X Academy’s Destruction

Colonel Stryker was a very crazy man.

He had already gone mad after his wife died.

He believed that his prematurely born Mutant son had caused his wife’s death, and so he came to hate Mutants.

To eliminate the Mutants, he could turn his own son into a tool. That was something no ordinary person could ever do.

A stable regime had many concerns and would consider every aspect of a problem, but a madman would never think about such things.

The military also had many radical generals who opposed Mutants, but they were rational. They would weigh the pros and cons before taking action, whereas Colonel Stryker would not.

In the past, Stryker had been unable to destroy the Mutants because his power was insufficient.

In the movies and television series, after discovering a way to destroy the Mutants in one fell swoop, he sent controlled Mutants to assassinate the president and other high-ranking Federation officials, thereby advancing his plan.

Now that he possessed ten Magnetic Field Rotation Adepts, his strength had suddenly risen to first place among all organizations. He could no longer hold himself back.

He decided to begin his plan.

He could not touch the Ultimate Limit Hall for now. Otherwise, even the military would be unable to protect him. But X Academy was different.

He was going to destroy X Academy.

Originally, the Brotherhood of Mutants had been the most suitable target. After all, it was a terrorist organization known to everyone, and he did not even need to find a reason.

Moreover, something had apparently happened to Magneto. He had already stepped down and handed his position to someone else. Without Magneto’s deterrence, the difficulty of destroying the Brotherhood of Mutants had immediately been cut in half.

However, precisely because of this, the Brotherhood of Mutants was extremely difficult to track, and its ability to remain hidden was excellent.

Raven’s base had been discovered, but there were only a few people there, far too few in number, and they were all elderly, weak, sick, or disabled. Besides, it was not within Federation territory, so using military force would require consideration of diplomatic issues.

Therefore, X Academy was the best choice.

There were a great many Mutants there, and their combat strength was no longer a problem.

Most importantly, if he captured Professor X, perhaps he could resolve everything once and for all and eliminate all the Mutants.

With Cerebro’s help, he could use Experiment 143 to control Professor X and kill all the Mutants in an instant, thereby fulfilling his lifelong dream—purifying the world.

This plan had existed for a long time, but he had never been able to put it into action. He was only a colonel, not a general, and could not bypass the Pentagon to use force against X Academy.

Even if he gave the order, any military general could strip him of his command.

Originally, his plan had also involved finding an opportunity to incite the president and other high-ranking officials against the Mutants, but that was no longer necessary.

Since the military could compromise with Zhan Liu for political reasons, it could naturally compromise with him as well, for the sake of balance, now that he possessed ten Magnetic Field Warriors.

Destroying the Mutants was his lifelong dream. Now that the opportunity had arrived, he might as well act first and worry about the consequences later. At worst, he could slowly argue with that bunch of politicians afterward.

Once his decision was made, he began arranging the plan for a forceful assault.

There was only one threat in the entire X Academy: that old cripple, Professor X.

Stryker had spent the second half of his life studying Mutants. Of the two most powerful leaders among the Mutants, Professor X was naturally the one he had studied more deeply and thoroughly.

But because of his fanaticism, he could not see the efforts Professor X had made for peace. All he saw was the immense power and threat posed by Professor X’s abilities.

He had several large crates filled with various plans targeting Professor X. Most of them were designed around Professor X’s frail body. Now, those plans had finally found a use.

That night, when it was deep and quiet and all was still, the children of X Academy had already fallen asleep.

Stryker landed with most of his forces some distance from the academy. Then, the ten Magnetic Field Rotation Adepts, electricity coiling around their bodies, charged toward X Academy at full speed.

Stryker followed quickly behind with the main force in armored vehicles.

In the movies and television series, Stryker had used Magneto as bait to lure Professor X into a trap before leading his men in a nighttime infiltration and surprise attack. But now that he possessed overwhelming force, he no longer needed to skulk around.

Charles suddenly awoke from his dream. He had just roused all the teachers and warned them to stay on guard when a rumbling boom came from outside, drawing closer and closer.

The attackers had not used the doors at all. They simply smashed through the walls and doors, tearing apart everything in their path as they headed straight for his bedroom.

His vision blurred, and Nightcrawler appeared. "Professor, I’ll get you out of here."

Nightcrawler had just picked him up when the wall opposite them exploded. A massive shock wave sent them flying, and a fully armed soldier appeared before them.

Nightcrawler barely managed to activate his ability in midair and teleport them away. But the senses of a Magnetic Field Rotation Adept were incredibly sharp, comparable to radar. He immediately detected their landing point, turned around, and charged after them.

Nightcrawler hurriedly teleported again, taking them to Cyclops’s bedroom. But as soon as they landed, they saw Scott being sent flying by another soldier’s punch.

When the soldier saw Professor X appear, he immediately pulled a canister from his waist, pried it open, and threw it at Charles.

A large amount of colorless, odorless gas poured from the canister. It was a powerful anesthetic prepared specifically for Professor X.

Professor X immediately unleashed a mental attack on the soldier. But the soldier was wearing a specially made helmet. Although it could not completely block the influence of his ability, it weakened its power by more than half. The remaining mental attack merely made the soldier stagger.

Professor X also had an amplifier helmet, but the attack had come too suddenly. His helmet was in the cabinet. Without the helmet’s amplification, his mental attack could not break through the enemy’s specially made helmet and inflict effective damage.

Of course, this was also because the attacker was too powerful. If it had been an ordinary person, even the weakened attack would have knocked him unconscious on the spot.

The wall behind them exploded, and the soldier from earlier caught up as well.

Nightcrawler tried to teleport again, but suddenly felt dizzy. His body swayed, his ability failed to activate, and he fell to the ground with Professor X.

Before losing consciousness, he vaguely saw Scott being pinned face-down by another soldier. Those optic blasts had been completely useless.

The battle ended extremely quickly. By the time Stryker led the main force in, all the teachers had already been knocked down. They had not even had the chance to send word to Jean and Ororo, who were leading students in training at the Martial Arts School.

Standing at the entrance of X Academy, Stryker watched the soldiers walk toward him with the captives in hand and began laughing excitedly.

"From today onward, there will be no more Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. Monsters should stay in cages. Hahaha…"

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