Chương 20: Carol's Cosmic Fury
"Sh*t! Steal the stones!"
Unlike Thor and the others, Ned didn't relax in the face of the situation. Instead, he frantically called out to the group before rushing toward Ultron's body, which had fallen to the ground.
"Bzzzz!!"
"Boom!!"
Before Ned could reach it, Ultron's body suddenly emitted bursts of light, which blasted Ned away. The remaining lights then gradually faded, leaving only green and red glows intertwining.
The next moment, Ultron, completely unharmed, slowly stood up and hovered in mid-air once again.
"I must admit, you've truly surprised me... but this ends now!"
Ultron's chilling voice echoed once more. As he finished speaking, the six Infinity Stones lit up simultaneously. Looking at the odd expression on the face of the armored man below, illuminated by the glow of the stones, Ultron addressed Tony Stark:
"With a mere thought, I can destroy an entire galaxy… Uh… zzzt... zzzt..."
"You won't succeed."
Before he could finish his sentence, a strange red glow enveloped the battlefield. Scarlet Witch Wanda hovered in mid-air, her eyes glowing red, holding the Reality Stone in her hand infused with Chaos Magic. Facing Ultron directly, she declared:
"The world I traded Vision for will not be allowed to be destroyed!"
While speaking, Wanda glanced at Ned below, who was channeling the Mind Stone and the Soul Stone. She explained:
"I've disrupted his powers with my abilities. He can't face your two stones directly. Under this system imbalance, he can't form any coherent thoughts."
"Well done!" Ned didn't hold back his praise for Wanda.
"Thanos is dead, and you will suffer my wrath in his place."
As Wanda finished speaking, powerful Chaos Magic, amplified by the Reality Stone, surged toward Ultron. The eerie red light illuminated the entire battlefield.
"Ahh!!"
Ultron, unwilling to be defeated by Wanda, roared and forcibly summoned the power of the Infinity Stones. A purple energy wave instantly materialized, colliding with Wanda's Chaos Magic and holding it at bay.
Meanwhile, the Reality Stone on Ultron's body continued to flash, as he tried to counter Wanda's power with his own.
Unfortunately for Ultron, with the added boost from Chaos Magic, Wanda's strength was something he couldn't neutralize.
"Bzzzzz!!!"
The clash of power between Wanda and Ultron captivated everyone, the sheer destructive energy leaving them shaken.
But just then, Cap suddenly called out to Stark and the others:
"Don't just stand there! Help Wanda! Aim for the left!"
"What?"
Although Tony and the others didn't understand the lore of "the left side always loses in beam struggles," they realized that Cap was calling for them to assist Wanda. They also had no intention of fighting honorably, so they quickly joined the fray.
"Friday, maximum power!"
Tony was the first to act, unleashing two repulsor blasts from his palms and a unibeam from his chest reactor, all aimed at Ultron.
Ned's clones followed suit, summoning magical arrays in both hands and firing two beams of magical energy at Ultron.
"Doctor Strange!"
Hearing Ned's shout, Doctor Strange instantly understood and, without a word, added two magical beams of his own, which merged with Ned's mid-air, exponentially increasing their power.
"Arghhh!!!"
Seeing everyone had joined in, Thor let out a battle cry and hurled Stormbreaker once more, using its spatial abilities to aim directly at Ultron's head this time.
"Boom!!!!"
"Crash!!!!!!"
Powerful energy attacks struck Ultron almost simultaneously, triggering deafening explosions. The spot where Ultron had been was engulfed in dazzling light.
"Did we do it?"
Captain America, who had been analyzing the battle, whispered.
"It's not that easy," Ned replied gravely, the Mind Stone and Soul Stone still glowing in his hands.
"Ahhh!!"
Suddenly, Wanda let out a scream mid-air. Ned and the others looked up to see that Ultron had somehow appeared behind Wanda, his right hand piercing through her chest!
"No! It's the Space Stone!" Ned immediately realized what had happened. Ultron must have used the Space Stone to teleport behind Wanda at the last second before their attacks hit, allowing him to strike her.
"Boom!"
Ultron kicked Wanda's limp body from the sky, shaking the blood off his hand as he sneered:
"Is that all you've got?"
Now that Wanda was out of the picture, Ultron could speak clearly again without interference.
"Catch the Reality Stone!"
Ned's shout interrupted Captain America, who was about to rush to catch Wanda. Steve glanced at the red stone falling from the sky and, gritting his teeth, turned away from Wanda, leaped up, and expertly caught the Reality Stone with his shield.
The Avengers had previously discussed the Infinity Stones, so Steve knew better than to touch it directly.
While Steve retrieved the Reality Stone, one of Ned's clones leapt into the air to catch Wanda, gently lowering her to the ground.
"Hey! Stay with me! Don't fall asleep!"
The clone crouched on the ground, cradling Wanda and lightly patting her cheek.
"Don't… fall asleep?"
Just as Ned was speaking, he suddenly felt his hand being grabbed. Looking at Wanda, her wide-open eyes showed no sign of weakness or injury.
Looking down, Ned saw that the gaping wound in her chest caused by Ultron had completely healed, glowing faintly green. Even her clothes were restored to pristine condition.
"Let me go," Wanda said.
"Oh, oh."
Ned quickly helped her up and asked:
"So... are you okay?"
"Thank you."
Leaving him with those words, Wanda flew back to Captain America, took the Reality Stone, and said no more.
Watching as the person he had just "killed" returned to full health in an instant, Ultron cast a bitter glance at Doctor Strange. He was about to speak when suddenly, a golden, glowing figure slammed into him from above.
"Listen, you mechanical freak, I've seen The Terminator, and I don't think there's a need for a sequel!"
Captain Marvel rained punch after punch on Ultron while muttering sarcastically.
"Hey! Steal the stones!!" Ned urged again.
"You're strong, I'll give you that," Ultron sneered. His Vibranium body was unaffected by Captain Marvel's physical blows, and he couldn't help but feel a bit relieved. Compared to the other monsters he'd been facing, this one seemed easier to handle.
"You've already lost," Captain Marvel declared confidently, holding Ultron's head down with one hand, exuding dominance.
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