Yesterday, around eleven o'clock at night, witnesses claimed to have seen a giant green humanoid monster and recorded it on their phones…" The morning news on TV reported, making Huang Wen's gaze sharpen as he looked at the television.
On the TV news, there was a blurry phone recording. There was no other way; when facing such sudden supernatural events, a phone's camera resolution was severely tested.
In the footage, a giant green humanoid flashed past quickly, appearing on another tall building, and then completely disappeared.
"Although the footage captured by the phone is not clear, deep footprints were indeed left on the rooftop of the tall building," the host's explanatory voice came, followed by photos of the giant footprints taken on the rooftop.
"We have reason to suspect that this must be a mutant, a monster!" The host's expression seemed a little agitated. "And now, this monster's whereabouts are unknown. No one knows what this monster will do!"
"Relax, Uncle Wolf." Huang Wen held down Logan, who was a bit nervous and angry and about to get up. "It's just what some people deliberately made him say."
"When will people truly stop discriminating against mutants?" Logan sighed lightly, glancing at the three, Uncle Zhong, whose expressions didn't show much difference, and a warm current of relief suddenly surged in his heart. He quickly explained, "Of course, what I mean is not you guys…"
"All super-powered individuals will experience this stage!" Huang Wen couldn't help but shrug, recalling the Sokovia Accords in Captain America: Civil War.
Humans naturally feel tension, fear, and even jealousy towards beings far surpassing themselves, especially since super-powered individuals are so strong that killing ordinary people is as easy as killing a chicken.
Therefore, people hoped to control these unstable super-powered individuals. For superheroes like the Avengers, people chose to record their identities and restrict their actions.
As for groups like mutants, people hoped even more to exterminate them, even if a mutant was a member of humanity the moment before, and a member of humanity could turn into a mutant at any time.
In any case, the ultimate goal was to control all potential threats posed by super-powered individuals.
"The main reason someone is making such remarks again now is that the pillar of the mutants is gone," Huang Wen said softly, recalling what Logan had mentioned about Magneto earlier.
"That old bald man…" Logan subconsciously brought up Professor Charles. In Logan's eyes, Charles was the pillar of the mutants.
"No, I'm talking about the one in prison." Huang Wen shook his head. "He is the militant faction among the mutants. The militant faction and the pacifist faction are both indispensable…"
"If there were only pacifists, humans would believe that mutants would not resist, and thus would continuously oppress them."
"If there were only militants, then it's likely that mutants and humans would truly go to war. At that time, who knows how many innocent people would be sacrificed."
"So, with only the pacifist faction now, some people want to test the bottom line of the entire mutant community, or rather, the bottom line of the pacifist faction, because the militant faction no longer poses a threat."
"They did it on purpose back then?" Logan's eyes suddenly lit up at this point, looking at Huang Wen. "They knew they couldn't change the situation for mutants, so they chose to split into two paths to make humans wary of them?"
"Who knows?" Huang Wen shrugged. "Perhaps it also has something to do with their respective personalities. Otherwise, with the professor's wisdom, why would he so unreasonably side with humanity?"
"It's nothing more than wanting to show the human government an attitude: the mutants he represents will not be enemies with humans, and furthermore, if humans want to deal with the militant mutants, they must rely on their strength."
"It's just a pity that the militant faction is now leaderless…"
"You know more than I thought," Logan looked deeply at Huang Wen. "Last time, you told me you didn't know much."
"I have technology to look up information, you know." Huang Wen smiled. "Uncle Wolf, haven't you seen it?"
Upon hearing this, Logan's mind flashed with the image of Huang Wen going out in a tuxedo and sunglasses in the middle of the night. He couldn't help but twitch his mouth. Although he admitted that Huang Wen looked very handsome dressed like that, it was a bit too abnormal in the middle of the night, especially since Huang Wen could also turn invisible.
"You mean, the best way now is to rescue Magneto?" Logan recovered and continued to ask Huang Wen for advice.
"You can't rescue him." Huang Wen smiled and shook his head. "Someone will do these things. You can rest assured and do your supervision here. Besides, the biggest trouble right now isn't the so-called mutant issue…"
At this point, a hint of worry flashed in Huang Wen's eyes, and the smile on his face also receded. The TV was still showing evidence that the Hulk was a mutant. Those enormous footprints and terrifying stomping power made Huang Wen realize that even if the Hulk had just emerged, he was definitely not a character to be easily dealt with.
In terms of destructive power, the Hulk was even above Magneto. Even a fully-powered Magneto was a showman; tearing down the entire New York City was not impossible.
However, Magneto had his sanity. He knew that if things truly escalated to that point, humanity and mutants would probably go to war. Magneto's ultimate goal was not war, but to secure sufficient benefits and power for his mutant brethren.
But the Hulk was different. The Hulk was an almost completely uncontrollable entity, unless Betty Ross was by the Hulk's side… or rather, Black Widow saying that the sun was about to set.
If the Hulk really charged into a bustling downtown area, or into Chinatown, Huang Wen wasn't confident he could drive him away. You couldn't expect the Hulk to still possess human pressure points that Huang Wen could press, could you?
Not just the Hulk, but also extraterrestrial life forms like Thor, Gamora, and Nebula. Even if their appearance was similar to humans, you couldn't guarantee that they actually had things like meridians and acupoints.
"You mean, that green guy just now?" Logan raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying confidently, "Don't worry, I've dealt with countless big-sized mutants like that. As long as he meets me, I guarantee he'll scurry away with his tail between his legs!"
Upon hearing Logan's assurance, Huang Wen's mouth twitched. Was he about to witness a battle between the Hulk and Wolverine?
However, Wolverine, with his Adamantium alloy, shouldn't have been torn in half. How did the Hulk tear through Adamantium bones? Even the joints were connected, let alone being torn apart from the waist…