Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 401: The Antidote Battle Ends
In the clouds above the sky, the main cannon at the bow of the Sun Chaser continued to output beams of blazing white light. On the deck, Xu Yue withdrew his gaze from looking down, turned around and asked behind him:
"Ororo, do you still have the energy to drive the thunder?"

Hearing this, Storm, whose face turned slightly pale, nodded immediately. Without saying much, she gathered the strong wind and lifted her up into the air.

Soon, a large area of ​​thick clouds gathered in the sky above the Sun Chaser. Amidst flashes of lightning, dozens of azure blue thunders fell straight from the sky.

Then all the falling thunder was attracted, absorbed and converted into pure electrical energy by a small metal tower on top of the ship, which quickly replenished the increasingly scarce energy compartment of the battleship.

In order to satisfy the Phoenix's huge appetite through the magic main cannon, the energy required is not simple. Even if all the energy stored in the Sun Chaser is used, it is far from enough, so Xu Yue has to make additional replenishment at all times.

At this moment, the automatic charging device that he had previously spent tens of thousands of Paradise Coins to add in the Mechanical Street just happened to be of great use. This device can convert all natural energies such as sunlight, wind energy, and thunder into energy storage for the warship.

Although the conversion efficiency is only average, combined with Storm's powerful thunder control, it can still barely meet its consumption.

However, doing so would place too much burden on Storm. If the battleship was not located within the cloud layer and the thick cloud curtain around it was extremely conducive to the birth of thunder, then manipulating the weather alone would be enough to drain her dry.

Time passed slowly minute by minute, the muzzle was still continuously emitting beams of light, and the gorgeous fire phoenix that was bathing in the light and eating greedily at the end of the beam remained the same.

However, inside the Fire Phoenix that could not be easily observed, Qin Zheng had her eyes drooped and her cheeks were rosy. The strange and ferocious aura that originally filled her body was now gradually becoming lazy and peaceful.

After a long period of hunger, thirst and emptiness, Phoenix swallowed too much energy the first time she ate. While this energy brought her a strong sense of satisfaction, it also made it impossible for her to digest the huge amount of energy stored in her body in time, and even her mind became drowsy.

And this is exactly what Xu Yue wanted to achieve. In the original timeline, after Jean swallowed Scott whole, she fell into a deep sleep for about half a day, and was then taken back to the academy by Logan and others who arrived.

What Xu Yue needed was this brief period of coma. Only when Jean temporarily gave up all resistance to the outside world, would he have the opportunity to completely eliminate the Dark Phoenix personality in her brain at the spiritual level, thereby changing the tragic ending of Scott and Professor X's successive deaths, and effectively preserving Jean, the top combat force.

A few minutes later, the giant pillar of light originating from the sky began to gradually shrink and eventually dissipated completely. The gorgeous fire phoenix bathed in the light pillar also changed synchronously. In the night, it was slowly blown away by the breeze and turned into flying points of light all over the sky.

In the clouds in the sky, there was a faint and strange smell of burning floating in the air from the bow of the ship. Xu Yue looked at the main gun barrel at the front of the bow, which had turned completely red due to excessive heat, and his eyes twitched slightly.

If it continued for a while longer, perhaps the entire magic main gun would explode directly due to the high temperature. The energy consumption this time alone was worth tens of thousands of Paradise Coins. If the subsequent costs required to repair the durability of the barrel were taken into account, then just to "feed" this phoenix, he would have consumed a total amount of Paradise Coins worth at least six figures.

"I hope the Phoenix Force, which is said to be the ultimate power in this world, will not disappoint me..."

The chaotic thoughts in his mind flashed by, and Xu Yue glanced at Wolverine Logan who was looking down at the guardrail, and said slowly:
"It's your turn next, Logan."

"What do you need me to do."

"It's simple. Just bring her back. The professor and I will take care of the rest."

"it is good!"

As soon as Xu Yue finished speaking, Logan couldn't wait to respond happily. Then, under the stunned gaze of many X-Men, he climbed over the battleship's guardrail without hesitation and jumped straight down from a height of thousands of meters.

"Wait, Logan!"

Faced with this sudden scene, the little rascal in the back was the first to react. He rushed forward with a cry of surprise, but when he looked around, he could only see Logan's rapidly falling figure in the night.

On the other side, Nightwalker, the only one among the crowd who had the ability to transfer space, also quickly rushed to the railing of the battleship. Just as he was about to teleport to pull back Logan who had jumped down, he was stopped by Storm, who was pale but looked extremely relaxed.

"It's okay. He won't die from falling from this height. Don't worry about it."

After saying that, she stood up and slowly glanced at the injured students in front of her. Amid the slight vibration caused by the retraction of the main gun, she proudly announced:

"X-Men, the battle is over, you all did a great job!"

Storm's delighted announcement echoed slowly across the deck, and after a brief silence, a sudden commotion broke out.

.........

"Bang!!"

On the surface, along the coast of San Francisco Bay, large amounts of smoke and dust exploded again on the already broken land.

A few seconds ago, a black shadow was falling from the sky at an extremely fast speed. The moment it landed, the powerful impact force added a deep crater to the devastated ground.

Soon, the flying smoke and dust slowly subsided, and Logan, whose clothes were torn but who was otherwise unharmed, walked out quickly from the smoke and dust with a strong smell of blood.

Not far in front of him, a cracked, broken and charred ground was clearly visible. The deep cracks scattered in a spider-web-like pattern divided the entire land into pieces. In the center of the cracks was an irregular basin with an area so deep that it could not be described by a pit. Above the basin, golden and red flames danced and spread, as bright as a galaxy.

His pace suddenly quickened. The strange scene of the abyss and the galaxy intertwined before his eyes did not arouse Logan's admiration. All his attention was now focused on the red-haired figure surrounded by the galaxy.

"Qin!"

The slightly urgent call caused ripples in the galaxy, and also startled Qin who was about to fall asleep. She lifted her slightly closed eyelids, slowly revealing the still dark and strange eyes underneath. As her eyes opened, the mighty mental power began to expand outward from Qin in an instant, and the galaxy overflowed and the surface of the earth disappeared wherever it passed. Not far away, Logan suddenly groaned, and a large piece of flesh and blood on his body turned into powder and scattered, revealing the cold and solid adamantium skeleton underneath.

Intense tingling and itching spread throughout his body. Logan clenched his teeth, and the flesh and blood that had just been destroyed grew back and healed in an instant, but soon this healed flesh and blood was destroyed again.

The power of the Phoenix that Jean unconsciously exudes is already extremely destructive, and can cause destructive damage at the molecular level. This means that except for Logan, who has rapid self-healing and extraordinary strength, anyone who dares to approach rashly will be like fragile dust and will be easily blown away.

This is also the main reason why Logan chose to jump off the boat directly even though he had the more convenient teleportation function of Night Walker. Except for him, anyone who dared to approach Jean might die at any time.

The pain of flesh and blood constantly repeating its destruction and rebirth is no less than the legendary torture of lingchi. However, facing this extreme pain that is unimaginable for ordinary people, Logan acts as if he is accustomed to it.

Amidst the blood, he endured the ever-increasing annihilation damage and slowly approached the direction of the red-haired figure in the air.

"Qin, I know you are still in there. I can help you. Let me take you back!"

Scarlet blood mist drifted away. As the distance got closer, Logan's injuries were rapidly getting worse. The flesh on his arms, chest, and even cheeks were all being destroyed. The clothes on his body had long been completely shattered, and he himself was constantly changing between the two forms of a hideous skeleton and a muscular man.

But the only thing that remains unchanged is his firm steps forward.

On the opposite side, Qin, with dark eyes, quietly looked down at Logan's difficult progress. The fierceness on her face gradually dissipated, and even the deep darkness that filled her eyes slowly receded.

"Save me, Logan..."

The murmur sounded like the chirping of insects. As soon as the words fell, Qin's open eyes suddenly closed and her whole body fell straight down from the sky.

The next second, the falling red-haired figure was tightly embraced by a pair of naked strong arms.

"You'll be fine, Jean. I can save you!"

…………

The White House, underground command post.

Looking at the Fire Phoenix being blasted to death by the giant beam of light on the satellite image, the tense atmosphere in the command post was immediately replaced by a boiling atmosphere.

Not long ago, when the fire phoenix was seen ferociously swooping down towards the city of San Francisco, the atmosphere in the field even fell into despair for a time, and the federal president was ready to launch a high-yield nuclear weapon at all costs.

Even if it meant sacrificing the entire San Francisco, they would never allow Phoenix's destruction to continue to spread. But it was foreseeable that if a city was really damaged along with nearly 800,000 people, the political careers of everyone present would basically be over, and their end would even be more miserable.

You have to know that during the entire World War II, the federal death toll was only 41, which is only about half of the population of San Francisco.

But unexpectedly, at the critical moment, a beam of light that could be called a savior successfully prevented the Fire Phoenix from wreaking havoc further.

When the excitement of surviving the disaster gradually subsided, the federal president immediately glanced at the beast Hank beside him. Needless to say, he knew exactly where the beam of light came from.

"Hank, is this the solution to the Phoenix you mentioned?"

Facing the President's optimism, Hank did not agree, but shook his head in disappointment:
"It's far from being resolved. We're just temporarily feeding her now. Once she wakes up again, her appetite will only grow."

Hearing this, the joy that had just appeared on the Federal President's face froze immediately. He was not sure whether what Hank said was true or not, but the nuclear explosion that swallowed up everything could not be faked, and the shattered earth in the satellite images was also real.

So, they can't gamble and have to make sure everything is foolproof.

"Is there anything else we can provide regarding the professor's seal?"

The Federal President's question came into his ears again. Hank recalled the various discussions he had with the professor and Xu Yue in the academy. After pondering for a few seconds, he spoke:

"All of William Stryker's research data. I need this to study how to curb the Phoenix's abilities. The antidote has no effect on it."

"Colonel Stryker?"

A short and stubborn figure emerged in the mind of the Federal President. He still remembered clearly that the Alkali Lake Dam incident three years ago was caused by this military colonel.

Without hesitating for long, after receiving the reply, he immediately nodded in agreement.

"No problem, but afterwards, the Ministry of National Defense needs to get all the detailed information about this phoenix."

"……good,"

(End of this chapter)