Chapter 57: The Verge
Magneto's speech was broadcast live, and the news that was supposed to be broadcast was occupied by Magneto, and the whole of America was listening to his speech at this moment.
Even the president of the United States was no exception, and when Magneto's image disappeared from the TV, he angrily smashed the remote control in his hand to the ground and said to the chief of staff next to him: "Go ahead, Stryker, that bastard call me!" Also, inform the generals that an emergency meeting will be held later. ”
The chief of staff nodded and walked out of the president's office without saying a word, for fear that he would provoke the angry president with one step.
Stryker had just finished watching Magneto's speech, and before the White House could call, he hurried in the direction of the White House.
"Damn Magneto!" Stryker smacked the tempered glass on his car hard, after the last fight with Magneto, he was about to have a psychological shadow on this powerful mutant, but his military uniform and identity did not allow him to be afraid, and he was not allowed to sit idly by.
He knows better than anyone how terrible Magneto is!
There is nothing in the equipment used by the modern U.S. military that is not metal-free, which also means that the seemingly powerful U.S. military is as vulnerable as a piece of paper in front of Magneto.
Yuriko, who was sitting next to him, was using the tablet in her hand to check the impact of Magneto's speech, each of which was almost accusing Magneto of dividing the country and destroying the status quo of peaceful coexistence between mutants and ordinary people.
But she also knew that these public opinions were almost all written by ordinary people, and those mutants who watched Magneto's speech should be hiding somewhere now, thinking about whether they should join the mutant brotherhood or not.
"How's the plastic weapon you were asked to make last time?" Stryker asked suddenly, looking out the window.
Yuriko handed Stryker the documents she had prepared, and said almost without any expression, "It's been developed, but compared to metal weapons, the lethality will be greatly reduced." ”
"Can you kill Magneto?"
"If you get shot more than five times, you might be able to kill Magneto. After all, he is not young now, and his physical functions have deteriorated, as long as he does not use metal weapons, it is easy to kill him. Yuriko explained.
Such an explanation obviously does not satisfy Stryker, and Magneto is not a live target, and will stand like you to fight. He is one of the most powerful mutants, and he has a lot more defense and offensive means.
"That's not enough, what we need now is a weapon made of plastic, capable of achieving the same effect as a metal weapon. Otherwise, we really don't have any chance of winning. Stryker said with a frown.
The Mutant Brotherhood is not scary, what is scary is Magneto, who is not only a powerful powerhouse, but also a leader. As long as you can kill Magneto, it is equivalent to defeating the mutant brotherhood.
Stryker arrives at the White House and hurries to the president's office. Before he could speak, the president shouted angrily, "Stryker, look at the good things you've done!" Now the time has come when mutants and our relationship have to go head-to-head! ”
Stryker had long expected the president to say this, and he said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. President, there is no bloodless revolution in this world. And what we are doing now is not just about one country, but about the whole of humanity! ”
The president was stunned for a moment, and then asked rhetorically, "Do you mean that we have to go to war with that man named Magneto?" ”
The atmosphere in the entire office suddenly fell silent, and all the generals who had arrived before also looked at Stryker in unison.
Stryker nodded and said in an unwavering tone, "I'm afraid that's what it looks like, Mr. President." There will be a battle between us and the mutants! And this war will be won by us! ”
"Victory? Are you kidding? One general sneered, "Magneto's ability is to control magnetism, and all the weapons our army is equipped with are made of metal. What are we going to fight him with? ”
The generals present are all high-ranking figures in the US military, with high authority, and know Magneto's ability and strength.
"I've already ordered someone to rush to make plastic guns, and I believe that it won't be long before our army can be equipped with such weapons."
Plastic guns?
The generals present are all old oilmen on the battlefield, and they know that guns made of plastic are far inferior to guns made of metal in terms of lethality.
A black general said on the spot: "Do you really expect a plastic gun to kill Magneto?" Are you really not kidding? ”
Stryker glanced at the black general, then replied solemnly, "I'm not kidding, even if there's only a glimmer of hope, we'll try." Now that our relationship with mutants is on the verge of breaking out, we need to be prepared for that. ”
His words made everyone present have to face the reality that war is really coming!
Ordinary humans are more afraid of mutants, they are afraid, and they treat them as monsters.
Now this monster is coming to eat people!
"How did things turn out like this, we just gave them treatment, treated them! Why is this so? Are they unwilling to heal their sicknesses? The president asked with his head in his eyes, mutants are just genetically mutated humans, humans carrying diseases.
After a while, he seemed to understand something, stood up suddenly, grabbed Cui Erke's neck, and asked a little frantically, "You knew it from the beginning, didn't you?" That's why you're giving me the antidote, and saying that the American people will remember me. You've been trying to take advantage of me from the beginning, haven't you? Don't think I don't know, you hate mutants and always want to kill them all. ”
Stryker was very angry that he was being dragged by the president like this, and if he had a different person, he would definitely knock that person to the ground.
But it was the president who caught him.
In fact, Stryker did want to use this opportunity to wipe out Magneto and other reactionary mutants from the beginning, as the president said.
But now it doesn't matter to talk about this, things have come to this point, and there is no turning back.
"Mr. President, the most important thing now is to find out Magneto's whereabouts and then make a plan to deal with him, right?" Stryker broke free of the president's hand and said with a calm face.
The President took a deep breath, glared at Stryker fiercely, and said, "Stryker, you'd better have a way to deal with the Magneto Mutant Brotherhood, or I won't spare you!" ”