Chapter 269 Avengers Meeting
Avengers Tower.
After a few months, Steve came here again with mixed feelings.
The world is changing so fast.
So fast that he could hardly adapt.
During the time he climbed out of the ice, he finally walked out of the world of a century ago and slowly accepted this new world.
Hydra, prehistoric creatures, gods, alien wars...
One thing after another constantly refreshed his three views.
But after going through so much, Steve finally gained some acceptance.
At that time he told himself that at least, no matter how the world changes, it needs him, and the people of this country need him.
But just a few months later, he found that even this had changed.
Tony Stark created the Ultron robot, which completely replaced superheroes, and suddenly brought New York and the whole world into an era of zero crime.
Although he did not think that arresting those who might commit crimes in advance was the right thing to do, because no one could be sure that Ultron's prediction was 100% accurate, he had the final say.
Ultron finally started up.
As a result, we can see that all the superheroes are unemployed.
He also retired behind the scenes, and together with Sam, began to work on helping veterans get out of the shadow of war - other than that he didn't know what else he could do.
Actually, this is nothing. If peace can really come, Steve doesn't care.
But he was still very uneasy.
Tony said that people cannot be trusted because some people can fall. Hydra has been destroyed, but human greed has not. Steve thinks he is right.
But this does not mean that machines are necessarily trustworthy.
Now what he feared most has finally happened - Ultron has turned his attention to the former superheroes, regarding those who once protected the Earth as a threat.
This was unbearable for Steve.
During this period, he has seen too many veterans who were abandoned by the country after leaving the battlefield.
Their past honors were worthless. They wore medals and had wounds on their bodies, but they didn’t even have the money to buy a bottle of self-healing potion. They wandered the streets like homeless people, dragging their broken bodies.
They have nothing and no security.
Steve felt that superheroes seemed to be facing the same situation, even more tragically.
Ultron sees them as a threat, which is tantamount to killing the donkey after it has served its purpose.
Especially this time he actually attacked Spider-Man, which is simply incomprehensible!
Steve has had quite a lot of contact with Peter. It can be said that in his opinion, Peter is a very good kid. He is responsible and strong, but he has never thought of using his abilities to do bad things. He is also very gentle. Although his personality has become a little more flamboyant after putting on the Venom suit, he is still a good kid.
At least a hundred times better than this guy Tony.
Speaking of threats, Steve felt that Tony himself was a big threat.
Stubborn and self-willed!
Steve admitted that Tony was indeed very smart, smarter than anyone he knew, perhaps only Bant could be compared to Tony.
But he also knows one thing: smart people are not immune to making mistakes.
When a person thinks that he is the only one with foresight and everyone else is a fool, that is when he is most in danger.
Especially smart people.
Because once they make a mistake, it is often a huge mistake.
Just like the Paperclip Project that Howard once implemented.
Howard certainly meant well. He valued the talents of Hydra and felt that their intelligence and talents could definitely make the country stronger.
As a result, it did become stronger, but it was the Hydra that became stronger.
No matter what, there must be an explanation for this matter.
He walked into Avengers Tower with Sam.
Sam is just a bonus, but he is indeed one of the Avengers. He appeared in the fight against Hydra, but he was not very influential and was not very noticeable.
The reason why he came here with Steve now is, on the one hand, because he is indeed among the members of the Avengers meeting this time, and on the other hand, it is a matter of grief. This time it was Spider-Man who was attacked by Ultron, and who can say that it won’t be Falcon next time?
"Long time no see, Captain."
As soon as they entered the door, they ran into Natasha.
Natasha was not dressed like a secret agent, but rather like a beautiful white-collar worker, with slightly curled fiery red hair falling over her bulging suit.
Steve didn't find it strange either.
The superheroes are out of work, and the agents are not much better off. Since the launch of Ultron, even the . has not been able to get funding from the Security Council.
Norman did not fly in the sky all day with an aircraft carrier, but landed directly in the sea and soaked in the Pacific Ocean. Although the maintenance cost was still very high, it was better than flying in the sky.
Those agents had nothing to do, but they couldn't just get paid for nothing, so most of them were sent out by Norman to earn extra money.
Natasha now works at Primus and is responsible for teaching Mary Jane how to manage the company.
This is a small matter for her, not to mention that Primus also pays for her six insurances and two funds. Natasha is quite satisfied with her current life and has long wanted to not go back to being an agent.
But this does not mean that she supports Ultron.
Natasha also had a good impression of Peter. She herself crawled out of the mud and could be said to be extremely dirty, but she still felt good about clean children.
Ultron is now even dealing with Spider-Man, so if we really want to settle the score, she wasn’t considered a good person in the past.
Steve was very familiar with her, so he didn't say much and asked directly, "How is the situation now? Is Xiaoban here?"
"It should be on the way."
Natasha shrugged.
During this period, Bant rarely appeared in Primus. It can be said that he is stationed in the space station. I really don’t understand what Tiangong is busy with now.
Natasha sighed and said, "I think Tony is going to be in trouble this time."
Bant is not a good person to talk to, she knows this very well. Nick Fury suffered a lot at Bant's hands, and was finally kicked out of the company. Now there is no trace of him - she doesn't know that Nick Fury has already left the earth and wandered the stars with his Skrull wife. Now Ultron attacks Peter Parker, it will be bad if it causes a conflict between the PSC and Tony.
After all, the boss of the Tiangong Association is Bant Parker, so they don’t have to worry about the other party doing anything bad to the earth.
Natasha glanced behind Steve and Sam and found that there was no one else, so she asked in surprise: "T'Challa didn't come with you?"
Bucky is fine, since he is not one of the Avengers, but Black Panther didn’t come, which is a bit strange. You know, even Daredevil was here today.
“He’s back in Wakanda,” Steve said.
He does have a good relationship with T'Challa, and the two of them have very compatible personalities.
However, after Ultron was activated, T'Challa felt that Black Panther was no longer needed here, so he returned to his own country.
Wakanda was actually also being monitored by Ultron, but he didn't know it. The Ultron robots seemed unaware of the unusualness of this country and had never set foot in that world.
Natasha nodded and told Steve and Sam about the current situation.
"Harry Osborn and Peter's uncle and aunt are here now. Harry Osborn is very angry about his friend being attacked and attacked Tony mercilessly. Tony refused to give in either. The Director is trying to mediate."
That being said, in reality, Norman is certainly firmly on Peter's side.
Peter is also a junior that he thinks highly of. If it weren't for Bant, he would be Norman's most admired child.
But he actually received a secret call from Bant, asking him to try to be a peacemaker.
Norman didn't know what Bant's plan was, but he trusted Bant very much. Since Bant had his own plan, Norman naturally didn't say anything.
Therefore, when Steve and others walked into the conference room, they saw this scene -
Norman Osborn, in a black suit, sat with a sullen face at one end of the long table in the conference room. On his left sat the members of the Heavenly Union. The first seat was empty, the second seat was occupied by Harry, then the Parker family, and next was Daredevil. Felicia did not sit down. She put one foot on the edge of the table with her claws lit, ready to tear the person opposite her apart at any time.
On the other long side, Tony Stark was sitting alone, but behind him were rows of Ultron robots like Terracotta Warriors, standing tall like an indestructible wall of steel.
The Tiangong Association has a large number of people, but in fact, the only one who keeps attacking Tony is Harry.
Uncle Ben and Aunt May are not the type to like arguing with others, and of course, they can't just watch their nephew being bullied, so they sit here firmly and demand an explanation from Stark.
Harry is much more aggressive.
Ever since he was injected with the serum and became the president of the Osborne Group, his character is no longer as cowardly as before.
What about Tony Stark?
Osborn may not be your opponent, but Primus and Tiangong are not afraid of you!
"Stark, your robot attacked the plumbers of Tiangong for no reason. You must give an explanation!" Harry glared at Tony and Ultron and said angrily, "I demand that you terminate the Ultron program immediately and make a public apology!"
"I told you, Ultron's target was that little black thing!" Tony leaned back in his chair, not showing any weakness. He pointed at Peter in his battle suit and added, "And he wasn't doing it for no reason. He violated the new traffic law."
In fact, Tony also had a headache.
He had no idea that Ultron had attacked Peter, otherwise he would never have allowed Ultron to do so.
After all, Peter is a superhero and Bant's younger brother, and his identity is very special.
In fact, he didn't want to ruin the relationship between himself and Bant. When he had a conflict with Steve, Bant stood up for him - in fact, Bant stood up for both sides - but he has always been a soft-hearted person.
When Felicia brought the scrapped Ultron robot to smash the glass of the building and came with Harry and others to demand the blame, it was doomed that the conflict could not be resolved.
Tony is not the kind of person who will honestly admit his mistakes. After making a mistake, he needs others to give him a way out before he can let it go. It can be said that he is very awkward.
Ultron calculated this accurately and was sure that he could further intensify the conflict between the two sides.
Perhaps after Bant Parker shows up, Tony will take a step back, but the rift between the two groups will only become clearer and clearer.
"You've gone too far, Tony!"
As Steve walked in, he just happened to hear Tony not only refusing to admit his mistake, but biting back.
This made him frown. Relying on his friendship with Howard, he felt that he was Tony's elder and had the responsibility to prevent Tony from going astray.
"You are wrong about this matter. Even if we leave Spider-Man aside, the relationship between the symbiote and us is that we are allies. Venom has helped us a lot in the war, but you treat it as an enemy and a dangerous element!"
He and Sam sat down on Norman's left, and Natasha followed suit without saying a word.
Everyone expressed their stance in their own way. Even if some people did not speak, it was clear from their positions.
No one supported Tony in this matter.
Even if they don't vindicate Peter, they still have to consider their own future.
"You're right! You're worthy of being the captain. Your heart for justice shines brighter than your butt!" Venom was so excited that he popped his head out to thank Steve for speaking up for him.
Steve really wanted to give him a shield and tell him to shut up!
"I don't deny it, but you have to admit that this nigger thing that looks like that is very dangerous!"
Tony shot back immediately.
Sam rolled his eyes, feeling offended.
Among the Ultron robots, one took a step forward and projected images from its eyes.
When everyone looked at it, they realized it was Venom's personality analysis.
It was obvious that Ultron came prepared. It eavesdropped on everything Venom said and recorded Peter's movements while wearing the Venom suit and moving around the city. It compared these images with those of the former Spider-Man and played them directly.
Then, everyone witnessed the black monster constantly encouraging Peter to eat heads, pointing at pedestrians on the street, counting which head looked more delicious and which one was suitable for frying...
After being rejected by Peter, he turned his attention to the criminal's head.
Of course, Peter would never eat people, but Venom was indeed a bastard, and did a lot of bad things behind Peter's back - such as secretly teaching passers-by a lesson, and stealing things from corners where Peter couldn't see with his tentacles...
At the same time, everyone noticed that Peter's behavior had become more violent since he was possessed by Venom. He had caused a lot of damage and was more cruel to criminals.
After reading this, even Uncle Ben and Aunt May frowned.
Obviously, Venom is a completely bad friend. It really makes Peter a worse person and is a typical example of making bad friends.
After Ultron displayed all the data, he immediately made a conclusion:
"According to analysis, the symbiote Venom has extremely antisocial tendencies and is a very dangerous target that needs to be contained. If left alone, there is a 100% chance that it will cause huge damage."
(End of this chapter)