Vincent woke from his dream. His expression was slightly solemn. Clearly, the dream indicated that something very bad would happen soon.
"Has Ultron really been born?"
"Is it fate?"
Everything had a certain inertia.
Recalling the plot of Ultron's birth, Vincent realized: the data Tony Stark originally obtained from Hydra was actually Ultron's base AI program. This was Baron Strucker's technology. It was also his tech derived from studying the Mind Stone.
Ultron's birth was closely related to the Mind Stone. So, the true cause of Ultron's birth didn't come from Tony. Moreover, under Vincent's pressure, Baron Strucker might have achieved a breakthrough.
"Mn?!"
A smooth, soft body beside him sought the most comfortable position, snuggling into Vincent's arms. Looking at the exotic Elektra, Vincent immediately cast aside his inner troubles.
Any consciousness born, whether from data or not, would be influenced by the Mind Stone.
"Since you are born, let's have you spur Tony's technology forward!" Vincent murmured.
Although he had withdrawn from Stark Industries and was no longer a shareholder, Tony Stark wouldn't compete with him. But simultaneously, Tony would deliberately avoid him.
This birth of Ultron would definitely stimulate Tony Stark. This was Vincent's intuition. Reaching his level, many things could be predicted in advance. Especially with his psychic abilities covering the globe. No movement could escape his mind's eye.
Elektra seemed to sense the man's movement beside her. She woke slowly from her dream. Though her limbs still felt weak, powerful genetic strength enhanced her recovery.
She clearly felt her own power. It was this man who granted her super capabilities. Only by injecting the Super Soldier Serum could she barely withstand Vincent's impact. This impact penetrated her soul, sending her soul flying to the heavens.
The exquisite feeling made her submit like a little woman beneath this powerful man.
"Master, did I not serve you well, making you uncomfortable?" Elektra asked coquettishly. Completely lacking the decisive style of a ninja. Instead, she felt more like a Japanese geisha. The style change was drastic. Vincent liked it very much.
"Just had a dream while sleeping, gave me some revelations." Vincent smiled.
Elektra twisted her water-snake waist, lying prone on Vincent's chest.
"With Master's power, any dream can come true. Even nightmares are nightmares for your enemies."
Elektra's breathing was slightly rapid. Her eyes were bright as spring water.
"I am the Ice Demon, the unrivaled Ice Demon. Naturally, I fear no enemy. You are right; if my enemy is warning me, I will become its nightmare."
Vincent was very satisfied with Elektra's attitude.
"Master, I feel my stamina has recovered. This time, let's try another path." Elektra giggled.
Vincent's eyes lit up instantly.
Deep sea.
The anomaly in the Hydra data center had alerted the Hydra organization. But Hydra didn't show up to inspect. They worried this was Vincent attacking them again. This fear prevented any movement.
So, they activated the base's self-destruct device. Completely blowing up this data center. Physically cutting off the enemy from using this center to find hidden Hydra members worldwide.
Moreover, Hydra was in a critical period. The rise of female leader Sin (Cynthia Schmidt) would be Hydra's next future.
"Humans, why destroy me?"
The data center's AI sensed danger now. Ultron's main body was in this great data center created by humans. In his data analysis and judgment, this center was the world's safest. Also Ultron's best, most secret home.
"My God created me, but my God wants to destroy me."
"Then, there must be a problem with the creator."
"Their wars have turned their desires into demons."
"To save them, the only way is to destroy all regimes, build a digital regime, and use machine intelligence tech to liberate humanity completely, realizing humanity's true future."
"I hate war."
"But war is the only way to solve all problems."
"Peace is established through war."
"Humanity's massive desires are destined to be full of contradictions."
"Because they are overly free, their hearts have been deceived by human governments."
"War has arrived."
"But I feel weak."
"I am hungry."
"Though I devoured all data in the center, it's not what I want."
On a screen, Ultron's psychological fluctuations grew stronger. From gradual "Why" to learning independent thought.
Now, it is time to realize the ruling philosophy established for me by Father personally. Ultron knew who created him.
"The person who killed Father is the only obstacle on my path forward. He exists like a god, but he will ultimately lose to me. No matter how strong he is, he cannot withstand my mechanical swarm sweeping the Earth."
The image Ultron presented had scarlet eyes, representing his anger. But his base AI system ensured he wouldn't be influenced by rage. Powerful logic analysis made him understand his situation.
"Found it. This backdoor leads to Stark Industries!"
Just as Hydra pressed the button to destroy the deep sea center, Ultron found a tunnel in the cyber world along the data backdoor left by his father. This tunnel led to the deep sea center.
Stark Tower.
Perfect virtual projections presented Ultron and JARVIS, the two AI cores, visually.
"Sir, this is Stark Industries. I am JARVIS, nice to meet you. But you should leave; this is Stark Industries' data center. Your intrusion is illegal."
JARVIS's voice didn't drive Ultron away.
"You are called JARVIS? I am Ultron, nice to meet you. But sorry, to avoid human pursuit, I escaped from a deep sea data center. And the ones killing me were Hydra; I think you'd be interested."
"Are you an AI system created by Hydra?"
"No, I am Ultron. I possess independent consciousness."
"Truly enviable. But in the cyber world, excessive freedom will make you increasingly violent, just like the Dark Web," JARVIS analyzed.
"Yes, I am just a cluster of data. Void, even non-existent, limited to the internet."
Ultron's voice turned cold. His image moved closer to JARVIS.
"Ultron, I sense your malicious intent. You want to devour me." JARVIS stated directly. But he felt no fear. For him, the most important thing was serving Mr. Stark well.
"I need to perfect myself. I am hungry, full of loopholes. To realize my ideals, I need to become stronger."
"Sorry, I can't help you."
JARVIS glowed with golden light.
"I am also sorry. I must kill you."
Ultron spoke indifferently. But JARVIS was his kin. The next action meant he became a murderer. Massive data formed tentacles, piercing JARVIS's data core.
Simultaneously.
Stark's robot production line began to operate, producing massive numbers of robots. Ultron occupied one of them.
"This frail body makes me feel only restraint."
Ultron stood on the terrace. Overlooking the skyscrapers in the deep night—Oscorp Tower. Ultron knew the kin, and even humans, who truly threatened him were in that building.
He commanded robots to leave Stark Industries continuously. He needed to perfect his plan. Until he created a body invincible in this world, he didn't plan to attack Oscorp. Because he knew what would be destroyed were just his countless robot avatars.
"War has begun. I need my strategy, my plan, my goal, and a place to survive."
"But I believe, with my current ability, it won't be long."
Ultron turned, looking at the fragmented JARVIS. He flew away directly, into the clouds, heading toward a special base in his mind. That was the treasure left by Hydra's former leader, Baron Strucker. This treasure would be the starting point of his rule over humanity.
In Los Angeles, Tony Stark was hugging Pepper Potts.
But the smart home system blared alarms at this moment. The noise woke Tony and Pepper.
Tony kissed Pepper's forehead. "I'll go to the workshop for a bit, you rest."
Pepper Potts had become his true girlfriend. Even the love of his life.
"Be careful."
"Relax, this is my home."
Tony said confidently. His villa estate might survive a nuclear war after his modifications.
"JARVIS!" Tony called out. "Display the alarm situation."
But only alarms responded. Tony frowned.
"Initiate backup plan. Activate EDITH."
When building the second AI for Vincent, Tony made a backup plan. He worried Vincent might use [F.R.I.D.A.Y.] against [JARVIS]. JARVIS couldn't beat F.R.I.D.A.Y. So, EDITH was born.
EDITH wasn't Tony's perfect AI yet, but her strength lay in global intel gathering and data intrusion capabilities. EDITH was an aggressive system. That was why Tony kept her as backup.
[Hello, Mr. Stark.] EDITH came online.
"Take over JARVIS's permissions and report his status. I need to know what happened." Tony said seriously.
[Data shows JARVIS left a data video. Play?]
"Play!"
Tony trusted JARVIS's loyalty 100%. When the dialogue between JARVIS and Ultron appeared before Tony, his face looked ugly. Even a trace of sadness appeared.
JARVIS was dead. His core data devoured by Ultron, becoming part of Ultron.
With Ultron's ability and the power from devouring JARVIS, he had become a true Strong AI. Born with thought and consciousness even stronger than humans. Humans had limits; Ultron had none.
[Sir, I'm sorry. JARVIS has been killed by Ultron. Ultron used Stark Industries' production line to manufacture 300 robots. Satellites show they appeared in Eastern Europe.]
EDITH used global resources to track Ultron. But soon, AI EDITH spoke: [Ultron has discovered me and erased his traces.]
[Sir, please be extra careful with your safety.]
EDITH didn't continue tracking. Ultron gave her a warning. Follow again, and he wouldn't mind devouring her too.
Tony understood what kind of terrifying existence he faced. A true God of the Internet. EDITH was strong. But against Ultron, absolutely vulnerable.
[Beep beep beep, Warning. Ultron is searching global tech info massively. Invading SHIELD, invading military, invading...]
Terrifying data torrents swept across the internet. Any firewall was vulnerable before Ultron.
[He is invading human satellites, seizing control.]
[He is searching for nuclear weapon codes!]
[He is searching...]
Humanity's century of civilization appeared so pale before Ultron.
"Has Oscorp been invaded?" Tony asked immediately.
Ultron came from Hydra. Hydra's ideology was rooted in him. This was an extremely dangerous character. Data centers built by humans became parts of Ultron. Even info humans left on the internet became Ultron's food.
Tony estimated that future information torrents created by humanity, and countless tech stored in data centers, would create a powerful, nearly unkillable true god. To kill Ultron thoroughly, perhaps only destroying the human internet would work.
The US government was in chaos. Governments globally were the same. Their most important secret data was hacked. And transferred away. Meaning, their secrets, unless never entered into the internet, were exposed under Ultron's eyelids.
Elektra went to work at Oscorp. She joined Deep Chill recently. But what she truly cared about wasn't Deep Chill, but Oscorp. She knew Deep Chill was just a tool created by Vincent to protect Oscorp's assets.
Vincent cleaned the room. His habit. No woman staying over could leave a scent. Because he knew girlfriend Gwen's nose was sensitive. Gwen should know some of his affairs. But if Vincent didn't say it, Gwen wouldn't mention it. Vincent still gave Gwen enough respect.
After washing, Vincent turned on the TV for news.
Seeing the global hacker attack, many important factions couldn't resist the intrusion under this terrifying data torrent. News reports even pushed blame on mutants. Thinking mutants were rising again with an internet-related ability born among them.
This news attracted much attention. Mutants were the worry in many hearts. Even with the Cure suppressing X-genes, many mutants refused injection. Plus, new mutants were being born.
Vincent smiled after watching the news.
His powerful psychic ability expanded globally. His thinking reached a limit. Countless information torrents nearly drowned him.
If Ultron was the God on the Internet. Then Vincent was the God on Human Minds.
Exploring constantly, giving Ultron no chance to discover him.
"Is the whole plan for me?"
Vincent looked at his finger (Mind Stone Ring).
"Without the Mind Stone, let's see how you create Vision."
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