American Comics: Starting with Muggle Wizards

"We'll be spending the next three days in the lab with the scepter."

Dr. Banner, still in human form, casually took out a few cans of beer from the freezer and some snacks from the locker.

"Okay, this is our food. Just eat whatever you like. Let's start studying the scepter. Anyway, I'm used to staying up all night."

Tony's lips twitched; he hadn't expected Banner to be even more casual than himself.

Forget it, let's save the good food and drinks for the banquet in three days. The right thing to do now is to study the scepter.

Three days is still a very tight timeframe.

Chapter 254 Ultron's Betrayal

three days later.

In the laboratory on the 88th floor, Tony and Dr. Banner sat dejectedly against the corner of the table on the cold floor.

"The 181st neural simulation failed. We still haven't found the missing part. Where exactly did we go wrong?"

Jarvis: I will continue to experiment with virtual neural simulations, and I will notify you immediately once the experiments are successful.

But now you should go to the banquet.

Dr. Banner turned his head in surprise to look out the curtain window; the sun had already set without him noticing.

【7: 22】

The 86th floor of the Stark Tower was packed with people in a meticulously decorated venue.

Tonight's banquet has a large number of participants.

"Hydra will ultimately be defeated by justice, and the Avengers will continue to fight against the remnants of Hydra..."

"Finally, thank you all for your great support!"

Elites from all walks of life, government officials, and superheroes all raised their glasses of red wine to toast Captain Steve, who had just finished his speech in the center of the hall.

The applause was continuous.

Then, Steve stepped down from the podium, and melodious music began, officially starting the banquet.

Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes was boasting to several ladies about his glorious history of storming into the general's house with a tank.

Thor, however, deliberately contradicted him, "That's it? This is the heroic deed of War Machine?"

As Steve walked by, a slight smile played on his lips, though he was secretly trying to suppress a laugh.

Hill, Natasha, and Banner were drinking and chatting around the bar.

Clint was standing with Dr. Helen Zhao in front of the observation railing, chatting about the difficulties faced by their family and friends.

However, Steve could tell that most of Helen Zhao's attention was on Thor in the center of the room.

Clearly, Dr. Helen Zhao was more interested in the legendary Thor than Hawkeye talking about his family's difficulties.

Steve, holding a glass of wine, looked like a pitiful, isolated person as he wandered around the venue before finally walking up to Falcon Sam.

"What's wrong, Captain? Are you lost? Or are you not used to such a lively banquet?"

Steve pointed to Tony Stark, who was video chatting with Pepper Potts next to the bar not far away.

"I just didn't want to go up and bother other people."

Sam smiled and asked, "Have you never thought about starting a new relationship?"

"People from Brooklyn usually like to settle down and start a family. Can't you still remember...?"

Steve interrupted, "Stop, why are you acting like an old man, always urging me to find a partner?"

"Not to mention that I can't even afford a house in Brooklyn, and you know, someone like me simply doesn't have time for dating."

Sam shook his head and chuckled: "I warned you a long time ago. You can go to the Veterans Registration Office to collect your veterans' pay. A full 70 years' worth of veterans' pay, that's a huge sum of money."

"That's more than enough for you to buy a house in a wealthy neighborhood in Brooklyn."

"As for time, we can always squeeze it in. Look at the 15 PM direction, does that girl's back look like Sharon?"

She seems to like you...

Halfway through his sentence, Sam couldn't help but let out a motherly smile.

Steve felt quite embarrassed by Sam's strange gaze.

"No, no, no, you're overthinking it. Sharon Carter is her niece. I'm just taking care of Sharon as a junior..."

At that moment, a sudden explosion interrupted the conversation of everyone at the banquet.

"Oh!"

Steve's expression changed, and he rushed warily to a corner of the banquet hall to retrieve his vibranium shield from the safe.

Tony instinctively hung up the video chat and called Jarvis.

"Jarvis, what's going on?"

After a long time, no one answered.

A buzz of discussion broke out in the banquet hall. Clint listened intently for a while before finally looking at the transparent glass floor of the observation deck.

"The explosion came from the floor below; I have to go down and check it out."

As he spoke, Clint nimbly scaled the fence and climbed down to the floor below through the building's curtain wall window.

Tony then began to reassure everyone.

"It's probably just a minor accident caused by a short circuit in the microwave or electronic equipment. Don't worry, the banquet will continue."

Natasha and Agent Hill silently placed their hands on the holsters at their waists, ready to fight at any moment.

Thor picked up a large beer mug and was chugging it down with gusto, completely uninterested in the unusual explosion.

ten minutes later.

Clint's surprised voice came through the communication channel.

"Tony, come quick! The lab's a mess, looks like it's been bombed. Everyone else be careful, there might be Hydra agents at the party."

Upon hearing this, Tony lost his composure and ran with Banner to the laboratory on the next floor.

Both of them were stunned when they saw the messy laboratory that looked like it had been attacked by a terrorist.

"What's going on? Jarvis? Jarvis?"

Banner squatted down next to the smart armor storage display stand and touched the area at the bottom of the stand that had accumulated a layer of black ash.

"Strange, the smart armor is gone, and this explosion couldn't have been caused by the smart armor's arc reactor, otherwise the power wouldn't be so small."

Tony pondered for a moment, then, connecting the clues he had gathered, his expression changed drastically: "Could it be... that Ultron's experiment was successful? And then it betrayed us?"

Dr. Banner's expression also turned serious. If it was the artificial intelligence Ultron that had betrayed them, then they would be in big trouble.

"But the logic we designed for Ultron shouldn't betray humanity. Where did things go wrong?"

Tony has already accessed the lab's surveillance footage.

In the holographic projection, the neural simulation experiment was seen to be miraculously successful, and Ultron killed Jarvis with his own hands as soon as he appeared.

Both of them looked very unwell.

"This can't be! It shouldn't be like this!"

Tony leaned weakly against the lab table, incredulous. How could he have made such a serious mistake?

Dr. Banner was more composed, or perhaps he had experienced something far worse.

"Summon the Avengers, we're in big trouble!"

......

Meanwhile, in Sokovia.

Moonlight spilled across the earth, and in the silent, deserted, abandoned bungalow, Harvey and Jean successfully found Quicksilver and Wanda.

The group of people were gathered around the fire, cautiously keeping a distance of two meters, introducing themselves to each other.

"Why did you two siblings join Hydra, such a horrific terrorist organization that commits countless evil deeds?"

Pietro spoke calmly, as if he were talking about something trivial.

"Because at least Hydra can fill our stomachs, without risking being beaten to death by the bakery owner to steal food."

"That's why we volunteered to participate in Hydra's human experimentation program."

Wanda couldn't perfectly control her abilities yet, and her eyes would glow red when she got excited. "Yes! We must take revenge, revenge on that damned arms dealer Stark!"

Wanda and Pietro harbored deep resentment towards the missile that killed their family years ago, and their eyes were filled with intense hatred whenever they talked about Iron Man.

Qin, being a caring older sister, couldn't help but gently comfort the two children after hearing about their tragic and pitiful experiences.

"Children, you are still too young. Don't let hatred blind you. There is still much beauty in life waiting for you to discover..."

Chapter 255 Ultron Universe

Harvey almost fell asleep listening to Qin's inspirational stories.

Wanda and Pietro wouldn't listen to a word they said, and even gave the two of them wary looks.

Revenge has become their sole motivation to survive in the war-torn region of Sokovia for so many years.

Now, with just a few light words, Qin thinks she can make Wanda and her siblings give up? How could that be possible?

Just as Harvey was about to mutter a few words about being tired of this chicken soup for the soul, his keen mental senses detected a high-speed flying object approaching Sokovia.

Before he could figure out what was going on...

The projected spiritual energy detected a dilapidated blue steel armor, carrying a familiar scepter, flying towards the outskirts of Sokovia.

"Wait, that's... Ultron?"

This is not the first time he has personally experienced the Ultron crisis.

Considering this timeline, it coincides with the birth of Ultron.

Harvey has no interest in the Infinity Stones now, as they lost their power-enhancing effect once he reached the multiverse level.