Marvel: Randomly Load a Protagonist Template - Chapter 88

Since Hawking poisoned Strucker, he has dramatically admired Hawking, thinking that aside from himself and Charles, Hawking could be the third leader capable of leading the mutants.

Especially given Hawking’s youth, unlike himself and Charles, who are already old, there’s plenty of time.

But this time, since Hawking did not agree to join him, he had no choice but to give up on Hawking and include him in his plans anyway.

Once his plan succeeds, mutants will ultimately rule the world, and there will be no need for leaders like Hawking.

“However, I still hope that this Christmas, you’re lucky enough to survive. But if you don’t, don’t blame me. Your sacrifice is for the future of all mutants, and it’s worth it.”

“What do we do next? Should we implement the second plan?”

After the car stopped at a mutant Brotherhood outpost in New York, Mystique asked.

Magneto nodded coldly:

“Start the second plan. Let them humans bite each other first!”

“Alright, I’ll head over to the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters and leak the information that Nick Fury has become aware of Hydra to Secretary Pierce.”

Mystique’s face also bore a cold smile.

While infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D., she did more than discover the drugs and weapons being developed against mutants; she also discovered fascinating information.

Hydra, supposedly eradicated during World War II, still exists and has become the real power behind S.H.I.E.L.D.

And Nick Fury seems to have realized this and is conducting a secret investigation.

By leaking the information that Nick Fury is investigating Hydra to Hydra’s leader, Pierce, Fury will no longer have time to target them. Whether he can survive the battle with Hydra is itself a question.

Even if he survives, both he and Hydra would be significantly weakened.

With no S.H.I.E.L.D. interference and without the powerful Captain Marvel, his plans can proceed smoothly.

Once Magneto’s plans succeed and all mutants align under him, neither S.H.I.E.L.D. nor Hydra, regardless of who wins, will be a match for the mutants.

At that point, no one can stop Magneto, and their ideals will surely be realized.

“Go ahead. I need to go to Cairo personally to soothe Apocalypse, and I can’t let him be exposed just yet.”

Magneto put on his helmet, enveloped by a powerful magnetic force, and quickly flew towards Cairo, Egypt, breaking the sound barrier.

If Hawking were here, he would be amazed, as Magneto’s strength has significantly increased compared to his previous battle with Captain Marvel.

“Then I’ll start moving too!”

Watching Magneto leave, Mystique transformed into his likeness and took to the air controlled by magnetic force, although her speed as Magneto was much slower.

“Although Apocalypse has unlocked my potential to gain other people’s abilities after transforming, I still can’t compare to the original.”

The following day, at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters in the World Security Council director’s office.

Alexander Pierce had just sat down when he saw an unfamiliar folder on his desk.

Curiously, he picked up the folder and glanced inside, his pupils instantly shrinking.

“Someone check who just came into my office?”

Moments later, Pierce saw on the surveillance footage a person who looked exactly like him calmly walk into the office, place the folder on the desk, and even wave at the camera with a smile.

“So it was her, the shapeshifting Mystique!”

As the overt leader of Hydra, how could he not be familiar with the data on mutants? However, his current priority was to allow Nick Fury to develop S.H.I.E.L.D. and thereby complete the ultimate “Insight Project,” so he hadn’t made any significant moves against mutants yet.

In his mind, the “Insight Project,” devised using Dr. Zola’s algorithm, was Hydra’s ultimate weapon.

Once the helicarriers were airborne, they could strike anywhere on Earth. Anyone who could pose a future threat to Hydra would be preemptively eliminated in their cradle.

And those mutants and superhumans who don’t comply with Hydra would also not escape their fateful death.

They can’t always use their powers; as soon as they let their guard down, they would be hit by a fatal bullet from the sky.

He just hadn’t expected that Magneto’s mutants would send such crucial information at this time.

Indeed, the folder contained evidence that Nick Fury had become aware of Hydra’s existence and was secretly investigating it.

“Do they want to incite internal conflict among us? Fine, then, as you wish!”

After setting down the document, Pierce picked up the phone:

“Send Agent Sitwell to my office!”

He knew Magneto wanted to use him to take on Nick Fury, but that was insignificant. With Hydra’s control over S.H.I.E.L.D., they could quickly handle Nick Fury and regain control of S.H.I.E.L.D.

At that point, whether it was enslaving the mutants using drugs and weapons or waiting to eliminate them together with the Insight Project, it wouldn’t be a problem.

“Although it’s a few years earlier than I anticipated since Nick Fury has found out, we can only move up our timetable.”

He had felt that Nick Fury was beginning to suspect something about S.H.I.E.L.D., but he had no concrete evidence and was not ready to make his move.

After all, a top asset like Nick Fury is hard to replace once eliminated.

But now, with concrete evidence, they couldn’t afford to keep a tiger as a pet any longer. It was because he understood Nick Fury’s capabilities that he knew he must act swiftly.

Ten minutes later, after reviewing the documents, Sitwell asked:

“What do we do now?”

“Where is Nick Fury?”

Pierce did not answer directly but instead countered with a question. Sitwell thought for a moment:

“He went to New York a week ago; he should be at the S.H.I.E.L.D. base there.”

“And what about his Captain Marvel?”

Pierce asked another question.

Sitwell checked and replied:

“She’s not on Earth and applied to the S.W.O.R.D. space station two days ago.”

“Excellent, a godsend opportunity. Wake up the Hydra Captain, and have him take a team to eliminate Nick Fury tomorrow.

As for the next Director, you shall take that role!”

Pierce’s face was full of murderous intent.

“Yes, Secretary, rest assured, Nick Fury won’t survive tomorrow, Hail Hydra!”

Sitwell’s face turned somewhat red with excitement.

Pierce also responded with a grimace:

“Hail Hydra!”

First, they would deal with Nick Fury, wholly transform S.H.I.E.L.D. into a Hydra-dominated operation, then find a way to set Magneto and the X-Men against each other and ultimately reap the benefits of the chaos.

The world needed to be thrown into chaos; only with enough chaos and deaths would the other members of the World Security Council realize the importance of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Since Nick Fury’s talent was no longer available, they would use Hydra’s methods to accelerate the completion of the Insight Project.

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