"Huh?" Fang Yuan looked surprised. "A guy like you actually believes the news?"
"Mutants... have lied to the whole World!"
Stryker's face was ashen. He didn't know the full picture yet, but that didn't stop him from pinning the blame on Mutants first.
Unfortunately, none of the Mutants present cared about his accusations.
Logan had even unsheathed his claws.
In the past, Logan had always let Stryker escape for one reason or another; now, he was going to correct his mistake.
Stryker hurriedly ran toward a hidden spot. To his relief, Magneto didn't stop him, giving Stryker the illusion that he might actually escape.
Old Magneto brought Old Charles's wheelchair down with him. The elderly Professor X's Telepathy activated instantly, taking control of all the soldiers present.
"You're still too soft-hearted," Fang Yuan said, shaking his head. "These soldiers are used to seeing Mutants being experimented on. There's no guarantee there isn't another Stryker among them."
"Just like how Stryker used to be an assistant to Trask."
Fang Yuan said this because once Professor X controlled them, these people wouldn't be killed in the battle.
Unless they were specifically executed later, this group of people would survive.
But Fang Yuan naturally wouldn't agree to such a half-hearted approach.
He didn't want some genius scientist to emerge from this lot, find a way to cause trouble for Mutants, and affect his rewards.
Old Magneto also nodded. "You're right, Charles."
Old Charles was a bit conflicted. Although he had previously intended to save the World at any cost, now that the World had been saved, his Bleeding Heart had reclaimed the high ground.
At that moment, Fang Yuan waved his hand, including everyone in the Base: "Even the families of the staff here must be screened."
"Is it necessary to go that far?" Even Old Magneto was a bit surprised now.
"Of course!" Fang Yuan countered. "You don't think the Sentinel apocalypse is the only end of a Mutant World I've seen, do you?"
Old Charles and Old Magneto immediately grew tense. Having returned from an apocalypse, they were extremely sensitive to those words.
"There are other things that lead to the end of the World?" Old Magneto quickly pressed.
Fang Yuan nodded. "I've seen three Mutant extinction events. The Sentinels are one, and another World was destroyed by the Dark Phoenix."
After the double failure of "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" in terms of reviews and box office, it directly killed off the James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender era of X-Men. So, Fang Yuan wasn't wrong to say the Dark Phoenix destroyed the World.
Hearing that the Dark Phoenix had destroyed the World, Old Magneto and Old Charles were both shocked. Old Magneto quickly urged Old Charles, "You must keep that student of yours in check!"
"If you don't come to manipulate her," Old Charles retorted.
Old Magneto fell silent. These two pillars of the Mutant race could also be the pillars of blame.
Fang Yuan continued, "There was another time where the World didn't end—only the Mutants were destroyed!"
Old Professor X and the other were even more surprised.
They were even more shocked and found it unacceptable.
Because this meant that humanity had finally found a way to commit genocide against Mutants.
"Did humans invent a more powerful weapon?" Old Magneto's brow furrowed, clearly ready for battle.
"Not exactly," Fang Yuan shook his head. "Humans invented Genetically Modified Food, adding substances that eliminate the X-gene into daily meals. In just twenty years, no more Mutant children were born."
"The person who invented that technology was the son of Stryker's assistant. Now, do you still think it's unnecessary to eliminate these people in advance?"
Old Magneto raised his hand, pointing all the firearms at Stryker's soldiers and the scientists.
"Charles?" he asked.
Old Charles didn't speak; he simply released his mental control over the group.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
Old Magneto was not soft-hearted. After a series of "firecracker" sounds, almost all of Stryker's men were killed.
Fang Yuan nodded with satisfaction. He had recently noticed signs of Old Charles's Bleeding Heart relapsing—he had actually felt a bit of pity when the Sentinels attacked Mutant opponents. So, Fang Yuan deliberately used Mutant extinction to provoke him.
Although Fang Yuan wouldn't stay in this World forever, the Good Big Brother would for the time being.
The Good Big Brother needed to help Fang Yuan build reputation for his employees. In this process, there would inevitably be some behind-the-scenes manipulation, which also required victims.
In fact, letting Mutant opponents be the victims was already Fang Yuan's mercy.
To prevent Old Charles from hindering the Good Big Brother's actions in the future and affecting Fang Yuan's rewards, he naturally had to give him a preventative shot.
"I'll go find Jason," Old Charles sighed, ultimately choosing to turn a blind eye.
Compared to these discussions about the future of Mutants, he still preferred his identity as the headmaster of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
Old Magneto, however, was very interested.
"We can discuss this further when we have time," he said.
He intended to find everyone who harbored malice toward Mutants and eliminate them in advance to remove future threats.
"Then how about you introduce me to Mystique?" Fang Yuan raised an eyebrow at him.
Old Magneto's expression instantly changed. He knew exactly what kind of person Fang Yuan was, so he had specifically arranged for Mystique to lead the Brotherhood of Mutants outside to avoid being messed with by Fang Yuan.
Besides, if Rogue found out he had found her another love rival, heaven knows if Rogue would pull his beard out?
"I'll go check on Logan," Old Magneto slipped away immediately.
"Logan can do it, but I can't?" Fang Yuan curled his lip.
In reality, he wasn't nearly as interested in this World's Mystique as he was in Blink. He was tired of Western women; he preferred Eastern tastes now.
Fang Yuan walked into Stryker's lab and began packing up the Mutant research data. This first-hand research on Mutants was very useful to him; combined with compound v, it might have miraculous effects.
On the other side, Old Magneto headed in the direction where Wolverine was chasing Stryker, only to find Logan rolling around on the ground with a woman.
Fighting and rolling.
Because Logan had forgotten that Stryker still had Lady Deathstrike protecting him. Her abilities were almost identical to his—she could self-heal and had an Adamantium skeleton—so Logan couldn't take her down easily.
"Uh... should I step away for a bit?" Old Magneto joked.
Logan was being strangled tightly by Lady Deathstrike. He summoned his strength to throw her to the ground, but Lady Deathstrike quickly slashed several gashes across his face.
"You're just going to watch?" Logan asked Old Magneto. "Stryker is about to escape!"
Old Magneto stopped smiling and pointed a hand at Lady Deathstrike. She was instantly suspended in the air. Then, following Old Magneto's finger, she was slammed back and forth against the Base's walls and floors.
"Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!"
After a moment, Lady Deathstrike fainted.
Logan's expression was a bit stiff, and then he suddenly said to Old Magneto, "This is the first time I've liked your power."
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