Los Angeles, United States.
Advanced Idea Mechanics Headquarters.
"What should we do, Killian?"
Maya Hansen asked anxiously.
"Our people have been out of contact for several days. From the last images they sent, it looks like they've been captured."
That's Wakanda, the kingdom of Ron, the most powerful superhuman on Earth, the one who single-handedly dealt with hundreds of thousands of alien troops.
"You said Wakanda's medical technology is advanced, capable of curing even cancer, and might be of great help to our research on Extremis. That's why I sent people there."
Aldrich Killian frowned.
"That Lord Superman hasn't shown up for a while; I don't know where he went.
But I didn't expect that even without him, Wakanda would have an ultra-modern robot legion capable of defeating my people."
Given the strength of the Extremis warriors, even with Wakanda's advanced technology, he didn't take them seriously. He had planned to take advantage of Lord Superman Ron's absence, thinking that even if discovered, they could force their way out, but they failed.
Lord Superman, because Ron's abilities are very similar to Superman's, and he is a ruler who acts overbearing but genuinely cares for the Earth's safety.
After the Battle of New York, people around the World named Ron after the title given to Superman in the comic's parallel World when he became a global dictator.
All Super Heroes have nicknames, such as Captain America, Iron Man, and Spider-Man and Power Man, who became famous after the Battle of New York.
Ron's actions to save the Earth were also classified as those of a Super Hero.
"The explosion from the people you sent out probably injured a lot of people.
Wakanda will definitely trace us!"
Maya Hansen was in a panic. Unlike Killian, her heart wasn't that cruel, and she was quite timid.
To achieve her dream and her research results, she could steal technology, but killing people was another matter.
Without Maya Hansen, there would be no Extremis. She created the prototype of Extremis. Strictly speaking, Killian, the controller of this company, contributed far less to the creation of Extremis than she did.
"It's nothing even if we fail."
Looking at the flustered and helpless woman, Killian suppressed his impatience and comforted her softly.
"Those disabled soldiers, I gave them new life. They were all carefully selected by me; even an iron crowbar couldn't pry their mouths open."
Besides, those people wouldn't live much longer.
"You don't have to be afraid."
His expression was calm and confident with a hint of disdain, and he continued, "Although Ron is formidable, he is not an omniscient and omnipotent God.
I handled the aftermath extremely cleanly."
"I think we should now consider what I mentioned before."
Killian didn't see Ron as a threat. To deal with him, one must first find him, and in that regard, even punching a mountain to pieces would be useless.
The loss of some personnel under his command and the failure of the plan made him feel quite bad.
He was starting to lose patience with the slow progress of Extremis's improvement.
"How long will I have to wait to get my revenge at this rate?"
Nearly ten years ago, he was a crazy fan of Tony Stark, but Stark played a trick on him, standing him up.
He was told to wait for him on the rooftop to discuss his research. That night, he was so excited that he waited all night on the roof, enduring the cold wind.
As a result, Tony Stark and the woman in front of him were having a good time downstairs, completely forgetting about him.
Every time he saw this woman, he would recall that night's encounter and desperately wanted to defeat Tony Stark and get his revenge.
Thinking of this, a sinister glint flashed in Killian's eyes.
"You want to experiment on ordinary people again?"
As soon as Maya heard him mention it, she knew what he wanted to say, hesitated, bit her lip, and refused.
"No, Extremis is too unstable; it's too dangerous."
She still had a certain bottom line and dignity for now. Experimenting on innocent ordinary people was absolutely unacceptable.
"Those disabled soldiers who willingly participated in the experiment because they were disheartened with life are one thing.
Experimenting on ordinary people violates scientific humanitarianism."
"I absolutely disagree."
"My dear,"
Killian smiled, wanting to persuade her.
But unfortunately, Maya Hansen remained firm in her refusal. She couldn't bring herself to research innocent ordinary people like lab rats.
"Killian, we can't do this."
"Alright."
Killian gritted his teeth, suppressing the anger and killing intent in his heart, feigning surrender and embracing Maya, gently reassuring her again not to worry about Wakanda.
He could tell Maya Hansen wasn't that firm and might agree sooner or later.
"It seems that this woman still cannot be involved in the secret experiments."
He had actually started experimenting on ordinary people a long time ago.
How else could he develop quickly without a large number of test subjects?
"If we really sign this agreement and participate in the experiment, we will have the opportunity to gain powerful abilities."
In a secret laboratory, a brother and sister sat behind a table, asking with a slight nervousness and unease.
"Of course."
The lab staff responsible for recruiting test subjects nodded.
"As powerful as Power Man, Spider-Man, and Iron Man in the Avengers?"
Speaking of Iron Man, the sister, who was voluptuous, had beautiful dark red long hair, milky white skin, and a stunning appearance, flashed a deep-seated hatred in her eyes.
"Even more powerful."
The experimenter said with disdain.
"If you successfully accept our experiment.
You can make them evaporate from the World with a flick of your hand, ensuring not even a decent bone is left."
Of course, the premise is that they can successfully accept it without dying.
"Okay, we'll sign."
Hearing the possibility of revenge, Wanda and her brother Pietro exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, and signed the agreement to voluntarily join the experiment and bear all consequences themselves.
The siblings traveled from their hometown, Sokovia in Eastern Europe, across the ocean to the other side, all for the hope of revenge.
"Even if this experiment is dangerous, as long as there's a glimmer of hope, I will avenge my parents."
A blazing Fire of revenge appeared in her clear, beautiful, jewel-like eyes.
Wanda's family originally lived happily in Sokovia. Although they were not wealthy, they were very content.
Every day after her father Oleg came home from work, the family would gather at the dinner table, watching funny family comedies, spending a warm evening, and then going to sleep.
Until the day she and her twin brother were ten years old, while the family of four was still enjoying dinner as usual, a terrible disaster struck!
A shell fell from the sky, destroying their home and mercilessly taking the lives of their parents. The young siblings survived in the rubble.
But then a second shell landed in the house, it didn't explode, but it brought deep despair to the two.
During the time they were trapped in the house's ruins, the siblings watched the bomb with trepidation, fearing it would suddenly explode and kill them both.
Until they were rescued, both were in extreme grief and despair.
Finally, although the siblings survived, they would wake up in a cold sweat from nightmares countless times in the middle of the night. They would never forget that the bomb had "Stark Industries" printed on it.
"Tony Stark, a despicable and shameless warmonger.
He took our parents from us."
Wanda clenched her fist tightly.
And now, Tony Stark, who had caused the deaths of who knows how many people, had turned into a Super Hero, revered and admired.
As long as she could avenge her parents and make Tony Stark pay, she and her brother were not afraid, even if it meant death.
"Alright, you can wait here for a while.
Someone will come to take you to the experiment soon."
After checking the signatures were correct, the staff member showed a cold smile, stood up, and left, telling the siblings to wait patiently.
According to the plot, Scarlet Witch Wanda and her brother Pietro were supposed to voluntarily accept Baron Strucker's human experiments, where he used the Mind Stone to activate superpowers, at a HYDRA branch.
But Ron's involvement disrupted everything; he forcefully took the Mind Stone during the Battle of New York.
Without the Mind Stone, HYDRA naturally couldn't start any experiments built around it.
However, the Wanda siblings, desperate for revenge and not caring about their lives, coincidentally found Killian's Advanced Idea Mechanics secret human experiment laboratory, the villain of Iron Man 3.
"If the flaws of Extremis are removed, it's an excellent method for mass-producing superhumans.
The limbs can emit thousands of degrees of high temperature, possess super physique and regenerative ability, and are not weak even among the Super Heroes on Earth."
Ron pondered.
Najia continued to report.
"We were afraid that the last survivors and test subjects would also die.
So we froze the last two people."
Wakanda also realized this was a method for mass-producing superhumans and wanted to extract information from these individuals, so they froze the two with a freezing ray.
She moved her palm, and another video appeared.
In the video, two people were frozen in ice, sleeping. People from the research department drilled into them to extract their bones and blood for research.
"How's the research coming along?"
"According to our speculation, they were given a modified serum.
It might take a long time to reverse-engineer it."
Najia replied.
Reverse engineering isn't that easy.
"Then we think we can target the people behind this group."
The masterminds behind them must have the manufacturing method for this serum, and they can directly obtain it from the masterminds.
Moreover, not only for this superhuman manufacturing method, but anyone who dares to steal Wakanda's technology must pay the price!
"After investigation, we found that most of these people were disabled soldiers from various countries.
The people behind them recruited them and used them for experiments for their own purposes."
She stated all the information she had investigated and learned so far.
"As for the rest, they are still being tracked.
During the tracking process, His Majesty returned."
"No need for so much trouble."
Najia and the others had done quite well, he said with a smile.
Ron closed his eyes, his mind reaching the laboratory where the two were frozen, reading their thoughts and memories.
He learned the whereabouts of Killian and Maya Hansen.
"Summon two Vibranium Sentinels and come with me."
"Your Majesty, are you going to go personally?"
Najia asked, lowering her head.
Actually, they could handle such matters; there was no need to trouble His Majesty.
"Anyway, there's nothing else to do.
It's no harm to go and see someone who dares to steal from me."
Ron slowly stood up and said.
Then, remembering something, he pulled out a USB drive.
"Inside is a formula for a serum that can create 24-hour superhumans.
Hand it over to the research department for production, select people from the country for injection, and record their superpowers."
Recording superpowers is good for selecting useful ones to form a superhuman army.
"Yes."
During the time they were speaking, Najia had already arrived. She pushed open the door and respectfully took the USB drive.
She looked at the USB drive in her hand with some surprise.
"A serum that can turn people into 24-hour superhumans?
And it sounds like everyone's activated superpowers will be different?
Where did Your Majesty get such a wonderful and powerful serum?"
Although surprised and curious, she dared not overstep and inquire.
"Remember, this item must be classified as top secret."
Ron sternly instructed, ordering Najia to send a team of Vibranium robots to guard the serum production laboratory around the clock.
Temporary Compound V, he had experimented with it in the X-Men World.
This serum and the Mutant gene were mutually exclusive and extremely unstable, and almost all test subjects died from genetic collapse.
"Compound V is a research targeting ordinary humans.
It's ultimately not suitable for Mutants."
The Marvel Universe and the DC Universe frequently create World-threatening events; almost anything is possible.
He didn't want his temporary Compound V formula to leak out and create some villains or major events.
"We will record them on locked paper files and will not keep computer data."
Najia nodded solemnly and accepted the order, saying, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Networks can be breached, while paper files are somewhat safer.
Ron nodded with slight satisfaction.
Everyone in Wakanda had been brainwashed by him and was absolutely loyal to him; no one else had access to the confidential laboratory.
As long as there were no network issues, there was no possibility of this formula leaking.
In fact, Wakanda's network protection was not to be underestimated; its protective capabilities definitely surpassed the global standard, but he still didn't trust the network.
Humans are rarely more powerful than mature artificial intelligences on the network, such as Ultron.
"Before I left, Stark was researching the Ultron Legion. I wonder if he can still develop the artificial intelligence Ultron."
He thought with deep eyes.
In the plot, Stark obtained the Mind Stone and HYDRA's foundational research on artificial intelligence using the scepter, and with the help of Hulk Banner, they jointly completed Ultron.
Now the Mind Stone was with him, HYDRA's embryonic artificial intelligence research was out of the question, and Hulk was still receiving treatment in Wakanda.
Logically, Stark seemed unable to develop it.
"But you can't say for sure. In the comics, Ultron was originally an artificial intelligence created by Ant-Man Pym Hank combining his own brainwaves.
He completed it independently, without any external help."
Tony Stark's brilliant mind was no less than Pym Hank's; he might also be able to create Ultron independently.
Of course, even if Ultron was created, he had nothing to worry about.
"Without the flaws born from the Mind Stone, Ultron might become even more terrifying, becoming the Earth and Avengers' persistent nightmare, like in the comics."
But Ron had collected Magneto's template; it was only a matter of hundreds of thousands of ability points. Even if Ultron created a more powerful robot army, he would be completely restrained by him.
"Besides, Ultron's birth might not be a bad thing for me."
A slight smile appeared on his lips.
The moment Ultron was born, it transcended the realm of ordinary artificial intelligence and acquired its own emotions and mind, which could be called an intelligent life form.
That meant it would be influenced and enslaved by the Mind Stone!
In Stark Tower.
In his personal laboratory, Stark hadn't slept for a long time. His hair was messy like a bird's nest, his eyes were dark, and his entire body had become much thinner, almost skeletal.
But at this moment, as he gazed at the holographic projection on the operating table, his eyes were filled with fanaticism and excitement.
There, a holographic image resembling a human brain was faintly pulsating, as if a human brain were thinking.
"After combining with my brainwave pattern, the artificial intelligent life I envisioned, you have finally been created by me, Ultron!"