[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes":3,"chapter-marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-chapter-144":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: God-Tier Talent—Infinite Critical Strikes!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1724224,2202,"Chapter 144: The Three Dimensional Demon Lords","marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-chapter-144",144,"\u003Cp>Karl had wiped out Ultron with a single move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had done it with some method none of them could even begin to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Thor was deeply shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to know—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor was no ignorant fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To find a habitable world for his people, he had wandered through the cosmos for a very long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen a great deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, after witnessing Karl's methods, a chill still rose in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any intelligent life-form would have found it horrifying to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's unbelievable! What kind of technique was that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony Stark was the first to recover, and he immediately shouted the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a few magical methods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing worth mentioning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karl answered casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, it was simply a cosmic powerhouse's control over matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that within the range covered by the universe inside him, he was the absolute ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a little like beings such as Cyttorak, those immensely powerful cosmic lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was that Karl carried his universe with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the advantage of choosing this path for his breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correspondingly, further improvement would also be much harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by comprehending a great many additional laws could he gradually complete that universe and bring it back to perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was no need to explain any of that to the Avengers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All right, stop worrying about me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's talk about what exactly happened here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Karl said that, everyone, including the Avengers, turned toward Tony Stark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony's scalp tingled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem. Hear me out—no, wait, let me explain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain America spoke expressionlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This really wasn't my fault.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did it to protect Earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony then explained his line of thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karl silently nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, aside from being too arrogant and not trusting his teammates enough, Tony Stark didn't really have any major flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in some very specific areas, artificial intelligence truly did have unique advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only real problem was that Tony had overestimated himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm certain something went wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ultron's body was destroyed, but three AIs are still left behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I suspect some aliens were meddling in this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony couldn't help saying that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shouldn't have tried to control a power you didn't truly understand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's your mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn't the time for you two to argue. Do you want to start fighting among yourselves before the enemy even makes a move?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is assigning blame the important thing right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The biggest problem is Ultron. That guy isn't dead, is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karl spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment ago, he had only destroyed Ultron's external body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't that Karl lacked the power—he simply couldn't erase the streams of data spread across the network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultron was definitely still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right. Ultron definitely isn't completely dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He must have transferred himself somewhere else and is now hiding in the shadows, building up strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe everything around us is already one of his eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony had a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A self-aware artificial intelligence was simply too terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless a place was physically cut off from the network, any defense was meaningless before an AI like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to find Ultron and destroy him before he developed into something truly unstoppable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Avengers and Karl were still discussing the matter, the other three were watching as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three were hardly close, trustworthy partners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be more accurate to say they had banded together purely for profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For all anyone knew, once the Sorcerers were eliminated, they might start fighting each other over how to divide the spoils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Mephisto wanted a vast number of souls, and Kaluu wanted Kamar-Taj.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Shuma-Gorath, the strongest of the three, he wanted everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, however, with Earth's great spell array still in place, they had no way to break through Earth's defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for now, they were still cooperating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mephisto, the puppet mind you created doesn't seem all that useful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It couldn't even withstand a single strike from this so-called newly ascended Sorcerer Supreme.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With something like that, can it really draw the Sorcerers' attention away and create an opportunity for us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaluu asked with obvious skepticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh. This is only the beginning. Why are you in such a hurry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The real show is still to come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The evil soul fragments Shuma-Gorath provided haven't even started working yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mephisto let out a sinister laugh as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we'll wait and see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaluu gave a cold snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then watch carefully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The real entertainment has only just begun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuma-Gorath also let out a shrill, grating laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mephisto, begin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Set your puppet mind into motion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise our new friend might start looking down on us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keh keh keh…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuma-Gorath slowly swept his will toward Mephisto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone even a little weaker would have been crushed by that overwhelming pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Mephisto was no easy opponent either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely gave a sinister laugh and transmitted his consciousness directly into Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultron, who had originally been hiding within the network, suddenly stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved into action at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the network, he remotely controlled numerous machine factories, issued orders directly, and had everything assembled in the small Eastern European nation of Sokovia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few short days, Ultron built an enormous army of iron suits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, he also created more than a hundred constructs completely different from ordinary armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These suits were like giant transforming robots, their bodies enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one stood more than five meters tall and was loaded with a terrifying array of integrated weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, Ultron transformed his arms into tentacle-like appendages and drove them directly into the bodies of those machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then black-and-red streams of data surged out from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of those abnormal machines glowed red, and their outer surfaces underwent a shocking transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black energy coiled around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Savage, spike-like protrusions emerged across their frames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their auras also grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They no longer looked like cold killing machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they seemed almost alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their presence was not much weaker than that of several Avengers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaluu, watching from the sky, was inwardly alarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were no mere soul fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were clearly the living souls of powerful beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not just that—they were grotesque things stitched together from many different souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuma-Gorath truly deserved to be called a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was evil to the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[100 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Check out my Patreon to read 20+ chapters ahead]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[[email protected]\u002FZukooo]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thanks for your support!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1093,"2026-06-06T15:40:42.120Z",1,"novelbin.me","d942448d2449d511c6cdde7f83002da8b6edb3c57e226d0bf3126d3fe3330998","marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-chapter-145","marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-chapter-143",168,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-cover.jpg"]