Stryker had run quite a distance, but his legs were no match for the straight-line speed of Wolverine and Magneto.
An iron gate?
Tear it down!
A wall?
Smash it.
Of course, it wasn't Magneto using Wolverine as a battering ram, but Death Woman.
Hearing the growing commotion behind him, Stryker knew he likely wouldn't escape. Once caught, he would almost certainly face a dead end.
No one knew his creations better than he did. Stryker was intimately familiar with Logan's character; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to use Silver Fox to trick Wolverine into voluntarily undergoing the transformation.
He could tell that this time, Logan truly wanted to kill him.
Grimly determined, Stryker ran straight to the control area of the Alkali Lake Dam.
"Since you won't let me live, then we'll all die together!" Stryker said.
He found a pile of explosives and placed them at key points on the dam; once detonated, they would cause the entire structure to collapse.
He might still not survive that way, but he wouldn't make it easy for Wolverine, Magneto, and the others either.
Wolverine and the other arrived just in time to see his actions and were instantly shocked.
Both had psychological trauma regarding the dam bursting, even though Jean Grey hadn't come along this time.
But Old Magneto still reacted instantly. Without waiting to communicate, he directly manipulated Logan and threw him straight at Stryker.
"Oh, motherf—"
Before Logan could finish his curse, he realized Stryker was right in front of him. He immediately slammed a fist into Stryker's face.
"Bang!"
Stryker's glasses were shattered, and his face was covered in blood from the shards.
"Ah, you stupid wolf!" Stryker cursed. "Don't forget that I made you what you are!"
Logan extended his Adamantium claws.
"Aren't I thanking you right now?"
With that, he plunged his claws into Stryker's body.
"Aaaah!"
Because Logan had intentionally avoided vital organs, Stryker still had the strength to scream.
"Do you think the Mutants have won? Impossible. Even if I die, there will be others looking for ways to kill Mutants!"
"Perhaps you won't have the chance," Old Magneto interjected.
He didn't trust Sebastian Shaw, so he had specifically looked into Shaw's plans. After seeing them, Old Magneto could only say that within twenty years, no human would think of exterminating Mutants; instead, they would be trying every possible way to become one.
"How do you plan to deal with him?" Old Eric asked Wolverine.
"I want to torture him, to carve the flesh off his bones inch by inch!" Logan replied resentfully.
He had too much history and hatred with Trask.
From Sabretooth to Silver Fox, to being tricked into the transformation, and even Jean Grey's death here—Wolverine had come this time to settle all scores.
Old Magneto asked curiously, "Can you really do that?"
In his understanding, while Wolverine wouldn't Blink an eye when killing enemies, making him perform torture was a bit much for the wolf.
Logan's words faltered; he truly didn't have much experience when it came to torturing people.
Usually, killing someone just took a swipe of his claws; torturing an opponent didn't fit his character.
"Logan, I have a suggestion."
At that moment, Old Charles rolled over in his wheelchair, with another person also in a wheelchair behind him.
"Jason Stryker. I believe he will give Mr. Stryker an unforgettable experience," Old Charles said.
Mastermind could indeed create many horrific experiences for Stryker.
"And this can also be considered a form of treatment." Old Charles shook his head. "Jason's mental damage is too severe; if he is to recover, he needs strong stimulation."
Logan nodded and stepped aside. He didn't insist on doing it himself; as long as Stryker felt pain and eventually died perfectly, he would be satisfied.
The operation concluded with Stryker's piercing screams.
It also signaled the end of the X-Men villains' legacy.
Fang Yuan handled the final cleanup. He packed up all the data and Adamantium in the Base, literally scraping the place clean, not leaving behind even a scrap of paper.
Then he snapped his fingers, using a spell to generate a spark that rapidly expanded into a massive fire Phoenix, incinerating everything inside the Base.
Phoenix had died here, and now a fire Phoenix had destroyed it; it was a tribute of sorts.
Four people had come together, but six were returning.
Besides Mastermind Jason, Death Woman was also brought back by them.
Death Woman had been controlled by Stryker using Mastermind's brain fluid and could still regain her sanity, so she could be saved.
However, Wolverine and Magneto didn't stop. After learning from Fang Yuan about the genetically modified crops intended to exterminate Mutants, they began investigating everyone associated with Stryker, aiming to nip such situations in the bud.
Meanwhile, under Shaw's arrangement, the X-Men were striking Sentinels worldwide, though it was actually more like a World tour.
Each mission paired official X-Men members with Mutant students. This mentor-apprentice model caused the reputations of the younger generation—like Iceman and Pyro, Colossus, and Shadowcat—to continuously rise.
Fang Yuan wasn't idle either. Besides helping Blink develop her abilities and... knowledge, he spent the rest of his time researching Sentinels and Mutant genes, leading a very full life.
In the meantime, he waited for the 300-day cooldown to communicate with the Phoenix Force to reset.
This continued for half a year until a prayer broke the silence.
Cairo, Egypt.
"Supreme and Almighty Lord!"
"May the Lord's divine power bless us and help us defeat the Sentinels!"
"En Sabah Nur!"
A group of Egyptians gathered in an underground cave; surprisingly, there was a small Pyramid inside.
It was high noon, and the sunlight shone directly through the cave opening onto the Pyramid. In the next second, the lines on the Pyramid actually began to glow.
Deep underground, a blue figure that had been sleeping for a long time suddenly opened its eyes.
One day later.
"Beep beep beep beep beep beep!"
A series of alarms suddenly blared in Fang Yuan's lab. In the X-Men's internal signaling, this represented the most urgent situation.
He was puzzled; an alarm of this level had never been activated before.
So, Fang Yuan teleported directly to the X-Men headquarters within Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
Because Old Professor X was both the school principal and the leader of the X-Men, the X-Men hadn't sought another location to build their headquarters.
The authorities had sold the land around Xavier's School to Old Professor X at a low price for X-Men activities.
From this, it was clear that the status of Mutants was indeed much higher than before.
"What happened?" Fang Yuan asked Jean, who was in charge of intelligence analysis.
"Something happened in Cairo. A very powerful Mutant appeared there, destroying half of Cairo to build a Pyramid," Jean replied quickly.
Cairo? A Pyramid?
Why does that sound so familiar?
Fang Yuan was deeply shaken. He asked tentatively, "Is that Mutant a big blue bald guy?"
"Yes, you already knew?"
Fang Yuan's brow furrowed instantly.
"A big bald guy? Why is the big bald guy here?"
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