With Ultron, who held the highest authority, gone, the armor that housed the Infinity Stones began to disassemble and drift toward its new master—
Killmonger.
Long before the battle began, he had silently figured out how Ultron's internal network operated through the Ultron robot's head.
While Ultron was still alive, he naturally could not compete with a robot in hacking. But now that Ultron had lost consciousness, he could hack in without difficulty.
He understood Nanotechnology too!
The Ultron robot head in his hand guided the nanotech armor like a Beacon, covering Killmonger's body bit by bit...
By the time the members of the strike team recovered from the shock, the entire suit of armor and all five Infinity Stones belonged to him!
Everyone immediately became wary again—this was not part of the plan!
"What are you doing... brother?" Star-Lord T'Challa said, enunciating every word.
Hearing him, Killmonger turned around and spread his arms toward the group.
"This is what the Watcher owes us. With these Stones, we can save worlds and save lives!"
He had joined the CIA long ago and learned all sorts of methods for overthrowing regimes. Put simply, there were two main steps:
The first was to physically seize the center of power. The second was to name a price: as long as the other side recognized his right to rule, he would meet their other demands whenever possible.
And now, the "right to rule" over the multiverse rested upon the immense power of the Infinity Stones—and that power was in his hands!
The next step was merely to talk these people around—or perhaps he did not need to. The Infinity Stones were far more than just "authority."
So he continued righteously, "Thor, T'Challa, would you reject a savior who can save your homes?
"Peggy, you