Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 478 Restarting Project Sentinel (First Update!)

The mutant Apocalypse is dead.

They died in every corner of Hawk's timeline.

This is a statement of high emotional intelligence.

Low emotional intelligence?
Apocalypse died, and not even a trace remained.

but……

Although Apocalypse is dead, the trauma he caused to the world remains. All the nuclear weapons of the five superpowers have been wiped out. At the same time, severe geological disasters have occurred all over the world because Magneto Erik had just caused the Earth's magnetic field to reverse.

For example, Japan.

Magneto merely stirred the Earth's magnetic field, and Mount Fuji—no, practically all the volcanoes in Japan—took on an unprecedented eruption.

Fire shot into the sky.

The volcanic clouds blotted out the sun. Although Magneto Erik stopped after Quicksilver, Pietro, and the others arrived, the continuous eruptions of the volcano still completely turned Japan into a place name.

And then there's the federal government's San Francisco.

Golden Gate Bridge.

It was destroyed once again in this disaster.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The Berlin Wall.

In short, facts have proven that mutants, especially powerful mutants, can indeed destroy the world if they become completely reckless.

Perhaps after what happened today, the people of the Federation will realize that they need to completely change their attitude towards mutants.

or--

Getting worse?

"We must find a way to control mutants."

"They are too dangerous."

"We cannot gamble our lives on their mercy!"

In a conference room amidst the ruins of the destroyed Pentagon, a general, filled with anger and indignation, slammed his fist on the table, forcefully declaring his determination to find a way to completely control the mutants, while roaring out the losses of the recent battle.

"The Quantico base has been completely destroyed."

"Soldiers, officers, and all kinds of weapons and equipment in the base suffered countless casualties, and the losses were incalculable."

"The Pentagon, the main building collapsed, General Thaddeus Ross and nine other generals were killed, and the Union suffered an unprecedented loss."

"And 1660 Pennsylvania Avenue."

"The president has been assassinated."

"Like a dog on the side of the road."

"Especially with the mess the mutants caused in Egypt this time, disasters are happening all over the Federation."

"Everyone!"

"They are mutants, not human anymore."

There is an old saying in the East: "Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!"

"We can choose not to use our technology to launch a preemptive attack on mutants, but we must have the technology to counter mutants at critical moments."

"Mr. President!"

The African-American general delivered a passionate speech, then turned his attention to the new president, Baron Turner, the white-haired man who had been directly promoted to president due to the president's death and was currently participating in a video conference in a presidential safe house. He was the same Baron Turner who had been spared by Hawke earlier.

Baron Turner, who was attending the meeting at this moment, no longer looked as old as he had before.

It was as if she had been given a second spring.

There is something to say.

Power is the best stimulant.

Barron Turner originally thought he had no chance of becoming president, but unexpectedly, the opportunity just fell from the sky.

But there's one thing Baron Turner knows very well.

He is not an elected president, but a procedural president, so if he wants to hold onto this position, he must win the people's votes.

How did the former president come to power?

Let's say that.

He won the vote by imposing the strictest restrictions on mutant talent within the federal government after taking office.

Therefore, if Barron Turner wants to secure his position, the best way is to use the "mutant" theme to win votes.

Especially the Pentagon right now.

Barron Turner, who was participating in a video conference in a safe house, glanced at the Pentagon generals attending the meeting on the big screen and seemed somewhat tempted.

only……

“That Hawk Phoenix.”

Baron Turner recalled the image of Hawke, who had blasted through the white building like a god, and how he had killed his ex-boyfriend like a stray dog. He cleared his throat and said in a low voice, "How much do we know about him?"

He is a mutant.

"But he doesn't respond to the X gene suppressor."

"Yes."

The African-American general met Baron Turner's gaze and said in a deep voice, "He is different from ordinary mutants. He should be a physical Omega-level mutant. His body is his mutant ability. Because of this, our X-gene suppressor is ineffective. As for the claim that he came from another universe, this may just be a way to deceive us."

Well known.

Humans cannot comprehend or describe things beyond their cognitive understanding.

This is especially true for people of African descent.

Baron Turner frowned upon hearing this: "But if Hawk Phoenix comes back again, what can we do to deal with him?"

He knew what he was talking about.

Baron Turner was also well aware of what he had promised Hawke.

But please.

He's a politician, and a veteran one at that. There's a saying that goes something like this: when you're standing in front of a door whose contents you don't know, there's a politician and a devil standing on the other side.

You should believe in the devil.

After all—compared to the promises of politicians, even the devil seems so honest and trustworthy.

The most important thing.

Even if he didn't want to be enemies with Hawke, he had to make it appear that he couldn't coexist peacefully with mutants in order to get votes.

obviously.

Baron Turner was more afraid of offending voters than offending Hawke.

and so!
"Do we have a way to retaliate?"

"Have!"

"what?"

"Trask!"

"Who?"

Baron Turner frowned subconsciously upon hearing the name, but felt as if he had heard it somewhere before.

next second.

He remembered who this person was.

"You mean Bolivar Trask?"

"Yes, Mr. President!"

The African-American general nodded, then said in a deep voice, "Sir, it's time we restarted the Sentinel program."

Ten years ago, Magneto Erik's rampage at the White House caused the Sentinel Project to be shelved, but Trask did not die. Instead, he has been living in a secret prison for the past ten years.

After all, although the president at the time announced a reconciliation with mutants, the military always felt that they might need the Sentinel program someday, so they secretly protected Trask.

really!

It's time to restart Project Sentinel.

Baron Turner was bewildered when he heard the Pentagon staff say that Trask was not dead, since he, like everyone else, believed that Trask had died ten years ago.

However, besides being shocked that Trask was not dead, he was even more shocked by the "Sentinel Project".

"Arrest the mutants."

"Analyzing Mutants".

"Eliminate mutants."

"hiss!"

As Barron Turner listened to the Pentagon general recount "Project Sentinel," he subconsciously gasped and frowned slightly: "Generals, what we need is someone who can protect us."

The African-American general said in a deep voice, "These are the weapons we use to protect ourselves."

Baron Turner frowned.

"But we have signed a memorandum of understanding with Professor X."

"The memo stated that mutants should not attack humans without cause, and now they have attacked us, not only destroying all our nuclear weapons but also paralyzing our military bases and the Pentagon."

The African American slammed his fist on the table: "Mr. President, we can no longer sit idly by and wait to die."

Although the memorandum of understanding contained not only clauses prohibiting mutants from attacking humans without cause, but also clauses prohibiting humans from attacking mutants without cause.

But still the same sentence.

Agreements signed by politicians are less valuable than their words.

Baron Turner looked conflicted.

Although he also felt that once the Sentinel Program was launched, he could gain a massive amount of votes when the mutants attacked them again.

but……

Thinking is one thing, doing is another; performing is also a basic skill for a qualified politician.

He had to appear conflicted about the plan so that if it failed, he could blame it on the military, since he had only agreed to it under duress from them.

Baron Turner's expression was conflicted as he glanced at the other generals on the big screen: "So, gentlemen, is that what you all think too?"

The other generals responded in unison.

Seeing this, Baron Turner sighed helplessly, and then signed his name on the restart memorandum of the "Sentinel Project" that the general, who seemed to have been prepared, had placed in front of him.

soon.

The moment he signed his name, it meant that Project Sentinel, which had been shelved ten years ago, was once again launched.

at the same time.

In an underground prison at a military base in Texas.

Bolivar Trask, who is short in stature but has a very high ambition, has been in this secret prison for ten years.

During those ten years, he didn't make a fuss or cause a scene. Instead, he stayed in his small room, using pen and paper to continue refining his Sentinel Project.

Although his Sentinels were put on hold, Bolivar Trask believed that as long as he was alive, the plan would be reactivated sooner or later.

obviously.

It's today.

Bolivar Trask heard footsteps that sounded different from usual, jumped out of bed, and his eyes met those of a soldier who walked to the door.

Eyes facing each other.

Bolivar Trask spoke first.

"Are you here to kill me?"

"No."

The soldier at the door said in a deep voice, "The general asked me to ask you, are you sure your Sentinel program will give us an absolute advantage in the war against the mutants?"

Bolivar Trask laughed.

His gaze shifted and landed on the sentry drawing he had made himself, which he had pasted on the wall with a pencil.

Bolivar Trask looked again at the soldier at the door.

"My sentinel!"

“It’s invincible!!”

"..."

(End of this chapter)