One Crisis After Another

If the situation were to reverse now, even if Xia Yu opened a portal, he might not be able to save everyone. There's not enough time; landing is much faster than ascending. The best solution is to detonate it immediately.

As for who will survive in the end, that depends on luck.

In that critical moment, Xia Yu's consciousness once again operated at super-fast speed, and several solutions instantly appeared in his mind. He quickly rehearsed each one in his mind, and at least three or more robots could turn the buttons.

What to do?

Unless Xia Yu self-destructs right now.

Otherwise, there's no way to stop these robots.

In less than 0.5 seconds, Xia Yu's mind raced, but it seemed that there was no way to guarantee everyone's safety except for self-destruction.

As for self-destruction, Xia Yu doesn't have that resolve yet, at least not now.

Just as Xia Yu was hesitating, a stunning red light erupted from the Scarlet Witch behind him.

It turns out that Xia Yu turned around immediately after helping Scarlet Witch clean up the robots.

The Scarlet Witch, who had just gotten up, hastily erected an energy barrier in front of herself.

But she couldn't stop all the robots; two of them darted past her to the left.

Scarlet Witch is not yet very skilled at controlling the energy within her body.

Anger, anxiety, and other extreme emotions can all lead to an out-of-control energy flow.

Having witnessed Ultron lift half of Sokovia into the sky, and with the robots attacking civilians in large numbers, Scarlet Witch was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

Fortunately, Hawkeye intervened in time, which helped her regain her confidence and fight back.

If this Core Machine is reversed now...

The consequences of this are something most people couldn't bear, let alone Scarlet Witch, who is just a young girl in her early twenties.

So at this critical moment, her energy went out of control and exploded again.

Just like when Ultron killed Quicksilver in the warehouse.

Red energy erupted from her body, forming a ring that swept outwards in all directions.

The violent energy not only destroyed all the robots that had entered the church, but also cleared out all the robots within a ten-meter radius outside the church.

Xia Yu was also thrown more than ten meters away by this energy.

Xia Yu was injured in the warehouse incident because he used Aether to forcibly control the energy explosion within a small area, Xia Yu directly withstood the impact with his body.

However, Xia Yu was wearing Armor this time, and although he was blasted a long way, he was not injured.

"I really don't know if I owed you something in my past life. We haven't known each other for long, but you've already blown me up three times."

Xia Yu muttered as he got up from the ground.

This bought him valuable time.

Scarlet Witch collapsed limply to the ground.

Xia Yu looked around; there were only a dozen or so robots around the church.

Xia Yu was about to call for backup. He was confident he could handle a dozen or so on his own, but who knew how many backup plans Ultron had, or how much stock he had outside?

"Holy shit, I really do have it."

Xia Yu exclaimed in surprise and rushed into the church.

Just now, three robots suddenly sprang from the ground next to Scarlet Witch.

One of them was none other than Ultron himself.

Ultron had been directing operations from a building next to the church. Seeing that Xia Yu and Scarlet Witch's defenses were impenetrable, Ultron led two robots to infiltrate underground.

It is located as close as possible to the center of the church.

The underground center of the church is filled with the electromagnetic field emitted by Vibranium, Ultron cannot approach directly. However, when he ambushed the robots, he thoroughly explored the underground sewers.

Just now, I took two robots directly to the location closest to the center of the church, thinking that a surprise attack at a crucial moment could turn the tide.

Since every robot is his eye, it doesn't matter where he commands them.

He was hiding less than four meters from the Core Machine, at the church entrance.

The Scarlet Witch was momentarily defeated, and although Xia Yu managed to recover, he himself was defeated again. Ultron seized this opportunity firmly.

In a moment of desperation, Scarlet Witch unleashed a burst of energy, instantly wiping out the surrounding robots.

Fortunately, Xia Yu was also blasted away.

An excellent opportunity.

Ultron burst forth from the ground without hesitation.

Not only that, he was also very cunning, launching a surprise attack by dividing his forces.

He and another robot lunged at the Core Machine from the left and right, while the other robot lunged at the Scarlet Witch on the ground.

In Ultron's eyes, humans are sentimental and fragile creatures, and their emotions are their greatest weakness. Even if they can make the right choice, they will prolong the process due to inner torment.

It turns out that all of Ultron's plans, step by step, had the Avengers' Achilles' heel: human lives, especially the lives of innocent civilians.

This move was indeed very effective. Xia Yu was about ten meters away from the church, but even if Ultron broke through the ground quickly, it would still take time.

Xia Yu was confident that he would reach the Core Machine first.

But seeing a robot lunge at Scarlet Witch still made Xia Yu's heart skip a beat.

He hesitated noticeably for a moment, and his body involuntarily slowed down.

That almost imperceptible slowness nearly cost him his life.

If all three were ordinary robots, Xia Yu could have easily eliminated them with a simple ranged attack.

However, with Ultron's main body here, Xia Yu dared not take any risks. If a ranged attack were launched midway, it would further delay Xia Yu's speed.

Helpless, Xia Yu gritted his teeth and charged towards the Core Machine at full speed.

Ultron's metallic face once again revealed a human-like smile.

He instantly deduced that, at this rate, he would reach the Core Machine before Xia Yu.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Ultron had already extended his right hand toward the Core Machine.

Xia Yu indeed did not get ahead of him.

Humans were indeed a step too slow; Ultron's analysis was correct, but he forgot what Xia Yu's weapon was.

The Aether, the ever-changing Aether, transformed directly into a long whip.

Halfway through, Xia Yu raised his right hand and swung it horizontally.

With Xia Yu's right hand, which was empty, a small whip suddenly appeared on the right wrist of the Armor as he swung it out with all his might.

The whip seemed to grow longer with the wind, becoming longer and longer as Xia Yu's arm extended outwards.

It eventually turned into a whip over two meters long.

With a 'smack!'

The whip's tail, at least thirty centimeters long, lashed out at Ultron's face.

At this point, Ultron's right hand had already touched the Core Machine.

But it's all for naught; touching it but not having a chance to twist it is useless.

Ultron was whipped backward by Xia Yu's whip, and another robot next to it was whipped in two by Xia Yu's unstoppable whip.

Having regained control of the Core Machine, Xia Yu immediately looked up at the Scarlet Witch.

The robot's palm was already emitting a white light towards the little girl's head; it was a laser cannon in its palm.