With Ultron in possession of a Vibranium body, he was now crushing Wonder Woman and the Avengers Alliance!
Superman had been taken out in an instant, and then Shazam had vanished.
Yongye seemed to be sulking. Refusing to act even now—what a bastard!
Grand Commander Aoniu gritted his teeth. His voice was low, but every word carried fury forced through clenched jaws:
"Contact Yongye. Tell him to act immediately!"
"Whatever grievances he had before, this is no time to dwell on them!"
General Lane took out his phone and dialed Yongye's private number.
Beep—beep—beep—
Switched off.
He called again. Still off.
He tried the direct line to Eye Society headquarters. It rang more than a dozen times before someone answered.
Sharon Carter's voice came through the receiver, hurried and accompanied by a strange sound. "Hello... this is the Eye Society president's office."
General Lane spoke in a low, urgent voice. "This is Lane. Put Yongye on!"
Sharon's breathing quickened. "...The president is receiving a guest right now. He can't take the call."
Lane snapped, "A guest? What guest? There's a battle raging out here, and he's entertaining a guest?"
Sharon's reply came in fits and starts. "A very important female guest... the president ordered that no one disturb him!"
General Lane's teeth ground together.
He hung up sharply and slammed his phone onto the desk with a dull thud.
"That bastard... he's doing this on purpose!"
Grand Commander Aoniu sat with his hands clasped on the desk, his eyes dark beneath the fluorescent lights.
Only after a long silence did he force out the words:
"...Keep calling. Don't stop until he answers."
"Right now, he's the only one we can count on!"
An hour earlier.
When someone knocked on the door of the top-floor office at Eye Society headquarters,