, but after hearing Natasha's imitation, he also gave a helpless wry smile, "When will this meme finally pass?"
After exchanging intelligence and information, the Avengers went their separate ways to do their own things.
Natasha and Rogers went to the lab to check on Barton's injuries. Tony and Banner went to another lab to inspect the scepter.
Thor went back to say goodbye to Jane, as he was returning to Asgard in a few days to place Loki's scepter in Odin's vault.
Meng Ran also prepared to return to Six-Point Star Base. When he left yesterday, the progress on deciphering the monster information and stripping the chip with Peter and the others was nearing completion.
He was eager to go back and check the progress, but before returning, he still had something he wanted to discuss with Tony Stark.
Now that the scepter was back with the Avengers, if the plot development in his memory was followed, Tony would use the scepter next.
He wanted to use the scepter's vast and unpredictable energy to create the AI program Ultron, arming the entire world with the Iron Legion to prevent potential future alien invasions.
However, although the idea was good, Tony ultimately failed.
Although Ultron was created, he surpassed the goal of maintaining world peace that Tony had set for him, evolving his own consciousness.
He believed that peace could never be achieved as long as humans existed, so in the end, to achieve his unique goal of peace, he chose to eliminate all humans.
In short, this out-of-control AI, Ultron, led to a massive global crisis.
Therefore, to prevent such a crisis from unfolding in his world again, Meng Ran decided to stop Tonybefore he started, making him abandon this idea.
Inside the lab at this moment, Tony and Banner were examining Loki's scepter together.
"Do you know what I saw in the research base in Sokovia?" Tony asked Banner.
"I saw some ultra-advanced robots at work, but unfortunately, they destroyed that part of the data."
"Mr. Ghost only knows that they conducted this research; we can't recover the specific data that was destroyed."
"But I guess they must have been working on some kind of cutting-edge technology."
Hearing Tony's words, Banner also said with some surprise, "Is it artificial intelligence? How did they do it?"
Hearing Banner's question, Tony continued, "I was also thinking about that at first, until I analyzed the interior of the gem on the scepter."
As Tony spoke, he projected a yellow data cluster into the air using a 3D hologram.
"Jarvis?" Banner asked, looking at the data cluster.
"Hello, Doctor," the data cluster shifted, then emitted Jarvis's voice.
"Initially, Jarvis was just a natural language user interface, but now he can command the Iron Legion."
"Aside from Pepper, he handles more affairs than anyone else," Tony continued to explain to Banner.
After speaking, he threw out a huge blue projection and said to Banner, "Now let's look at his opponent."
This blue data cluster was several times larger than Jarvis's yellow data cluster, not to mention the complex internal structure of the data cluster.
Seeing this blue projection, Banner couldn't help but exclaim, "This is too beautiful."
"Can you guess what it looks like it's doing?" Tony asked Banner.
Without hesitation, Banner replied, "It looks like it's thinking."
"I mean, even though it's not a human brain, look at its structure and activity; it's very much like neuronal firing."
Hearing Banner's words, Tony nodded and continued, "Exactly, I guess this is why Strucker was able to conduct cutting-edge technological research."
"This is very possible, Banner. Maybe this is the key to developing Ultron."
Hearing Tony's words, Banner adjusted his glasses and then said with some disbelief, "I thought Ultronwas just a fantasy."
Tony, hearing this, said with some excitement, "Until yesterday, he was a fantasy, but today he might become a reality."
"If we can harness this energy and apply it to my Iron Legion program, then we can give this world an Iron Man suit."
"By then, some external threats won't be a big problem for us."
Hearing this, Banner couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression and said, "This 'if' is indeed an incredible hypothesis."
Tony, hearing this, continued to say to Banner, "Our job is to turn hypotheses into reality, isn't it?"
"If this hypothesis can be realized, you can lie on a sunny beach, sipping cocktails, tanning your skin brown instead of green."
"And you won't have to keep looking back to find out where Veronica is?"
Hearing this, Banner also laughed, "Don't say that; Veronica was also designed with my help."
Veronica was an anti-Hulk armor designed by Tony and Banner together, its purpose being to timely contain and obstruct Hulk when he went berserk.
Although Banner and Hulk had now reached a partial consensus, and Hulk no longer went berserk as often as before, there were always exceptions, and Banner and Tony were just preparing for any eventuality.
Tony, hearing Banner's words, continued, "Exactly, we are preparing for the worst-case scenario."
"Then why don't we also imagine what the best-case scenario would be?"
"This world will become very safe; the next time aliens invade, they will be directly turned away by us."
Faced with Tony's persuasion, Banner was somewhat moved, but he still had some lingering concerns.
Chapter 227 Persuasion
"But, Tony, what truly threatens Earth is often ourselves," Banner said to Tony, his expression serious.
Tony, hearing this, continued to say to Banner, "I just want to use it for Ultron's program, but Jarvis can't download data schematics of that density."
"We can only do it while the scepter is still here. We have about three days. Give me three days, and it will be enough."
Banner, hearing Tony's words, suddenly understood and said, "So you want to create an artificial intelligence, but you don't want to tell anyone else."
Tony, hearing Banner's words, nodded and said, "You're right. However, it's not that I don't want to tell them; it's just that time is pressing, and we don't have time to listen to them argue endlessly."
"I don't want to hear any nonsense about who is right or wrong. I want to put armor on this world so that a situation like the Battle of New York never happens again."
"Banner, this fragile blue planet needs Ultron. Help me. Together, we can turn this hypothesis into reality."
Hearing Tony's final persuasion, Banner fell into deep thought. He was indeed very tempted.
Ultron was an idea he and Tony had proposed before, but because current technological conditions made it impossible to achieve, the idea remained just an idea.
So now, when Tony told him that the appearance of the scepter could allow them to directly bypass this obstacle and truly realize the idea, Banner became excited.
However, his only concern was whether the two of them could reasonably utilize the scepter's power.
Once the Ultron program was fully developed, the peace Tony had just spoken of could be completely achieved.
Thinking of this, Banner's previously hesitant heart gradually leaned towards Tony's side.
Just as he made up his mind and was about to agree to Tony, a sudden hoarse voice interrupted the words he was about to speak.
"Gentlemen, this idea is indeed beautiful, but the risks are also very great."
Tony and Banner looked in the direction of the voice, only to see that Meng Ran had appeared in the laboratory at some unknown point.
He was currently standing by the console, looking at the scepter plugged into it, and said to the two of them.
"Tony, your idea is good, but it cannot be realized right now."
"The power of this scepter is not as simple as you think. If you stubbornly try to control this power, the harm and consequences could be unpredictable."
"Your idea might be realized in the future, but the conditions are not yet mature. We are not yet capable of controlling this power."
Listening to Meng Ran's words, Banner once again fell into deep thought.
Tony also knew that Meng Ran was right, but he was still a little unwilling. "Mr. Meng Ran, Struckercan even use this scepter to create those advanced robots."
"I think it's not a very difficult or excessive thing for us to use our intelligence to perfect a program, is it?"
Hearing Tony's rebuttal, Meng Ran continued to ask Tony, "Artificial intelligence is not a simple matter. Although Jarvis can barely be considered an artificial intelligence, he is not very relevant to the Ultronprogram you are talking about."
"Using the power of the scepter to perfect Ultron's program has too many uncontrollable factors, and the steps are too big. Can you control these variables?"
"You haven't even figured out what the scepter and that gem are, so how can you ensure that using its power to perfect the program will be without any accidents?"
"Tony, we still have time. We can take it one step at a time and slowly realize your vision."
"But never imagine achieving it all at once by utilizing unknown power. You must know that if something goes wrong, the price is not something we can afford."
"We cannot let Earth not be destroyed by aliens, but instead be destroyed by us, the very people who should protect it."
"I can promise you that once we explore this technology step by step to the anticipated height, and when the power of the scepter is needed for its sublimation, I will personally go to Asgard to retrieve the scepter for your research. How about that?"
After hearing Meng Ran's persuasion, Tony gradually calmed down.
In fact, he was not unaware of the potential accidents Meng Ran had mentioned.
It was just that after experiencing that nightmare, he always worried about Earth's future safety.
He wanted Earth to quickly possess the power to contend with alien invaders because he didn't know when the next invasion would be.
Under Meng Ran's logical and emotional persuasion, the previously restless Tony gradually relaxed.
Through this long series of analyses, Tony also realized that he seemed to have been too impatient. With the current strength of the Avengers and the Six-pointed Star Alliance, they could develop much more steadily.
Just as Meng Ran had just said, they knew too little about artificial intelligence. Trying to achieve it all at once would involve many uncontrollable risks.
It would be fine if these risks didn't materialize, but if they did, the serious consequences would certainly be unimaginable and unpredictable.
Thinking of this, Tony sighed and said, "I'm sorry. After that nightmare, I was truly scared, so I might have been a bit too impatient."
Hearing Tony's words, Meng Ran stepped forward, patted his shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "Tony, I know your concerns, but you must trust us, trust your comrades."
"The nightmare that Inhumans made you have only amplified your fear infinitely."
"Although I have removed all of her Inhumans power from your head, the fear it brought originates from your own heart."
"You must overcome it. This is something only you can do. Don't let it influence your decisions about the future."
Tony nodded upon hearing Meng Ran's words.
Banner had also been hesitant. He had been tempted to agree to Tony earlier, swept away by the beautiful future envisioned.
But after listening to Meng Ran's persuasion, he also realized the things he had overlooked just now.
Although the envisioned future was indeed beautiful, what if something went wrong?
Moreover, judging by the current level of artificial intelligence development, the possibility of them successfully realizing the vision using the scepter's energy was indeed not particularly high.
After Meng Ran dispelled Tony and Banner's originally aggressive ideas, the three of them walked out of the laboratory together.
In the empty laboratory, the scepter on the console, emitting a faint blue glow, remained dazzling.
Its light flickered, as if it were truly thinking and breathing like a person.
Chapter 228 Good News and Movies
After leaving the Avengers base, Meng Ran rushed to the Six-pointed Star Alliance base.
As soon as he returned to the base, he found Liu Xiu and Mary Jane talking happily with Peter and the others.
Seeing Meng Ran return, Liu Xiu stood up and excitedly said to him, "Brother, the chip extraction technology has been completely conquered. I just successfully extracted a person's chip."
"Oh, didn't we agree to give him a surprise? Why are you so impatient?" Hearing Liu Xiu directly report the success to Meng Ran, Peter helplessly rubbed his forehead and said.
Liu Xiu heard this and laughed awkwardly. He was a bit too excited just now, so when he saw Meng Ran return, he immediately blurted out the news that the technology had succeeded.
It was an accident, definitely an accident, and certainly not because he wanted to be praised by his brother.
Meng Ran also smiled happily after hearing the good news from Liu Xiu. He could finally properly explore the memories of these monster members.
This self-destruct chip implanted in the brain really disgusted him. He had the ability to search memories but it was completely useless.
Watching those vivid information databases that he couldn't search, he had been anxious for a long time, and now he could finally get rid of this troublesome thing.
"You did very well. I was just wondering if you would have already solved this problem. I didn't expect you to really give me a surprise," Meng Ran said with a smile while ruffling Liu Xiu's head.
Liu Xiu also smiled awkwardly upon hearing Meng Ran's praise. Although he was a strong young man now, in front of his older brother and sister, he still seemed like that scrawny child.
Then Meng Ran looked at Mary Jane and smiled at her, "I have a premonition that today is a double blessing, right?"
He knew there must have been great progress in the matter just by seeing the smile on Mary Jane's face.
Mary Jane heard this and said proudly, "Hmph~ If there were no results, would I be sitting here so idly?"
Then she continued to laugh, "Hehe, after my and Xiaobai's continuous efforts day and night, we have already broken through the monsters' information defense, not only obtaining some intelligence but also pinpointing their exact location."
"After you finish searching the memories of those few prisoners, if the two locations match, it means the intelligence is correct, and we can proceed with the plan for a surprise attack."
After hearing Mary Jane's report, Meng Ran was also very happy. In his excitement, he directly hugged Gwen next to him and gave her a kiss.
Suddenly attacked by Meng Ran in public, Gwen's little face turned red with embarrassment.
Seeing the two suddenly start showing affection and being lovey-dovey, Mary Jane rolled her eyes, then snuggled into Peter's arms.
Liu Xiu and Harry were also speechless at the lovey-dovey behavior of these two couples. How did the conversation suddenly take such a turn? Weren't we discussing intelligence about the monsters and the next plan?
Harry looked at the behavior of these two couples and then at Liu Xiu on the side, and immediately sighed with a complicated mood, "Little brother, don't be discouraged. Women will only hinder our performance as warriors."
"I just learned a saying a few days ago while playing games: 'No woman in the heart, the sword will naturally be divine.'"
"Brother thinks this saying is very good, so I'm telling you today. Let's encourage each other and grow together."
"Ding dong ~ Ding dong ~"
Just as Harry was giving a long speech to comfort Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu's phone suddenly chimed with a message notification.
As he opened his phone to reply, Harry also caught a glimpse of his chat out of the corner of his eye.
Irene: "Are you there, Liu Xiu?"
Liu Xiu: "What's up?"
Irene: "My friend gave me two movie tickets that are about to expire. It would be a waste not to use them, so I'd like to invite you to go see a movie with me."
"This is to thank you for saving me last time. If it weren't for you, I would have definitely been hit by a car, so please don't refuse me. (Thanks.jpg)"
Liu Xiu: "You're welcome. Just remember not to always look at your phone when crossing the road in the future, and remember to take off your headphones."
"I've received your thanks, but a movie is out of the question. Thank you for the invitation."
Irene: "The movie is Star Wars ~ (Cute.jpg)"
Liu Xiu: "Hmm? Hasn't this movie already finished showing?"
Irene: "Not yet ~ The cinema we're going to hasn't finished showing it, but there's only one showing left this weekend, and ticket sales have already ended. I only have these two tickets left."
"So, Liu Xiu, are you really not going? If not, then forget it, just let these two tickets expire. (Sigh.jpg)"
Liu Xiu: "Emmmm ~"
"Still, let's not waste them. Send me the address and time."
Irene: "(Happy.jpg) The time is 7 PM this weekend. I'll pick you up at your house then, and we'll go together."
Liu Xiu: "Okay."
After finishing the chat, Liu Xiu put his phone back in his pocket. When he looked up again, he saw Harry looking at him with a somewhat resentful expression.
Harry's gaze made Liu Xiu a little flustered, so he quickly explained to him, "Brother, listen to me, these movie tickets are my classmate's. There are only two, no extras."
"I know you really want to see it too, but I really can't bring myself to ask. I can't possibly ask her to give me both tickets, that would be too thoughtless and too much. I still have some emotional intelligence."
Hearing Liu Xiu's explanation, Harry's gaze became even more complex. Looking closely, there was not only a hint of resentment in his eyes, but also a touch of pity and sympathy, and finally, even a trace of envy.
Seeing Harry's increasingly complex gaze, Liu Xiu also fell silent. After two seconds, he seemed to finally make up his mind, and then said to Harry with some heartache, "Since Brother wants to go so much, then I'll give you my ticket."
"Oh, and remember not to give me any spoilers after you watch it. I'll buy the DVD when it comes out to watch it."
Harry was both touched and worried after hearing Liu Xiu's words.
Giving up his beloved movie for him to watch touched Harry deeply, but Liu Xiu's comprehension ability and emotional intelligence made him a little worried.
Thinking of this, Harry also touched Liu Xiu's head and whispered, "You're overthinking it. Brother has already seen the movie. Brother is just worried about his own future."
After speaking, he sighed, and then looked enviously at the two couples who were being lovey-dovey. When would sweet love finally be his turn? It was truly disheartening.
Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that Harry wasn't worried because of him. He had just been enduring the heartache and decided to let Harry go see the movie.
Recalling the conversation with Harry just now, Liu Xiu, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly felt something was off.
If Harry wasn't sad because he couldn't see the movie, then was he sad because...
"Brother Harry, you've already seen this movie."
"You clearly know I like it too, why didn't you take me with you when you watched it?"
"I knew you were acting strange just now. Was it because you felt guilty for not taking me to see the movie?"
Harry: ...
Chapter 229 Raid Plan
After the dog food was dished out, the members of the Six-pointed Star Alliance became serious and began to analyze the intelligence meticulously.
Meng Ran first went to the basement with Liu Xiu and brought out Saike and Will, who were imprisoned there, along with another randomly selected prisoner.
Saike and Will were the two highest-ranking individuals among these prisoners, so the intelligence they possessed should be the most extensive and crucial.
Especially Will, an investigator from the headquarters, he definitely knew more than just the headquarters' location.
After bringing all these people out, Meng Ran and Liu Xiu first practiced on the randomly selected prisoner.
Once they were sure that all procedures were etched into their minds and no accidents would occur, they began to operate on Saike and Will.
After an hour of chip removal surgery, the self-destruct chip that had troubled Meng Ran for a long time was finally extracted.
After the surgery, he immediately proceeded to search their memories. Of course, before searching, he used Venom to heal all their incisions.
Otherwise, the strength of their brains right after surgery would certainly not be able to withstand a memory search.
After the memory search was completed, Meng Ran and Liu Xiu returned to the base hall.
They disclosed all the information they had just acquired and cross-referenced it with Mary Jane.
After detailed mutual verification, they finally confirmed that all the current intelligence was indeed accurate.
This included some internal intelligence about the Monsters and the location of the Monsters' headquarters.
In the meeting room, Mary Jane, who had organized all the intelligence, reported the known information to everyone as usual.
They were now going to use this intelligence to plan a surprise attack against the Monsters.
This massive violent organization had troubled them for a long time, and now they finally had a chance to uproot it.
Mary Jane organized her thoughts and then introduced to everyone, "Based on the analysis and positioning of the Monsters' internal information, it has been finally determined that their headquarters should be located at the foot of a snow-capped mountain that remains frozen all year round."
"This place is located at the border between France and Italy, and it's usually sparsely populated. Apart from the Monsters' people, almost no one or tourists go there."
"Of course, if one or two lucky individuals really stumble in there, I estimate they would also be dealt with by the Monsters' people."
"This location has been compared with the memories of the captives, and it can be confirmed as accurate and without error."
After introducing the location of the Monsters' headquarters, Mary Jane then told everyone about some detailed intelligence regarding the Monsters and an analysis of their current strength.
After clarifying the origin and operation of the Cradle device, the next topic was intelligence about all the Inhumanss and armed forces at the Monsters' headquarters.
Mary Jane looked at the documents in her hand and said loudly to everyone.
"The Monsters' headquarters is different from Blackwater, which we dealt with before. It is the core nest of Inhumanss, so not only are there many Inhumanss inside, but their strength is also very powerful."
"According to all the intelligence obtained by breaching their information defenses, there are currently about three S-Class Espers in the Blackwater headquarters."
"Originally, there should have been four S-Class Espers in total, but one of them was killed by Meng shortly after becoming an S-Class."
"That was the bald man who came to Blackwater with Aoum at that time."
"Excluding these S-Class Inhumanss, the Monsters' headquarters also has five A-Class Ability Userteams, which means a total of fifteen A-Class Ability Users."
"There are also about eight teams of twenty-four B-Class Inhumanss and many C-Class Inhumanss."
"A-Class and B-Class are Inhumans teams that frequently go on missions, while C-Class Inhumanss are mainly responsible for the Monsters' administrative work and daily operations."
"It can be said that almost the entire Monsters' headquarters is composed of Inhumanss, just with different ranks."
After hearing Mary Jane's introduction, Harry couldn't help but exclaim, "Tsk tsk tsk, the headquarters is indeed the headquarters. This power configuration is something even ten Blackwaters couldn't match."
"Monsters and Blackwater are not on the same level at all; there's no comparison," Peter also nodded and said.
"It seems our surprise attack needs to be planned carefully," Gwen added.
Listening to everyone's discussion, Liu Xiu rubbed his chin and said, "I think the method we used to smash the hills during our last raid on Blackwater was very good; we can borrow from that this time too."
Hearing Liu Xiu's words, the eyes of the others lit up.
That's right, they could use the power of nature to clear the field first, so the enemies they would have to deal with would be pre-screened, and their numbers would be significantly reduced.
Then, the members of the Six-pointed Star Alliance began to plan their surprise attack on the Monsters' headquarters in turn.
As night fell, a laboratory in the Avengers' base was still lit.
Tony Stark was sitting at the table, writing and drawing on paper while sipping his coffee.
After Meng Ran's persuasion, he had given up on the idea of using the scepter's energy to complete Ultron.
So, he was now calculating step by step according to his previous conception.
This process would certainly be much slower than directly using the scepter to achieve it in one go, but relatively, this plan would also be more stable and secure.
"Let me think, how should I proceed next?" Tony muttered to himself, twirling the pen in his hand.
Artificial intelligence is a very cutting-edge technology; Jarvis can be considered a type of artificial intelligence, but it belongs to the most basic kind.
The Ultron Tony envisioned was a super artificial intelligence far beyond Jarvis. It would not only possess vast computing power but also be extremely intelligent, capable of helping him complete his armament plan to put armor on the entire world.
"I can use Jarvis as a blueprint, and then perform calculations and evolutions," Tony finally had some ideas after a moment of thought.
"Then I can also set up an algorithm that allows it to learn and calculate automatically, so it can gradually become more complex over time."
"Once this complexity reaches a certain level, a qualitative change can occur."
"I just don't know how much it can grow in one qualitative change, and how many qualitative changes it will take to achieve the effect I envision."
After several hours of deliberation, Tony finally calculated a feasible algorithm.
"Jarvis, help me build a model, input the algorithm, and constantly monitor its changes."
According to Tony's instructions, Jarvis immediately built a data model.
In mid-air, a light blue data model was constantly transforming. It was self-evolving according to Tony's algorithm, slowly becoming more complex.
Although this process seemed simple, it would actually take a long time to meet Tony's requirements.
It would probably take over a year to reach a level similar to Jarvis, let alone the Ultron Tony envisioned, which would be infinitely more complex than Jarvis.
Although the data model had been established, Tony was still calculating other problems.
Next to his busy console, Loki's scepter also emitted a faint blue light.
Chapter 230: Base under the Snow Mountain
In the remote mountains of Europe, at the foot of the continuous snow-capped peaks, a large expanse of white buildings was hidden.
This was the headquarters of the Monster, the place with the most Inhumanss in the world, and the origin of every Inhumans.
The weather today was excellent, with a clear sky and sunlight reflecting dazzlingly off the white snow.
In the top-floor office of the white building, a refined and handsome middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses was sipping coffee and admiring the beautiful snow-covered scenery outside the window.
Although the scenery was beautiful and the coffee delicious, Mil's brow remained tightly furrowed, as if he was contemplating something troublesome.
Ever since he learned of Pierce's downfall, he had been constantly busy, without a moment's rest.
For him, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; those within the Monster who opposed him had relied entirely on Pierce's covert support.
Now, without Pierce's support, the dissenting voices within the Monster could no longer be so assertive and could only meekly allow him to manipulate them.
Mil seized this opportunity to directly strip several leaders of the opposition of their power, severely punishing them all on charges of violating organizational regulations.
Some of the most stubborn and defiant opposition members were even executed by him as a warning to others, leaving no trace.
From then on, all the forces within the Monster were unified, and he could now truly be considered to be in full control, holding complete authority over the Monster.
After achieving his long-standing goal, he should, by all accounts, have been very happy.
However, the failed attempt to contact Strucker yesterday left him with a lingering sense of unease.
After he completed the internal cleansing of the Monster, his first thought was to contact Strucker to inquire about the situation there.
Mil knew that Strucker, like himself, had been suppressed by Pierce for too long, so he was certain that Strucker would also act impatiently upon hearing of Pierce's downfall.
He contacted Strucker partly to find out about their situation and how far they had progressed. On the other hand, he also wanted to check on the status of the experiment and related reports.
Because he had been busy dealing with internal troubles during this period, he hadn't been able to contact Sokovia in time.
But when he finally had a moment to reach out, he found he couldn't get through.
So he hastily sent people to gather information to see what had happened, knowing that the two successfully evolved Inhumans test subjects held extraordinary significance for the Monster.
If he could fully master and popularize this technology, the Monster's strength would once again increase significantly.
By that time, neither HYDRA nor the Avengers would be a match for the Monster, and controlling the world would only be a matter of time for him.
That damned demon would also not escape; Mil now had his hands completely free and could begin planning the extermination of that demon and the traitor's son.
Just as his thoughts were scattered, the phone in the office suddenly rang.
Upon hearing the phone ring, Mil slowly walked to his desk and picked up the phone.
"Mr. Mil, the intelligence officer you sent out has news; he wishes to speak with you now," the secretary's gentle voice came from the phone.
Mil nodded in response and said, "I understand, put him through."
After hearing his voice and command, the secretary began the operation. After about half a second, a muffled male voice came through the phone again.
"Boss, according to the information we've gathered, the HYDRA base in Sokovia has indeed been absorbing HYDRA forces from other participating locations recently."
"And besides Sokovia, two other large HYDRA bases in different locations were doing the same thing."
"However, what's somewhat strange is that they were simultaneously attacked the day before yesterday, and all three of these HYDRA forces were completely wiped out."
"After our detailed investigation, we finally found that these forces were likely destroyed by the Avengers, as someone saw the Hulk near one of the bases."
After hearing the investigator's report, Mil's face also darkened.
He spoke in a deep voice to the man on the other end of the phone, "Go to the base in Sokovia and try to copy all the data there for me. Zola will help you."
"Also, pay attention to any news about that pair of twins. If they haven't been taken by the Avengers, then news of them will surely emerge during this time."
"Once you find their whereabouts, remember to report to me immediately. I will personally go and bring them back then."
"Yes!" the man answered resolutely after hearing Mil's command.
After receiving the man's reply, Mil hung up the phone.
Thinking about the contents of the recent call, he ultimately couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and directly smashed the coffee cup in his hand to the floor.
"Damn Avengers! Damn idiot Strucker!" Mil cursed loudly in a fit of rage.
Anger twisted the handsome face of the refined middle-aged man.
The delicate coffee cup shattered on the soft carpet, and the brown coffee liquid spilled onto the exquisite rug.
Even a few drops of coffee splashed onto Mil's pants and leather shoes from the forceful impact, but at this moment, he, who always preferred cleanliness and tidiness, did not notice these things.
No wonder he couldn't contact Strucker now; it turned out Strucker's stronghold had been wiped out by the Avengers.
Loki's scepter, the successful experimental subjects, and all the data about the experiment—these things were all in Sokovia.
But now, with Strucker losing contact, these items had also gone missing.
This was undoubtedly a huge loss for the Monster and for Mil.
He should have known better and made Strucker continuously upload the experiment's progress synchronously, and brought the test subjects back to the Monster earlier.
Originally, after the experiment succeeded, Mil wanted to bring the twins back to the Monster, but Strucker refused, citing the need for further experiments and observation and analysis of the two successful test subjects.
Now, every time Mil thought of this, he felt even more resentful; the foolish Strucker had buried all these experimental data and subjects in Sokovia.
He only hoped that some data might still remain there, even if damaged. Zola should be able to restore some simple damage.
As for the twins, if they weren't captured by the Avengers, they would likely return to Sokovia, as it was their homeland.
These were the best remedial measures Mil could take now.
Collecting his scattered thoughts, Mil leaned back in the chair in front of his desk. This series of unexpected events had completely erased the good mood he had from finally gaining full control of the Monster.
Chapter 231 Raid
Now that Mil had come back to his senses, he also saw the stains on his leather shoes and trousers.
As someone who loved cleanliness, he couldn't tolerate such a situation, so he stood up and walked to the adjacent cloakroom to change his clothes.
A moment later, looking at his clean reflection in the mirror, Mil's agitated mood found a trace of tranquility.
He adjusted his tie and smoothed his hair, which had become a bit messy from his anger.
Just then, Mil noticed that the scene in the mirror seemed to be off; the pristine white scenery behind him was getting closer and closer, and the ground also seemed to be shaking.
Thinking of this, he suddenly turned around and looked out the window, only to see outside the large French windows, snow waves formed by countless snowflakes surging and roaring towards the base.
Mil's office glass was high-tech soundproof glass. He usually enjoyed holding a glass of wine, watching the howling blizzard outside, and savoring the warmth and tranquility of his office.
But at this moment, this soundproof glass became the biggest aid to the approaching snow waves. Mil, with his turbulent and complex emotions, didn't notice the large-scale avalanche that had begun on the snow-covered mountain outside the window.
The snow waves instantly pressed against the French windows of the office, and the extremely strong high-tech soundproof glass could no longer withstand the surging snow waves, beginning to crackle and show fissures.
As soon as he discovered this critical situation, Mil quickly raised his hands, using his ability to block the continued surge of the snow waves.
Just as he had blocked the rushing snow waves and the office glass was reinforced by the air wall he created, stopping its cracking, the office ceiling suddenly began to collapse.
Huge pieces of greyish-white rock burst through the broken ceiling, carrying the momentum of the entire mountain as they continued to press downwards.
Seeing this, Mil waved his hands again, pushing his ability with even greater intensity.
He had already given up on the idea of saving this office, because the snow surging from outside had not only shattered the buildings below, but the massive rocks and mountain body falling from above were clearly going to smash the entire building to smithereens.
Mil created a circular air shield around himself, safely protecting himself within it.
Amidst the intertwining of countless shattered rocks and snow waves, his circular shield was like the only patch of pure land, drifting in an ocean of snowflakes and stones.
Mil continuously released his ability to stabilize the circular air shield, while pondering in his mind why such a situation had suddenly occurred.
Upon seeing the mountain body constantly pressing down from above, he had already realized that this was an attack, and it was an attack by the team of that demon and the traitor's son.
Because the only one who could smash an entire mountain around like a toy, besides the already sanctioned S-rank traitor, An Qi, was her son, Liu Xiu.
He was somewhat puzzled as to why this attack came so suddenly, so silently.
One must know that this was the Monster, and just the outer perimeter of alert lines consisted of three large circles, with no small number of armed personnel on alert in each circle.
And besides these human alert forces, the Monster also had the powerful artificial intelligence, Dr. Zola, for intelligent surveillance.
Through surveillance cameras and satellites in space, Dr. Zola could know every rustle within a 100-kilometer radius centered on the Monster's headquarters with perfect clarity.
But even under such strict armed defense and absolutely infallible real-time monitoring, the Six-pointed Star Alliance was still able to launch a silent surprise attack on the Monster.
Mil racked his brains but couldn't figure out how they had managed to do it.
Let's rewind to half an hour earlier.
After a full day of preparation, all personnel of the Six-pointed Star Alliance were dispatched, traveling by plane to this snowy mountain region.
To avoid being detected by alert personnel and satellites, the plane was parked on a snow-covered mountain peak outside the alert line and monitoring range.
"Damn it, it's really cold here. The Monster headquarters is in such a remote and isolated place, no wonder no one has found it," Peter grumbled, rubbing his arms as he stepped out of the cabin.
Meng Ran smiled at his words and said, "No matter how well hidden it is, haven't we found it anyway?"
After speaking, he gathered and sent out several small golden energy spheres from his fingertips, then flicked these energies into everyone's bodies.
These Odin Force energies could help them nourish their bodies, which had become somewhat stiff in the extreme environment, keeping their bodies in optimal condition at all times.
"Wow ~ my body is warming up," Gwen exclaimed in surprise after feeling the miraculous effect of this energy.
The others also praised the change in their bodies.
After solving the problem of the bitter cold, Meng Ran immediately said to everyone, "Alright, now let's begin the operation according to the plan."
"Red Rose, you stay on the plane on standby, maintaining contact with us at all times."
"Ghosts, you all wait for me here first. I'll go deliver our big gift package to them, and then I'll come back and take you all over."
Hearing Meng Ran's arrangements, everyone nodded.
Then Meng Ran activated his Chameleon ability and "Ghost Stealth," making his figure completely disappear, perfectly blending into the current environment.
He then looked towards the top of a distant snowy mountain and instantly moved there.
Utilizing his teleportation ability, which allowed him to instantly move to wherever his eyes could see, Meng Ran only teleported two or three times before arriving at the snowy mountain next to the Monster headquarters.
Looking at the white buildings below, Meng Ran, whose figure was hidden, placed his hands in the snowdrift on the mountaintop, releasing the gravity ability he had obtained from Liu Xiu yesterday.
After possessing Liu Xiu, Meng Ran gained not only the gravity ability but also the telekinetic ability.
He hadn't possessed him earlier because he felt Liu Xiu's ability could still grow. By now, Liu Xiu's abilities had fully awakened, and further improvement could only rely on continuous training and understanding of the ability, so now was the perfect time to possess him and acquire the ability.
The reason Meng Ran had to personally trigger the avalanche and control the snow-covered mountain was primarily because Liu Xiu lacked the ability to hide his figure.
If he were to do it, he would quickly be detected by satellites, thus giving the Monster's people time to prepare.
Therefore, only by having Meng Ran do it could the absolute suddenness of the surprise attack plan be guaranteed.
Just like that, the continuous snowflakes on the mountain gradually began to loosen under the influence of the ability, slowly converging into powerful snow waves.
The rocky mountain body hidden beneath the snowflakes was also levitated by Meng Ran and flew towards the sky above the Monster headquarters.
Chapter 232 Confrontation
Seeing the surging waves of snow and the mountain peak that had already slammed into the monster base below, Meng Ran no longer hid his figure.
The moment the avalanche began, he flew up. At this moment, he was flapping the wings behind him, standing high in the sky, watching the sea of snow and giant rocks converge below his feet.
There were hardly any ordinary people in the monster base; these were all Inhumanss, just of varying levels.
After transforming into Inhumanss, these individuals served the monsters. Under chip control and brainwashing education, they were basically loyal to the monsters, and their hands were stained with the blood of countless people.
Even S-rank powerhouses like Liu Xiu's parents ultimately defected from the monsters out of love for their son, not because they suddenly had a change of heart and wanted to oppose the monsters. After all, this was a realistic world, not a passionate anime.
Therefore, among those buried in the sea of snow and rubble in this catastrophic surprise attack, not a single one was an innocent soul.
After triggering this disaster-level attack, an invisible ripple suddenly spread out from Meng Ran's body.
This ripple was a mental shock he unleashed with his powerful mental strength.
After Meng Ran's growth during this period and his possession of Liu Xiu, the power of this mental shock was now more than double what it was when they attacked Blackwater.
It was estimated that only a few A-rank and above Inhumanss could withstand it, so after Meng Ran's successive attacks, very few people were likely to survive.
After releasing the mental shock, Meng Ran also flashed with golden light and instantly left the sky above the monster base, returning to where Gwen and the others were.
Although they didn't see the avalanche, even a blind person could see the large mountain floating in the air and then crashing to the ground.
Seeing Meng Ran return, Peter exclaimed, "This ability is really too cool. I wish I had such a power too."
"Having a huge mountain floating behind you, and then smashing whoever you don't like—just thinking about it is thrilling."
Hearing Peter's exclamation, everyone burst into laughter. Although his idea was very simple and crude, thinking about it was indeed very satisfying.
Afterward, Meng Ran didn't dally. He had the others put their hands on him, and then he instantly took them back to the ruins of the monster base.
That's right, ruins, because at this moment, the white buildings on the ground were gone, leaving only a ground covered in snow and scattered greyish-white boulders.
"Are there any survivors? Did everyone really die?"
"If there are no survivors, can we just fly back to the base now?"
Peter joked as he surveyed the ruins below.
Hearing him, Meng Ran smiled and said, "I'd like to go back early too, but we still need to finish off the remaining people first."
"Although only a few are left, their auras are still very stable and strong."
He could sense that there were still a few strong life forces in the ruins below.
As soon as Meng Ran finished speaking, a spot in the ruins below slowly began to rise.
Seeing this scene, he didn't waste any words, directly firing two red energy beams from his eyes, shooting towards the slowly rising area.
"Zzz~ Zzz~ Zzz~" The energy beams passed through the snowflakes, causing them to rapidly turn into water under high temperature, and then into steam.
At the same time, an invisible sphere was revealed beneath the now-steaming snow.
As the sphere gradually rose, the person inside slowly revealed their figure.
The red energy beams hit the invisible barrier, causing no damage.
Seeing this, Meng Ran retracted his heat rays and stared intently at the person.
At this moment, the person inside the transparent barrier had completely risen from the snow and was standing on the snow. It was Mil, and despite the recent attack, he remained spotless.
Mil's face was ashen, and his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses shot out vicious, cold light, staring intently at the figures on the mountaintop.
"Mil?" Meng Ran looked at the middle-aged man in the snow and spoke loudly.
Looking at the man's age and the aura he exuded, Meng Ran was almost certain that this person should be the monster controller mentioned in the data, Tyrant Mil.
"Six-pointed Star Alliance scum! How dare you?!" Mil ignored Meng Ran's words. He just looked at them and cursed fiercely.
"Since all of you have delivered yourselves today, then just stay here and don't leave. It saves me the trouble of personally coming to find you."
Hearing Mil's curses, Meng Ran also opened his terrifying mouth wide, letting out a chilling laugh.
"How ridiculous. You're already a stray dog, yet you still have such big talk."
"Have you been controlling the monsters for so many years by bragging and being thick-skinned?"
"Don't be in such a hurry to die. After those few people next to you crawl out of the snow, we will personally send you all on your way."
As soon as Meng Ran finished speaking, three figures emerged from a snowy area not far from Mil.
Immediately after, another figure rapidly ran to Mil's side and stopped.
"Mr. Mil." The rapidly approaching figure said to Mil, slightly out of breath.
Mil heard him and asked, "Sonic, where are your teammates?"
Sonic's face saddened at Mil's words. He said in a deep voice, "I wasn't with the two of them just now. When the disaster happened, I tried to find them but couldn't."
"In the end, I had no choice but to quickly run away myself."
Hearing Sonic's words, Mil sighed, then he turned to the three people who had just walked up to him: "What about you?"
These three were an A-rank team, consisting of a Warrior, an Undead, and a Blink.
The Warrior possessed strong physical attributes and was skilled in various combat techniques, as well as swordsmanship and firearms.
The Undead had extremely strong healing abilities and also powerful combat skills, usually fighting in close quarters with enemies.
Blink was a female. Her physical attributes weren't very strong, but she was skilled in assassination and also had the ability to open spatial gates for teleportation.
Their three-person team had just relied on Blink's spatial gate to move to the periphery of the disaster's affected area.
Because opening a spatial gate was extremely exhausting, this was also the maximum distance Blink could use instantly.
After hearing Mil's question, Blink spoke, "The three of us happened to be together just now. When the disaster struck, I used my ability to teleport us to the periphery."
"Although we were still caught in it, thankfully we managed to save our lives."
Chapter 233 Sneak Attack
Looking at the A-Class team talking to Mil below, Meng Ran was surprised that they were able to survive, but after a brief thought, he figured out the reason.
Because Zola's information defense had been breached, the members of the Six-pointed Star Allianceknew everything about these Inhumanss.
It was likely that Sonic, who ran incredibly fast, had just managed to escape the range of the avalanche, falling rocks, and mental shockwave.
The remaining A-Class team must have narrowly missed the mental shockwave at the moment of teleportation, which was why they were lucky enough to survive.
Watching the few people who had climbed out of the snow, Meng Ran quickly said to Peter and the others beside him, "Get ready for battle, we're moving out too."
"Green Goblin, you go deal with the guy called Warrior. Ghost, you take on Flicker."
"Black Armor, you handle Sonic, the one who runs very fast. Your ability should give him a lot of trouble."
"As for the last Undead, Peter, you deal with him. You might not be able to kill him, so just hold him off. Once I'm free, I'll take care of him."
"I'll go deal with Mil and the other two S-Class Espers. They are currently hiding below, waiting to ambush me."
At this point, Meng Ran grinned widely. Those two thought they were well-hidden, unaware that all their actions had been clearly perceived.
After hearing Meng Ran's arrangements, the others nodded, then they all instantly teleported together to a snowy area not far from Mil and his group.
Watching the approaching specters, Mil's eyes narrowed, a cold light flickering within them.
"Get ready for battle. Let these scoundrels know the price of angering a monster," Mil commanded coldly to the people around him.
"Yes!" the several people shouted in a deep voice, then they each engaged Peter and the others in a chaotic fight.
After the initial melee, Peter and the others each led their opponents away, gradually spreading out.
Meng Ran also directly teleported behind Mil, then unleashed an iron fist strike imbued with a Impact.
Seeing the figure instantly disappear from his front, Mil quickly erected an invisible air shield tightly around his body.
Although Meng Ran's iron fist didn't directly hit Mil, the immense impact force it carried still sent Milflying.
Meng Ran then set up a Thorn Hell where Mil was about to land. As soon as he reached the predetermined attack height, countless sharp spikes would instantly shoot out from beneath the snow, turning him into a sieve.
Unfortunately, the idea was good, but Mil did not act according to Meng Ran's plan.
After being sent flying backward, he quickly adjusted his body in mid-air, then used his ability to stand steadily in the air.
Seeing that his prediction hadn't come true, Meng Ran didn't get discouraged. He simply flipped his hand to take out his Cloud Cutter, preparing to get serious and teach Mil a good lesson.
After stabilizing himself in mid-air, Mil looked at the specter's movements, his eyes growing stern.
He secretly activated his ability, having prepared a surprise for the specter.
Just as Meng Ran raised his blade, preparing to launch an attack, the air around him suddenly solidified.
When the air solidifies, anyone in that space is forced to instantly stop breathing.
Mil's maneuver was extremely insidious. He intended to use this sudden attack to make the specter panic and lose focus, revealing a weakness, thereby creating an excellent opportunity for the other two hidden S-Class Espers to ambush.
The direction of the battle did indeed unfold as Mil had planned. After the surrounding air instantly solidified, the specter, who had just been preparing to attack, suddenly panicked.
He clutched his neck, appearing to be in great discomfort. After all, as a human, sudden suffocation is something no one can imagine or accept.
Just as Meng Ran was thrown into disarray by the sudden suffocation, two figures suddenly emerged from the snow behind him.
Along with these two figures came two powerful attacks they unleashed.
A thick, yellowish-white flame instantly struck from behind Meng Ran, accompanied by scorching heat. It was like a ferocious tiger choosing its prey, intending to swallow Meng Ran whole.
At the same time, the snow beneath his feet seemed to come alive, not only suddenly turning into hard ice but also firmly encasing his legs, preventing him from moving.
While his movement was restricted, the yellowish-white flame enveloped Meng Ran. The high temperature distorted the surrounding air, and the snow beneath his feet instantly melted into water.
If it weren't for the S-Class Esper controlling ice and snow who used his ability to freeze the water, the snowy battlefield here would have long been burned into a large crater.
Seeing the successful ambush, a rare smile appeared on Mil's grim face.
"Blaze, Ice Point, you've done very well. It's time for this damned specter to pay the price for his arrogance and recklessness."
Hearing Mil's praise, Blaze and Ice Point merely nodded slightly, then continued to seriously activate their abilities.
They had to ensure that this damned fellow was burned to ashes, leaving him no chance whatsoever.
Just as Blaze and Ice Point were concentrating on unleashing their skills, ensuring that not even a speck of the specter remained, two flashes of blade light, shimmering with purple lightning, suddenly flew out of the flames.
These two flashes of blade light flew rapidly towards Blaze and Ice Point. Before they could even react, they were already sent flying.
Grisly wounds stretched from their right shoulders, diagonally connecting to their left waists.
Although the wounds were enormous, not much blood flowed from them, because the purple lightning attached to the blade light had seared their wounds black.
Their bodies were even uncontrollably twitching and trembling slightly under the residual violent purple electricity.
In just one encounter, with a single attack, two S-Class Espers who had originally come to ambush were instantly incapacitated.
This turn of events instantly stunned Mil, who had just been happy. His smile could still be faintly seen frozen on his handsome face.
As Blaze was severely wounded, the once surging yellowish-white flames instantly dissipated into the air.
The specter, who should have been burned to ashes, still stood there completely unharmed.
Mil could see the specter's ugly, fanged mouth grotesquely stretched into a grin. Although no sound came from his mouth, Mil still heard silent mockery being thrown in his face.
Chapter 234 End
"You're not seriously trying to take me down with an attack of this caliber, are you?"
"Honestly, I didn't feel a thing. This level of attack isn't even enough to tickle."
Meng Ran chuckled softly, looking at the astonished Mil. While his words sounded provocative, they were the truth.
The Venom, already immune to flames, felt no discomfort whatsoever in the recent inferno; it was as warm and safe as being at home.
If it weren't for his intention to keep them alive, the blade light he had just unleashed would have been the gray light of Annihilation, not the purple lightning blade light.
Now, these two shadowy figures had lost their combat capability, and it was Mil's turn.
Mil had by now recovered from his shock, but he still asked with some confusion, "That suffocating feeling just now…?"
Hearing Mil's question, Meng Ran twirled his blade and chuckled softly, "Mr. Mil, my understanding of you and of monsters is far greater than you imagine."
"I know your Inhumans ability is Air Manipulation, so I was prepared for that move."
"That trick of yours might work on ordinary people, but it's completely useless against me."
Meng Ran could now hold his breath for extended periods, so Mil solidifying the air had no effect on him.
His previous display was merely to deceive them, allowing the two S-Class Inhumanss preparing to ambush him to make their move.
After Meng Ran finished speaking, he didn't wait for Mil's reply and continued to declare, "Alright, no more wasting time. Now, you can just wait to die."
No sooner had he spoken than he instantly vanished from his spot, only to suddenly reappear behind Mil, swinging Cleaving Cloud at him.
Mil reacted immediately when he saw Meng Ran suddenly disappear. He stomped hard on the air, and after two sonic booms, he swiftly moved away from where he had been standing.
Then he agilely turned and swung his arms towards that spot, unleashing a series of sharp air blades.
These sharp air blades didn't land on Meng Ran; instead, they all struck the ground, leaving several bottomless gouges in the snow.
Meng Ran's speed was, of course, faster than Mil's. The moment Mil made his move, he vanished from his spot again.
When Mil saw him disappear once more, he immediately panicked and moved rapidly, then tried his best to sense the fluctuations in the surrounding air, hoping to pinpoint Meng Ran's location.
Just as he was moving around with difficulty, a cold, sharp blade suddenly pierced out from his abdomen.
At the same time, countless tiny black tentacles spread from the wound, burrowing into his body and rendering him unable to move.
This sudden turn of events filled Mil with extreme dread, making him feel utterly cold.
He didn't know why Meng Ran had suddenly appeared behind him, nor why he hadn't felt any fluctuations in the surrounding air.
Even the air shield he had formed around his body with his Inhumans ability hadn't provided the slightest defense.
Under this sharp, cold blade, the shield was like a piece of paper, easily punctured.
"Game over, Mr. Mil." The hoarse, unpleasant voice of the evil spirit came from behind Mil's head.
Upon hearing the voice, he struggled to turn his head, wanting to catch a glimpse of this enemy he had never taken seriously, yet was now dying by his hand.
However, his final wish was not granted; before he could even see behind him, the black tendrils had already climbed onto his face, covering his eyes.
At this point, Mil was completely enveloped by Venom, forming a large black cocoon.
Then, Meng Ran transformed one hand into Venom, wrapping up the Flaming Demon and Ice Point, who were fall lying in the snow struggling for survival, and rolling them up.
As his strength increased, S-Class Inhumanss were as vulnerable as chickens and dogs before him, and the once colossal Black Water and monsters were all annihilated by his hand.
The Venom's possession didn't last long; soon, these three S-Class Inhumanss fell back onto the snow.
Looking at the now lifeless Mil and the barely breathing Flaming Demon and Ice Point, Meng Ran's eyes were filled with coldness and indifference, without a trace of pity.
Upon becoming a Inhumans and having their hands stained with the blood of countless wronged souls, they should have anticipated such a fate for themselves.
Meng Ran gently waved Cleaving Cloud, scattering the gray Annihilation energy onto the three of them.
As this energy continuously spread over their bodies, the three eventually turned into dust, scattering into the air with the howling cold wind.
At the same time, Meng Ran immersed his mind, listening to the familiar system's electronic voice, and checking his newly acquired abilities.
"Congratulations, host, on acquiring new abilities!"
"Acquired Air Manipulation Inhumans ability!"
"Acquired Fire Power Inhumans ability!"
"Acquired Ice Power Inhumans ability!"
Looking at these new abilities, Meng Ran couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "As expected of S-Class Inhumans abilities, each one can control an element or energy."
After understanding these Inhumans abilities, he spread his perception, checking the status of others in the Six-pointed Star Alliance.
Their battles, though not yet over, were mostly nearing their end; only Peter's battle was in a stalemate.
This couldn't be blamed on Peter, because his opponent was an Undead with super healing abilities and combat skills.
Peter had no weapons, and his attacks were mostly blunt damage, so he had only been toying with this Inhumans called the Undead until now.
This was why Meng Ran had told him from the beginning not to rush, but only to stall this person, and that he would personally deal with him after he had finished with the S-Class Inhumanss.
Upon realizing this situation, Meng Ran immediately teleported away from there.
At Peter's battlefield, he was locked in a fierce and anxious battle with the Undead.
Peter, while using his web to pull a boulder and smash it into the Undead's face, also asked him, "I say, old man, why is your name the Undead?"
"I know your recovery is indeed very powerful, but it shouldn't be to the point of being immortal, right? Aren't you also aging normally?"
"You could be called Powerful Healer, or Demon Muscle Regenerator, but why the Undead?"
Listening to Peter's complaints, the Undead looked impatient. He didn't understand why this person talked so much during a fight.
After dodging the flying boulder, the Undead quickly charged at Peter.
Peter, while shooting webs to entangle the Undead's limbs and hinder his movements, also spoke again, "Why aren't you answering my question?"
"Sorry, I know I might talk a bit much, but I'm really curious why. Can you tell me?"
Chapter 235: Harvest of Superpowers
"Are you really a spider? Why do you keep buzzing like a fly?"
"Didn't you want to know why I'm called an Undead? You haven't even injured me after fighting for so long, and that's why."
"If you can defeat me, injure me, and prevent me from recovering, how about I change my name? You annoying fly."
Peter's incessant chatter finally made the Undead lose his patience and curse at him.
"Sorry, I don't know about getting injured, but you might have to die, Undead." A hoarse voice came from behind the Undead.
The Undead's curses did not get a reply from Peter; instead, he received Meng Ran's judgment.
As soon as the words fell, a sharp blade pierced through the Undead's chest.
The Undead looked at the blade tip protruding from his chest, his face filled with horror and disbelief.
Since he awakened his Inhumans ability, it was the first time he saw his wound not healing quickly.
He opened his mouth to say something, but only spat out a mouthful of crimson blood, which splattered on the pristine white snow, looking so glaring.
On the blade that pierced the Undead's chest, a gray energy was spreading and diffusing, from his chest to his entire body.
The Undead stared blankly at the bright red flower on the ground, then his entire body turned into fine dust and drifted away with the wind.
Watching Meng Ran directly kill the Undead, Peter also asked curiously: "You just killed him like that? Don't you need to acquire his Inhumans ability?"
Hearing Peter's question, Meng Ran explained: "This person's skill is not very useful. To be honest, his recovery ability is not even as strong as mine. There's no point in acquiring it, and it might not even be acquirable."
Hearing Meng Ran's explanation, Peter was openly envious. He also wished he had such a powerful recovery ability.
Although his recovery ability was indeed stronger than ordinary people, it was still far behind compared to freaks like the Undead, Liu Xiu, and Meng Ran.
"I told you his name, Undead, wasn't very good. He can clearly be killed, yet he insists on calling himself an Undead."
"I think you're the real Undead." Peter shrugged and said.
Meng Ran smiled at this, then walked with Peter towards the others.
The battles of the three of them were also nearing their end, so Peter and Meng Ran didn't need to rush over.
When they arrived at Gwen's location, Gwen had just finished completely entangling the Inhumansnamed Blink.
Although Blink's teleportation ability was annoying, Gwen still used her clever brain and Ghost Warning to predict her landing spot in advance.
Then, after observing her movements multiple times and finding a pattern, Gwen set up a trap for her to fall into.
Seeing Meng Ran and Peter approach, Gwen also brought Blink over to them, holding her.
"Looks like you guys are done. My speed is still a bit slow."
Hearing Gwen's words, Meng Ran hugged her and smiled: "You're already very fast. Harry and Liu Xiuaren't finished yet. Let's go watch together."
Gwen nodded in agreement, then lifted Blink in her hand and asked Meng Ran: "What about her? Do you want to extract her now or wait until they finish?"
After hearing Gwen's question, Meng Ran turned his right hand into Venom, then directly enveloped Blink.
"Now. It won't take long, probably just a few seconds."
After speaking, Meng Ran controlled Venom to begin possession. A few seconds later, Venom completed the possession and returned to him.
"Congratulations, host, for acquiring a new ability!"
"Acquired Space Teleportation ability! Can open a space gate for teleportation, with the maximum teleportation distance determined by the user's stamina limit."
Upon seeing this ability, Meng Ran's eyes lit up. This ability was great! If he used it, it would be a low-end version of the Space Stone.
Thinking of this, he moved his mind and activated his newly acquired Inhumans ability.
An oval space gate, radiating purple light, immediately unfolded before the few people.
The space gate was dark inside, making it impossible to see what was on the other side, full of mystery.
Seeing the skill Meng Ran displayed, Gwen secretly thought: "How come this skill feels more practiced and smoother when Meng Ran uses it than when Blink used it just now? And compared to her space gate, this space gate looks more exquisite and stable."
Looking at the space gate radiating purple light in front of him, Meng Ran eagerly called out to Peter and Gwen: "Let's go, we'll find Liu Xiu and Harry."
"Perhaps later, we won't need to fly back to base; we can just use the space gate."
After dealing with Blink in his hand, Meng Ran walked into the space gate with Peter and Gwen, talking as they went.
Upon stepping into the space gate, they could clearly feel the fluctuations of the surrounding space.
However, this fluctuation only lasted for an instant. The next second, their eyes suddenly opened up again.
Before the few of them, Liu Xiu was looking at the suddenly appearing space gate with a bewildered expression. He thought that the female Inhumans had escaped from her battle with Gwen and come to him.
Just as he was eager to make a move, he didn't expect Peter, Gwen, and Meng Ran to walk out from inside.
Seeing this situation, he understood. It seemed that Meng Ran had already extracted the Inhumansability.
Thinking of this, Liu Xiu picked up Sonic, who had already been knocked unconscious, and handed him to Meng Ran.
"This person was indeed restrained by my ability. Although his speed is very fast, once I apply gravity to the limit, he won't be fast anywhere."
"And I also left a mark on him, so he has been controlled by my gravity ever since."
Meng Ran listened to Liu Xiu's narration while taking Sonic.
Without any delay, Venom instantly enveloped Sonic's body and began possession.
A few seconds later, the familiar electronic sound rang out again.
"Congratulations, host, for acquiring a new ability!"
"Acquired Super Speed! Able to run at extremely high speeds."
After absorbing Sonic's ability, Meng Ran quickly let him, Blink, and the other Inhumanss also return to dust.
Ever since Qie Yun gained the power of Annihilation and Withering, Meng Ran used the corpse-dissolving liquid less often.
After doing all this, Meng Ran took them to Harry's location.
Compared to the previous battlefields, Harry's battlefield was clearly more modernized, with many craters from bomb explosions on the ground, and the smell of gunpowder lingering in the air.
Harry had also already resolved the battle. His opponent was pierced through his limbs with several sharp blades and pinned to the ground.
"The battle was fierce." Peter said to Harry, looking at the craters all over the ground.
Harry scoffed at this: "Hmph! If it wasn't to keep him alive, it wouldn't have been so troublesome. I would have blown him to bits with bombs long ago."
After hearing Harry's words, Meng Ran scratched his head and said: "Oh, I should have told you not to hold back in advance. This Inhumans's ability is useless to me."
Harry immediately understood: "Emmm, that's true. You have everything he has, and you're much stronger than him."
"I just thought of that too, but to be safe, I still kept him alive."
Hearing Harry's words, Peter chuckled mischievously from the side: "Oh~ really? This isn't you not thinking of it yourself, and now making up an excuse, is it?"
Harry, angered by this, started chasing Peter and kicking his butt.
While they were chasing and fighting, Meng Ran also turned this Inhumans named Warrior into ash, drifting away with the wind.