"Professor Storm, what exactly happened?"
On the way to the Mutant School, Hawking asked Storm.
Storm didn't hide anything and recounted the entire incident in detail.
It turned out that all the Professors and Mutant students who remained at the school were celebrating Christmas together in the hall.
Suddenly, a spatial wormhole opened, and Magneto appeared with a few people, saying he wanted to take Professor X to complete their original dream.
One of them, a strange-looking blue-skinned Mutant who claimed to be the God of Mutants, instantly incapacitated Professor X, causing him to faint on the spot. Before they could intervene, Magneto stopped them all.
The power Magneto displayed at the time was far stronger than before; none of them could break through.
Just like that, Professor X was brazenly taken into the spatial wormhole and disappeared.
"It's Blink, no, could it be... Apocalypse!"
After listening to Storm's narration, Hawking's expression changed again.
At first, hearing about the spatial wormhole, he thought Magneto had found Blink, a Mutant who could open teleportation wormholes.
However, when he later heard about a blue-skinned, unfamiliar Mutant who claimed to be a god and could instantly subdue Professor X, and that Magneto's power had significantly increased, he knew he was wrong.
Professor X's psychic abilities were so powerful that only a very few could resist his mental intrusion, let alone directly incapacitate him.
Besides Phoenix, who had her restraints removed, only Apocalypse, hailed as the progenitor of Mutants, could do such a thing.
"This is troublesome now."
Guessing it was Apocalypse, Hawking also became unsettled.
According to his understanding from watching movies, Apocalypse was the first Mutant to appear five thousand years ago. He could transfer his consciousness to other Mutants, thereby acquiring their abilities and talents, and eventually ruled humanity.
Later, while transferring his consciousness to a Mutant with self-healing and immortality, he was betrayed by enslaved humans and fell into a deep sleep.
He remembered the location of his slumber was a city in Egypt, but he didn't have a clear recollection of which specific city.
However, even if he remembered, he had never intended to seek him out.
Apocalypse could absorb energy and awaken as soon as he saw sunlight, so why would he look for such trouble?
Unexpectedly, Magneto had now found and awakened him.
After thousands of consciousness transfers, Apocalypse possessed thousands of Mutant abilities, making his strength immense and virtually without any weaknesses.
In the movie, it was only when Jean unleashed the Phoenix Force that he was finally killed.
To be honest, with his current combat power, he wasn't confident he could defeat Apocalypse.
The full power of the Phoenix Force was Multiverse-level. His current combat power of over two hundred, even with the Goku template, would only be just under three hundred.
At most, he was Planet-level, not even reaching Skyfather-level.
However, fortunately, today was not only Christmas but also a full moon night. If he could stall until night, he could transform into a Great Ape, increasing his combat power tenfold. Then, he might have a chance to fight Apocalypse.
Still, he always had a nagging feeling that something wasn't quite right.
This World was different from the movie. In the movie, the middle-aged Magneto was driven to despair after his wife and daughter were killed by humans, leading him to be persuaded by Apocalypse to become one of the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse.
But the current Magneto was the cunning, elderly Magneto. Could he so easily let Apocalypse, a five-thousand-year-old Mutant, dictate everything?
Also, based on his understanding of Magneto, Magneto at this age was very cautious in his actions. If he really intended for Apocalypse to capture Professor X, transfer his consciousness into Professor X's body, thereby gaining Professor X's abilities, and control the entire Earth.
Then he shouldn't have acted before eliminating the X-Men and him, with his powerful Great Ape form. Instead, he brazenly took Professor X directly.
Was he not afraid they would disrupt the transfer?
Lastly, he didn't believe Magneto was unaware that he could only transform into a Great Ape on a full moon night.
Although this information was known only to a few, such as Professor X, Wolverine, and Storm, Magneto frequently brought Mystique to the Mutant School, and Mystique could transform into anyone to gather information.
If he truly didn't know, then for it to happen on the very day of a full moon, wasn't that too much of a coincidence?
It couldn't be just because it was Christmas, could it?
"Forget it, let's save Professor X first."
He absolutely could not allow Apocalypse to gain Professor X's abilities. With Apocalypse's powerful psionic abilities, once he acquired the Professor's powers, he wouldn't need any cerebro enhancer.
At that point, even he would find it difficult to resist.
However, this trip presented both danger and opportunity. If he could defeat Apocalypse, the Justice Points gained would certainly be substantial, possibly unlocking a new protagonist template directly.
Although Apocalypse wasn't planning to slaughter all of humanity, he did intend for Magneto to trigger magnetic field collapses of continental plates, returning everything that had developed since the Bronze Age back to its primitive state.
Mutant School conference room.
"Well, Professor Hank, have you located the Professor?"
As soon as Hawking entered, he immediately asked Beast.
Beast shook his head with a grave tone:
"No, Magneto knows us well. The tracker installed on Professor's wheelchair was destroyed."
"Why did Magneto kidnap the Professor? Is he trying to use the Professor's abilities to wipe out humanity again, like before? And who is that blue-skinned guy who could instantly control the Professor!"
At this, Wolverine angrily slammed his hand on the table.
Given their past experience, it was hard for them not to think in that direction.
"This time, it's probably not as simple as just Magneto. Hearing what Professor Storm told me, it reminded me of a legend I once stumbled upon.
Do any of you know about Apocalypse?"
Hawking spoke with a serious expression.
At this point, information about Apocalypse definitely needed to be shared.
"Apocalypse?"
Everyone looked bewildered; clearly, none of them had heard that name before.
So Hawking quickly shared all the information he knew about Apocalypse.
"So this Apocalypse is even more dangerous than Magneto. He can enhance Mutant abilities, so I estimate Magneto and the Mutants under his Brotherhood have all been enhanced. This will be a tough fight!"
"There's actually such a terrifying Mutant in the World. So that means they are likely hiding in a city in Egypt right now."
Hank quickly made a guess.
Since Apocalypse's former base was in Egypt, it was highly probable that any plans would unfold there.
"Exactly. So, we need some help. Let me make a call first!"
Hawking's mind raced, and he immediately pulled out his phone and dialed Nick Fury's number.
"Director Fury, it's bad! Humanity is doomed!"
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