These two were siblings—Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. Both had been specially invited by Ultron. With their abilities, it was no surprise that Ultron had sought them out and convinced them to join him.
Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were completely swayed by Ultron's impassioned words. The three quickly struck an agreement—to destroy the Avengers first, to "save" the Earth in their own way.
"Now," Ultron said, "I need a brand-new body. This one is far too fragile."
"Your mission is to help me find the hardest metal on Earth—Vibranium."
"Where can we find it?" Pietro asked.
"Don't worry. I know where it is. You're just responsible for covering me."
"Although I don't understand why," Wanda said, "the Avengers already know about that person's existence, so we need to move fast."
Ulysses Klaue was a smuggler who dealt not only in arms and drugs but also in rare materials such as Vibranium. And this time, he had a special buyer.
Just a few hours earlier, Klaue had received word that a big buyer was offering a high price for Vibranium. After agreeing on the location, he arrived early to wait.
Suddenly, he heard the roar of aircraft engines descending from above. It was artificial intelligence—Ultron.
"Huh? A tin can?" Klaue scoffed.
"Where's the Vibranium?" Ultron demanded.
"Hey, this robot can talk. Are you wearing a metal suit or something?" Klaue sneered.
"I'm the one buying the goods. Where are they?"
"So you're the buyer. What do you even need so much Vibranium for?"
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll cut your tongue out."
Ultron's mechanical head tilted as it creaked with irritation. This man was unbearable. Were all arms dealers this insufferable? He was worse than an old woman nagging for attention.
"Think carefully," Klaue said smugly. "I'm the only one who can get you this much Vibranium."
"Don't worry," Ultron replied coldly. "I have money."
"Oh, my god, do you have any idea how hard it is to get this stuff? Do you know what a fingernail-sized piece of Vibranium is worth?" Klaue continued, talking nonstop.
Ultron's patience snapped. He raised his arm and fired a palm repulsor blast.
"One last time—where is the Vibranium?"
The outburst silenced Klaue. Panicked, he quickly led Ultron to the stash. But once Ultron had the Vibranium, it was clear he had no intention of paying.
"Payment first, delivery second," Klaue protested. "You know the rules."
This man really didn't know when to shut up.
Ultron raised his arm again, this time forming a blade, and sliced off Klaue's arm in one motion. "You dare ask me for money? I've tolerated you long enough."
Holding the Vibranium, Ultron turned and flew off without a backward glance. Klaue screamed in agony, clutching his severed arm as he watched helplessly while Ultron escaped with his goods.
Suddenly, a round shield flew through the air and struck Ultron head-on. The Avengers had arrived—six of them.
High above, Blaine watched the scene unfold, making no move to intervene. It wasn't that he couldn't—it was that he didn't want to. Even if Ultron were destroyed now, he could still escape through the Internet. Without erasing him completely from the digital network, the mission wouldn't be complete. Blaine needed someone capable of containing him—and that someone was Vision. Once Vision existed, Ultron could be controlled, preventing any further digital escape.
Besides, Blaine had another reason: he wanted to let Ultron live long enough to create Vision, because that would eventually lead to the arrival of the "purple sweet potato" himself—Thanos. For the sake of money and opportunity, Blaine was willing to let Ultron go today.
Blaine didn't care about Vision's creation for moral reasons—only for profit. If Vision had nothing to do with Thanos, or if Blaine could somehow control the digital world himself, he would've destroyed Ultron on the spot.
As Ultron fought below, Blaine unleashed his spiritual power, activating a soul-tracking technique. Without Ultron noticing, he planted a spiritual seed in the AI's mechanical mind—not to kill him, but to track his location at any time.
The battle grew more intense, and Ultron began to fall back under the Avengers' assault. Suddenly, a silver blur flashed past—Quicksilver. One of the six Avengers didn't react in time and was knocked to the ground.
Scarlet Witch followed, using her powers to subdue Captain America and the others with a surge of scarlet energy.
Tony quickly decided to let Captain America and Thor handle the twins while he went after Ultron himself.
But that left Banner vulnerable. Scarlet Witch's hands glowed crimson as she unleashed her chaos magic upon him. Banner tried to resist, but it was useless—the power drawn from the Mind Stone was far beyond his mutated willpower.
Moments later, Banner roared in agony. Veins bulged, his eyes reddened—and he lost control.
In an instant, the Hulk burst forth, bellowing furiously before leaping into the distance. He was enraged beyond reason—and in this state, even Thor would hesitate to stop him.
Though this entire sequence took only seconds, Tony barely had time to react. Even Blaine, watching from afar, hadn't moved.
He had intended to control Scarlet Witch earlier to ensure the Avengers' safety—that was his mission. But when he saw her target Banner, even he was taken aback. As expected of someone wielding chaos magic born from an Infinity Stone—her power was extraordinary.
From a distance, Ultron was clearly losing. In the sky, Tony pursued him relentlessly until a barrage of repulsor blasts left Ultron's metal body smoking. Ultron crashed onto a pier with a metallic thud.
"The Vibranium is about to be shipped off," Ultron said, glancing up at Tony.
"But you won't get far," Tony replied coldly.
Without hesitation, he flicked his wrist, locking a missile onto Ultron.
"I'm not running," Ultron said, his tone eerily calm. "My purpose has already been achieved. You'll see what I mean—starting with Dr. Banner."
Boom.
The missile struck, blasting Ultron to pieces.
Blaine's spiritual seed remained intact—the seed was planted in Ultron's consciousness, and though Ultron lacked a soul, he had awareness. That was enough.
Realizing the situation was deteriorating, Tony took off into the sky to find Banner.
"Search news and videos," he ordered his AI. "Keyword: Hulk."
Once he confirmed Banner's location, Tony immediately flew toward it.
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