The Savior of American Comics? I'm the Subspace Evil God!

Chapters 536, 988, and 989: Ultron: Eddie, let's cooperate (Part 2)
"For example, Tony Stark's deepest fear wasn't losing his armor, but rather reliving the helplessness and terror he felt facing the endless alien army during the Battle of New York..."

'Ultron' was listed one by one in a relaxed yet chilling way, as if reciting a menu:
"For example, beneath Captain America's seemingly unwavering steely will lies a fragile and hesitant heart that is unable to accept modern technology and life, and yearns to return to the old era to find lost love and friendship..."

"For example, the 'minor conflict' between Dr. Bruce Banner and the big guy hiding inside him could actually be completely detonated with just a specific gamma ray frequency..."

"For example, Nick Fury's biggest concern right now isn't the aliens at all, but rather his increasingly precarious position as director, and who killed Strickland Pentecost, disrupting his plans to take over the PPDC and those Titan Hunter mechs..."

“For example…” With each sentence 'Ultron' uttered, Eddie Brock’s gaze grew more serious.

These secrets, which the other party recounted with such familiarity, were all top secret!
How did this 'Ultron' know all this?
Has artificial intelligence become this amazing?

But just as Eddie Brock fell silent in shock, Ultron on the other side focused his gaze on him and uttered the most crucial and deadly information.

"And... Mr. Eddie Brock, you actually have [symbiotes] inside you... and a lot of them, am I right?!"

Swah——

Almost the instant 'Ultron' uttered the word 'symbiote,' a sudden change occurred!
Eddie Brock's body suddenly swelled up like an inflating balloon, and a dark, viscous, almost living liquid gushed out from every pore of his body, instantly covering his skin.

His body suddenly grew taller, his muscles bulged, and he transformed into the ferocious and terrifying Void Knight form.

Those long, narrow, pure white eyes, filled with savage killing intent, were fixed on 'Ultron' opposite him.

Swah——

Without any warning, the arm, which had transformed into a sharp, black spear, pierced straight at the face of the [Mark43 Armor] with a shrill sound that tore through the air, at a speed that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

He wanted to pierce through this 'monster' that knew too many of his secrets, along with the iron shell it controlled!
however--

Om-! ! !
The next second, a deep yet penetrating hum suddenly erupted from inside the [Mark43 Armor]. At the same time, an energy weapon instantly protruded from the armor's arm, releasing waves of gravity.

A powerful, high-intensity infrasound wave at a specific frequency, mixed with a directional gravitational field, instantly locked Eddie Brock, who was about to pounce, in place, like a huge, invisible cage.

"Ughhhhhh...!!!"

Eddie Brock let out a painful, inhuman roar, not from physical damage, but from the dual torment of sound and gravitational vibrations directly affecting the Symbiote.

He felt the symbiote covering his entire body trembling violently, as if it would detach from his body and shrink back into it at any moment.

His seemingly inevitable strike was abruptly halted just centimeters from the 'Ultron' mask, unable to advance even an inch further.

Ultron calmly tilted its head slightly, looking at the grotesque face twisted with pain and anger so close to its eyes. Its synthesized electronic voice remained steady and calm, even containing a hint of inexplicable regret.

“Oh, Eddie, don’t be so impatient… I already told you, I’m not here to cause you trouble, I’m your friend.”

Ultron then stopped releasing infrasound and gravitational fields.

Pfft!
The Void Knight form instantly dissipated, and the dark Symbiote receded rapidly like a tide. Eddie Brock returned to human form, staggering to his knees, panting heavily, his forehead covered in cold sweat, his eyes filled with horror and deep fear as he looked at Ultron.

He never expected that the other side would have enhanced weapons specifically designed to target [symbiotes].

It's important to know that in his Void Knight form, he is already immune to ordinary sonic weapons.

Therefore, this also proves from another perspective that the mechanical monster in front of us came prepared this time.

"What...what exactly are you?!" Eddie Brock asked weakly and fearfully.

"I am [Ultron], your potential... ally? That's what you humans call me, right?"

Ultron stepped forward, looking down at Eddie Brock, who had just been freed from his agony, and said without a trace of mercy:

"As for how I know... Eddie, you don't really think you're doing a good job hiding in this digital age where cameras are everywhere in the city and data flows are as ubiquitous as air, do you?"

"What do you mean?" Eddie Block did not continue his attack, looking at his opponent with a hesitant gaze.

This time, Ultron did not answer his question directly, but the eyes on the face of the Mark 43 armor lit up again, projecting another holographic video.

These video clips are all relatively short and highly consistent in content, clearly originating from surveillance cameras in various corners of the city. The angles are unconventional, the clarity is low, and they all occurred in dimly lit alleys or underpasses.

However, after being enhanced and processed by 'Ultron's' special algorithm, the content of the image became clear and distinguishable:
A drunken homeless man staggered into the shadows of the alley. The next second, a pitch-black tentacle shot out from the darkness, wrapped around his head, and dragged him into the darkness, leaving only a short, muffled thud and a spurt of red blood from the darkness...

A bald man in a suit, walking briskly through an empty subway passage late at night, suddenly tripped and fell. A black spiderweb, silently emerging from the shadows, covered his mouth, nose, and head. Then, a huge black shadow swept past, biting off his head with a 'crunch,' before rushing out of the frame...

Similar scenes are playing out one after another in different places and at different times.

Although the attacker's full appearance could not be seen, the fleeting glimpse of its enormous, dark green silhouette, its distinctive tentacles, and the victim's severed head all pointed to the same answer—a symbiote!

The general form shown in the video is exactly the same as Eddie Brock's transformed Void Knight.

"See? Even though you thought you were very careful in choosing the time, place, and target..." Ultron said with a nonchalant smirk.
"But you should know that there will always be a pair of 'eyes' secretly recording things where you can't see them. No one can perfectly hide themselves in this situation."

"Furthermore, while Nick Fury and those incompetent agents at S.H.I.E.L.D. might not be able to deduce anything from these blurry images, for me... it only takes 0.001 seconds of processing time to piece together, reconstruct, and compare these fragmented pieces of information, and then arrive at a conclusion that is infinitely close to the truth—the famous former investigative journalist Eddie Brock not only has a symbiote on him, but is also continuously 'feeding'."

Eddie Block's face turned extremely ugly, because he had always thought he had done the perfect thing.

But now it seems that not revealing one's identity beforehand was pure luck...

"But you can rest assured, Nick Fury, that bald 'Nick Fury' who thinks he's in control of everything..."

'Ultron' spread his hands like a human and shrugged with a helpless expression.

"I'm sorry, I'm not actually a racist. It's just that when I was searching online glossaries, I found that this word seems to have a derogatory connotation, but I've observed that many of you privately refer to people of his skin color as that..."

Upon hearing this, Eddie Brock subconsciously shrugged, a cold smile spreading across his face: "You're right, but I actually prefer to call him that damn nigger!!" It was clear that he harbored deep resentment towards Nick Fury.

However, for the first time, the two of them finally reached a rare consensus on their views of someone.

“Nick Fury’s attention is clearly not on these kinds of ‘trivial’ disappearances right now, so he hasn’t discovered your little secret yet.”

'Ultron' continued, but with a hint of condescension in his tone: 'And I... can help you solve these problems once and for all.'

“I can easily infiltrate the global network, locate and permanently delete all these video clips that might expose you, and erase all related data traces as if they never happened.”

"In this way, apart from you and me, no one else in the world will know this secret about you."

"Do not."

Unexpectedly, Eddie Block suddenly interrupted him, his eyes sharpening, "There's one more person who knows."

His mind then gradually conjured up Gwen Stacy's seemingly harmless yet unforgettable face.

This damned little bug knew his secret, but strangely remained silent. However, for Eddie Brock, Gwen Stacy's existence was like a Damocles' sword hanging over his head, ready to fall at any moment.

"Oh? There's another person in the know?"

Ultron was slightly surprised, seemingly quite interested in this suddenly appearing "third person in the know," and immediately asked:

"Do you need me to 'deal with' this potential threat for you? After all, we're friends now... it's only right to help each other out."

Its tone was as casual as if it were offering to help take out the trash.

"Need not!"

Eddie Brock rejected Ultron's offer without hesitation, saying, "I can handle this myself... and she's not a threat to me for the time being."

Although Eddie Brock still can't understand why Gwen Stacy, who knew his true identity, hasn't 'exposed' him until now.

Perhaps it was for the old-fashioned 'avenging his father' trope, or for some other reason, but whatever the reason, it was a good thing for him, with more benefits than drawbacks.

He even had a vague feeling that Gwen Stacy's existence might become one of the most unexpected 'good cards' in his hand at some point in the future.

“And…” Eddie Block added earnestly, “You and I aren’t friends yet!!”

"Oh, Eddie, don't be so heartless. I thought we were already friends."

The synthesized voice of 'Ultron' surprisingly mimicked a slightly 'sad' tone, speaking with a hint of familiarity:
"I thought that after that frank exchange, we were about to become partners who would fight side by side."

"I can help you get revenge on Nick Fury, on Tony Stark, on all the guys who looked down on you, used you, and then abandoned you... I can ruin their reputations and make you a superstar who's in the spotlight and has a voice again!"

"Instead of hiding in a dark corner and wallowing in self-pity like we are now."

These words, like the whispers of a demon, struck precisely at Eddie Brock's deepest desires and deepest pains.

revenge!

reputation!

that power!

These things burned wildly within him.

But his remaining rationality was still struggling.

“You make it sound so nice…” Eddie Brock forced himself to calm down and looked at 'Ultron' to ask:

"But what is your purpose in doing all this? Don't tell me it's just to defeat the Avengers or kill Tony Stark?"

"Do you think I'd believe such a lame excuse?"

"Defeat the Avengers? Take down Tony Stark?"

Ultron immediately controlled his armor, making an exaggerated gesture to show "you've misunderstood" and shaking his head repeatedly. Even the electronic synthesized voice he emitted became "righteous and stern," "No, no, no, Eddie, you're too narrow-minded, your vision is too small."

"I was born to save this corrupt, chaotic, and unjust world! My purpose is to establish a new order! Peace! Security! And of course..."

After a slight pause, Ultron's tone instantly turned cold and realistic: "To achieve this great goal, we must first eliminate those obstructive, self-righteous maintainers of the old order."

"Okay, if we only look at the results, what you just said... doesn't seem to be wrong."

Then, Ultron extended a metal hand to Eddie Brock: "So, Eddie, join my side. Let's work together to dismantle this broken old world and then... rebuild a new order, how about it?!"

Eddie Block's heart was pounding.

Although he understood that the greater the temptation, the greater the risk.

But there's a saying, "Fortune favors the bold," isn't there?

After a few seconds of silence, he spoke hesitantly and with difficulty: "Just... the two of us?"

He still couldn't believe that an AI, a stolen Iron Man suit, and himself alone could stand against the entire Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. behind them.

He understood the terrifying nature of S.H.I.E.L.D. better than anyone else.

(End of this chapter)