Marvel: Magnetic Field Rotation
Chapter 259

Pietro Maximoff as a Father

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"Marvel's Magnetic Field Rotation"

The experimental subjects at Baron Strucker's research base were mostly war orphans who had lost their families, relatives, and homes because of the war, and Baron Strucker took them in.

These men are not lacking in loyalty; hatred is practically their only driving force in life, and Baron Strucker promises to avenge them and grants them the power to do so.

Although their common enemy is the United States, the world's only United States.

War orphans are met with rigorous training and countless human experiments, but few give up—because they have nowhere else to go but Baron Strucker.

"Bring those twins here," Baron Strucker ordered his men, then explained to Doctor Death, "They're a brother and sister; their genetic makeup is the purest, making them the best test subjects."

It's clear from his remarks that Baron Strucker inherited not only the Red Skull's ambitions, but also Mustache's racial theories.

"The gem on Loki's Scepter should be in SHOCKER's hands now. My original idea was to use the power of that gem, along with the Extremis virus, to empower them."

The existence of the Infinity Stones has been announced to all branches of Hydra by Alexander Pierce. The intelligence comes from Black Widow's mission report— the Red Skull era. With the Tesseract capable of mass-producing energy weapons, and given the more advanced technology of today, it's impossible for them to have no success in researching Infinity Stones of the same level.

"I need a laboratory and some equipment." Doctor Death, seemingly oblivious to Baron Strucker's implied meaning, stated his request. "The gene serum requires the Extremis virus as a carrier; it's not simply a matter of mixing the two together."

Upon hearing Doctor Death's request, Maya Hansen immediately led him to the laboratory separated by a wall.

Although her behavior was unethical, she was still a scientist at heart.

Soon, a man and a woman dressed in white prison uniforms were brought to the laboratory, strapped to a restraint chair, and put on an IV drip.

The IV drip contained nutrient solution. The rigorous training, human experimentation, and poor accommodation and diet had left the two in poor physical condition, making intravenous nutrient injection the most convenient and direct method.

"Pietro Maximoff ... Wanda Maximoff." The Doctor Death was synthesizing and upgrading the gene serum and the Extremis virus, flipped through the twins' files. After all this time, he had finally met these two.

Initially, Doctor Death wanted to refuse the invitation from Baron Strucker, relayed by Malik, but the Great Leader told him that he had to come, as this trip would determine his future.

The so-called gene serum is nothing more than the X Gene extracted from his own clone. With the help of the Extremis virus, it can be perfectly embedded into the genetic gaps in humans— the Great Leader has him create other Mutants in this world.

The twins over there are Magneto's twin children, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch.

Mutants owns the film and television rights to mutants, so the origins of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch in the current universe were rewritten by the editors as survivors of Baron Strucker's Mind Stone experiment, skirting the edge of copyright.

If there's one group of people in the world most likely to accept the X Gene, it's these twins.

"Father!"

Upon seeing Doctor Death's face, Wanda was delirious due to malnutrition and chronic sleep deprivation, inexplicably cried out. Doctor Death's face looked so much like her father, who had been killed by a missile bearing the Stark symbol, only the one in front of her was older.

Pietro turned to look at his sister in surprise, wondering if she had lost her composure due to nervousness. But when he saw Doctor Death's face, he was stunned—did this man really not have a son named Django Maximoff?

Otherwise, why would he look so much like his father?

The Doctor Death was walking towards the restraint chair with a gun-shaped syringe in hand, paused for a moment. Although his current face was Gandalf's, what was the meaning of you calling me "Dad" for no reason?

Since practicing the power of Hong Kong Comics, he has vowed to never get close to women to prevent himself from being cheated on, but he never expected to become a father today.

So Wanda's word "Dad" did not change the fate of the brother and sister. Two gun-type syringes, two mixed drugs, were injected into their necks.

The process by which the Extremis virus modifies the human body is very rapid; the drug takes effect after circulating in the blood for one cycle.

An orange glow emanated from beneath their skin, illuminating their veins and revealing a dangerous aura.

The physical mutations caused the twins to scream in agony, a sight that Baron Strucker's men had grown accustomed to; almost everyone who underwent the modification suffered in this way.

One of the requirements of Maya Hansen and Kilian's improvement plan was to reduce the suffering experienced by those who were modified after being injected with the Extremis virus.

Meanwhile, on a life monitor specially made for Extremis modification, the vital signs of the Maximoff twins were exceptionally stable. Although by normal human physiological standards, they would have died long ago, their vital signs were better than ever before during the Extremis virus modification surgery.

At the microscopic level, the Extremis virus is faithfully embedding the X Gene fragment from the gene-editing agent into the DNA helix of Pietro and Wanda, making their genes perfect. This is what Maya Hansen and Kilian are seeking: the completion of humanity.

The energy required for these changes is no less than the total energy released by a small tactical nuclear bomb—it just goes to show how advanced Marvel technology is.

After the genetic modification was completed, the Extremis virus immediately lost its effect. The genes were rejected and expelled from the body through blood circulation. In the two individuals, this manifested as them vomiting a large mouthful of black, foul-smelling blood, one after the other.

This is not upper gastrointestinal bleeding, but rather a mixture of the Extremis virus and undigested food residue in their stomachs.

At the same time, the X Gene awakens in both of them.

Although the gene fragment provider is ultimately Magneto from another universe, it is not a clone after all, and the abilities brought by the X Gene are influenced by their own gene fragments.

Quicksilver's awakened ability is high-speed movement and the evolution he undergoes to adapt to this ability—his muscles, bones, skin, and so on have all been strengthened. The extent of the strengthening is currently unknown, but at least it's to the point that machine gun bullets cannot effectively damage him.

At the same time, the brain also adjusted to achieve high-speed thinking at the same frequency as high-speed movement.

Wanda's mutant abilities are on a higher level, belonging to the category of rule-based probability manipulation. However, her mutant abilities are not strong, and she can only demonstrate the ability to manipulate matter within a certain weight range.

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