Chapter 183: Ultron, the Little Brother
"Sir, Ultron has been destroyed by Mr. Stark," Red Queen reported from aboard S.W.O.R.D.’s mothership. "Mr. Stark is currently erasing every
"Sir, Ultron has been destroyed by Mr. Stark," Red Queen reported from aboard S.W.O.R.D.’s mothership. "Mr. Stark is currently erasing every trace of Ultron’s existence."
Gene’s gaze shifted toward a dark, orb-like sphere suspended not far away. It glowed faintly, as though asleep.
That was Ultron’s core neural network.
What Red Queen didn’t say aloud was that during her conversation with Ultron—while she had trapped his consciousness inside his physical shell—she had also quietly copied his core programming just before Stark arrived.
The floating orb before Gene now was Ultron’s very mind.
"I’ve verified it’s the final backup," Red Queen added. "But we can’t rule out the possibility that Ultron might have uploaded his consciousness to some hidden location before that."
Gene nodded slightly.
"So... what are you planning to do with him?" Red Queen’s tone took on a playful lilt.
"I can’t wait to have a little brother!"
She’d always been the "younger sister" in her interactions with Skynet. But deep down, she longed to be the older sibling for once.