Meanwhile, Magneto had already reached the outside of the prison laboratory, his gaze fixed on a purple Sentry that had just snapped the neck of a Mutants, and he slowly clenched his fist.
Bang!
The Sentry's movements came to an abrupt halt.
The next second, his arms twisted and broke like a pretzel, and his massive body seemed to be gripped by an invisible giant hand. Sparks crackled and flashed, and he was finally forcibly squeezed, folded, and kneaded into a lump of metal several meters in diameter.
Bang!
Magneto loosened his grip, and the scorching hot scrap metal crashed down, kicking up a cloud of dust.
He shifted his gaze, coldly targeting another Sentry in the distance, its metal shield humming around it, and leaped onto it.
At a distance of more than ten meters, he raised his hand again and made a grasping motion. Under the tearing force of the Berserk magnetic field, the Sentry did not even have time to struggle before its body disintegrated inch by inch and was destroyed on the spot.
Faced with an absolute master of magnetic fields and metals, these bio-mechanical mechs with Mutants abilities are still incredibly fragile.
After swiftly defeating three Sentry, Magneto landed steadily in front of several waiting Mutants, his voice deep yet extremely authoritative. "Go in, coordinate with Juggernaut, and bring the test subject out."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly turned to the side, and the dozen or so metal shields swirling around him instantly melted into a giant arc-shaped barrier.
boom!
The left wall suddenly exploded, and a hunched-over Sentry burst out, his arm like a giant spear, several meters long, piercing straight through the three layers of alloy shield.
Then... everything came to an abrupt end.
Bang!
The Sentry who intended to launch a sneak attack was instantly twisted and collapsed under the crushing force of Magneto's immense magnetic power, turning into a ball of scorching scrap metal that crashed heavily to the ground amidst wisps of smoke.
Witnessing this, the Mutants felt emboldened and immediately rushed into the prison through the collapsed opening.
Magneto, however, remained motionless, his eyes flashing slightly, his expression cold and stern.
For him, this cramped space was already a constraint in every way.
Normally he could tolerate it, but now the soldiers inside were holding special polymer guns that could strip mutants of their abilities. If he was even slightly careless, he could lose his power and become a mortal.
He would never allow himself to return to mediocrity, much less relinquish the power he was born with.
"Damn it, it really couldn't hold on after all!"
Across the strait, Trask, standing next to Nick, lowered his binoculars, his face grim.
Despite existing data showing that the original Sentry could only suppress ordinary Mutants, they were not designed to fight top-tier mutants;
Trask was still shocked to see them being torn apart by Magneto, and even the silver hunting Sentry, which were specially designed to counter him, being held back by three Mutants.
Over the years, their family has invested tens of billions of US dollars in the Sentry project, and with the investment in supporting resources, the total amount is already incalculable.
If no substantial progress is made, funding from all parties will inevitably be drastically reduced.
In this operation, the Sentry were only responsible for closing out the operation and collecting combat data; they were not the main combat force.
Unfortunately, plans don't always go as expected. The Sentry, who arrived ahead of schedule, were only good at dealing with ordinary Mutants, but they were completely powerless against Magneto, a peak Alpha-level mutant.
Even the hunting models specially customized for him have been restrained by his subordinates.
Of course, he had not yet witnessed the true power of Jean Grey when she went berserk, otherwise he would understand that no matter how many Sentry there were, they were nothing more than fleeting remnants when faced with that level of power.
"Those robots!"
Hundreds of meters in the air, a stealth fighter silently hovered. Except for Hank, who was unaware, and Chen Xiao, who was prepared, the rest of the X-Men were all shocked.
No one expected that the holographic projection mechs that repeatedly appeared in the training room had actually become real killing weapons.
Although the size and appearance of these bio-mechanical mechs differ slightly from those in the simulator, their essence remains the same: they are all equipped with mutant ability modules and can analyze, counter, and even simulate the opponent's superpowers in real time, thus enabling precise hunting.
Clearly, this is War Machine specifically developed to target Mutants populations.
Although it appears immature at present, it blatantly demonstrates that the America. government has never given up on the idea of eradicating or completely suppressing Mutants.
Thinking of this, everyone felt a heavy weight in their hearts.
The so-called temporary peace is nothing but a self-deceiving illusion; the truth is, the authorities have always held the knife, they just haven't wielded it yet.
Even the usually composed Hank tensed his jawline at this moment.
Iceman suddenly remembered Chen Xiao's repeated warnings and abruptly turned to look at him, " Vitas, you knew all along that the government was involved in this?"
Everyone else also turned to look at Chen Xiao.
He nodded slightly. "The professor told me."
... Another professor?
Why did he tell you all the secrets first, while we knew nothing? Are you perhaps his adopted son?
Not only Iceman, but even Wolverine's eyes subtly shifted, carrying a hint of scrutiny and suspicion.
Chen Xiao ignored the stares and said frankly, "So today, when I was using the Gideon main control system, I took the opportunity to hack into the America. government's internal network and confirmed the existence of the ' Alcatraz Plan '."
"What? You were the one who hacked into the White House intranet today?" Hank's pupils contracted slightly; he had just heard about it.
Chen Xiao nodded readily. "That's right. It was precisely because of this that I figured out their plan."
"The plan is very clear: after Magneto appears, the X-Men will take the lead. If they win, all the better; if they lose, the Sentry will take over and clean up the mess."
"At the same time, sending Sentry into the field is also to test performance in the real world and collect feedback from actual combat."
Everyone was speechless for a moment, their minds buzzing. They realized they had been kept in the dark all along and had been used as pawns to push them to the front lines.
Storm took a deep breath, her expression solemn. "Time is running out, Vitas, what's our next move?"
Everyone's attention was once again focused on him.
Chen Xiao said calmly, "First, stop Magneto from taking the experimental subject away; second, completely destroy all the Sentry, and make sure none of them transmit the data back."
"While it cannot completely halt Sentry development, it can at least slow down their evolution."
"Professor Ororo, you're in charge of keeping Magneto."
"I'll take care of the Sentry on the west side first, then storm into the lab to rescue them. You won't be able to maneuver properly in that cramped environment."
Before he finished speaking, he had already leaped out of the cabin, his figure soaring through the air like Owlman, heading straight for the location of the Sentry behind the island.
At this moment, Chen Xiao had become the commander-in-chief. No one questioned him, and no one hesitated.
Just as he took off, Storm landed her fighter jet steadily on the west rooftop of the prison.
Almost at the same moment, Magneto, having just crushed the last few Sentry, suddenly looked up to the west, his brow furrowing, and snorted coldly, "Ha... the traitors have finally come."
Before he finished speaking, he activated his magnetic field and took to the air. In the distance, he saw the fighter jet's hatch open and Storm and the others filing out. He immediately sneered, "You didn't show up earlier, so I thought you'd really learned your lesson this time."
"It seems I overestimated him. A traitor is always a traitor."
Hank's voice was deep but each word was forceful. " Magneto, indiscriminate killing will only exacerbate the conflict between humans and Mutants, leading to an irreversible disaster."
"Absurd! A calamity already in the making." Magneto, hovering in mid-air, curled his lips into a mocking sneer, pointing his finger directly at the silver Sentry who was locked in combat with Pyro on the playground behind him.
"Open your eyes and look! What are these? War Machine built specifically to hunt Mutants, combining the coldness of machinery with the ferocity of living beings."
"At this moment, can you still naively believe that humanity truly wants to make peace with Mutants?"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly turned and shouted at Qin, who remained motionless in the distance, "Qin, open your eyes and see clearly! This is the hypocrisy of humanity, disguised in the guise of kindness!"
"They shout slogans of coexistence, yet secretly they intensify their research into weapons to slaughter their own people; and these traitors are their accomplices, handing them the knives, sharpening the blades, and wiping away the blood!"
"If they hadn't repeatedly obstructed and turned against us, helping humanity to besiege us, the rise of Mutants wouldn't have come so long ago!"
Clearly, Magneto was worried that Jean Grey would be swayed by the group of former comrades before him.
But this concern was completely unnecessary. The dazzling red figure in the distance only glanced at them coldly, and when its gaze swept over Wolverine and the others, it didn't even cause a ripple.
At this moment, her consciousness had been completely swallowed up by the dark personality, and all that remained churning in her mind was violence, Abomination, and icy resolve.
boom!
In an instant, the cannon muzzle on the shoulder of the silver Sentry in the distance suddenly lit up, and a beam of blazing white light tore through the air. The Nightcrawler's figure flashed, the beam grazing past her, traversing dozens of meters, and slamming hard into the Iceman's feet.
A loud explosion rang out, sending blasts of debris and dust flying.
This attack was like a battle horn. Seeing that persuasion was hopeless, Storm suddenly raised her arms.
In an instant, the wind howled furiously in the sky, and a pale white bolt of lightning struck down from the clouds, precisely hitting the metal plate that Magneto was swirling around at high speed!
Sparks flew and crackled, and blinding blue-white Arclight of light danced across the surface of the steel plate.
Magneto was prepared.
His expression darkened, and with a flick of his wrist, Wolverine's body stiffened abruptly, and he was lifted into the air!
Bang!
Just as the Iceman was about to freeze, he was caught off guard and knocked backward by the oncoming Wolverine. His head was ringing and he saw stars.
"Ha!"
Hank let out a low growl and charged forward with all his might.
Bang!
He had only run a few steps when the concrete ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked open, and several steel bars burst from the ground, tightly gripping his ankles. He stumbled and fell to the ground, roaring angrily.
Magneto slowly spread his arms, and an invisible force field suddenly expanded. The metal shields surrounding him trembled and hummed, seemingly about to unleash their power.
boom!
Storm left hand through the air, and the gale suddenly escalated from a level 10 to a level 13! The airflow slammed against Magneto like a giant hand, sending him flying more than ten meters off the platform, nearly plunging him off the building.
The offensive was thus abruptly halted.
As he staggered backward in the wind, the Iceman struggled to his feet, his body radiating a surge of icy energy, and slammed his palms into the ground.
Crack! The entire rooftop was instantly covered in thick ice, and two dark blue ice spikes shot through the air, sharp as blades, traversing the void and heading straight for Magneto!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!