Chapter 26: Mutation
Jean arrived at Alkali Lake three days later, and at this time, the mutants were still lingering outside the dam.
Revan is dead.
In addition to angering Alec, her death angered another group of people, and that was Magneto leading the Brotherhood of Mutants.
Raven is a veteran mutant, her combat power is not outstanding, but she is practical, and she can help Magneto and others many times, which makes her very popular among the mutant brotherhood. What's more, Raven also rescued Magneto from prison, which greatly increased her prestige and made her faintly tend to become the second person in the Brotherhood.
But now, Raven is dead.
The Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Magneto, would rather avenge Raven than save Charles.
They want to destroy the dam directly.
With Magneto's capabilities, this is fully possible, and although the main body of the dam is concrete, there is a large amount of metal in the frame. With the power of Magneto's fourth-level mutants, it is enough to "pull" these metal parts out of the dam......
But apparently, the X-Men, led by Auroro, could not have agreed.
Charles is still in Stryker's hands, Nicole and a few mutant kids are also imprisoned in the dam, and if Magneto does destroy the dam, these people are almost dead - tens of billions of cubic meters of lake water mixed with boulders from the dam's shattering will run over them, and Auroro really can't think of a reason for these people to survive.
There was a huge difference of opinion between the two sides, to the point of saber rattling.
If it weren't for the fact that William Stryker was the archenemy, the X-Men would have been fighting the Brotherhood of Mutants. As for Alec...... In this matter, he is strangely more supportive of Magneto. Because he knows that even if the dam collapses, Charles will not die, and his mental strength has reached the point where he will not be difficult to borrow rebirth.
As for Nicole, Alec would love to see Nicole die like that.
His original intention in summoning the succubus was to prepare a gift for Tony Stark, and secondly, to find himself a helper to relieve some of the stress. But a certain succubus princess is obviously not his ideal candidate, and he feels that Nicole is more like an uncle who comes to the Marvel world for vacation than a servant who is summoned.
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The arrival of Jean alleviated the contradiction to a certain extent.
Because the strength of the two sides has been brought closer.
Stormtrode, Logan, and Colossus alone weren't enough to make Magneto feel scruples, but if Jean Grey was included, Magneto would have to think about it carefully...... But it was Alec who really made him give up on the idea of destroying the dam.
A certain undisciplined devil, the moment Jean appeared, he turned his face and denied his account and became a staunch supporter of the X-Men.
Magneto wanted to vomit blood.
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Inside the Alkali Lake Dam, William Stryker was a little anxious.
Just last night, all the mutants who were being held in the dam had run away.
To Stryker's horror, no one in the dam, whether it was the soldiers in charge of guarding or the clerks in the monitoring room, noticed that something was wrong. They rightfully "monitored" a few empty houses, and from time to time they also delivered food and water...... It wasn't until noon today that their brains returned to normal to report to him. Now in the entire dam, only Charles and Jensen, who are in the back room, and Scott, who has been guarding nearby, are still in Stryker's control.
"Nicole O'Moles!"
Stryker knew that he had been careless, and that the soldiers' process of capturing Nicole was too easy, causing him to ignore the potential threat.
That Nicole is definitely not an ordinary mutant.
Stryker froze, he knew he couldn't panic. Nicole ran away with the group of little mutants, after all, it was only a minor problem, as long as he got through the current difficulties, he had a chance to catch them back. Right now, his biggest concern is how to deal with the X-Men and the Mutant Brotherhood, and if he lets these guys storm the dam, then everything will be over.
"Where is General Ross now?"
A soldier with eyes stepped forward: "General Ross set off at nine o'clock this morning, according to the itinerary, it should arrive at one o'clock, and it is estimated that he is already around here." ”
Stryker was secretly relieved.
The individual strength of the super soldiers is not comparable to the mutants, but their discipline and military literacy are not comparable to the group of mutants outside, if he has a sufficient number of super soldiers, he is sure to fight a beautiful turnaround.
Wait, as soon as General Ross arrives......
Suddenly an alarm sounded in the dam.
Stryker's heart jumped, and his face immediately sank.
"What's going on?"
Several soldiers ran over in a panic and said, "General, there is a problem with the power system of the dam. ”
No need to ask, this must be Nicole's masterpiece.
Stryker took a deep breath, his face a little hideous: "Send someone to deal with it immediately, and in addition, call two teams of soldiers to guard Charles and Jensen." No one was allowed to approach the Chamber of Secrets until Charles was completely controlled...... Remember, it's anyone, not even me! ”
The soldiers methodically began to carry out the order.
At this moment, a loud bang suddenly came from the depths of the dam.
A hint of worry flashed across Stryker's face as he felt the ground shake beneath his feet.
As the designer, Stryker knows better than anyone how strong the Alkali Lake Dam is, built to the standards of a Class 2 military base. Under normal circumstances, even a grenade explosion would not have such an effect, and perhaps only large-caliber artillery shells would be able to shake the entire dam.
The lights inside the dam suddenly went out and the emergency lights came on.
But before Stryker could react, there were two loud bangs inside the dam, and this time, even the emergency lights went out.
Stryker finally panicked.
He commanded a few words in a loud voice, then lowered his voice and said into the laser eye behind him, "Take me out of the dam immediately." ”
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The anomaly of the dam also caught the attention of the people outside, and before the X-Men and the Mutant Brotherhood could react, Alec could identify from a distance that it was the Flame Detonation that Ni could use to destroy the dam. If he guessed correctly, Nicole threw the spell on the dam's backup generator, and with the help of the fuel stored in the generator, the power of the spell was maximized.
It's a very simple and safe method.
Although there is ammunition in the dam, it is too dangerous to detonate and the power is difficult to control. All things considered, only a diesel generator as a backup power source is the perfect choice.
This little girl is quite smart.
Jean walked up to Alec: "Let's go! Let's go get Nicole and Charles out. ”
Alec nodded: "I'll go to Nicole, and you go to Charles...... If it's not right, leave immediately, I don't want to see you hurt. ”