Wanda's Thanks, Li Nian's Malfunction

A few days later, Avengers Base.

Li Nian watched TV in boredom. Stark really was filthy rich—he had arranged an entire floor of rooms just for Li Nian: bedroom, living room, game room, theater, walk-in closet, bathroom... Uh... the last one seemed unnecessary.

"I've finished all the American shows worth watching, and I still have to wait for the next season of 2 Broke Girls. So annoying!" Li Nian sprawled bonelessly across the sofa, casually flipping through channels. There was really nothing to watch. All the good American shows only updated once a week. Li Nian deeply regretted not finishing them in his previous life.

"It seems like there's nothing to do for the next year or so." Li Nian recalled Marvel's plot. The only thing involving Vision next was Captain America 3, and then Vision would be gone in Avengers 3! As for WandaVision after that...

Just thinking about it left Li Nian feeling lost. He would never let himself become a walking corpse for others to dissect.

Thanos...

The strongest enemy so far!

Li Nian had no way to defeat such a powerful enemy, a monster that could crush Vibranium with sheer strength alone...

"Ah..."

Li Nian lay helplessly on the sofa, staring at the blank ceiling, his mind completely empty.

Knock, knock, knock!

Someone knocked at the door.

"Who is it?" Li Nian looked puzzled. He truly couldn't think of anyone who would come looking for him. Thor had returned several days ago, Stark had been busy handling Sokovia's aftermath, and not many Avengers remained at the base. Besides, they all had things of their own to do.

Li Nian opened the door.

"Wanda!"

Li Nian stared in surprise at Wanda, who stood prettily at his door in a red leather outfit. Her brother Pietro stood behind her, following with an indignant look on his face.

"What are you two..." Li Nian asked, scratching his head.

"We mainly came to thank you for saving us before," Pietro said in a low voice as he flashed in front of Wanda. Yet Li Nian could hear some displeasure and... hostility in his tone?

Yes, Pietro really was unhappy with Li Nian. At first, he had indeed been grateful to Li Nian for saving his life. But ever since the Sokovia incident ended, Wanda had been in low spirits. Every now and then, she would stare blankly into space for ages. Most importantly... sometimes, Wanda would even become absorbed while looking at Li Nian's photos in the base!

Pietro's gaze gradually turned dangerous. This robot! How had he bewitched my sister so completely? Did he use some kind of high-tech trick?

In any case, I can't let Wanda be alone in a room with this guy. Who knows what might happen!

"We also brought some snacks. We hope you'll like them..." Wanda lowered her head, seemingly too shy to look at Li Nian's face. She held a bag in her hand, which presumably contained the snacks she mentioned.

"Ha!" Li Nian laughed helplessly. "Thank you for coming to see me, but I'm a robot. I can't eat food. If I do, my system will become unstable."

Li Nian spoke apologetically. As a man who had never even held hands with a girl, disappointing a girl's heartfelt gesture always made him uneasy.

"Oh... So that's how it is..." Wanda lowered her head in disappointment. Seeing her pitiful expression, Li Nian really couldn't bear it.

Li Nian snatched the bag of snacks from Wanda's hand. A smile appeared on his strange red face. "But I think if I find somewhere to eat them alone, even if I lose control, I probably won't disturb anyone else."

Wanda suddenly broke into a smile, as beautiful as a blooming flower.

"Well then, we'll be leaving. We won't disturb you!"

Seeing his sister act so hopelessly, Pietro grew even angrier. His voice became muffled as he stared dangerously at Li Nian.

With that, without bothering to ask Wanda's opinion, he scooped up his sister and ran off like a silver bolt of lightning, unbelievably fast.

"So it really was plot armor!" Li Nian had no idea about the twists and turns in the siblings' minds. He could only sigh. At that speed, how could Pietro possibly have been hit by a bullet?

Li Nian looked at the snacks in his hand, casually picked one up, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Mm... as expected, he couldn't taste anything...

Bzzzt... bzzzt...

Li Nian suddenly floated into the air, and his hands and feet began moving on their own, somewhat beyond his control.

"Is this what system instability looks like?"

Li Nian could clearly sense the changes in his body. Unlike Vision in the original story, he had not immediately lost his mind. Perhaps it was because he had descended into this world as a soul, rather than being created from the consciousnesses of JARVIS and Ultron, so he would not become confused because of it.

"Eh, eh..." Li Nian discovered that his language system had also begun malfunctioning. Strange words spilled from his mouth, while his body involuntarily flew toward the outside world.

His body involuntarily altered its density, turning intangible as he rushed straight through the room!

"Oh no!"

Pietro had just returned to his room with Wanda.

"Honestly, I don't know why you made snacks for that robot. It can't even eat them. You might as well have given them to me. You've never made any for me..." Pietro complained. He was clearly a little jealous. Seeing his sister treat another male so well made him feel as if something had been stolen from him, even if it was only an artificial intelligence.

"He saved both our lives! What's wrong with thanking him? Don't be so petty!"

Wanda ignored her brother's grumbling. A faint smile hung on her face, making Pietro even more irritated. He became even more dissatisfied with Li Nian. If he couldn't beat him, he might really have gone to pick a fight with him.

"Ah~~"

"Hm?" Pietro turned around, frowned, and asked.

"Wanda, did you hear something strange?"

"Ah? What? No!" Wanda snapped out of her daze and answered her brother somewhat flusteredly. For some reason, her face was slightly red.

"Really?" Pietro's frown deepened. He rubbed his ears suspiciously. "Could it be some aftereffect Ultron left me? Maybe I'm hearing things?"

"Ah~~~"

"That's not right!" Pietro spun around instantly. A figure flashed past and vanished through the wall. "Something's there! Something disappeared into the wall!" Pietro shouted in panic.

Wanda had heard the cry as well. She hid behind her brother in fear. Although she was now a qualified fighter, girls naturally feared ghosts and monsters, especially in a world where spirits might actually exist.

"What was that?" Wanda's voice trembled slightly. One hand tightly gripped Pietro's arm, as though being beside her brother could give her a sense of security.

"I don't know." Pietro was also a little panicked. No matter how capable they were, they were ultimately still teenagers. It was perfectly normal to fear the unknown.

"I'll take a look." Pietro pulled Wanda's hand away. His figure instantly vanished from the spot, turning into a silver-white bolt of lightning as he darted back and forth through Avengers Base.

About five seconds later

Pietro returned to where he had been. "There's nothing. Maybe we both hallucinated. Ultron left too deep a shadow on us. We should be fine after resting for a while..."

Pietro said this because he truly had not seen anything strange. It was probably just the two of them being affected by Ultron. It should pass after some time.

"Then... all right..." Wanda looked doubtfully at the empty hallway, still feeling that what had happened just now was not an illusion.

The siblings returned to their room just like that.

Meanwhile, in the hallway...

"Ah~~~~"