Trump Card Prepared Over Years

He left the barn before the Avengers' aircraft arrived, passing through the portal right under Nick Fury's nose. The other side of the portal was pitch-black. No matter how hard Nick Fury peered into it, he could not make out the shape of anything, as if it were a place capable of swallowing every source of light. "What are you going to do?" the former S.H.I.E.L.D. director asked. "Are you planning to take a nap while you're at it?"

Salomon ignored him.

Although Salomon had not contacted the Maximoff siblings since they left the castle, he had continued to monitor Sokovia through the boy's eyes and Spy Satellites. To slow Ultron's efforts to obtain the nuclear launch codes, the two Artificial Intelligences in the City of Immortals had also been put to use. Upon receiving her orders, Stephanie invited two people she did not usually interact with much. The moment Ultron infiltrated the Internet, the Artificial Intelligence created by Mr. Finch detected it. When Stephanie invited them to join the fight against the evil Artificial Intelligence, Mr. Finch quickly agreed. Ms. Groves also came to Rome accompanied by the Witch's drinking companion, Samun Shaw, then took a secret elevator down to the City of Immortals.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I trust you have reviewed the files." Salomon shook Harold Finch's hand and nodded in greeting to Ms. Groves. "I need you to find a way to permanently eliminate an Artificial Intelligence on the Internet. A true elimination—the kind that leaves not a single line of code behind. The City of Immortals will meet every one of your needs, even if you wish to work beyond the atmosphere right now."

"I reviewed part of the code. If the Artificial Intelligence described in the files is truly that powerful, I'm afraid the Machine