"Sounds like you're in a bad mood, lost a lot of men in Alaska?"
Even when facing Magneto and having this initial conversation, Duval remained calm, without any unnecessary tension or worry.
Just from hearing Magneto's hoarse but undisguised voice filled with anger and unwillingness, Duval already had a good idea of the situation.
Unlike other large organizations, he couldn't monitor things in real-time via satellite, so he didn't know the specifics of the battle.
But considering Magneto had fully grasped the subtle signals Duval had sent out and responded so quickly...
"As far as I know, while the Deviants are strong, they shouldn't be enough to defeat your Brotherhood on their own," Duval said.
"There were also many Eternals involved, each possessing powerful and practical abilities. At any other time, I could have killed them all myself! But they were too fast to escape!"
Magneto's tone was slightly heavier.
For someone of Magneto's level and composure to show such a noticeable change in emotion, the Brotherhood's losses were clearly much greater than Duval had initially estimated.
Or was it because Magneto had failed to achieve his goal, damaging his prestige?
"Also, I don't acknowledge those crawling things on the ice as Deviants. Kid, no matter how much you know or where you got your information, you'd better rephrase that!"
At this moment, Magneto finally explicitly stated what he found most intolerable.
Losing men would at most make Magneto angry, but now it was beyond anger.
"Being attacked by both Eternals and Deviants at the same time, any organization on this planet would inevitably suffer casualties. There's no need to dwell on that."
To facilitate the conversation, Duval grabbed Mystique's seemingly slender but well-trained arm, forcibly pulling her in front of him.
Mystique was expressionless. She had seen many dangerous and complex situations and had long since honed her temperament. Being humiliated by Duval in various ways was just a small matter; she was already prepared for it.
Elektra, who had only recently debuted, couldn't do the same.
"But if you want to deny that these animalistic Deviants have anything to do with Mutants in this way, there's no need," Duval said.
"So you're saying these inferior creatures are the ancestors of Mutants?"
"No, of course not. Deviants and Mutants are closely related, that's true, but not these Deviants attacking you," Duval said.
Magneto was silent for a moment. "There's more than one kind of Deviant?"
"There are many kinds. On Earth alone, there have been two kinds. One is the inferior creature you mentioned, you've already seen them. The other encountered irresistible forces twenty thousand years ago and went extinct."
Duval counted on his fingers. "Outside Earth, in the vast universe, there are many more kinds of Deviants. Some have gone extinct, while others are thriving and have even built powerful civilizations far surpassing Earth's level."
"That's a lot of information. I have to wonder if you're crazy," Magneto said.
"In this world, only madmen can walk at the forefront. You don't think those who are conventional and like to follow the rules will become great reformers, do you?" Duval opened his hands and then slowly closed them, saying, "Thank you for the compliment."
For a moment, Magneto was really unsure.
A lie? Or a lie with nine truths and one falsehood?
"What about the Eternals?" Raven suddenly asked.
"Similarly, there are as many kinds of Eternals as there are Deviants. That's the iron rule. The creator in this world must like things in pairs," Duval said.
"Tell me, what exactly happened twenty thousand years ago? You'd better not lie. Tell me everything you know, and I'll naturally have ways to verify the truth..." Magneto's voice came from the communication device.
"Interesting. If I'm not mistaken, you're already planning how to defeat my forces and then capture me to interrogate me for information, right? You're even thinking about who has Telepathy so you can directly extract knowledge from my brain?" Duval let out a low laugh.
In fact, Magneto was really planning to do just that. The matter was of great importance, how could he rely entirely on Duval's words? After all, Duval wasn't like Professor X, who had been famous for a long time and whose character had been tested.
S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn't protect Duval, Magneto said.
"Once I know you're plotting something bad, you'll get nothing. And don't underestimate my power. I have many means to use at critical moments, otherwise you'll suffer a great loss, just like the sudden appearance of the Deviants and Eternals and what they did to you," Duval said slowly.
"I caught a few Deviants, I can give them to you for your pets to parasitize."
"Bingo! I love negotiations the most. That way the problem is solved, isn't it? Ten Deviants for one question, fair price," Duval clapped his hands.
Magneto was too lazy to haggle over the quantity with Duval, who was just a nobody not long ago. According to his character, if he wasn't really unsure about Duval, he would have already taken action.
Why use rhetoric when a problem can be solved with force? But before determining Duval's true origin and source of information, he could choose to endure for a short time.
"By the way, among the Deviants you caught, is there a Deviant leader?" Duval had long been thinking about that most cunning and powerful leader-level Deviant.
"Ten Deviants."
"Five, if it's not enough, forget it."
"If you're talking about the largest and strongest one, no. If it weren't for it, the Brotherhood wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses. That beast even captured the Juggernaut in the end..."
"Excuse me, are you saying, the Juggernaut? The Deviants leader captured the Juggernaut?" Duval, who hadn't taken it seriously at first, exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this news, "Is this Juggernaut you're talking about a proper Mutant?"
Raven suddenly spoke, mocking, "You've been putting on an act for so long, but you personally lowered your performance level in the place where you shouldn't have made a mistake. Could it be that you have special feelings for that stupid Juggernaut?"
Magneto, thousands of miles away, also looked puzzled.
The Juggernaut was one of the mainstays of the Brotherhood, Professor X's brother, with the ability to possess an indestructible body and powerful combat strength. He was just a bit stupid, but was the mere Juggernaut worth Duval's surprise?
He had never been in close contact with Duval, and remained silent at this time, waiting for Raven's judgment.
But before Raven could speak, Duval spoke first.
"Guys, believe it or not, I think, if we're unlucky, the Juggernaut in your organization is really what I think he is... then the trouble will be big."
Because the Juggernaut possesses "reserve energy" far beyond what ordinary people can imagine, which is not activated in most cases, and is extremely vast.
And the source of this power is also a Multiversal level big shot
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