Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 407 Meeting and Pie in the Sky

In the spiritual space, various beast roars and roars came one after another.

As far as the eye can see, there are two majestic pillars supporting the sky. On the left side, there is a ferocious and majestic gluttonous beast, with its sharp claws reaching down and staring hungrily. On the right side, the sea tide is surging, and the auspicious beast, the manta ray, is spreading its wings and manipulating the waves.

Outside the giant pillar, there are three majestic weapons standing in different places. Looking closely, one can see that the surface of the Fang Tian Hua Ji is surrounded by murderous aura, on which a coiled dragon is swimming, riding on the mist and soaring into the clouds; the blood mist is spreading around the Chi Yu Battle Armor, behind which a troll stands with a ferocious face; the earth energy is surging beside the Ba Xia Tower Shield, and outside it, a dragon turtle is squatting, standing on the ground like a mountain.

In an instant, the entire spiritual space was boiling, and the five giant beasts were full of momentum. Their huge eyes focused downwards and converged on the two-headed fire phoenix in the center, causing her who was struggling hard to freeze for a moment.

Outside the encirclement, it was not just the Black Phoenix that stood stiff. The White Queen was also staring in a daze at the five different beasts in front of her. Although she could sense that the soul strength of these beasts was slightly inferior to that of the Professor, Qin and others, almost every beast carried a trace of an inexplicable aura that made people shudder.

On the other side, compared to the White Queen's shock, the professor was much calmer. He had long ago noticed that there were far more than one soul aura on Xu Yue's body. After roughly scanning the unique postures of each strange beast, he raised his eyes and looked directly upwards, only to see Xu Yue, holding a red and black lotus seed in his hand, flapping his flaming wings behind him and slowly falling from the sky.

Standing on the top of the Taotie pillar with combat boots, Xu Yue lowered his eyes to look at the weakened black and white fire phoenix below, and said calmly:

"You can start the second game now, Professor."

As soon as he finished speaking, the five strange beasts, along with their dense chains that covered the sky, pressed fiercely towards the black and white fire phoenix in the center. For a while, the roars of the phoenixes and beasts continued.

It was not until half an hour later that the boiling noise in the spiritual space gradually subsided, and instead, there appeared a series of shrill roars filled with hatred.

"Do not!!"

"Charles! You can't trap me forever. I am Jean! That idiot you carefully created will never be able to control the Phoenix!"

"I won't perish, next time! Next time I will destroy everything you have!"

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Brainwave amplification room.

The three people who had their eyes closed near the metal platform opened their eyes at the same time, all of them showing fatigue. Even though the Black Phoenix had been weakened many times in succession, its strength should not be underestimated.

Finally, after Qin regained a small amount of control and came back to consciousness from her confused state, several people worked together to barely block the other party's consciousness.

Moreover, this seal itself is not perfect. Jean and the Black Phoenix's consciousness are so deeply connected that they are almost completely integrated. Therefore, the price of the seal is that Jean herself will fall into a deep sleep.

If you want to completely separate the two, the professor will need to spend a long time peeling them off one by one.

But no matter what, at least the risks regarding Jean have been largely eliminated, and the fate of Scott, Professor X, and Jean who died one after another in the original timeline has also been reversed.

"Professor, how is Qin?"

On the other side, after watching several people wake up one after another, Logan in the back hurried forward to ask, but his eyes were always on Qin who was sleeping peacefully on the square table. Although she was still asleep, her brows were relaxed, and the lingering murderous aura had disappeared without a trace.

"It has been resolved, but it will take some time."

Although he had guessed it long ago, after getting a definite answer, Logan finally let go of the heavy stone in his heart. Then he seemed to remember something. He quickly raised his arms and raised the little rascal who was also in a coma, and asked anxiously:

"And Mary..."

"It's okay. She just swallowed too much energy and is a little weak. Once her body digests the energy, she will wake up. This is a good thing for her."

"That piano..."

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In the room, Logan was still asking the professor detailed questions about Qin's current situation, while the White Queen closed her eyes and rested, occasionally looking up at Xu Yue who was not far away, with a strong sense of inquiry in her eyes.

As for Xu Yue, after leaving the spiritual space, he walked straight towards Magneto in the field.

"Perhaps we can have a good talk about the future of the mutant community."

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On the second day, San Francisco finally returned to peace after a chaotic night.

Ordinary people who watched the fireworks show several times in a row had no idea what thrilling events had happened last night. All they could see was the inexplicably disappeared Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay, the broken land in the coastal area, a sudden huge abyss hole, and the Worthington Group that had completely stopped issuing the antidote.

According to official statements, under the strong counterattack of the government military, the Brotherhood terrorists who had brazenly threatened the entire city in a live broadcast a few days ago have been completely wiped out, leaving only the leader Magneto who fled in panic and is now missing.

In short, any criminals who challenge the federal government and threaten social stability and the safety of residents will be thoroughly strangled, and the government will protect the life and property safety of every taxpayer...

In addition, out of reflection on this incident, in order to maintain social stability and ease the sharp conflict between humans and mutants, the antidote that was previously widely circulated will be announced to be completely discontinued, and the government will accordingly enhance some of the powers and responsibilities of the Department of Mutant Affairs.

And the Minister of Affairs, Dr. Hank McCoy, will soon become the United Nations Ambassador. This is the first time that the mutant community has occupied a high position and made their voice heard at the international official level.

Of course, the above is just the information that ordinary people can receive. At a higher social level, they are more aware of the specific meaning of the series of events that happened last night.

In this conflict, the human side lost the most effective weapon against the mutant group, while the mutant side gained an additional super-powerful force that can ignore the threat of nuclear weapons. Behind this harmonious atmosphere, the balance of power between humans and mutants is beginning to quietly change.

No one can predict whether the changes that may occur in the future will be good or bad, but one thing is certain: changes will inevitably cause chaos.

At the same time, in a special shielded conference room somewhere in the Federation, a high-level national meeting on mutants is being quietly held.

The participants of the meeting included nearly a dozen members, including the Federation President, the Minister of Defense, senior military officials, and Trask Industries representatives. Although their number was small, the forces they represented covered almost all the armed forces of the Federation.

The speaker of the meeting was Defense Secretary Trask, who was pointing at the flashing images on the projection screen and talking.

"This is the Alkali Dam that collapsed three years ago. It was also the starting point of the mental shock that nearly destroyed all of humanity..."

"This is Cairo, the capital of Egypt, which is scarred after the war and has suffered countless casualties..."

"This is San Francisco, which is in ruins and has suffered heavy losses after the mutant war..."

"This is the completely destroyed Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay..."

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As Trask gave a detailed explanation, shocking images began to appear on the screen one after another, and finally the picture stopped on a row of neatly arranged portraits.

"Mystique, Wolverine, Storm, Magneto, Professor X, Jean..."

Trask slowly and meaningfully stated the identity information of everyone on the screen. After that, he paused for a moment, and after he had digested it all, he looked at everyone in the conference room with a sharp gaze.

"These are the chaos and social losses caused by mutants over the years."

"Change appearance, immortality and self-healing, manipulate weather, control magnetic fields, telepathy, and now even confrontation and swallowing nuclear explosions..." "As time goes by, the power awakened by mutants is rapidly increasing at an unimaginable rate, a rate of improvement far exceeding the development of our technology."

"They are becoming more and more terrible, the damage they are causing is increasing, and now they are actively trying to improve their social treatment and international independence."

"It is obvious that if we do not take action and allow the situation to continue to deteriorate, it may not be long before we become the next group of Neanderthals eliminated by Homo sapiens, or even become the Indians who were once massacred."

"Countless historical events in the past have revealed to us how cruel the battle for racial survival is. The grim situation does not allow us to be complacent."

"Everyone! If we don't want to be slaughtered by others one day, then we can only eliminate all possible threats in advance. Nature is so straightforward. Either continue to survive or be miserably eliminated! We have no other choice!"

The cold voice echoed slowly in the conference room, and there was silence everywhere.

After a long while, a gray-haired old man among the crowd spoke first.

"The mutants have shown their fangs. They are not weak now. If overly tough measures lead to a full-scale conflict, the entire Federation will be dragged into a sea of ​​fire. We cannot afford this loss."

"Can't we adopt some gentler or more covert methods to separate and control the mutant community?"

After listening to the old man's words quietly, Trask, who was at the front of the crowd, responded immediately:
"Unfortunately, Speaker Dennis, we have tried, but the results have been minimal."

"We have proactively divided the two main forces of the mutant community, the Brotherhood of Mutants and Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. We have strongly suppressed the Brotherhood and secretly supported the School, trying to lead them to oppose each other and consume each other. Unfortunately, although the two are incompatible and in serious conflict on the surface, they are still ambiguous in private."

"In addition, we have also tried to implement the Mutant Registration Act, intending to use it to complete comprehensive monitoring of mutants, and then further control them; not long ago, we also promoted antidote potions, intending to slowly weaken the power and members of mutants, and finally complete a peaceful transition..."

"But every time a measure was implemented, it was met with fierce resistance, mainly from the Brotherhood of Mutants. Not once was the goal successfully achieved."

"So it's not that we don't want a peaceful solution, but the mutants stubbornly and resolutely rejected all our measures and wishes."

"When they were weak, they resisted any compromise. Now they are seeking equality and independence. What will they want when their power is equal to or even greater than ours?"

"That's human nature! At that point, they will demand greater benefits and a superior status, until their demands become insatiable."

"Range determines truth, strength determines status, and nuclear deterrence has maintained the superficial peace in the world today. But now, the mutants are about to break this balance. We have nowhere to retreat. The only chance we have left is to use force to completely exterminate them!"

The sonorous and powerful word "extinction" seemed to bring a gust of wind in the conference room, and after receiving the answer, Speaker Dennis sat back in his seat, without any look of disappointment on his face that his proposal was rejected.

It seemed that his proposal just now was only to elicit Trask's subsequent declaration, thereby putting an end to everyone's hope of a peaceful solution. From the perspective of the federal government, mutants are undoubtedly a growing malignant tumor that may erupt at any time.

But now it has reached the critical moment where it has to be dealt with. Even if the price is drastic measures, or even worse, it is far better than waiting for the desperate moment when it will completely strangle our throat while tolerating it.

After Trask's speech, everyone in the conference room understood this truth, so after thinking silently for a moment, they all abandoned the last bit of compassion in their hearts and began to discuss various matters regarding mutants.

"Is Hank McCoy, who is now the Minister of Mutant Affairs, still trustworthy? Can he be used to gather more intelligence from the mutant community, or Professor X?"

"No, he is a mutant after all. What we need to do now is to stabilize him and temporarily appease the mutant community, rather than using him and unnecessarily increase the risk of alerting the enemy."

"agree!"

"After the Battle of Alcatraz, have you heard any news about Magneto and the Phoenix? They are the core factor that cannot be avoided if we want to destroy mutants."

"According to the intelligence from the X-School, Magneto has disappeared since the battle, and the Fire Phoenix, Jean Grey, is now under Professor X's seal. As long as it is not subjected to additional stimulation, they can ensure that it will never lose control and cause massive damage and destruction again."

"Exciting? Humph, I think it's a naked threat!"

"Where's Jimmy, the raw material for the antidote?"

"Also under the protection of X Academy..."

"It's Professor X again! Three years ago he nearly killed all of humanity. This kind of danger exists..."

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The conversation in the conference room became louder and more intense, and it lasted for an hour or so before gradually dying down. At this time, a dignified military general asked the question that everyone present was most concerned about.

"If nuclear deterrence can be solved by mutants, what other weapons can effectively target all mutants and achieve precise extermination of them?"

As soon as the words fell, before Trask on the stage could speak, the representative of Trask Industries, who had never participated in the discussion in the corner of the conference room, stood up slowly and glanced at everyone in the room one by one. He declared in a decisive tone:
"Sentinels! If we want to get rid of this malignant tumor called mutants, Sentinel robots are the sharpest scalpels that humans have. Only we can save humanity!"

"sentinel?"

While muttering the name of Sentinel, another representative of the Biological Gene Group in the field couldn't help but sneer:

"I admit that the sentinel robots have some benefits in terms of security, but that's all. If I remember correctly, in the battle on Alcatraz, Magneto alone eliminated dozens of so-called special-made sentinel robots."

"Heh, instead of choosing Sentinel, it's better to choose our group's gene suppression program."

The representative of Trast Industries glanced at the speaker with disdain and ignored him. Instead, he walked directly to the round platform in the front of the crowd. After nodding to Trask on the round platform, he directly replaced the other's position and tapped lightly on the screen behind him.

Then the image on the screen changed instantly, turning into a streamlined mechanical sentry with a body covered with fish scales and a silvery appearance.

"Everyone, forget about those old Sentinel models. Two days ago, our group made great breakthroughs in major areas such as biological materials and X-genes, and developed the latest version of the simulated Sentinel. They have greatly enhanced their defense and offensive capabilities on the basis of the original ones, and have mastered the ability to simulate multiple X-genes."

"As long as there are enough of them, the massive amount of simulated Sentinels will become a real nightmare and natural disaster for mutants. By then, even Magneto or the more powerful Phoenix will die in the encirclement of the Sentinels."

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In the following time, the representative explained the detailed data about the simulated sentinel to everyone through pictures and video materials.

At the same time, during the explanation, invisible waves began to spread quietly outward with him as the center, stimulating the atmosphere on the scene to become even more heated.

Finally, as the lecture was drawing to a close, he raised his arms high in front of everyone's eager gazes, his face flushed as he spoke excitedly:

"So, everyone! As long as Trask Industries is given enough resources and time, we will create an invincible Scourge for the Federation that is capable of conquering everything. The Sentinels will accurately destroy every mutant hiding in the crowd, and use their deaths to shape the eternal greatness of mankind! Even..."

"One step closer!"

"Think about it, everyone. The key to evolution is within reach. The current Sentinels can only simulate the X gene in a mechanical body, but as long as we are given enough research samples, transplanting it into the human body will no longer be a dream."

"Why are they the only ones who can achieve immortality, self-healing, and control weather conditions? Who says we can't become the next generation of Homo sapiens?"

"The Sentinels are guarding not only the present of mankind, but also the endless future!"

"What we have to do is not only to exterminate mutants, but also to use their flesh and blood as a stepping stone to build a more majestic palace for mankind!!"

(End of this chapter)