Ever since Hawking poisoned Stryker, he had greatly admired Hawking, believing that Hawking might be the third true leader of Mutants, besides himself and Charles.
Especially since Hawking was still so young, unlike him and Charles who were already old, he had all the time in the World.
But this time, Hawking refused to join him, so he had no choice but to give up on Hawking and make Hawking a pawn in his game.
As long as his plan succeeded, Mutants would completely rule the World, and naturally, there would be no need for a leader like Hawking.
"However, I still hope that this Christmas, you will be lucky enough to survive.
But if you don't, please don't blame me. You will have sacrificed for the future of all Mutants, which is worthwhile."
"What do we do next? Should we implement the second plan?"
After the car stopped at a Brotherhood of Mutants stronghold in New York, Mystique asked.
Magneto sneered and nodded:
"Start the second plan. Let the humans fight among themselves first!"
"Alright, I'll go to S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters immediately and leak the intelligence that Nick Fury has discovered HYDRA to Minister Pierce."
Mystique's face also showed the same sneer.
During her time infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. in disguise, she didn't just find out that S.H.I.E.L.D. was developing drugs and weapons against Mutants; she also uncovered a very interesting piece of intelligence.
That was, HYDRA, which had been wiped out during World War II, still existed and had become the true hidden controller of S.H.I.E.L.D.
And Nick Fury seemed to have realized this and was secretly investigating.
Now, as long as the intelligence that Nick Fury was investigating HYDRA was leaked to Pierce, the leader of HYDRA.
Then Nick Fury would no longer have time to deal with them, and whether he could survive the fight with HYDRA would be a question.
Even if he survived, he would definitely be severely weakened, and so would HYDRA.
Without S.H.I.E.L.D.'s obstruction, and without the powerful Captain Marvel, his plan could proceed smoothly.
Once Magneto's plan succeeded, all Mutants would submit to Magneto. No matter who won between S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA in the end, they would no longer be a match for the Mutants.
At that time, no one in the World would be able to stop Magneto, and their ideals would surely be realized.
"Go. I need to go to Cairo. Apocalypse still needs me to personally appease him; he cannot be exposed now."
Magneto put on his helmet, and his body was enveloped by a powerful magnetic force. He ascended directly into the sky and quickly flew towards Cairo, Egypt, at such a speed that he broke the sound barrier.
If Hawking were here, he would be greatly surprised, because compared to his previous fight with Captain Marvel, Magneto's strength was now significantly greater.
"Then I'll start my operation too!"
Watching Magneto leave, Mystique transformed, surprisingly becoming Magneto, and then also controlled magnetism to make herself fly. However, the Magneto she transformed into was much slower.
"Although my potential has been developed by Apocalypse, allowing me to gain the abilities of others after transforming, it can never compare to the original."
The next morning, S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters building, Security Council Minister's office.
Alexander Pierce had just sat down at his desk when he saw an unfamiliar envelope placed on it.
He picked up the envelope with some doubt, opened it, and glanced inside. His pupils immediately contracted.
"Someone, check who came to my office just now?"
A moment later, Pierce saw on the surveillance footage a person who looked exactly like him calmly entering the office, placing the envelope down, and even smiling and waving at the camera.
"So it was her, Mystique, who can transform into anyone!"
As the overt leader of HYDRA, how could he not be familiar with Mutant data?
However, his priority now was to let Nick Fury develop S.H.I.E.L.D. to complete the final "Insight Project," which was why he hadn't made any major moves against Mutants.
In his heart, the "Insight Project," created with Dr. Zola's algorithms, was HYDRA's greatest trump card.
Once the helicarriers were airborne, they could conduct aerial strikes anywhere on Earth. Any existence that posed a future threat to HYDRA would be nipped in the bud.
And those Mutants and super-powered individuals who did not obey HYDRA would also not escape the fate of being killed.
They couldn't use their abilities all the time; as soon as they relaxed, they would be hit by deadly bullets from above.
He just hadn't expected that the Mutants under Magneto would deliver such important intelligence at this time.
Indeed, inside that envelope were the proofs that Nick Fury had discovered HYDRA's existence and was secretly investigating.
"Are you trying to cause infighting among us? Fine, then your wish will be granted!"
Putting down the data, Pierce picked up the phone:
"Have Agent Sitwell come to my office!"
He knew Magneto wanted to use him to deal with Nick Fury, but that didn't matter. With HYDRA's control over S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury could be dealt with quickly, and S.H.I.E.L.D. could be controlled again.
At that time, whether it was enslaving Mutants with drugs and weapons, or solving them all once the Insight Project was completed, it would not be a problem.
"Although it's a few years earlier than I expected, since Nick Fury has already discovered it, we can only move it forward."
In fact, during this time, he had also felt that Nick Fury seemed to have grown suspicious of S.H.I.E.L.D., but he didn't have concrete evidence and didn't want to kill him just yet.
After all, a top-tier asset like Nick Fury would be hard to replace if killed.
But now that there was concrete evidence, he naturally couldn't let the tiger grow stronger. It was precisely because he understood Nick Fury's capabilities that he knew he had to act quickly to eliminate him.
Ten minutes later, Sitwell, who had finished reading the data, asked:
"What do we do now?"
"Where is Nick Fury?"
Pierce didn't answer, but instead asked a question in return.
Sitwell thought for a moment:
"He went to New York a week ago. He should be at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Base in New York now."
"And his Captain Marvel?"
Pierce asked again.
Sitwell checked and replied:
"Not on Earth. She just applied to go to S.W.O.R.D.'s Base in space two days ago."
"Very good, what a godsend opportunity. Awaken Hydra Captain, and have him lead a team to eliminate Nick Fury tomorrow.
As for the next Director, you will take the position!"
Pierce's face was full of murderous intent.
"Yes, Minister, rest assured, Nick Fury will not live past tomorrow. Hail HYDRA!"
Sitwell's face flushed with excitement.
Pierce also responded with a fake smile:
"Hail HYDRA!"
First, eliminate Nick Fury, then completely transform S.H.I.E.L.D. into HYDRA. Afterward, find a way to make Magneto and the X-Men fight, and finally reap the benefits.
The World needed to be in chaos. Only when it was chaotic enough, and enough people died, would the other members of the Security Council understand the importance of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Since there was no talent like Nick Fury, then HYDRA's method would be used to complete the Insight Project sooner.
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