"Just now. B shared with me the news of the invasion of extraterrestrial life on Earth, which, if I remember correctly, happens to be where you and those Iron Men went. ”

As soon as Merlin returned to New York, Icarus received a communication from Fury, and the director appeared to be in a safe house-like place, and the expression on his face was anything but relaxed.

"Can you tell me what's going on?"

Fury asked:

"The conspiracy between the Decepticons and some soft-boned humans has been discovered, and they are planning to turn the table upside down?"

"Pretty much, you can think so."

Merlin Says:

"They, including the Decepticons and the moderate Cybertrons, came to Earth for the same purpose, and the source of the fire is what they must get, just as we need water and air to survive. There is no third way between us and them when it comes to survival. ”

"It's better for conflicts and disputes to erupt at this time than to delay them a little longer, at least now that we are prepared and everything is under control."

"You've fought with them?"

Fury nodded, and he asked another question:

"Are those Cybertrons tricky?"

"It's okay for me, we slaughtered 3 Decepticon thugs."

Merlin moved his five fingers, and he said:

"But the ones who survived weren't that easy to deal with, and the Cybertron moderates who came with me were all injured, they need some time to recuperate, and I need a little time to deal with them."

"Those mechanical beings are numerous, technologically powerful enough to crush our world, and there are reinforcements. I have a plan that may suppress them for the time being, but we have to make a decision before more Decepticons arrive on Earth. ”

He said to Fury:

"It's like using magic against magic, and when dealing with a group of mechanical beings, it's best to find another group of mechanical beings to help. I mean, if the blockade doesn't go well, then it's time to think about the 'advice' of our moderate friends. ”

"Summoning another group of unknown robots to our world... Even now they are our friends. ”

Fury shook his head:

"But this is not reassuring no matter how you look at it, you do what you have to do first, I will discuss this with Pierce and the rest of the council, and if the situation continues to deteriorate, I will give you an answer as soon as possible."

"Well, let's observe first."

Merlin Says:

"Seal off that desert, but don't attack rashly, Fury, make it a military exclusion zone, and I'm going to meet an old friend while you discuss the plan."

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"Bang"

Lonely Island Prison, the lowest cell, as the elevator door opened in front of his eyes, Merlin walked out of the elevator with a calm face, and walked towards the glass cage in front of him in the dark.

Moments later, Merlin stood Magneto Erik. Outside Lancheel's cell, he stood silently in the darkness, like a statue, looking at the prisoner in the cell with his back to him, leaning back in a chair, wearing reading glasses, reading a book of poetry.

That's a dangerous person.

"You've had a laid-back life lately, Erik."

Merlin waited in the dark for nearly a minute, and when he noticed that Magneto didn't seem to mean to speak, he asked:

"Do you like life here? I think you're even a little bit of a happer. ”

"What can I do?"

Magneto laughed, and he said:

"I'm powerless to resist all of this, am I? If I can't resist, and I don't want to face the reality in pain, then running away is a good way to go. ”

"It's shameful to run away, but it's useful."

The old man in front of Merlin turned the page of the book of poems in his hand, and he said:

"What's more, it's no different from you staying here and me staying outside. Many people say that the sky outside represents freedom, but it is clear that they do not know what true freedom is. It's a shackle on the outside, too, so it's better here. ”

The old man smiled and said:

"At least it's quiet enough for me to think more calmly, and for that I do thank you, Mr. Merlin."

"Alas, the heart is bound, and heaven and earth are prisons."

Merlin said something very oriental, and he paused and said to Magneto:

"It seems that a long period of solitude can make a person wiser, but unfortunately, I will not announce it here, Mr. Eric, your sentence is over for the time being, and there is one thing I need your help with."

"Huh?"

Magneto put down the book in his hand, he leaned on his chair, stood up tremblingly, he looked back at Merlin, a trace of doubt and curiosity flashed on his face that had become older, and he said:

"Why are you sure I'll help you?"

"Because it's something that has a lot to do with you."

Merlin did not hide it, he said calmly:

"A group of bastards with a twisted desire to conquer and a will to destroy have entered our world, and it is possible that in the next few days, an invasion will take place. Their goal of conquest is not just human society, Eric, what they want is the fall of the whole world, the world of steel and fire in flames, in their eyes, there is no difference between humans and mutants. ”

"Those you hate, and those you want to protect, will suffer from them."

He said:

"You and I, as well as Professor Charles, do have conflicts between us in terms of positions, but from the perspective of the big picture, the contradictions between us are only internal problems, and when we encounter external pressure, we may be able to put aside our disputes for the time being."

"Of course, I can assure you, Erik, that no matter what, the Earth will not be destroyed by a group of warmongers who have lost their home planet and are in exile among the stars. There are greater forces protecting the world. ”

Merlin spread out his hands, and he said:

"But I still don't want them to get involved in this if I can, and I don't think it's really beyond the limits of what we can handle."

"The question at hand, in my opinion, is the same as all the previous problems, which is nothing more than how much we have to pay and sacrifice in order to win."

Merlin's voice became a little deeper, and he said to Magneto:

"I'm sure you understand what I mean, and I need your answer now."

"What about you? Which option do you prefer? ”

Magneto, standing in his cage, asked:

"Agent Merlin, you seem to be ready to fight those invaders, can I understand that you have made your choice, my opinion, it doesn't really matter, right?"

"Hmm."

Merlin bowed slightly, and he said:

"Indeed, I am only asking for your opinion politely, and even if you say no, I will take you out of this cage today, and there will be no one in this world who is more suitable to deal with them than you."

"If you go to war, those guys, no matter how many they come, are just a bunch of ants waiting to be run over by wheels."

"You agents, you always like to beat the corner."

Eric said with a hint of sarcasm:

"But unfortunately, I can't help you."

"Huh?"

Merlin frowned, he looked at Magneto with an indifferent face in front of him, and said:

"This answer is beyond my expectations, after all, according to your previous way of acting, no matter how much you hate us, you will always act as a protector when it comes to mutants, I agree with Professor Charles's evaluation of you, although in my opinion, you are a heinous guy, but from the perspective of mutants, you can be regarded as a real hero and leader."

"My people don't need me anymore."

Eric said a little lonely:

"They've got another Guardian."

Magneto was silent for a moment, and then he said to Merlin:

"What's more, I'm already willing and powerless at this point, Agent Merlin... I've lost my abilities because of some accidents. ”

“？”

Merlin's expression changed for a moment, his figure quickly dissipated in the darkness, and when he reappeared, it had seeped into Magneto's cell like something invisible, he put his finger on Eric's shoulder, and the next moment, his eyes narrowed.

Sure enough, Magneto's body was empty.

Like an old man on the verge of death, the old magnetism of the body is no longer gone, like a dry and cracked pool. The weakness on his face wasn't disguised, he was really weak.

There is always an energy-suppressing barrier in this cell, which can suppress the energy in Magneto's body to the lowest intensity with special drugs, but this invisible, but ever-existing energy field, also covers up the changes in Magneto's own body, so that the monitors of the entire isolated island prison have not been able to detect the changes in Magneto's body.

"What's going on?"

Merlin asked in a deep voice:

"Is your X gene failing? Or something else... Is it a binge? ”

Merlin stared at Magneto's slightly cloudy eyes, and he asked:

"When? When have you met him? When did he take away your power? ”

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you."

Magneto shrugged his shoulders in the face of Merlin's questioning, he didn't seem to feel lost or hopeless about the loss of power, on the contrary, there was an incredible calm on his face.

He said to Merlin:

"I'm just a useless old man now, I can't help you, Agent Merlin, go find someone else."

As Merlin watched, Magneto Eric sat back in his chair, picked up the book of poetry again, spread it out in front of his eyes, and returned to his previous calm state.

"You didn't resist..."

Merlin looked at the incredibly calm old man in front of him, and said:

"Are you willing to be taken away by him? It's really surprising that when did the uncompromising Magneto become a coward who shirked his responsibilities? Aren't you worried about that madman doing anything wrong with your power? ”

"No, I'm not worried."

Magneto whispered:

"He wouldn't do that."

"Looks like you know him..."

Merlin rubbed his chin as someone close to Magneto Eric quickly popped into his mind, and he guessed:

"You still trust him, and as far as I know, there aren't many people you can trust. Wait, I seem to have been ignoring it... Could he be..."

A terrifying thought jumped into Merlin's mind at this moment, and the speculation about the identity of the onslaught was so terrifying that with Merlin's mind at this time, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, revealing an expression of surprise that he couldn't hide.

But... In the one a few years ago. When the M imitation energy cube exploded, Professor Charles seemed to have been hit by that energy...

Moreover, on the day when the power of the onslaught was strangely projected and attacked several bases at the same time, the professor seemed to be in the isolated island base, conducting mental counseling for the prisoners in this place.

Coupled with the news that Lorna had told him about Mary, a freshman at Xavier Academy, who had lost her abilities in Xavier Academy, all of this caused Merlin's mind to spin wildly, towards that unbelievable speculation.

"Icarus!"

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did he realize that his palms were covered in sweat.

He commanded the AI:

"Tell Coulson to get my two younger sisters out of Xavier House right now... Forget it, I'll go myself. ”

"Ahem"

Magneto, who was sitting next to Merlin, suddenly coughed violently, and Merlin looked down to see Eric's fingers sliding over some of the letters of the poetry collection.

Merlin's eyes narrowed, and he spelled out the letters Magneto pointed out in his head:

"He's probably spying on you..."

"Don't pick on this layer of window paper until you're completely sure..."

"The mental state of the onslaught is unstable, that's another dark personality."

"I can feel that he's still partially sane, and Charles is still fighting."

"You'd better not provoke him, though."

After a few seconds, Magnit's finger movement was over, and Magneto looked up at Merlin's eyes, giving him a gentle yet cold and wary smile at the agent in front of him, and then lowered his head again, as if he was beginning to appreciate the literary poetry again.

Merlin took a deep breath, he tried to calm his emotions, it was clear that Magneto's calm posture was only a disguise, and Magneto had been under this calm disguise since he had "visited" him.

The cunning old man obviously knew something, but he couldn't tell Merlin about it because of the terrifying, almost pervasive mental overlay of the onslaught.

After a few seconds, Merlin reached out and patted Eric on the shoulder, and he lowered his voice and said:

"You've got to tell me everything you know, and then forget about it."

"You're an ordinary person anymore, those things have nothing to do with you anymore..."

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