Sentinel

Chapter 118 Decoy
The brilliance of the morning rises from the horizon, the sky is slightly white, and the warm sunshine covers the whole of Westchester. This suburban county in northern New York borders Connecticut and Long Island in the east, Putnam County in the north, and Putnam County in the west. Adjacent to the Hudson River, it is famous for its developed economy and a famous education center.

Uninformed outsiders would never imagine that the retro-style castle standing on the outskirts of Westchester is actually a special school for mutants. It is privately funded by Professor Charles. It recruits those mutant children for free and teaches them how to become a mutant. The ability to control oneself and spread the beautiful idea of ​​living in harmony with human beings.

Qin pushed the old man in the wheelchair and walked in the vast school. The bright sunlight pierced through the clouds and fell between the lawn and the shade.In the open space for free activities, many children, under the guidance of their teachers, are doing various sports, bypassing the pleasant gravel lake, and at the end is a small dock. In fact, if you go deep into it, you will find that there is something special about it.

It was an underground bunker specially built during World War II. After being specially transformed by Professor Charles, it became a training ground for the younger generation of mutants, specializing in fighting exercises and combat drills. The first generation of X-Men grew up here. , At that time, he and his friend Eric had not parted ways. They were familiar with their own abilities, talked about their vision for the future, and jointly resisted the evil conspirators who were trying to destroy the world.

Walking across the breezy gravel lake, Jean pushed the professor to the shade of a big tree, where she used to sit and read Jane Austen's novels when she was a student.

The professor was sitting in a wheelchair, looking at the dense forest and wetland in the distance, the breeze was blowing, and the fresh air in the morning was blowing in his face.The distant memory, like a faded old photo, suddenly became clear and vivid. At that time, Charles did not need to rely on a wheelchair to move around. He had just graduated from Oxford University not long ago, and he was full of vigor and vitality.

"Eric and I used to talk about the future of the country on the steps of the Lincoln statue, and we also worked with the national department against Sebastian Shaw, a terrible scientist. He gets his power from the mutant gene, Trying to overturn the whole world..."

There is a touch of nostalgia in Professor Charles' eyes. Since he saw his old friend in Manhattan last time, he has often fallen into self-doubt. Who is right, he or Eric? The ferment and intensification intensified, the call for the mutant registration bill became louder, and the living environment of the compatriots became more severe.

The fragile peace built over the years has been broken, which makes the professor who has always played the role of the leader a little confused. He is unwilling to go to extremes like Eric and let the world suffer from the flames of war, but if he continues to hide, he seems to be unable to see Hope for peace.

"You and Magneto joined forces to defeat him. Mr. McCoy often talked about these glorious deeds. Of course, he mentioned the most, and it was Mystique Riven!" Qin covered her mouth and chuckled, obviously knowing that The bumpy love story known as "Beast Hank".

Hearing the familiar name, the professor smiled faintly. Of course he also knew about this interesting story, but it was a pity that Ruiwen did not stand on his side. Instead, he chose Eric to fight against the human government with the Brotherhood, and strive to establish a mutant world. good home.

"Qin, you, Scott, and Ororo, go to Los Angeles to find a mutant named Kurt Wagner. He is a circus performer who can teleport." The professor put his hands on his knees and urged: "He sent out a distress call to the academy, saying that the military was looking for him, and that Eric and the fraternity were wanted, and we couldn't just sit idly by."

Charles often uses the brain wave enhancement machine to find compatriots with strong abilities. Those mutants with unstable strength can be easily found by searching, while children with immature abilities are hard to detect.

The circus performer with the ability to teleport seems to be being hunted by the military. He must have key intelligence information. The other party sent a distress signal to him through several mutants who often communicated with the school.

"Do we need to dispatch so many people?" Qin asked with some concern.

The professor nodded. He was worried that there would be a conflict with the military, so he sent the younger generation of X-Men. With the strength of these students, even if they encountered the Brotherhood, they would not suffer any damage.

"It's a pity that Logan is not here. He went to find his own memory." Charles sighed. If Wolverine is still in school, then nothing will happen.

Hearing the word "memory", Qin, who was pushing the wheelchair, had a sudden jump in his eyes, the intense fire flashed for a moment, and then quickly returned to normal, even the professor didn't notice it.

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Washington, D.C., a secret operational command center.

According to the photos taken by the satellite, Stryker saw that the Blackbird fighter plane located at the Xavier Gifted Youth School had taken off, and he was secretly proud of himself. He dispatched the powerful young mutants, and the next step was to deal with Professor Charles.

In the name of the White House, he sent an invitation to Charles Xavier to discuss the arrest of Magneto and the dispute between humans and mutants.

The unsuspecting professor would naturally agree, but what is a little troublesome is that the other party brought a burly beast with blue hair. If there is no mutant suppression drug developed by Umbrella, the beast with infinite strength and outstanding mind Hank may bring variables to Stryker's plan, but everything is fine now.

McCoy, a burly figure with thick hands and feet, used to be a researcher of the National Central Intelligence Agency, and was later discovered by the professor and Magneto. At first, he only had abnormally large feet and strong physical fitness, but McCoy felt inferior to his deformity. , chose to develop a medicine to heal himself, who knew that the result would cause a genetic mutation, the once handsome appearance was covered with blue hair, like a tall beast.

"I don't think you should come here, Charles." As an old man at the same time as the professor, Beast Hank has a certain degree of vigilance towards humans.

Feeling the hostile eyes of the Secret Service bodyguards, he felt a little nervous. Now is the time when the conflict between mutants and humans is sharp. As the leader of mutants, Charles rashly came to the White House, which undoubtedly put himself in danger.

"Peace needs to be won by yourself, Hank." The professor kept smiling. He tried to check with his psychic ability. Although these Secret Service bodyguards were full of hostility, they only targeted the mutant group.

McCoy pushed the wheelchair and entered a reception room of the White House. The secretary brought two cups of coffee and said softly, "Please wait a moment, Mr. President will be here soon."

Seeing the secretary push the door and leave, McCoy, who was squeezed into the sofa, vaguely felt that something was wrong. Many small holes suddenly opened on the wall of the room, and a large amount of ether gas sprayed in, turned into a faint mist, and quickly dispersed!

The professor's gaze flickered, and the psychic power spread out like water waves. Before it radiated completely, the ear-piercing sound waves penetrated the barrier of the room, stirring the brain like a sharp knife!

The bald old man covered his head in an instant, dispelling the power of manipulating the mind. McCoy immediately reacted. He picked up the sofa and smashed it against the wall, but there was a muffled "boom". The face covered with blue hair Going up, instantly furious, he jumped to the door like a beast, tore open the door panel like tearing paper, and saw a group of heavily armed soldiers crowded outside the door, a few sharp needles pierced the skin, and the cold liquid poured in .

McCoy, who was roaring loudly, suddenly weakened his voice, and even the blue hair on his body gradually faded away. Hank, the beast who hadn't had time to be amazed by his own transformation, fell into a coma and fell down!
The professor, who was breathing a large amount of ether gas, felt dizzy for a while. He tried his best to open his eyelids, and saw an officer strode in and put some kind of metal instrument on him. It was like being isolated and blocked, like a tall adult being locked in a small cage, and an unprecedented uncomfortable feeling swept through the whole body.

"William..."

Before consciousness faded into darkness, the professor saw a grim face. He knew the man, William Stryker.

(End of this chapter)