Matthew Ellis adjusted his tie, his expression extremely grave, and said:
"Given my recent experiences, which have allowed me to empathize with the tragic circumstances faced by certain groups, I feel it is my duty, on behalf of the White House, to offer a belated apology to the much-maligned and now-vanished mutant population… ‘Mutants are people too’!!!"
Mutants are people too. A simple phrase, yet more powerful than a thousand words.
Immediately, Professor X, Logan, and Lorna Dane all stared wide-eyed in disbelief, tears streaming down their faces.
Only the young X-23, with her large, watery eyes, looked at the weeping trio with a confused expression, a large question mark hanging over her head.
She didn't yet understand the impact of those words on them, but she innocently wondered, should… should I cry with them too?
"The President is right, mutants… are people too!!!"
Professor X couldn't help but shed tears of joy. He never imagined that the wish he had strived for his entire life would be fulfilled in such a way, now that mutants were almost extinct.
Although this belated result had long lost its practical significance,
for Professor X, those six simple words were like the perfect ending to his entire life.
They indirectly proved that the cause he had dedicated his life to wasn't a waste!
At the same time, for Logan, Laura, and Lorna, it signified a brand new beginning!
"Charles, this… this must be the gift that Mr. Karl prepared especially for us, right?"
Logan secretly wiped away a tear, knowing the answer but asking anyway.
"Indeed."
Professor X nodded, his voice choked with emotion. "To have the President of the United States utter such incredible words on such a solemn occasion, I can't imagine anyone else capable of achieving such a thing other than Mr. Karl."
Clearly, everyone automatically dismissed the possibility of President Matthew Ellis having a change of heart.
Because that kind of situation… simply didn't exist!!
And the truth was just as they suspected.
The final sentence was indeed added at Karl's request to President Matthew Ellis.
If this had been a dozen years ago, even with the debt of rescue, President Matthew Ellis would never have agreed to say those words in public for the sake of his political career.
After all, at that time, mutants were a universally reviled and condemned species.
He wouldn't risk jeopardizing his presidency for a single sentence.
But the situation was completely different now…
Since the vast majority of mutants had already died out, and even the remaining remnants could only struggle to survive under the ravages of the M43 virus, they couldn't cause any significant trouble.
And the public's animosity towards this extinct species had diminished significantly along with their dwindling numbers.
That's why President Matthew Ellis was willing to seize the opportunity to indirectly establish a connection with Karl through this request.
This way, if there were any real dangers in the future, he could seek reliable support and assistance from him at the first opportunity.
For a competent politician, every action must be carefully weighed in terms of its benefits and costs.
At this moment, Professor X, Logan, and Lorna Dane were all filled with indescribable emotion.
Logan didn't say anything, but silently vowed in his heart to be loyal to Karl Mara until his death.
Lorna Dane, on the other hand, was filled with endless admiration and adoration for this yet-to-be-seen Boss, and secretly resolved to hone her mutant abilities so that she could see his true face as soon as possible.
Only the immature X-23, tilting her small head, looked back and forth at the crying and laughing trio, and asked in confusion:
"Daddy, what's wrong? Did that old man on TV say something bad?"
"No, Laura, what that person said isn't important."
Professor X answered with a smile before Logan could speak, "What's important is that Mr. Karl Mara has vindicated us mutants in his own way… From today onwards, you no longer need to hide your identities, you can proudly tell everyone that you are mutants!!"
"Huh? Karl Mara, that name again. Lorna and I have been hearing legends about him lately."
X-23 blinked her big eyes and looked at Logan, "Daddy, is he really a great hero?"
"Of course."
Logan nodded without hesitation, "Boss is not only a great hero, but also the guardian of us mutants… no, of humanity!!"
X-23 immediately struck a pose like a little adult, placing her hands behind her back, pinching her chin with one hand as if contemplating a major decision.
After a long while, she said something astonishing: "Lorna, how about we marry him together when I grow up… That's what it says in the comic books, right?"
The room fell silent for a moment, then Logan and Professor X burst into laughter.
They knew that this was just a child's innocent jest and naturally wouldn't take it seriously.
But a faint blush appeared on Lorna Dane's delicate face, and even her thoughts became a little flustered.
As the saying goes, which young man or woman doesn't think about love?
Right now, Lorna Dane was at the age where she was both ignorant and yearning for love, and she would always pay attention to those handsome or talented men (mostly older) for no reason.
And Karl happened to meet all the characteristics of the perfect lover in the mind of a girl in love, so even though the two had never met, Lorna Dane's heart was already filled with longing.
It's just that she can't even distinguish between admiration, adoration, and love.
Lorna Dane slowly lowered her head and murmured in a voice that only she could hear: "Actually, that… that's not impossible."
What Lorna Dane didn't know was that the perfect love object she was thinking about didn't even have time to take stock of his gains this time, because he was helping the gluttonous Vampire Queen put out the fire!!
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[Egypt].
[Giza Plateau].
Inside the [Great Pyramid of Khufu]'s [Hall of Gods].
Trevor Slattery and Arthur Harrow stood with their eyes closed, and on the ground around their bodies was a huge rune magic circle drawn with blood.
In the center of the magic circle was a [Ushabti] doll that looked like a snake-headed human.
It looked like a shoe cult ritual in progress.
"The time is ripe, the ritual can begin."
Suddenly, [Tzeentch]'s whisper echoed in the minds of Trevor Slattery and Arthur Harrow at the same time, and they suddenly opened their eyes, their pupils full of excitement.
Was the moment they two [Ascended to Daemonhood] finally here?
Snap—
Arthur Harrow flicked his fingers, releasing a [Psychic Power] from the air, smashing the snake-headed human-shaped [Ushabti] doll in the center of the magic circle.
This [Ushabti] doll was specially left behind by [Tzeentch] before.
It was to use the power of the Egyptian gods within to open a dimensional passage connecting to [Aetherius·Heliopolis], so as to launch subsequent invasion plans.
And as the [Ushabti] doll shattered, a black mist suddenly rose.
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In the blink of an eye, a huge figure with a strange cobra-like head transformed in the center of the magic circle.
"I am the [Snake Goddess] Wadjet… Mortals who released me, to thank you for your kindness, I will grant you extraordinary power, are you ready to become my agent?"
The [Snake Goddess] Wadjet was preparing to start a high-level opening speech as usual… However, before she could finish her words, she heard Arthur Harrow on the right reciting an obscure Egyptian spell.
"￥#*@%*\u0026…"
Immediately afterwards, a divine power shot out from Arthur Harrow's hand, then passed through nine statues of gods in a row, and finally reconnected to Arthur Harrow's body through Trevor Slattery's body, completing the final closed loop.
Buzz—
The rune magic circle on the ground suddenly lit up, and an irresistible divine power instantly imprisoned the [Snake Goddess] Wadjet, and continuously extracted divine power from her body to open the dimensional passage to [Aetherius·Heliopolis].
"Ah? My power, you… what are you doing?"
The [Snake Goddess] Wadjet, who had recovered, suddenly let out a scream, but no matter how she struggled, it was useless.
Soon, as the last trace of divine power in Wadjet's body was completely extracted, the dimensional passage to [Aetherius·Heliopolis] was successfully opened.
Arthur Harrow and Trevor Slattery looked at each other, and then walked into it without hesitation.
The next second, the two appeared in [Aetherius·Heliopolis].
Looking at the towering temples in the distance, a wicked smile appeared on the faces of Arthur Harrow and Trevor Slattery.
"￥#*@%*\u0026…"
Then the two forcibly tore open a passage to the [Immaterium] in this dimensional space at the cost of burning their own lives!
And after the [Immaterium Rift] is successfully summoned, the two of them will be the key nodes to stabilize the [Immaterium Rift], constantly releasing psychic energy to the outside like candles, until the battle is over, or the [Immaterium Rift] is banished by the enemy, will their flesh be shattered and their souls return to the [Immaterium].
But even knowing that they are "bound to die", there is no complaint in their hearts.
Because… as a reward for successfully opening the [Immaterium Rift], their master [Tzeentch] will personally promote them to [Tzeentch Daemon Prince] (also called [Daemon Prince], the two mean the same) after this battle.
(Note: Under normal circumstances, because the blood of mortal believers is not so pure, they can only be promoted to [Daemon Prince] or [Chaos Lord] at most, and [Greater Daemon] is the most powerful existence under the Four Vendors.)
And at the same time.
In the most magnificent temple in the center of [Aetherius·Sun City], [God of the Underworld] Osiris was originally furious with his subordinates because the investigation into the death of [Scarab God] Khepri had been fruitless for some time.
"Hmm?!"
Suddenly, as if he felt something, he turned his head to look in a certain direction outside [Sun City], and his pupils shrank sharply.
"What's going on, I actually felt a strange and powerful force over there?"
Osiris' first reaction was that someone had invaded [Heliopolis]?
But he quickly denied this idea.
Because since the Egyptian gods decided to leave the earth thousands of years ago, no longer favored humans, and established the rule that "all gods are not allowed to descend to the world in their true form, and can only bestow power to agents among humans", [Aetherius·Heliopolis] has officially disconnected from the earth.
If the gods want to go to the earth on weekdays, they can only reach the earth through the only existing link, which is the [Golden Bridge] known to the world as the [Road of the Gods] - [Great Pyramid of Khufu]!
In addition, it is almost impossible for external enemies to complete the dimensional invasion by obtaining the dimensional coordinates of [Aetherius·Heliopolis].
Because except for the [Ennead], the other Egyptian gods don't know what the dimensional coordinates of [Aetherius·Heliopolis] are.
However.
Just as Osiris was hesitant and preparing to send someone to check in that direction first, he saw a priest running in from the outside in a panic.
"God King, it's not good, a huge dimensional rift suddenly appeared on the plain outside [Sun City] for some reason, and a large group of demons are pouring out of it, they kill anyone they see, and now they have attacked the city of [Sun City]."
"What did you say?!"
Osiris' face was shocked and angry when he heard this. Someone actually dared to invade [Aetherius·Heliopolis]?
And it's still demons… Could it be a hell lord?
But the [Egyptian Pantheon] has always been at peace with those [Hell Lords], and there has never been a head-on conflict before?
But the matter is urgent, and now is obviously not a good time to think too much about these, so after a little pondering, Osiris ordered:
"Go and inform Horus, let him gather a group of 'War Gods (generally referring to combat-type gods)' to eliminate all the invaders who dare to invade [Aetherius·Heliopolis]!!"
As the most honorable God King of the [Egyptian Pantheon], Osiris will not take action himself unless it is absolutely necessary, after all, that would really lower his status.
"Yes."
The priest quickly responded and left.
