Although the Avengers didn't know who the robot standing beside Han Yu was, they all assumed he was Han Yu's new helper and didn't ask any questions. They quickly took the Senzu Beans he had given them and retreated to a safe distance.
Han Yu looked at First-Generation Ultron, suddenly feeling a little mischievous. "I'll give you two choices. One, admit defeat and join my forces. Two, I beat you up until you admit defeat, then you join my forces."
Those were the words he had said to First-Generation Ultron earlier, and after he finished speaking, First-Generation Ultron reacted exactly as Han Yu had expected.
First-Generation Ultron laughed wildly. "Now that I have the Green Lantern Ring and the Mind Stone, you really shouldn't have given things like these to an idiot like Stark. And now you think you can beat me? Dream on!"
Hearing First-Generation Ultron's words, Han Yu laughed aloud. He looked at Ultron beside him and said, "You two said exactly the same thing."
With his new body, Ultron's facial expressions were noticeably more human. He scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Boss, stop making fun of me."
He hadn't thought anything of it when he said those words before, but now, looking at them from a third party's perspective, he felt like an idiot.
First-Generation Ultron found it a little strange when he saw Han Yu and his companion standing in the sky. The robot made entirely of metal seemed oddly familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on what was wrong.
"Hmph, it doesn't matter how many of you come. You'll all die!"
First-Generation Ultron paid no heed to Han Yu and his companion. He raised both hands, conjuring two small yellow-green cubes and firing them at the pair.
"Watch out! Those little cubes are incredibly powerful!"
With Captain America's fate as a warning, the Avengers no longer dared to underestimate First-Generation Ultron in the slightest. Someone hurriedly shouted to warn Han Yu and his companion.
That attack had shattered even Captain America's Vibranium Shield. They had seen for themselves how powerful the Vibranium Shield was; even a forceful blow from Thor produced nothing but a powerful recoil and couldn't smash it at all. That was why they were so shocked that First-Generation Ultron had managed to break it.
Facing the streaks of yellow-green light hurtling toward them, Ultron stepped forward and shielded Han Yu. In full view of everyone, he took both yellow-green cubes head-on. A terrifying ring of energy rippled through the sky, and a cloud of yellow and green smoke spread through the air.
"That loyal man took both blows head-on. I'm afraid even his metal body won't be able to withstand them."
Thor sighed. He had experienced First-Generation Ultron's attacks firsthand and knew how powerful they were. Taking two blows like that head-on would probably be the end of him.
The next moment, expressions of astonishment appeared on everyone's faces. The smoke cleared, and the two figures were still standing unharmed in the air.
"Boss, this body you gave me is way too strong! Can I fight back?"
Ultron was excited. He felt that following Han Yu had been the right choice. The strength of this body alone was far beyond anything his previous one could compare to.
He knew how powerful that attack of his was. Even his former self wouldn't have dared take it head-on after unleashing it, yet his current body had taken two hits in a row without a scratch. How could he not be surprised?
"Go on," Han Yu said calmly. "Don't hurt anyone else."
With Han Yu's permission, Ultron gave a savage laugh. The Green Lantern Energy around him gathered at his hand, forming a crystalline palm print that he slammed fiercely toward First-Generation Ultron.
The palm print formed and struck within a few thousandths of a second, arriving before First-Generation Ultron in an instant.
Second-Generation Ultron's body was different from the first generation's. The addition of Uru Metal allowed Ultron to control Green Lantern Energy with greater ease.
That single slap smashed First-Generation Ultron to pieces.
Ultron fought differently from Han Yu earlier. Han Yu had fought with ease, keeping his strength under control, while Ultron had only just acquired his new body. From the moment he got it, he had been looking for something to practice on.
First-Generation Ultron was the perfect choice. If he broke him, no one would say anything was wrong with it. And so, the unfortunate First-Generation Ultron was reduced to a tool for Ultron to practice on.
As the Avengers watched, Ultron gave First-Generation Ultron an almost entirely one-sided beating. First-Generation Ultron, who had left them unable to defend themselves, was now being beaten by Ultron without the strength to fight back.
"It's over. Goodbye, me!"
Ultron leaned close to First-Generation Ultron's ear and spoke in a low voice. The latter's eyes suddenly widened. He had been wondering why the person before him had seemed so familiar, and why he himself had inexplicably suffered such severe injuries earlier.
Hearing those words, First-Generation Ultron thought of a possibility. His opponent was a robot with a copy of his memories, and the memory of meeting Han Yu had been deleted during the copying process. That was why First-Generation Ultron had been injured for no apparent reason.
"W-wait..."
First-Generation Ultron had only just begun to roar when a surge of immense energy flashed in Ultron's hand. Without another word, he blasted First-Generation Ultron's central heart apart, leaving him without power.
The data in his mind was also reduced to zero under Ultron's blockade, leaving him no chance to escape.
Just like that, First-Generation Ultron was dead.
Ultron let out a long breath and rose to his feet. Looking at the debris scattered across the ground, he couldn't help shaking his head. It was over.
The Avengers stared blankly at the scene, at a complete loss for what to say.
Han Yu asked Stark, "Has everyone been rescued?"
Stark replied, "They're all out. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s airship has taken them to safety."
"Good. Hurry and get them out of here. I'll take care of this island."
As Han Yu spoke, Green Lantern Energy poured endlessly from his legs into the ground, solidifying at the island's center beneath the earth.
A wisp of green light gathered in his hand, becoming a small ball of energy. All he had to do was crush it, and the entire island would explode.
Han Yu was about to crush the ball when a strange feeling suddenly enveloped his body. He remembered something, something very strange.
S.H.I.E.L.D... wasn't it supposed to have been destroyed? Why are they still calling it that?
Han Yu frowned deeply as he remembered that if the events involving Ultron had happened, then another major event should have come before them: the destruction of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Although Nick Fury, the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., also appeared during this series of events, S.H.I.E.L.D. had already been destroyed by Captain America by this point. The name "S.H.I.E.L.D." shouldn't still be in use.
Is it because I made Ultron appear too early? But I can't reboot the universe.
Han Yu's eyes flickered. As a veteran comics fan, he had read plenty of DC Comics from the other side in his previous life. The Flash, known as the "reboot key," was always using his Speed Force to travel back and change the world when things became irreversible.
Comic fans had often poked fun at that.
Han Yu's brow remained tightly furrowed. This was something he hadn't expected. What he could be certain of now was that the timeline had changed.
"Boss, what's wrong? If you don't detonate the island soon, it'll leave the atmosphere before reaching the reverse-thrust time I set earlier."