Chapter 141: Locating Charles
"What happened to the Academy? Where are the students? What are those expressions on your faces?" Jean asked Kitty and the other two, puzzled, but she could also guess that something had happened to the Academy. Cyclops and the others also looked at Kitty, John, and Bobby with confusion after they came down.
"Teacher Jean, let's go save Professor and the others! Last night, a Military came and took everyone away. Professorand Logan were also tranquilized and captured. I had no choice but to escape with Bobby and John and wait for you all to return..." Kitty said to Jean and the others, her head bowed, her voice filled with self-reproach. John and Bobby also hung their heads in shame, not daring to speak or look at Jean, Scott, and the others.
"Military? Who could it be? Did you hear Logan or Professor say who they were?" Jean pondered after hearing Kitty's words. There were quite a few Militarylaboratories researching Mutants, and even if they knew, they couldn't rescue everyone inside. They could only occasionally raid a Mutant laboratory; otherwise, the U.S. government would likely crack down even harder on Mutants. This left them with no idea who had captured Professor and the others.
"It must be William Stryker. He came to see me when I was captured. There's a very Vague part of my memory; he seemed to have controlled me to say something!" A domineering old man stepped down from the fighter jet and spoke to Jean, Scott, and the others. He was Magneto: Erik Lehnsherr! Seeing Magneto, Bobby, John, and Kitty immediately adopted a wary stance, facing Magneto, because Magneto was an enemy of their Mutant Academy!
"Do you know where his Base is?" Jean waved her hand at Kitty and the others, indicating that the other party was not an enemy for now, then slowly asked Magneto. Their trip had been to rescue Magneto. He had been captured before, and Charles had originally intended to leave Magneto there, but after witnessing the battle between Karl and that woman, he had told Jean and the others to rescue Magneto.
"I don't know, but why would he capture Charles? Besides his psychic abilities, Charles doesn't seem to... Is it for research? Wait! Where is cerebro!?" Magneto slowly spoke to Jean while also pondering why William Strykerwould do this, but every time he thought of something, he couldn't quite grasp it, until he remembered cerebro, which he, Charles, and Raven had researched together. Then, he suddenly understood!
"This way, they wouldn't want to control Professor... If that's truly the case, the consequences would be unimaginable!" Scott also realized something after hearing Magneto's words and immediately led everyone to the cerebro room. When they arrived at the original cerebro room, only a framework remained; all other facilities had disappeared. Everyone's heart felt a sharp pang.
"What do we do now!? If the other side controls Professorto use cerebro to do something, then the relationship between ordinary people and Mutants will become irreconcilable, and a major war will break out immediately! If that one makes a move... Mutants might even go extinct!" Storm said to Jean and the others with a hint of fear. When she mentioned that person, everyone fell silent. She was referring to Karl, who had pierced Mars!
"The most urgent task is to find Professor quickly. No matter what the other side wants to do, we must rescue Professor and the others!" Jean said firmly to Storm and the others, but for some reason, that person's image had been flashing through her mind frequently lately.
"There are actually backups for the cerebro facilities, but they haven't been used in a long time. I don't know if they'll work, but let's try. I'm the only one here with psychic abilities." Jean slowly said to everyone. This was their last resort.
"Okay, where are the items?" Magneto agreed immediately, while Cyclops, Storm, Colossus, and the others looked at Jean with some concern. Although she also had psychic abilities, it wasn't enough for her to use cerebro, but at this moment, this was the only way; otherwise, they couldn't even find the enemy's location, so they could only remain silent.
Under Magneto's control, various cerebro devices were installed onto the original framework. He had also participated in the research of cerebro, so restoring the facilities directly was quite simple for him. Afterward, Jean picked up the connecting device and placed it on her head. As her psychic abilities activated, she began to search for Professor and the others' traces. She found them just as she was about to collapse, inside a lake!
"I found them, in a lake, it seems to be Alkali Lake, but Professor seems to be controlled now! Let's act quickly, phew----!" Jean said, panting, to everyone. Using cerebrowas still too strenuous for her. Her brain simply couldn't withstand prolonged use; she couldn't take it after just a short while... William Stryker's Mutant research Base.
At this moment, he was controlling Charles with the brain fluid of his son, Jason Stryker. Not long ago, he had even controlled Nightcrawler to assassinate the President, making the President hate Mutants even more intensely! And exacerbating the relationship between Mutants and ordinary people. And now, what he wanted to do was destroy all Mutants!
After pushing Charles to the cerebro location, he also brought his son. Because Jason Stryker's Mutant ability had killed his beloved wife, he began to hate Mutants, even modifying his own son and using his brain fluid to control some people. He had previously controlled Magneto, and after learning about cerebro from him, he had this idea—an idea and an opportunity to eliminate all Mutants!
Meanwhile, Karl also learned that William Stryker had attacked the Mutant Academy and had directly captured Charles, Logan, and the young Mutants within the Academy. Upon learning this, Karl simply watched silently from the Mirror Dimension. He was preparing to see if Erik still wanted to destroy humanity later. In the timeline, Erik had once ordered the controlled Charles, through Jason, to destroy all of humanity.
However, it was later prevented. If, in reality, he still tried to destroy humanity using this opportunity, he would intervene. Mei, Gwen, Helen Zhao, and others were all humans. If he truly let him destroy humanity, wouldn't that be equivalent to watching him kill his own wives?
Chapter 142: Destroy Mutants, Regular Humans?
Moreover, Tony, Inson, and others are also his good friends. According to the timeline, cerebro's function is that only after cerebro detects Mutants and regular humans can Charles's psychic abilities cause their brain Death!
In the timeline, Magneto wore a special helmet, so Charles's psychic abilities were ineffective against him. Karl pondered for a moment and decided to get Magneto's helmet. He would get something that could defend against psychic abilities for Mei, Raven, Gwen, Helen Zhao, and others. Thinking of this, Karl couldn't help but smile. It seemed Magneto was also Wanda and Pirot's father, right? If he beat Magneto up, Wanda and Pirot shouldn't have any objections, right?
Soon, Karl saw the X-Men's jet land in an open space not far away. Jean led the X-Men down, and at the very back followed an old man wearing a helmet. Karl immediately recognized him: he was Magneto!
"I sensed Professor was in the Base at that dam earlier. We need to hurry, or it will be bad if William Strykerstarts making Professor use cerebro!" Jean said to Scottand the others. Afterward, all the X-Men nodded and ran towards the dam. To save time, Cyclops prepared to blast directly into the Base with his laser, while Kitty pulled Jean and Magneto's hands and phased directly inside.
Boom——————!
Clap clap clap————!
While Cyclops was blasting, Kitty had already brought Jean and Magneto into the Base. The people inside the Base saw them suddenly appear and immediately opened fire, but Magneto casually stopped their bullets and even sent them back, eliminating all the guards. The reason they brought Magneto in was because of his strength and his understanding of cerebro. Plus, his helmet made him immune to psychic abilities, which is why Magneto and Jean were brought into the Base first.
Bang——————!
Boom——————!
Cyclops, Storm, Colossus, Iceman, Pyro, and others outside also entered the Base through the large hole Cyclops blasted, and began attacking the guards. Afterward, seeing the experiments on the young Mutants, the anger in their hearts could no longer be suppressed! They had vivisected a Mutant, some even connecting animal limbs, all sorts of experiments, and even experiments connecting two young Mutants together.
All the X-Men members were enraged by what they saw, and they struck the soldiers and guards of this Base even harder. On the other side, William Stryker heard the commotion inside the Base and knew the X-Men had arrived, but he didn't care at all. He was about to succeed; soon, Mutants would disappear from this World!
"Make him destroy all Mutants!"
"Destroy all Mutants."
"Destroy... all... Mutants..."
William Stryker said to Jason next to him, and Jason directly relayed his words to Charles. Afterward, Charleshaltingly repeated Jason's words, then began to activate his psychic abilities, using cerebro to search for Mutants, preparing to cause their brain Death with his psychic power. The moment he acted, all Mutants began to suffer splitting headaches; even the X-Men outside were no exception.
Even Jean was the same, clutching her head in pain and collapsing to the ground. Only Magneto was unaffected, walking towards William Stryker with his helmet on. Even Wanda, Pirot, and Raven in Karl's manor were affected, but Wanda didn't seem as pained as Raven and Pirot, perhaps because her ability was Chaos Magic. Just as Mei, Gwen, and others didn't know what to do, Wanda, Pirot, and Raven were brought into the Shadow World by shadow ninjas.
The three who entered immediately returned to normal, though they were still gasping for breath. Charlescouldn't possibly enter the Shadow World with psychic power, let alone harm Wanda, Pirot, and Raven inside. Afterward, Magneto gestured towards the room's large door with his fingers, and the door was directly ripped off by Magneto, casually thrown outside. He then walked directly into cerebro's room, looking at William Strykerinside.
Magneto killed him without a word; a piece of metal directly pierced his skull. Afterward, Jason's voice speaking to Charles also stopped, and Charles ceased using his psychic abilities, but he was still controlled by Jason. Magneto watched this scene, then operated cerebro, and the surrounding modules began to rotate. He had been imprisoned before, so he didn't know about the great battle between Karl and Carol.
At this moment, he was still preparing to have Charlesdestroy all regular humans, so Mutants would naturally have a homeland. Thinking of this, his movements quickened. When Scott and the others arrived beside Jean, they found no sign of Magneto.
"Jean, where did Magneto go? And Professor?"
"Ahead. He went to stop William Stryker from destroying all Mutants, but he hasn't come out yet." Jean said to Scott and the others in a weak voice. Hearing this, everyone felt a bad premonition. Professor could not only destroy and control Mutants, but regular humans too. Thinking of Magneto's extreme views, they took Jean and walked inside.
"Destroy all regular humans!!"
"Destroy regular humans."
"Destroy... regular... humans!"
Magneto said to Jason, just as in the timeline. Jason had been modified by William Stryker, becoming a living dead man who could only follow orders, with no consciousness of his own. That's why he listened to Magneto and spoke to Charles. Afterward, Charles was indeed controlled by Jason, preparing to use his psychic abilities to destroy regular humans!
"Magneto, stop! You will bring disaster to Mutants!!" Storm and the others shouted at Magneto after entering, but Magneto directly controlled the steel bars in the Base, making them emerge from the walls and restrain all the X-Men against the wall.
"I am securing a perfect homeland for Mutants. Disaster? I think your attempts to stop me are the disaster!!" Magneto said to them after restraining everyone. Cyclopseven had his head turned backward; his Cyclops laser couldn't hit Magneto at all! Shadowcat Kitty, meanwhile, had her calf pierced by a steel bar controlled by Magneto, and her whole body was trapped by steel bars; she couldn't activate her abilities at all...
Chapter 143: Jean - Dark Phoenix
"Stop, you don't know how terrifying that person is! If you destroy ordinary people, then all Mutants will die!" Stormscreamed at Magneto, her voice filled with despair. As for whether Magneto could use the Professor to kill that person, the opponent was immune to the Professor's psychic abilities before. Now, let alone destroying, he would probably sense it in an instant and appear here!
"Oh? I'd like to see who's that powerful. All Mutants will die? Do you take me for a fool?" Magneto said dismissively to Storm. Since World War II, he had never seen anyone more powerful than himself, let alone someone who could kill all Mutants. What an international joke.
"Is that so?" A strange male voice echoed in the Base. Karl, wearing his gold cloth, stepped out of a blue-black portal, hovering in the air and calmly looking at Magneto. Storm, Cyclops, Shadowcat, and the others were stunned by this scene. They hadn't expected Karl to appear directly here.
"Hmph! You're the person they spoke of, daring to appear before me in armor. Hahahaha..." Magneto turned his head to look at Karl, who was hovering in the air. Seeing him in a brilliant golden armor, he laughed disdainfully and spoke arrogantly to Karl.
"You can see if your electromagnetism works on me." Karllooked at Magneto with a half-smile. Then, his psychic power surged out, and the Cerebro on Charles's head was removed by Karl. At the same time, his psychic abilities stopped. Magneto, seeing his plan interrupted, immediately used electromagnetism to control the opponent's armor, preparing to teach him a lesson. However, he controlled it for a long time, but the opponent still looked at him with a half-smile.
Boom——————!
Magneto was directly slammed against the wall by Karl's surging psychic power. The psychic power removed Magneto's helmet, which flew into Karl's hand. Karl then put the helmet into his system space. He casually waved out a golden energy, killing Stryker. Charles also began to slowly regain his consciousness. Karl flew to Magneto's front.
Bang——————!
A slap sent Magneto flying. The flying Magneto, his face flushed, used all the metal in the Base to attack Karl, but it had no effect on Karl. Karl still wanted to find the Adamantium formula, so he didn't have time to waste with Magneto. After Absolute Zero was activated, Magneto instantly turned into an ice sculpture. As Karlfloated past Jean, he suddenly stopped, looking at Jean suspiciously.
Because he sensed the Phoenix's gaze on him just now, but he didn't speak to Jean or linger. He flew directly to Stryker's laboratory. Soon, he found the laboratory, but there was another person inside, who was Logan. At this moment, his bone claws had turned into Adamantiumclaws. Karl was a little puzzled. Did Logan get Adamantium claws at this time? It shouldn't be, so what was this?
Karl, who couldn't figure it out, directly ransacked the laboratory. He found the Adamantium formula in a metal safe, and next to it was a pot of liquid Adamantium metal. Adamantium can only be used when it's liquid. Once it solidifies, it becomes incredibly hard and extremely difficult to destroy!
Seeing this large pot of liquid Adamantium, the Bone Spirit Cold Fire appeared in his hand. His psychic power slowly lifted the device containing the liquid Adamantium. The Bone Spirit Cold Fire appeared underneath, replacing the original temperature. Then Karlput the Adamantium and the container together into the system space. To prevent waste, Karl even heated the Adamantium with Bone Spirit Cold Fire before putting it into the system space.
Because of Karl's movements, Logan woke up, but after seeing Karl, he didn't act rashly. Instead, he saw that his bone claws, when extended, were not their original form but metal claws, and even his body seemed to have become much heavier. Karl ignored Logan and simply opened a portal and left.
After Karl left, Storm and the others broke free from what was holding them. They then went to Charles and took him outside, also taking the ice sculpture of Magneto. They happened to run into Logan coming out. After that, they all headed towards the jet outside the Base, where the young Mutants and Academy students that Cyclopsand the others had rescued were waiting.
Boom——————!
At this moment, the dam above the Base unfortunately began to collapse. The Water started to pour down, and their jet was below. Everyone could only speed up. Finally, after getting on the jet, they found that it couldn't start. By this time, the Water had reached below the jet and would soon submerge it, meaning they would all be unable to leave. Everyone had more or less some injuries, and few could fly, let alone with students on board!
"Ororo, you keep trying to start the jet, I'll go hold back the flood!" Jean said to Ororo in the cockpit, then jumped directly out of the jet, stood in the Water, and used her abilities to hold back the flood while also helping to lift the jet.
"Jean, no! Don't do this, we have other ways!"
"Jean, come back quickly, you'll die like this!"
"You'll be swallowed by the flood, come up quickly!"
... The X-Men members and Academy students shouted at Jean below, but Jean just shook her head at them. Then she gritted her teeth, and her power erupted again, sending the jet directly into the air. The jet also started successfully at this moment. Just as they looked down, they saw Jean powerlessly swallowed by the flood, disappearing from her original spot.
Cyclops, Colossus, Iceman, Shadowcat, and others watched this scene in disbelief, while Charles next to them shed tears looking at the spot where Jean disappeared. After Ororo circled the area in the jet looking for Jean for a while without success, she could only pilot the jet back to the Academy.
Jean, swallowed by the flood, began to emit red energy, and a phoenix-like image flashed in her eyes. Then she suddenly opened her eyes. At this moment, she was no longer Jean, but Jean's second personality! Dark Phoenix! Soon after, she soared out of the flood and flew towards New York. She could feel the location of the person she was interested in!
As for the Mutant Academy, that was the previous personality's business. What did it have to do with her, Dark Phoenix? Moreover, she didn't like Charles, that old man who locked her up!
Chapter 144: Dark Phoenix Attacks
On the U.S. internet, people were fervently discussing the headache they had experienced today. Because of Charles, all ordinary people had suffered from a splitting headache. If it had lasted longer, all ordinary people would have been brain dead. Fortunately, the pain did not last too long, which was due to Karl removing the cerebrothat Charles had been wearing.
At this moment, an unknown netizen posted a star chart showing the appearance of sagittarius today!
Everyone immediately thought of the Gold Saint: Karl August Zhang! Connecting this with their headaches today, many people began to guess whether someone wanted to destroy all of humanity, and so the Gold Sainthad once again taken action, saving the World again without their knowledge.
Karl was unaware of the fervent discussions online. He had already returned to his manor, bringing Wanda, Pirot, and Raven out of the Shadow World. At the same time, Mei, Gwen, Helen Zhao, and others also looked over, as they too had felt that headache.
"A Mutant wanted to destroy all ordinary humans, but I stopped him. It's fine now. I'll help you all create something to resist psychic abilities, so this kind of thing won't happen again, darlings," Karl said to Mei, Raven, Gwen, and Helen Zhao. Then, in front of Wanda and the others, he directly embraced the four beauties. Wandagave Karl an angry look before stomping upstairs, which left Pirot a bit bewildered, thinking he hadn't provoked Wanda.
Ding—ding—ding—!
"Karl, what happened with today's headache? Is it as the internet suspects? Oh shit, you have no idea how much it hurt!" After Karl sat down on the sofa with the four beauties, embracing them, he answered Tony's call. Tony's voice quickly came through; he was also calling to ask about today's events. Although Tony and Mei had injected the super soldier serum, they were still ordinary humans, so they could be attacked by Charles's psychic abilities.
"Well, William Stryker had captured Charles and was preparing to use his cerebro to control Charles and destroy all Mutants. But in the end, Stryker was killed by Magneto. Magneto then controlled Charles to destroy all humans, and I froze him. Now, he should have been taken back by Charles," Karl said, smiling at Mei, Raven, Gwen, and Helen Zhao after listening to Tony, then briefly explained today's events to Tony.
"What? Destroy all Mutants, and then destroy ordinary humans? My goodness! If you hadn't intervened today, wouldn't that Magneto have been able to control Charlesto destroy all ordinary humans? I think we should research something to defend against psychic abilities, what do you think, Karl?" Tony couldn't help but curse after hearing Karl's brief account. Charles could single-handedly destroy all Mutants and humans; it was unbelievable. He immediately suggested to Karl that they research defenses against psychic abilities.
"Of course, I have Magneto's helmet here, which defends against Charles's psychic abilities. You can research it with Quicksilver later to see if you can replicate this metal!" Karl slowly said to Tony after affectionately embracing Gwen, who was wearing a small uniform, directly stating that he had a sample for him to research.
"OKOK, I'll come over tomorrow. I must defend against Charles, otherwise, I'll be like a puppet easily manipulated! This feeling is really bad, fuck!" Tony cursed as he finished speaking to Karl and hung up the phone. Karl smiled and tossed his phone aside, glancing at the other three beauties, then still pulled Helen Zhao onto his other leg. Mei and Raven didn't show jealousy, but instead looked at Karl with love.
Karl had already thoroughly conquered them. Now, no matter who it was, they would grant Karl's every wish, allowing Karl to experience the feeling of a monarch. Just as Karl was looking at Gwen in her school uniform and Helen Zhao in a black lace dress sitting on his lap, and was about to properly discipline these two 'seductresses', he felt a brutal, evil energy body flying towards his manor. Karl released Gwen and Helen Zhao.
Whoosh—!
The sagittarius gold cloth descended from the sky and immediately donned Karl. At this moment, a golden energy pillar descended from the sky with Karl at its center, attracting the attention of many people. The American Government was no different; they closely monitored even the slightest disturbance from Karl's power. Even Tony felt a bit restless when he saw the golden energy pillar appearing in the direction of Karl's manor, but then he relaxed, remembering Karl's strength.
Whoosh—!
A woman covered in fiery red energy appeared not far from Karl. Seeing her face, Karl was a little surprised; it was Jean Grey! But seeing Jean's fiery red eyes filled with brutality, Karl dismissed his initial thought. This must be the Dark Phoenix! Jean's second personality. But why was she coming for him?
"Hehe, fight me. Let me see how strong the person I'm interested in really is. If you're not strong enough, you might die, you know," Jean said to Karl evilly, as if she had Karl under her thumb. Karl narrowed his eyes. The Phoenix was interested in him? What was the reason? So, the gaze he felt today was indeed the Phoenix?
"A Universe battle," Karl said faintly to the Dark Phoenix. Then, the White cape of his cloth disappeared, replaced by a pair of golden wings, and the as-you-wish gold-banded cudgel appeared in his hand. Karl was now at full power. Detection instruments in various countries on Earth blared alarms, then all fixed their direction on New York, U.S.A.!
Charles and others at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters also detected this terrifying energy fluctuation. After pulling up satellite images, they found it was Karl and Jean! But Jean was no longer her former self; her entire body was covered in fiery red energy, and her eyes emanated an evil energy aura.
"Professor, is this Jean? How did she become like this? Why isn't she returning to the school?" Storm Ororo asked Charles, who was in a wheelchair beside her, with a mix of anxiety and confusion.
Chapter 145: Dark Phoenix VS Karl
Because Karl's power was well-known, and now Jean seemed to be fighting Karl in the picture. The woman who fought Karl before still hadn't been heard from, and it was very likely she had died. So if Jean… she didn't dare to think further.
"Alas, she isn't Jean, or rather, she is Jean. Her current state is Jean's second personality dominating Jean's body. I've never told you, but Jean has an energy within her capable of destroying the World. I used a psychic cage to imprison it deep within Jean's mind. Now it has emerged, and I worry if Karl can handle the current Jean. If not… Earth might be destroyed because of it." Charles sighed and explained to Ororo, Scott, and the others.
Afterward, Karl vanished from his original spot, and Dark Phoenix also soared into the Universe. All countries began using their satellites for observation again. They didn't know who that woman was, but for Karl to make a move again, she certainly wasn't a nobody. However, after some investigation, everyone was shocked: it was a Mutant! And this Mutant actually required Karl to go to the Universe to fight her. Didn't that mean her power was comparable to Karl's… Boom—————!
As Dark Phoenix arrived in the Universe, Karlimmediately brought a cudgel down on Dark Phoenix's head, but Dark Phoenix easily blocked it with a casual gesture. Karl looked at Dark Phoenix with a solemn expression. He hadn't expected her to be even stronger than Captain Marvel. The Phoenix had only just emerged, it seemed he had underestimated the Phoenix Force.
Bang—————!
While Dark Phoenix was blocking Karl's attack, she raised her left hand, which was carrying a fiery red energy, and struck at Karl, directly sending him flying. Thankfully, he wasn't injured, but a fiery red handprint appeared on the part of the saint cloth that had been attacked. The horse talisman activated, and the saint cloth returned to its perfect state. Karl's heart grew even more solemn now; Dark Phoenix could actually leave a handprint on the saint cloth with a single palm strike.
One must know that Karl had endured Captain Marvel's attacks many times while wearing the saint cloth before it would show any marks, and that was Captain Marvel's full-power attack. Yet, Dark Phoenix at this moment seemed not to be using her full power! Karl also knew he had to go all out, or he might very well be defeated!
Boom—————!
Subsequently, white flames, which were the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, began to emanate from Karl's body! Paired with Karl's own Freezing Power, he could barely touch upon a tiny bit of ice-elemental rules, but it was enough to elevate his original power to the Sub-Heavenly Father Level. The Phoenix Force could decompose everything, and Karl now didn't know how he could win against her.
Bang—————!
Boom—————!
Afterward, the wings on the gold saint cloth flapped rapidly, and Karl transformed into a golden streak of light, attacking Dark Phoenix. Dark Phoenix also turned into a fiery red streak of light and collided with Karl. The energy fluctuations generated by their collision directly pulverized the surrounding meteorites. The energy fluctuations of both sides kept rising, and the techniques of the two were no longer discernible to the countries on Earth. Even with satellites slowed down a hundred or even a thousand times, they could only barely make out the attacks of the two.
Otherwise, they would only see two streaks of light colliding wildly, separating, and then colliding again. Karlnoticed that the other party didn't seem to be as she had said before; every time she attacked Karl, she was only slightly stronger than him, not injuring Karl but only consuming Karl's energy. When Karl looked at her with confusion, he happened to see those evil and charming red eyes. A hint of infatuation flashed in her gaze before returning to an evil expression.
Boom—————!
This time, Karl directly used Freezing Power combined with Bone Spirit Cold Fire to attack Dark Phoenix. After Karl's attack reached Dark Phoenix's vicinity, the energy around her was directly frozen, and even she herself began to freeze, but she still looked at Karl without changing her expression.
Whoosh—————!
Just as the attack was about to hit Dark Phoenix, fiery red energy surged out from her body again, directly decomposing Karl's attack. Then, with a smile, she looked at Karl, not making a move, but her expression clearly said, 'Is that all you've got?'
Karl was exasperated when he saw her expression. He realized that Dark Phoenix wasn't here to kill him; she was just looking for trouble. The energy around him began to condense, and Karl was now swelling up. He prepared to use Kaioken again, this time wanting to try incorporating the power of the golden cudgel and the saint cloth into it.
Meanwhile, Dark Phoenix on the other side waited for Karl's attack with interest. After Karl integrated the energy of the saint cloth and the golden cudgel, he found that he couldn't bear it at all, let alone launch it. Looking at the as-you-wish gold-banded cudgel in his hand, Karlattached energy to the golden cudgel. As the energy attached, the golden cudgel began to tremble slightly.
Swish—————!
After all the condensed energy on his body was attached to the golden cudgel, Karl hurled it fiercely towards Dark Phoenix's position. Almost instantly, the golden cudgelstruck Dark Phoenix, even directly piercing through her body. Karl was a bit dumbfounded now, 'What are you playing at?' After Karl retrieved the golden cudgel, he approached Dark Phoenix's side, bewildered.
Suddenly! Dark Phoenix, who had been peacefully closing her eyes, directly opened them. Her red pupils looked at Karl, and in an instant, she darted into Karl's arms. Karl had originally thought she wanted to make a move and was about to resist, but he didn't expect Dark Phoenix to actually hug him, with a speed so fast that he couldn't even react. He knew very well that it wasn't instantaneous, but rather speed pushed to the extreme!
"So what exactly do you want, Phoenix?" Karl realized that Dark Phoenix had no ill will towards him; she was simply hugging him. He helplessly asked Dark Phoenix. According to Dark Phoenix's speed just now, her power was far superior to his. This couldn't be the power she had just after dominating the body, unless she had started condensing her power while being held in the psychic cage, which would explain such terrifying power.
With this power, even Ancient One and Odin would probably find it tricky, not to mention she is the Phoenix Force and virtually immortal. She can entrust her consciousness to the phoenix force fragment, so even if her physical body is destroyed, it doesn't count as Death. In the timeline, it was the first personality that suppressed the second personality, which gave Logan a chance; otherwise, how could he have killed the Phoenix's host!?
Chapter 146: The Strange Dark Phoenix
"Why are you being so fierce? I only hit you a few times. Why are you so petty? Do you want this big sister to let you hit her a few times?" Dark Phoenix suddenly looked at Karl with her evil, charming red pupils, and even her voice transformed into a mature woman's voice, completely different from her original one. Her sexy red lips were almost touching Karl's, and she provocatively said to him.
Karl looked at Dark Phoenix at this moment, and he suddenly felt his brain wasn't working. It was one thing for Dark Phoenix to change like this, but why did her eyes flicker with an infatuated expression when she looked at him? This infatuated gaze made Karl shiver involuntarily.
"Can you just tell me what you want to do? It's not good for us to be hugging like this." Karl struggled twice but found he couldn't break free from Dark Phoenix's grip. He had the strength of Hulk in his normal state, yet his struggles didn't move either of them an inch. Karl looked at Dark Phoenix in surprise.
"I want to stay with you. I don't want to go back to that dark room at all. Will you take me with you? I'm very powerful! From now on, big sister will protect you! No one will dare to bully you! Oh, right, last time I saw you beating up those people. Shall I go help you kill them all?" Dark Phoenix said pitifully to Karl after a moment of silence, then domineering declared she would protect Karl, and even said she would kill Charles, Logan, and others.
"Alright, alright, I'll take you. There's no need to kill anyone. Just let go of me for now." Karl said to Dark Phoenix, sweating coldly. Although he didn't put Charlesand the others in his eyes now, there was no need to kill them. Besides, if Jean went to kill Charles, he could imagine how wonderful Charles's expression would be.
"Okay, big sister will protect you from now on." Dark Phoenix then let go of Karl after saying this to him, but then she linked her arm with Karl's. Karl could only give Dark Phoenix a helpless look and flew with her towards his Villa on Earth. As for why he didn't teleport, he only now realized that he couldn't teleport with someone stronger than himself. On the other side, various countries saw the woman who had just been fighting Karl fiercely first rush into Karl's arms, and now she was flying towards Earth arm-in-arm with him.
Almost all countries began to issue orders that no one should provoke Karl; if they died, the government and the country would not care! Anyone with an ounce of sense could tell that the woman was unharmed after Karl's previous attack, meaning she was even more powerful than Karl. One Karl was enough to give them headaches, and now there was someone even more powerful than Karl. It seemed to be a situation of a woman chasing a man. They could only hope these two ancestors would behave themselves.
America even directly established a KE Incident Response Team, whose purpose was to help Karl and his companion solve some minor issues, to prevent anyone from provoking them. Even the major financial groups of various countries were warned; if they foolishly provoked them and brought disaster upon the country, they would be finished.
However, the major financial groups were not fools. They all began to contact Tony Stark because of Karl's good relationship with him. Their main goal was to ask if Karlhad any methods or items for extending life. Karl was so powerful that he probably would. So they wanted to see if they could gain something for themselves. They were all top financial groups lacking nothing but longevity.
On the other side, Karl looked at this red-haired beauty staring at him with an infatuated expression and couldn't help but feel a headache. Why did she come out and immediately look for him? From what she said before, it seemed she had been paying attention to him for a long time. Was it when he attacked the Mutant Academy? But why? Was it just because he dealt with the people at the Mutant Academy? No, that reason certainly existed, but it couldn't make her so obsessed with him.
Unable to figure it out, Karl could only take Dark Phoenixback to his Villa. Mei, Raven, Gwen, and Helen Zhaoimmediately gathered around Karl upon his return, even directly throwing themselves into his arms. At this moment, a red light flashed in Dark Phoenix's eyes, but Karl caught it.
"If you dare to lay a hand on them, you will die. I mean it." Karl whispered into Dark Phoenix's ear in an extremely cold tone, filled with killing intent. Dark Phoenix didn't respond to Karl's words, merely lowering her head, not knowing what she was thinking.
Afterward, Dark Phoenix was surprisingly obedient and didn't constantly cling to Karl. Because it was already evening when Dark Phoenix arrived, and now it was late at night, after Karl entered the room with his four beautiful wives, sounds soon emerged. Although Karlused telekinesis to seal the room, this couldn't stop Dark Phoenix. Her eyes, filled with red energy, looked in Karl's direction, her face even flushed.
On the other side, Karl was lost in the tenderness of the four beauties, completely unaware that Dark Phoenix was watching a live broadcast through her abilities. Moreover, with his current strength, having removed his gold clothand golden cudgel, it was impossible for him to detect Dark Phoenix's peeking.
Karl and his four beautiful wives didn't stop until morning, then he held them and fell asleep. Dark Phoenix, in another room, also saw them finally lie down to sleep in the morning. Wanda and the others were already used to it, skillfully finding Yelena before going out to eat... On Tony's side, countless luxury cars arrived the next day, all representatives or leaders of major global financial groups. Tony was a bit confused at first, but then he understood when he heard they came because of Karl. Afterward, Tony and the heads, leaders, and representatives of the major financial groups chatted in the Villa for an entire morning. They were quite good at dealing with people, sending Tony a large number of gifts, all to get closer to him.
Tony accepted them directly, also knowing that they were all there because of his good relationship with Karl. If they couldn't directly find Karl's home, they probably wouldn't have sought him out. Before, it wasn't that no one had tried to get close to Karl and build connections, but they weren't even allowed through the door, and it was explicitly stated that he wouldn't meet anyone. That's why they came to Tony this time.
Otherwise, Tony might not have even caught their eye. Tony's total assets combined were only a few trillion, at most not exceeding ten trillion. This was also because he was Iron Man and his shares in Stark Industries and some other invested companies were added up. The other financial groups started at a minimum of two hundred trillion. One must know that these were global financial groups; many people in the group whose 'head is covered with a cloth and I am the richest globally (except Wakanda)' were even richer than Tony...
Chapter 147: Helen Zhao Injects Serum
Moreover, some conglomerates are family-owned, having been World billionaires as early as World War I and even World War II. It goes without saying how wealthy they are now. So Tony unceremoniously accepted all the gifts, planning to meet Karl in the afternoon to discuss them.
Meanwhile, Karl woke up around noon next to four beauties. After kissing each of them, he got dressed and left the room. Then, with a teleport, he arrived at the biological laboratory. When Karl and Captain Marvelwere fighting, Samuel and Inson actually wanted to help, but Karl refused. They were researchers with no combat ability, so their presence wouldn't have made much difference. It was better for them to continue their gene research.
"Boss, you're here," Samuel said to Karl after seeing him appear in the lab. It was then that Samuel truly understood how powerful his boss was; he and Inson had watched Karl and Captain Marvel's battle via a Stark Industries satellite.
"Yes, give me 10 weakened versions of the super soldier serum, just enough to extend life, and one complete super soldier serum. Oh, and how's the spider serum research coming along? Can it be produced now?" Karl nodded at Samuel and then spoke, immediately asking for 10 weakened super soldier serums and one complete super soldier serum.
"Alright, Boss. The super spiders are already being cultivated. It will take some more time before they can be produced, and the genetic lock within them has also been unlocked," Samuel respectfully replied to Karl after hearing his words, then went to prepare the items Karlrequested.
Inson and Samuel quickly produced 10 weakened super soldier serums and one complete super soldier serum. Karl took the box Samuel handed him and vanished from the spot, reappearing in his manor the next moment. Walking back to his room, he saw the four women still asleep and couldn't help but smile. He scooped up Helen Zhao and headed towards the bathroom, as Helen Zhaowas the only one of the four who hadn't yet been injected with the super soldier serum.
Therefore, her physique was the weakest, causing her to be almost the first to become overwhelmed and fall unconscious. The complete super soldier serum he brought back from the biological laboratory was prepared for Helen Zhao, not only to enhance her physique and extend her lifespan but also to make her even younger and more beautiful.
"Helen, how about I inject you with the super soldier serum? That way, your physique will be like Mei's and the others', and you'll be able to endure longer, and it can also increase your lifespan and make you more beautiful," Karl whispered into Helen Zhao's ear, teasing her with a mischievous smile as she was still half-asleep.
"Mmm~ Okay, you can inject me. Will it be very uncomfortable? Then I want to hold you," Helen Zhaomumbled, slowly opening her eyes after hearing Karl's words. Seeing herself being held by Karl, naked in the bathroom, she didn't say anything but snuggled into Karl's embrace before speaking softly. Then she hugged Karl even tighter.
"Okay~ Then you can hold me, and I'll help you with the injection," Karl gently kissed Helen Zhao on the forehead, then placed her in the bathtub, sitting face to face with him. As soon as she sat down, Helen Zhao hugged Karl. Karl retrieved the box containing the genes from the system space, then took out the complete super soldier serum and injected it into Helen Zhao's arm. His eyes were fixed on Helen Zhao; if she showed any symptoms, he would use the horse talisman to heal her.
This was also why Karl dared to bring the genes back directly to inject Helen Zhao. A few seconds after the genes were injected, Helen Zhao's grip on Karl's arm tightened, her whole body tensed, veins bulging on her forehead. She hugged Karl with all her strength. Karl also held Helen Zhao, patting her back to comfort her. Helen Zhao continued to embrace Karl in pain, almost wanting to merge into his body. This process lasted a full 30 minutes before subsiding.
At the same time, the super soldier serum had completely merged with Helen Zhao. Now, Helen Zhao looked even younger and more radiant, like a 20-year-old girl. Karlstared at Helen Zhao, somewhat mesmerized; he hadn't expected her to be so beautiful. Seeing her lover gaze at her with such adoration, Helen Zhao immediately kissed Karl passionately on the mouth. Karl responded with equal fervor, and the two of them passionately kissed in the bathroom bathtub.
It wasn't until Mei, Raven, and Gwen heard the sounds and woke up that they entered the bathroom and saw Karl and Helen Zhao. The three women also joined in. Only Dark Phoenix watched this scene from the adjacent room with a dark expression. Later, during dinner, Dark Phoenix kept glaring at Karl without speaking. Mei, Gwen, Raven, and Helen Zhao couldn't help but smile at Dark Phoenix and Karl's expressions, then decided to ignore Karl and went shopping after eating.
Only Karl and Dark Phoenix were left, staring at each other. Fortunately, Tony arrived soon, along with the Five Fingers of The Hand and S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Peggy Carter. Tony was there to research the helmet that could defend against psychic abilities and to discuss the matter of the conglomerates. The Five Fingers were there because Karl had summoned them, and Peggy Carterwas there to deliver the graviton element she had promised Karl earlier. Upon entering Karl's manor, she immediately spotted the red-haired woman beside Karl.
"Hey Karl, looks like you're still quite busy today," Tonysaid casually as he plopped down on the sofa, then glanced at the five people from The Hand and Peggy Carter. Although he didn't know who those five were, they were likely from the organization that had given Karlthis manor.
"Alright, you didn't just come here to research the helmet this time, did you? Just say whatever else you have to say," Karl said to Tony blandly after giving him a sidelong glance, then used telekinesis to control the nearby tea, pouring a cup for each person.
"OK, OK, it's just that at noon today, various international conglomerates came looking for me, wanting to know through me if you have any methods or items to extend life. Then they sent me a ton of gifts. These old geezers are just cowards and want to live longer. I don't believe they haven't researched super genes; it's just that they're unstable, and they don't dare to inject them. Karl, what do you think? Should I reject them?" Tony said, disregarding the presence of the Five Fingers and Peggy Carter, revealing his purpose and the events of noon after hearing Karl's words...
Chapter 148: Tony and Others Arrive
"Hmm... agree to them. Let them exchange ancient artifacts, preferably items related to mythology. After assessing their value, you can extend their lifespan. However, not everything is useful; you need to judge it yourself. If anyone tries to fish in troubled waters or cause trouble, deal with them directly." Karl pondered for a moment before slowly speaking to Tony. Because of the ruyi jingu bang incident, he wanted to see if he could find more ancient artifacts.
"Huh? Ancient artifacts? OKOK, I'll tell them. Alright, give me that helmet. I'm going to find Quicksilver to study it." Tony was a little confused by Karl's words. He had expected Karl to refuse, but he didn't expect him to agree, only asking for ancient items, preferably related to mythology. Although he didn't know what Karl wanted them for, he didn't ask too many questions and asked Karlfor the helmet to study.
Clang————!
Karl casually placed Magneto's helmet, which defended against Charles's psychic abilities, from his system spaceonto the table. Tony immediately took it and began to examine it. After nodding to Karl, he walked out to find Quicksilver to see if they could study or replicate one.
Meanwhile, the five fingers of The Hand, upon hearing that Karl wanted to collect ancient artifacts, especially those related to mythology, were filled with bitterness. They had possessed the ruyi jingu bang for hundreds of years without unlocking it, yet shortly after trading it to Karl, he unlocked it and could even use the ruyi jingu bang.
"Alright, the reason I called you here today is that you helped me in the last battle and even gave me a manor. I must say, you are indeed very good at handling things. Here are five life-extending super soldier serums, which will also enhance your physique, at least making it stronger than your current one. Take them back." Karlslowly spoke to the five fingers, then took out a box from his system space. When he opened it, five weakened super soldier serums lay inside.
"Thank you, Mr. Karl. These are all things we should do. Besides, even without us, Mr. Karl would have won, so we didn't play much of a role. If you need anything in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. We will take our leave now." Madam Gao stood up and spoke respectfully and unhurriedly to Karl. Then, she and the other four bowed to Karl, took the super soldier serums, and left, leaving a message that he should feel free to command them if he needed anything. Karl also nodded.
The Hand naturally needed these super soldier serums because prolonged use of dragon bones would cause the body to develop antibodies, leading to diminishing effects unless they could further enhance their physical constitution to fully absorb the dragon bone energy again. The super soldier serums Karl gave them this time happened to have this effect, so the five were naturally overjoyed. However, only Madam Gao spoke, which was something they had agreed upon when they arrived.
Because Madam Gao had interacted with Karl several times, while the others had not, to avoid saying the wrong thing and offending Karl, they unanimously decided that Madam Gao would answer Karl's questions. They didn't plan to speak unless absolutely necessary. However, they didn't expect Karl to give them such precious items—super soldier serum! They had naturally researched this substance but had achieved no results, yet he casually produced it.
"Mr. Karl, the graviton element is outside. Would you like to take a look?" Peggy Carter looked at Karl and slowly spoke, also surprised that he possessed super soldier serum and gave it away so easily. It wasn't hard to guess that he probably had something better or could mass-produce it.
Whoosh————!
Karl looked towards the outside of the manor, his telekinesis spreading out, immediately grabbing the can of silver-white graviton element from Peggy Carter's car. Karl looked at the graviton element in the large can before him, then stored it in his system space. He needed to research how to fuse it with the human body.
"You must have lived from World War II until now, right? Injected with super soldier serum like Steve Rogers?" Karl slowly asked the blonde beauty in the black business suit opposite him. He was actually a little curious if it was true. Dark Phoenix on the other side stood up, walked to Karl, and directly hugged his arm, looking at him, which made Karl a little confused.
"Yes, I did live from World War II until now. I was injected with the super soldier serum after Steve Rogers, but I'm very curious why you are so powerful?" Peggy Carterdidn't hide anything after hearing Karl's question and directly told him the truth. She even stood up and leaned close to Karl, speaking to him. Her face was almost touching Karl's, and the Dark Phoenix next to him was practically seething.
After she finished speaking, she left directly, preparing to investigate what Karl was collecting these ancient artifacts for, especially those related to mythology. Karllooked indifferently at Peggy Carter's back without speaking, then turned his head to look at Dark Phoenixbeside him.
"Tell me, what's wrong now?" Karl looked helplessly at Dark Phoenix, this ancestor of his. He couldn't beat her, nor could he abandon her. If he abandoned her and she started destroying Earth, he would still have to intervene. He could only keep her by his side. In fact, Karl had considered trapping her in the Mirror Dimension, but her previous words had stirred a little compassion in Karl. She had been imprisoned in the psychic cage long enough. As long as she didn't cause trouble, it was fine, not to mention he might not even be able to contain her.
"You're mine!! Also, were you comfortable with those four women last night? I'm also a woman, why didn't you do it with me?" Dark Phoenix looked at Karl with a confused expression. Karl, hearing Dark Phoenix's words, spat out the tea he was drinking, looking at Dark Phoenixincredulously. How did she know about him and his four beautiful wives last night? Remembering that her strength seemed to be greater than his, he wondered if she had been watching all night.
"Ahem, we can't do that. That can only be done with someone you love, so we can't, understand?" Karl looked at Dark Phoenix, who was asking him with a pure expression, and explained to her somewhat helplessly. He found that the current Dark Phoenix seemed to be getting more and more naive. Did she not have the memories of her first personality? How could she not even know something like this?
After hearing Karl say they couldn't, a trace of evil aura flashed in Dark Phoenix's eyes. She stared intently at Karl, and the brutality and wickedness in her eyes resurfaced. Karl was stunned when he saw this scene. What was going on now?
Chapter 149: Overpowered - A Huge Explosion
Boom——————!
A fiery red Phoenix energy body appeared directly behind Dark Phoenix. Karl was instantly stunned. Just as he was about to put on his gold cloth, Dark Phoenix appeared in front of Karl in an instant and tore his clothes off. Before Karl could even take out his saint cloth, he was pounced on by Dark Phoenix.
Hiss-crack——————!
The entire living room was filled with fiery red energy, which lasted until night. Karl was completely bewildered, having been overpowered and even forced by her. Dark Phoenix, exhausted, fell asleep directly in Karl's arms, seemingly back to normal, with no evil aura detectable on her body. Karl couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Could it be that the Phoenix had been tainted by something? And that's why she came to him? After a sigh, he picked up Dark Phoenix and walked towards his room.
What's done is done, even if it was passive. He could only wait for Dark Phoenix to wake up and see what was going on. There was one more thing that Karl couldn't understand: why didn't the first personality, Jean Grey, come out to stop her? In the timeline, didn't she fight with the Phoenix for control of the body? Why didn't she appear now? One must know that Dark Phoenix's body was her body, which meant that Karl had also... [Ding! Congratulations to the Host for acquiring a check-in opportunity. Would you like to check in now?]
"Check in," Karl said to the system, looking at Dark Phoenix on the bed with a complex expression. Regardless, they had already become intimate. Had Dark Phoenix inexplicably become his woman? Karl himself found it unbelievable. Moreover, during their 'activities,' he noticed that his Freezing Power had been activated. It should have been that trace of ice-elemental rule that was activated. If it wasn't him, then it was Dark Phoenix. But why would she do that?
[Ding! Check-in successful! Congratulations to the Host for acquiring: World: The Over Heaven x1, Angel: Yan, Psychological Control x1, phoenix force fragment x1!]
[World: The Over Heaven: Stand; World: The Over Heaven, a Stand is a powerful image generated by the life energy within the body. The World is one of the best among them, a close-range power-type Stand with the ability to stop time. Because the World Stand has evolved into World: The Over Heaven, its second ability is: Reality Overwrite! The function of Reality Overwrite is to consume 40 sinful souls to generate one overwrite energy, which can then be used to 'overwrite' 'reality' through physical contact with both hands!]
[Angel - Yan: One of the characters from a certain Academy Universe, she is the Left Wing Guard of the top-tier Civilization within the Universe Civilization: Angel Civilization: Holy Kaisa! She possesses a Celestial warship, Flame-level weapons, an internal gene engine, a sub-biological engine, etc. Within this Universe, she can display Heavenly Father Level strength!]
[Psychological Control: A Level 5 superpower from the A Certain Magical Index World, a mental ability. It encompasses all mental phenomena, including memory reading, telepathic conversation, thought elimination, thought amplification, thought recreation, emotion transplantation...]
[For example: Mind Reading Infiltration: Entering the depths of the target's mind.]
[Forced Confession: The target must correctly answer all questions... Forced Mind Reading: Extracting memories from a certain time period from the contacted target... phoenix force fragment: The Phoenix Force originates from the primordial Universe, born at the beginning of all things. It is a chaotic yet immortal, eternal yet unpredictable existence. It is the child of the Universe, the embodiment of life and mind in the primordial Universe, symbolizing life and emotion.]
[phoenix force fragment Ability: Possesses powerful mental strength, capable of most psychic abilities. Material manipulation reaches the subatomic level, easily achieving mass-energy conversion and matter recombination!]
Karl looked at the items in his system space, completely dumbfounded. So, was the check-in brought by Dark Phoenix that terrifying? Just a single World: The Over Heaven was already a huge profit for him! There was even a Heavenly Father Level powerhouse, and she was a female character he liked in his previous life! And Psychological Control! Even more terrifying was the phoenix force fragment! This thing could actually be checked out, which was simply incredible, though it wasn't the complete Phoenix Force.
According to the Marvel setting in his previous life, the complete Phoenix Force's influence level even surpassed that of a Multiverse. But he could only imagine it; having a fragment was already satisfying. However, this fragment seemed very small and didn't possess the terrifying power of Dark Phoenix. It should be less complete than hers. The Phoenix Force could even create things from nothing, manipulate spatial dimensions, control the time axis, travel through any point in time and space, dominate causality, and so on. Yet, his fragment didn't even have void creation.
It should be because the completeness was too low; it simply couldn't compare to the Phoenix Force possessed by Dark Phoenix. Subsequently, Karl directly fused the abilities of World: The Over Heaven and Psychological Control. Now he finally had means in the mental aspect. He could set up mental defenses for his women, so they wouldn't be controlled or attacked by Charles's psychic power.
He could now feel his connection with World: The Over Heaven. Karl then summoned World: The Over Heaven, and a muscular man wearing white-gold armor immediately appeared behind him. Compared to the original World, the armor on World: The Over Heaven was even more exquisite. Karl felt it for a while and then put it away. As for trying out time stop? He wasn't stupid; time stop would be noticed, and the consequences would be bad.
Moreover, if you play with time, time will also play with you. Karl thought of World: The Over Heaven's second ability, Reality Overwrite. Could this thing revive people? It seemed to be more than that; changing reality. It seemed he now had a way to deal with Tiamut, though it would certainly require a lot of energy, but at least he had a method!
Karl didn't plan to fuse the Phoenix Force. Instead, he decided to wait and see what was going on with Dark Phoenix. If possible, he still wanted to give it to Dark Phoenix. After all, she was now his woman, not to mention the terrifying check-in effects she brought him. His current strength was simply skyrocketing! But he couldn't beat her. What if she ran away? So Karl decided to wait until his strength surpassed hers.
Then she wouldn't be able to run even if she wanted to; she'd have to be tied to his side whether she loved him or not. Karl actually didn't have much affection for Dark Phoenix; it was mainly possessiveness. Not to mention Dark Phoenix was so strong and a mature woman. Wouldn't affection naturally develop? But this check-in was truly amazing...
Chapter 150: Reality Overwrite
Meanwhile, Mei, Raven, Gwen, and Helen Zhao returned to find Karl sitting alone in the living room with his eyes closed, seemingly deep in thought. Not wanting to disturb him, they headed to their rooms.
Upon entering, they saw Dark Phoenix sleeping, seemingly unclothed. The women exchanged glances, then looked downstairs at Karl, sharing a knowing smile.
Karl was currently using his psychological control to research and create a mental defense. This was why he was sitting alone on the sofa. Fortunately, not much time passed before Karl slowly opened his eyes. He had successfully constructed a mental defense using his mental power and psychological control.
Although he hadn't tested its effectiveness, it should be sufficient to defend against Charles's control. However, to be safe, Karl decided to have Dark Phoenix examine it later.
The Phoenix Force is the embodiment of the mind, so Dark Phoenix is undoubtedly more powerful than Charles, even if she hasn't had as much time to practice. But she hasn't been out for long. Karl went to where Quicksilver and Tony were. The two had already cut a corner off the helmet and were using various instruments to analyze the material inside.
Seeing Tony's furrowed brow, Karl knew the task wasn't going smoothly.
"How is it? Have you detected anything? Is there any other metal like this on Earth?" Karl walked up to Tonyand asked him calmly. Although he didn't know the origin of Magneto's helmet, he only knew it came from Sebastian Shaw, but he didn't know where Shaw got it from. He only vaguely remembered that this wasn't an Earth metal.
"It's not going very well. The material inside isn't from Earth, so it's highly likely we won't be able to replicate it unless we can find out the origin of this material," Tonysaid to Karl calmly, putting down his instrument.
"Boss, Cybertron does have something similar to this metal, but I can't manufacture it. You know, I was originally just a combat Autobot," Quicksilver's simulated projection appeared from the projector next to them and said to Karl. His body was too large, so Quicksilveralways communicated with Tony using this simulated projection.
"Alright, although I've managed to research a mental defense, I don't know how strong it is. Perhaps Thor could come over; he should... No! I think I can make it. Wait for me," Karl said to Tony and Quicksilver's humanoid projection, but then suddenly thought of something, dropped a sentence, and disappeared.
Karl thought of his Stand World: Beyond's second ability, Reality Overwrite. Didn't that mean he could turn other metals into the same material as the helmet? With this thought, Karl instantly arrived in the Middle East.
Swish—! Boom—! Bang—!
After Karl killed everyone in a Terrorist Base, he found that he had five units of energy. Then Karl instantly teleported back to Tony and the others, walked to a piece of ordinary metal, placed his hands on it, and activated Reality Overwrite!
With a flash of white light, an entire block of nearly 50kg of metal completely transformed into the same metal as the helmet! Tony and Quicksilver looked at Karl in confusion.
It wasn't until the metal transformed into the exact same metal as the helmet that Tony immediately took an instrument and began testing it, discovering that its metallic properties were identical to the helmet's! Tonyturned to look at Karl in disbelief; he hadn't expected Karlto have such a trick up his sleeve.
"Karl, how did you do that? It's incredible! And this 50kg is more than enough for us!" Tony said to Karl, his eyes gleaming, his face filled with curiosity. Even Quicksilver's simulated projection looked at Karl with great interest.
"Just a small ability, that's all. Alright, you research it. Oh, and I still have Adamantium here. Whoever wants it, just take it. I'm leaving." Karl couldn't stand Tony's gaze anymore. After taking out the liquid Adamantium from his system space, he dropped a sentence, took some of the metal he had transformed, and disappeared.
Afterward, Tony and Quicksilver began to create something to defend against Charles, but that item had to be worn on the head to be effective. Karl couldn't possibly let Mei, Raven, Gwen, Helen Zhao, and the others wear a helmet all day long. Should he go and kill Charles?
A hint of murderous intent flashed in Karl's eyes at the thought, but then he gave up. Not to mention that Charleshad no real grudge against him, Dark Phoenix was still at home. If her primary personality were to emerge and discover he had killed Charles, wouldn't she go crazy?
So, it's better to research mental defense. Returning to his room, he saw that Dark Phoenix had already woken up. She had conjured a black lace nightgown for herself and was lying on the bed, staring intently at Karl as he pushed the door open.
When Karl came to the bedside, she got up directly, went to the bedside, and hugged Karl, burying her head in Karl's chest.
"Why did you leave me alone here?" Dark Phoenix said softly, her tone gentle, but coupled with her mature voice, it made Karl's heart flutter. Karl slowly lowered his head, looking into Dark Phoenix's red pupils, and without speaking, he kissed her lips.
"Alright, tell me about your current situation. Where did Jean's personality go? Why do you emit an evil aura when you get agitated? And why did you come looking for me as soon as you emerged?" Karl sat sideways on the bed, hugging Dark Phoenix, and asked slowly.
"I don't know either, but the 'her' you mentioned is dead. I killed her because I am the Phoenix! I don't want to share the same body with another me. I am the Master of this body now! Because when I get angry, I want to destroy everything, which is why there's that evil aura you mentioned. Because I'm interested in you, and I wanted to possess you, but I found I couldn't, so I can only eat you first!" Dark Phoenix said coldly to Karl, then later raised an eyebrow at Karl with a provocative look.
Karl, however, looked at Dark Phoenix suspiciously. She could actually kill the primary personality? What a joke, but it could also be understood that way. Her previous behavior didn't seem like someone who had the primary personality's memories. Did she really destroy the primary personality? But why is the Phoenix of this Universe so strong? Is it because this is the Marvel Universe and not the Mutant Universe?
Regardless, the Dark Phoenix of this Universe must be his. The current Dark Phoenix should not yet be able to stop time, so she can't defeat Karl, which means she can't escape...