Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible

The contrasting scene in front of her constantly impacted Storm's inherent values. Of course she had heard about the miserable current situation of the low-level mutants, but how could hearing it be as shocking as seeing it with her own eyes.

Living in the ivory tower built by the professor for a long time made her inevitably distorted about the true status of mutants, until she saw with her own eyes that these strange compatriots who were deformed and cowering suddenly transformed into sad and happy but high-minded people in front of her. After taking a new form, she truly understood the positive significance of the antidote to the mutant community.

Not all mutants are blessings. According to the level classification, mutants can be divided into six levels in total, from the incomplete Ypsilon level to the almost divine Omega level, and their abilities are increasing in sequence.

The students absorbed by the The choice sounds a bit cruel, but the size of the college means that it cannot save everyone.

What the professor wants to cultivate is the hope that represents the future of mutants and a bridge that can carry equal communication between both parties. Therefore, he must make a choice when facing this situation. This also leads to Storm's lack of correct identification of the real low-level mutants. You know, the towering height of the castle makes it impossible to see clearly the mess in the mud.

For those groups struggling to survive in the mud, mutation is a curse of despair. In a huge body of more than 10 million, there are too many devastated carrion and growths, and the antidote is to dig out these The best blade, the pain in the process is indispensable, but only by clearing away these burdens and swing elements, can the mutant race radiate new vitality in the blood, and move forward more steadily and for a longer time .

Storm couldn't understand this before, but now she has some understanding, and he is obviously not the only one who has this understanding. There are also members in the parade who quietly leave after a moment of silence.

However, this number is a bit insignificant compared to the huge total number of parades, not to mention that there are a steady stream of parade members coming from all over the city, making the entire team's slogan chanting momentum not lessened but increasing, becoming more and more warm.

People's sorrows and joys are not the same. Most of the march members are unable to sympathize with the extreme emotions that burst out after their former compatriots were reborn. Or maybe even if they see it, they will choose to be indifferent. They just need to seize the opportunity to break away from the race. Just by being a traitor, he can stand on the mountain of morality and shout "We don't need an antidote"!

It is undeniable that no one is qualified to judge whether the actions of both parties are right or wrong. They just have different interests.

"So we have to allow the antidote to continue to spread until humans completely show their fangs before resisting?"

There was an unspeakable confusion in Storm's words. Now this young mutant, who is vaguely regarded by the professor as the next leader of the academy, can no longer declare to everyone firmly like yesterday, 'From beginning to end, None of us need an antidote'.

But this does not mean that she has become weak. On the contrary, this is an obvious growth. Her perspective is no longer limited to the scope covered by the academy, but has become more in-depth and comprehensive. However, she wants to fully digest this sudden change. It will take some time for her to adjust to the broadened perspective.

The professor was happy to see this happen. In fact, this was the main reason why Xu Yue appeared here together with Storm. Recalling the instructions he received from someone before setting off, he glanced sideways at the expression on Storm's face. With a slightly complicated expression, he said:

"The positive significance of the antidote is undeniable, but the harm cannot be ignored. It is naturally impossible to allow it to spread wantonly. However, the academy and the X-Men have always represented a stable camp. This is also what the human government can allow the academy to exist. important reason, so we must not take the lead in provoking unrest.”

"Don't worry, Ororo. The antidote is related to the future of all mutants. Compared to the academy, there is an old friend who is undoubtedly more suitable for armed resistance. Moreover, the other party has already started to take action. We just need to wait for the opportunity. Since the Worthington Group advertises the potion as an antidote to cure mutants, it must and can only be in the hands of mutants. "

As he spoke, Xu Yue's eyes fell on a mutant young man in the parade who was encouraging others to shout in unison. The other party's action goal was very clear, which was to continuously expand the scale and momentum of the protest, thereby causing The atmosphere of confrontation between humans and mutants has become increasingly fierce.

Looking around, there were at least seven or eight organizers with similar behavior patterns walking around among the crowds around him. Through spiritual communication, he could easily sense the hatred and desire for chaos in the hearts of these people. , it is obvious that they all have the same purpose, and there is a high probability that they are all members of the Brotherhood of Mutants. After all, when the war really starts, it is often necessary to beat the drums and wave the flags in advance to boost their prestige.

Behind her, following Xu Yue's line of sight, Storm Girl also saw those guys with special behaviors in the parade. Combined with Xu Yue's previous words, her eyes flashed slightly, and a familiar image of a majestic old man soon appeared in her mind. .

"You mean... Magneto?"

Hearing Magneto's name, Xu Yue has not yet responded. Logan, who has not expressed much opinions, first turned pale. He hates this name. The other party's ability can completely defeat him, whether it is powerful self-healing or sharp. The steel claws in that person's hands couldn't exert any power at all, and could only be rubbed at will like a doll.

If possible, he would rather face another nuclear bomb explosion than fight Magneto. The feeling of powerlessness of having his body completely manipulated made him extremely crazy.

"So we're going to have to fight that old man again?"

Noticing the ugly look on Luo Gen's face, Xu Yue raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said calmly:

"Don't worry, we still have professors."

"boom!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden loud noise in front of everyone. Near a striking building in the distance, a large piece of transparent glass fell from a high altitude. It hit the bottom of the building and shattered into countless fragments, causing the people queuing around to scream. The scene was chaotic.

Gazing across the chaotic situation at the bottom of the building, Xu Yue quickly raised his gaze and saw a blond young man who looked like an angel leaping out of the broken window at the top of the tall building. The broad white wings behind him only flapped slightly, and the falling figure Breaking away from the shackles of gravity, he directly took off into the sky by the wind, gradually flying farther and farther into the sky.

"How come there are mutants escaping from the Worthington Group building? Are they Magneto's men?"

Storm's surprised voice came from behind. The location they were currently in was one of the antidote injection points close to the Worthington Group, but there was no injection point established in the group building. The most likely scenario at the moment was that there was A certain mutant secretly sneaked into the headquarters of the group that issued the antidote, and escaped quickly after being discovered. Those who can do such a thing are usually the lawless Brotherhood members under Magneto.

Looking at the disappearing white dots in the sky, Xu Yue narrowed his eyes slightly. The flying speed of this bird-man was not even slower than his. After hearing Storm's doubts, he slowly shook his head.

"He is not Magneto. He is the next heir to the Worthington Group, Warren Worthington III."

"Wait a minute, are you saying that the Worthington Group that developed the antidote turned out to be a mutant?"

"Of course, why else would an industrial group whose main business is aircraft fuel suddenly be unable to think of developing mutant ability inhibitors? As stated in the press conference, the starting point of the Worthington Group's development of this agent is indeed to regard it as a The antidote to save mutants, but not all mutants need to be saved as they think, not even their heirs."

After finishing speaking, Xu Yue withdrew his gaze and glanced at the two people behind him who looked stunned. In their imagination, the Worthington Group should be researching antidotes under the instruction of the government with the fundamental goal of completely eradicating the mutants. The evil group did not realize that the original reason for the other party was really just to save people. As for the government's intervention later, it was just to take advantage of the situation.

"Let's go, the situation has been roughly understood. The war will not drag on for too long. We have to go back to the academy to prepare in advance. The scale of this battle will only be more exaggerated than imagined. With just a few X-Men But it’s far from enough. Maybe we need to select more students to participate in combat training.”

"Auroro, are there any children with suitable abilities in the upper grades?"

"There are quite a few with suitable abilities, but they are all lacking in character. They are not ready yet."

"Just practice more, Ororo, you dote on them too much. The academy can't protect them for a lifetime. There is no room for weakness in this damn world."

"Logan! They are still children, and they are not afraid of getting hurt like you."

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A group of three people were chatting away from the crowd that was constantly gathering, and quickly moved away from the parade. In the high-rise building of the group in the distance, a line of sight was retracted from the three people walking away below. The elf-eared male contractor turned around and looked at Warren Worthington II behind him, and said calmly:

"Do you need us to take action to bring back your son who escaped in battle?"

The words contained the ultimate confidence. Even though the white dot in the sky was no longer visible, Worthington II in the room still had no doubts about the credibility of these words. He knew very well that these few days How powerful is the newly appointed security chief of the group?

In fact, if the other party had not been watching the parade outside on the first floor of the building not long ago, his son, who chose to escape because he did not want to be injected with the antidote, would never have had the chance to break out of the window.

Looking at the vague white dot in the distance, the current head of the Worthington Group had complicated eyes, with regret and a trace of unnoticeable relaxation. In this chaotic period, his son's escape may not be necessary. What a bad thing. He knew that things were in trouble from the moment the government military started to get involved in the issuance of antidote. Especially the Cairo Battle that just broke out two days ago made him fearful.

In the battle between the Egyptian army and mutant lawless elements, more than 100,000 civilians paid a heavy price. The conflict between the two races was so cruel. He did not think that his Worthington Group would be able to cope with this force. How can it be better? He has been deeply involved in the whirlpool and is destined to be unable to escape, but his son may be able to.

Otherwise, where can’t I inject the antidote? Why did he need to deliberately choose this high-rise building facing the floor-to-ceiling windows.

"That's all. Since he can't bear to part with those ridiculous wings, let him leave. Mr. Panlagong, the mutants' protests are getting louder and louder. Your team has to worry about the safety of the group."

Looking playfully at the remains of the floor-to-ceiling window in front of him that looked like a shoddy project, Panlagong curled his lips indifferently.

"It's just a matter of responsibility, not to mention trouble, but the real battlefield is definitely not here. It will only break out at the Worthington Laboratory on Alcatraz Island. The mutant who is the source of the antidote is the center of the storm that attracts everything, and it will not Too late."

"Get ready, President Warren. Can you really not apply to the military to bury two nuclear bombs inside the island? Believe me, you will need it when the situation gets bad enough."

Worthington III's eyes twitched slightly, and he said helplessly:

"...Stop joking, Mr. Panlagong, doing this will drag the entire San Francisco into hell."

Unwillingly smacking his lips, Panlagong did not insist too much on this matter. He looked sideways at the female researcher wearing a white lab coat and asked:

"Dr. Rao, Minister McCoy visited the laboratory this morning, right?"

"Um."

"Did he do anything unnecessary?"

Recalling all the experiences this morning, Dr. Rao shook his head slowly.

"No, Secretary McCoy acted very restrained and did not even take the initiative to contact Jimmy. Mr. Panlagong, I don't think you have to doubt him. Secretary McCoy represents the attitude of the federal government."

"Huh, the government? Who can be sure where the director of the Department of Mutant Affairs really wants to go?"

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Looking back to this morning, a helicopter landed on Alcatraz Island, which has been closed to the outside world, accompanied by bursts of buzzing.

As the hatch opened, Hank, still wearing the blue suit, stepped out of the helicopter, and the person who came to greet him was Dr. Rao, the head of the Worthington Laboratory.

"Secretary McCoy, welcome to Worthington Laboratory."

"Thank you, Dr. Rao. It's not easy to come here."

"This is the safest place, that's why we put the antidote here."

After the two met, they just exchanged a few words and then went straight to the subject and walked towards the heavily guarded laboratory. On the way, Dr. Rao took the initiative to lead the way while explaining to Hank the layout of the laboratory and the most important information. An important antidote - Jimmy the mutant.

That's right, the antidote is a special medicine that specifically targets mutant genes and has a long-term inhibitory effect. Its most basic material is the blood of a mutant boy. It can be said that it is a technique learned from the foreigners and used to defeat the foreigners.

In fact, the effect of the potion comes entirely from this young man's unique mutant ability. He can automatically suppress all mutant genes around him, thereby entering a state of suppression and inactivation, and then extracting and replicating the genes in his blood. After amplification, it can be injected into the human body to make its abilities effective for a long time.