Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 456 Stryker Must Die (Second Update!!)

Adiya's tone was wistful.

Stryker's face turned ashen.

He believed he had a hundred ways to deal with mutants.

One hundred kinds.

It is well known that he imprisoned countless mutants at the Akali Lake Dam site in Canada, and countless mutants died tragically there.

If he wanted to, no mutant could escape his grasp.

This is not boasting, but the truth.

White House permission.

The Pentagon provides strong support.

And then there's this X-Force suppressor targeting mutants. Let's put it this way: if Washington hadn't tacitly approved of it, he could have taken down Professor X's mutant academy at any time.

But no.

Because Washington needs Professor X, they need a dove in the mutant community, they need a mutant who is on their side.

Simply put.

Professor X became the leader of mutants not because he was particularly powerful, but because Washington needed him to be their leader and to speak up for them when they needed him.

For example, when Magneto reappears, Professor X needs to step in to help.

Washington can ignore the mutants' scattered existence, and can even tolerate Professor X establishing the so-called mutant academy to speak for mutants, but Washington absolutely cannot tolerate mutants gathering around Magneto, who is a hawk.

and so……

Stryker knew exactly where Xavier's School was, but taking action against it required Washington's authorization. Otherwise, if he acted without authorization, he would be the one to suffer.

However, since Magneto disappeared ten years ago, and as time went by, the hardliners in Washington have risen again, Stryker has picked up on this signal and therefore intensified his efforts.

He dares to capture any mutant except those from Xavier's School of the Fellowship of the Rising Sun.

The same goes for the newly emerged Hawk Phoenix.

Stryker had even planned to send Hawk Phoenix to the dam base for comprehensive research as soon as he captured him.

result……

He had only just begun to think about it, and hadn't even had a chance to act yet, when Hawke was already trying to take his life.

Moreover, he went straight to the heart of the matter, blocking his boss's door and forcing his superior to hand him over to this damned mutant.

William Stryker was very unwilling to accept this.

Can!
What could he do even if he was unwilling? Unless someone could kill this damned mutant before he died, or temporarily drive him away, he was doomed to die today.

Is there such a person?
William Stryker watched the helicopter descending and the Quantico military base shrouded in a crimson dome. Sensing that his life was about to enter its final countdown, his mind raced, trying to find a glimmer of hope for his survival.

at this time.

Stryker's eyes lit up.

"Professor X!"

"……what?"

Adiya frowned as he looked at Stryker, who had suddenly shouted.

Stryker seemed to have grasped a glimmer of hope and said to Adiya, "Contact Professor X immediately. He's a mind-control mutant. Tell him that a mutant has kidnapped General Ross, and he'll definitely step in and use his mind controller to subdue this damned mutant."

Even just control or temporary expulsion would be fine.

They first dealt with the immediate crisis.

Once Hawke is temporarily subdued or driven away, General Ross and the other ten generals can safely withdraw from the Quantico base. In this way, he will not need to appear and sacrifice himself to save the lives of the ten generals.

perfect!

Stryker, in high spirits, yelled at Aditya, "Contact Professor X immediately, quick!"

Adiya remained silent, his gaze calm as he silently watched Stryker.

Stryker urged him on!

“Adiya…”

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

"……what?"

Can you guarantee that?

"I dare!"

"I can not!"

"..."

Stryker's expression froze.

Adiya's expression was one of disdain and speechlessness: "Stryker, I'm not like you. I don't have your gambler's mentality. Do you think you can think of something that General Ross and his team can't? No matter how General Ross and his team deal with this mutant after today, that's none of your business. Your only mission today is to trade your life for the life of a base. You're the one who wins."

Good guy.

Is this thing planning to drag him down with it in the end?
How can this be allowed?

Besides, I've already tied you up here. If one of you doesn't die, I'll be in a difficult situation.

What if you don't die and get reinstated? Then I'm doomed!

and so--

Even if it were General Ross who told him to contact Professor X, he would still stop Professor X from coming today, let alone Stryker.

At the very least, Stryker must not die, and Professor X cannot appear.

He said that Adiya said that even Jesus coming wouldn't work.

soon.

The helicopter landed on the open ground outside the dome. Adiya then looked at Stryker.

"Let's go, the general and the others probably can't wait any longer."

"Take him with you."

After saying that, Adiya opened the helicopter door, bent over, and jogged away from the range of the helicopter rotor.

Unlike when they couldn't get out, Adiya and the others easily led Stryker, whose hands were cuffed, into the Quantico base, which was now shrouded in a crimson barrier.

Stryker, his face flushed, struggled fiercely as he was held hostage by two sentries.

Like all life.

The moment Stryker entered the Crimson Barrier, seemingly sensing that he was doomed, he began to desperately try to fight for a chance to survive.

At this moment, Stryker desperately wanted to survive more than anyone else.

However, at the Quantico military base, due to the Crimson Barrier, the soldiers and their families trapped there, as well as General Ross and others, preferred to survive.

and so--

Either one dies, or a whole group dies.

This is a very simple multiple-choice question.

When General Ross walked out of the base building again with a blank expression, Hawke, who had been standing in the air talking to Wanda, also landed on the ground with Wanda.

Hawke's gaze fell on Stryker, who was being held hostage by two Sentinel agents.

Stryker also looked at Hawke with a mixture of fear and anger in his eyes.

Hawke's gaze shifted downwards, landing on Stryker's trembling legs. A slight smile played on his lips as he chuckled softly, "Hello, Stryker."

Stryker was instantly enraged by Hawke's cold, emotionless words.

"Damn mutants, I knew you would one day wreak havoc on this world."

"I made the right choice."

"The way to deal with you mutants is to exterminate you completely."

"I only hate that I wasn't ruthless enough!"

After hearing Hawke's emotionless address, he knew he was doomed this time.

Although his legs were trembling, he remained defiant.

Hawke listened to Stryker's barking without changing his expression.

It's nothing but the lament of a defeated dog.

He had heard countless cries of agony as death approached, and was long since immune to them. Moreover, compared to those who were stubborn before death, he admired more those who faced death silently and calmly.

For example, Alexander Pierce.

He was a villain, but a very competent one. He used every means possible, but when he lost, he didn't beg for mercy or try to finish the job quickly. He drank a glass of wine and calmly faced his death.

Is this William Stryker in front of me?
Hawke glanced at it briefly, then lost interest and opened his right hand.

But that's it.

The two sentries holding Stryker hostage took a step back.

Hawke raised an eyebrow and looked at the ectopic General Thaddeus Ross.

"Stryker, you want? Release the barrier."

"Ah."

Hawke was taken aback at first, then suddenly smiled and looked at Thaddeus Ross: "General Ross, are you trying to negotiate with me?"

General Ross's face was expressionless.

"This is a deal, it's been agreed upon. What, Mr. Phoenix, are you not going to acknowledge it?"

"Yes."

"what?"

General Ross could no longer maintain his composure.

Hawke's lips curled up: "Since Stryker is already in here, I'm considering whether to kill you all. After all, I have a feeling that once you leave here, you might immediately order yourselves to kill me at all costs."

General Ross frowned: "I can assure you, this is impossible."

Hawke scoffed: "Your guarantees are worthless before me, especially yours, General Ross. By the way, did I tell you that you and your daughter were killed by me in my universe?"

General Ross's expression changed.

Hawke spoke calmly, looking at General Ross, and recounted his own universe, how he killed General Ross there, as well as Betty Ross and how he scattered the Ross family's ashes.

There is a time, a place, and people.

not to mention……

Hawke spoke quite vividly, and after finishing his brief explanation, he looked at General Ross: "So, General Ross, I have a personal grudge against you, and you're a hardliner, so guess whether I should let you go or not."

General Ross was deeply moved. Images flashed through his mind of how, as Hawke recounted his story, he was brutally murdered by Hawke in another universe, and his family cemetery was completely destroyed. Then, upon hearing Hawke's words, he took a deep breath.

"What exactly do you want, Mr. Phoenix?"

“One thing at a time, the sun hasn’t even set yet, General Ross.”

Hawke's expression was calm.

General Ross looked into Hawke's eyes, took another deep breath, closed his eyes, raised his right hand, and waved it.

The two sentries understood and pushed Stryker, who had already been handcuffed, toward Hawke.

As Stryker was pushed toward Hawke, he stumbled and was about to fall when suddenly, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and with a whoosh, he pulled something out of his pocket.

next second.

……

(End of this chapter)