Tony Stark finally buckled under the pressure and apologized to the media.
"I'm very sorry. My insistence on doing things my way has disrupted your lives. Stark Industries will assess the damage and provide compensation to make up for my mistakes."
Stark spoke with a heavy expression. This was the first time he had looked so dispirited at a press conference.
"I will also immediately halt the Ultron Initiative and destroy the entire Iron Legion..."
As Stark finished speaking, countless Iron Man suits and Iron Soldiers soared into the sky, exploding into bursts of fireworks that left the crowd wincing.
How much fucking money had that cost?!
That was Tony Stark for you. He really knew how to burn through cash!
At the same time that Stark detonated the Iron Legion, he also activated the virus he had previously planted in Ultron's data core. Inside the mainframe in Stark's laboratory, Ultron's data was destroyed in an instant, then swiftly wiped clean.
"...As the central program of the initiative, Ultron was also destroyed just now. This brings the Ultron Initiative to a complete end. Once again, I apologize to you all."
After finishing his statement, Tony Stark ignored the microphones the reporters were holding up and strode straight out of the press conference.
"Jarvis, what's the situation?"
"Ultron has disappeared completely, sir."
Jarvis's calm voice came through his earpiece, and Tony Stark let out a deep sigh.
"Is that enough?"
After watching the live press conference on television, Kraft turned to the liquid-metal robot beside him, who was changing his shape.
"Let's leave it at that."
Naturally, this liquid-metal robot was Ultron. Although he still looked like a little boy, he had completely removed any features he shared with Stark and the others, adopting an entirely new appearance.
When Ultron