What Does Saving the World Have to Do with Me? (An Extra Chapter for the FFF Regiment Chief 9/12)

Chapter 123: What Does Saving the World Have to Do with Me? (An Extra Chapter for the FFF Regiment Chief 912)

The news of Magneto massacring a city had spread throughout the entire world.

It was truly a horrifying piece of news.

As countless news satellites tracked and reported on the events, Magneto’s terrifying military might was laid bare before the eyes of the global population.

The more cities Magneto destroyed, the more terrified the public became.

The more terrified the public became, the more they wanted to eliminate him. It was just like how the more terrorist attacks there were, the better guns sold.

For a time, many humans even called for the extermination of the Mutants, earning widespread support.

"It’s over! All our years of effort have gone down the drain. Magneto has destroyed everything!" Scott paced anxiously around the room.

The phone rang. He reached out and answered it, and General Talbot’s voice came from the other end.

"Magneto has gone completely insane. You must stop him! This disaster was caused by you Mutants yourselves, so you must resolve it yourselves!"

Scott had no idea how to deal with the situation and was nearly driven mad. He immediately cursed back, "Stop telling us what to do! Isn’t this all the military’s doing? What about Professor Charles? He’s the only one who can stop him now!"

"Stryker took him and disappeared! You must resolve this problem yourselves!" General Talbot’s voice was frantic as well.

Scott shouted angrily, "Then put him on the global wanted list! Make all the filthy things he did known to everyone, and have the whole world help search for him!"

"You know that’s impossible!" General Talbot was furious too.

"Then what is possible for you? Removing the stigma against Mutants? Huh?" Scott roared into the phone.

"Magneto has already killed over ten million people, and you’re saying the Mutants are innocent?" The sound of someone pounding on a desk came from the other end, loud and sharp.

"Magneto is Magneto, and Mutants are Mutants! No one treats all humans as born criminals just because Hitler was human!" The veins on Scott’s forehead bulged as he shouted furiously.

General Talbot took a deep breath and calmed himself before speaking slowly:

"Listen, Scott. None of this matters right now. We must work together to deal with Magneto. If we let him continue killing, the relationship between Mutants and humans truly won’t be repairable."

"Then you have to promise that once Magneto’s matter is resolved, you’ll do everything you can to resolve the conflict between Mutants and humans and wash away all the dirt thrown at the Mutants!" Scott took the opportunity to state his side’s demands.

Talbot was silent for a while before replying:

"…All right, I promise. As long as Magneto’s problem is resolved, all Federation media outlets will speak with one voice and help the Mutants distance themselves from Magneto, so his actions won’t affect the Mutants. All responsibility belongs to Magneto and Stryker. It has nothing to do with the Mutants or the military!"

"The Federation must pass legislation guaranteeing the legal rights of Mutants," Scott immediately added.

Talbot was enraged when he heard that and shouted, "Scott! Don’t push it! Taking an inch after being given a foot won’t do anyone any good! If negotiations break down, we’ll have no choice but to go our separate ways. That won’t benefit anyone!"

Scott retorted, "How is that too much? Mutants deserve legal rights in the first place!"

"You should know how many people and organizations this issue involves. It’s simply not something I can promise! Or are you saying you want me to deceive you with a lie?" Talbot roared from the other end of the phone.

Scott took a deep breath and thought it over before deciding to stop while he was ahead.

"…All right, we’ll discuss the legislation later. Let’s deal with Magneto first! Remember your promise!"

"Don’t worry, Scott. Even if you die in battle, my promise will still stand!" General Talbot was hinting at something.

"Don’t worry, General Talbot. Even if I have to die, I’ll stop Magneto!"

After hanging up, Scott looked around the room and said solemnly:

"I’ve reached an agreement with the Federation. This incident is Magneto’s responsibility alone and won’t implicate the Mutants. Get everyone together. The X-Men are heading out! We have to stop Magneto!"

Jean hesitated before saying, "Perhaps we can ask—ask my master for help. His Magnetic Field Rotation is very powerful. Maybe he can stop Magneto."

After seeing Magneto emerge completely unharmed from a nuclear bombardment, she and Ororo knew that this old friend was no longer using his former Mutant ability. Instead, he was using the recently popular power of Magnetic Field Rotation.

Although they didn’t know where Magneto had learned Magnetic Field Rotation, it definitely had something to do with that bargain-bin master of theirs, Zhan Liu.

When they had achieved Magnetic Field Rotation, they had once heard Zhan Liu explain the various abilities that would appear after one’s realm advanced. After seeing Magneto’s limbs restored to perfect condition, they knew he had reached the Fifty Heavens.

As Magnetic Field Rotation warriors who were also in the lower realms, they didn’t believe for a moment that the X-Men, without Professor Charles, could stand against Magneto at the Fifty Heavens.

Thus, they instinctively thought of the strongest person they knew: Zhan Liu.

However, she also knew that they had been overly wary of the Federation’s attitude before and had grown distant from Zhan Liu, deliberately keeping their distance from him. They had handled things terribly, so she felt somewhat embarrassed to ask him for help now.

Scott frowned. He had a very poor impression of Zhan Liu. In fact, when he learned that Magneto was using Magnetic Field Rotation as well, he grew even more disgusted by the name. He deeply suspected that Zhan Liu had something to do with Magneto becoming like this.

However, as a qualified leader, he was good at controlling his personal likes and dislikes.

"All right. Give Mr. Zhan a call and ask him. If we can get him to join us, far fewer people will die this time. This is about saving the world. He shouldn’t refuse."

Jean had still been somewhat hesitant, but after hearing Scott say that it could save many lives, she immediately made up her mind.

She took out her phone and called Zhan Liu. Once the call connected, she explained what they needed, but to her disappointment, Zhan Liu refused without a second thought.

"That is a matter between you Mutants and humans. What does it have to do with me, an outsider from another world?"

Those were the words the military had used when stopping Zhan Liu from intervening to rescue the Mutants. Most of those people were already dead, while the rest were being forced to practice "The Way of Erik."

Jean assumed that Zhan Liu still resented what had happened that day, so she apologized humbly:

"Master, what we did before was wrong, but what we’re doing now is saving the world…"

"What the hell does saving the world have to do with me?" After throwing out that one sentence, Zhan Liu hung up.