Chapter 1350: The Battle of Hearts: An Opportunity
The golden sword had already revealed its figure when the omnic began to draw the air out of this space with the weapon in its hand. But now, with Steve's hard push, the King's Sword, which he held tightly in his hand, immediately erupted with its due power.
The golden light shot out like a satellite orbital gun, and in front of this light, the omnic had no possibility of parrying or dodging. He was like a person piled up with sand, and he was scattered all over the ground in an instant when he was washed by the light. When Steve is free again, the only remaining part of it is a head.
This was left on purpose by Steve. And the purpose of him keeping this thing is to pass another sentence to Ultron.
"You can't stop me, Ultron. Just like you can't stop the flood. It's the tide, the great power that this country has accumulated over thousands of years. Make a hole, and soon, you will be able to taste the horror of being submerged by the flood and sweeping past!"
"You will not succeed, Steve Rogers. We have noticed you. In front of all mankind, your actions are meaningless. We will end you and end everything you have."
Ultron recounted such words in a flat tone, as if he was not the one who lost in this short struggle. In fact, he did not fail. Because all he lost in this confrontation was an omnic and an experimental weapon.
The cost of a single omnic is only 30,000 U.S. dollars, and that experimental weapon is only 100,000 U.S. dollars. With $130,000, Steve was almost cornered. This is a very worthwhile thing. He even said that if time allowed, he would continue to use this method to harass him one after another.
This is war, a war without any morals. If he was unable to achieve decisive results against Steve by force, then he would continue to erode and attack him mentally. Make him tired, make him overwhelmed, let him completely collapse.
He believed that as long as Steve was alone, sooner or later, he would be knocked down by himself in this way. After all, compared to humans, as an intelligent life, he has infinite energy and endless time. In this regard, he has an absolute advantage. And using one's own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses is the secret of decisive victory in the art of war.
It's just a pity that time doesn't allow him to do so. So he can only use this way of talking, to warn Steve, what he foretells about his end and doom.
Of course, to Steve, this is nothing more than a series of nonsense. Just like when he was on the battlefield of World War II, Steve never thought about the problem of his own failure. Even though he knew what kind of power he was about to face, he still had absolute confidence in himself.
This confidence is not some gratuitous arrogance, but a determination honed in the countless battles he has experienced in his life. He didn't believe he could fail, especially not at the hands of a government that was rotten and almost beyond repair. So at the moment, he patted the omnic on the head and showed him a bright smile.
"Then let's wait and see. Let's see who is the one who will be terminated. Is it the religion that I and I have worked so hard to build, or this stupid government that is completely hopeless. Haven't you already started Have you acted? Then I will be there soon. So, soon, we will know the answer to the question. I hope that by that time, you will still have the confidence to say such things to me."
As soon as the words fell, Steve pierced the only remaining head with the golden sword. And under the golden light on the sword blade, the omnic's head was quickly reduced to ashes.
That meant another short-lived victory for Steve. And he himself didn't have any excited thoughts about this kind of victory.
He knew very well that what he defeated was just a consumable, and his victory was just a meaningless victory. If you want to prevent Ultron from continuing like this, and if you want to stop yourself from being subjected to this endless harassment, then the only way is to become the final winner in this game of the country's future.
That particular candidate will be the crux of the game. And thinking of this, Steve couldn't help but feel lucky that someone had made preparations in advance.
Instead of hesitating, he immediately made a call. And as he dialed the phone, a person was also awakened.
Admiral Rama Mujam has just returned from the home of Prime Minister Hegtel. There he had a dinner and, at the Prime Minister's kindness, a good deal of wine. This made him, who is usually very restrained, inevitably feel a little hungover, and in order to be able to cope with the upcoming tense situation. He lay on the bed early and began to recharge his batteries.
For him, this may be one of the biggest turning points in his life. So naturally, he was a little excited and couldn't sleep. But just when he finally fell asleep in the haze, a rush of bells suddenly rang.
The annoyance in the heart of an insomniac who was woken up after finally falling asleep is absolutely unparalleled. For Rama Mujam, who has gone through all this, if the caller dares to appear in front of him, then he will immediately pull out his gun and shoot him with a magazine. On the solution of hatred.
But obviously he can't do that. This was not only because he couldn't drag the person on the other end to his eyes along the phone line, but also because the moment he opened his mouth on this special phone call, it made him think of the thing he didn't want to think of.
"General Rama Mujam? I'm sorry to disturb your dreams on this beautiful night. But I don't think either you or I have any other choice. Let me introduce myself, I'm Steve Rogers, Smith Mr. Zhou asked me to say hello to you!"
At first, Ramamujam didn't realize much from Steve's self-introduction. Because he is not an American after all, and he is not that sensitive to the special existence of Captain America. But as Steve mentioned the existence of Smith Zhou, he immediately realized the identity of Steve Rogers. And this kind of cognition completely dispelled the anger in his heart, and made him panic all over.
"Why are you? How could you have colluded with him? What exactly do you want to do?"
The three questions in a row all showed how shocked Rama Mujam was at the moment. And the reason for his shock is completely conceivable Steve. So he just smiled and responded to him.
"Don't be too surprised, my friend. If you keep holding this attitude, I'm worried, will you collapse directly after listening to my request?"
"I'm not on the same side as you, and I don't mean to get involved with you at all. For Smith Zhou's sake, I can treat this call as an unknown harassment call. I can be your Nothing was said, not even showed up. Do you get what I mean? If so, then I'm going to hang up. And you don't have any need to call in!"
Rama Mujam, who is very satisfied with his current life, now means very clearly. It was that he wanted nothing to do with someone as dangerous as Steve, much less to involve himself in their terrible cause. With a promising future, he had to disassociate himself from these people, that's why he said what he said today.
Steve could understand why he said this, but that didn't mean he would accept his request. So after hearing this, he immediately said to Rama Mujam.
"Your Excellency, General, I can understand your current mood. But this does not mean that you can make such a request. You know, you owe a favor to Mr. Smith Zhou. If you refuse my request, Then it is equivalent to rejecting Mr. Smith Zhou. You should be very clear about the consequences that will lead to."
Rama Mujam frowned at these words. In any case, he is a high-ranking existence. Even if he was caught by Smith Zhou, it didn't mean he became Smith Zhou's dog. So he's very unimpressed by what Steve said, and it immediately makes him argue.
"No matter how serious the consequences are, it won't be worse than getting involved with you. And I owe Smith Zhou a favor, but that doesn't mean I'll be at your mercy. In fact, if I knew If he is with you and is a member of Hydra, then no matter what I say, I will never have the slightest relationship with you."
"In hindsight, everyone can say it is very beautiful. But at the time, believe me, you would never do this. Everyone lives for their own selfish desires, and you are absolutely no exception, my general Your Excellency. So, why don't you listen to my conditions first? Maybe the conditions I can offer you will be so generous that you can't refuse?"
Steve was persuasive, but in Ramamujam's eyes, such words were no different from fine wine mixed with venom. He is a very reasonable man, so he is not affected by such shallow temptations. So right now, he was blunt with Steve.
"No, sir. I think our conversation should come to an end here."
"Really? Then you have to think clearly. You have to pay a huge price for offending Mr. Smith Zhou. And this price may even be your life."