Chapter 346 Cairo in turmoil In

 the brainwave amplifier, the densely packed blue phantoms began to fluctuate, and dots of red quietly spread, and soon the blue sea of ​​people in the void quickly turned into a mixture of red and blue.

  However, compared to the overwhelming number of blue phantoms, the red phantoms mixed in seemed a little lonely, but also very conspicuous, like an ink stain on a white wall, which made people unable to help but pay attention to it.

  "These red shadows are all our mutant compatriots, and their number is about 16 million."

  "It sounds like a lot, but mixed in the global population of more than 6 billion, it is not worth mentioning. On average, one mutant is born for every 400 people, and less than 30% of them are above level three."

  "The abilities awakened by most mutants are either of low effect or have great defects. Those who can be considered excellent may not even reach 10%."

  "This is our biggest disadvantage compared to humans. The small number, scattered distribution, and high uncertainty of awakening abilities make it difficult for our race to unite into a real whole..."

  After listening to the detailed explanation of the professor's own video materials, Xu Yue gradually had a more systematic and clear understanding of the current situation of mutants. The

  main task of "saving" is not only the X Academy led by the professor, but also all the mutant groups on this planet. In order to maximize the completion of the task, intelligence cognition in this regard is essential.

  Looking at the scattered red shadows around, Xu Yue frowned slightly. Under such an extreme disadvantage, it is no wonder that the mutant group would be persecuted by humans without any ability to fight back. Not only are their numbers small and scattered, but their members are also mixed.

  "We must streamline the structure. We can't save everyone. What's more, there are too many mutants who don't actually recognize their race. Their identities forcibly changed by genes bring them only suffering. They are eager to get rid of it every minute."

  "Trees with pruned branches can be more luxuriant, and so are organizations. We are destined to be unable to match humans in terms of quantity, so we must optimize the quality. It is worthwhile to exchange temporary pain for long-term stability."

  "Next is the best time to purify the organization. Professor, can you connect to Jimmy from these 16 million mutants?"

  Mutant Jimmy, nicknamed the antidote, yes, he is the source of the medicine that the Worthington Group is about to announce. Jimmy's mutant ability is very special. He is like a natural aura of silence. Within the range of coverage, all mutant abilities will return to silence.

  The Worthington Group discovered him many years ago and was overjoyed. After a long period of research, they extracted Jimmy's blood as raw material and finally created a special drug that can suppress or even permanently eliminate mutant abilities.

  Now this drug has entered the eyes of the human government and will soon be fully announced to the public. The emergence of the antidote allows the government to see a way to peacefully solve the mutant problem.

  As long as this drug can be widely recognized and popularized by the society, then as time goes by, mutants will no longer be another group independent of humans, but a group of special patients who are caused by genetic mutations.

  The main contradiction between the two sides will also gradually change from racial confrontation to disease disputes within humans. After losing their racial stance, mutants will sooner or later fall apart. The final outcome can only be that under the slow erosion of this "antidote", they will be gradually digested by humans without bloodshed.

  This method is far less intuitive and fierce than the sentinel robot, but it is more in-depth and sinister. What it destroys is the foundation of the existence of the mutant race.

  However, everything has its pros and cons. In the hands of humans, the antidote is a deadly weapon, but when it is controlled by mutants, it can also become the best tool for pruning rotten branches.

  The professor naturally understood this truth, so after learning about Jimmy's existence from Xu Yue, he used the brain wave amplifier to search for the other party's existence, but unfortunately he could not lock it at all.

  "He should still be in the Worthington Laboratory on Alcatraz Island, but it was taken over by the human military three days ago. Now the island is full of electromagnetic interference targeting brain waves. I can't force my way in, otherwise it will immediately alert the military." It

  was an expected answer, and Xu Yue didn't feel disappointed after hearing it. The professor's ability is not a secret among the human high-level officials, especially after the dam incident three years ago, it is almost known to everyone. With their scientific research strength, even if they can't completely isolate the professor's mental detection, it is not difficult to use various means to shield interference.

  "Just make sure Jimmy is still on Alcatraz. Now is not the time to break off relations with the government. Someone will soon be our vanguard."

  "The antidote must be in the hands of mutants, and at Jimmy's age, he should be in the academy, not in a human laboratory."

  The image of a dignified old man wearing a red helmet emerged in Xu Yue's mind, and his eyes flickered. Compared to the moderate professor, the other old man who was also called a mutant bipolar was not so easy to talk to.

  They were bound to have a fight over Jimmy's ownership, and that day would soon come.

  While he was thinking, the surrounding environment changed again, and a strange gray-white color began to spread among the red and blue figures, and the professor's voice also sounded at the same time.

  "Although Jimmy's exact location cannot be locked, the group of strange mutants you are looking for have basically been marked. Most of them are active in the Federation. They can be found in the Mutant Brotherhood, major industrial groups, and even the government military."

  "They are powerful, and the X-gene detector cannot identify them. They can also block my memory detection. Are their origins the same as yours? Xinhuo."

  Facing the professor's inquiry, Xu Yue nodded lightly. As long as the information about the Samsara Paradise is not exposed, there is nothing else that cannot be revealed.

  Counting the number of gray and white figures around him, he raised his eyebrows slightly. The number of contractors who entered this world is indeed much less than he imagined, just over three digits.

  "Although the methods of coming here are similar, our purposes are different."

  "Professor, can you lock their number and specific location in Cairo?"

  "...Yes, there are about 40 people, distributed all over Cairo, all looking for an ancient relic called the top of the pyramid."

  After the words fell, a reduced version of the panoramic image of Cairo quickly appeared in front of Xu Yue, and dots of white light lit up one by one in the image.

  Looking at the white light spots moving in front of him, purple spread in his eyes.

  "Very good, I see you."

  ...

  Egypt, the ancient city of Cairo.

  It is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa and the Arab world. It is the political, economic, cultural, commercial and transportation center of the entire Middle East. It

  has a vast territory and a long history. It has experienced thousands of years without being destroyed by war. It is one of the four birthplaces of human civilization and occupies an extremely prominent and important position in the history of human social development.

  The formation of Cairo can be traced back to the Old Kingdom period in 3000 BC. After thousands of years of development, this ancient city has accumulated too many relics of civilization. After continuous repairs and expansions by successive dynasties and governments, it has formed a unique style of coexistence of the past and the present and mutual reflection.

  By 2006, Cairo has become one of the world's famous tourist cities. Its convenient transportation and long history have attracted a large number of tourists from all over the world.

  This has led to an extremely dense population, with the number of permanent residents reaching an astonishing 7.89 million. You must know that the population of Egypt at that time was only more than 70 million.

  Nearly one-tenth of the population of a country is gathered here, which makes Cairo's population density reach an exaggerated level of more than 10,000 people per square kilometer, which can be described as a sea of ​​people and a bustling atmosphere.

  In this noisy and vast city, more than 40 contractors are mixed in, just like a few fish fry mixed in the vast ocean. Even if they are all ferocious sharks, they still can't make much splash in a short time. Even the task of finding the top of the pyramid has come to a deadlock.

  The top of the pyramid is the reason why they came all the way from the American continent to Cairo. It is related to the oldest mutant in the world-Apocalypse. Only by finding it can Apocalypse, who has fallen into a long sleep for thousands of years due to the betrayal of his people, be awakened in this era, thus opening up a new force.

  But this process is not simple. The entire Cairo covers an area of ​​214 square kilometers, and the volume of the top of the pyramid is only about ten meters at most, and it is also buried deep underground. The contrast between the two is like a miniature sand dune in the desert, which is extremely difficult to find accurately.   

  Therefore, after three full days, they still had little harvest, and many of them gradually gave up.

  In the southwest area of ​​Cairo, in an old building near the edge of the city, three contractors were sitting or standing, but their faces were a little gloomy. Three consecutive days of nothing had almost worn out their patience and ambitions.

  One of the long-range contractors was even complaining impatiently while maintaining the gun parts in his hand.

  "Boss, there are only two days left for the main mission. Do we really have to keep wasting time in this broken place?"

  Upon hearing this, the burly man codenamed Horned Eagle had a gloomy face. He tilted his head to look at the three large pyramids visible from the window, and said in a deep voice:

  "We will search for one last day. If we find nothing tomorrow, we will fly back to the Federation immediately. The Harriers have already contacted the Brotherhood of Mutants. We can join the Brotherhood directly when we return, and it will not delay the progress of the main mission."

  "Okay, then I have no objection. It will just take some time, but... are you really sure that Apocalypse still exists in the timeline we are in now?"

  "In the timeline after the restart, Apocalypse woke up from his slumber as early as 1983, and was directly annihilated by the runaway Qin. But the time point now is 2006. Maybe he has also woken up a long time ago and has left Cairo. Who knows where he is wandering in the world."

  In the room, the contractor who was fiddling with the gun complained again, but this time before the hornbill could reply, a young man who was constantly typing on the keyboard in the corner spoke first:

  "Don't worry, after entering the world, I immediately searched the Internet for all important events in the past hundred years, especially in the Cairo area. There have been no special reports related to Apocalypse, nor any news about the excavation of the top of the pyramid."

  "With Apocalypse's flamboyant personality, he would never be so calm if he woke up, so I am very sure that he is still buried deep underground in Cairo, but after thousands of years of evolution, the specific location where he is sleeping has been completely buried in the dust."

  "Be patient, Zhigeng. A hidden target like Apocalypse is not so easy to find. Think about the benefits after waking him up. Not to mention the super-powerful force second only to the Phoenix, the enhanced abilities of the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse alone are enough for us to take risks."

  Glancing at the young man in the corner who kept tapping his hands even while talking, Zhigeng shrugged slightly, and the many parts in front of him had been assembled into a heavy sniper rifle of terrifying caliber.

  "Yes, the benefits are great, but it's a pity that they can only be seen but not touched. Cairo is so big, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. White Owl, you've been typing on that broken computer for almost three days. Can you find the location of Apocalypse?"

  "It's very quick. In three days, I collected geological information of the entire city of Cairo and eliminated dozens of wrong locations. After system calculations, the underground pyramid where Apocalypse is buried is most likely within the last fourteen coordinate points. One day is more than enough for us to go through them all."

  Listening to White Owl's confident speech, Zhi Geng curled his lips imperceptibly. The other party had said the same thing the day before. Putting the heavy sniper rifle in front of him back into space, he said lightly:

  "As soon as possible, I see from the chat information on the contact platform that there are far more people coming to Cairo to look for Apocalypse. The two adventure groups, Deathstroke and Blood Prison, have also come, and it seems that they are going to start a war in the city of Cairo. Every second of delay will make our situation more dangerous."

  Hearing Zhi Geng talking about other adventure groups, the hornbill standing on the edge of the window was no longer silent. He withdrew his gaze from the distance at the pyramids and spoke to interrupt the conversation between the two.

  "It's okay. Considering the main mission, they dare not send all their main forces to Cairo. As long as the number difference cannot form a crushing trend, they can't do anything to us."

  "The boss is mighty, the boss is domineering!"

  "I say, White Owl, what is that round ball that keeps flashing white light next to you?"

  The sound of typing on the keyboard stopped, and White Owl glanced sideways at the mechanical ball next to the computer, and said nonchalantly:

  "Are you talking about this? The brain wave detector I put together yesterday, the glow means that Professor X is detecting us."

  "Ah?!"

  Looking at the flashing ball, Zhi Geng's pupils dilated slightly, and he looked around suspiciously, and his voice began to lower unconsciously.

  "No, Professor X is detecting us? So casually? In this situation, shouldn't we stop communicating or take some precautions?"

  After lightly glancing at the panicked Zhi Geng, the corners of White Owl's mouth curled up slightly. After a pause, he slowly replied:

  "Professor X's brain wave detection range is the entire earth. You can't avoid it. Actively shielding will attract the other party's attention. This level of scanning detection occurs basically once a day. Don't worry about it."

  "The other party's brain cannot simultaneously receive such a vast flow of information. It can only conduct precise detection on a specific area or group. As long as we don't actively kill ourselves, to Professor X, we are just an ordinary part of the more than six billion life forms. He won't care about us." As soon as

  the words fell, the light on the mechanical sphere next to him gradually dimmed until it disappeared completely.

  "The detection is over. Facing a catastrophic force like the mutant bipolar, the more we jump around, the more likely we are to attract the other party's attention. Ignoring it is the best way to deal with it. Anyway, Professor X will be forced offline by Jean within ten days at most. There is no need for us to provoke him at this time."

  After saying that, White Owl stood up from the wooden chair and looked up at the hornbill sculpture by the window.

  "The last fourteen coordinates have been calculated successfully and have been sent to the watch. Boss, should we explore separately or together?"

  The horn eagle lowered his eyes and looked at the extremely scattered red dots on the watch screen. He pondered for a few seconds before replying:

  "Five days are coming to an end. Cairo will become more and more dangerous, especially since most areas have been explored. We cannot disperse. Even if the efficiency is slower, it is better than being defeated one by one."

  "White Owl, plan the best route, and we will go out immediately..."

  "Ding!!"

  Before the voice fell, a sharp warning sound suddenly rang out, directly interrupting the horn eagle's unfinished order. The watchman beside him looked at the mechanical sphere on the table that was rapidly flashing a dazzling red light, and asked in confusion:

  "What does this mean? Professor X noticed us and attacked us?"

  On the other side, at the moment the alarm sounded, the white owl's face changed instantly, and he raised his head to look at the roof above, while shouting loudly:

  "High-yield missile bombing detected, enemy attack! Defense!"

  "Boom!!!"

  ...

  On the top of a tall building in the southwest suburbs of Cairo, Ahfu quietly looked at the huge fireball rising in the distance. A little behind him, a solemn old man in military uniform stood respectfully.

  "Lord Alfred, all 43 targets in Cairo have been locked, and the annihilation plan has been launched!"

  "Yes, kill them all at all costs, even if it means destroying the entire Cairo."

  "Yes, master."

  (End of this chapter)