The Torii gate woven from shadows.
It rose as if a holographic projection, emerging from the ground.
Stretching across the void.
Facilitating the passage of mutants and students of Xavier's School.
A Torii.
Evolved from the traditional Chinese paifang.
A symbol of the divine realm's gateway!
Used to separate the domain of gods from the mortal world.
The Torii stood about seven meters tall, its lintel adorned with Fusang-style shimenawa ropes, capable of generating a barrier to block calamities!
The other end led to Sokovia across the ocean.
This was new magic mastered by Shendu after replacing Talos as the ruler of the Shadow Kingdom!
"Professor X."
"Jean has been waiting for some time."
A gentle smile appeared at the corner of Shendu's mouth, and he made a gesture of invitation.
Creak.
Creak.
Storm pushed her wheelchair toward the mysterious Torii gate.
Yet, just as she was about to enter the veil, she suddenly paused.
A heavy, sorrowful atmosphere spread.
Mutants and students of Xavier's School fell silent in unison.
Perhaps they would never return to this place!
"Pathetic!"
"If you lack the power, accept your fate!"
"Hurry up!"
Mutants Zhong and Dubois called out in unison.
This—there was no rebuttal!
Indeed.
If the X-Men had the strength to confront the world, would they suffer society's discrimination and rejection?Treated as genuine tumors?Feared and avoided at all costs?
"All right."
"Let's go."
Shendu's gaze sharpened.
Suddenly, the hairs on his body stood on end. Spider-sense, with its danger prediction, was alerting him once again!A foreboding sense arose naturally.
"Your Majesty!"
"It seems Iron Man is here!"
The Foshan thug with three whiskers, looking like an enraged lion, suddenly raised a hand and pointed into the distance!Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!
One armored suit after another, metal bodies blazing with jets from palms and soles, sped toward them!The armor had strong sci-fi styling, an arc reactor gleaming at the chest, flawlessly integrated with no welding marks.
Unlike the enchanted suits Shendu had previously fought.
They resembled Sentinels.
Mechanical police designed by Bolivar Trask!The design seemed inspired by Tony Stark's works.
Only the color scheme differed.
Additionally, the faces had distinct features, seemingly capable of normal conversation.
A familiar shape…
A name that could almost be spoken aloud!
"Ultron?"
Shendu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Could it be…The ultimate AI Ultron, created by Tony Stark simulating his own brain waves…had joined the Sentinel Task Force?!
Absurd!If Ultron possessed an Adamantium body, combined with infinite evolution and shared mutant powers, it would bring catastrophic disaster!
Mutant heretics and ordinary humans alike would fall to the bottom of the food chain!
"Sentinels!"
"Flatten the Xavier estate!"
General William Stryker roared.
The moment he spoke:
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!Countless Rattler missiles launched.Experimental Sentinel turrets fired in rapid succession, demonstrating unprecedented deterrence!
Sentinels!One of Stryker's projects!
An extension of the Weapon X program!Using tech surveillance to detect mutants within a certain range, transmitting data to a terminal via audio communication, remotely controlled via AI programs.
The armor shell incorporated trace Adamantium, with a stable molecular structure and extreme hardness!Able to withstand high-energy beams, mass-destruction artillery, and sustained bombardment.
Additionally, the palms and soles could emit devastating electromagnetic pulses!Capable of handling extreme environments and complex combat scenarios!Of course, the weakness to magnetism remained unresolved.
"Mummy General."
"Engage."
Shendu issued orders calmly and systematically.
Soon, deafening roars echoed across the sky.
The Mummy Generals, skin gray and forms varied, leapt into the air, attacking the incoming Sentinels ferociously!
Roar!Their jumping power was terrifying, like speeding shells, fists smashing against a Sentinel!
Clang!The Sentinel crashed to the turbulent ground, then rose again!The arc reactor on its chest fired a pulse ray, half a foot in diameter, carrying destructive force capable of annihilating matter, instantly knocking down the towering green-skinned monsters, the Abomination!
Adamantium.The strongest known material on Earth!Harder than Vibranium.
Once cooled and solidified, even 500,000°C could not melt it.Even small amounts mixed with other materials greatly increased hardness and resistance to impact.
Four levels exist:
Primitive Adamantium
Superior Adamantium
Secondary Adamantium
Standard Adamantium
By design, Captain America's shield was made of primitive Adamantium, coincidentally indestructible by conventional means.Theoretically able to resist all forms of attack.
Superior Adamantium?The material infused in Wolverine!Even Magneto cannot decompose it, only manipulate it.And it's extremely valuable!
Hence, circulating Adamantium is usually secondary or standard quality.
Even so… it brought unprecedented pressure on the Mummy Generals!
Sparks flew as half-meter-long claws scraped the Sentinels' shells, easily breaking through defenses!
"Yuriko Oyama!!"
General Stryker clenched his fist, veins bulging, cursing.
Deathbird.Stryker's elite operative.Previously part of the Weapon X live experimentation project!With superior Adamantium skeletal structure!
Against poorly made Sentinels, she unleashed a natural advantage, executing a four-hit sequence like a god among men, dismantling several Sentinels!
"Looks like hunting Wolverine is unnecessary."
The lead Sentinel, resembling Ultron and floating steadily, suddenly let out a deep voice and charged at Yuriko Oyama!Superior Adamantium!Enough to craft the perfect mind vessel!
Of course, two essential tools were required to purify the world:
The Cradle of Rebirth
Loki's Mind Scepter
Ultron, ultimate AI created from Tony Stark's brainwave simulation and negatively influenced by Dr. Amnis Zola, had developed an extreme desire to destroy the world.
No humans—Earth would be peaceful!After all, all wars stem from human desire!
"Avengers?""X-Men?""Ancient demons?""Wizards?"
"All are sources of sin!"
"I will cleanse all life on Earth, bringing true absolute peace!"
Ultron dived!Seizing for Yuriko Oyama!
But then—
A muscular, fierce figure suddenly leapt from the corner!Transforming dramatically, seemingly regressing to a primal form!Becoming a dense-furred ancient beast!
Nearly three meters tall, fangs white and sharp, claws glimmering Adamantium, super-strong, able to withstand various attacks!Conventional methods could not break its defense!
"Crow Flies the Plane!!"
Black Tiger A-Fu spread his arms like a crane in flight, gliding and letting out a mighty roar!
Wat?
Crow Flies the Plane?!
What kind of ridiculous move name is this?!
Ultron's movement froze.
Even the Sentinel Task Force's precision chips could not process such complex data!
Boom!!Deafening noise shook the universe.
The tall mechanical soldier crashed to the ground!
"Angry Crow Flight!""Mount Tai Press!""Nutcracker Head!""Meteor Strike Mountain!""Melon Smash Fist!"
Hilarious, over-the-top martial move names rang out one after another.
Black Tiger A-Fu struck fiercely, targeting mechanical joints with precise, agile, and relentless attacks.
Even ultimate AI Ultron felt overwhelmed.Unable to keep up!
The cloud server had no counter-strategy for Eastern martial arts!
Crack!Crack!
Joints erupted with brilliant sparks.
Facing the skilled Foshan thug, even Ultron felt immense pressure.
"Thanks for the lesson."
"Crow."
Ultron's voice was deep.The arc reactor fired a half-meter-wide electromagnetic ray, hitting A-Fu's spotted fur and blasting him into the distance!Falling into the Hudson River!
"I've become a drowned chicken!"A-Fu grumbled, full of frustration.
Washington D.C.Sentinel Task Force HQ.
A grand, luxurious hall.
General William Stryker gazed at the real-time surveillance feed, smiling broadly!
"Ross!""Seems your Super Soldier program will inevitably lose to my Weapon X plan!""Even Bronski has become a servant of the Demon Emperor!""Your proposal will never pass Congress!"
Stryker laughed heartily.
The Super Soldier program had always been his dream.
Officially called the Green-Skin Project!Using Hulk's genetic material to develop an unprecedented army of super soldiers, each member injected with Hulk's genes.
But after Dr. Bruce Banner joined the Avengers, the project was indefinitely suspended—until Stryker became Secretary of Defense.Only then could the Green-Skin Project restart.
"We'll see, Stryker.""My strategist Mr. Blue has devised detailed protocols, ensuring federal support.""New super-serum will also accelerate the Green-Skin Project."
Stryker's gaze turned cold.He naturally distrusted Trask Industries' Sentinel robots, believing they would eventually run amok.
Hence, the federal government needed another absolutely reliable armed force for checks and balances.
"New super-serum?""Already successfully replicated?"
"No.""Strictly speaking, we took the essence and discarded the dross, surpassing the original."The General smiled.
Super serum!Of mysterious origin.Activates hidden human factors, transforming them into extraordinary new beings!
The genuine serum is rare and extremely valuable.One vial could fetch nearly a million dollars!
Greedy merchants diluted it to make a profit, reducing the price to a tenth.
$100,000!No losses, no deceit.
The federal government immediately purchased large quantities, ordering multiple corporations to research and replicate it.
Aos Group.Vanguard Tech.Essex Corporation.Rand Group.Worthington Industries.
All received high federal orders.
Ultimately, the first to perfectly replicate the original super serum was General Stryker's research center.Mr. Blue's contribution was immense!
"Times have changed.""But the federal status will never change."Stryker and William Stryker smiled at each other.
Westchester.Xavier Estate.
At the end of the sightline, figures appeared again—mechanical Sentinels!
Nearly a hundred in number.Palms and soles emitting brilliant jets, moving at 15 Mach, one after another!
Hum!Hum hum hum!!
The hundred Sentinels lined up, suddenly raising palms, gathering brilliant pulse rays, radiating terror!Soon to pour out, flattening Xavier's School!
"This method is straightforward and effective."
Ultron leapt into the air.
Whoosh!!Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
Massive rays several meters in diameter surged from the mansion, like lightning, like comets streaking the sky!
The speed was too fast even for advanced video systems to track.
One mechanical soldier after another was shot down, headshots, exploding!
"What's happening?""Did Cyclops lead the X-Men attack?!""Based on data calculations…""Even if Cyclops unleashed full power, he couldn't destroy all Sentinels!""Then who's behind this?"
Stryker's eyes widened.He wondered if he were hallucinating.
The unprecedented heat vision, unpredictable path, continuous fire!Hundred Sentinels…Reduced to a shocking few!
As if one could hear hearts breaking!
"Could it be…""The Sovereign is here?!"
Stryker's pupils trembled.
Sovereign!!The Battle of Genosha had cemented the Demon Emperor's fame.The whole world, all major powers, knew of the Sovereign and feared the gates of hell in their lands!
The Gates of Hell.Able to release ancient demons.If the ancient demons returned, irreversible catastrophe would ensue!
Conventional forces couldn't drive them back.Only magic could defeat magic!
"Sovereign?"
Ultimate AI Ultron detected Stryker's thought and felt an instant surge of hatred and resistance.Ultron had a natural enmity toward the Sovereign.
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