amaotonovel Chapter 3953 MU Superbody Major Event (33)
Chapter 3953 MU Superbody Major Event (33)
Chapter 3953 MU: The Superbody Incident (Thirty-Three)
"That's where the problem lies. Dr. Pym's AI, 'Ultron,' was far too powerful. He didn't even provide any substantial help to the Avengers before he broke out of the computer system and, without our knowledge, hid in Iron Man's suit system and went to the Battleworld."
"It's possible that because he was just a program, he wasn't blocked by the firewall of the Battle Realm. That's how he infiltrated it and made many backups, hiding them in the electronic devices of superheroes heading to the Battle Realm—most notably Iron Man's armor, since that's practically a necessity for them."
"He traveled to many universes with these otherworldly superheroes, fought against many electronic life forms like himself, and underwent a very powerful evolution. When he returns, none of us will be a match for him."
"Fortunately, when Dr. Pym created him, he hid a controller in its underlying code. The Avengers fought him head-on to buy time, and Dr. Pym successfully triggered the controller and completely destroyed his program... That's what we all thought at the time."
"But unfortunately, he was more powerful and cunning than we imagined. Just when we thought we had destroyed his main program, he simply went into hiding and wove a bigger conspiracy to completely get rid of his weakness."
"Ultron colluded with Hydra. Under his guidance, Hydra rebuilt the Norton Experimental Science Project and made significant progress in ion energy weapons. But this is still not what he wanted."
"He deceived Baron Zemo, the leader of Hydra, by saying that he had a way to elevate humans into flawless higher-dimensional beings. And that foolish Hydra believed his lies and kept finding him test subjects, including Simon Williams, who had been arrested for embezzling company funds. Baron Zemo bailed him out on the condition that he would be a test subject—and he was the only one who succeeded."
"Simon was transformed into an ion life form, and Ultron took the opportunity to invade him, seize his body, erase his consciousness, and become the new ion life form himself. From then on, he broke free from the control of the program and became an existence that was infinitely close to a perfect life form."
"To test his newfound power, he instantly cut off all power to Long Island. Without a network or any medium, he caused such a large area to go without electricity."
"Fortunately, such a strong energy fluctuation attracted Magneto. His life form was just the one that Magneto could control, and he was almost destroyed by him."
"But actually, it's because the mutants had just reached an agreement with the Avengers. Professor X wouldn't allow Magneto to harm ordinary people on Long Island, so he couldn't go all out and could only let Ultron, who had gained a new body, escape."
"The people most affected by this blackout are ordinary residents of Long Island, but the most vehement reactions come from the wealthy in the resort area. Police and lawmakers are under immense pressure and demand an explanation. The Avengers were planning to reveal the truth, but Doctor Strange stopped them."
Spider-Man's fingertips trembled slightly as he said, "Ultron is already incredibly powerful and has left backups in every multiverse, making him virtually impossible to kill. If he continues to evolve, he will inevitably become a catastrophe for the multiverse... and we will be the culprits."
"Doctor Strange doesn't want this to get out, otherwise we'll become the common enemy of the multiverse, and he'll never be able to compete for leadership again. The Avengers agreed with him—after all, this thing was invented by members of the Avengers, and if people find out, we'll become the enemy of the multiverse."
"Of course, not everyone agrees with this view. I completely disagree. Dragging this out will only cause more harm to the universe. Captain America, on the other hand, feels that we are also victims, and that the birth and evolution of Ultron were not our intention, and that these things can be explained. Doctor Strange and Iron Man are both trying to keep quiet."
"The matter was at a standstill, but the Long Island blackout needed an explanation. At that time, the public was very panicked and began to hold demonstrations, marches, and even riots, which gradually spread to several other areas."
"In order to appease the public, I had no choice but to contact the Electric Man. The two of us came forward together and admitted that it was an incident caused by our big battle on Long Island. The police and politicians had an excuse, and the media also gave a unified account, so the matter was considered closed."
“But…” Even through the mask, Schiller could see Spider-Man’s pain. He said, “But I know this is far from over. The Spider-Man team recently went to the next world, and I knew something was wrong.”
"But didn't you tell them in the group chat?"
“No, Iron Man wouldn’t allow me to do that,” Spider-Man said, taking a deep breath. “I’m also worried that they’ll all come after us at once, especially Batman… I’m afraid of him.”
Schiller understands Spider-Man's dilemma. If this electronic life form hadn't been wreaking havoc in another universe, and if Batman weren't the biggest victim, Spider-Man would definitely have spoken up.
But if it were Batman, Spider-Man probably wouldn't dare to say it. Even if these Batmen don't retaliate, if they all came to investigate this main universe at once, it would be overwhelming.
The Avengers were already divided over this issue, and it looked like they were on the verge of civil war. If Batman gets involved, things will become even more chaotic, and ordinary people will suffer the most.
Moreover, Spider-Man knows Batman better than anyone in the Avengers, because a certain Spider-Man's "Gotham Travelogue" became a sensation among Spider-Man fans, and basically every Spider-Man who went to the next world would read it beforehand.
Keep in mind, that Spider-Man was going to the main universe, and the strength of Batman in the main universe is beyond question. Plus, that Spider-Man's biased view of Batman only added fuel to the fire, exaggerating the main universe's Batman to the heavens. Of course, having him as a teammate would be reassuring, but the thought of going against such a person would send shivers down your spine.
Because of the pressure from Batman, Spider-Man, although he strongly disagreed with keeping the matter a secret, still sided with the one who kept it a secret and did not choose to expose it.
However, he clearly didn't do nothing. Besides taking the blame for the power outage, he was also the first to reveal to the Spider-Man group that this electronic life form was a radio-wave creature. This allowed the Spider-Men who went to the Dark Universe to provide support to be mentally prepared in advance, preventing them from being misled due to information gaps.
In essence, this new main universe's Amazing Spider-Man only concealed Ultron's origins; he revealed almost everything else to the other Spider-Men. This is one of the reasons why the Spider-Men were so effective in helping the Dark Universe.
In other words, Spider-Men are generally quite naive and don't tend to think in the direction of conspiracy theories, nor would they wonder why the Amazing Spider-Man has so much information. If it were someone with a more meticulous mind, they would immediately see that something is wrong, and might even be able to pinpoint the 616 main universe right away.
Unfortunately, the Batmen were busy protecting their own universe, and although the Spider-Men were talkative, the intensity of the battles in the Dark Universe was too high, so they didn't have time to communicate with anyone in detail, which is why this matter was never exposed.
However, secrets can't stay hidden forever. The Avengers of 616 couldn't completely seal off their universe from visitors. As soon as one person arrived, they would discover the problem with the Avengers here, and the news would naturally spread.
Schiller had heard that the Avengers in this universe had run into trouble, which led him to suspect them and thus he came to investigate.
Schiller heard about it, and Batman must have heard about it too. The reason they didn't come was simply because they were too busy. By the time they had a little free time, the main universe would definitely still be turned upside down.
Spider-Man was well aware of this. The aura he exuded now could be described as utterly despondent. Rather than fighting against all the Batmen in the next world, he would probably rather just jump off a rooftop now.
"Now, do you wish my sniper bullet was aimed at your head?" Schiller still had time to joke with him.
Spider-Man glanced at him with a look of utter despair, let out a long sigh, and said wearily, "I won't run from trial, but before that, I need to find a way to make amends. How's the situation over there?"
"It's not bad. At least the main universe has set up a magic defense network. It will become a safe haven for the multiverse, and the troubles of each universe will be resolved one by one."
Spider-Man breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart quickly tightened again. If Batman could handle it on his own, then they wouldn't even be able to make amends. When the war ended and the reckoning came, their universe's Avengers would be finished.
“I have a suggestion,” Schiller said, “go and confess to Batman.”
Spider-Man covered his head and said, "Of course I want to confess! I wish I could rush over there and apologize to them right now! But my universe doesn't belong to me alone, and the Avengers won't listen to me! They're all incredibly stubborn, I can't do anything about it!!!"
"I think you've missed a crucial point. Are you trying to save the Avengers?"
Spider-Man looked at him with a somewhat confused expression.
"They've already made such a huge mess with their artificial intelligence project. If they get away with it this time, who knows what kind of trouble they'll cause in the future. If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll never follow experimental safety regulations."
"Then I..."
"What you need to save are the ordinary people of this universe. You need to protect them from harm in the potential turmoil that may follow. So all you need to do is explain and apologize to Batman on behalf of yourself and the ordinary people of this universe, and even if he wants to take on the Avengers, he will never involve innocent people."
Spider-Man's eyes gradually brightened.
“I don’t know what kind of image Batman has in your mind,” Schiller shook his head, walked over to Spider-Man, looked at the Manhattan night with him, and said, “but at least I think he is a very kind and forgiving person, better at saving than judging, and saving everyone.”
"Sounds like my uncle."
“Indeed, you can identify with any kind father in the world—like your uncle, like an ordinary father, or like a merciful God.”
Will he forgive me?
"I think he will forgive you."
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