Chapter 4707

At this moment, not only were the Avengers who had just escaped death shocked, but everyone watching this scene was shocked beyond measure.

The Red Moon factory was not on the scale of an Earth factory; it could be fully understood as a planet composed of factory equipment, with a volume and mass no less than Mercury, and it possessed a highly sophisticated gravitational traction system, even capable of resisting the Sun's gravity at such close range. Yet, this factory planet was just thrown toward the Sun like this.

No one knew how Magneto had managed it.

Even the mutants were stunned—or, to be precise, all mutants except Professor X and Apocalypse. Because both of them knew that a physical body was not a necessity for Magneto; on the contrary, a material body was his shackle. Without a body, existing purely as a magnetic field, Magneto was the true Lord of Magnetism.

Those sophisticated space-anchoring devices could not last even half a second in his hands; the entire factory was dragged down from space and then thrown toward the Sun like a baseball.

Wait, if Magneto had to abandon his physical body to gain such powerful strength, did that mean he was already dead?

People had not yet had time to feel happy about Magneto's death when, in that instant, a psychic storm swept across the entire Earth. Everyone read only one meaning from Professor X's brainwaves: "Magneto is dead; I no longer have the heart to distinguish right from wrong!"

In this minute, everyone's thoughts came to a complete standstill. Humanity had an entire minute stolen from them, a spectacle never before seen since God created the world.

What broke the stalemate was not Professor X's remaining sanity, but the brilliant light that erupted after the entire factory was pushed into the Sun's core—that was not normal!

The temperature of the Sun's core was enough to swallow everything; nothing could survive in such high heat and pressure. But as it happened, a certain substance, upon contacting extreme heat that surpassed extreme heat, finally burst forth with its last type of power.

The Source Crystal from the Shi'ar Empire unscrupulously absorbed the heat of the Sun's core, and then, as the light gradually dissipated, a portal shimmering with dazzling brilliance appeared in the Sun's core. Professor X woke up with a start.

"The Shi'ar Empire!!!"

Almost everyone let out the same roar. They realized this was a trap from start to finish.

The local Iron Man was stunned; he stared blankly at the portal, but he was the first among the local Avengers to react to what was actually going on. Because the Iron Man from the central universe had warned him that the technology and materials were of dubious origin.

At this moment, the local Iron Man wished he could just black out and faint, but he had no time to do so. Because he needed to use this time to transmit a signal to Earth, summon all his suits and equipment, and have the Earth government immediately prepare for war at the highest alert level. The Shi'ar Empire did not come with good intentions.

Sure enough, a few seconds after the portal opened, the Shi'ar Empire's army charged out, clearly having been in ambush for a long time. When Lei Shen saw the few people leading the charge, he immediately brandished his hammer: "Retreat! Retreat quickly!!!"

"Where else can we retreat to?!!!" the local Iron Man roared at him, "We are in the solar system, with Earth right behind us; there is nowhere left to retreat!!!"

Only then did Lei Shen suddenly realize that they were not fighting at the doorstep of the Shi'ar Empire, but that the Shi'ar Empire had charged directly into their command center. Calling it a command center was not even entirely accurate; this was already like having a gun held to the commander's forehead.

He immediately swung his hammer, and a bolt of lightning struck toward the army, but to no avail. Since the opponent came prepared, they naturally would not fail to take protective measures. Because they knew the first wave of attacks would surely draw a fierce backlash, they had directly set up a group divine power shield. Lei Shen struck the shield with lightning, but other than making it flicker, it had no effect.

"The trouble is huge," Lei Shen said, gritting his teeth, "The Imperial Guard, the Power-Users, the Dual-God level, the Source Cannons..."

"Stop them, stop them quickly!!!" the main universe Iron Man shouted, though he was not just busy shouting; he was the first to charge up. The main universe Avengers followed closely behind.

It was not that they did not know how strong the army sent by the Shi'ar Empire was, but they had nowhere left to retreat. If the Earth of this universe were destroyed right under their noses, the reputation of the main universe would be completely finished as well.

The Avengers of the local universe naturally could not shirk their duty, but there were simply too few of them, appearing weak and thin before the Shi'ar Empire's army.

And surprisingly, the mutants also immediately joined the battlefield. Apocalypse said nothing, charging up with his fists swinging, and the other mutants had no choice but to follow.

After all, Krakoa was also on Earth. If they let the aliens destroy Earth, they would have no home to return to either. What else was there to say? Let's unite!

"Did you know all along," Professor X stared coldly at Schiller, "You knew all along that the Shi'ar Empire would come."

"This is the only way," Schiller said, "You once asked me how the central universe solved these headache-inducing contradictions. Now I can answer you: the only thing that can unite all factions is a powerful external enemy."

"Erik is dead," Professor X said, "I can no longer feel his presence; he has disappeared from this world."

"If it were before, I might have said dismissively, 'He can be resurrected anyway.' This isn't me talking without feeling the pain; I have resurrected several times myself. However..." Schiller paused before saying, "My friends have made me understand that even if one can be resurrected, the death of a loved one is still unacceptable."

"The reason you cannot feel him is that he has already been uploaded into the Red Moon factory's system," Schiller said, spreading his hands.

"But the Red Moon factory has already been swallowed by the Sun..."

"That part of the factory has indeed turned into a portal, but the master mold has not," Schiller said, "It didn't use much crystal there at all; before it could be melted by the Sun's core, the portal had already opened, and the master mold should have been teleported to the other side."

Professor X's movements paused, and he said: "But the Shi'ar Empire will not let that thing go."

"Yes, but they won't destroy it; they will only take it back to study."

"What research value does that have?"

"Pardon my bluntness, but if the Shi'ar Empire could create Nimrod on their own, they wouldn't be trying to teach humans the technology and crystals to let them do it. They aren't doing this just to trick humans into opening the portal; it's purely because they can't do it themselves."

"Compared to the Shi'ar Empire, the human technological level might indeed not be advanced enough, but they are extremely strong in one aspect: the manufacture of super-weapons capable of destroying Earth. Only humans are best at destroying humans. Therefore, what humans have endowed the master mold with is crucial, and the Shi'ar Empire will not easily give up such precious research resources."

"But they only want the master mold's technology; if discovered, they won't let Erik go either."

"You should be asking whether Erik will let them go," Schiller revealed a cold sneer, "If the master mold hadn't already awakened, how would Magneto have taken such extreme measures to destroy the factory?"

Professor X suddenly had a feeling, and he said: "Nimrod? Your target is Nimrod?"

"Hacking depends on two aspects: one is the hacker's technique, and the other is the strength of the defense system. Magneto's consciousness is strong enough to be the sharpest spear; with the factory destroyed, the master mold loses its energy source and suffers heavy damage, and the defense system won't function either—it has lost its strongest shield. In this situation, the self-awareness of the Nimrod already in production will be incomparably fragile and vulnerable."

Professor X was stunned in place by shock. Schiller's series of plans was actually aimed directly at Nimrod. And, he was probably about to succeed.

With Magneto's soul paired with Nimrod's body, what would it become?

No one dared to imagine, and no one could imagine. If Schiller's plan truly succeeded, the mutant nation would possess a truly invincible emperor for generations to come, and no one would ever be able to threaten them again.

But Professor X did not feel joy, because he could feel that Schiller would not do such a thing. Or rather, what he wanted might even go beyond this. And as for what would happen later, Professor X could not guess either.

At this moment, a voice rang out in Professor X's mind: "Professor, we're back!"

"My God, Logan, are you all okay?" Professor X immediately asked, "You... where is Scott???"

A silence fell within Professor X's mental realm, and finally, Mystique spoke up: "He wanted to stay behind to fight the master mold; his consciousness remained in the factory, and he might have already..."

Professor X was just about to feel sorrow, but he suddenly realized that if Magneto was not dead, then Cyclops, who had entered the master mold, might not be dead either; his consciousness still existed.

Suddenly, he was stunned again. Because he realized that if Cyclops was also in the master mold, then the one who would obtain Nimrod's body might very well not be Magneto, but Cyclops.

To be precise, Magneto would yield this body to Cyclops, because Scott Summers was the successor he valued most, the eldest son he admired and felt deeply for.

Professor X slowly closed his eyes, his fingers pinching the corner of the table until he scratched his own fingertips. The surging emotions in his heart almost swallowed his other consciousnesses.

He was almost unable to control his brainwaves, to the point where the humans of the entire Earth had another two seconds stolen from them. At this time, a hand pressed onto his shoulder.

"Calm down, Professor," Schiller said, "How could Cyclops not save Magneto?"

Professor X opened his mouth, just about to say that the two of them had been enemies for most of their lives, but he could not get the words out. Because the consciousnesses in his mental realm that had just been blown into a mess by the storm were already in an uproar.

Professor X had no choice but to send them away, letting Moira prepare the Totem Resurrection Plan. After they left, Professor X looked at Schiller. Schiller smiled and said: "You are the best hostage, Professor."

"Magneto will hand over Nimrod's body to Cyclops because of you. Cyclops will also do everything possible to save Magneto because of you. From this day on, the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants, this pair of old rivals, will never have any more conflicts. Won't they?"

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