Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 372 The eve of the battle
Afternoon, X College.

A bunch of golden red flowing fire fell straight from the sky. Soon the flowing fire fell to the ground, and Xu Yue stepped out of the scattered flames.

Unlike the great fanfare when he left the academy, he deliberately chose a rather secret place to land when he returned, so this time he did not attract much attention from the teachers and students of the academy.

Of course, this does not include Professor

"Come to the underground base."

"Okay, Professor."

Listening to the sound transmission in his mind, Xu Yue nodded in response and walked quickly towards the castle gate.

After a while, he arrived at the underground base on the first floor by taking the elevator inside the castle, and went straight to the medical room with ease.

Soon as the metal hatch of the medical room opened, a lively scene immediately came into Xu Yue's eyes. The fairly spacious room in front of him accommodated all the current X-Men members.

In the center of the room were two operating beds standing side by side. Lying on them were Scott and Mystique, who were also delivering blood and various medicinal solutions. Next to them, a monitoring machine displaying numerous data was operating. The sound showed that the vital signs of the two people were quite stable.

Storm and Logan were standing near Scott's bed, whispering something, while the professor lowered his eyes and looked at the emaciated Mystique on the other bed with a complicated expression. The only one in the room was silent. , apart from the two patients, there was only the Red Prison Armor standing quietly in the corner like a metal statue.

As the sound of the hatch opening at the door spread, the three people who were still awake in the room looked sideways almost at the same time. Among them, Storm Ororo's reaction was the most obvious. After seeing Xu Yue return safely, she directly Leaving Logan behind, he quickly came forward.

"Xinhuo, how are you? You're not injured!"

"fine."

He casually waved his hand to calm Storm's anxious mood. As for why she was so enthusiastic, Xu Yue was not surprised.

Scott was taken away before, but Storm, in order to protect the students, could only guard the academy and could not go out, leaving Xu Yue to go to the rescue alone. With his character, letting his teammates take risks alone would definitely cause a stir. She felt guilty, but now she finally felt at ease after getting the reply that Xu Yue was safe.

During the conversation, the two of them moved from the door to the inside of the treatment room. After finishing the conversation with Storm, Xu Yue briefly greeted Logan, then looked straight at the professor beside him and said:

"Jean has been taken away from Lake Alkali by Magneto."

"Well, I see it."

On the side of the operating bed, the professor who was sitting in a wheelchair looked solemn. After returning to the academy, he quickly used a brainwave amplifier to detect the traces of the Brotherhood and his group. Naturally, he saw Qin who was taken away by Magneto. .

Although the other party was still in a coma, by observing her mental space, the professor could easily identify Qin's current specific state. The Phoenix personality in her body had completely awakened and occupied an absolutely dominant position in the mental space. Now calling her Dark Phoenix may be more appropriate than continuing to call her Qin.

At this level, Qin, who controls the Phoenix Power, can no longer achieve re-sealing with his own spiritual energy. Therefore, even if he observes the movements of the Brotherhood, the professor does not stop him, but just watches Wan Wan silently. Magneto and others returned to the secret base stationed in the forest and completely disappeared from his range of perception.

Recalling all the information he had gathered from the Brotherhood's headquarters, the professor said in a deep voice with a hint of worry in his eyes:

"The Brotherhood currently has about a thousand mutants of varying combat abilities gathered at its headquarters. Eric has taken almost all the mutant radicals in the Federation under his command, and within these few days, it should be It’s time for them to launch a general attack on humanity.”

After finishing speaking, Xu Yue, who was facing the professor, had not yet replied, but Logan walked over first. He was not very interested in the specific number of mutants stationed in the Brotherhood. All he cared about was Qin's safety.

In this academy, Scott is not the only one who likes Qin. Although Scott is Qin's real boyfriend in terms of status, Logan obviously doesn't care much about this.

"Qin was kidnapped by Magneto, right? Now that we have found the Brotherhood's headquarters, when are we going to rush in and rescue her?"

"Taken away?"

Glancing at Luo Gen, who had a faint murderous intent on his face, Xu Yue slowly shook his head.

"To be precise, Qin left with Magneto voluntarily, rather than being kidnapped. Moreover, the person controlling Qin's body now is another Dark Phoenix personality. She will most likely not be willing to return to the academy."

"Calm down, Logan. You can't save anyone by taking action now. Within three days at most, I promise to bring Qin back to normal and bring her back to the academy."

Xu Yue spoke firmly. He first temporarily comforted the anxious Logan, and then turned to look at Storm who was hesitant to speak.

"The number of thousands of brothers is more exaggerated than expected. Coupled with the human camp, the intensity of the war that broke out after the war can be imagined. It is difficult for just a few of us to play a decisive role. Ororo , how many reserve X-Men are there now?”

The so-called reserves are outstanding combat members selected from the academy students. Iceman, Colossus, and Phantom Cat, who were previously trained by Xu Yue, are the X-Men reserves selected by Storm, but they want to participate in a For war, these numbers are far from enough.

According to Xu Yue's prediction, the next 'Antidote Battle' will be just a primary battlefield, and the subsequent War of Independence will be the real bloody meat grinder. By then, the long-protected students in the college will never be able to Rather than being caught off guard, it is better to start practicing now.

From ancient times to the present, whether it is a nation or a country, its independence process has been tempered by countless blood and bones. Regarding this, Xu Yue never thought of shouldering their responsibilities alone.

On the opposite side, although Storm did not know the specific plans for independence in the future, she was very clear about the importance of the antidote, so she had been carefully screening suitable students to join the X-Men reserves in the past few days. After hearing After Xu Yue asked, he replied decisively.

"The number of students has been increased from the previous four to eight. There are many students with strong mutant abilities in the college, but they are either too young or their psychological quality is not up to standard. We can only gather so many people in a short time. "

"If you want to continue to expand the number, you can only contact those students who have graduated, but this takes time."

"There are only eight people for now..."

This number is less than Xu Yue expected. During the period of teaching at X Academy, he has seen an endless variety of mutant abilities. Many of them are amazing even to him. After counting them in detail, There are more than eight senior students whose combat capabilities can meet the requirements of the X-Men.

With this result now, it can only be said that the requirements set by Storm must be quite strict, but it is not difficult to understand. In the final analysis, the academy only trains a group of students. Maybe they all have great potential, but their age and age Mind is an absolute weakness.

In fact, Xu Yue did not have high expectations for the actual combat effectiveness of the reserve recruits. There was not much difference between eight people and eighteen people for him.

But even if the actual role that the reserve force can play is limited, he must let these students who have been accustomed to peace and shelter for a long time participate in the war as much as possible and get used to the bloody and cruel war atmosphere as soon as possible. This is the growth of character. the best means.

As for the sacrifices this may bring, as he has always believed, the independence of a race must stand upright through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. There are enemies among the massive corpses piled underneath, but there are more. It will only be compatriots. "A scale of less than double digits is far from enough. This battle on the antidote is just the beginning. Let's continue to expand. We can start contacting suitable graduates and start strengthening combat training for all students. Peace will not last long, and the academy will not be spared."

Listening to Xu Yue's somewhat profound words, Storm pursed her lips and did not reply immediately. He first lowered his eyes and looked at the professor aside. After confirming that he had no objection to this, he nodded in agreement.

"no problem!"

"By the way, how is Mary in the reserve now? Has she decided whether to inject the antidote?"

Storm was stunned when she heard this, and her mind quickly flashed back to the figure who hurried to the principal's office not long ago to make surprise inquiries. At first, she was firmly opposed to Mary, the little naughty man's decision to inject the antidote.

But later, after following Xu Yue and seeing the true status quo of low-level mutants, she gradually gained a little more understanding of Mary's decision. At least she would no longer explicitly dissuade her, but she also didn't openly encourage her. She just silently paid attention to what she would do. how to choose.

"She is still struggling, but she shouldn't be struggling for too long, so she is not included in the eight reserve members I mentioned before."

After finishing his words, Xu Yue lowered his eyes and said calmly:
"If she finally decides to inject the antidote, tell her that the effect of the antidote is not permanent. Her abilities will be restored within ten years at most. What she chooses after that depends entirely on her wishes. ”

"Not permanent?!"

"Well, the antidote only suppresses it, but cannot extinguish the gene. As you said, we are never a disease, so how can we talk about a complete cure."

"I knew it, I knew it..."

Glancing at Storm beside him who was so excited that he murmured in a low voice, Xu Yue withdrew his gaze and turned to the professor in the wheelchair who had been quietly watching him give instructions.

"Professor, where is the Hellfire Club?"

"Don't worry, we have reached cooperation with Emma, ​​and she will take action secretly when the time comes."

"Hank's side..."

……

The sound of discussion continued to echo in the room. It was not until more than ten minutes passed that Xu Yue finished discussing with the professor all the preparations for the antidote campaign. After making sure that nothing was left out, he decisively left.

"Professor, I will leave first. There are still some preparations I need to make in advance."

Hearing this, the professor who looked slightly tired smiled and nodded, but when Xu Yuegang was about to leave, he suddenly said:

"Xinhuo, thank you!"

The professor did not specify what he was thanking. Perhaps it was for Scott who was rescued from the operating bed and Mystique who was not killed. Or perhaps it was for the various matters that Xu Yue was constantly running for during this period. .

In short, no matter what the specific reason was, the sincerity in his words was clearly revealed, and Xu Yue did not ask too many questions after hearing this. He just curled his lips at the professor, and then turned directly towards Baofeng on the other side of the room. The woman and Logan nodded slightly.

Finally, he stretched out his hand to summon the Red Prison Armor, which was always standing in the corner. After doing this, he quickly walked away.

Behind him, the red light turned into a beam of red light and blended directly into the body, and everyone in the room was also isolated by the closed hatch. Before Scott and Mystique fully recovered, they would most likely not be so fast. Leaving the medical room.

Outside the treatment room, the crisp footsteps gradually moved away in the metal corridor, and soon disappeared. A few minutes later, Xu Yue stepped out of the elevator on the third floor of the castle, and then went straight to his lounge.

The opened door was gently closed. After returning to the room, Xu Yue was not in a hurry to rest. Instead, he immediately took out the only scarlet card obtained in this battle. At the same time, he also transformed the space into a gem form and was sleeping soundly. Take out the stingray and wake it up.

"嘤~"

Some lazy chirping sounds came from the blue gem in his hand, and then small crystal wings stretched out from both sides of the gem. In the blink of an eye, the gem that was originally a dead object turned into a living and magnificent flying fish.

The warm sea-blue eyes opened. After seeing clearly a bloody vortex floating out of thin air not far away, the sleepiness in the ray's eyes quickly dissipated. It cried excitedly, then flapped its wings and plunged into the vortex.

Wen Ray was not excited about drawing cards. What really excited her was the soul crystal (small) and green gems it obtained after the last scarlet card drawing.

In its simple understanding, drawing cards and feeding are already equal.

Glancing at Wen Yu's back disappearing into the whirlpool, Xu Yue did not choose to stand there and wait. Instead, he opened the armchair beside him and sat down, and began to study his still somewhat withered arms.

As his mind turned, the Red Prison Armor inside his body trembled slightly, and then a scarlet blood slowly appeared on his arm, and a faint itching feeling arose. The flesh and blood in his arm that had become shriveled by evil energy erosion were here. Under the nourishment of the blood-wiping light, it began to regain its vitality, and soon it was completely restored.

"Chi Yu's recovery ability seems to have become significantly stronger."

After sighing slightly about the changes after Chi Prison's return, he dispersed the blood on his arms and raised his eyes to look at the three items that were neatly placed on the desk in front of him.

The luster of two green and one white equipment bloomed in his eyes. Although it was not as good as the last harvest, Xu Yue did not feel disappointed.

Gaining nothing is often the norm when drawing scarlet cards. Now being able to draw three pieces of equipment in a row already reflects Wen Yu's luck. Anyway, it is foreseeable that he still has many opportunities to obtain scarlet cards in this world. It's a lot, so he's in no hurry.

After simply scanning the specific attributes of the three pieces of equipment and determining that they were of little use, Xu Yue threw them directly into the space. The greatest value of these low-level equipment to him was to be used to decompose them to refine magic dust. In short, they would not useless.

After opening the scarlet card, Xu Yue handed a green gem to Wen Ray, who was staring at him eagerly, as usual, and then summoned the magic mirror to open a portal to Cairo.

Soon the figures in the room disappeared, leaving only the stingray holding the gem and eating it with great joy.

What Xu Yue said to the professor that some preparations needed to be arranged was not false, but these preparations were not in the college, but in the distant Cairo, Egypt.

(End of this chapter)