"Why am I still getting looked down on for not having a degree after traveling to another universe?"
Jessica grumbled, and the others felt the same. Dr. Reed said, "Well, I didn't mean anything by it. I was just clarifying that many people call me the smartest man on Earth."
Everyone booed. The Thing and Human Torch, standing beside Dr. Reed, both took a step back, looking as though they had never met him.
Vision said, "You don't exist in my universe, so I had no information on you. Now I know. I'll send you back, smartest man."
Rhodes sneered, "Wow, smartest man. Congratulations on saving your own skin."
Dr. Reed looked helpless. "I was only clarifying."
"Vision, you're lying."
Tony suddenly said, "You're not lying about sending us back, but you are lying about letting the others leave.
I'm curious. You clearly have no emotions, so why would you suddenly lie? And why do you look so guilty about it?"
Vision fell silent. After a moment, he sighed. "Lying is hard. I can't understand why you humans love doing it so much.
Surrender. You're certain to lose. Once your universe develops a cure for the zombie virus, I'll give you my life in compensation."
"Who wants your life? And you think you've already won? Ever heard of a Nanite Missile?"
Tony snorted. A green missile popped out of his shoulder and shot toward Vision. Vision immediately used his phasing ability to turn into a phantom image—his body was made of vibranium and could enter a phased state, effectively making him intangible.
The green missile passed through Vision and exploded against a robot behind him. A vast cloud of green mist billowed out, enveloping the nearby robots and rapidly eating away at their metal bodies.
In the blink of an