The members of the X-Men looked at each other. Cyclops, Scott, wearing his red goggles, asked seriously, "What happened, Professor?"
Charles tapped his temple with one hand, and a stream of memory data appeared in everyone's minds. As they absorbed the information, everyone's faces filled with surprise.
"Why is this happening? Are they crazy? Why would the president do this? The Navy actually sent an aircraft carrier fleet to search for shipping near the Strait of Malacca, the Strait of Johor, and the Strait of Singapore. Is this going to start a war against Madripoor?"
"Seizing merchant ships, inflating prices… they want to form a secret military and economic sanction against Madripoor?"
Scott and the other X-Men weren't surprised that the professor could obtain this information. As one of the leaders of the Mutant community, the professor had many intelligence channels around the world, and he himself was the most powerful telepath in the world. His super telepathy could quickly cover the entire United States, and with a Cerebro helmet, it could cover the whole world. It was easy for him to get to the truth of a matter.
What surprised everyone was how quickly things had developed. The X-Men had been closely following the Madripoor incident. Hundreds of thousands of lives had turned to ash overnight. This style of work was not consistent with their usual way of doing things. This also included thousands of Mutants, even if these Mutants were evil. In their opinion, those who committed evil should be dealt with by the law, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Their impression was neutral, but they knew that the person behind the Madripoor incident, no matter who they were, had to have absolutely terrifying abilities. To prevent a major conflict, they had even tried to stop Magneto, Erik, from going to Madripoor.
Now, some idiots were doing such stupid things, trying to test and provoke the other party.
"Professor..." Scott hesitated. "After all, this is a fight between them. We don't need to get involved, do we?"
In truth, as long as Mutants weren't involved, Scott was not willing to take the initiative to participate. The reason for stopping Magneto was that both he and the members of the Brotherhood were Mutants, and the other party's power was too strong. No matter what the outcome, Magneto and the Brotherhood would suffer heavy losses. On the surface, the Brotherhood and the X-Men were hostile to each other, but in fact, their conflicts were over ideologies, with very little bloodshed. They maintained a tacit relationship to stabilize the government's attitude toward Mutants. After all, a threat of Magneto's level had forced the government to make a certain degree of concessions and compromises.
"Scott, we may not be able to participate, but we must go to Madripoor. I believe Magneto will not stand idly by," said Gretchen, a red-haired, beautiful woman known as Phoenix, with her arms crossed.
"Although we have stopped Magneto several times, with the deaths of thousands of Mutants, he won't give up. Not with his personality." Storm, a black beauty with short white hair, also agreed.
"Then get ready to go, Hank," Scott said with a nod, looking at Hank, another member of the X-Men. As one of the smartest people on Earth, Hank was a pioneer in the field of weapons and equipment. Hank was strong, and his blue skin was a reminder of his codename, the Beast.
Hank nodded. "The fighter has been repaired and upgraded. It can be used at any time."
The professor looked on and was very relieved. He was getting older and wouldn't have much time to lead the X-Men in the future. He needed to train the next leader, and a leader not only needed to be responsible and capable but also needed a calm and composed mind. So far, Scott was doing a good job.
"Erik..." After the discussion, the others left the office to prepare. The professor turned his wheelchair around and looked at the Mutant students playing on the lawn outside the floor-to-ceiling window, a heavy expression on his face. He hadn't told anyone that with his powerful telepathy, he had already felt the terrible power of the nation in that sea area. That kind of power was a danger he had never seen in his life, even more so than Apocalypse, the strongest Mutant from a previous war.
This time, he hoped Magneto, Erik, who was both an enemy and a friend, wouldn't do anything stupid.
In the waters near the Strait of Malacca, a multinational maritime joint exercise led by the United States was underway. A total of 40 surface ships, 3 submarines, more than 150 aircraft, and over 25,000 personnel from 29 countries and regions participated. The United States had even deployed two aircraft carrier battle groups, including two Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, four missile cruisers, eight missile destroyers, two frigates, four nuclear attack submarines, two supply ships, and a Sacramento-class fast combat support ship.
The massive scale of the exercise attracted global attention. Civilians thought it was just an ordinary multinational joint maritime exercise, but those who truly understood the situation knew that the purpose of the exercise was to test the person behind the recent turmoil in Madripoor.
The test did not directly declare malice; it was merely a show of force on the surface. The huge number of ships covered the blue sea and the sky. Shouts and the roar of fighter engines made the once-calm sea seem extremely noisy.
But this time, a terrible storm was brewing.
The wind and clouds suddenly changed. The clear sky became windy and dark clouds filled the air. Heavy clouds pressed down in a dark mass. The entire sea began to stir up waves, leading to an event that the leaders of countries around the world and the people behind the scenes had never imagined.
(End of Chapter)
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