The group was teleported to an empty cliff. It was night, utterly silent, with no trace of life around them—perhaps none existed on this planet at all.
Taking advantage of the moment before encountering Ultron, they began chatting.
"Did you meet Captain Carter in your universe?"
"No, it was Captain America. In our universe, Steve received the serum," Dark Strange replied, glancing at Carter.
"In our universe, Steve also became Captain America. And Thor—we formed the Avengers. They're all very reliable comrades."
Renzo stood at the edge of the cliff, looking up at the starry sky.
It had been a long time since he'd seen stars like this. In his previous life, rapid urban development had made the night sky dull and gray.
"What's your origin? You seem to know a lot about our experiences," Carter asked.
"The Watcher told me. To be honest, I arrived a little earlier than you. In fact, we just dealt with Ultron in my universe a few days ago."
"Wow! That doesn't sound impressive. I could do it too!" Thor said confidently, spinning his hammer.
The others silently chose to ignore him.
"I suggest we have a drink."
Dark Strange cast a spell, conjuring beer, then began a long and rather dull pre-battle speech.
Thor yawned.
"Alright… Doctor, you've tried your best," T'Challa said, raising his glass. "To the multiverse!"
Everyone drank, and the atmosphere was relaxed.
Suddenly, Thor smashed his cup and summoned lightning into the sky.
"So there is life in this universe after all!"
A hoarse, gloomy voice echoed from above. A massive red face filled the sky.
"Wow! Your twin brother!" Thor shouted at Renzo.
Renzo quickly explained, "No, I'm not Ultron—I'm Vision."
"Ultron… is here!"
Dark Strange immediately set up a protective spell, and the group prepared for battle.
Thor attacked first, unleashing lightning—but it had no effect.
Ultron casually caught the lightning.
"Interesting slogan," he said.
Then he turned his attention to Renzo.
"So… you're a version of me that failed?"
With a flash from the Infinity Stones, the cliff beneath them collapsed, burying everyone.
But soon, they emerged unharmed.
"Our turn!"
Thor, Dark Strange, Renzo, Carter, and T'Challa attacked together.
Though they couldn't seriously injure Ultron, they managed to pressure him.
T'Challa even stole the Soul Stone.
"You stole my stone!" Ultron roared.
Dark Strange opened a portal, and countless zombies poured down like rain.
The scene became extremely bloody and chaotic.
Renzo noticed a crimson glow behind the rift.
"Wanda…"
Unwilling to face Zombie Wanda, he chose to jump into the portal, heading to Ultron's universe.
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