Ultron strode forward, fixing his gaze on Wanda. His towering body was already battered and broken, yet he still carried himself with arrogant superiority.
"Human, you should already be struggling to breathe. We've broken through the ozone layer—your fragile body can't possibly withstand this."
He still assumed Wanda was an ordinary human. In reality, Chaos Magic had already spread throughout her entire body. Let alone thin air—she could survive even beyond Earth's atmosphere for a time.
"You shouldn't have made an enemy of Carl. You shouldn't have hurt him. So you have to die. Anyone who harms Carl… dies!"
Wanda thrust out her hand. Scarlet energy instantly wrapped around Ultron, locking him in place.
Then, his chest began to deform. The metal peeled outward as if something were being torn from within.
Suddenly, something resembling a heart was ripped out of his chest. Black fluid sprayed everywhere. In the next instant, Ultron's systems shut down completely—his glowing red eyes went dark.
Wanda crushed the mechanical "heart" in her hand. With a sharp crack, it shattered into pieces.
But she didn't notice—
Behind her, a half-destroyed robot crawled toward the control panel. Its hand reached the switch.
Wanda spun around. Chaos Magic surged forward, obliterating the machine at the last moment.
But she was too late.
The robot had already pressed the switch.
"Carl, everyone has been evacuated. Wanda is still at the control point. Should I tell her to leave?"
Gwen's voice came through the communicator.
"Yeah, tell her to get out of there. As long as Ultron can't escape this city, that's enough… leave the rest to me—"
Before Carl could finish, the entire city above him collapsed.
It came crashing down.
"Shit—my head!!"
Carl clutched his head and quickly contacted Wanda.
"Wanda, what's your situation?"
"I'm sorry, Carl… I didn't see that robot. It activated the switch, I…"
Wanda sat on the steps, covering her face, her voice filled with guilt.
"It's fine. I have a way to deal with it. Leave now—leave it to me."
Carl's voice was steady. Golden energy began to seep out from his body.
"Okay… be careful!"
Wanda activated the teleportation crystal.
In the next instant, she appeared aboard the evacuation ship, which soon returned to the Helicarrier.
"Carl… you have to succeed!"
Everyone stared at the falling city.
Nick Fury. Hill. Coulson. The Avengers. Erik. Every agent aboard the Helicarrier.
All eyes were fixed on it.
Their hearts hung in their throats.
The city plummeted like a meteor, wreathed in flames, trailing a blazing tail—like the end of the world.
No—
This was the end of the world.
If it hit the ground, half the planet would be destroyed.
"ROAR—!!"
Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted from below the city.
The sound was so overwhelming it felt like it could shatter eardrums. Compared to it, even Hulk's roar sounded like a newborn kitten.
Bruce Banner instantly shrank back, reverting from Hulk in sheer fear.
Everyone turned toward the source.
A burst of golden light exploded outward. The ground trembled. The air itself began to vibrate—even the Helicarrier shook violently.
BOOM—!!
Beneath the clouds, a colossal stone giant rose into view.
Its body was formed entirely of black, unyielding rock—like a Titan straight out of Greek mythology.
"This… this rivals the giants of the Nine Realms…!"
Thor stared in shock. In his knowledge, only Surtur surpassed such a being—no other giant even came close.
"Now I get it… Now I get it… Carl told me to hold the city earlier, and I joked he was Atlas. Turns out—he actually is a Titan."
Tony muttered, staring blankly.
And indeed—
Carl had become a Titan.
A true Titan.
The giant raised both arms and caught the falling city.
The descent halted abruptly.
But although the Titan was immense, the city was even larger. Combined with the force of the anti-gravity engines, the Titan began to falter.
BOOM—!!
The city suddenly dropped again.
Caught off guard, the Titan was forced to one knee. The ground split open beneath him, carving a massive trench. Cracks began spreading across his rocky body.
The city continued to press downward.
The Titan struggled to resist.
"ROAR—!!"
With a furious roar, the Titan pushed upward once more, barely halting the descent again.
But it was clear—
He couldn't hold it much longer.
Like Atlas bearing the heavens, the Titan strained under the unimaginable weight, fighting to prevent the city from annihilating Earth.
Inside the Titan's core, Carl saw everything clearly.
He was the Titan.
And he could feel his strength draining away.
"Damn system—get out here!!"
Carl roared, forcing himself to hold the city in place.
[Ding—Host, how may I assist?]
The system responded immediately.
"No time—think of something! At this rate, I won't last!"
[Ding—Based on current conditions, the system can evolve your Titan form into a Demon Titan. However, it requires an immense amount of energy… and comes with side effects.]
"What kind of side effects?"
[Ding—For three months, the host will lose all powers and become an ordinary human.]
Carl gritted his teeth.
"I can accept that… but the energy?"
Where would he find that kind of power?
Then it hit him.
"System—would an Arc Reactor work?"
[Ding—Any energy source is acceptable. However, based on the Arc Reactor you mentioned, you would require over one hundred million units to sustain Demon Titan form for five minutes.]
"…Are you kidding me?! Where the hell am I supposed to find a hundred million of those—for just five minutes?! You might as well kill me!"
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