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Chapter 353 The Cicada Awaits
Chapter 353 The Cicada Awaits
As soon as the declaration "I am a phoenix" was uttered, everyone floated up.
It's not a feeling of floating at the level of mindset, but rather a physical phenomenon of "floating."
Not only that, the lunar soil, which was originally slightly grayish-white due to the sun's rays, suddenly dimmed at this moment.
When everyone looked up, not only the sun, but even the blue Earth, which had been hanging against the dark background of space, had vanished without a trace.
The surroundings were plunged into darkness, but a figure wearing a helmet emitted blue and purple magnetic fields that illuminated the area.
"All humans know how to destroy things they don't understand, and I won't let that happen to you."
The voice of Magneto Erik, who had been missing from the moment Connors arrived on the moon until the Avengers vs. the mutants, suddenly came through. It seemed that the artificial environment on the moon still existed, preventing everyone from being directly exposed to space; it was just that gravity was now absent.
"Calling the Avengers! Quicksilver? Shockwave? Human Torch?"
In the dim light, Captain America looked up at the empty space where the Earth had once been suspended, anxiously calling out names through the communication system.
He was calling on Avengers who were on Earth, but unfortunately, none of them paid him any attention.
Even though Captain America repeatedly called for the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the man standing there with the sign "m**f**" did not respond.
This was clearly illogical. Captain America gripped his vibranium shield tightly as he watched Magneto Erik fly from the far side of the moon right in front of him.
"Eric! Where have you put the Earth?"
Captain America asked loudly.
"The Earth is where it belongs, Captain." Magneto's body was suspended high in the air, his body steady and stable compared to the others who were floating without any foothold.
Seeing Captain America floating in the air, almost lying sideways in the indistinguishable space, looking ready for battle, Magneto Erik couldn't help but chuckle twice.
"The moon revolves around the earth, the earth revolves around the sun, but what about the sun? It is leading the planets through the Orion Arm."
"They have been moving along their predetermined routes. I simply removed the moon from the solar system and left it in place."
A sense of foreboding rose in "Laser Eyes'" heart. Ignoring the imposing Hope beside him, who had received the Phoenix Force, he asked urgently:
"What do you want to do?"
Magneto Erik lowered his eyes, his old face revealing no expression.
"Defeat them one by one."
Connors couldn't help but rub his ears, wondering if he was hallucinating.
Hope has obtained the Phoenix Force and has demonstrated power surpassing all the superheroes present. Why is Magneto still so confident?
"Even if Hope obtains the Phoenix, after what happened with the 'Phoenix Harp,' I know people will detonate this time bomb again sooner or later."
"This is a disease deep within the Earth caused by human nature; only by destroying it can the Earth be rid of this incurable disease."
"Magneto" said, looking at Hope with a seductive tone:
"Hope, only you have the power to heal the Earth. With the 'Phoenix Force,' you are destined to do something great. But as long as humanity lives, threats will always exist. They fear what they cannot control."
Connors watched all this with great interest. A gossip lover is never afraid of a plot twist, only of the gossip being mediocre.
He wanted to see how he could get Hope to switch sides, given that he had helped her completely control the Phoenix Force and that she trusted him completely.
Hope seemed somewhat tempted. After witnessing the Avengers and mutants fighting fiercely for her, she was deeply afraid that if she became a phoenix, she would have to fight against the entire world.
"I do want to change something, but without hatred and hostility."
"Magneto" Erik looked at Hope and said:
"Yes, there is no hatred or hostility. Just like a garden that has been neglected for a long time, we need to turn over the soil, fertilize, and sow seeds to make the garden come alive again."
"That's all we did."
Connors listened attentively and nodded repeatedly:
"So what are your plans next?"
Captain America glanced at the intrigued Connors and whispered a reminder:
"He wants to destroy the world and then rebuild it. Do you even understand?"
Magneto grinned:
"First, the 'phoenix' must see blood! A suppressed phoenix is not a true phoenix; only one burning in blood is a true 'phoenix'!"
A series of powerful and strange force fields suddenly erupted from his body, chaotic yet with a hint of harmony.
The Avengers were completely baffled, but the four mutants, including the White Queen, immediately felt a sense of familiarity, though they couldn't immediately recall where they had seen this power before.
Connors also sensed an unusually familiar power emanating from Magneto.
Still relying on the agility brought by the "human limit," Connors immediately recalled where the familiarity of this power came from. When he first joined the mutant "Endangered Squad," his first mission was to fight against the "Celestials." The rays emitted by the metal insects after the silent Celestials collapsed were exactly the same as the power on Magneto at this moment.
Upon seeing the White Queen, Namor and the others remained bewildered. Connors then offered a reminder:
"Do you remember when we fought against the gods, this old man was floating alone in the sky?"
The White Queen frowned. Her body had transformed back into a diamond shape, reflecting Magneto's force field and shining like a starry sky. She remembered:
"At that time—yes, there was only Eric in the air. After 'Mr. Ominous' took the head of the god, the body began to disintegrate."
Namor's angry voice rang out:
"Eric! You took advantage of that time to absorb the power of the gods? What are you planning to do?"
Connors found the sound strange and looked over to see Namor, who was upside down, struggling to flip over in mid-air with nowhere to put his weight on.
"What do I want to do? I want the real 'Phoenix' to descend!"
"Magneto" said loudly, hovering steadily above the moon and looking down at everyone, reaching out to grab at the air.
"Cyclops" Scott was immediately grabbed by him.
"Scott, I know you have a backup plan on Earth, but we're millions of kilometers away from here, so let's start with you."
After Magneto finished speaking, the magnetic field around his body immediately became violent, and blue and purple light pierced through Scott's body.
"Cyclops's" body began to twist violently, his head and limbs constantly colliding and shrinking, before being thrown in front of Hope and exploding with a bang.
Because of the loss of gravity, the blood just floated without falling, but the mangled limbs still made Hope scream.
Upon seeing Cyclops Scott completely dead, Magneto glanced at Connors with a hint of surprise:
"I only temporarily created a magnetic field to counteract the moon's gravity and prevent the plan from being interfered with by these Avengers, but I remember you can fly, right? Why didn't you stop me?"
"No matter how strong you are, aren't you afraid of simultaneously fighting against the berserk 'Phoenix' and me, who has mastered the power of the gods?"