Who Was Working for Whom?

Mutants are already hard to come by, but Chen Mo's Special Operations Team suddenly had three of them, which made the MACV-SOG unit of the US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam seem mysterious to them.

Many of their mutant abilities awakened under extreme circumstances. In their view, the fact that MACV-SOG, especially the First Special Operations Team, could produce three Mutants at once must mean that the combat environment was extremely dangerous, with each moment hovering between life and death, which was why three Mutants could be born in such a short time.

Given Chen Mo's previous impressive performance, the others dared not underestimate Victor and James.

As the crowd eyed the two with apprehension, William Stryker continued his introduction.

"Their mutant abilities include claws, bone spurs, physical enhancement, and self-healing. Injuries to their bodies can heal rapidly in a very short time, and most attacks cannot pose a threat to them."

Can it heal itself to ignore most attacks?

The image of two imposing figures rampaging across the battlefield flashed through everyone's minds, while the damage inflicted on them by the surrounding attacks healed quickly and returned to normal, without affecting their combat effectiveness in the slightest.

Although they hadn't witnessed Victor and James's abilities firsthand, they could imagine their formidable strength from William Stryker's description. Their abilities were at least comparable to Fred's. And with Wade and Agent Zero's keener senses than others, they felt a tremendous threat emanating from the two.

As for Chen Mo, after a century of experience, he has long since mastered the art of controlling his sharpness. Unless he does it intentionally, outsiders cannot sense his aura at all. Unlike Victor and James, who are so outspoken, Wade and others cannot fathom his depth.

If he were to unleash his full power, probably no one would have the courage to fight him anymore.

William Stryker noticed the X-Force's wariness of Victor and James, smiled slightly, and continued speaking loudly.

"The two of them will also join X-Force and fight alongside you. At the same time, the entire First Special Operations Team has been transferred here by me after applying to the military. They will be responsible for the overall defense of the base and will lead the team to carry out some routine missions that do not require X-Force's involvement."

William Stryker's words made the X-Force members look at Chen Mo with even more complicated expressions.

The current X-Force only has five people in total, and one of them is a logistics support staff member with little offensive capability.

Not only did Chen Mo's own strength far surpass all of theirs, but he also parachuted in with two subordinates whose strength seemed to be no less than theirs, becoming the Commander of the X-Force in one fell swoop, and it can be said that he firmly controlled the entire X-Force.

Moreover, the elite special forces of the MACV-SOG unit, the US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam in First Special Operations Team, which he originally led, took over the base's defenses. This, to some extent, indicates that Chen Mo's power was no longer limited to the X-Force, but extended to the entire "X-Weapon Project" base. Although he was still nominally William Stryker's subordinate, he directly became the number one person under William Stryker and completely controlled the most important and strongest X-Force and all the armed forces guarding the base.

Chen Mo's position in the "X-Weapon Project" is far above theirs. To put it bluntly, they are just a group of thugs. If you compare them to soldiers, then Chen Mo is the general leading the army. Although he charges into battle just like them, his status and power are completely incomparable.

With William Stryker's encouragement, Chen Mo seized this opportunity to establish his authority and subdue everyone in X-Force, successfully building his prestige. After Chen Mo, Victor, and James joined, X-Force was officially formed.

The addition of Chen Mo and his entire Special Operations Squad directly altered the power dynamics within the X-Force and the "X-Weapon Project."

The power that William Stryker had once firmly held was largely taken away by Chen Mo, either openly or covertly. William Stryker was unaware of this, however. In his eyes, Chen Mo was just a squad leader under him, a power he could give away and take back at will. The soldiers of the Special Operations Squad were no longer under Chen Mo's command, but had become his direct subordinates. With the military as their backer, William Stryker was not worried that Chen Mo and the soldiers of the Special Operations Team would dare to betray him, which would be tantamount to making an enemy of the military, or even the entire United States.

William Stryker believed that no matter how powerful Mutants were, they could never be a match for the military. In fact, Wade and Agent Zero thought the same way, which is why they agreed to join the X-Force. Although they were very powerful, they did not believe that they could be at odds with the entire country. They were not arrogant enough to do so.

This is also why William Stryker dared to delegate authority to Chen Mo. Some unruly Mutants might disregard the consequences and take risks, but Chen Mo, as a top special forces soldier and team Commander in the secret service, would understand these things better and would be less likely to betray them.

Therefore, although Chen Mo is more powerful, he is easier for William Stryker to control and more reliable.

Thus, after much effort, Chen Mo was finally "recruited" by William Stryker and joined the "X-Weapon Project," becoming the Commander of X-Force. Through his special forces soldiers, he completely controlled the base's armed forces, effectively taking control of the entire base.

With Chen Mo's influence in the military, especially with General Munson, the highest-ranking military official in charge of the "X-Weapon Project," Chen Mo could be said to have complete control over the base from the inside out.

Although Chen Mo's approach was more troublesome, it was much safer than having the military parachute in to take control of the overall situation. William Stryker could accept having a helper whom he had personally "cultivated," but he would not stand by and watch his hard work be taken away by someone else sent by the military.

A direct power grab would only provoke a backlash from him. With the Mutants research team yet to be formed and the technology for replicating mutant abilities completely out of reach, Chen Mo would not take the risk of provoking William Stryker.

Although this is a bit more troublesome, the result is the same: Chen Mo has successfully infiltrated the "X-Weapon Project" and gained actual control.

William Stryker thought he was promoting and giving important positions to Chen Mo, but he didn't know that he was actually working for Chen Mo.