amaotonovel Chapter 4709 X Royal Clash (5)
Chapter 4709 X Royal Clash (5)
Chapter 4709 X Royal Family: Fierce Battle (Fifteen)
At this moment, not only the Avengers who had just escaped were shocked, but everyone watching was utterly astonished.
The Red Gate Land Factory isn't the scale of a factory on Earth; it can be understood as a planet composed entirely of factory equipment, with a size and mass no smaller than Mercury, and a highly sophisticated gravitational pull system that can even resist the Sun's gravity at such close range. Yet, this factory planet was simply thrown towards the Sun.
Nobody knows how Magneto did it.
Even the mutants were stunned—or rather, all the mutants except Professor X and Apocalypse. Because they both knew that a physical body wasn't essential to Magneto; on the contrary, it was a constraint. Magneto, existing purely as a magnetic field without a body, was the true Magneto.
Those sophisticated spatial anchors couldn't hold on for even half a second. The entire factory was pulled down from space and thrown towards the sun like a baseball.
Wait a minute, if Magneto gave up his physical body to gain such great power, does that mean he's already dead?
Before people could even rejoice at Magneto's death, a storm of thoughts swept across the entire planet. Everyone gleaned only one meaning from Professor X's brainwaves—"Magneto is dead, and I no longer care about right or wrong!"
For a full minute, everyone's thoughts were completely frozen. Humanity was stolen a whole minute—a spectacle never before witnessed since the creation of the world.
What broke the deadlock was not Professor X's remaining rationality, but the bright light that erupted after the entire factory was pushed into the core of the sun—that was abnormal!
The temperature at the sun's core is high enough to devour everything; nothing can survive such intense heat and pressure. Yet, some matter, upon encountering temperatures exceeding even extreme heat, finally unleashed its final, irresistible force.
The source crystal from the Shi'ar Empire relentlessly absorbed the heat from the sun's core. Then, the light gradually faded, and a portal shimmering with dazzling light appeared within the sun's core. Professor X suddenly awoke.
"The Shi'ar Empire!!!"
Almost everyone let out the same roar. They realized it was a complete trap.
The local Iron Man was stunned. He stared blankly at the portal, but he was the first in the local Avengers to realize what was happening. The Iron Man from the central universe had warned him that the technology and materials were of dubious origin.
At this moment, Iron Man on Earth wished he could just faint, but he didn't have time to do so. He needed to use this time to send a signal back to Earth, summoning all suits and equipment, and instructing the Earth government to immediately go on high alert. The Shi'ar Empire's intentions were hostile.
Sure enough, seconds after the portal opened, the Shi'ar army surged out, clearly having been lying in ambush. Upon seeing the leaders, Thor immediately brandished his hammer: "Retreat! Retreat immediately!!!"
"Where can we retreat to?!" the local Iron Man roared at him. "We're in the solar system, Earth is right behind us, there's nowhere left to retreat!!!"
Thor then realized with a start that they weren't fighting on the doorstep of the Shi'ar Empire, but rather that the Shi'ar Empire had directly stormed their command post. Calling it a command post wasn't quite accurate; it was practically a gun pointed at the commander's head.
He immediately swung his hammer, unleashing a bolt of lightning towards the army, but to little avail. Since the enemy had come prepared, they naturally hadn't been unprepared. Knowing the first wave of attack would provoke a fierce backlash, they had directly erected a collective divine power shield. Thor's lightning strike only caused the shield to flicker slightly, having no other effect.
“This is a huge problem,” Thor said through gritted teeth. “Royal Guard, Divine Power, two God-level beings, Source Cannon…”
"Stop them! Stop them!!!" shouted the main universe's Iron Man, and of course, he didn't just shout; he was the first to rush forward. The main universe's Avengers followed closely behind.
They weren't unaware of the strength of the Shi'ar army, but they had nowhere left to retreat. If Earth in this universe were destroyed right under their noses, the reputation of the main universe would be utterly ruined.
The Avengers of the local universe naturally had a responsibility to fulfill, but they were far too few in number and appeared weak and powerless in the face of the Shi'ar Empire's massive army.
Surprisingly, the mutants immediately joined the battle. Apocalypse said nothing, just swung his fist and charged forward, leaving the other mutants with no choice but to follow.
After all, Clarkia is also on Earth. If aliens destroy Earth, they'll have nowhere to go. What else is there to say? Let's unite!
"Did you already know," Professor X stared coldly at Schiller, "that the Shi'ar Empire would come?"
“This is the only way,” Schiller said. “You once asked me how the central universe resolves these troubling contradictions. Now I can answer you: the only thing that can unite all forces is a powerful external enemy.”
“Eric is dead,” Professor X said. “I can’t feel his presence anymore. He’s vanished from this world.”
“In the past, I might have casually said, ‘Anyway, I can be resurrected.’ And I’m not just saying this because I’m not in a bad situation; I’ve been resurrected myself several times. But…” Schiller paused for a moment before saying, “My friends made me realize that even if I can be resurrected, the death of someone close to me is unacceptable.”
“The reason you can’t sense him is because he has already been uploaded into the Red Gate Orchid factory’s system,” Schiller said, spreading his hands.
"But the Red Gate Orchid Factory has already been swallowed by the sun..."
“The factory part has indeed become a portal, but the master mold hasn’t,” Schiller said. “They didn’t use much crystal there at all. Before it was even melted by the sun’s core, the portal had already opened. The master mold must have been teleported to the other side.”
Professor X paused, then said, "But the Shi'ar Empire won't let that thing go."
"Yes, but they won't destroy it; they'll just take it back to study it."
"What research value does that have?"
"Forgive my bluntness, but if the Shi'ar Empire could create Nimrod on its own, they wouldn't have tried to teach humanity the technology and crystals and let them do it. They didn't do it just to trick humanity into opening the portal; it's purely because they themselves couldn't do it."
"Compared to the Shi'ar Empire, humanity's technological level may indeed be less advanced, but it is extremely powerful in only one aspect: the creation of super weapons capable of destroying the Earth. Only humans are truly adept at destroying other humans. Therefore, what humanity has given to the Mother Model is of paramount importance, and the Shi'ar Empire will not easily give up such a valuable research resource."
“But they only want the master mold’s technology. If it’s discovered, they won’t let Eric off the hook.”
“You should ask Eric if he will let them go.” Schiller sneered. “If the Mother Model hadn’t awakened, Magneto wouldn’t have resorted to such extreme measures to destroy the factory.”
Professor X suddenly had a sudden realization and said, "Nimrod? Your target is Nimrod?"
"Hacking depends on two aspects: the hacker's skill and the strength of the security system. If Magneto's consciousness is strong enough, it will be the sharpest spear; if the factory is destroyed, the master form loses its energy source and suffers severe damage, the security system will also be ineffective, and it will lose its strongest shield. Under such circumstances, Nimrod's self-awareness, which has already been put into production, will be extremely fragile and vulnerable."
Professor X stood frozen in shock. Schiller's entire plan had directly targeted Nimrod. And he was probably close to succeeding.
What would happen if Magneto's soul were combined with Nimrod's body?
No one dared to imagine it, and no one could imagine it. If Schiller's plan had succeeded, the mutant nation would have a truly invincible emperor who would reign for all eternity, and no one would ever be able to threaten them again.
Professor X, however, felt no joy, for he sensed that Schiller wouldn't do such a thing. Or rather, he might want even more. And what happened next, Professor X couldn't predict.
At that moment, a voice echoed in Professor X's mind: "Professor, we're back!"
"Oh my god, Logan, are you all alright?" Professor X asked immediately. "Where... is Scott???"
A silence fell over Professor X's mental realm, before Mystique finally spoke: "He wanted to stay and fight the Mother Model; his consciousness remained in the factory, and may already be..."
Professor X was about to grieve when he suddenly realized that if Magneto hadn't died, then Cyclops, who had entered the Mother Model, might also have survived, and his consciousness might still exist.
Suddenly he froze. He realized that if Cyclops was also in the original model, then it was very likely that Cyclops would not be Magneto, but Cyclops, who would acquire Nimrod's body.
To be precise, Magneto would give this body to Cyclops because Scott Summers is his most valued successor, his eldest son whom he admires and has a deep affection for.
Professor X slowly closed his eyes, his fingers clenching tightly on the corner of the table until they cut his fingertips. The surging emotions within him almost engulfed the other consciousnesses.
He had almost lost control of his brainwaves, so much so that humanity on Earth was stolen away for two seconds. At that moment, a hand landed on his shoulder.
“Calm down, Professor,” Schiller said. “Why wouldn’t Cyclops save Magneto?”
Professor X opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say that they had been enemies for most of their lives, but he couldn't bring himself to say it. His consciousness, which had just been tossed about by the storm, was now in complete chaos.
Professor X had no choice but to send them away, allowing Moira to prepare the totem resurrection plan. After they left, Professor X turned to Schiller. Schiller smiled and said, "You're the best hostage, Professor."
"Magneto will give Nimrod's body to Cyclops because of you. And Cyclops will do everything he can to save Magneto because of you. From that day on, the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants, these old rivals, will never have any more conflicts. Right?"
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