Duval didn't like to be low-key, but when he saw Magneto reach out and telekinetically lift a large pile of Iron Cages, completely ignoring everything around him, and fly from Alaska to him, he still felt that this scene was too damn incongruous.
"First time meeting, isn't it a problem for you to be so flamboyant? Countless people can't wait to get rid of you," Duval said.
"I wish humans would launch a nuclear bomb at me, so I could seize the opportunity to give humanity a memorable lesson."
Magneto floated more than ten meters in the air, casually dropping a bunch of cages to the ground with a series of loud bangs.
It was obvious that he really didn't care, and his tone was extremely calm when he said these words.
"Forgive me for being blunt, Erik, but are you... giving up? Do you not care about humans at all?" A warm smile bloomed on Duval's face, his expression as if he were chatting enthusiastically with an old friend. If it weren't for the large pile of Xenomorphs surging behind him, his performance would have been impeccable.
Magneto was expressionless, and with a wave of his hand, he stripped the metal elements from the soil, creating a huge Metal Ball that slammed towards Duval.
His attack was sudden, but his target, Duval, was a guy who was good at surprise attacks, so of course he was prepared for this.
Almost as soon as the Metal Ball was formed.
The Abomination Xenomorph had already acted, swinging its fist and hitting the target head-on. This punch reduced it back into countless fragments.
"Is this your way of greeting me?" Duval said slowly.
"My way of greeting you," Magneto said, moving his fingers to create more metal, which pounced on Duval from all directions.
Duval showed extreme calmness. He stood in place, and the Xenomorphs around him simultaneously received Duval's order and began to act.
From stillness to collective operation, it was like a precise war machine had been activated.
Each Xenomorph was extremely small, but dozens of Xenomorphs joined together, precisely responding to each incoming attack.
They could even allocate the attacks to be resisted at the first moment according to their own strength, depending on the size and intensity of the attacks they faced.
Clang clang clang!
A meticulous, layered defensive formation was formed in an instant, demonstrating efficient capabilities.
Every second, a large number of attacks were knocked away, corroded, or blocked with their bodies.
This scene moved Magneto a little. He stopped and looked at these Xenomorphs with interest: "When you've seen the scenery from a higher place, it's normal to be bored with inferior humans—like you, for example, having these little things, would you still consider yourself an ordinary human?"
Magneto was comparing the difference between Xenomorphs and Deviants, and felt that no matter how he looked at it, Xenomorphs were stronger.
One Xenomorph was as fragile as an ant in front of him, and a group of Xenomorphs would take him a little time at most.
But when a larger number of extraordinary Xenomorphs came together, such as the extremely cold Abomination Xenomorph, even Magneto had to perk up.
The current Duval was not enough for Magneto to take seriously, but after this fight, Magneto had already seen Duval's great potential.
"At least I still think of myself as a human, not a Xenomorph."
"For now, don't think I don't know, you also have a Xenomorph in your chest, I can feel its Life Magnetic Field." A cold smile appeared on Magneto's face. "If I hadn't confirmed this, I might have killed you the first time I saw you, instead of playing house with you here."
"That's too difficult to answer. I even hid Raven specifically to guard against this situation," Duval sighed.
"You want to use Raven to threaten me?"
"No, not a threat. I know that if I use her to threaten you, you will eventually abandon her. But what if we continue our deal? I can provide you with information in exchange for the Deviants you've captured."
Duval pointed to the tightly sealed Iron Cages, where the Deviants were trying to tear open the thick metal that was beyond reason.
The Abomination Xenomorph, at this time, also silently raised its head, facing Magneto with its hideous face without eyes, like a block of emotionless ice.
"What's more, I believe your old friend is watching everything here. Look, I've already noticed that one's mental fluctuations have appeared on my Xenomorphs. He's observing us." Duval pointed to Elektra behind him.
This was the meaning of Elektra's appearance here.
"Charles, get out of here," Magneto said coldly.
"Erik, I just want to remind you, don't fight in this place, and there's no need to fight this child. He's not our enemy."
"Of course I won't fight him, because he's no longer a pure human. In order to pursue power—I admire this kind of behavior." Magneto said.
He wanted to build a world without humans. He admired any thoughts and behaviors that cut ties with "humans," especially a brilliant and talented guy like Duval.
Duval's expression remained unchanged. In fact, as long as he wanted, he could peel the Xenomorph out of his body at any time. He didn't need to make that clear.
He was more interested in those Deviants, very interested.
This branch of the Deviants possesses the ability to absorb the life force and genes of their targets, and can acquire the extraordinary powers they wield.
Ordinary Deviants also have this ability.
"You two chat first, I'm going to receive my items."
Duval's heart stirred, and instantly, nearly twenty Xenomorphs rapidly attacked, first surrounding an Iron Cage.
Under Magneto's interested gaze, a Xenomorph tore open its own body, splattering a large amount of blood, instantly corroding the layers of metal.
"This level of acidity... I'm afraid only Vibranium or Adamantium could withstand it." Magneto revealed a look of surprise.
Too extraordinary, the existence of this kind of creature is abnormal.
A Deviant tried to escape, but in an instant, it was pounced on by a large pile of Xenomorphs, and in a flash, it let out a sharp cry, fighting with the Xenomorphs, but was suppressed in every way.
The Xenomorphs launched a dense attack, and no matter how much this Deviant struggled, it was to no avail, and it could only be knocked down again and again, with a large number of wounds on its body bursting open.
"I conducted genetic testing on them, and I have to admit, the genes on these things are very similar to the X-Gene." Magneto said coldly.
"So, this discovery makes you very helpless." Duval nodded in understanding, "Anyone who knows this result will be surprised, but don't worry, this branch of Deviants is not the same race as Mutants."
"That's what I wanted to ask you, why do Mutants still exist, while the Deviants, the origin of Mutants, have disappeared?"
"You're really cunning, that should clearly count as two questions—because the Deviants failed to pass the Creator's judgment and were personally erased from Earth by the Creator, only a portion of humans who inherited the Deviant gene survived."
Duval began to focus on capturing the Deviants, and couldn't wait to drag the Deviants underground, starting parasitism on the spot.
Before long, he would have a batch of truly powerful soldiers, with exaggerated growth potential! Magneto, or Professor X or S.H.I.E.L.D. monitoring this place, as well as other forces, had not realized this, they didn't even know how terrifying the Deviants' growth potential was.
"This question about ten Deviants, involving ancient gods, is worth more than its price, you won't go back on your word, will you?"
"No, I never break my promises, but your asking price is very expensive, because Deviants are becoming fewer and fewer, we are killing them, and those Eternals are also killing them."
As Magneto spoke, he was thinking about the matter of gods.
A god, in ancient times, created the Eternals and the Deviants? How terrifying such a god should be, it's simply unimaginable.
It should be known that the top powerhouses among the current Mutants are fully capable of deterring the entire world with their own strength, but Magneto still dares not say that such powerhouses are stronger than that batch of Deviants who once dominated the Earth.
But the Deviants were exterminated.
Magneto decided to go back and thoroughly investigate various myths and legends, searching for traces related to gods.
"You better not have deceived me, and even more so, not played with tricks of truth and falsehood, I will verify the truth." Magneto flew into the sky, leaving without looking back.
"Mr. Charles, your good friend has left, it's time for you to leave too, right? To be honest, I'm deeply honored that you didn't choose to invade my brain." Duval turned around and said to Elektra.
Based on Professor X's character, he generally wouldn't search other people's memories.
"Erik didn't attack you, there's another reason, he suspects that you are also a Mutant, perhaps you awakened a Mutant who can create and control genetic creatures." Professor X said.
"Similar to Mister Sinister? That's very interesting, I've never done an X-Gene test." Duval responded casually.
Just as Duval was seizing the time to strengthen his own strength.
The chain reaction he created had officially formed.
Realizing that Magneto was looking for Duval, the terrified Vampires finally couldn't bear it any longer and decided to take the initiative to start a war against Duval, seeking powerful forces to solve Duval.
"Magician Kaecilius, the situation is like this, we need you, the chief disciple of the esteemed Sorcerer Supreme, to help us kill him!"
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