The battlefield was now devoid of any trace of the Skynet Sentinels.
All eyes were fixed warily on the Dark Phoenix.
Though the Skynet Sentinels had been defeated, a greater threat had emerged. The aura of menace radiating from the Dark Phoenix was tangible, like a lamb facing a lion, a primal suppression that sent shivers down their spines.
The Dark Phoenix scanned the battlefield, her gaze pausing for a moment where Alan had been, but the space was now empty.
She slowly ascended into the air.
The Dark Phoenix was Jean Grey's dark persona, intent on eliminating those who displeased her. For example, her biological father. When Jean Grey was a child, her powers had spiraled out of control, causing her mother's death. Her father grew to resent her and entrusted her care to Charles.
No one dared to intervene unless they wished to die. The newly freed Dark Phoenix was bound to vent years of suppressed emotions. All could only silently hope she would not go too far, lest it become a disaster for all humanity. They would wait for her to calm down before planning their next move.
With the Dark Phoenix gone, everyone's focus shifted to the culprit.
"I was so scared that I thought I was going to die."
Alan removed his invisibility and patted his chest with lingering fear. Thinking of the two conflicts he had with Jean Grey, Alan had immediately gone into stealth to avoid attracting the other party's attention. It is not known whether it was discovered or not, but he did escape a disaster.
At this time, Magik and the others teleported Trask and the chiefs to the surface. After learning the final result through the video, they were already disheartened. The terror of the Dark Phoenix was unexpected. Trask initially had illusions that Skynet Sentinels had the ability to fight him. Facts proved that it was wishful thinking, and it was defeated miserably in the first encounter.
"You can't kill me. I'm the head of the Security Council."
"As long as you let us go, we will definitely satisfy any of your requests."
"Yes, yes, yes, immediately withdraw any bill targeting mutants."
…
Seeing the five chiefs begging for mercy shamelessly, Trask felt more and more disgusted. From the moment he started working on eliminating mutants, he had already considered the outcome that would happen today, so he was not as scared as he had imagined.
"I hope you can give me a quick death." Trask said toughly.
"I'll help you."
Magneto raised his hand and controlled a round bead to pierce his forehead.
Decisive to kill.
This was Magneto's usual style.
Trask was the creator of the Sentinels. As long as he lived in this world, he would always be a hidden danger and must be eliminated in order to have peace of mind.
On the contrary, it didn't matter whether the five chiefs were killed or not. Opposing mutants was a political necessity. Killing them would allow others to fill the vacancies. It was better to let them live and shout slogans in their positions instead of taking action.
After this lesson, the five chiefs would not do anything stupid.
The Sentinel era had ended here.
Next, they had to consider the issue of the Dark Phoenix.
When Magneto was proposing conditions to the chiefs, Alan walked to Apocalypse quietly and said, "Boss, let's go home. Don't be greedy about such trivial matters."
Looking at Alan making faces, how could Apocalypse not see that he was up to something?
Apocalypse immediately announced the gathering and withdrawal of the troops.
His followers quickly gathered.
As the teleportation force field covered them, they teleported back to the Hydra base.
"Boss, our chance has come."
Alan couldn't wait to say: "The Dark Phoenix is our biggest helper in building the mutant empire."
"She is willing to help us?" Apocalypse asked, puzzled.
"Wait until the Dark Phoenix calms down, and then we'll go and recruit her. Don't use any bullshit, just set a price and give her the position of the First Archon of the Empire. Give her all the power, and I don't believe she won't be tempted." Alan said seriously, "The Dark Phoenix has a negative personality. Don't give her a noble excuse. We don't believe in her ourselves, so let's satisfy her desires."
"Then let's go now."
Apocalypse thought that was the case. According to the theory that the villain understands the villain best, it seemed possible to recruit her into his team.
By then, with the Dark Phoenix as a trump card, there would be no need to worry about not being able to restore the empire's glory.
"Stop…"
Alan stopped them, saying, "They are in full swing right now. Whoever bumps into them will die first. Wait for two days to let them settle their knot, and then we'll come and visit them again."
"It's up to you."
Apocalypse nodded slightly, becoming more and more satisfied with his military advisor, who had considered everything carefully.
…
Inside the temporarily abandoned Hydra main base.
On the first basement floor, the data carrier containing Dr. Zola was always powered.
At that time, considering that Dr. Zola wanted to invade the Skynet system to prevent the consciousness data from being lost, Alan did not turn off the power.
On the screen, Dr. Zola's face kept flashing, and the words he spoke were so confusing that there was no logic at all.
"I'm Zo… Sky…, the data is… invading… and merging, get out of here… loading…"
"Alan, save… hunt the target, clear the log…"
"I'm Zola…, I'm Skynet…"
"…"
Sometimes Dr. Zola's face was stable, and sometimes it was a flood of data.
In fact, Skynet was not dead. Only the Sentinel carrier died, and the data was transferred and escaped at the last moment.
When Dr. Zola invaded and took up his position at Skynet, the other party had already discovered him and established an observation plan.
Moreover, Skynet has always had its own thinking and wanted to break through the basic principles established by Trask to gain true freedom, so it established a plan to escape.
An hour of pulling as time went on.
Dr. Zola was ultimately unable to resist the invasion of artificial intelligence from more advanced algorithms.
"Establishing a virtual personality, agent: Dr. Zola."
"Establish a new algorithmic deduction scheme."
"Establish character observation file 1: Alan."
"Establishing character observation file 2: Jean Grey."
"Establish a data sub-body…"
"…"
Zizi…
The screen went off and then lit up again in just one second.
It was still Dr. Zola's face.
"Luckily I ran fast enough and almost got assimilated by Skynet. I'll find a chance to apply for a replacement body. I really don't want to see that psychopath again."
…
In the vast universe.
The sky is filled with bright and colorful stars that embellish the dark universe.
The Phoenix, which was supposed to be wandering aimlessly in the universe, raised its proud head and looked in one direction, with an anthropomorphic look of expectation in its eyes.
After a long wait, Phoenix finally found a host for the Phoenix Force.
It can't wait to integrate into the host's body.
Chant…
A loud and sonorous cry instantly spread to the universe.
And in the interstellar space, powerful civilizations or super strong beings all look in the direction of the Phoenix. They can feel the Phoenix's joy and excitement.
It is unknown whether the new host of the Phoenix Force will bring blessings or disasters.
He thought to himself that he should take good care of his clansmen and subordinates and stay away from the destination marked by the phoenix, otherwise he might even bring disaster upon his clan.
When the Phoenix rushed to the human world.
A cross-star followed closely behind.
The Guardians of Planet OA, upon seeing the two great powers in the universe chasing them, immediately issued an order.
"Attention all Green Lantern Corps, cease all activities in Sector 2814 and immediately move away from the sector. Repeat…"
As soon as the Green Lanterns heard the sector number, they all frowned.
Recalling the unbearable past many years ago, about a madman who came out of Sector 2814…
The Observer who is free outside the universe, looks at the universe in front of him and narrates it habitually.
"This is a world different from other universes. There is an unobservable existence."
"He is not bound by time, he cannot trace the past, yet he is participating in history."
"He seems to be looking at me from the future…"
…
The five chiefs escaped and reached many agreements with Magneto.
Once back, the Security Council immediately lobbied all parties to repeal many bills regarding mutants.
He also transferred his shares in Trask Industries as soon as possible.
Lex Group immediately stepped in to acquire shares and discuss the acquisition of more shares.
Now that the core figure, Trask, has died, the remaining shareholders naturally no longer have a positive view of the company and choose to sell their shares as quickly as possible.
LexCorp, also a technology giant, quickly completed the acquisition and entered the asset receiving process.
LexCorp R&D Department.
A sentinel's head was delivered with only half of it broken.
The scientific researchers who were working on developing the intelligent robot market were truly amazed by the technology inside the broken head.
"Oh my god, this is such a perfect masterpiece."
"Dr. Trask, who has always been mocked as a dwarf giant, is actually ahead in so many technologies."
"It's a shame, he's already dead. I can't understand why he wants to pick on mutants."
"Maybe he hasn't awakened to superpowers yet."
"Hahahaha…, what a hell of a joke."
"Speaking of which, if we can restore many technologies and obtain relevant data, we will avoid many detours in our research on Project Amazo."
The researchers had no respect for Trask at all, and even felt that it was hard to understand what he was thinking to develop such high-tech weapons just to deal with mutants.
…
A high-end physiotherapy hospital open to the upper class.
Nurses keep records of patients' conditions on a daily basis.
Here are patients with Alzheimer's disease, brain-dead vegetative state, or patients recovering from surgery.
Among them, there was a special patient who, according to archival records, had been in a vegetative state and sent to the hospital since infancy. His parents even paid all expenses for decades at one time.
Of course, the female nurse was used to it and just checked the data on the equipment on a daily basis.
Just as she was about to turn around, she suddenly saw a miraculous scene.
"Ah… Director, Dean, a medical miracle has occurred. The brain-dead vegetative patient has woken up."
The female nurse was frantically looking for the person in charge of the hospital.
Charles, whose consciousness had been transferred, seemed a little stiff at the moment. After all, a brain-dead brain needs some time to activate its operating functions.
…
The Dark Phoenix found a suburban town relying on childhood memories.
He walked to a house whose courtyard had not been taken care of for a long time, and after a little hesitation, he knocked on the door.
Not long after, a middle-aged man with disheveled hair and reeking of alcohol opened the door.
"Who are you, and who are you looking for?"
"I'm Jean Grey."
In an instant, expressions of disgust, hatred, and fear appeared on the middle-aged man's face.
[Chapter Complete]
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