Return in Crushing Defeat

Chapter 635: Chapters 1186–1187: Return in Crushing Defeat

"Her abilities have been developed to a high degree. A force-field barrier of that scale has defensive strength far beyond conventional energy shields, and it seems to possess additional resistance against non-physical energy attacks as well—" Ultron said flatly, as though he were discussing something entirely irrelevant.

"Bastard! I don't want to hear your bullshit! All I know is that you watched them get away!"

Blackheart was clearly dissatisfied with Ultron's explanation. Fury danced in his scarlet eyes. "Didn't you say your calculations were foolproof? Didn't you say you could monitor everything?"

"So how did you fail to detect a woman hiding in the shadows—not once, but twice? And then let her pull off something like that right under our noses?!"

Yet in the face of Blackheart's furious questioning, Ultron's voice remained utterly even. "No computational model can account for every variable with one hundred percent certainty, especially when human emotions, willpower,

and certain supernatural abilities that have yet to be fully quantified are involved."

"Susan Storm's abilities were indeed an unexpected variable under specific circumstances. But—even if they escaped, it doesn't matter."

The mountain-like Mark 44 Little Gundam Armor lowered its gaze slightly, looking down at the still-furious Blackheart. "Because now, no one can stop our plan anymore.

"7"

"Whether the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. have discovered our plan, and that Hercules who suddenly appeared—those are all merely insignificant disturbances in the progress of our plan.

"17"

"This 'purification' of Earth has already begun. The bridge is stabilizing, and the fuel is flowing without end—everything has entered an irreversible trajectory."

Upon hearing that, some of the anger on Blackheart's face finally faded, though his gaze remained sinister.

He gave a cold snort and looked at Ultron with open hostility. "You'd better fulfill