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Chapter 660

World Leaders Summit

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Although Henry didn't learn about Magneto's plan from him, and even Selene was unaware of the details, Henry quickly found Magneto's target—the United Nations World Leaders Summit —following the film's storyline.

Leaders from all over the world will gather in New York. Even if a country's leader is unable to attend, they will send a high-ranking figure. It will no longer be just ambassadors or representatives from various countries making grand pronouncements on matters they cannot decide.

Henry certainly had no intention of warning anyone or stopping anything. This time, he was determined to sit back and watch the two sides fight.

Strictly speaking, this is a Civil War among Mutants. Because Magneto knows very well that as soon as he takes action, X...

The X-Men will inevitably take a stand against him.

This wasn't due to differing ideologies. Rather, Professor X had to make this statement to protect the Mutants on the other side.

If the government determines that the X-Men's inaction is tantamount to condoning the Brotherhood of Mutants ' actions, then the situation of Mutants in the United States will plummet.

As for the Brotherhood of Mutants the X-Men, whether they ultimately win or lose, and whether they achieve their goals, depends on their individual abilities.

It's no wonder Magneto immediately ruled out Henry Cavill, the alien, even going so far as to use a powerful trump card. This was a competition among Mutants, a contest for the future of humanity, and had nothing to do with an alien.

In terms of stance, Magneto has always been the most clear-headed. This is why he often humbles himself and turns to help the X-Men, rather than thinking that because he is the leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants, everything must go his way.

Since Magneto had arranged for him to be in the audience, Henry certainly wasn't going to be so foolish as to insist on going on stage to show off.

Even the X-Men- Men didn't want to come looking for him.

A major battle unfolded as scheduled on the heavily guarded Liberty Island, the island Statue of Liberty is located in New York.

In fact, Liberty Island is not the main area of defense. A nearby park on the coast, where world leaders gather for open-air banquets and where fireworks displays over the sea can be watched, is the key area for defense.

Because Liberty Island is an open area with a commanding view, it is advantageous for snipers to assassinate VIPs. Therefore, the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), in conjunction with the United States Secret Service, sealed off Liberty Island several days ago, temporarily suspending public tours.

These two units actually have corresponding equipment and abilities to deal with Mutants.

However, they were unaware that Mutants would ambush them, and that most Mutants could be dealt with using ordinary ammunition. Therefore, most of the time, United States law enforcement agencies or the military do not have equipment readily available for use against Mutants.

Furthermore, there's no need to deliberately emphasize how powerful mutant abilities are. Any defensive force that is suddenly subjected to an unplanned and powerful attack will be breached, regardless of whether it is Mutants involved.

The first to discover the problem on Liberty Island and launch Mutants war were not any official organizations, but news media that had requested helicopters to take aerial photos from the beginning.

The reporters originally intended to cover the leaders' summit, but the spectacular visual and auditory aftermath of the battle on Liberty Island immediately drew their attention.

After all, Storm's attack was too powerful. Although it's not easy to see the formation of a hurricane at night, what old New York isn't familiar with lightning in a clear sky? Of course, it was that Mutants made the move again.

So the news broadcasts that were suddenly interrupted by the news channel filled all the TV channels, and Henry had no choice but to watch them even if he didn't want to.

Since he was treating it like a soap opera anyway, Henry ate fruit while watching the Mutants battle filmed from a distance by a real helicopter.

The Brotherhood of Mutants had no uniforms, but their numbers were vast. Nearly a hundred Mutants of different forms and abilities made for a dazzling spectacle.

In contrast, the X-Men, dressed in the same dark blue uniforms, were fewer in number but each one was elite. They managed to fight against overwhelming odds, withstanding the Brotherhood of Mutants ' offensive and advancing steadily.

On the television screen, Cyclops and Storm, as the spearhead of the X-Men team, displayed incredibly sharp ranged attacks, repeatedly repelling the Brotherhood of Mutants ' offensives.

There is also a female Chinese Mutants can fire energy sparks or ion energy balls, following behind Cyclops and Storm. Her two abilities, one with slow attack speed and the other with short range, make her a ranged support marksman and defender.

Any enemies that slip through are defeated in melee combat by the returning Beast and the Wolverine with Adamantium claws.

The Angel with a pair of steel wings on her back uses her mobility to fight a guerrilla war, while Jean Grey, a Mind Stone user, is in charge of controlling the situation.

Beast's return to the X-Men didn't surprise Henry. But where did the two Mutants come from?

The Chinese woman is suspected to be named Jubilee, a Mutants codenamed Jubilee. She should appear in <X-Men: Apocalypse>, and was a classmate of Cyclops and Jean Grey at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.

Angel is one of the Four Horsemen enhanced by Apocalypse. The other three are Magneto, Storm, and Psylocke. Apart from not seeing Mutants matching Psylocke's characteristics, Angel seems to have become a member of the X-Men, just like Storm.

This astonishing feat of fighting against a hundred enemies with only seven demonstrates the X-Men's immense power. Keep in mind, this is the king of crowd control, X...

The achievements made by the professor without his participation in the war.

This performance also explains why most Mutants have very low combat strength. That's why they can't win against a team like the X-Men, who are inherently strong and battle-hardened, even with their numerical advantage.

While the familiar face of Wolverine from the movies and the unfamiliar face in this world certainly caught Henry's attention, his focus remained more on Jean Grey, the Phoenix.

The Sentry fired his special version of the Heat Vision and instantly became a dead Sentry. Phoenix also fired the same ray, so how could she be unharmed?

All of my superpowers related to my eyes are still offline. I don't know if they'll ever be restored.

Therefore, Phoenix's condition is Henry's biggest concern.

However, judging from the television footage, she is probably not even as good as Jean Grey before she absorbed the Phoenix Force Phoenix Force, let alone at its peak.

She appears to primarily use her Mind Stone abilities to disrupt and control the battlefield, occasionally employing telekinesis to repel enemies, while leaving most close combat to the Beast and Wolverine, thus maintaining the offensive formation of a six-person team with one person acting as a guerrilla fighter.

Since we could only watch the broadcast footage from the TV helicopter, we had no way of judging the intensity of the battle.

They moved from the open space on Liberty Island into the interior exhibition hall of the Statue of Liberty, their target being the observation deck at the head of the statue.

As the television helicopter footage flashed past beneath the Statue of Liberty's torch, Henry noticed an extra section; it seemed to be the location of the Mutant Conversion Device.

However, the paint color is roughly the same as that of the Statue of Liberty, so few people notice that part.

Selene, who had been staying for the past few days to freeload, sat with Catherine Hepburn. The two of them were engrossed in watching the Mutants Civil War drama on television.

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