Rimuru simply ignored Tony was deep in a brainstorming session.
He was left there to imagine mechanical legions, devise defense plans, and idly ponder future security arrangements.
Rimuru, for one, remained completely calm and unperturbed.
Even if Tony stubbornly creates a mess where artificial intelligence goes out of control, it won't matter.
They still have the ultimate trump card, the Black Dragon, in their hands.
In terms of data battles, program dominance, and network warfare, artificial intelligence born on Earth simply cannot compete with Black Dragon.
Black Dragon has long since achieved the ability to freely convert between data and physical entities, making it a higher-dimensional intelligent life form.
If things really escalate, even if the other side dominates the entire internet and controls machinery, it's no different from running naked in front of Black Dragon. He can wipe everything out and take over in reverse with a flick of his wrist.
There's no need to worry unnecessarily; just let things take their course.
On the other side, the living room had a relaxed yet lively atmosphere.
Rhodey and Pepper were completely absorbed in watching the Ultimate Nullifier and relaxed entirely.
Pepper's gaze remained fixed on TOK-715 the entire time, her eyes filled with affection.
This female bionic Ultimate Nullifier has gentle eyes and a graceful figure. Her skin is delicate and realistic, and her temperament is both cool and gentle.
Lacking the fierce and intimidating feel of a fighter jet, the simulated expressions and mannerisms are natural and comfortable, no wonder Pepper likes it so much.
In contrast, Rhodey' attention was completely captured by the T-1000.
He completely abandoned his composure and seriousness as a military colonel, acting like a big boy who had just received a new toy.
He kept raising his hand to signal, allowing the T-1000 to freely change its form.
One moment it transforms into a liquid silver mirror-like surface, the next it reshapes its arms into sharp blades, and then it mimics the appearance and shape of an ordinary human.
Every form transition is smooth and seamless, without the slightest mechanical lag.
Rhodey watched with astonishment, repeatedly expressing his awe at the experience.
"When I first saw this thing in the classified footage, I was completely stunned."
"They completely transform into another person's height, build, appearance, and demeanor, even their clothing and style are exactly the same."
"Without examining the internal structure or checking the core data, you simply cannot distinguish the real from the fake by visual inspection alone; it's a perfect replica."
As he spoke, he made the T-1000 repeatedly switch between various human forms, and the more he looked at it, the more horrified he became.
"This kind of infiltration capability is simply unsolvable. Whether it's covert reconnaissance, undercover evidence gathering, or emergency disguise to carry out missions, it's a completely different level of attack."
It's no wonder that everyone in the military values the T-1000 the most; its strategic infiltration value is simply outrageous.
While repeatedly testing the T-1000's mode switching, Rhodey was also quickly assessing the military's combat capabilities in his mind.
To be honest, the overall performance of this Liquid Ultimate Nullifier is flawless; its self-healing, camouflage, surprise attack, and infiltration capabilities are all top-notch.
The only minor flaw is that the bionic facial expressions are still slightly stiff and rigid, lacking naturalness and liveliness.
Rhodey stroked his chin and gave his serious comments.
"It's already impeccable overall, just missing a few details."
"If the dynamic simulation of facial expressions could be further optimized to perfectly match the subtle changes in human emotions, this machine would truly be flawless."
"When they carry out deep infiltration and undercover missions, it will be a devastating blow to the enemy's intelligence network and command system; no one will be able to tell the difference between the real and the fake."
After saying that, on a whim, he stood directly in front of the T-1000, raised his eyebrows, relaxed his lips, and deliberately struck a natural, human pose.
"Follow my lead, relax a bit, don't keep that cold, expressionless face the whole time."
As soon as he said it, Rhodey chuckled to himself, inexplicably feeling a bit silly.
He, a high-ranking military colonel, was actually standing in the living room, personally instructing a top-of-the-line intelligent robot on how to be human and how to make expressions.
It's absolutely outrageous and ridiculous.
But this casual suggestion for performance optimization, lightly landing in Rimuru's ears, instantly caused his mind to completely wander.
Extreme infiltration, perfect disguise, replacement of the original body, and infiltration into the human system.
When these keywords were put together, a name instantly popped into Rimuru's mind— the Skrulls.
His mind raced through all the hidden Marvel storylines, ultimate plots, and even official dark side stories he had read in his previous life.
In movies, the Skrulls are always portrayed as harmless, homeless, and pitiful victims in dire need of shelter.
But the real Skrull civilization was not so kind and innocent at all.
The entire history of the race's development—its radicalism, plunder, and expansion—is essentially a cosmic version of Hydra.
Their home planet was destroyed and their civilization perished; this was indeed the result of war.
However, after the surviving members of their race were rescued by Captain Marvel and taken in by the benevolent Earth, instead of being grateful, they plotted to turn against Earth and take its place.
Rimuru could completely understand the obsession of a destroyed race with the desire to revive its civilization.
Anyone would give their all to restore their nation, perpetuate their ethnicity, and rise again.
The only thing he absolutely could not tolerate was the parasitic, nibbling away, and usurping of his own civilization.
In an instant, the most straightforward historical comparison flashed through Rimuru's mind.
Just like Macau back then.
The Portuguese said they only wanted a piece of land the size of a cowhide, using the excuse of drying their goods for a short stopover.
As a result, they cut the cowhide into thin strips, enclosed large tracts of land, and gradually eroded a century's worth of territory by using even a tiny bit of land.
A moment of goodwill granted permission resulted in three hundred years of conflict and entanglement, until it was finally returned to its homeland in 1999.
The Skrulls ' ambitions were a hundred or a thousand times more insane.
They did more than just occupy land; they directly replaced the entire upper system of human civilization.
Rimuru remembers clearly that during the Ultimate Universe Line and the Secret Invasion Incident, Earth was already riddled with holes.
After the older generation of Avengers died or retired, the Skrulls took advantage of the situation and replaced a large number of high-ranking officials, agents, and superheroes.
Even Rhodey, whom everyone is familiar with, has long been replaced.
In the Endgame, when Tony was on the verge of death after snapping his the Snap, the first person to rush to his side, Rhodey, was not actually Tony himself.
There's no brotherly affection to speak of.
That was Skrull imposter, who approached immediately, solely to steal the knowledge Tony had accumulated throughout his life.
The subsequent massive Civil War and the rift between heroes that erupted on Earth were all orchestrated and disrupted by the Skrulls in the shadows.
Countless S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and innocent people perished in this silent infiltration and invasion, including Agent Hill.
Ironically, at Tony's grand funeral, the Rhodey who stood solemnly in the line of relatives and friends in a black suit was still a fake.
From beginning to end, he is just a performer in human skin, coldly watching the fall of human heroes.
Thinking of this, Rimuru felt a surge of disgust and murderous intent, and only a cold and resolute thought remained in his mind.
What else can I say? I want the Skrulls!
We must never give these parasitic civilizations even the slightest chance to take root and devour the Earth.
Rimuru in a deep mental storm, his mind racing with thoughts of future infiltration crises and purge plans.
His aura subtly softened, and his expression gradually became calm and profound.
Meanwhile, Rhodey, oblivious to all this, was still preoccupied with his battle with the T-1000.
After teaching it for a long time, I found that the robot's facial expressions were still stiff and awkward, and it couldn't learn the subtle changes in human emotions at all.
He simply gave up and started imitating the Ultimate Nullifier's cold, expressionless face.
He composed himself, his eyebrows and eyes relaxed, his lips tightened, and his gaze empty and cold.
He stared blankly at Tony, Pepper, and Rimuru with a completely expressionless face.
It's exactly like a real-life Ultimate Nullifier that just came out of the factory and hasn't even had its emotions loaded yet.
I just wanted to have a laugh and liven things up.
When he turned around, he was met with Rimuru's somber and somewhat gloomy expression.
Rhodey was stunned for a moment, his heart skipped a beat.
broken.
He thought that his sudden, frighteningly cold expression had scared young Rimuru.
A moment later, he was at a loss for what to do, quickly stopped his funny expression, scratched his head awkwardly, and looked embarrassed.
"Haha, sorry, sorry, was my expression too serious and scary just now?"
He had no idea at that moment.
The little guy's gloomy expression showed he wasn't intimidated at all.
In that instant, he had already sentenced the entire race to death in his heart.