"What. The. Hell..."
Arnim Zola was caught off guard by the sudden attack. Judging by the strength of this artificial intelligence, he had almost thought Stark's J.A.R.V.I.S. had come after him.
Later, he realized it was not, but the other side was clearly hiding its identity as well. Its IP address kept changing constantly, and at its most outrageous, it had even shifted to the Moon and Mars... Could you even get internet access there? What nonsense!
Fortunately, as the defender, he had the advantage.
Moreover, as a true digital life-form, Arnim Zola was actually slightly higher-ranked than Cortana. After withstanding the first wave of attacks, he began his counteroffensive.
Under these circumstances, Cortana found it somewhat difficult to handle alone. Most of her computing power was occupied maintaining other projects, which left her even more stretched thin.
So Dane had no choice but to join the battle.
With the owner of the code personally entering the fight, Cortana's combat power immediately rose significantly. She began suppressing Arnim Zola once more, forcing him into a steady retreat.
Now it was Arnim Zola's turn to panic. To preserve his core secrets, he decisively cut his losses and hid himself again.
Once Arnim Zola chose to conceal himself, finding him in the vast internet was like searching for a needle in the ocean. He was impossibly slippery.
From the start of the battle to his surrender and retreat, Arnim Zola had taken exactly five minutes.
By then, the Avengers had successfully infiltrated the underground base and found Nick Fury.
Without any unnecessary words, Nick chose to leave with them without hesitation the moment he saw them.
But Arnim Zola's attention had already returned. When he saw this, even without a flesh-and-blood body, he nearly exploded with rage.
He immediately locked down the