Human civilization had been almost completely wiped out. Billions had died or been injured, displaced from their homes. The remaining survivors huddled amid underground ruins, barely clinging to life, uncertain whether they would survive the next day.
The Mutant population had come even closer to total extinction. The few remaining Mutants fled in every direction, with nowhere to call home.
The X-Men, who had once protected the world, had been utterly annihilated. Not one had survived.
The entire world had completely become a slaughterhouse and dominion of the Mechanical Sentinels.
Brand-new Ultimate Sentinels slowly closed in from all directions, deep and icy blue currents of electricity and Temporal Order patterns flowing across their bodies.
Their transformations were faster, their combat power more violent, and their defenses even more insurmountable.
Every mech possessed combat power comparable to that of a peak superhuman. Countless mechs formed an icy mechanical ocean, sealing off heaven and earth without leaving anyone the slightest chance of survival.
A cold synthesized mechanical voice, utterly devoid of emotion, resounded indifferently through heaven and earth, echoing above the dead ruins:
"High-energy Mutant lifeform detected. Phoenix host."
"Target classified as a top-level threat. Priority purge."
"Execute the Ultimate Purification Protocol. Eradicate all aberrations and rule the entirety of Earth."
The merciless verdict fell, and the Sentinels across the sky activated their hunting protocols simultaneously.
Violent energy cannons, sharp mechanical blades, distorted gravitational fields, and chaotic spacetime fluctuations.
They crushed down upon Jean Grey from every direction, leaving no blind spot and no avenue of escape.
Despair—bone-deep, ice-cold despair that blotted out the sky—instantly consumed Jean's mind.
She had given everything and wagered her life on this salvation. Yet in the end, not only had she failed to save the world, she had personally given birth to an even more terrifying,