In the distant depths of the universe, at an observatory, all the screens suddenly lit up, displaying the same message:
[Civilization Level: Unknown. Recommendation: Make contact]
Lorna stood on the ruins of the control room, which had now become an ordinary underground cave. Only the scepter remained stuck in the crack in the stone, with real green vines growing from it.
Ron walked over (bdff) and handed him a bottle of water: So we're now universal internet celebrities?
He looked more like a newcomer just opening the door to the outside world. Strange wiped his glasses, the lenses reflecting distant beams of light; the ancient texts of Kamar-Taj called this day the Day of Emergence.
Nina stroked the vines of the scepter, feeling a warm touch at the junction of metal and flesh: Where is Wendy?
She became the new core. Lorna pointed to the depths of the cave, where a faint green light flickered—not the controller, but the connector—synchronizing the heartbeat of the earth with every life.
The ground suddenly shook, not with a dangerous tremor, but with a gentle, breathing-like undulation.
Lorna's necklace—the copper coin pendant—flew automatically to the scepter, embedding itself in the groove entwined by vines, forming a perfect closed loop.
The moment the pendant and scepter resonated, a single, gentle yet firm voice echoed in the minds of all the mutants:
Our story has just begun.
The copper coin pendant on the scepter suddenly spun.
Green vines spread along the cracks in the rocks, weaving a constellation map on the cave ceiling—a star map of the entire known universe, with each point of light moving slowly, like the pulse of breathing.
Lorna's necklace heated up, resonating with the pendant. She reached out and touched the vines, and the star map suddenly magnified, with a point of light in a peripheral galaxy beginning to flicker red.
"There's a visitor," she said softly, the magnetic field lines on her palm pulsating in sync with the star chart.
Ron reached for the tactical knife at his waist, only to find that a metal sprout had appeared on the hilt: it seemed the control room renovations weren't finished yet.
Chapter 178 Echoes
Strange's slingshot flew out automatically, drawing a protective array in the air: Was it the Observer? Or new trouble?
"It's a messenger." Nina suddenly pointed to the cave entrance, where three silhouettes stood in the shadows—human figures with skin that shimmered like liquid metal and eyes that were pure starlight blue.
They had no weapons, and held the glowing crystals in their hands as if they were holding fragile flames.
The lead messenger stepped forward, and Earthly script appeared on its body: We come from the Zeta Galaxy, responding to the Emergence Signal.
Lorna's magnetic field sensed the information within the crystal—the history of countless civilizations, their rise and fall, all ultimately pointing to the same law: those who close themselves off will eventually wither, while those who open themselves up will endure.
Her father was right; the observers were not the enemy. She took the crystal, feeling its cool touch on her fingertips. They were the librarians of the universe.
Suddenly, the crystal projected a holographic image: the mother planet of the Zeta system was disintegrating, not because of a disaster, but because the inhabitants had voluntarily transformed the planet into an interstellar ark.
Every civilization must go through the process of hatching. The second messenger spoke, his voice like countless whispers at once: "What makes you unique is that you chose to sail with your cradle."
Ron stared at the floating city debris in the image: So the Earth won't be dismantled?
The cradle will transform into a boat. The third messenger points to the ground, where silver liquid seeps from the cracks in the rocks, automatically assembling into complex mechanical structures. These are the basic blueprints; your mutant abilities will determine the final form.
The cave suddenly shook violently.
Wendy's voice came from deep within, clear and childlike: Get to the surface quickly! The central control system is about to initiate atmospheric reconfiguration!
As the four followed the messenger out of the cave, the first rays of sunlight pierced through the clouds.
The former Devil's Triangle now features a ring-shaped structure made of metal and plants, with countless energy pipes connecting the sky and the sea surface, breaking down seawater into hydrogen and oxygen.
That's... an ecological cycle system? Strange's slingshot suddenly emitted a buzzing sound, resonating with the circular structure.
Lorna's necklace flew towards the center of the circular building, transforming into a green energy core. The entire structure immediately lit up, forming a massive protective shield over the Pacific Ocean, completely isolating it from radiation and pollution.
Phase one is complete. Zeta Messenger's body is beginning to become transparent. Next, you will need to draw your own flight path.
Before they vanished as starlight, they left behind a final message: Beware the reapers; they do not like to see cradles turn into ships.
···Requesting flowers····· ·····
Ron looked at the metal sprout in his palm and suddenly clenched his fist: It seems that peace is just a halftime break.
At least this time we're prepared. Nina's mechanical eyes flashed as she analyzed data; the ring-shaped building's defense system could access any mutant ability as a power source.
.. ..... ....
Strange looked toward Kamar-Taj, where a golden pillar of light rose, echoing the circular structure: "The King has begun to coordinate mages across the globe; we will construct a magical defense layer."
Lorna's gaze fell on the outside of the protective shield—where countless tiny points of light were gathering, like iron filings attracted by a magnetic field.
Those are
Messengers from other galaxies. Wendy's voice echoed in her mind; they were waiting for an invitation, just as we once waited for acceptance from the outside world.
She suddenly realized that what her father left behind was not a key, but a chisel—a tool to break down fear and barriers.
From the edge of the circular building, countless small platforms suddenly sprang up. Each platform had a control console, its surface engraved with different symbols: magic, technology, mind, magnetic field... death.
Chapter 179 Fighting Side by Side
Everyone can contribute. Lorna walked to the nearest control panel, and the moment her hand touched it, the entire circular building lit up with her signature pattern—this was her father's true dawn.
Ron walked toward the control panel engraved with the Xuanming script symbol. Suddenly, a metallic sprout grew wildly and merged with the control panel: It seems my old friend also wants to help.
Nina chose the symbol that connects the mechanical and the biological. When her new arm came into contact with the control panel, the double "273" mark of Magneto and Charles appeared: the two old friends could finally fight side by side.
Strange's control panel lit up with magical runes, resonating perfectly with the pillars of light at Kamar-Taj: the Ancient One had said that the essence of magic is connection, not isolation.
When the four of them activated the control console at the same time, the circular building suddenly unfolded its second layer, revealing its inner core like a flower blooming—a crystal ball composed of all mutant genes, with Wendy's figure smiling inside.
Around the world, whether former mutants or ordinary people, anyone who awakened their abilities saw the same scene: blueprints for a circular building, and a single sentence—
Choose your location; Earth is about to set sail.
Lorna stood in front of the control panel, watching the increasing number of star messengers outside the protective shield, and suddenly remembered the last page of her father's diary:
The most powerful magnetic field is not the force that controls metal, but rather the force that allows different elements to operate harmoniously on the same orbit.
Sunlight streamed through the transparent dome of the circular building, casting warm patches of light on her face.
The necklace's temperature gradually softened, no longer the scorching heat of a warning, but the warmth of a companion's body.
A new journey for Earth has begun.
The core crystal of the ring-shaped structure suddenly trembled.
Wendy's image distorted within the crystal, the originally soft green light rippling with jagged waves. Lorna felt a stinging pain in her palm as she pressed it against the control panel, and dense red nodes appeared in her magnetic field sensor—like rust suddenly spreading across a star chart.
"What's going on?" An alarm popped up on Ron's console, and the metal vines symbiotic with the Xuanming Body began to wither. "The energy cycle is flowing out in reverse!"
Strange's sling ring emitted a piercing buzz, and the magical runes curled up like crumpled paper: "Something is devouring dimensional energy! Not a messenger from the Zeta Galaxy—"
His words were interrupted by a violent tremor. The second layer of the circular building suddenly collapsed inward, and countless energy channels erupted with blue arcs of electricity, weaving a dangerous electric grid inside the protective shield.
Nina lunged at the control panel, her prosthetic eye scanning the scene to reveal an even more horrifying sight: the star messengers gathered outside the protective shield were disintegrating, turning into silver dust and being sucked into an invisible vortex.
"It's the Reapers!" Her fingers flew across the console, trying to initiate emergency isolation procedures, but all commands were intercepted by the red nodes. "They're not here to attack—they're here to 'reclaim'!"
Lorna looked up sharply at the core crystal. Wendy's image was blurred, leaving only an outstretched hand, its fingertips pointing to the dark purple area at the very edge of the star map—a blank area that had never been marked before.
“There’s a vulnerability there.” Lorna’s magnetic field flowed upstream along the energy pipes, finding the source at the bottom of the circular structure. “The Reapers didn’t invade from the outside; they crawled in through a dimensional rift in 5.5 that we hadn’t discovered!”
The ground suddenly cracked open, revealing a swirling, dark purple vortex below. Floating at the center of the vortex was a metal fragment, its surface engraved with the same green patterns as those of the Son of Dawn, but within the gaps in the patterns, dark red mycelium-like substances writhed.
“It’s Magnus’s remains!” Ron recognized the material of the fragments—it was exactly the same as the outer shell of the clone who called himself the “backup.” “He wasn’t completely eliminated when the control room collapsed!”
Chapter 180 The Battle to Break the Game
Lorna stared at the swirling dark purple vortex, a chill running through her.
The remains of Magnus have become a conduit for the Reaper invasion!
She immediately focused her mind and tried to seal the crack with her magnetic field abilities.
But the dark red mycelial-like substance seemed to be alive.
It frantically devoured the magnetic field energy she released.
"Let's all help!"
Lorna shouted loudly.
Ron charged into the vortex without hesitation.
Although the Xuanming Body has lost most of its power.
But at this moment, he is in control.
Several strands of black substance were still wrapping around the dark red mycelium.
Trying to stop their spread.
Strange quickly formed 13 hand seals.
Golden magical runes shimmered around the vortex.
Forming a series of defensive barriers.
However, the moment the rune touched the dark red mycelium...
It was easily burst like a fragile bubble.
Nina was not to be outdone.
Her new arm is tightly connected to the control panel.
An attempt was made to sever the connection between the crack and the outside world from within the system.
But those red nodes are like stubborn viruses.
It kept interfering with her commands.
"These dark red mycelia are so eerie!"
Ron fended off the attacks from the mycelium.
He shouted.
Lorna frowned.
She suddenly remembered the world of consciousness.
Her father, Magneto, had shown her the quantum structure of the mutant gene.
A bold idea suddenly popped into my head.
"We cannot simply resist!"
Lorna said loudly.
"We must harness the power of mutant genes."
Go and break down these mycelia!
She closed her eyes.
It mobilizes all the mutant genes in the body.
Allow it to resonate with the magnetic field.
The originally chaotic magnetic field began to exhibit a strange fluctuation.
This fluctuation corresponds to the frequency of the variant gene.
It has formed a unique force.
Ron saw this.
Also, concentrate your mind.
Let the genes in the Xuanming Body merge with Lorna's power.
In his palm.
Black matter intertwined with green light.
It lunged toward the dark red mycelium.
Strange also understood Lorna's intentions.
He no longer casts spells blindly.
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