Timeline Pruning

"I want to know the truth about this world."

"This might be a little disgusting."

But I still want to know.

Tony's eyes revealed determination and resolve.

"Professor X, why don't you start by telling us what you know?"

Kino looked at Professor X, who remained silent.

Others may not know what's going on, but Professor X certainly does.

Professor X sighed and slowly began to speak.

"Since the start of Sentinel Program, Mutants have been plunged into endless suffering, with countless deaths and injuries, while humanity appears to have won a great victory."

Fifteen years ago, the sun disappeared and never rose again, causing crops around the world to wither and large numbers of livestock to die.

Human society was plunged into Civil War as a result. The victors took control of some of the Sentinel robot, thereby consolidating their military power. As food became increasingly scarce, those in power, in order to maintain their extravagant lifestyles, turned their attention to their own kind, enacting a series of harsh laws, including one that even prohibited suicide.

The man who desperately wanted to die so he could return home and give his family a good meal was the epitome of this absurd tragedy.

Today, humanity is heading towards extinction, and there are no winners in the war between humans and Mutants.

"Professor, what about the food we ate...?"

The Iceman's voice trembled slightly, fear and unease spreading through his words.

Shadowcat and Blink had already covered their mouths, almost vomiting.

"Those weren't; Erik and I had stored them in advance."

Professor X's words brought a sigh of relief to everyone.

"Then let me tell you what I know,"

Kino chimed in, "The reason this world has become like this is because the Timeline has been cut."

What does it mean that the Timeline has been cropped?

Tony frowned.

"The TVA Time Variance Authority's main responsibility is to maintain order in each Timeline. Once a crisis arises in any Timeline that could affect other Timeline, it will be pruned immediately, like a tree branch being removed from the main trunk."

Kino made a scissor gesture.

"Normally, the Timeline you are in should have been destroyed when it was cut."

However, someone with immense power twisted the originally linear Timeline into a ring, allowing it to continue, but only barely, prolonging its existence.

Everyone was stunned.

If someone else had said these things, they would have just thought the other person was crazy.

"Then what caused this world to be cut up?"

"I don't know. I'm not from the Time Variance Authority. Anything is possible. The death of the anchor point, the Sentinel robot potentially developing into a multiverse crisis, or even the TVA people accidentally making a mistake."

Kino shook his head.

"Is this the reason to destroy a world?"

Professor X felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

"In their eyes, this reason is sufficient."

Although TVA has internal problems, their dedication to protecting the multiverse is genuine.

This is like having a tumor in the human body; the fastest and most effective way to treat it is to remove it.

Kino remained calm.

It's hard to say about the past TVA, but now the one in charge of TVA should be the story god, Loki.

That is, the old friend the monk mentioned.

The native Mutants also looked dejected. They had worked so hard for so long, risking everything to survive, only to be told that the world was going to end and everything they had done was in vain.

"Kino, what about our universe?"

Qin was somewhat worried that one day their world might also be suddenly cut off.

"I have powerful backers; they wouldn't dare."

Kino's words brought a sigh of relief to everyone else.

"Who in this universe possesses such immense power, capable of sustaining the entire world single-handedly? Mutants?"

Tony asked curiously.

In this world, the only beings with extraordinary powers are Mutants.

"I have some guesses, so I'm planning to go find her."

Where is she?

"Past."

There's nothing interesting to see in human settlements.

Everyone returned to the spaceship and waited for the appointed time.

Time flies.

"They've arrived."

Dr. Zola closed his eyes.

Consciousness, manifested as data, began to invade the world's central brain.

[Warning, warning, warning...]

The mastermind is constantly building firewalls, trying to eliminate this unknown data.

"It's no use. Having already undergone 274 upgrades, I'm not someone a low-level intelligence like yours can resist. Become a part of me!"

Zola's data, primarily composed of over a thousand Sentry, invaded his core from various angles.

Instantly, Sentinel robot around the world crashed and fell from the sky.

The Sentry Factory also experienced frequent malfunctions, throwing production into chaos.

After a moment of stunned silence, the humans in the various settlements, seeing the motionless Sentinel robot, began to pick up their weapons and head in one direction.

"FK, what on earth is going on?"

An obese, naked ruler frantically pressed buttons in his hand, trying to restart the Sentinel robot, his voice filled with terror and anger.

The servants and women kneeling around him watched him silently, their expressions gradually changing.

The first one stood up, the second, the third...

"Who told you to stand up? I order you to kneel down! Kneel down..."

The person in power roared hoarsely, pressing the buttons in his hand frantically, causing them to flash wildly.

Bang! A spark flew from the remote control, and it was completely destroyed.

The person in power stared blankly at the smoking remote control, as if he had lost the ability to think and could not accept this sudden change.

Until his female slave snuggled into his arms, a gold utensil pierced his stomach.

"Aaaaaah!"

The ruler shoved the female slave aside and used his hands to cover the wound that was oozing blood and yellow fat.

His slaves were still surrounding him.

"Wait, I was wrong! I'll share my food with you, I'll give you everything I have... Ahh!"

The ruler and his slaves surrounded it, except for a plump, white arm that remained outside.

Soon, the malfunctioning Sentinel robot around them suddenly started up, and without even glancing at the crowd, they all flew into the sky.

Sentinel robot from all over the world have begun hauling away factories and various materials.

Dr. Zola on the Demon King also opened his eyes.

"Leader, all 1.56 million units worldwide are now under our control. I have gathered them at three storage locations and also rescued a Mutants who was being researched."

"Well done."

Kino nodded

Three portals opened in front of the Demon King, revealing a dense array of Sentinel robot that swarmed towards it the moment they saw the portals.

With the disappearance of the Sentinel robot, fighting and conflict began to break out in settlements around the world.

"Rogue."

"Shadowcat exclaimed in surprise."

"Kitty, what's going on?"

The Rogue still didn't understand what was going on.

"Dark Phoenix, it's yours now. Date: 1973."

Kino opened the hatch.

Without the Speed Force, relying solely on magic to travel is too troublesome; let's use a simpler and more direct method.

"No problem."

The Dark Phoenix transformed into a giant fiery phoenix and came outside, smashing through the space in front of it before disappearing.

The Demon King followed closely behind and disappeared from this world.