"Want to die?"
"No, no, how could I bear to let you die?"
Magneto shook his head slightly and flew to Stryker's side with a smile.
Looking at this man who had persecuted his fellow Mutants many times, Magneto wanted to kill him, but he held back for the sake of his plan.
Isn't making the other person a source of constant resentment another form of punishment?
Although this would give most of them more power to oppose them, that's exactly what they need – opponents.
For Mutants to truly establish themselves in the universe, simply turning humans on Earth into their own kind is not enough.
As Apocalypse said, "Humans are inherently xenophobic and selfish. Different races fight, and even the same race will continue to fight. Even if I turn everyone into Mutants, the world will not enter a period of peace."
"However, rather than a racial war between humans and Mutants, I still want this world to become Civil War among Mutants. That way, no matter what the final outcome, at least we'll all be the same kind."
"Our enemies are not just in this world, but in other worlds where other Mutants will interfere with our progress."
"There are too few Mutants, and a lack of a leader who can connect the multiverse, which is why they repeatedly suffer the same fate."
"In some universes, the entire Mutants on Earth could be wiped out simply because of a single word from a powerful human being. This is something I absolutely cannot tolerate."
" Erik, this road will be difficult, many people will die, even you and I will perish along the way, but I still hope you can help me."
"You will be the public face, shouldering all the chaos, while I will gather everything in the shadows, ultimately spreading the existence of Mutants throughout the multiverse."
"Only in this way, when Mutants have left their mark on every world, will we truly have an equal footing with humanity in this universe."
The above is the conversation between Apocalypse and Magneto revealed X Project. He also used his Mind Stone abilities to reenact the scene from the comics where Scarlet Witch wipes out an entire planet of Mutants.
This scene Great City of Demacia terrified Magneto, a ruthless figure who dedicated his life to ensuring the survival of Mutants.
Ultimately, he was brainwashed by Apocalypse and agreed to start this X Project with them.
The so-called X Project is actually nothing special.
The goal is to study the genetic sequences of Mutants to find the X-Gene, the most fundamental source of Mutants power, and then use this information to carry out global mutant modification.
This is something that high-level officials in many countries have been working on for a long time; it's called the artificial Mutants program.
The infamous Deadpool was created by Stryker by fusing multiple X-Gene, thus becoming a unique being.
Apocalypse's original plan was simply to turn all the people in this world into Mutants before attracting interference from other universes, and then absorb them one by one to uncover the secrets of the X-Gene, which would then serve as an aid to Xu Xiao's research on the Gene Lock.
However, Xu Xiao made some new discoveries while researching the Phoenix Force and decided not to do something short-sighted like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Instead, he changed X Project into a multiverse-sowing project.
Furthermore, Apocalypse will become an important part of this plan— the God of Mutants, or rather, the preacher.
This was also the inspiration Xu Xiao drew from the Phoenix Force, starting from the concept itself to become a representative of a certain kind of existence.
For example, Phoenix is the embodiment of life and emotion in the Marvel Universe, and the embodiment of the underlying laws at the beginning of the Marvel Universe, which is why it possesses infinite power.
Since even a purely conceptual embodiment like Phoenix can be recognized by the Marvel Universe, there's no reason why Xu Xiao can't try something else.
What Xu Xiao wanted to do was to make Apocalypse the embodiment of the concept of Mutants, representing the race of beings in this universe from an acquired perspective.
If Mutants have a large enough presence in the various Marvel universes, then even a man-made race may eventually be recognized by this absurd world.
As for whether it will succeed, man proposes, God disposes; we can only give it a try.
If this matter can be successful, then Xu Xiao can also try to bind his own Dao of Desire with humanity, which would allow him to achieve a qualitative leap in power.
As for Magneto capturing Stryker and his crew, one reason is to experiment with the latest X-Gene, and the other is to artificially create villains and stir up trouble in the world.
After all, without Professor X, the Mutants mole, most of the world's political leaders and high-ranking officials are controlled by Apocalypse, making the world far too quiet.
According to Apocalypse's estimation, the changes in this world cannot be kept secret from the X-Men in other timelines, and these rotten apples should come looking for us soon.
The presence of a group of villains deliberately created to cause trouble and oppose Magneto only confirms Magneto's identity as the mastermind behind everything, thus better concealing the existence of Apocalypse.
"Inject them with the X-Gene, and proceed as planned."
A voice came from the darkness, and Magneto nodded in response.
Then rows of metal syringes flew over and injected the captured people with the X-Gene.
"Oh my god! What are you doing?" "Why do I feel so uncomfortable? No!"
Various screams rang out; the process of genetic mutation and evolution is not so pleasant.
In a corner unseen by everyone, an invisible spiritual force completely enveloped the area, beginning to guide the subconscious.
The goal of this guidance is to deepen these people's understanding of the process, especially their memory of Magneto's character.
Magneto, everything is ready. You'll take the blame and bear the consequences!
After completing all this, Apocalypse, who was not far away, teleported away and then continued to explore ways to traverse the multiverse in his secret base.
Deadpool has done this before, as have Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch, but they all needed external help to accomplish it.
If relying entirely on themselves, Apocalypse has only just begun to grasp the basics.
Fortunately, the X-Gene is not yet fully developed, so there's no rush to leave.
However, those humans underground who received the basic version of the X-Gene all underwent genetic mutations after a series of agonizing cries, transforming into a new generation of Mutants.
With a wave of his hand, Magneto locked them up. Then he orchestrated a situation where he failed to properly supervise them, allowing the group to escape.