Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 402 Wait and see
After half a night of fighting, with Alcatraz completely destroyed, the garrison troops there annihilated, and most of the Brotherhood of Mutants killed or wounded, this far-reaching antidote battle finally came to an end.

But it is worth mentioning that the federal government and the Brotherhood, as the main conflicting parties in this battle, suffered heavy losses, and both sides suffered losses, while the X-Men who inserted themselves in the middle reaped all the benefits quietly.

'Antidote' Jimmy, Worthington II, Magneto, and even Jean were all brought back by Xu Yue to this elegant castle in the suburbs.

It was midnight. In the garden behind the castle, the cold moonlight on the lawn was gradually covered by a large spreading shadow. Looking up, one could see a large armed warship about a hundred meters long slowly descending from the sky.

Soon, accompanied by a dull sound that spread in the silent night, the Sun Chaser landed smoothly.

"Ororo, except for the little rascal, you take the other reserve members back to the castle first."

Inside the battleship, Xu Yue's voice rang out on the deck. Upon hearing this, Storm, whose face was still a little pale, first glanced at Logan who was constantly puffing out smoke beside her, and then looked at the X-Men reserve members who were either standing or sitting behind her.

Storm's casualties in this battle were the highest among all the others, as evidenced by the fact that the skin color of a black man appeared slightly pale, and the other reserve rookies who lacked combat experience were all injured.

Fortunately, the Red Prison Armor's rapid healing effect served as a guarantee, and the professor who was always hiding behind the scenes was also quietly intervening in the entire battle situation. So what was commendable was that until the end of the battle, this group of absolute rookies did not lose even one person.

However, compared with the physical injuries, the psychological impact on them was perhaps more serious. After all, the various big scenes tonight were still too shocking for these newbies who were stepping into the battlefield for the first time.

Noticing the same confused emotions in the eyes of the people behind her, Storm's heart softened suddenly. When she took the initiative to summon thunder and killed several humans who persecuted her, her behavior was no different from theirs now.

For most people, ending the life of a fellow human being with their own hands for the first time is always a mixed feeling. Especially for this group of reserve members who are basically in their teenage years when their thoughts are most sensitive and lively, the psychological shock brought by killing their own kind will only be greater.

Now they were in urgent need of rest and proper guidance, but before leading them away, she had to make sure of one thing.

"That piano..."

When their eyes met, the worry in Storm's eyes was obvious. Without too many words, Xu Yue could understand the specific meaning of what she wanted to express. On the one hand, it was naturally her concern for Qin's current situation.

On the other hand, with the destructive power that Yiqin had demonstrated not long ago, if we weren't careful, perhaps the entire castle and all the students inside would be reduced to ashes in an instant.

"Don't worry, the professor and I will take care of Jean's affairs. I won't rashly bring her into the castle until it's safe."

"……it is good."

After a moment's silence, Storm nodded in agreement after receiving the definite guarantee, then turned around and began to direct everyone to leave the battleship deck in an orderly manner.

For Storm, the educational experience she had fought for for more than a decade has tied her closely to the entire academy. The many students in the academy are even more important than her life, so she must be cautious about this.

With the help of the Night Walker, everyone moved back to the castle very quickly. In the blink of an eye, only three people were left on the battleship deck that was originally quite lively.

Among them, Little Naughty was the most nervous. Her mutant ability could only take effect through skin contact. Although the effect was powerful, the conditions for it to take effect were extremely harsh for a girl like her with weak combat power.

Therefore, in the previous melee on Devil's Island, she was the only X-Men reserve who spent the entire process on the Sun Chaser. Not to mention killing the enemies, she could hardly even protect herself on that bloody battlefield.

Until now, she didn't understand why Xu Yue insisted on taking her with him, let alone leaving her alone at this moment.

"Teacher Xinhuo, are we waiting for someone?"

The trembling voice of a young girl reached his ears, and Xu Yue glanced at this girl who looked the most mature among her peers. Although she was trying her best to appear calm, her flickering eyes clearly revealed her inner panic.

"Relax, I will just need to use your ability as an aid for a while, and it will be of great benefit to you afterwards. At least it can greatly enhance your weak current state when you are in normal state."

"So, wait patiently."

After saying that, Xu Yue no longer paid attention to Xiao Taoqi's complicated thoughts, and turned to look far towards the right front. Soon, two rapidly approaching black shadows appeared at the end of his vision.

"Logan, the professor is almost here, take Qin out of the cabin and get ready."

"it is good!"

First, a hoarse shout sounded in my ears, followed by a series of hurried footsteps.

After hearing the news that the professor was coming, Logan, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately bit the cigar in his mouth to relieve his anxiety, then turned around and ran quickly towards the cabin at the rear.

The footsteps behind him gradually became inaudible, while the two black shadows rapidly approaching in front became clearer and clearer. After a few seconds, even Xiao Diaoqi could recognize the specific identity of the black shadows.

"Magneto?!"

The black shadow slightly in front was easy to spot. An unusually conspicuous wheelchair was enough to reveal his identity. It was none other than Professor X, whom she was very familiar with. But the one behind him was truly terrifying.

With a scarlet cape fluttering behind him and an old and majestic face with a slightly frowned brow, it was none other than Magneto who had displayed his might in the San Francisco Bay not long ago. The only difference from the one on Devil's Island was that now he no longer had the iconic metal helmet.

Putting aside the exaggerated abilities that Magneto displayed on Devil's Island, the real reason why Rogue was afraid of him was that she had been hunted down by the Brotherhood several years ago and was almost killed by Magneto as a sacrifice to realize his great plan.

The striking strand of white hair on her forehead was the mark left by the time when her vitality was almost sucked dry. This life-threatening experience made it difficult for her to remain calm after meeting Magneto.

On the other side, Magneto naturally also heard the sudden exclamation, and looked down with a cold gaze, but after seeing the familiar face of the little rascal and a strand of white hair on his temples, he was stunned for a moment, and then the coldness in his eyes disappeared, and a gentle smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

A few years ago, the federal government was preparing to launch a worldwide mutant registration bill to control all known mutants and put chains around their necks in the name of safety.

Faced with this obvious malice, Magneto, as the leader of the Hawk Faction, was naturally the first to stand up. He invented an instrument that could use a magnetic field to forcibly activate the mutant genes in the target's body, thereby awakening humans directly into mutants.

He also planned to brazenly activate this instrument at the United Nations meeting in order to capture all the high-ranking human officials present. If this were successful, the conflict between humans and mutants would completely cease to exist, and the so-called Mutant Registration Act would naturally come to nothing.

However, if one wants to convert hundreds or thousands of people at once, the magnetic field energy required is unimaginably huge. Even he would die of exhaustion after having his energy drained away after the activation.

When they were in a dilemma, Rogue appeared. Her special gene that could absorb the target's energy through skin contact and possess its abilities made her the second Magneto, and also the best sacrifice to activate the instrument.

So without hesitation for too long, Magneto decisively chose to replace his own death with the other party's "sacrifice". In fact, he was not afraid of death, but the mutants needed Magneto's power, so he must not die. But no matter what the specific reason is, sacrificing an underage girl to achieve his ambition is not a glorious thing, especially since this thing has not been successful.

The overly impatient Magneto did not realize that the humans whose mutant genes he forcibly activated could not last long, and would often die miserably from genetic collapse after a few days. His seemingly beautiful plan was actually doomed to failure from the beginning.

Therefore, the X-Men who discovered this fatal flaw in advance decisively intervened and crushed this plan that completely angered all mankind at the last minute. Even the little rascal who was almost killed was taken back to the X Academy by them.

Memories of the past flashed through his mind quickly. Magneto looked at the panicked Little Naughty on the deck and spoke as slowly as possible.

"Relax, girl. At least now I have no interest in you anymore."

But this kind of comfort obviously did not have much effect. After hearing this, the little naughty girl not only did not relax, but she even had the tendency to turn around and run away. Even though a long time has passed, she still remembers the extreme pain of having every inch of energy in her body squeezed out by the instrument.

It was not until the professor, who was also floating in the air, spoke that the uncontrollable panic in her heart gradually subsided like ice water melting.

"It's all right, Mary, I promise you, he will never cause you any harm again."

"And, Eric, that's not an apology."

After he finished speaking, Magneto curled his lips and said nothing, while the professor, after observing the little rascal's slowly relaxing expression, glanced at Xu Yue on the opposite side.

"Xinhuo, how is Qin now?"

"She is in a stable sleep, but I cannot break through her mental defense, so the specific situation in her mental space is not clear. However, I think it is not optimistic. Logan has gone to bring her out."

"Well, as long as she can be brought back safely, I will cure her this time."

“Tap tap…”

Amid the conversation, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly rang out from the rear of the deck. Looking towards the source of the sound, Logan was seen striding towards them with his arms around Qin, who had her eyes closed.

Soon his footsteps stopped, but in a blink of an eye, Logan walked all the way to the front of the battleship and looked up at the professor in the sky. As for Magneto, he just paused for a moment and then passed by.

Without the helmet as mental protection, Magneto could not cause any damage under the professor's care.

"Professor, are we ready to begin? I can hear her calling the whole time. She's... in pain."

The professor's eyes fell on the red-haired figure in Logan's arms, with a complicated look in his eyes. Even though Jean was in a deep sleep, her brows were furrowed, and there was a hint of ferocity between her brows that she had never had before.

Although the decision to seal Qin's power and memory was a forced one, he still bears an unshirkable responsibility for the other party's current situation.

"She'll be fine, I promise!"

"Eric, it's time to go."

Faced with the sudden gaze from his old friend, Magneto did not act immediately. Instead, he frowned and stared into the professor's eyes, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

"You're going to seal her gift again? Suppress a being who should be the god of mutants?"

"Eric, a power that cannot be controlled can never become a god. It is just a monster that only knows how to destroy. She cannot save mutants."

"Who can do it? Just this kid who controls fire and his extremely risky-sounding plan?!"

As he spoke, Magneto suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Yue who was standing quietly on the deck. He just cast his gaze, but the giant battleship about a hundred meters in length below showed signs of faint tremors at the same time.

The tremors under his feet could not shake Xu Yue's figure. He raised his eyes to meet Magneto's cold eyes and said lightly:
"Mutants are out of time. You should have learned enough information about this from the professor."

"Since both your method and the professor's proposal are doomed to fail in the future, why not try my plan? At least it has a possibility and has already taken the first step firmly."

The four people looked at each other, and after finding that the other person's eyes had not wavered at all, Magneto slowly withdrew his gaze. Then he raised his hand lightly, and the four people on the deck floated up at the same time surrounded by an invisible magnetic field.

"Then I'll wait and see."

After saying that, the group quickly disappeared into the darkness far away from the castle. As for the Sun Chaser, which was still in place, after ripples appeared around the hull, it disappeared directly into the lawn. However, the traces of the grass leaves being pressed down still remained.

…………

In a jungle behind the castle, a huge silver-gray sphere stood quietly among the empty trees.

After a moment, black shadows quickly emerged in the sky. As the top of the sphere automatically unfolded, the floating black shadows fell into the sphere one by one.

"Professor, where is this place?"

"Brainwave Amplification Room."

Inside the sphere, the professor gently soothed the little naughty's slightly uneasy mood, while Xu Yue beside him casually looked around this pure white space that was so familiar to him.

That's right, this sphere is the brainwave amplification room that was supposed to exist under the castle, but for safety reasons, Magneto used his magnetic control ability to break it into pieces and move it out in advance.

If one wants to reseal the Black Phoenix personality in Qin's spiritual space, or even destroy it directly, one cannot do without the help of a brain wave amplifier.

In addition to this special device, the professor also found a mutant who was also proficient in psychic abilities to provide assistance.

"Charles, I think you should move faster. I can already feel the restless and surging spiritual power of the Phoenix."

(End of this chapter)