Marvel's Magnetic Field Rotation
"Marvel's Magnetic Field Rotation"
Ultron!
Although he had never seen Ultron in its complete form, nor in its Ultron form, Tony Stark recognized it at a glance. After the armor was deployed, he charged up the palm cannon and fired it, hitting Ultron without hesitation, because Ultron did not dodge.
After self-testing, it confirmed that it was still a data entity, that Tony Stark was still himself, a flesh-and-blood body wrapped in the Iron Man suit, not some form disguised by artificial intelligence and algorithms.
The two are separated by one dimension, and they cannot directly interfere with each other. Ultron has no other means than to cause trouble and destruction in the data world. Interfering with the material world requires mechanical equipment.
The same goes for Tony Stark; all he can use are the data weapons he's created. The Palm Cannon and similar weapons are completely ineffective against him, just as a sword cannot cut through a shadow.
Even though this space is very peculiar, and a data entity like it can coexist with a physical entity like Tony Stark, they should still be beings that cannot make contact with each other.
However, Ultron wrong. After being hit by the Palm Cannon, it discovered that a portion of its data had been damaged. This manifested as battle damage on the outer armor of its mechanical body. The logic algorithm mobilized data to repair the armor immediately, but the damaged part could never be recovered. If it were out of combat, it could obtain data from the network world to replenish the data, but Tony Stark clearly wouldn't give him that opportunity.
As an artificial intelligence Ultron will digitize and record the destructive power of the Iron Man suit's repulsion cannon. By comparing the output power of the Iron Man suit's palm impact beam launcher with the outer armor itself, the defensive power will be quantified—just like a boss's health bar in a game.
Integrating the data that made up the external armor, Ultron transformed one of his arm structures into the blade of a giant axe. Repulsive particle beams shot out from the jet ports on his feet and back, but the output power was not enough to make Ultron fly. He could only use the propulsion to leap high into the air and then slam down heavily, killing Tony Stark with a whooshing sound.
The Nanobots on Tony Stark's body flowed, some forming shields in his arms, and others combining into a mechanical arm behind his waist, forming a stable triangular structure with his legs.
The giant axe struck the shield, but was deflected by the energy field attached to the shield, sending Ultron flying backward along with it.
The shield then transformed again, becoming a pincer-shaped plasma cannon, which aimed at Ultron in the air and pulled the trigger. Then nothing happened.
"Friday?"
Tony Stark questioned his AI operating system, but the feminine-influenced system did not respond. The Iron Man suit's retina display showed "Insufficient level, weapon not unlocked."
This nano-scale universal armor was developed by Tony Stark based on the advice given to him by Wei Xiuming. He focused on developing nanotechnology and refined the armor into basic Nanobots units, which are then rapidly assembled into armor and weapon modules through intelligent programming. The preset program includes twenty-three different weapon and equipment forms.
However, after searching the weapon inventory, apart from the Nanobots wearing the basic Iron Man suit, only the shock beam launcher in the palm and the alloy shield with a certain amount of energy shield were usable. All other weapon forms were locked, and attempts to unlock them all displayed "Insufficient level".
Furthermore, the Arc Reactor, which had already been upgraded to the fifth generation, now seemed to have regressed to the first and second generation Arc Reactor. The total energy output had an upper limit, which was quantified and placed in the upper right corner of the display in the form of a horizontal bar representing a mobile phone battery level. The transformation of the armor, blocking attacks, and firing palm cannons all consumed energy.
Once his energy is depleted, he will revert to the previously powerless Tony Stark, instead of Iron Man.
At that time, he was no longer a match for Ultron and could only be slaughtered at his mercy.
Before Tony Stark could pay much attention to the issue, Ultron had already regained his composure and launched another attack.
Its current body is the structure of the Ultron robot it designed for itself, but all its performance has been weakened. The anti-gravity jet device that originally enabled supersonic flight can only make it jump higher. The heat particle beam emitter integrated into its fingertips is unusable; the directional Gravity Interference Device is locked; and the hot melt blade with the elbow as the main body is barely usable.
The only solution is to alter the data of the outer armor and transform it into a weapon.
That's the advantage of artificial intelligence: it can quickly adapt to its own changes.
Ultron transformed his original giant axe arm into a giant pincer, catching Tony Stark off guard and clamping it down. The arm extended as a chain, and then he hurled it out, slamming it to the ground.
The ground of this space was made of an unknown material, yet the powerful impact did not damage it in the slightest, meaning that Iron Man completely withstood the blow.
Tony Stark lay on the ground, his energy bar reduced by a tenth from just one slam. The Nanobots were able to automatically repair his armor, and the advanced life support system ensured that he was unharmed except for some dizziness.
After stunning Iron Man, Ultron transformed his arm into a giant axe once more. Propelled by the anti-gravity jets, he reached Tony Stark's side, stomped on Iron Man's chest to immobilize him, and then brought the axe down with tremendous force.
Stark aimed his palm cannon at the giant axe and continued firing, using a repulsive particle beam to block Ultron's axe, but his energy bar began to decrease at a visible rate.
An energy ray shot from afar, hitting Ultron directly in the face. The impact sent him flying backward. Stark seized the opportunity to increase the output power of his palm cannon, firing another shot into Ultron's chest, knocking Ultron to the ground.
The repulsive force generator on his back activated, causing Tony Stark to instantly stand up. He spread his palms, switched his palm cannons to rapid-fire mode, and fired beams of high-temperature shockwaves like machine gun bullets, covering Ultron's entire body like raindrops. Using the impact force, he pressed Ultron firmly to the ground.
However, the Iron Man suit's energy gauge also couldn't hold on any longer, quickly dropping below 30%.
Bang!
Ultron's leg transformed into a giant hammer, sending Tony Stark flying. He then looked in the direction from which the energy blast that had just splattered his face had appeared. A man with a medium-length, naturally curly hairstyle like Jesus was aiming a very cool-looking energy weapon at him.
He was dressed in a specially made bulletproof combat suit. Although he was not wearing a helmet, his bulletproof goggles and mask still provided him with good protection. What was most striking was his left arm, a technologically advanced metal arm that gleamed silver and was decorated with red five-pointed stars.
Ultron immediately searched his database and instantly obtained the person's information—the sole result of Hydra's "Winter Soldier" program.
But his true identity is even more peculiar: Bucky Barnes, a close comrade-in-arms of Captain America Steve Rogers during World War II, whose "life story" is being played out daily in the "Captain America" exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum.
Of course, Hydra's secrecy was quite good; important documents were stored in both paper files and offline data storage. Otherwise, Ultron would have obtained even more explosive inside information.
For example, the Winter Soldier's action report on December 16, 1991.
Ultron toward the Winter Soldier, his hand's mechanical structure transforming into claws. With its power multiplied by speed, it could easily slice through the Winter Soldier's body.
However, the Winter Soldier reacted with incredible speed and skill, dodging Ultron's attack with superhuman speed and agility. Even while dodging, he didn't forget to pull the trigger of his ray gun, using energy rays to create favorable conditions for himself.
The ray gun's destructive power exceeded that of Tony Stark's Iron Man suit's palm cannon. Ultron's armor values dropped rapidly, but the AI-controlled machine possessed far more incredible tactical variations than humans themselves. Winter Soldier, didn't last long before being thrown to the ground. Ultron's claws transformed into a giant hammer, slamming down heavily on Winter Soldier's head.
At this moment, Tony Stark came to the rescue. The destructive power of the Palm Cannon is related to its charging time and the set output power. He directly adjusted it to the anti-material level and injected 20% of the total energy into it. Then, a shock cannon shot hit Ultron directly in the chest, blasting him away.
"Hey, I saved you once, now we're even." Tony Stark said to the Winter Soldier, looking at his energy bar which was down to eight percent.
Although he didn't know who the other party was, and the AI had inexplicably gone offline on Friday, preventing him from obtaining the information he needed from the network as quickly as before, the person who could step in to help him at this time was definitely a comrade-in-arms.
But Winter Soldier ignored him and instead made a few strange movements before disappearing into thin air in front of Tony Stark. Just as Iron Man was surprised, a familiar and annoying voice rang out.
"Tony Stark, is the game fun?"
Nick Fury walked over from a short distance away with his hands behind his back. This time, the Black Eggplant was no longer dressed in all black from head to toe, and the long black leather trench coat that he always wore regardless of the weather was gone. In his place was a strange linen-colored robe.
As a Star Wars fan Tony Stark immediately recognized it. "Has anyone ever told you that even if you're wearing Jedi clothes, your appearance means you're not going to be a hero, and you don't use the Force or have a lightsaber?"
Nick Fury's face darkened further, but he slapped Tony Stark in the face with his actions. He pulled a sword hilt from his waist, and a 1.5-meter-long purple blade popped out, emitting a soft buzzing sound as plasma scorched the air.
"What?" Tony Stark stared at Black Eggplant Stark in disbelief. Apart from the eye patch that made him look like a bad guy, Nick Fury looked like a standard Jedi Master no matter how you looked at him.
In his youth, he attempted to create his own lightsaber using his strong hands-on skills, but the plasma blade restrained by a magnetic field was beyond his capabilities at the time. The productivity of the era limited his progress, especially since there was no such thing as a Kaibo Crystal on Earth.
However, the young Tony Stark could not perfectly replicate it, so he created something similar. He modified an oxygen cutting device, used propane as fuel, adopted nozzles from the glass industry, used laminar flow to ensure plasma stability, and finally relied on flame reactions to make the "blade" change color, creating a lightsaber with lethality.
But how can that compare to a real lightsaber? The scan results from the Iron Man suit showed that the one Nick Fury was holding was exactly the same as a lightsaber.
After making his appearance, Nick Fury, who wasn't particularly skilled with swords, sheathed his blade, returning the lightsaber hilt to his waist to avoid injury, and then ordered, "Crossbones, take care of it!"
It was only then that Tony Stark noticed a large man encased in rudimentary mechanical armor closely following Nick Fury. The man's black armor had cross-shaped human skeletons painted on the chest, which was probably the origin of his Crossbones codename. This man's armor clearly featured Optical Camouflage technology, indicating that he had been in stealth mode and had successfully bypassed the detectors on Iron Man suit.
Ultron charged again, throwing a heavy punch at Tony Stark, but Crossbones stepped forward and blocked Ultron's attack, engaging in Iron Man power struggle with Ultron.
The two forces were evenly matched, and for a time they were unable to determine a winner, remaining locked in a stalemate.
"A great opportunity!"
Upon seeing this, Tony Stark immediately wanted to attack Ultron, but the remaining seven percent of his energy was not enough to give him a powerful means of killing.
Looking back at Nick Fury, Iron Man discovered that the one-eyed bald man was nowhere to be seen. The purple blade had pierced through Ultron's head and then slashed straight down, splitting the mechanical body in two.
Black Eggplant had somehow gotten behind Ultron and killed him with a single sword strike—of course, Iron Man and Winter Soldier had already depleted a significant portion of Ultron's armor, which gave Nick Fury the opportunity to deliver the fatal blow.
Ultron's remains disintegrated into countless particles of light that vanished into this strange space, while the enormous "Gameclearance" appeared before the three of them.
"Level up!"
A crisp notification sound rang in Tony Stark's ears, and the Iron Man suit's energy bar instantly filled up, significantly increasing his total energy. At the same time, some of the weapons that were previously unusable were unlocked, but according to the prompt, he could only select two.
"Hey Fury, where exactly is this place?"
This strange phenomenon struck a chord in Tony Stark's mind, and he realized that everything in this world seemed so bizarre and peculiar.
But Nick Fury didn't answer his question; Black Eggplant and Crossbones had disappeared when he checked his weapons catalog.