Overwhelming Victory

The Trask Industries scientists hiding outside did not answer General Wright’s questioning, because they had all been killed by the Sentinel Robots.

"Because I’m Iron Man."

Wang Bert answered in the scientists’ place. Then, he lifted a cup of tea and ordered, "Sentinels, take down General Wright and Dr. Rice. Don’t let them die; they’re important witnesses. Oh, and by the way, this tea is really good."

"Yes, BOSS."

Without another word, the Sentinels immediately sent a robot to restrain General Wright. As he struggled fiercely, General Wright shouted, "Dr. Rice, kill Iron Man now!"

Kill Iron Man? What an idiot. This is obviously a trap. Iron Man definitely didn’t take the antidote.

Dr. Rice cursed inwardly. As he desperately backed away, he loudly ordered the clones, "Attack."

Obviously, this had been a trap from beginning to end, a trap targeting their Human Supremacy Organization. Iron Man was simply too terrifying.

Upon receiving the order, the clones launched a coordinated attack on Wang Bert—a group of Wolverines roared as they charged at him, a group of Cyclopses fired lasers at him in unison, and a group of Jeans used telekinesis simultaneously to pin down the surrounding Sentinel Robots.

The Sentinel Robots immediately counterattacked. Their eyes lit up red at the same time, sweeping wildly across the Wolverines and Cyclopses. The hall instantly turned into a battlefield, filled everywhere with crimson lasers.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Explosions erupted one after another under the laser bombardment. Flames roared fiercely as the hall was reduced to ruins in an instant. At the same time, clone after clone was blasted to death, their mangled corpses scattered everywhere.

Surprisingly, nothing happened around Wang Bert. There were no flames, no lasers, no falling bricks, no blood. It was like an untouched paradise, forming a stark contrast with the chaos around him.

Apocalypse didn’t come after me directly and actually avoided me? Something’s clearly wrong.

Wang Bert sensed the situation within the resort villa and frowned slightly. Given Apocalypse’s personality and strength, he should have rushed straight over, crushed Wang Bert to death, or taken over his body to obtain his abilities.

Yet he had done neither. He had even deliberately avoided Wang Bert. No matter how he thought about it, something felt off.

Did Apocalypse somehow learn about my trump card? Impossible. I only developed it recently and have never used it.

Wang Bert took a sip of tea and thought, Or divination? Prophecy? No, probably not. No one can divine me.

Though Wang Bert was only a drop of blood, it was still the blood of the Creator God. Unless it was the Creator God himself, no one could divine his future.

At that moment, Dr. Rice escaped the hall under the protection of several clones. Just as he was about to run toward the helicopter ahead, the surroundings shifted, and he suddenly returned to the hall, standing in his original position.

"Spatial ability?"

Dr. Rice’s expression changed. He hurriedly ordered the teleporting mutants, "Ghost, disrupt the space."

Upon receiving the command, the teleporting mutants hiding in the warehouse outside immediately disrupted the surrounding space with all their strength. Space seemed to freeze solid, making everyone feel exceptionally uncomfortable.

The teleporting mutants were clones of Ghost, one of Colonel Stryker’s subordinates. They could only teleport short distances and could not transport themselves across the entire world like Azazel.

Good thing I brought everyone over.

Dr. Rice breathed a sigh of relief and tried to flee outside again. But to his fury and terror, the moment he escaped, he was instantly returned to his original position.

Dr. Rice cried out in despair, "Why is this happening? Dozens of spatial ability users working together still can’t beat Iron Man?"

"No matter how many ants there are, they can’t defeat an elephant. Besides, I’m not an elephant."

Wang Bert said calmly, "Stand there obediently and wait for the court’s verdict. Oh, and I’ll send you to a state with the death penalty for trial."

These anti-mutant extremists simply did not understand Wang Bert’s power. A few spatial ability users wanted to disrupt him? They were dreaming.

Besides, freezing Wang Bert’s accounts was just as useless. Wang Bert’s Money Power was a gift from Wanda.

"No, Iron Man, you can’t kill me. I’m useful."

Dr. Rice hurriedly shouted, "I’m the greatest scientist in the world. I can work for you and study Mutant Genes for you."

"Rice, you traitor!"

General Wright, who had been captured, cursed furiously. "Iron Man, you filthy, disgusting mutant! We will kill you!"

"The greatest scientist in the world? Does Trask Industries agree?"

Ignoring General Wright, Wang Bert sneered. "Your clones are clearly no match for the Sentinel Robots."

Dr. Rice froze and hurriedly looked toward the battlefield. Although the clones outnumbered the Sentinel Robots, they were utterly no match for them and were being beaten into a rout.

A Wolverine charged up to a Sentinel Robot and viciously stabbed at its neck with his claws. The Sentinel Robot transformed into its diamond form and easily blocked the bone claws. Then, its arm became a long blade and severed Wolverine’s head with a single slash.

The Sentinel Robots possessed every mutant sample Colonel Stryker had, including White Queen’s diamond form.

A group of Cyclopses fired lasers at the Sentinel Robots. The Sentinels transformed into Human Torch form. Not only did the lasers fail to hurt them, they instead replenished their energy.

Human Torch’s gene had been provided by Wang Bert—the upgraded Human Torch.

Then, the Sentinel Robots’ eyes lit up red. With a single horizontal sweep, all the Cyclopses were cut in half at the waist. Cyclops’ attacks were indeed powerful, but their defenses were pitifully weak.

Jean’s telekinetic restraints were directly broken by the Sentinel Robots through brute force. Clone Jeans did not possess Black Phoenix’s power. When the Sentinels blasted them with electricity, several Jeans died miserably at once.

"Wow, Jean died horribly."

Wang Bert stroked his chin and thought with interest, Come to think of it, was Cable’s mother created by Dr. Rice?

"How could the gap be this huge?"

Looking at the clone corpses all over the ground, Dr. Rice felt both despair and frustration. Were his clones truly inferior to the Sentinel Robots? "No, that can’t be true. It can’t be true!"

Dr. Rice shouted, "Iron Man, as long as I have stronger Mutant Genes, I can definitely defeat the Sentinel Robots."

"The problem is that Sentinel Robots can also imitate Mutant Genes."

Wang Bert said calmly, "And they’re robots. They don’t need food, drink, sleep, or bathrooms. They’re incredibly convenient to use. More importantly, they’ll stay loyal to me forever, unlike clones, who might develop a sense of self someday and start a rebellion."

"But Sentinel Robots can’t make you immortal."

Dr. Rice shouted, "Clones can let you live forever. Iron Man, you need me. I won’t disappoint you."

"Don’t make it sound so disgusting."

Wang Bert looked disgusted. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Come to think of it, you’ve reminded me of something. If I capture you, those high-ranking humans will definitely do everything they can to protect you so they can live a few more years. In that case, you’d better die."

Dr. Rice was terrified out of his wits. Was this what it meant to lift a rock only to smash his own foot? Just as he was about to beg again, a ball of fire flew over from the side and engulfed him completely.

"Ah!" Dr. Rice let out a miserable scream and rolled wildly across the floor, trying to put out the flames. Unfortunately, it was useless. He soon turned into a charred corpse.

Dr. Rice, who had proclaimed himself the world’s greatest scientist, was dead.

Wang Bert said, "Developing mutant clones back in 2001 proved that you were indeed remarkably talented. That’s precisely why you had to die."

Seeing Dr. Rice’s fate, General Wright could not help swallowing. However, the old soldier still had some backbone. He cursed, "Iron Man, if you have the guts, burn me to death too."

"Don’t rush. You’ll definitely die."

Wang Bert smiled, pulled a banknote from his pocket, and said, "Tell me everything about the Human Supremacy Organization’s members."

General Wright did not want to speak, but he could not stop himself from opening his mouth. "The Human Supremacy Organization has thirteen core members. The leader is the Vice President…"

"The Vice President? Heh, he was hiding quite deeply."

Wang Bert snorted. At that moment, something went wrong at the resort villa. With a light tap of his finger, he teleported Wolverine and Wade over there.

Then, Wang Bert took out his phone and called President Richard, briefly explaining the situation. "President Richard, prepare a press conference. We have a lot to do next."

To prevent President Richard from slacking off, Wang Bert deliberately added, "We’ll be confiscating at least hundreds of billions in funds."

"I’d be delighted to take charge of this."

In the presidential office, President Richard put down the phone and discreetly pressed a button beneath his drawer. Then, he leaned back in his chair and asked the Vice President, "How many years have we known each other?"

Who just called Richard? I wonder how things are going with General Wright. I hope everything is going well!

The Vice President instinctively sensed that something was wrong, but he replied with a smile, "We were college classmates and roommates. Later, you ran for president, and I became your Vice President."

"Yes, we were college classmates. We were good friends, which is why I always trusted you."

President Richard abruptly rose to his feet and shouted, "Why did you betray me? Did you come here today to kill me?"

As President Richard shouted, the doors opened. Then, Thing and Colossus rushed in with the guards and surrounded the Vice President.

"Whether you live or die isn’t up to me."

The Vice President sighed. It seemed the ambush plan against Iron Man had failed. He stood up and said, "If they succeeded in killing Iron Man, I wouldn’t have killed you, because I needed you to stabilize the situation.

"If they failed, I could only kill you and create chaos."

From now on, you are no longer my friend."

The Vice President said disdainfully, "At this point, there’s no need to hide it. I never considered you a friend, Richard. You’re just a dog—a greedy dog who betrayed humanity and betrayed America."

President Richard trembled with rage and roared, "Arrest him! I’ll sentence him to death for treason!"

Colossus and Thing were about to step forward when a group of Ghost mutants teleported into the presidential office at once. Some fired at President Richard, some attacked Colossus and Thing, while others grabbed the Vice President’s arm and prepared to take him away.

How could the Vice President dare enter the White House without making thorough preparations? He had stationed a group of mutants outside long ago.

President Richard’s expression changed drastically when he saw the teleporting mutants firing at him. At that moment, an Iron Man Armor appeared out of thin air in front of him and raised a hand to catch the bullets.

"Wonderful, Iron Man. You came just in time."

President Richard breathed a sigh of relief. He had chosen the right partner. Not only was Iron Man rich, he was also incredibly reliable. With him around, there was nothing to fear.

"Iron Man!"

The Vice President, who had previously looked certain of victory, had his expression change drastically upon seeing Iron Man. He hurriedly shouted, "Get me out of here now!"

The teleporting clones were about to teleport away with the Vice President when the Iron Man Armor shouted, "Teleportation is forbidden here."

At that moment, Wang Bert was personally controlling the Iron Man Armor. His words became law. The teleporting clones and the Vice President flickered, then reappeared in their original positions.

President Richard burst into laughter. "My dear Vice President, you’re finished."

The Vice President looked utterly despairing. Then, he shouted, "I may be finished, but the Human Supremacy Organization isn’t. They’ll rise up immediately, establish New America, and overthrow the mutants."

"You actually want to split America apart? You bastard!"

President Richard cursed furiously. "I won’t let you go. Iron Man won’t let you go either."

"With the antidote, Sentinel Robots, mutant clones, and part of the military supporting us, even Iron Man can do nothing to us."

The Vice President shouted, "Humanity above all! Humanity will never submit to mutants!"

"Stop making yourself sound so righteous. Everything you’ve done was only for your own power."

The Iron Man Armor glanced at the Vice President, and its eyes projected screen after screen. "With me here, no rebellion will happen."

The Vice President hurriedly looked at the screens—on the first screen, Sentinel Robots rebelled, killing Trask Industries guards and researchers one after another.

On the second screen, Angel, Psylocke, and Angel descended upon Worthington Labs. Worthington surrendered.

On the third screen, the Clone Base was found by the Security Company, and its defenses were breached one after another.

On the fourth screen, at a military base somewhere, a group of officers was arrested.

"That’s impossible. That’s impossible…"

The Vice President shook his head repeatedly, unable to believe what he was seeing. Thinking of something, he loudly asked, "Iron Man, you knew about our plan all along, didn’t you?"

"I wasn’t very clear on your exact members, because I had no interest in them. But I knew all about your armed organizations."

The Iron Man Armor said, "I made preparations in advance for the antidote, the Sentinel Robots, and the Clone Base we discovered later. As for your influence within the military, I’ve had my eye on it for a long time. Not one of them will escape.

"Mr. Vice President, the Human Supremacy Organization is finished."

"Finished. Completely finished."

The Vice President laughed bitterly. "You’ve been waiting for an excuse, an excuse to eliminate us openly and legitimately. And now, you have it. Next, you’ll lead the mutants to wipe out the Human Supremacy Organization completely.

"Iron Man, you’re even more formidable than I imagined. We’ve lost completely. From now on, America will entirely be yours."