Opening

"Were they all Deviants?"

Old Tony’s expression darkened. Clearly, Ultron had turned every general and soldier in this base into Deviants.

To be honest, Old Tony felt somewhat guilty—not toward the generals and soldiers in this base, but toward the innocent people they had eaten over the past half month.

"This is all my fault. I will make up for it."

Old Tony gave a bitter smile and was about to attack when Sentinels burst out of the passageway beside them with Tony, Thor, and Captain Marvel.

"So many monsters?"

Tony did not waste any words. He raised both hands, and Nanoparticles flew out, forming a gravitational field in midair. The monsters immediately found it difficult to move.

"Watch this."

Seeing the opportunity, Thor stomped hard. Lightning spread from beneath his feet into the monsters, who screamed as they were electrocuted. When the lightning vanished, they all collapsed, their bodies charred black.

Captain Marvel was somewhat annoyed. She glared at Thor, then flew into the room in a blaze of dazzling light. Very soon, the monsters’ screams came from inside.

Thor looked confused. "Why did she glare at me?"

"Because you stole all her chances to show off. And by the way, I want to glare at you too, for the same reason."

Tony said irritably. Thor shrugged. "Sorry, I’m just too powerful. My apologies."

Thor froze, then gave Thor the middle finger. This guy seemed to have become smarter—or perhaps more devious.

The two then entered the room ahead together and found that General Ross and the others had already been defeated. Carol looked utterly unfulfilled.

Old Tony looked displeased but said nothing. He walked up to General Ross and asked coldly, "Where is Ultron?"

General Ross said with a savage expression, "Our king will return soon. Then, all Earthlings will become our food, including you, Tony Stark."

Old Tony stepped hard on the back of General Ross’s hand and asked coldly, "Don’t force me. I have plenty of ways to torture you."

General Ross screamed in pain. "Iron Man, the king said he would slice the flesh off your body piece by piece and eat it."

"You’re asking to die."

Old Tony pressed down harder with his foot, and General Ross screamed even louder. Tony frowned. He had never done things like torturing enemies. Old Tony’s nature was far darker than his.

"Can you do it or not? If not, let me."

Thor shouted. As Asgard’s ever-victorious general, he was highly skilled at interrogation. In fact, he had once enjoyed whipping enemies.

General Ross shouted, "It’s useless. No matter how you torture me, I will never betray the king."

Old Tony and Thor frowned. Since when had this old bastard Ross become so tough? "It’s genetic control. They will not betray Ultron, just as bees will not betray their queen."

Phastos said, "Prepare a laboratory for me. I’ll peel off their brains and extract their memories directly."

"Fine."

Old Tony nodded. Thor could not help asking, "Isn’t this a little too cruel?"

"This is called science. Genetic control is science, and extracting memories is science too."

Old Tony looked at him disdainfully. Though Thor came from Asgard, a civilization with highly advanced magical technology, he was nothing more than a brute.

"It’s only memory extraction. No need to make it so troublesome."

At that moment, a voice sounded. Immediately afterward, a beam of Light of the Mind descended from above and entered General Ross’s head.

General Ross’s face immediately became blank. A moment later, a screen of light floated above his head. Within it was Ultron giving him instructions.

"I’m going to an alien planet to devour life…"

Everyone’s expressions changed at once upon hearing this. None of them had expected Ultron to be off Earth, but on an alien planet.

"This is troublesome. If Ultron has been feasting on alien planets this entire month, he must have already built up an army."

Phastos said solemnly, "Before long, he will lead that army back to Earth and turn the entire planet into his dining room."

Thor said, "If they’re all at the level of this base, is that really a problem?"

"The Deviant Machines created by Drone Armor and Deviant genes are definitely stronger than people like General Ross."

Phastos shook his head. "Besides, there are enormous numbers of them. Even if we defeat them in the end, Earth will suffer devastating losses."

"He doesn’t have a spaceship. How did he get to an alien planet?"

Old Tony said with an ugly expression, "Even with the Space Stone, you need to have been there before, or at least be familiar with the place, in order to teleport there. Otherwise, you could easily get lost in spatial turbulence."

No one could answer that question. Wang Bert narrowed his eyes slightly. If he was right, Ultron had joined forces with that hidden mastermind—the one who had sent people to kidnap, or control, Pepper.

Captain Marvel shouted, "We have to find Ultron immediately. We cannot let him keep devouring life. Otherwise, it won’t just be Earth in danger—the universe will fall into crisis too."

Captain Marvel’s words stirred something in Wang Bert’s mind. He lowered a holographic projection and asked, "Carol, didn’t you say earlier that a planet had gone out of contact?"

Captain Marvel was stunned at first, then realized what he meant. "Right. Wait, are you saying Ultron is on that planet?"

"That’s possible. We have no clues right now anyway, so we might as well give it a try."

Wang Bert said, "Contact Xandar and find out that planet’s coordinates. I’ll teleport everyone there."

"Okay, I’ll contact them right away."

Captain Marvel nodded and walked to the side to contact Xandar with her watch.

"Damn it."

Old Tony first cursed through gritted teeth, then clenched his fists and shouted, "We must destroy that army off-world. We absolutely cannot let them return to Earth."

Thor sneered. "Now you know to panic? Wasn’t all of this caused by you?"

Old Tony’s face twitched. He then said, "This was an accident. Besides, I will do everything in my power to resolve this."

"If you truly want to resolve this, the best way is to lift the blockade and let Blood God’s true body descend into this universe."

Tony shouted, "Then everything will be simple. One slap and it’s over."

"If Blood God comes in, it won’t just be Ultron who ends. I’ll end too."

Old Tony snorted coldly. "I will never let Blood God’s true body enter. I will resolve everything."

Tony cursed, "You’re truly beyond saving."

Wang Bert narrowed his eyes slightly. Old Tony was being this stubborn because he probably still had a trump card, one capable of overturning everything.

He said he could deal with the Celestial Group. He probably wasn’t bluffing. Interesting.

Wang Bert snorted inwardly. This universe was not his, so he was in no hurry.

Very soon, Captain Marvel received detailed information from Xandar. She said, "The planet that lost contact is called Green Forest Star. It’s a low-level civilization. Xandar took notice of it because it has a special kind of plant."

Wang Bert asked, "Did you get the coordinates?"

Captain Marvel nodded. "I did, but are coordinates alone enough?"

"They wouldn’t be enough for others, but they’re enough for me."

Wang Bert smiled. "Old Tony, lend me an Infinity Stone. I’ll return it after we teleport to Green Forest Star. Don’t worry, I won’t covet your stone."

"Fine."

Old Tony did not refuse. Blood God was a Creator God, so his promises were still trustworthy.

"Good. Everyone, board the Domo. I’ll teleport the entire ship over."

Wang Bert said, "Old Tony, you and Loki come too."

"I can go aboard the Domo," Old Tony said. "But I’m bringing the Drone Armor legion."

Wang Bert said, "Fine. Also, there’s no need to keep these Deviants alive. Kill them all. Leave none behind."

No one objected. These people ate humans. They did not deserve to live.

A moment later, every monster in the base had been eliminated. Then, everyone teleported onto the Domo, including Old Tony and Loki.

"Here."

Old Tony took out a Space Stone and handed it to Wang Bert, who was possessing Sersi. He then said, "After teleporting over, use the Space Stone to seal Green Forest Star immediately, so Ultron can’t escape with a Space Stone."

Wang Bert controlled the Space Stone as it floated before him and asked with a faint smile, "Are you telling me how to do my job?"

Old Tony’s heart went cold. He hurriedly avoided Wang Bert’s gaze and said, "We absolutely cannot let Ultron escape. The universe is huge. If he gets away, it will be very difficult to catch him again."

"Begin teleportation."

Wang Bert could not be bothered with more nonsense. He activated the Space Stone before him. It shone brilliantly, enveloping the entire Domo. Then, the light and the Domo vanished together.

"The show is about to begin."

Seeing Wang Bert and the others teleport to Green Forest Star, Thanos smiled coldly aboard the New Sanctuary. Then, his voice rang beside Ebony Maw and the other three. "Iron Man and Blood God have discovered you."

Ebony Maw asked respectfully, "Thanos, should we retreat?"

"Why retreat? They delivered themselves to us. We can settle them on Green Forest Star."

Thanos said, "Tell Ultron about this and have him ambush the Super Heroes."

Ebony Maw said, "Thanos, the four of us will expose your existence."

"Have Ultron use Deviant genes to change your appearances."

Thanos said, "Don’t worry. I placed safeguards on you. Afterward, I will restore you."

"Yes, Thanos."

Ebony Maw said no more and relayed everything to Ultron. Ultron’s first thought was to flee, but he soon discovered that the planet’s space had been sealed.

Ultron cursed, "Blood God must have done this."

"At this point, we can only ambush them. Don’t worry, we will help you."

Ebony Maw said, "On the condition that you use Deviant genes to alter our appearances. From now on, we will be your four great generals: Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, and Cull Obsidian. Modify your signature weapons as well."

"No problem."

Cull Obsidian, who was holding a large axe, nodded and transformed the axe into a hammer. Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight also made their own changes.

"Since we can’t escape, then we fight. I refuse to believe that several thousand Deviant Machines can’t beat Blood God and the others."

Ultron gritted his teeth and agreed. Then, they began making preparations at a frantic pace.

"After watching for so long, it’s time to end all of this."

Thanos smiled. It was worth mentioning that his New Sanctuary had long since entered Green Forest Star.

Earth was the Super Heroes’ home ground. Thanos intended to deal with Tony Stark on Green Forest Star, seize his Materialism Power, and then kill his way back to the Main Universe.

At the End of Time, Wang Bert stroked the head Alioth had transformed into, his eyes narrowing. "That hidden mastermind will definitely make a move this time. Let’s see who you really are."

"Blood God, aren’t you leaving yet? This world has already reached its end."

Sylvie shouted. At that moment, they were inside the castle, while outside was an suffocating void.

Throughout the entire End of Time, only the ground beneath the castle still remained. Everything else had vanished.

Besides Sylvie, Ravonna, Mobius, and a group of Lokis were also in the castle. Yes, a group. Creatures like Loki were simply too good at running away.

"Don’t rush. The protagonist always appears at the most critical moment."

Wang Bert smiled. "The moment when the villain is smugly convinced he is about to win."

On Green Forest Star, the Domo appeared out of thin air. Wang Bert clapped his hands, and the Space Stone merged into the void, sealing the entire planet.

From then on, no one could leave the planet without Wang Bert’s permission. Even Old Tony, who also possessed Space Stones, could not do so.

Captain Marvel said impatiently, "Blood God, I’m going out to search for Ultron immediately."

Makkari gestured beside her, indicating that she wanted to search for Ultron too. Though Ultron had nearly drained her dry, she had recovered after resting, although she was still slower than before.

Wang Bert said murderously, "No need to search. I found him."

Everyone was stunned. "You found Ultron that quickly?"

"Only one city on this planet still has a small amount of life remaining. Every other city has become a dead zone."

Wang Bert said coldly, "In other words, Ultron has devoured most of the intelligent life on this planet. Only a few thousand people remain alive."

"What? Green Forest Star originally had millions of inhabitants."

Captain Marvel exclaimed. Thinking of something, she roared at Old Tony, "Is this what you wanted?"

Old Tony avoided Captain Marvel’s furious eyes. His heart was filled with guilt and pain, but outwardly, he said coldly, "The priority is to eliminate Ultron first. Whatever else there is, we can discuss it after killing Ultron."

"You bastard."

Captain Marvel cursed, "Blood God, the Domo is too slow. I’ll go save people first."

"There’s no need for that much trouble."

Wang Bert held out his hand to Loki. "Infinity Stone wholesaler, give me a Space Stone."

The previous Space Stone was being used to seal the planet. Wang Bert needed another Space Stone to control the Domo’s teleportation.

Wang Bert was only a Mental Projection, after all, and his abilities were limited.

Loki said, "Only one Infinity Stone on me can be used. The rest have all been sealed by Materialism Power."

"No wonder Old Tony was willing to give you so many Infinity Stones. They can’t be used."

Wang Bert suddenly understood. "Still, that makes sense. You are Loki, after all."