Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 501 The Fearful and Angry Little Dwarf (Second Update!!)
Boom!

After a deafening explosion, the laboratory where the Sentinel robot was located erupted, as if tons of TNT stored inside had exploded.

All of a sudden.

The earth is shaking and the mountains are shaking.

Deafening.

Several special soldiers who were on guard duty at the Sentinel Laboratory were instantly incinerated by the shockwave behind them before they could even change their expressions or turn around when they heard the loud noise.

The violent shockwave, almost tangible, spread outwards in a circular pattern at a visible speed.

Wherever the shockwave passed, the ground cracked inch by inch, spreading wildly like a spider web.

The ground is being destroyed.

The surrounding buildings were not spared either; the shockwave acted like a moving, invisible wall of death, overturning and tearing apart the surrounding structures.

The overturned building debris transformed into a destructive storm, scattering in all directions at the speed of bullets.

The dense mass of metal debris instantly toppled the towering so-called monument!
At this very moment, the vast Quantico military base is once again witnessing a scene of impending doom, two years later.

The soldiers and mutants standing at the entrance of the banquet hall felt the hurricane rushing towards them. While quickly seeking cover, they stared in shock at the Sentinel Laboratory where a huge mushroom cloud had appeared.

The mushroom cloud was mixed with flames and thick smoke.

But amidst the thick smoke, a huge figure seemed to appear and disappear.

soon.

Amidst the smoke and dust, the enormous figure, shimmering with an eerie blue light, moved.

With a single step, it appeared beyond the smoke and dust, and into everyone's sight.

It's it!

Sentinel robots.

However, unlike the completely black Sentinel robot we saw at the beginning, the Sentinel robot that appeared before us now was lit up. On its chest, there seemed to be a furnace faintly visible, and like the pupils that were also lit up, it was flashing with an eerie deep blue light.

"It's that robot."

"Is it alive, or has it been activated?"

"not good!"

The mutant Beast, who was with Storm and the others, seemed to realize something. Looking at the newly activated Sentinel robot and then at the Sentinel robot laboratory that had become a ruin, his expression suddenly changed: "Charles!"

As soon as these words came out.

Storm and the other mutants also realized what was happening and looked at the Sentinel robot laboratory, which had been reduced to ruins.

Their expressions turned extremely grim.

Because their leader, Professor X, is still in the Sentinel Robotics Lab.

But right now——

If the Sentinel Robotics Labs are reduced to ruins, how could their Professor X possibly survive?

"Hopeless!"

"..."

Storm and Cyclops, hearing the words that suddenly rang in their ears, instinctively turned towards the direction from which the voice came, and then saw Hawk and Wanda, who had somehow walked out of the banquet hall.

It was Wanda who was speaking.

Wanda glanced at the now-ruined Sentinel robot lab, then at the wheelchair reduced to a pile of scrap metal in the violent explosion. Turning her gaze to Hawke, she said, "I thought their plan was to have Professor X come and mediate if it failed. But it seems they even killed Professor X, who was on their side?"

Hawke shook his head, somewhat curious: "No, that is indeed their plan."

Professor X cannot die.

At least in the initial plan of the people in Washington, Professor X could not die before Hawke.

Because if their Sentinel robots can't deal with Hawke, then in their view, the only one who can stop them from their demise is Professor X.

But right now——

Professor X is dead?

Moreover, the manner of their deaths was extremely gruesome; not only were their remains completely gone, but even finding their ashes became a distant dream.

Wanda frowned.

"Another new problem?"

"That little dwarf."

Hawke had a sudden realization and thought of a possible explanation: "He created the Sentinel robots himself, and the only explanation for this is that the little guy tampered with them during the manufacturing process."

This is the only reasonable explanation.

After all, Bolivar Trask's only wish was to create the most powerful weapon to eliminate mutants.

Although Hawke didn't know where his obsession came from, making him determined to eliminate mutants.

But Hawke knew very well that Bolivar Trask, the little guy, definitely harbored resentment towards Washington.

After all, he had been imprisoned by the Hua family for ten years. If the Hua family hadn't needed him again two years ago, it's foreseeable that he might have been imprisoned until his death.

"Wait, what did you say this is?"

The mutant Beast, who was listening to Hawk and Wanda's conversation, hadn't even had time to grieve for the death of his friend Professor X when he heard the key words in Hawk and Wanda's conversation. His eyes widened as he looked at the two of them: "Bolivar Trask? Sentinel robots? That's impossible. The future of Sentinel robots is over."

In the Days of Future Past storyline, when Wolverine came to find them, he was with Professor X.

Therefore, he naturally knew about what originally happened in history.

For example, sentry robots.

However, like Professor X, he had only heard of the Sentinel robot but had never actually seen one. Now, suddenly hearing that this terrifying machine, which in some ways had wiped them out, was now standing alive before his eyes, how could he not be terrified and incredulous?

The Sentinel robot, having emerged from the ruins, stood motionless, seemingly waiting for something.

Hawke withdrew his gaze from the Sentinel robot, glanced at the mutant Beast who had exclaimed in surprise, and chuckled softly: "How long has it been since you guys contacted Mystique?"

Upon hearing this, the mutant beast's expression changed drastically.

Upon hearing this, Qin, the daughter, narrowed her eyes: "Raymond?"

Wanda turned to look at Qin: "Don't worry, although you're not feeling well right now, you're still alive. You'll recover after a period of rest."

The daughter, Qin, looked up at Wanda, and after seeing the look in Wanda's eyes, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Wanda's gaze then fell on the motionless Sentinel robot.

"It's activated, but what's it doing now?"

"Let's wait for his owner to come online."

"That Bolivar Trask?"

"Ah."

Hawke responded, then stepped forward with his right foot, his body rising into the air, reaching the same height as the Sentinel robot and staring into its deep blue eyes.

The daughter, Qin, looked up at the scene with a worried expression.

"The password, Dad..."

"There was something going on before, but nothing's going on now."

"Then... um?"

Upon hearing this, Qin, the daughter, nodded subconsciously, then realized what was happening and looked at Wanda.

Wanda smiled slightly, offering no explanation.

After all, Hawke had planned to die at the hands of the Sentinel robots, so if that's the case, then something's definitely wrong.

Unfortunately, Hawke's plans changed after the Celestials were exposed.

In his words.

Plans have changed; prepare for a fierce attack!
at the same time.

A loud, engine-like sound suddenly emanated from the Sentinel robot's body, followed by a tremor that seemed to intensify as the deep blue light in its pupils grew brighter and deeper.

next second.

A neutral, mechanical voice, unlike that of a human, suddenly emanated from the Sentinel robot.

"Hawk Phoenix!"

"Shorty?"

Hawke raised an eyebrow, not surprised by the voice, and replied, then smiled and asked, "Or perhaps Mr. Bolivar Trask?"

At this very moment, somewhere, Bolivar Trask, who was controlling a Sentinel robot, had a device on his head that resembled a brainwave controller. He looked at Hawke, who appeared before him in a scarlet suit, through the Sentinel robot's vision, and spoke in a low voice.

“You are very rude, Mr. Phoenix.”

"is it?"

Hawke smiled slightly: "If I were more polite to you, would you let me go?"

Bolivar Trask chuckled.

"Of course not."

“But don’t worry, Mr. Phoenix, it’s not just you. Any mutant in this world will disappear under my Sentinel robots.”

"I have a question."

"Please say."

“I know why William Stryker hates mutants so much. It’s because his beloved wife died, and because his son, who was a mutant, died. So what about you? What makes you hate mutants so much?”

"Because you don't deserve it!"

"Not worthy?"

"Yes, the Earth belongs to humans. It should not, and cannot, belong to you mutants."

"……I see."

Hawke listened to Bolivar Trask's words with a sudden realization, then scoffed, "You hate mutants because of fear and anger."

William Stryker hated mutants out of anger.

Some ordinary people hate mutants because they are more concerned about inequality than scarcity.

Washington hates mutants because they need to hate mutants.

As for Bolivar Trask?

He was driven by fear. As a top geneticist, he sensed that mutants were not a disease but the next stage of human evolution, and that mutants would inevitably replace ordinary people, just as Homo sapiens replaced Neanderthals.

The root of his fear lies in the fact that he is an ordinary person, not a mutant.

Simply put, he belongs to the category of those who are eliminated in his own theory, so he is both fearful and angry, which is why he hates mutants so much.

In a word.

If Bolivar Trask were also a mutant, then he would wholeheartedly support mutants in replacing humans.

Unfortunately, he isn't!
……

(End of this chapter)