Ultron felt a terrible danger gathering right beside it.
It hurriedly kicked through the side of the cargo compartment and tried to escape, but the person inside the Cradle rose from the pod.
He rose like the Golden Lord climbing out of a grave.
Then a beam of light burst forth.
It was dazzling, brilliant—the most beautiful light Ultron had ever seen.
In an instant, its mechanical body dissolved in the light, and it uploaded its consciousness to the internet.
Outside the truck, traffic on the street had nearly stopped. Drivers opened their doors and fled, abandoning their vehicles on the road.
Iron Man was still locked in battle with Scarlet Witch. Quicksilver and Captain America, who had followed close behind, traded blows. No one stood in the way of Banner, who had transformed into the Hulk.
The Hulk trampled across the street and over the cars. Just as he approached the truck, he saw a U-shaped laser beam shoot into the sky.
The roof of the cargo compartment burned away to nothing. When the light finally faded, only a monster even bigger and more powerful than the Hulk stood where it had been.
A warm summer breeze blew in from afar and brushed against the monster.
It was as though someone had pressed pause. The Hulk froze for a second, then roared, leaped up, and swung his fist at the monster.
The blow struck the back of the monster's head with nearly all the Hulk's strength. The monster turned his head, raised a hand, and swatted the Hulk away like a fly.
The Hulk crashed headfirst into the road in the distance, leaving his body embedded in it.
Only then did the monster turn around. Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, Quicksilver, and Captain America stopped fighting and held their breath.