In Duval's mind, no matter what the matter, as long as mutants are involved, it always complicates simple things.
Political and social issues are only one aspect. If judged purely by strength, there are also a few tricky guys in the mutant group who are hard to pin down.
A typical example is the Omega-Level Mutant, who possesses infinite potential. But what's interesting is that the same mutant might be Omega-Level in this universe, while their counterpart in another universe becomes mediocre and incompetent, with only ordinary potential.
The X-Gene derived from the Deviants always has various variables.
And the Juggernaut is precisely one of the people who needs attention—strictly speaking, the Juggernaut is not a mutant at all.
In most universes, the Juggernaut's power comes from an ancient and powerful extreme horror—the number one demon in the multiverse, residing outside the multi-dimension in the Crimson Cosmos—Cyttorak! Many powerful spells of the Kamar-Taj lineage use Cyttorak's power.
It is unknown whether Cyttorak is particularly obsessed with the Infinity Stones, or whether it is out of a dark sense of humor. He generally doesn't care if others use a little of his power, but he likes to spread the Crimson Gem, which he personally created, throughout the multiverse.
Each Crimson Gem is equivalent to an anchor coordinate, which can directly establish a connection with Cyttorak and receive the great power transmitted by Cyttorak.
And in most universes, the person who bears the power of the Crimson Gem is precisely... the Juggernaut!
"Deviants have the ability to absorb the life force and genes of various life forms, and can change their forms according to the absorbed genes. You all know this, right? I guess many of your compatriots have been absorbed by the Deviants," Duval said.
Raven sneered, "What does that prove? This ability is despicable, but it's far worse than you."
Duval shrugged, "Be wary of the Deviant leader who captured the Juggernaut. Do you want to guess why that leader didn't capture others, but specifically the Juggernaut? If you're unlucky, it won't be long before you face an unimaginably powerful enemy."
"The Deviant who absorbed the Juggernaut?" Magneto obviously didn't believe it.
He knew the Juggernaut's strength too well. At most, it would make the Deviant leader's physique indestructible, but it wasn't like they couldn't deal with it.
But disbelief aside, Magneto had seen great storms and had full confidence in his power. But since the mysterious Duval mentioned it specifically, he had already raised his vigilance in his heart.
"Let's start the transaction. You asked a question, I've answered it, and then you send me ten, no, five Deviants. I still have more faith in the reputation of one of the bipolar mutants," Duval said.
"What exactly happened to that batch of Eternals and Deviants twenty thousand years ago?" Magneto asked his question.
"The two sides fought for control of Earth."
"The result?"
"That's another question. You pay the down payment first."
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"Don't be silent. Even if I tell you who won and who lost, you will definitely ask about the fate of these two races and why they disappeared from Earth. The intelligence value in this is far beyond your imagination," Duval replied.
Involving those Celestials, these skyfather-level guys, such intelligence is worth exchanging for several batches of Deviants.
...
The two sides stopped communicating.
As for Raven, Magneto never mentioned letting Duval release her. Both sides were clear that anyone with a bit of brains wouldn't abandon the channel when starting initial cooperation.
Raven, alive, could serve as a medium for Duval to pass messages, and could also observe Duval up close. Once she found out valuable secrets, she could report to Magneto as soon as possible.
Duval stood up, stretched, and let the Xenomorphs release Raven.
"Find a way to bandage yourself," Duval glanced at the penetrating wound on Raven's shoulder and said casually.
Raven's expression didn't change. She just manipulated the surrounding muscle cells, wriggled and deformed for a while, and initially repaired the injury.
"You seem a little anxious. I believe it's not because of Erik, but because of the Juggernaut," Raven observed Duval's expression, her eyes sharp.
Duval was stunned, and said frankly: "If it's anxiety, there was such a moment, just as I said, you know nothing about the Juggernaut, and you don't understand what might happen in the future."
"It will only happen if you are unlucky. You also mentioned the luck factor. I am more curious, what is it about the Juggernaut that is worth your attention?"
Indestructible body? This ability is not worth mentioning in front of Magneto. You only need to put the Juggernaut underground, pile a bunch of metal on top of him to hold him down, and even the hardest body is useless.
Duval smiled slightly and did not respond, but took out a Xenomorph egg and placed it in front of Raven.
"I've wanted to sneak into the ground to see the situation for a long time, but I've always been stopped by the Xenomorphs. This time it should be okay," Raven looked at the blooming egg, her heart skipped a beat, and she pretended to be fine, saying.
Until the Facehugger pounced on her face, Raven, who was experiencing this kind of thing for the first time, finally couldn't help but change her face, and subconsciously raised her hand to knock the Facehugger away.
Bang! Duval raised his hand and punched Raven in the stomach. This punch alone was enough for the Facehugger to pounce on Raven's face and complete the parasitism.
After a while, when Raven woke up, she checked her body as soon as possible.
"In that case, it seems that I, like the little woman next to me, have become your slave."
Raven acted with elegance, wanting to walk to Duval's side, but before she could even begin, Duval interrupted her actions, "If you're thinking of taking the opportunity to leave me and find a place to perform open-chest surgery on yourself to remove the Xenomorph, give up. I won't give you the the chance."
Raven's expression froze, the smile on her face slowly receding, her eyes surging with ferocity.
But there was nothing she could do; everything she wanted to do was blocked by Duval.
"I need to improve my strength as soon as possible… not just my own personal strength, but I also need to build an army of sufficient size in a short period of time."
Duval pondered, thinking about quickly expanding the Xenomorphs. One way was to look at the Queen's egg-laying speed, which was about five to ten eggs a day, but the rate was increasing with time. Duval guessed that this was because the Queen had been transformed from an ordinary Xenomorph midway, and was inherently deficient in terms of reproduction.
The second was the need for a stable and reliable source of hosts.
Parasitizing ordinary animals was out of the question; the resulting Courier Xenomorphs were too weak.
What about parasitizing a large number of humans? Duval himself was human, and doing such a thing at this time would provoke the hostility of the whole world.
Only parasitizing death row inmates would not be of much significance, so the truly cost-effective option was the one where Duval already knew the location of the strongholds and the population distribution...
Vampires!
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