Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible

In the spiritual space, various beasts roared one after another.

As far as the eye can see, two towering pillars are majestic. On the left, the gluttonous beast has sharp claws and looks at the enemy. On the right, the tide is surging, and the wings of the auspicious beast Manta are rolling, making waves.

Outside the pillars, there are three magnificent weapons standing in different places. Looking closely, you can see that the Fang Tian Hua Ji is surrounded by evil spirits, and a dragon is swimming on it, riding the mist and soaring into the clouds; the blood mist spreads around the Red Prison Armor, and the giant demon stands behind it with a hideous face; the ground is surging beside the Ba Xia Tower Shield, and the dragon turtle squats outside, standing on the ground like a mountain.

In an instant, the whole spiritual space is boiling, and the five giant beasts are full of momentum. A pair of huge eyes are focused and look down, and they gather together on the double-headed fire phoenix in the center, making her who is struggling hard stiff for a moment.

Outside the encirclement, it was not just the Black Phoenix that was frozen. The White Queen was also somewhat dazed as she stared 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 and Qin, almost every beast had a shuddering aura.

On the other side, compared to the shock of the White Queen, the professor was much calmer. He had long ago noticed that there was more than one soul aura on Xu Yue. After roughly scanning the unique postures of each beast, he looked up and saw 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 and looked at the black and white fire phoenix below, whose breath had weakened a lot, and said lightly:

"It's time to start the second game, professor."

After speaking, the five beasts, along with the dense chains covering 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 full of hatred.

"No!!"

"Charles! You can't trap me forever, I am the piano! The 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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Brain wave amplification room.

The three people who had their eyes closed near the metal square platform opened their eyes at the same time, and their eyes were all tired. Even though the black phoenix had been weakened many times in succession, its strength should not be underestimated.

In the end, after Jean regained a small part of control and recovered from the chaotic state of mind, several people worked together to barely seal the other party's consciousness.

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

In order to completely separate the two, the professor needs to spend a long time to peel them off one by one.

But no matter what, at least the risk of Jean has been roughly eliminated, and the fate of Scott, Professor X, and Jean who died in succession in the original timeline has also been reversed.

"Professor, how is Jean?"

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 Jean who was sleeping peacefully on the square platform. Although she is still asleep now, her eyebrows are relaxed, and the lingering murderous aura has disappeared without a trace.

"It has been solved, 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 the little naughty who was also in a coma on his arms and asked anxiously:

"And Mary..."

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

"Then Jean..."

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In the room, Logan was still asking the professor about Jean's current situation in detail, while the White Queen closed her eyes and looked up at Xu Yue not far away from her from time to time, 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.

"About the future of the mutant race, maybe we can have a good talk."

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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 did not know what thrilling event happened last night. All they could see was the mysterious disappearance of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, the broken land in the coastal area, a huge abyss hole that suddenly appeared, and the Worthington Group that completely stopped issuing the antidote.

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

In short, any criminals who provoke the federal government and threaten social stability and the safety of residents will be strangled most thoroughly, 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 widely circulated before will also be announced to be completely discontinued, and the government will correspondingly increase some of the powers and responsibilities of the Mutant Affairs Department.

And Dr. Hank McCoy, the Minister of Affairs, will soon serve as the United Nations Ambassador. This is also the first time that the mutant community has occupied a high position and made its 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 over-standard combat force that can ignore the threat of nuclear weapons. Behind this harmonious atmosphere, the force comparison between humans and mutants has begun to change quietly.

No one can predict whether the changes that may occur later 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 for mutants is quietly being held.

The participants in the meeting include nearly double-digit members such as the President of the Federation, the Minister of Defense, senior military officials, and representatives of Trask Industries. Although their number is small, the forces they represent behind them cover almost all the armed forces of the Federation.

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

"This is the Alkali Dam that collapsed three years ago, and it was also the starting point of the psychological shock that almost destroyed all mankind..."

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

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

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

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As Trask explained in detail, shocking images began to appear on the screen one after another, and finally the picture stopped on the neatly arranged portraits of the characters.

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

Trask slowly and meaningfully told 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 the people in the conference room with a sharp gaze.

"These are the chaos and social losses caused by mutants in the past few years."

"Changing appearance, longevity and self-healing, manipulating weather, controlling 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, which is a rate of improvement far beyond our technological development."

"They are becoming more and more terrifying, and the damage they cause is also increasing. Now, they are actively improving their social treatment and international independence."

"Obviously, if no action is taken and the situation is allowed to continue to deteriorate, If so, perhaps it won't be long before we will become the next batch of Neanderthals eliminated by Homo sapiens, or even become the Indians who were once massacred. "

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

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

The cold voice slowly echoed in the conference room, and the scene was silent.

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

"Mutants have shown their fangs. They are not weak now. Once 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 take some softer or more secretive methods to complete the differentiation and control of the mutant group?"

After listening to the old man's speech quietly, Trask, who was at the front of the crowd, responded immediately:

"Unfortunately, Speaker Dennis, we have tried, but the results have always been very few."

"We have taken the initiative to differentiate the two major forces among the mutant groups, the Brotherhood of Mutants and Xavier Academy for Gifted Youth. We have strongly suppressed the Brotherhood and secretly supported the Academy in an attempt to guide the two sides 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 the comprehensive monitoring of mutants, and then further complete the control; not long ago, we also promoted the antidote potion, intending to slowly weaken the mutant power and members, and finally complete the peaceful transition..."

"But every time the measures were just implemented, what we got was fierce resistance, mainly from the Mutant Brotherhood, and no one was able to successfully achieve the goal."

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

"When they were weak, they resisted any compromise, and now they are pursuing equality and independence. What will they want when their power is equal to or even exceeds ours?"

"This is human nature! At that time, they will demand greater benefits and a superior status, until they demand it excessively."

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

The sonorous word "extermination" seemed to bring a gust of blood in the conference room, and Speaker Dennis, who received the answer on the other side, sat back in his seat, without any disappointment of the proposal being rejected.

It seems that his proposal just now was just to lead to Trask's subsequent declaration, so as to seal the fluke mentality of everyone's intention to resolve the problem peacefully. From the perspective of the federal government, mutants are undoubtedly a malignant tumor that is growing and may erupt at any time.

And now it has reached a critical moment that must be dealt with, even if the price is to cut off the arm of a hero, or even worse, it is much better than waiting for the desperate moment when it completely strangles the throat in tolerance.

After Trask's speech, everyone in the conference room understood this truth. So after a moment of silent thinking, they all abandoned the last bit of pity in their hearts and began to compete to discuss various matters against mutants.

"Is Hank McCoy, who is now the Minister of Mutant Affairs, still trustworthy? Can he be used to collect more information from the mutants, or Professor X?"

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

"Agreed!"

"After the Battle of Alcatraz, did you get any news about Magneto and the Phoenix? If you want to destroy mutants, they are the core factors that cannot be avoided."

"According to the information passed on by the X Academy, Magneto disappeared after the battle, and the Phoenix, that is, Jean Grey Lei, is now under the control of Professor X. As long as there is no additional stimulation, they can ensure that the other party will never lose control and cause great damage and destruction. "

"Stimulation? Humph, I think it is a naked threat!"

"What about Jimmy, the raw material of the antidote?"

"He is also under the protection of the X Academy..."

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

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The conversation in the conference room became more and more noisy and intense, and it lasted for an hour before it gradually subsided. At this time, a majestic military general asked the question that everyone in the room was most concerned about.

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

As soon as Trask on the stage had finished speaking, before he could speak, the representative of Trask Industries, who had never participated in the discussion, stood up slowly in the corner of the conference room, and scanned everyone in the room one by one. He declared firmly:

"Sentinel! If we want to get rid of the malignant tumor of mutants, the Sentinel robot is the sharpest scalpel for mankind, and only we can save mankind!"

"Sentinel?"

Muttering the name of the Sentinel, another biological gene set in the room The representative of the group couldn't help but sneer: "I admit that the sentinel robots have some advantages in security, but that's all. If I remember correctly, in the battle of Devil's Island, Magneto alone eliminated dozens of sentinel robots that claimed to be special models." "Hehe, it's better to choose our group's gene suppression plan than to choose the sentinels." The representative of Trast Industries glanced at the speaker with disdain and ignored him. Instead, he walked directly to the round platform in 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. The picture on the screen changed instantly, turning into a streamlined mechanical sentinel with a body that looked like fish scales and looked silver. "Everyone, forget about those old Sentinel models. Two days ago, our group made great breakthroughs in major fields such as biological materials and X-genes, and developed the latest version of the simulated Sentinel. They have greatly enhanced their defense and offensiveness on the original basis, and 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 stronger Phoenix will die in the siege of the Sentinels."

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In the following time, the representative explained the detailed data about the simulated Sentinel to everyone in the form of pictures and video materials.

At the same time, during the explanation, invisible waves began to spread outward with him as the center, stimulating the atmosphere on the scene more and more enthusiastic.

Finally, as the lecture was coming to an end, he raised his arms in front of everyone's eager eyes, and said excitedly with a flushed face:

"So, everyone! As long as Trask Industries is given enough resources and time, we will build 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 already within reach. The current Sentinels can only simulate the X gene in the mechanical body, but as long as we are given enough research samples, transplanting into the human body will not be a dream."

"Why can they be immortal and self-healing, and control the weather? Who says we can't become the new generation of Homo sapiens?"

"The Sentinels guard 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 ladder to build a more majestic palace for mankind!!"