Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 426 Betrayal
Brutal curses echoed slowly in the small control cabin. Turning around to look at Hongye who was dying and unconscious behind him, Turing's already scarlet eyes began to look even more ferocious.

The guy who dropped the nuclear bomb into the base is certainly hateful, but the one who deserves to die even more is the traitor who secretly placed the space prop into the base.

Given the secrecy of the underground base, there is almost no possibility of accidental exposure, except for the active leakage by the contractors of this camp, let alone being invaded silently.

However, there are only a few contractors who have the right to enter and exit freely, so the specific identity of the traitor is easy to screen afterwards, but the current priority is not this. Since the enemy has chosen to take action, it is highly likely that they will not stop easily. The top priority now is to move quickly.

Thinking of this, Turing in the control cabin was just about to control the transfer of the sentinels, but suddenly heard the familiar alarm sound again.

"Ding!! A high-energy reaction has been detected directly above! Please evade immediately..."

"boom!!"

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In the outside world, the constantly shaking earth had just calmed down due to the violent fall of the giant sentinel. The next second, a magnificent beam of light that penetrated the sky and the earth had violently torn through the clouds and accurately hit the giant sentinel that had dodged not long ago on the surface.

However, in just a short moment, the giant sentinel, as big as a metal high-rise building, was completely swallowed up by the magnificent beam of light that descended from the sky. The surging waves of earth once again swept across the entire land, and its scale continued to rise.

The pouring light column seemed endless. Under this terrifying pressure, the originally solid and thick earth's crust was now as soft as water waves. The rising smoke and dust mixed with large pieces of rubble gathered together to form a series of surging gray "waves" that kept surging. From a distance, it seemed that the whole earth was constantly wailing in this violent trembling.

The shrill wailing lasted for several minutes before the pillar of light that pierced the sky and the earth slowly dissipated. When the dust and fog cleared, all that was left at the scene was a deep pit with a diameter of about 100 meters. Red magma kept dripping from the edge, while the interior was deep darkness that could not be seen to the bottom.

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Above the cloud curtain, accompanied by the sound of mechanical twisting "click, click, click", the red magic main gun began to slowly retract into the interior of the battleship.

In order to ensure a fatal blow, the main gun destroyed nearly 80% of the battleship's energy. Fortunately, it was worth it. When the dazzling glow faded, Xu Yue heard the sound of a large paradise prompt in his ears as he wished.

[Hint: Trask Industrial Base was destroyed by hunters, more than 80% of the senior executives were destroyed, the controller production line and the gene database disappeared... The conditions for the destruction of the faction have been met. You have obtained 12.3% of the source of the world, and now you have obtained 70.4% of the source of the world.]

[Tip: Serious changes in the plot have been detected. The future of the mutants' Sentinel Apocalypse' has been reversed. The completion of the main mission 'Rescue' has been greatly improved, and the current completion is 73%. ]

[Hint: The Hunter destroyed one of the current major forces in the world (Trask Industries), and rewards are being distributed... You get Soul Crystal (Medium) × 10, Technology Side Sentinel Mechanical Drawing (Dark Purple) × 1, Dark Purple Treasure Box (Sentinel) × 1]

[All reminders: The Trask Industrial camp in the current world has been captured. All contractors in the camp will automatically terminate their camp relationship, their contribution points will be reset to zero, and their main quest progress will be cleared. Please find another camp to join within six hours, or you will be eliminated if you fail to do so! ! ]

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"Eliminate if you fail to meet the deadline!" The four blood-red characters hit the hearts of all the contractors like a heavy hammer, instantly making the already chaotic situation even more turbulent.

Not to mention the unlucky guys who were fighting in the Cairo battlefield, only to turn around and find that their own camp exploded on the spot, the rest of the contractors who received the [All Reminder] message had different expressions, some were worried, and some even had murderous intentions.

So far, Trask Industries is the first and also the only faction to be removed from the list by the contractor. Although the park prompts do not indicate the rewards that can be obtained after completing this feat, it is not difficult to guess that the benefits behind it must be extremely generous.

Before this move had a precedent, people might not have had any additional thoughts, but now that someone has set an example, it is inevitable that later generations will follow suit.

After all, apart from the X-Men and the Brotherhood, which have an endless stream of high-end combat forces, there are still many human camps with weak combat power in the world today, especially the Worthington Group camp that was half-crippled not long ago and is almost like fish on the chopping board.

If Apocalypse can't do it, then seizing the time to repair some damage may be the last option.

Looking back, no matter how the contractors outside reacted after seeing the Paradise's [All Prompt], Xu Yue had a look of joy at a good harvest on his face. The benefits brought by the destruction of the Trask Headquarters were completely in line with his expectations.

Not to mention the large amount of world origins and the completion of the main quests, the 10 soul crystals (medium) alone can be said to be worth the money.

After tossing the small treasure box that suddenly appeared in his hand, Xu Yue turned his head to look at Hank beside him and said lightly:

"Now it's truly over. Let's go and deal with the one in Cairo!"

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The White House, underground command post.

The strange collapse of a remote mountain in Mexico did not attract the attention of these upper-class people. They have no time to care about these trivial matters now. As the deadline for the destruction of the world set by Apocalypse draws closer, the atmosphere in the command post becomes more and more depressing.

Since the outbreak of the Battle of Cairo, the boiling flames of war and bloody massacre have always shrouded this ruin. A careful count shows that a total of five waves of human coalition forces have sunk here one after another.

Nearly one million human soldiers, plus countless weapons and ammunition, were all poured into this not-so-large piece of land, but all they got in return was the endless yellow sand.

Tianqi used his overwhelming absolute strength to once again demonstrate to the world how vulnerable mankind's so-called technological power is in the face of the might of true gods.

Death induces fear, and meaningless sacrifice will continue to erode will. No matter how brave and fearless the human coalition forces appear, after experiencing two, three, or even four or five tragic defeats, they will inevitably fall into a desperate situation of total loss of morale.

This is true on the battlefield and also in the command center behind it.

The successive failures hit far more than just the soldiers on the battlefield, but also the top government officials of various countries behind them. Even if they are unwilling to admit it, the piles of corpses under the yellow sand will not lie.

In the eyes of that "God", human resistance is like a gnat trying to shake a tree. Even if it is repeated ten or even a hundred times, the result will be nothing but a new record number of corpses under the endless yellow sand.

Thus, conflicts arose. The alliance of human nations, which had been able to maintain unity at the beginning, soon turned into two distinct factions driven by their own interests after experiencing repeated and desperate defeats.

One side insisted on never compromising. Even if the end of the world was coming, mankind would make the almighty god pay the price at all costs before dying.

The other side advocated recognizing the reality. Since nothing could be done, it would be better to concentrate all efforts on facing the coming doomsday judgment than to continue to make unnecessary sacrifices. Since there was a Noah's Ark that carried life through the judgment in the past, there would be no exception now. The representatives of the countries belonging to the two factions argued endlessly in the command post, but soon fell silent. After all, no matter which faction they belonged to, it was just a helpless choice under despair.

And in this unspeakable silence, a feeling of suffocation and powerlessness as if one's throat was strangled began to gradually spread throughout the audience.

It was not until a cloud of blue smoke suddenly exploded in the center of the venue that the stagnant atmosphere in the command post was forcibly broken.

Soon the rolling smoke dissipated slowly, and with the help of Nightcrawler, the Minister of Mutant Affairs, Beast Hank, who had disappeared inexplicably for many days, reappeared in this command post that gathered human representatives from various countries in an extremely eye-catching manner.

"Since humans can't defeat 'God', then it's our turn as mutants!"

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The conversation between the two different races in the command post lasted for a long time. It was not until an hour later that Hank left again with the help of Nightcrawler.

The details of what the two sides discussed were not disclosed, but soon the human coalition forces hovering near Cairo began to retreat one after another, as if they had completely given up resistance.

Cairo, Temple.

The endless yellow sand has completely submerged the ruins of the former city, and also buried the numerous corpses underneath. From afar, countless high and short sand dunes are scattered on the vast golden desert, and in the center, there is a majestic pyramid temple towering into the sky.

At the gate of the temple, Apocalypse, whose clothes were not even stained with blood, was quietly watching the rapidly retreating human coalition in the distance, with a hint of sarcasm in his indifferent eyes.

Even though times have changed, the so-called resistance of mankind is still ridiculous in his eyes, so when faced with provocation, he will slaughter them mercilessly, but when the ants begin to flee for their lives, he loses the interest to continue killing them.

After all, in the face of the impending world-destroying flood, those humans who escape will sooner or later end up sinking into the depths of the sea forever.

"Human, hum!"

"No matter how much time has passed, nature remains the same..."

Apocalypse was not surprised by the human coalition's anti-China resistance. He just sneered and turned to look at the four knights in the back who were all injured.

Compared to Apocalypse who was unharmed and even had no breath fluctuation, the four knights now looked much more embarrassed. Even Magneto, the strongest among them, was still seriously injured after being attacked by so many contractors.

But even though all four knights were injured, Apocalypse's face did not show the slightest displeasure. Facing the human army, a large number of sentinels, and the numerous contractors mixed in among them, the fact that they were able to fight to the death was already a great gesture.

As the four knights guarding the gods, their personal strength is of course indispensable, but loyalty is more important. After all, when it comes to strength, no matter how strong they are, they can never surpass Apocalypse who calls himself "God", and he does not need a knight who has the opportunity to surpass himself.

Sometimes, having flaws can be an advantage.

“Well done!”

As he spoke, Apocalypse raised his arm slightly, and then several beams of green light descended from nowhere, and in a moment all the injuries of Magneto and others were healed.

"Continue to guard the temple. After the trial, you will share this new world with me."

After saying this, Tianqi glanced meaningfully at the four people in front of him who had recovered from their injuries. After noticing a flash of eagerness in their eyes, he walked straight towards the main entrance of the temple.

Soon, the dull footsteps were gradually blocked by the thick walls of the temple. Looking at the tall figure of Apocalypse disappearing into the shadows, the eagerness in Ah Fu's eyes slowly dissipated, and was replaced by a cold indifference.

For a long time, the four knights who were supposed to disperse to guard the temple did not move. In this silent silence, the dead silence was not broken until Ah Fu's chuckle was heard.

"Heh, now that things have come to this, Lord Magneto will not choose to change his ways at this time!"

Magneto, who was at the front of the crowd, with his scarlet cloak fluttering behind him, did not respond immediately. As he looked at the towering temple in front of him, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, but it was replaced by determination in an instant.

To completely destroy human civilization and rebuild a new world belonging to mutants is the ultimate goal that the entire Brotherhood has been striving for, and now this goal is only one step away from him.

As long as he chooses to continue to follow the apocalypse, the destruction of human civilization is almost imminent. But the only problem is that the new world that is born will no longer be subject to his will, but will be completely obedient to the almighty "God".

Thinking of this, Magneto's eyes flashed fiercely, and he said lightly:
"Let's proceed as planned. Humans don't need a living god, and the same goes for mutants!"

Hearing this, before Ah Fu in the back could reply, Scarlet Witch, who was staring at her father nervously, breathed a sigh of relief first. From the beginning to the end, she had never thought of truly following Apocalypse to destroy the world. On the contrary, killing this god was what she had always wanted to do.

Scarlet Witch's performance was not concealed. After sensing her general idea, Ah Fu couldn't help but curl his lips. As long as none of the Four Horsemen chose to side with Apocalypse, the opponent's fate was basically foreseeable.

Without saying anything more, he opened his clenched right hand, and then a small magic mirror slowly rose from his palm and continued to expand.

After a moment, figures walked out one after another from the huge mirror that had expanded to about two meters.

Under the attention of Magneto and others, Xu Yue, holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji, took the lead, followed by Jean, Quicksilver, Nightcrawler, Phantom Flame and many other fully armed mutant high-end combat forces.

His eyes, faintly burning with golden-red flames, slowly swept over the people in front of him, and finally stopped on the towering temple not far away. The next second, a pair of huge flaming wings burst open behind Xu Yue.

Amid the howling wind, he turned into a streak of golden-red fire and shot straight into the sky. In the desert, only a cold declaration of war remained, echoing for a long time.

"Let's get started. Let's meet this so-called 'God'!"

(End of this chapter)