"Ghost Rider took your Battle Suit away. He said both the Symbiote and the Decepticon would erode your consciousness. If you kept using them, you'd turn into a madman."
Steve said, "He's going to modify the Battle Armor and turn it into a real Tony Beast."
Everyone burst out laughing again. Tony rolled his eyes, but he also felt a lingering chill of fear. Fortunately, that guy had beaten him after just one use. Otherwise, he really might have gone mad.
Tony thought resolutely, I won't give up. One day, I'll beat that guy.
Meanwhile, Megatron returned to Mars. The Fallen was furious at his latest failure and shouted, "Megatron, you've disappointed me again!"
"Fallen, this wasn't my fault. That Ultron was too underhanded. He actually turned the AllSpark into a bomb."
Megatron dropped to one knee and defended himself. "If not for that, I definitely would have recovered the AllSpark this time."
"The AllSpark didn't explode. I can sense it. It still exists."
The Fallen shook his head. Then he noticed something, abruptly rose, and seized Megatron's shoulder, forcibly tearing off a piece of shoulder armor.
Megatron hurriedly backed away. He stared at the Fallen in shock, unable to understand why he had suddenly attacked him.
"Idiot. Someone tampered with you, and you didn't even notice."
The Fallen snorted and turned the shoulder armor over, revealing a yellow mark.
At the sight, Megatron said angrily, "Ultron must have done it."
"Indeed I did. I never imagined you Decepticons had a base on Mars. No wonder another batch of Decepticons suddenly appeared."
Just then, a voice came from the yellow mark—or, more precisely, a mental fluctuation. This was one application of Mind Energy.
"Ultron!"
Megatron flew into a rage at the voice. The Fallen motioned for him to calm down,