"Oh, Mystique… after all these years, you haven't changed a bit," Ryuuto said, shaking his head with a half-smile, tinged with disappointment.
"I'm on business," Mystique replied coldly, her expression unreadable. Everything else, it seemed, was irrelevant to her.
"Now, surrender. You still have time. This is the smartest choice you'll make today."
"Nope. If I did what you said, I'd be doing the dumbest thing in the world," Ryuuto shot back, completely unshaken. Even surrounded by enemies, his calm radiated like a flame in the dark, the Life Potion in his veins keeping him steady and fierce.
Ultron, watching Ryuuto's pride and defiance, finally snapped. "I don't care what tricks he has left! He's exhausted! He's only pretending to be calm!"
"Then you better move! I won't let big baddies conspire on me!" Ryuuto taunted, while Gwen stepped forward resolutely to flank him.
"Mystique, I'll ask you one last time: where is Quicksilver? Are you really desperate enough to start a war with our Mutant Brotherhood?"
"Hehe… you really want to know?" Ryuuto sighed dramatically, almost teasing. "Fine, I'll tell you. Quicksilver isn't with me. He's with Deadpool now. Dead or alive? No clue… probably not too good, haha!"
Mystique's eyes narrowed. "You're telling the truth?"
"Believe it or not. And hey, why would I lie to you?" Ryuuto's grin widened as he scanned Ultron, Lauf, the Jotunheim giants, and the robots around him. His eyes gleamed with mischief.
"Well, are you coming at me or not? Don't make me force you!" he shouted, defiance echoing through the battlefield.
"Destroy him! Don't let this brat survive another second!" Lauf bellowed. Giants surged forward, icicles clutched like deadly clubs, while Ultron's robots opened fire. But Ryuuto's grin only widened—he had a plan for everything.
"Summoning Technique!" he declared, slamming his palm onto the ground. In a swirl of energy, Ten Thousand Snakes erupted from beneath him.
"Uncle, you're summoned again! Ready for fresh sacrifices?" Wan Snake shouted, writhing in excitement. The enormous serpent lunged, swallowing Giants of Jotunheim whole and spitting corrosive venom at Ultron's robots, melting their alloy frames into scrap in seconds.
Expansion Jutsu! Human-Meatball Car!
Ryuuto's body swelled monstrously, spinning like a devastating cannonball. Giants and robots alike were crushed and rolled under his unstoppable force. The battlefield was chaos incarnate.
Gwen leapt into action as Spider-Man, knocking foes down with precision strikes, cobwebbing the remaining enemies into helpless mummies. Within moments, Ultron and Lauf were rendered completely powerless, their forces decimated.
"Who… who is this kid? How does he have so many tricks?!" Lauf screamed, watching his minions fall in horror.
His frustration boiled over, and he turned to Mystique. "Why didn't you warn us? We've suffered huge losses because of this!"
"Huh, blaming me?" Mystique's voice was ice, cutting and sharp. "You all boasted in front of Magneto about your power. Now that Jiang Li embarrasses you, you want to pin the blame on me?"
Lauf's face flushed red, furious yet speechless.
Ultron growled, "Stop arguing. Decide your next move quickly! My subordinates are dying too. I've done everything I can. If you can't handle it, I'm retreating!"
And with that, Ultron began to withdraw, dragging whatever remained of his forces behind him.
Ryuuto stood amid the chaos, unscathed and radiating confidence, smirking at the mess he'd left. Every retreating figure, every shattered robot, every fallen giant only fueled his aura: he was untouchable, almost unstoppable, the undeniable master of this battlefield.