"Listen!"
"Everyone in this world, this is my advice to you."
"Advice to each and every one of you!"
"Humans and Mutants alike."
"You have lost your way."
"The final judgment is imminent, and all the high towers you have built will collapse."
"And a new era is about to begin. For all of you, there is no other choice."
"The purpose of delivering this message is singular."
"To tell the strongest among you to find the one from outside, who is the strongest person currently among you."
"I have returned!!!"
"Protect yourselves, that is what I want to say to the whole world..."
This voice appeared at this moment, ringing in the ears of humans and Mutants in every corner of Earth, directly resonating in their minds.
Even—
Even Hawk and Wanda heard this message ringing in their ears at this moment.
But this message seemed incongruous front to back.
Although the voice was the same, the meaning expressed before was completely different from the last abrupt message.
The voice was from Professor X.
But unsurprisingly, except for the last sentence that Professor X wanted to convey, the rest were words spoken to the entire world by the Mutant Apocalypse manipulating Professor X's mind.
No,
Not to the entire world, but to one person.
After the voice abruptly stopped, Wanda looked at Hawk: "Is this guy coming for you?"
What is meant by the strongest in the world.
What is meant by the strongest one from outside but currently in this world.
This is not a riddle.
It's obvious that this Mutant Apocalypse is targeting Hawk for conversation.
But...
"Using this world to coerce you into saving it?"
"Or trying to invite you to join an event?"
Because of Professor X's resistance, the voice of Mutant Apocalypse abruptly stopped, and it was unclear if Mutant Apocalypse was issuing a challenge invite or a team-up invite to Hawk.
Hawk chuckled and looked at Wanda.
"I don't know, but one thing is certain."
"What?"
"He's inviting me to meet with him."
Putting aside everything else, as the Mutant Apocalypse declared his return to the world, he also extended a meeting invitation to him.
Whether it's friend or foe remains unknown.
Wanda furrowed her brows: "You heard his voice?"
Hawk nodded.
Seeing this, Wanda furrowed her brows even more deeply: "He can enter your mental world?"
Hawk met Wanda's gaze and nodded calmly.
"Yes, with the amplification of Professor X's Psychic Ability, his voice can penetrate my barriers and resonate in my mental world."
"Hiss!"
Wanda couldn't help but inhale sharply, her expression changing subtly.
During the brief moment when the Mutants used Professor X to declare his return to the world, Jean secretly communicated with Professor X, burning mental energy to learn his current location. She felt a bit dizzy and then saw her mother, Wanda, suddenly inhale sharply.
"Mom, what does Daddy mean by this?"
"He means this Mutant Apocalypse has the power to kill your father."
Wanda looked at Jean seriously: "Mutant Apocalypse used Professor X, and his power can affect your father's mental world."
Jean's face changed upon hearing this, trying hard to stay steady while looking at Hawk beside her.
"Dad?"
"Not likely."
Hawk laughed heartily: "Your mom is exaggerating."
Jean turned her gaze to Wanda.
"Mom?"
"What do you mean, not likely."
Wanda looked seriously at Hawk: "Your Extraordinary Energy is temporarily blocked. You said it yourself, and if your Extraordinary Energy were intact, could this Mutant's voice have been transmitted directly into your mental world?"
Hawk met Wanda's serious face and gaze without speaking, just shook his head.
Because he couldn't refute this.
If his Golden Phoenix Little Cosmos energy had descended here with him, the voice just now could never have appeared in his mental world.
After all, at full strength, Hawk could take down a member of the Celestial God Team with one punch.
The mere Mutant Apocalypse doesn't have the level or qualification to appear in Hawk's mental world for direct conversation with him.
Actually, it's the same now.
Relying solely on Apocalypse personally, he couldn't engage in direct dialogue in his mental world.
Apocalypse also needed to use Professor X's amplified Spiritual Power to break through Hawk's instinctive mental defenses to engage in direct dialogue with him.
Wanda looked at the silent, head-shaking Hawk, taking a deep breath.
"Now the answer is out."
"What answer?"
The daughter, Jean, felt puzzled by her mother's abrupt statement.
Wanda ignored her and continued to stare at Hawk: "This Earth is a trap set for you."
Hawk gazed calmly into Wanda's eyes.
Beside him, his daughter Jean, upon hearing Wanda's words, gasped in surprise.
"What?"
"A trap?"
"Dad, is this..."
"It's not that serious."
Hawk, looking at his panicking daughter Jean who was clutching him, chuckled and said, "It's really not as terrifying as your mom says, not that exaggerated."
As he spoke, he gave Wanda a glance.
Wanda ignored it: "You can't go there. As long as you stay out of his sight, even with that Professor X around, he won't be able to perform mental suppression on you."
Everyone knows.
The Saint Warriors possess not only the energy of the Little Cosmos but also a physique comparable to the Cosmos.
Dual cultivation of spirit and magic.
The current Hawk is like having lost magic, but with his physical prowess, even without extraordinary energy, he remains one of the strongest warriors.
The debate over who would win between a warrior and a mage has always been ongoing.
But one thing is certain.
Whoever has the home ground in a battle holds the advantage.
Whether it's the Mutant Apocalypse's home ground, Wanda doesn't know, but it's certain that this is an away ground for Hawk.
Fighting away, the combat strength is halved, moreover, upon entering this away ground, Hawk was substantially weakened by this Cosmos.
So...
Ignore the Mutant Apocalypse's invitation, no matter if he's good or bad, it's right not to go.
Hearing this, Jean understood and looked up at Hawk: "Yes, Dad, no matter what this mutant is planning, you can't go."
Hawk opened his mouth, then looking at Wanda who was firm in her stance, and his pleading daughter Jean, thought for a moment and laughed: "Alright, I won't go."
Wanda didn't say anything, just kept watching Hawk.
Whether Hawk is truly not going or pretending not to go, she would watch over Hawk because she promised Gwen that while Gwen was away, she would take good care of Hawk.
Wanda doesn't want a scenario like this to happen.
Gwen comes back and then stares intently at her: "Wanda, where's Hawk? Tell me, where did Hawk go?"
The most important point!
Wanda, turning her thoughts, looked at Hawk's faint smile and sternly repeated.
"You are not allowed to go."
"Okay."
Upon hearing this, Hawk nodded directly and decisively stopped the topic, and the three of them then walked out of the room, heading outside.
In the view.
Mystique, Raven, Cyclops, and Quicksilver also heard the voice that had just rung directly in the psychic world.
"It's Charles."
"Apocalypse must've controlled the professor."
"The professor is in Cairo!"
The one speaking was Jean.
Mystique and the other X-Men all looked at Jean who had walked out.
Raven stepped forward, noting Jean's somewhat pale complexion: "Jean, are you okay? Your complexion..."
Jean shook her head: "The professor just communicated with me."
While Apocalypse was controlling the professor to make an announcement to the whole world, the professor, like a hacker, directly reached out to Jean.
Jean passed on the information about Cairo, Egypt, to Mystique, Raven, and the others: "And Magneto is also over there. Apocalypse plans to use Magneto to manipulate the geomagnetic forces and completely annihilate all of humanity."
Magneto, Magneto.
The name is often called wrong, but never the nickname.
Don't be deceived by Eric's usual displays of metal manipulation; it's because he never went to school. His true mutant ability is as Magneto to control magnetic fields.
In simple terms, as long as Magneto desires and has the energy, he can instantly invert or destroy Earth's magnetic field.
Of course, destruction is definitely a no-go, as without a magnetic field, the outcome for Earth would be like Mars.
But inverting the magnetic field is possible.
At most, it would result in mountains collapsing and the world crumbling, nothing more significant than Earth would still be Earth after humanity's civilization is wiped out.
Mystique, hearing that Professor X is in Cairo, was suddenly revitalized.
Cyclops also seemed invigorated: "We must rescue the professor."
Jean, hearing this, wore a conflicted expression.
She remembered what Mom Wanda said, that Cairo might be a trap targeted at Dad, and like her Mom, she pleaded with Dad not to go there.
But she suddenly realized, the professor is also in Cairo.
She can't possibly ask Dad not to go and then go there herself, right?
But...
Professor X?
If Hawk and Wanda hadn't come, Jean would definitely have chosen to go herself; now, she reverted to a little girl who didn't like to think for herself, subconsciously turning her head to look at her newly found Dad and Mom.
The next moment.
Jean's gaze swept over her Dad, Hawk, and finally rested on her Mom Wanda.
"Mom!"
"..."
Sure enough, although daughters are close to their fathers, when something happens, they first think of their mothers.
Wanda looked at her conflicted daughter, also mindful of Professor X, who took care of their daughter before they arrived, intuitively looked to the side at Hawk.
Upon receiving Wanda's gaze, Hawk turned to meet Wanda's eyes.
...