Chen Xi was playing poker with Wanda and the others. Literally playing poker. He was taking a relaxed approach.
The changing situation outside seemed to have nothing to do with him. He had kept Jean Grey behind; she wasn't to be involved in this. He had his own plans.
Kelly had escaped from Magneto's lair and fallen into the sea. The waves washed him ashore, where he was met with the strange gazes of tourists.
"Isn't that Senator Kelly? Does he have a thing for this?"
"Tsk tsk, as expected of high society. Does this mean being naked isn't vulgar anymore?"
"Hahaha, gotta take a picture. This is going to be explosive news!"
"Are you Senator Kelly? How… unique."
"…"
The people around him were laughing loudly. The old men in America didn't care who you were.
Senator Kelly didn't care about the people pointing and gossiping. Let them watch. He just wanted to hurry to the mutant school for help. He didn't want to become a mutant.
Panicked, Senator Kelly stumbled and grabbed someone else's clothes on the beach, throwing them on, and then quickly took a taxi straight to the mutant school.
On the other side, Wolverine, who had come to the mutant school, was preparing to leave to find Rogue, who had been captured by Magneto, the love-struck girl.
Storm hurried downstairs to call him, but Logan gave her a rude retort.
"Stay and join your team? Become a so-called X-Men? Who do you think you are? You're just mutants!"
"Everyone in the world hates and fears you, yet you waste time protecting them."
"War is coming. Which side will you choose?"
Wolverine turned and left, but as he opened the door, he ran into a dejected Kelly.
"I want to see Dr. Jean Grey."
Kelly was nothing if not direct, his first words were about finding Jean Grey to treat him...
Unfortunately, Jean Grey wasn't here. Charles, who was receiving him, had also learned of Magneto's plan from Kelly's mind.
"That machine emits radiation that causes ordinary people to mutate, but this mutation isn't natural."
"Kelly's body is rejecting this mutation; his cells are almost immediately beginning to collapse."
Beast Hank told everyone the information he had detected.
"Will it affect mutants?"
Cyclops was rather concerned about this issue.
"No impact so far."
Hank replied, but Charles took over, "However, I'm worried this radiation could cause widespread harm to ordinary people."
"Then why did they grab Rogue?"
Wolverine asked, puzzled, and the others were also confused.
Just then, Hank suddenly slapped his forehead, remembering something.
"Professor, that machine absorbed energy from Magneto and weakened him, right?" Hank asked.
"Yes, it nearly killed him, to be precise."
"Then everything makes sense. They captured Rogue to use her to power the machine."
Hank's words caused Charles's expression to change drastically. "I have to find her location immediately!"
In the main control room, Charles had just put on the Cerebro amplifier when he was knocked out by the neurotoxin Mystique had placed in advance…
"Master, Charles has been ambushed by Mystique."
Chen Xi also received the Red Queen's report, and a playful smile couldn't help but appear on his lips. "Now this is getting interesting!"
According to the original plot, Jean Grey would definitely forcibly use the Cerebro amplifier, which would cause great damage to her mind. He couldn't allow this to happen.
"Is the mutant school in chaos now?"
"Yes, Charles fell, and they immediately lost their backbone, just like headless flies."
"Right, I intercepted all the calls they made to Jean Grey, ensuring they can't do anything."
The Red Queen's efficiency went without saying; this level of artificial intelligence was no different from a human in every way except for lacking a soul.
"OK, release the news that Magneto will place a gene radiation device on the Statue of Liberty to turn the heads of state attending the multi-national conference into mutants." Chen Xi smiled faintly.
"Understood!"
The Red Queen immediately did so.
Chen Xi looked up at the clear night sky in the distance and laughed.
How could he add fuel to the fire without pouring some gasoline on it?
The war starts now.
He knew that the human side had too many trump cards, but didn't he have his own?
Iron Man? Captain America? Captain Marvel? Ancient One? Odin?
He had Magneto! Apocalypse! Legion! Jean Grey and Wanda!
Using the world as a chessboard, he would be the one calling the shots, paving his path to godhood with the lives of the masses!
A general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand. Death is the only destination for the cannon fodder.
He never claimed to be a hero. Every man for himself, that's the way of the world!
S.H.I.E.L.D. was the first to get the news.
Although Nick Fury didn't know whether the news was true or false, he'd rather believe it than not. They immediately convened a meeting.
"Everyone, I've received information that Magneto intends to use a radiation device to mutate ordinary people. His target is the heads of state attending tonight's multi-national conference," Nick Fury said calmly and seriously.
As soon as he said this, the entire conference room buzzed with discussion, and the reason was obvious.
"What the...? Magneto researching a radiation machine? Isn't this a joke?"
Hawkeye Barton was the first to burst out laughing. Everyone knew Magneto had grown up in a concentration camp and was practically illiterate.
"Yes, Director, can this news be trusted?"
Hill also expressed her doubts. Was this some kind of prank?
"Regardless, any news involving Magneto cannot be taken lightly. We'll go and make arrangements now. It's better to be safe than sorry, isn't it?"
Nick Fury rapped on the table, putting an end to the discussion. Seeing this, the others didn't say anything more. Nick Fury was notoriously cautious; he was so cunning that he didn't even trust himself, and he would investigate any clues he found.
Not only S.H.I.E.L.D., but also the military, the Fantastic Four, and Tony, had received news that Magneto was up to something.
Everyone was unaware of the invisible hand manipulating everything in the shadows; they were all being used as pawns.
Magneto gazed at the Statue of Liberty, which was close at hand on the ferry, and couldn't help but sigh.
"I first saw her in 1949, when America was supposed to become a tolerant and peaceful nation."
Rogue didn't have time to listen to his nonsense. Looking at the corpses on the ground, she almost wet herself, staring at Magneto like a frightened rabbit. "Are you going to kill me?"
"Yes."
Magneto said calmly.
"Why?" Even though she knew the outcome, she still suppressed the fear in her heart, unwilling to accept it.
"Heh, because there are no lands of tolerance, no peace, nowhere at all."
"After tonight, the big shots of the world will become like us, they will come as brothers."
"Our great cause will become their great cause, your sacrifice will mean we can survive!"
Magneto's voice echoed, becoming incredibly resolute and frenzied at this moment, like a fanatic. Rogue was so frightened by his madness that she couldn't speak.
Different from what was shown in the movie, this time, their lineup was quite luxurious, Magneto was very well-prepared this time.
White Queen, Azazel, Gambit, Juggernaut, Sabretooth, and Mystique, among others.
The lineup was incredibly impressive, making the outcome of the battle all the more uncertain!
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