r18novel Chapter 485 The Ominous Sign of Being Robbed
Chapter 485 The Ominous Sign of Being Robbed
Chapter 485 The Ominous Sign of Being Robbed
After returning home and enjoying a few peaceful days, Peter went to Kenosha again. This was his third trip to Kenosha, and this time it was about the Mother Model Sentinel. The Avengers needed to talk to Magneto.
It's not that they're asking Magneto to hand over the master mold, but rather that they want to know if anyone in the world has enough knowledge about it. That would probably only be Magneto, who plays with it all the time. They need to confirm whether Nimrod's only way to create the master mold is by robbing Kenosha.
Magneto's answer was yes. In his study, he answered Peter's question while flipping through a book.
"I can confirm that I completely destroyed all of Trask Industries' mainframes related to the master design at that time. Unlike ordinary Sentinel robots, the master design program was..."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Eric, but if Ninglu has access to the master mold in the future, then he must have already obtained the design data for the master mold."
After Peter offered a reminder, Magneto nodded: "Sorry, that was my oversight. So, what you really need to ask is whether he had any other way to create the master model?"
"Yes."
"First, activating the prototype requires sufficient power, so they had to design a nuclear reactor and related protective devices. This was quite troublesome back then, but things are different now," Magneto said meaningfully. "Modern nuclear reactors are small enough and safe enough that energy-related issues can be temporarily ruled out."
He was naturally referring to the Arc Reactor, but not just Tony Stark's Arc Reactor. After all, besides Stark Industries, Russia's Crimson Jaeger also used the same technology, even though they had the outdated version that Anton Vanko got from Howard Stark in the last century. But having it is having it; being a little behind doesn't matter as long as it works.
"What about the others?"
"The essence of the Mother Model is a giant Sentinel robot, as well as a manufacturing plant and command center, which means that the Mother Model must have a powerful electromagnetic signal transmission capability." Magneto explained the second infeasibility of building the Mother Model: "Once there is this high-intensity electromagnetic pulse, I can sense it instantly, which is undoubtedly impossible."
Seeing Magneto's confident demeanor, Peter wasn't sure whether to reassure him, or perhaps he shouldn't. He was about to ask something when he was suddenly interrupted. Magneto's phone rang, and he looked at Peter with slight surprise: "Spider-Man, regarding Nimrod, we might have some new leads."
"Uh, what is it?"
"Nathaniel Essex, this guy said he was being hunted by Nimrod and came to Kenosha seeking refuge."
Peter's brain went blank for a few seconds.
Mr. Ominous has come to Kenosha seeking refuge? Are you a mutant?! You're seeking refuge?!
A few minutes later, when they saw Mr. Ominous in the Kenosha guest room, Mr. Ominous was grinning at Magneto and Spider-Man.
"Oh, Spider-Man, I really didn't expect to see you again in Genoa. It seems Genoa treats non-mutants quite well. Very good, very good."
Nathaniel, completely unconcerned about being watched by two people, casually crossed his legs and looked at Magneto: "Lansheel, perhaps we should talk? You need to know that there is a very terrible enemy threatening the safety of us mutants."
"Our safety as mutants?" Magneto asked, as if he'd heard the biggest joke in the world. "You think you're a mutant?"
"Look, the X-ray detector for mutants proves I'm a legitimate mutant," Nathaniel said with a smile, looking at Magneto. "How can I not be a mutant?"
"You're nothing but a mutated lab monster! Mutants and humans alike are far more noble than you!" Magneto looked at him. "Why don't you tell me about Nimrod? At least that way you can still hold onto a position in Kenosha's prison."
"Alright, alright, prison is better than outside. How should I put it? Ever since I got the last gene-editing device from you guys, I've been researching even more powerful mutants. Don't get me wrong, my purpose isn't exactly evil."
A faint, sinister smile played on his lips: "My goal has always been the same: I need to create a mutant powerful enough to defeat another terrifying mutant. I told the X-Men this when I first met them. It's just that they don't trust science."
"But the ultimate mutant you actually want to create is yourself." Magneto scoffed. "A monster."
"Okay, okay, let's skip that part. Anyway, while I was doing my research, my research institute's network was hacked. Terrible, right? Yes, very terrible. You have to understand that I was storing and transmitting data within the Pentagon's highest-security network, but that still couldn't stop that mysterious person from hacking into my entire system, and then that guy named Ninglu appeared."
"He started investigating all the mutant genes left in the gene-editing device. Thank me, I immediately destroyed the genes of a large group of super mutants, including Rakshasa, Leech, and Jean Grey, before Nimrod could completely control the machine. I successfully delayed the extinction of the mutant race! Want a reward?"
Magneto looked at the ominous sign indifferently, while the ominous sign shrugged helplessly.
"In short, well, then someone came to capture me—a group of new Sentinels, only the size of normal humans, but with rapidly evolving weaponry. They also called themselves Nimrod, and in a short time, they killed almost 70% of my clones, and that number is still decreasing. So, I need someone to protect me from the Sentinels, and I thought of you! The great Magneto!!!"
Peter listened for a while and he was certain that the mutant Mr. Ominous was talking about, the one they had to fight, was Apocalypse. So, here's the question.
In the future of 2029, was Apocalypse destroyed by Nimrod?
So he asked the ominous man this question.
Do you know what Nimrod's purpose is?
"Besides eliminating mutants, what other purpose do the Sentinels have?"
Peter then pressed further, "So, is that particularly powerful mutant you're dealing with capable of defeating Nimrod?"
In an instant, the ominous sign's mouth gaped open, and he stared at Spider-Man in disbelief, asking a question in return.
"You plan to unleash Apocalypse against Nimrod?! Are you insane?!"
(End of this chapter)