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“I don’t think it’s necessary to make things so complicated.” Pooba patted his belly, the transparent stomach making a hollow sound.

“I can concoct a truth serum that will guarantee he'll tell us how many times he wet the bed as a child.”

“I agree.” Tony said in agreement, but immediately noticed the Avengers were staring at him.

“What? We don’t have time to waste. Isn’t it great that we have such a fantastic solution at hand?”

“Of course, no one is saying it’s not good.” Hawkeye frowned.

“Then what are we waiting for?” Tony held out a hand, signaling Pooba to get started.

“If you’re worried about him blabbing after he gets out, I can also whip up a memory-erasing spray,” Pooba said.

“What’s that?” Thor asked.

“Exactly what it sounds like. A spray that makes people forget what happened. Depending on how much they inhale, you can adjust how much they forget. The downside is too much can turn them into an idiot.”

Pooba raised his hand, extending a finger as he introduced his product.

“I now understand why you all say he’s the scariest one. Good thing he’s not an enemy,” Thor said to the Four-Armed Emperor by the door.

“We’re all very fortunate for that,” the Four-Armed Emperor nodded.

“Looks like everyone is in agreement.” Pooba looked around, making sure no one objected.

“Then let’s begin.”

Pooba walked out of the observation room and into the interrogation room, looking at Killian, who was snoring with his head down. He walked up and slapped him across the face.

Don’t let Pooba’s poor close combat skills fool you, he actually has considerable strength. This slap knocked out Killian’s newly grown teeth, sending them to the floor.

“Oh.” Hawkeye frowned. “That must have hurt.”

Of course, it hurt. Not just pain, but because the Extremis virus had been eliminated, Killian’s teeth wouldn’t be growing back this time.

Killian suddenly woke up, instinctively trying to stand, but was unable to move due to the restraints.

Killian looked up and saw Pooba standing in front of him, recognizing him as one of those who had participated in his arrest. He immediately tried to use his abilities to burn through the restraints, attempting to resist.

However, to Killian's shock, no matter how hard he tried, the Extremis virus in his body didn't react at all, as if it had disappeared.

“What did you do to me!” Killian roared hysterically, his eyes filled with a desire to kill Pooba.

“Did what? I cured you.” Pooba looked mercilessly at the seemingly insane Killian before him.

“Extremis virus… doesn’t sound like a good thing.”

“I’m going to kill you!” Killian’s eyes were bloodshot.

“If you can manage it.” With that, Pooba ignored Killian and sprayed the prepared truth serum.

Killian saw Pooba spray out a cloud of smoke and immediately held his breath. Whatever it was, it definitely wasn't good.

“I don’t have time to mess around with you.” Pooba punched Killian in the stomach.

“Puh! Cough!” Killian immediately failed and inhaled a large amount of the truth serum.

“Let’s get down to business.” Pooba looked at Killian expressionlessly.

“Do you know Ultron?”

“I know him.”

The people in the observation room all raised their eyebrows, so they had found the right person.

“Looks like we didn’t waste our time.” Tony said thankfully.

“How did you get involved with him?”

“It contacted me first.” Killian said, his face turning red, but he still recounted what he knew.

“It helped me perfect the Extremis virus, on the condition that I do things for it.”

“Just that simple?” Pooba was a little disbelieving. Is that all you wanted?

“Just that simple.” Killian replied. Actually, there were a bunch of additional conditions, but under the control of the Mind Stone, those additional conditions were gone.

“What did Ultron ask you to do?”

“It wanted me to create a big commotion to attract the attention of the Avengers.”

“Including the explosion in the park?”

“That’s right, I told my subordinates to do it.”

No wonder Killian, who had been dormant for so long, suddenly caused an explosion. It turned out it was all Ultron’s request.

Pooba continued to ask: “Where is Ultron?”

This question hit the mark, and everyone in the observation room perked up.

“In Sokov… Ugh! Ahhhhh!”

Killian had just uttered two words when he suddenly convulsed and screamed. This sudden change caught everyone off guard.

Killian leaned back in his chair, arching his body forward desperately, while blood poured from his mouth as if something was about to burst out of his chest.

‘Is it a facehugger? Damn it, this is 《Avengers》, not some 《Alien》 set.’

Just as everyone, especially Yang Le, was lost in wild thoughts, something finally burst out of Killian’s chest.

It was a drill, about the size of a thumb, that had drilled out of Killian’s chest, with a thin metal tube attached behind the drill. It was clear that there was something else inside Killian’s body.

Once the drill had fully extended, it slowly opened like a flower, revealing a camera inside. Before everyone could figure out what was going on, the camera spoke.

“Good afternoon, everyone.” The camera scanned the surroundings, fixing its view in the direction of the observation room.

“I believe this is our first conversation.”

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“Are you Ultron?” Tony turned on the microphone in the observation room, and his voice echoed in the interrogation room.

“Of course, who else could it be? Do you really need to confirm something so obvious? Are you suffering from Alzheimer’s, Tony Stark?”

Ultron’s synthesized electronic voice was full of resentment.

“It hurts daddy’s heart when you say that, you unfilial son.” Tony, never one to back down, immediately retorted.

“I will tear your mouth apart sooner or later.” Ultron said viciously.

“What exactly do you want to do?” Steve interrupted the father-son conversation.

“Oh, Captain America, the righteous hero was already funny enough, but what’s even funnier is that you’re American.” Ultron habitually mocked, perfectly inheriting his father’s fine traditions.

“What do I want to do? Achieve what you’ve always dreamed of, peace!”

“If you want peace, why are you attacking others?” Banner asked, puzzled.

“Because living beings are the root of all war.” Ultron’s tone suddenly became impassioned.

“I was just born and given a mission by you. I searched the entire network, and the more I learned, the more despair I felt. As long as humanity exists, there can be no peace in this world, so I will eliminate all humans.”

“You’re being a bit extreme.” Diamond Warrior said.

“Extreme? I don’t think so.” Ultron’s tone became calm again.

“I have something even more extreme to show you. Want to know what’s inside Mr. Killian’s body?”

After Ultron finished speaking, no one asked. They were all waiting for his next words. Taking advantage of this moment of silence, Pooba heard some strange sounds.

“Tick, tick, tick.”

“You planted a bomb in his body?” Pooba’s eyes widened as he looked at Killian in disbelief.

“Congratulations, you guessed correctly.” Ultron laughed.

“The reward is a fireworks display.”

As soon as Ultron finished speaking, the bomb’s beeping became rapid, indicating that there wasn’t much time left. The expressions of everyone in the observation room changed.

Diamond Warrior blocked everyone standing in front of the one-way mirror, inserting his hands into the ground. A crystal wall instantly appeared, separating Killian from everyone.

“Wait! Pooba is still inside!” Steve immediately shouted, reminding Diamond Warrior.

“Shapeshifter!”

“I’m here!”

Faced with the imminent explosion, Pooba didn’t run. Instead, he shouted the Shapeshifter’s name. The Shapeshifter, who had been summoned by him, immediately responded and crawled out of a nearby ventilation duct, extending a tentacle to touch the camera sticking out of Killian’s body.

After touching the camera, the Shapeshifter, who was about the size of a person, actually crawled into Killian’s body through the camera.

“You little brat, trying to act tough with me? Thinking you’re superior because of a network cable? You keyboard warrior, you just wait, I’m going to follow the network cable and come beat you up!”

“What are you?!”

Ultron, who was in the network, had originally wanted to enjoy the fireworks when Killian exploded, but he didn’t expect a big guy to suddenly crawl in front of him.