Chapter 95

"Truly astonishing power, Dawn Knight. Your strength has surpassed that of all mortals, and even among our kind, you are undoubtedly at the top. Why, then, do you choose these primitive and ignorant beings instead of joining me to create a new future for humanity?"

Magneto shook his head with a sigh, genuinely admiring the power displayed by the Dawn Knight, and precisely because of this, he felt regret over his choice. If such a person stood by his side, his cause would experience a tremendous leap forward. Yet, he stood on the opposite side.

In response to Magneto's question, Zhou Yi sneered.

"I protect humans because I get everything I need from them. What can you offer me?"

"What do you want? Money?" Magneto waved his hand, and countless metal particles in the city began to move and gather in front of Zhou Yi, quickly reorganizing into a thick layer of gold bricks, all of which were of perfect quality.

"If you want it, I can provide you with as much gold as you need. Money, in our eyes, is meaningless."

Saying this, Magneto shook his head.

"I believe a person like you wouldn't bow to such superficial things. So, do you desire power or glory? If it's power, I can give it to you. As long as you stand by my side, you will be the second-in-command among mutants, even if you are not a mutant. Young man, I am over seventy years old. My body is already worn out, and in a few years, my entire cause will fall into your hands. At that time, the power you possess will make the world bow. Is this not enough?"

"Power has no appeal to someone who doesn't even show his face. Besides, I think if I were to run for office, the title of the next president would likely fall to me. Do you think if I really did that, I would choose which one?"

"Then the last item, glory!" Magneto's face turned as rigid as a stone statue. "This is my last chance, Dawn Knight. Stand by my side, and you will become the founder of the new world. Your name will be etched in the annals of history, revered and worshipped by all future mutants. Isn't this more meaningful and valuable than flying around, doing the jobs of police and firefighters?"

"Creating a new future? Erik, what is the cost? Tell me, what is the cost of creating a new future?" Correcting his broken arm, Zhou Yi kicked away the trash at his feet and strode forward. He came to stand directly below Magneto, looking up and shouting.

Magneto looked down at the black knight. His pride did not allow him to lie, as that would also be deceiving himself. So he only pursed his lips and spoke in a low, cold voice.

"The cost is everything, everything you see. Dawn Knight, the entire world, all of humanity, is the cost of creating a new world. This is the price they must pay for their actions, and the price humanity must pay to reach the future. There is no other choice, for you or for me. So, you already know everything you need to know. Tell me your answer."

"The answer is simple, isn't it?" The black knight slowly rose until he stood face to face with Magneto. "The people I love and my friends are among humans, and they will be part of the cost. What I desire is a world where all beings, humans, mutants, and even other creatures, can live in peace like one family. But you insist on dragging them into the vortex of war. Erik Lehnsherr, this is our分歧, and my answer is here!"

"Arrogant, foolish! Useless idealism, your ideas will always be castles in the air, never to become reality." Magneto's originally calm face turned to one of rage. He growled, his words filled with hatred. "How have humans treated me and my kind over the past few decades? I have seen it all too clearly. The hatred between us can never be washed away. Only an outsider like you would have such ignorant and laughable ideas. I must have been mad to have any hope in a fool like you."

Saying this, he barely suppressed the boiling anger in his heart, looking at Zhou Yi with a pitying gaze.

"It's time to end this. You and this accursed city should be completely erased. Since you worship the sun, let the flames from the sun purify you. The second round begins!"

Above the Eiffel Tower, an invisible magnetic field lifted Magneto's body. He raised his hands as if supporting something vast and great. With his movements, a deep force swept over the ground and quickly sank into the depths of the earth.

A slightly itchy sensation spread over everyone's skin, the feeling of being brushed by a magnetic field. Ordinary people might only feel a slight sensation, but for Zhou Yi, with his extremely powerful perception, the sensation was much stronger.

A deep magnetic force penetrated the earth, stirring up even greater forces deep within. When this power trembled and awoke, even Zhou Yi was amazed by its strength. It was the power of the Earth itself, the Earth's own magnetic field. At this moment, Magneto was using his power to awaken the magnetic force and drive it to achieve his goals.

Under his control, the magnetic field began to show some disorder. This disorder might not cause significant interference on the Earth's surface, but for the protective magnetic field surrounding the Earth, it had an immeasurable effect.

Magneto struggled to control his power. Even for him, controlling such a vast magnetic field was a complex and difficult task. This was one of his trump cards. He had not intended to use this method to end the Dawn Knight, but after the final persuasion failed, he decided to reveal this trump card.

This was his rebuttal to the Dawn Knight's laughable ideals and his declaration of war on the human world. Upon his success, he would use Rogue's hands to spread the magnetic storm to every corner of the world. Humans would enter the age of mutants. This day would become a revolutionary milestone, forever remembered.

With this grand vision for mutants, he infused his will into the deeper layers of the Earth's magnetic field. The Earth's magnetic field now resonated harmoniously with him. Every movement he made influenced the magnetic field, causing it to shift slightly with his actions.

As he raised his hands and made a parting gesture toward the sky, the most terrifying thing happened. The sky turned black, as if a gate stood in the heavens, and now this gate was being opened, leading to an endless hell.

Brilliant light surged from the black sky, and the clouds, atmosphere, and even the blue of the sky were gradually sucked into the endless darkness. Through the darkness, people could even see the vast expanse of space.

When the starlight, like a river, flowed through the black gate into the vast space, a fiery golden light surged forth. Under the golden light, the river instantly turned golden, and in this golden light, everything turned to ashes.

This was the terrifying scene of solar winds penetrating the Earth's magnetic field, destroying everything. And this was what Magneto had done.

In this universe, most of the space is dark, and the limited light mostly comes from the stars. Stars constantly emit light and heat, and all the planets around them bask in their glow, like the Sun and its surrounding planets.

However, the Sun's light is not something everyone can endure. Mercury, the closest planet, has a surface that can melt metal. Even for Earth, which is at a suitable distance, the Sun's light is too intense. The solar winds it emits would be enough to destroy everything on Earth's surface. The Earth's magnetic field, acting like a giant shield, protects the surface from the solar winds. Now, this shield had a large hole.

Magneto gradually reduced the outer magnetic field, and the external vacuum pressure overcame Earth's gravity, drawing everything under the hole into space. Whether it was the atmosphere, clouds, or even scattered light, everything was sucked away. As these substances flew into space, the solar winds had already rushed in through the hole. These were the solar hurricanes, capable of destroying everything.

"Are you mad, Erik?" Zhou Yi shouted in disbelief. This was no longer a duel but true destruction.

"Just consider me mad. I want to see how the Dawn Knight will save this situation. Witness the solar hurricane and be reduced to ashes in it." Magneto laughed, widening the hole in the magnetic field, and a terrifying golden column of light was forming in outer space.

The Earth now resembled a windshield with a small hole being drilled. For the windshield, it might not be a big deal, but the impact near the hole was far greater than the windshield itself.

All the fluids were converging through this small hole. Now, the solar winds were about to rush into the Earth through the magnetic gap opened by Magneto. When they hit the ground, destruction would begin.

"Medusa, give me a solution!" He was completely at a loss with this optical storm on a microscopic scale and could only turn to his intelligent computer, hoping to find a solution from her.

"Analysis started. According to calculations, the most reasonable way is to evacuate this area and reshape the outer magnetic field to cut off the source of the solar winds."

"I need a solution, not a survival method. Do you understand?" Zhou Yi roared, and the fact that he could roar at a computer showed how desperate he was.

"Yes, sir. According to calculations, there is only one way to solve this problem."