Destroying Him in Every Way

The laboratory door opened, and a female researcher in a white coat walked in, carrying a clipboard with documents clipped to it.

Her steps were quick but light, like a cat crossing snow.

"Colonel, the Injection Room is ready, and the test subject is in position." Her voice held no emotion, as though she were reading from a menu.

Stryker turned to look at her. His eyes flashed behind his glasses like two lamps being lit.

"We'll start with Wolverine. I'm sure the old wolf won't disappoint us."

The researcher nodded and turned toward the door.

"Wait," Stryker called after her. "Send the serum to the Analysis Room first. I want to check its purity one more time."

His gaze settled on the silver-white metal case. "This is too precious. Wasting even a drop would be unforgivable."

Outside the underground base, above a snow-covered wasteland, a cluster of azure spatial light appeared from nowhere and expanded in an instant into a passage tall enough for a person.

Magneto stepped out first, clad in full metal armor. He raised his hands slightly and spread his magnetic senses, pinpointing the secret base beneath the Dam that Russell had told him about.

With a slight twist of his fingers, he violently disturbed the Earth's magnetic field. A powerful quake erupted deep inside the underground base.

In the surveillance room, two soldiers on duty stared at their screens. Red warning markers signaling intruding Mutants flashed wildly. Their pupils contracted, and they snatched up their communicators to report the invasion.

The sudden, violent shaking interrupted the injection procedure just as it was about to begin. Everyone in the base grabbed nearby equipment or railings to steady themselves.

"What's going on? An earthquake out of nowhere?" Stryker gripped a railing, his brows knitted in alarm and