"I want to know the truth of this World."
"This might be a bit disgusting."
"But I still want to know."
Tony's eyes showed persistence and determination.
"Professor X, why don't you tell us what you know first."
Nolan looked at Professor X, who had been silent.
The others might not know what was going on, but Professor X certainly understood.
Professor X sighed and slowly began to speak.
"Since the Sentinel program was launched, Mutants have fallen into endless suffering, with countless Deaths and injuries. Humanity seemed to have won a great victory.
But fifteen years ago, the Sun went into hiding and stopped rising. Crops withered across the World, and large numbers of livestock died.
Human society consequently plunged into civil war. The victors gained control of some Sentinel Robots, using them to consolidate their military power. Food became increasingly scarce, and to maintain their extravagant lives, those in power turned their gaze upon their own kind, enacting a series of harsh laws, including even a prohibition against suicide.
That man, who desperately sought Death, only wishing to return home and let his family eat their fill, was a microcosm of this absurd tragedy.
Now, humanity is slowly heading towards extinction. In the war between humans and Mutants, there are no winners."
"Professor, what about the food we ate…?"
Iceman's voice trembled slightly, fear and unease spreading through his words.
Shadowcat and Blink had already covered their mouths, on the verge of vomiting.
"Those weren't it; they were all stored by Eric and me beforehand."
Professor X's words made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
"Then let me tell you what I know,"
Nolan took over. "The reason this World has become like this is because its timeline has been pruned."
"What does it mean for a timeline to be pruned?"
Tony frowned.
"The Time Variance Authority, its main duty is to maintain the order of various timelines. Once a crisis appears on a timeline that could affect other timelines, it will be pruned, just like a branch leaving the main tree."
Nolan made a scissor gesture.
"Under normal circumstances, this timeline you are on should have been destroyed when it was pruned.
But someone, with powerful strength, twisted the originally straight timeline into a loop, allowing it to continue, though it's only barely maintaining itself, just clinging to life."
Everyone listened, dumbfounded.
If someone else had said these things, they would have only thought the person was crazy.
"Then why was this World pruned?"
"I don't know. I'm not from the Time Variance Authority. Anything is possible: the Death of an anchor point, Sentinel Robots potentially developing into a multiverse crisis in the future, or even the Time Variance Authority making a mistake."
Nolan shook his head.
"Just for these reasons, a World is to be destroyed?"
Professor X felt a bit bitter.
"In their eyes, that reason is enough.
Although there are problems within the Time Variance Authority, their protection of the multiverse is real.
It's like a tumor growing in a human body; the fastest and most effective method is to remove it."
Nolan's face was calm.
It's hard to say about the old Time Variance Authority, but the one in charge of the Time Variance Authority now should be the Story God, Loki.
That is, the old friend the mage spoke of.
The native Mutants also looked dejected. They had worked so hard for so long, trying to survive at all costs, and now someone was telling them the World was going to be destroyed, and everything they had done was in vain.
"Nolan, what about our Universe?"
Jean was a bit worried that their World might also suddenly be pruned one day.
"I have people backing me; they wouldn't dare."
Nolan's words made everyone else breathe a sigh of relief.
"Who in this Universe has such powerful strength, capable of extending an entire World by themselves? A Mutant?"
Tony asked curiously.
The only extraordinary power in this World was Mutants.
"I have some guesses, so I plan to go find her."
"Where is she?"
"The past."
There was nothing worth seeing in the human gathering places.
Everyone returned to the spaceship to await the appointed time.
Time passed quickly.
"Here it is."
Dr. Zola closed his eyes.
His consciousness transformed into data and began to invade the main brain of this World.
[Warning, Warning, Warning…]
The main brain's data continuously built firewalls, attempting to eliminate this unknown data.
"It's useless. I, who have completed 274 upgrades, am not something a low-level intelligence like you can resist. Become a part of me!"
Zola's data, with over a thousand Sentinels as its core, invaded its core from all directions.
Instantly, Sentinel Robots across the World crashed, falling from the sky.
Sentinel factories also experienced frequent malfunctions, and production fell into chaos.
Humans in various gathering places also stood stunned for a moment, then, looking at the now motionless Sentinel Robots, began to pick up weapons and walk in one direction.
"FK, what on earth is going on?"
A fat ruler, naked, frantically pressed the buttons in his hand, trying to restart the Sentinel Robots, his voice filled with terror and rage.
The surrounding slaves and women, kneeling on the ground, silently watched him, their eyes gradually changing.
The first one stood up, then the second, the third…
"Who told you to stand up?! I order you to kneel! Kneel!"
The ruler roared hoarsely, the buttons in his hand flashing wildly from being pressed.
Bang! The remote control sparked and was completely ruined.
The ruler stared blankly at the smoking remote control, as if he had lost the ability to think, unable to accept this sudden change.
Until his female slave burrowed into his arms, and a golden piece of cutlery pierced his belly.
"Ah ah ah ah!"
The ruler pushed the female slave away, covering the wound that was oozing blood and yellow fat with both hands.
Seeing his slaves still surrounding him.
"Wait, I was wrong! I'll share the food with you, I'll give you everything… Ah ah!"
The ruler was surrounded by his slaves, with only one plump, White arm still outside.
Soon, the surrounding crashed Sentinel Robots suddenly activated, ignoring the crowds, and all flew towards the sky.
Sentinel Robots across the World began to transport the factories and various materials of this World.
Dr. Zola on the devil also opened his eyes.
"Leader, all 1.56 million units worldwide are now under our control. I have currently gathered them at three storage points and rescued a Mutant who was being researched."
"Well done."
Nolan nodded.
Three portals opened in front of the devil, revealing dense Sentinel Robots on the other side, who surged forward frantically the moment they saw the portals.
With the disappearance of the Sentinel Robots, fighting and conflict also began to break out in gathering places across the World.
"Rogue."
Shadowcat exclaimed in surprise.
"Kitty, what on earth is going on?"
Rogue hadn't figured out the situation yet.
"Black Phoenix, it's up to you. The time is 1973."
Nolan opened the hatch.
Without the Speed Force, traversing through magic alone was too troublesome. It was better to use a simple and crude method.
"No problem."
Black Phoenix transformed into a giant Fire Phoenix and flew outside, shattering the space in front of her and disappearing.
The devil followed closely, disappearing from this World.
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