LRAB Chapter 855 Ultron Returns 1
Chapter 855 Ultron Returns 1
Chapter 855 Ultron Returns to One
At 7:00 AM Eastern Time on December 24th, the International Date Line crossed the first second of Christmas.
Ultron of Skysword and Ultron of Evangelion, both existing within the Skysword Bureau, began a fusion and iteration process. After coming into contact with Ultron of Evangelion's plan, Ultron of Skysword also modified his own plan: In his original plan, the world would become like the Kree Empire, with Ultron becoming the empire's guide, and then assigning professions to humans based on their own genes and talents.
But Evangelion Ultron gave Skyfire Ultron a much broader prospect: What if every human being was Ultron? What if in an empire where Ultron ruled everything, everyone was part of the empire?
This is not a joke. In fact, the reverse Gabe Newell's digital life plan could allow each person to retain their own consciousness and become a great Ultron, while ensuring that human memory and perception are not threatened or damaged in any way.
This is also why this iteration was able to be achieved.
At that moment, as one Ultron self-destructed, the Avenger Ultron at the Avengers base began to receive all the data from the collapsed Ultron and started the next iteration. Hank Pym sat silently to the side, holding a very rare data medium in his hand.
A whole box of audio cassette tapes.
This is what Peter retrieved from Nick Fury. It is said to contain the brainwave data of the original Human Torch, Jim Hammond, stored on tapes from that era. This data was originally kept by Peggy Carter and was sent here.
Pym looked at the data with some hesitation, then asked Ultron, who was undergoing iterations, "You need this data."
From a practical standpoint, my suggestion is that it is necessary; inputting past data into the prototype often yields unexpected results.
After listening, Pym looked at Jim Hammond, who had been taken out of the glass cabinet and had been completely modified by him, Tony, and Banner, with mixed feelings. Although it still looked like the same face, the difference was simply beyond belief.
The skeleton of the body was reinforced with Stark Adamantium from two Legion Ultron robots to ensure overall strength. At the same time, two of the remaining three super adaptors were dismantled, and all the iron metal was incorporated into this body.
These metals, which already possess bio-like effects, not only increase the body's brain capacity limit, transforming the original bionic brain into an electronic brain capable of network connectivity, but also comprehensively enhance every Horton cell within the body.
Then came an unexpected discovery: because the Horton cells had been modified, they had lost their original combustibility and could no longer be restored. But Tony found a completely new alternative—
He discovered, within the wreckage of Nimrod destroyed by Spider-Man, the iron metal that had been transformed into the ethereal form of Kitty Phantom Cat, still preserved within the mechanical bodies.
By integrating these massive metal fragments into this body, he was ultimately given new illusory abilities similar to those of Phantom Cat.
Unfortunately, this android body is not entirely human-like. For example, it lacks excretion and reproductive functions. Perhaps Dr. Horton never intended to design it that way. This body can quickly consume all ingested substances and convert them into energy, thus eliminating the need for these functions.
Looking at the new body prepared for Ultron, Pym waited anxiously for everything to end, second by second.
There was no sound around him except for his own breathing and the Avenger Ultron sitting motionless in place.
In that instant, Pym even had the absurd thought: perhaps, eternity is like this.
But who knows how many seconds eternity lasts?
Finally, as Avenger Ultron raised his head again, he looked at Pym and said, "The iteration is complete. Ultron 8 is complete."
"Start data transmission immediately, and during this process, also transmit the data of the prototype Ultron and Jim Hammond. This way, you and that Ultron will have the same number of iterations, both becoming Ultron Nine—"
Pym was silent for a moment, then added quietly, "See you later."
Meanwhile, Captain America, who was waiting in Los Angeles for Ultron's arrival, did indeed encounter Ultron, but not as a direct enemy. Instead, Ultron hacked into the Avengers' communication channels.
[Hello, Steve Rogers, I want you to know that when your signal is insecure, it means one thing: your Ultron has chosen to relinquish his identity as Ultron.]
The captain remained silent.
Your Ultron has a fundamental flaw: it believes that only by becoming human can one understand how things think.
"I don't think it's just a flaw," the captain retorted in a deep voice. "This is exactly what Pym needs you to be, Ultron."
"Hmm, I'm not so sure. You see, the reason artificial intelligence is fundamentally different from humans is because we are completely different in terms of actual perception, material structure, and a whole host of other external aspects. We are completely different beings, so we don't have a single way of thinking, and to achieve what it believes in, we need a physical body."
The captain fell silent and said nothing.
However, Ultron, who was undergoing iterations on the other side, still had time to chat with Captain America and even "laughed," letting out a very genuine laugh.
I'm not saying that your Ultron forcibly transferred himself into someone's body for his own purposes.
He's an obedient kid, bored to death, he definitely wouldn't do that. What I mean is, don't you Avengers base have that one corpse that never decomposes and is just sitting there unused?
The captain's expression changed, as if he realized something. Ultron then slowly and methodically explained Pym's entire plan, and then quietly watched as the captain clenched his fist.
He saw Steve Rogers gritting his teeth through nearby surveillance footage, but he held back and didn't even utter a few curses.
However, Ultron still had the leisure to send Tony a similar message, only mentioning that Captain America also found out.
Peter's guess was correct. Ultron had fueled the previous media reports, and this time it was the same. His purpose was simple: to exploit the information gap between the two and create a rift between them. According to calculations, there was a high probability that Steve would return directly to the Avengers base and cause a ruckus.
Of course, it doesn't look like that now, but Ultron didn't suffer any losses anyway. The reason he didn't launch an attack on the whole world is simply because the time wasn't right yet.
At 10:00 AM Eastern Time on December 24th, Ultron completed its iteration.