Replace all Zhuang yan with Arthur
Chapter 11: Convincing the Professor and Collecting Phantom Cats in a Chat
Professor stopped his wheelchair, his deep eyes examining Arthur.
It was as if he was looking at a child, yet also at an opponent.
When he first decided to rescue Arthur and bring him back to the Institute, he hadn't thought too much, merely fulfilling his own ideals.
But in just one day, the changes Arthur brought to the Institute were too numerous.
He felt his own ideas about Mutants and humans were also changing, which made him uncomfortable.
"You have your own ideas, but Mutants are the vulnerable group, and peace is our shield for survival."
"Then who provides the peace?"
Arthur's simple question instantly captured the Professor's attention.
"According to the Professor, Mutants are the vulnerable group, so peace is provided by ordinary people."
"But based on my experience, at least the the USgovernment is unwilling to provide it."
"They only need a newspaper, adding fuel to the fire with Mutant news, and having the the military arrest Mutants; all your efforts will be in vain."
The Professor knew this situation; back then, the the military conscripted Mutants to participate in the Vietnam War.
They were used as shields and thrown onto the battlefield, and most of the Institute's teachers and students died in that war.
And after the war ended, the remaining Mutants were still to be used for live experiments.
Just like what Arthur experienced at the the militaryInstitute.
"Peace is just an ideal; survival is the Mutants' top priority."
"Professor, I will leave the Institute after I get my revenge on the the military; I won't bring trouble to you."
"After the Cold War, humans were left only with who was worse; I have no illusions about peace. The combat class is the gift I leave for you."
The Professor sighed deeply, touching his nose with a trembling hand.
At this moment, in his heart, Arthur was a very interesting friend, no longer his student.
And he was surprised to find that his own ideals had also wavered slightly.
For a Telepathy, this was almost impossible.
But it happened after a few words from this child.
"Alright, the Institute always needs some changes. The combat class can be upgraded, but it must be under the supervision of teachers."
"I will have the teachers prepare, hoping those naive minds can withstand this impact."
...
Having achieved his goal, Arthur stretched lazily, feeling pleased.
From now on, he could choose abilities within the Instituteand even find a few punching bags to practice with.
"Professor, humans are a very resilient species; the more they are tempered, the stronger their spirit and the greater their power."
"I'm going back to rest now. Take care of yourself."
He bid farewell to the Professor and leisurely walked into the dining hall.
Under everyone's gaze, he took his dinner of pizza with mashed potatoes and sat next to Kitty and Bobbi.
Bobbi was stuffing pizza into his mouth, asking indistinctly.
"Hey, Yan, what did you talk about with the Professor?"
"Nothing much, just talking about the combat class. The Professor agreed to lift the restrictions on the combat class."
"Wow! You actually convinced the Professor, that's great! Now I can go all out without worry!"
Bobbi cheered, immediately drawing unfriendly glances from the surrounding classmates.
Kitty handed Arthur a cup of black tea, then leaned closer to Arthur.
"Yan, how did you convince the Professor? He's a very principled person."
"Having principles doesn't mean sticking to one thing; no one is foolish enough to stab themselves in the heart with a knife."
"Hmm?"
Arthur scooped a spoonful of mashed potatoes onto a slice of pizza, added a piece of steak, rolled up the pizza, and put it into his mouth.
It was still the best way to eat from his hometown; if it's a flatbread, you have to roll it.
Kitty didn't understand Arthur's words; she tugged at his sleeve, asking curiously.
"What does it mean to stab yourself in the heart with a knife? It sounds terrifying."
"The the US government is the knife, and Mutants are the heart."
"What's there to be afraid of? With my strength as Iceman Bobbi, whoever comes will be defeated by me!"
Bobbi blurted out a boast, immediately drawing scornful glances from those around him.
"Hey! Don't you see who's sitting next to me? It's Yan, with the replication ability! Oh, right, Yan, you don't have a title yet!"
Bobbi excitedly took out paper and a pen from his backpack and wrote several names on it.
"Let's call you Replicator, Ability Thief, Duplicate, Oriental Duplicate, All-Purpose Man..."
Arthur's eyelids twitched as he listened to the titles Bobbi came up with.
What were these? Not a single one sounded good.
And these Mutants all had some kind of problem, insisting on giving themselves nicknames, and very crude ones at that.
He pressed down Bobbi's furiously writing hand.
"Bobbi, I heard your title is Iceman. Who gave it to you?"
"Of course, it was me. Besides me, who could come up with such a good-sounding title?"
"Titles are given by others; only those who have experienced things related to you give names that have meaning."
Arthur tactfully refused Bobbi's kind intention to name him; he really didn't want to run around with a silly name.
Kitty rested her hand on her chin, her gaze drifting over Arthur's face, then she said softly.
"Yan, what do you think of the title Shadowcat?"
"Great, just like the lovely you."
Arthur just casually praised her, and Kitty's face immediately turned red.
Then she covered her face, her hair falling loosely, revealing only a pair of shining eyes.
"I checked online, shouldn't Dragon Country people exchange hair?"
"Why did you only ask for my hair? Or does this also have some meaning?"
Arthur's body stiffened, his sword-like eyebrows slightly raised.
He finally understood now why Kitty's attitude towards him had changed so much after he asked for her hair.
It turned out she thought it was the ancient Dragon Country custom of tying hair together for marriage, signifying an inseparable bond.
Why would a the US girl know about Dragon Country customs?! This scene was extremely awkward.
He looked over at Bobbi, wanting Bobbi to do something to help him out.
But that kid had already run to another table, secretly looking over here.
He could only look at Kitty, speaking in an indifferent tone.
"What do you think?"
"What I think?"
Kitty's eyes darted around; she raised her hand, plucked a strand of hair from Arthur, and then tied it together with her own hair.
She then dangled it in front of Arthur's eyes.
"Is it like this?"
This almost rendered Arthur speechless.
Kitty's enterprise-level understanding first led her to believe he had a good impression of her.
Then she actively declared her feelings by tying their hair together.
And Arthur? Without even knowing it, he gained a cute girlfriend.
"It is like this."
Following the principle of'since I'm already here,' he grabbed Kitty's hand, squeezed her palm, and Kittynaturally fell into his embrace.
"Is dating in your Dragon Country as complicated as solving equations?"
"Isn't it rather crude in your the US, where you just need a few 'dates,' like shooting at a target range—if you hit, you get it?"
"Then I like your way, it's very mysterious."
What way? Arthur himself didn't know.
Chapter 12 Absolute Zero, Iceman's Ice-Making Ability
Arthur sent Kitty away with a few words, then returned to the dormitory with Bobbi.
Finding a girlfriend was easy; his mind was still on refining abilities.
As soon as Bobbi arrived at the dormitory, he found a razor.
"Yan, can you shave my head for me? Just like Professor, I'll definitely be stronger without hair."
"No, it's better for you to have some personality. I'll give you a Mohawk haircut."
Arthur took the razor and, without explanation, shaved off the hair on both sides of Bobbi's head, leaving only a small tuft in the middle.
Bobbi touched his remaining hair in a daze, then stood up excitedly.
"This really has more personality; it looks much better than Professor's bald head."
"As long as you like it."
"To thank you, Yan, copy my ability. Anyway, I've already lost to you."
Arthur smiled, picked up a strand of Bobbi's hair, and used the Superpower Furnace to refine it.
Successfully refined Bobbi's ability, generating a new ability—Absolute Zero!
The new ability was not Entropy Reduction, but Absolute Zero.
It could instantly bring the body or the surrounding environment to Absolute Zero, achieving the effect of condensing ice.
It seemed that directly refining Mutant genes also had a chance of obtaining different abilities.
"Yan, why aren't you answering me? Don't you like my ability?"
"Wait a moment, I will copy your ability."
Arthur picked up Bobbi's hair again and used the Superpower Furnace to refine it.
Successfully refined Bobbi's ability, strengthening ability—Absolute Zero
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Successfully refined Bobbi's ability ten times, ability upgraded to—Absolute Zero Body
After refining Bobbi's ability for the tenth time, he realized that Bobbi had not developed his ability to the extent of Entropy Reduction at all.
And his current Absolute Zero Body was only one level higher than Bobbi's.
It could freeze a large area, manipulate ice blocks for attack, and instantly destroy the molecular structure of objects.
Then achieve a one-hit shatter effect.
Although it did not reach the ability strength he imagined, it had already touched the Omega level.
He placed his hand on Bobbi's shoulder and said lightly.
"Don't be afraid, Bobbi, I'm just testing how the copied ability is."
As soon as he finished speaking, the dormitory was covered in a layer of ice. Except for him, even the air was frozen.
Only White remained in the dormitory, and him, observing his surroundings with interest.
Very good, everything around was frozen at an extremely fast speed, more efficient than Bobbi's.
And it would not destroy the structure of items; they could be restored to their original state once unfrozen.
He reached out and grabbed the corner of the table, gently breaking it off with a snap. The corner of the table came off in his hand.
He crushed it into powder in his hand, then he released his ability, and the ice in the dormitory disappeared in an instant.
And Bobbi, who was utterly bewildered.
"Yan, weren't you going to test my ability? Why aren't you doing anything?"
"I've already tried it, you just didn't know."
"Impossible! I didn't even blink just now, and you didn't do anything, how could you have tried it!"
Bobbi had a 'you're joking' expression, jumped backward, and lay back on his bed.
"Come on, Yan, I know my ability is very strong, and you might not be able to control it. I'll give you some advice."
Arthur pointed to the corner of the table and then to the wood shavings on the floor.
"If I didn't use my ability, then why is there a missing corner on the table?"
"I just used my ability to freeze everything in the room. You should have been in a frozen state at that time."
After speaking, he stomped his foot on the ground, and the floor was instantly covered with ice.
When Bobbi saw it, he immediately sprang out of bed, touching the smooth floor in shock.
"Wow! My God, you make ice so fast! It didn't even take a blink of an eye!"
"I can't achieve that speed at all, oh my God! I actually can't unfreeze the ice you made!"
Bobbi shouted in shock. As an Iceman, he was helpless against the ice Arthur created!
Didn't that mean he had been left far behind by Arthur, completely surpassed him!
"Yan, I feel like my self-esteem is completely shattered! You are so much stronger than me."
"I now somewhat understand why Human Torch wanted to pick a fight with you. Jealousy, I'm too jealous of you!"
Arthur released his ability, letting the room return to normal, and ignored Bobbi's wailing.
He silently digested the new ability he had acquired.
Now he had three elemental-type abilities, one spatiotemporal-type ability, and one field energy-type ability.
A total of five abilities with Omega potential, several of which were already very close to Omega.
It was a pity that physical and mental-type abilities were still missing.
Only when all five types had Omega-level abilities would his Superpower Furnace upgrade.
At this moment, Ororo knocked on the door.
She glanced at Bobbi's Mohawk haircut and said, stifling a laugh.
"Bobbi, you always do some strange things. Yan, come with me, Professor is looking for you."
Arthur followed Ororo to Professor's bedroom.
Ororo walked ahead, her posture straight and imposing as she walked, with a wide swing of her hips.
"Ororo, what is Professor looking for me for?"
"I'm not sure, I only saw the military personnel coming to see him. It might be related to the Institute you came from."
When Arthur heard 'the military', his heart immediately became excited.
The abilities he now possessed were enough for him to dominate the the US.
As long as the the military provoked him again, he would take the initiative to attack and eliminate all enemies.
Upon reaching Professor's room, Ororo greeted him and then left alone.
Professor raised his talking face and said apologetically.
"I'm sorry, we were negligent for a moment and let the the military discover the Academy."
"They want to enter the Academy to search. Under the threat of guns and cannons, it's hard for me not to agree."
"However, I will never hand you over. You just need to hide in the Academy."
Arthur confirmed that the the military had indeed shown up, and he already had a plan to destroy the Institute in his mind.
Therefore, Professor's suggestion to hide was not heard by him at all.
"Professor, I will go and deal with them. It's very simple for me."
"No, going to the the military Institute is still too dangerous. There are not only a large number of soldiers but also weapons we don't know about!"
He and Professor were starting to have disagreements again.
He only knew that if he hid, the the military would never give up.
It was very likely that the Academy would be razed, and all Mutants would be captured and subjected to human experiments under the guise of interrogation.
The the US the military was like this: they dared to do anything and admitted nothing.
"Professor, my conflict with the the military is my own business and has nothing to do with the Academy."
"I won't implicate the Academy, so you can rest assured, right?"
"No, Yan, I just don't want you to stir up conflict between Mutants and humans!"
Professor seemed to be anxious too, a worried expression flashing across his face.
Arthur realized that Professor's nature was essentially stubborn, liking to control others' actions.
No wonder many Mutants chose to leave after coming to the Academy.
Chapter 13: Plans to overthrow the government, revenge in the military camp
Arthur couldn't stand anyone controlling his actions.
He simply stopped pretending; a ball of Fire rose in his left hand, and a layer of ice condensed in his right.
"Professor, the the US the military is looking for me; the Institute doesn't need to get involved at all."
"Even if the the military is powerful, I can retreat safely. You can see my strength now."
Professor had been paying attention to Arthur and naturally knew that Arthur had been replicating abilities at the Institute.
But seeing a Mutant able to use two abilities simultaneously still shocked him.
His hand, resting on the wheelchair, trembled uncontrollably.
No, his Telepathy ability still couldn't read Arthur's mind.
This indicated that Arthur also had the ability to turn into Steel; Arthur was simultaneously manipulating three abilities!
And they were three abilities with immense potential, yet Arthur could use them simultaneously without pressure!
Even if, as Arthur said, the replicated abilities were only temporary.
He still felt that Arthur would become a strong individual who could influence the world in the future.
"Yan, your replication ability makes even me envious; it truly is a miracle among Mutants!"
"But I don't know if you have the spirit to bear such powerful strength; that is what Mutants must possess!"
Arthur understood Professor's concern that he would become Magneto 2.0, embracing the idea of Mutantsupremacy.
In reality, in his eyes, Mutants and ordinary people were the same; there was no difference in their humanity.
He didn't quite agree with either Professor's or Magneto's philosophies.
"Professor, I just want to eliminate my enemies; I don't hate ordinary people."
"You don't have to understand; just watch what I do. The Institute is what you should protect."
"I'll just ask one question: what was the result of your communication with the the US Government?"
Professor's face immediately turned grim; he drove his wheelchair to the fireplace.
All the the US officials he found had spouted a lot of platitudes.
Yet not a single word hinted at an intention to help Mutants.
This showed that the the US Government and the forces behind it had already decided to advance the Sentinel Project.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't reverse the future of suffering.
"Yan, you're right. The moment the Sentinel Project was reactivated, we couldn't change anything."
"Only by taking the initiative can we have a chance, and you don't need to worry; I won't let the government have a chance to act against the Institute!"
Professor suddenly turned his wheelchair, staring intently at the smiling Arthur.
He had blocked Arthur's revenge because he was worried about Arthur's safety.
He was also afraid that the government would turn against Mutants, sparking a war between Mutants and ordinary people.
And the result of such a war would be 100% brutal suppression of Mutants.
"Yan, if you truly have a good plan, I will no longer stop you."
"The the US' weakness is its divided public opinion, which directly affects votes. I just need to influence public opinion."
"What?!"
Professor nearly stood up from his wheelchair; he couldn't understand Arthur's thought process.
It wasn't that Arthur's method wasn't good, but that Mutants simply couldn't achieve it.
beast serving as an ambassador to the United Nations was merely the result of multi-party compromise; that was the greatest concession the the US could make.
Essentially, ordinary people still had reservations about Mutants.
And Arthur, right from the start, wanted to shake the the US to its core, and he also carried the labels of Mutantand Chinese-American.
Impossible! Arthur couldn't do it!
"Yan, stop joking."
"No, I'm not joking. I just need to publicize what the the USthe military has done."
"If it's published at the doorstep of every the US citizen, a large number of ordinary people will help us oppose it. That's human nature."
Arthur withdrew the Fire and ice from his hands and walked to Professor's desk.
He wrote a few lines on a piece of paper and then handed it to Professor.
After Professor read it, his tightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed.
The paper contained Arthur's specific methods for influencing public opinion; each step was very casual.
Yet they could interact with each other, ultimately delivering a blow to the government and ruining its reputation.
Mutants could seize the opportunity to gain some power, at least no longer being at the mercy of the government.
"This… isn't this too insidious? Many government officials will die then."
"Mutants can be subjected to live experiments, so why can't the officials who caused all this die?"
Arthur didn't care about the lives or deaths of the UScitizens; he was even willing to push things along, letting the the US fall into chaos.
"Professor, this is my second gift to you. Whether you can seize the opportunity is up to you."
Professor's resolve wavered somewhat; if it were before, he would never have agreed to Arthur.
But the Sentinel Project, which could exterminate Mutants, was right before their eyes, and Mutants were still divided internally.
If they could seize the opportunity to improve the status of Mutants, they could indeed have a better tomorrow.
He nodded as if by a ghost's prompting, but quickly felt shocked by his agreement to Arthur's plan.
A seventeen-year-old youth was actually able to influence his perspective!
"Don't think too much; wait for my news, then have Ororoand the others ready to save people at any time."
...
Arthur's body dispersed into a cloud of White mist, drifting out of the Institute.
He only reformed into human shape in a forest.
Then he used his Body of Steel ability, and his body was instantly covered in a layer of steel armor.
Its appearance resembled a fusion of ancient Dragon Country general's armor and plate armor, only his face was not exposed, completely covered by a steel mask.
He then used his Fire Body ability, Fire wrapping around his hands to dig an inverted T-shaped opening in the steel mask.
Then, his back and limbs simultaneously jetted Fire, and he flew into the sky, searching for the location of the the military Institute in his memory.
There was a the US garrison in the suburbs of New York, and the Institute was in a corner of the the military camp.
It was already night, and he floated in the sky, looking down at the camp's layout.
"Since the X-Men rescued me last time, the Institute's defenses have clearly been strengthened."
Before, the Institute's defenses only consisted of a few small fry; now, it was surrounded by the US soldiers.
There were also tanks, armored vehicles, and heavy firepower like anti-aircraft guns.
It looked very difficult, but in his eyes, there was only high-strength Steel.
Body of Steel was just one step away from upgrading to Omega level.
However, there wasn't enough Steel at the Institute for him to smelt; elemental abilities required many materials for upgrading.
But today, there was an endless supply of finished steel materials; Body of Steel would definitely upgrade.
He turned off the spraying Fire and free-fell, crashing directly at the entrance of the Institute.
The lazy soldiers nearby were startled and immediately raised their guns, pointing them at him, who was half-kneeling on the ground.
"Who are you? This is a restricted area; leave immediately!"
"Requesting backup! Requesting backup! There's an unknown individual here, suspected Mutant!"
Arthur slowly stood up, glanced at the dozen or so soldiers surrounding him, then walked towards the Institute as if no one else was there.
"One more step, and we'll shoot!"
Then a series of gunshots rang out; bullets left countless marks on his steel armor, but not a single bullet penetrated.
The surrounding soldiers watched in stunned silence, and the gunfire gradually thinned out.
"Report! Confirm target is a Mutant! Bullets cannot penetrate!"
Chapter 14: Kill the whole team and suppress the magnetic field
The the military's tanks rapidly rolled over, followed by rows of fully armed soldiers.
However, these soldiers looked like greenhorns, unable to even hold their guns steady.
Arthur saw the obvious fear in their eyes as they looked at him.
He had been looking forward to an intense battle, but his hopes quickly plummeted.
The the US' soldiers were still of poor quality, even though it was only the beginning of the century.
Even when the the US was parading its might across the world, it was clear that the soldiers were just idling around.
No wonder their 250th-anniversary parade looked like an old lady crossing the street.
But the equipment was truly good, suitable for a massacre to test his abilities, which was acceptable.
"You'd best aim at me with your weak, womanly hands and give me some fun!"
With that, he charged like a cannonball towards the nearest tank.
He punched the cannon barrel, which was as thick as a thigh, with such immense force that it not only bent the barrel but also pushed the tank to an angle.
Then he grabbed the tank's track and, with all his might, flipped the tank over.
Body of Steel brought him not only sturdy protection but also immense strength to move his steel armor freely.
The surrounding the US soldiers saw Arthur's power, flipping a tank in mere seconds.
Terrified, they pulled their triggers, firing wildly and retreating as they shot.
"God! A monster is here, and our bullets can't penetrate it!"
"Quick! Use armor-piercing rounds, don't get close to that monster!"
"Fuck, what are those tanks doing?! Why are you retreating instead of blocking the monster?!"
Arthur leisurely tore off the armor of the recently flipped tank, then activated Superpower Furnace, melting more than half of the tank.
"[Elemental Type Ability Melted Ten Times, Body of SteelUpgraded!]"
"[Body of Steel Upgraded to Omega Level, Similar Type Abilities Upgraded!]"
"[Fire Body, Water Body Abilities Upgraded, Can Freely Change Form, and Greatly Change the Environment!]"
After the upgrade, he felt his body's cells rapidly changing, able to freely alter the atomic structure.
Immense power surged from his body, and the heavy steel frame on him felt as if it didn't exist.
The tank he had to flip with all his might just now could probably be effortlessly flipped with just one hand now.
Body of Steel was no longer limited to turning his body and surrounding environment into steel; it could also fuse with other elemental abilities.
He could also control steel with his mind, switching the proportions within the steel in a short time to achieve the hardest effect.
He tried to fuse the Fire Body's flames with Body of Steel, and his arms immediately produced a fluid similar to lava.
The fluid was actually molten iron, dripping onto the concrete ground with sizzling sounds.
"Very good, I have another combat method, just in time to try it on you all."
He grabbed the remains of a nearby tank, used Body of Steel to melt it into a ball of molten iron.
Then he leaped up, jumped onto another tank, and opened the hatch.
Under the panicked and terrified gaze of the soldier inside the tank, he poured the molten iron directly in.
The soldiers didn't even have time to scream before they turned into gas amidst the ammunition's sympathetic detonation and the high-temperature molten iron.
The explosion also engulfed Arthur, and the the USsoldiers who witnessed this cheered loudly, raising their guns.
Only one Sir cursed loudly.
"Fuck! Someone slept with your mothers, and you're still applauding?!"
"That monster can't be penetrated by bullets and can melt steel; how could he die so easily?!"
"Seize the opportunity to switch to armor-piercing rounds, tanks, rocket launchers, suppress with firepower, and buy us time."
The the US soldiers immediately reloaded, and the remaining three tanks simultaneously fired armor-piercing shells.
After a round of strikes, everyone held their breath, waiting for the result.
But the sound that brought them despair still came through.
"You are quite hospitable, sending me some raw materials while I'm forging weapons."
Arthur walked out of the smoke, carrying a greatsword.
After the tank's sympathetic detonation, he had a sudden idea and tried to forge a greatsword.
He wanted to see if Body of Steel had any other wonderful uses, and just as he successfully forged the sword and was about to refine it slightly,
Shells smashed down, interfering with his rare manual work.
"Do you know? This sword can split all steel in the world, and it can also split your heads!"
Saying that, he directly charged to a nearby tank, sliced off its cannon barrel with one swing, then, like peeling fruit,
He peeled all the tank's outer shell into thin slices, revealing the the US soldiers hidden in the cockpit.
Then, with a horizontal swing, he cut these panic-stricken soldiers in half at the waist!
Watching them cry out miserably in the compartment, several soldiers' upper bodies crawled around together.
"I'll just give you a quick end! Listening to you cry is disgusting."
Then he struck a shell with his sword, causing another magnificent sympathetic detonation.
Suddenly, an armor-piercing shell hit his back, and the huge energy generated by the explosion pushed him back a few steps.
But the steel armor on his back only suffered minor damage.
He immediately leaped out of the smoke, and in a few breaths, he sliced open all the remaining tanks with his sword.
Then he charged towards those soldiers; his powerful aura scared the soldiers into immediately raising their guns in surrender.
They were terrified by Arthur's continuous ability to slice through tanks.
"We surrender! The Institute's door is always open for you."
"Don't kill me! I still have so many happy and free days ahead; spare us!"
"Please, we only acted because of the military orders; killing us has no meaning!"
Arthur passed a the US soldier and casually chopped off his head.
Even though those soldiers tried very hard to beg for mercy, he had no intention of letting a single one go!
The other the US soldiers, seeing his actions, immediately jumped up from the ground and ran away.
He activated the Absolute Zero ability, stomping hard on the ground, and the entire the military camp was instantly covered in ice and snow.
The the US soldiers who had just fled were frozen in place.
"Ice sculptures are beautiful, but it's a pity that ugly souls are inside."
Then he turned to look at the Institute and found that the Institute was not covered in ice and snow.
"Special materials were used, which should reduce the threat of Mutant abilities."
This meant that the Institute should have weapons or instruments to suppress Mutants.
He wasn't worried about being caught if he went in; he leisurely walked towards the Institute.
The moment he stepped out, the ice blocking the soldiers suddenly shattered, breaking into pieces on the ground.
...
Inside the Institute.
A man with gray hair and glasses stared at the monitor, not daring to blink.
His chest heaved violently, his face filled with excitement and fear.
This person covered in steel armor was simply too powerful! He easily killed two platoons of soldiers.
Most importantly, this person could use three abilities simultaneously.
Three! Wasn't that exactly the ability the Sentinel he restarted needed most?
Yesterday, he lost a T-34 that could copy abilities, and now another multi-ability Mutant has arrived!
This is great, the Sentinel Project can be restarted!
"Notify the guard to activate the Suppression Magnetic Field!"
Chapter 15: Fighting in the Research Institute, Cloned Mutants Appear
Stryker was the head of the Institute.
He had participated in or led multiple Mutantextermination plans.
However, he and the previous Doctor who led the Sentinel Project had some differing views.
He wanted to gain power to dominate the world by studying Mutants.
Unfortunately, the last modification plan failed, and the research base was destroyed by Wolverine and Sabretooth working together.
After discovering T-34, who possessed the ability to replicate,
He restarted the Sentinel Project by currying favor with the military generals.
The method of currying favor was simple: just tell the the military that Mutants were a huge threat.
Using the Mutant threat theory to influence Congress and the President, making them approve more the militaryfunding.
The Sentinel Project was thus simply restarted.
This time, he learned from his painful experience, and while researching Sentinels, he created a large number of Mutant replicas.
As well as Magnetic Field devices that could suppress Mutant abilities.
It was just that the last time the Mutants came too suddenly, and all the defense forces had been dispatched to demonstrate for the President.
That allowed those bastards to seize the opportunity and steal the most core T-34!
"Mutants are Mutants; they will never learn to submit to social rules!"
"But God has given me a multi-ability Mutant, and the plan will still proceed smoothly!"
With the Sentinels, he would enslave all Mutants, selecting the strongest ones with the ability to prolong life!
He stared at the armored Mutant walking into the Instituteand excitedly gave the order.
"Close the Institute door, activate the suppression Magnetic Field, first deplete his stamina, then release our killing weapon!"
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As Arthur walked into the Institute, he felt a gloomy atmosphere.
His heart pounded in his chest, and an inexplicable fear arose.
He thought this should be a conditioned reflex of his body, having endured two years of experimental research in the Institute.
It was normal to be afraid returning here.
He took a deep breath, using his mind to suppress his body's reactions, just as he was starting to see some results.
The door behind him slammed shut, and the surrounding alarm lights began to flash, rotating red warning lights.
"Quite enthusiastic, knowing I'm back, welcoming me with gongs and drums."
"But the music is a bit noisy, you guys should change the song!"
He raised his hand to use Absolute Zero, intending to freeze the alarm lights.
But he found that he could only form a thin layer of ice on the ceiling.
His armor also became heavy, and the intensity of his abilities was completely weakened.
"How can you welcome a guest by restraining their hands? You are truly rude."
Then several spotlights shone on him, and countless special forces soldiers emerged from around, shouting through loudspeakers.
"Mutant, surrender immediately! We have marked you as a high-risk target. Any resistance will be met with immediate gunfire!"
"Surrender? I came to kill you, why should I surrender?"
"Why don't you commit suicide first, and at the same time blow up the Institute, and then I will surrender to your corpses!"
The soldiers remained silent, only firing at him simultaneously.
Various armor-piercing rounds from heavy machine guns slammed into his body, their kinetic energy causing his body to sway continuously.
"Tsk tsk! No wonder there were so few soldiers outside, turns out you were all hiding inside waiting for me!"
Arthur's steel armor had been refined by him to be extremely hard, and these armor-piercing rounds couldn't penetrate it.
It was just that after his abilities were suppressed, his movements were somewhat inconvenient.
He could only swing his greatsword, walking step by step towards the most ferocious heavy machine gun fire.
"Fuck! He's coming towards me! He's targeting me!"
"Attention! Concentrate fire on his crotch, that area is difficult to cover with armor."
Seeing the firepower concentrated on his crotch, Arthur's heart instantly flared with anger.
His body instantly turned into White gas, and at the same time, the ground began to freeze, rapidly freezing the surroundings!
The White gas emanating from the ice obscured the soldiers' vision.
"Where is the dangerous target? Find him quickly!"
"We can't find the target, visibility is extremely low now!"
"Use thermal imaging! Quick!"
"Hey, hey, hey! Are you looking for me? Don't use thermal imaging, you won't find me."
Arthur used the ability of Absolute Zero, his body transforming into ice crystals in the air.
He could immediately reassemble upon reaching his destination.
He threw the special forces soldier with the crushed head to the ground, then picked up the walkie-talkie.
"I have nothing to do tonight, how about we play a chase game? Saw? Ghost Game?"
"Forget it, if you find me, you win; if I find you, you die!"
After speaking, he turned into ice crystals again, searching for his next target.
The special forces members listened, and goosebumps rose on their backs; a fear of death was eroding their sanity.
Only the Captain remained relatively calm, immediately shouting into the walkie-talkie.
"Switch channels, quickly gather at the heavy machine gun position, and withdraw from the White gas area in batches!"
But what responded to him were only the screams of his team members and occasional gunshots.
Then the sounds grew fainter and fainter until the heavy armor's footsteps sounded behind him.
He immediately turned around, unleashing all his bullets at the armor, while roaring frantically.
But as a clip of bullets ran out, the heavy armor in front of him also disappeared.
He muttered in a panic.
"Was, was repelled?"
"Daydreaming! Look behind you!"
An iron hand grabbed his shoulder, and he immediately felt his shoulder blade being crushed!
"It's all you hateful Mutants who killed my daughter, die with me!"
He pulled out a fragmentation grenade and removed the pin with his mouth.
But it was snatched away by Arthur and crushed in his hand, followed by a huge roar.
"A little numb, you're quite brave, but if someone killed your daughter, go find them!"
"Why are you acting like a retarded mad dog, biting everyone you see? Now take me to the laboratory."
The Captain was indeed like a mad dog, pulling out a dagger and stabbing it towards Arthur's chest.
"Well, there's no choice then, you can go join your daughter."
Arthur placed his hand on the Captain's head and crushed it with a crack.
This bad habit of the US people is truly indulged; they never use their laws to treat people different from themselves.
He wiped his hands on the Captain's clothes, then casually threw the Captain's corpse on the ground.
Then he slowly walked out of the White gas, looking for the way to the laboratory.
After walking for a while, he felt his armor getting heavier, meaning his abilities were being suppressed even more severely.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps, sounding like three people.
Suddenly, he felt something being stuck to his back, and when he turned to look, he saw no one.
Then an explosion sounded behind him, and a huge Shockwave pushed him more than ten meters away.
As soon as he stabilized himself, two Laser-like rays hit his right arm, instantly melting a hole.
He immediately pulled out a section of iron railing, condensed it into a sharp blade with his ability, and threw it towards the source of the rays.
The rays stopped temporarily, but where the blade flew, there was only a clanging sound of it hitting the ground.
"Cyclops?"
A heavy footsteps sound came, and following the sound, he saw a man who looked exactly like Wolverine.
"This is going to be fun, I haven't killed a Mutant yet."
Chapter 16 Mutants strangled, Stryker was furious
Arthur saw that Wolverine was wearing a collar around his neck, and his eyes were completely hollow.
He didn't look like a normal person; he should have been cloned from Wolverine's genes.
It seemed there was only one person who possessed Wolverine's genes: Colonel Stryker.
Could it be that Stryker was involved behind the Institute?
Then, two more people walked out from behind Wolverine.
One was a Black man dressed as a cowboy, and the other looked very much like Cyclops Scott.
"Wolverine, Shadow, Cyclops, three clones, I'm truly fortunate to be treated like this!"
He scoffed, then the ceiling lit up, and Stryker's face appeared on the display screen.
"Perfect! To be able to break through even in a Magnetic Field suppressor, you truly are a perfect Mutant!"
"Cooperate with me! I only need your blood for research, and you can have a worry-free life forever!"
"Oh! You U.S. people are quite good at launching sugar-coated bullets; you almost convinced me."
Arthur sat leisurely on the steps, crossing his legs and staring at Stryker's old face.
He had always thought that the the military was behind the Institute, but now he understood.
The only person capable of inheriting Trask's legacy was Stryker.
"I am Stryker, the Master of this Institute. You trespassed and killed my subordinates, yet I still offer you benefits."
"I've shown enough sincerity. In the future, Mutants will cease to exist. What I give you is not just money, but a pass to life!"
"Wow! I don't object to your hostile attitude towards Mutants. If it were me, I would make the same choice as you."
"It's just that I have a bit of a connection with Mutants, and my goal happens to benefit them, so I won't agree."
Stryker frowned, a faint glow appearing in his eyes.
Then, a row of tall robots appeared on the large screen, each robot's display screen showing a Chinese face.
Arthur recognized it as his photo, and the display screen showed the robots' completion rate.
They were basically 95% complete; in other words, they were just one step away from being finished.
"Do you see these robots? They are called Sentinels, and they have achieved autonomous production."
"With them, one can easily destroy a country, a race, including Mutants. Seeing them, aren't you afraid?"
"Stryker, I'll be direct. I'm here to kill you. The life you promised me is easily within my grasp!"
Arthur tilted his head back, staring directly at the camera on the ceiling.
"Look at my face, does it look familiar?"
Stryker froze for a moment, squinting to look closely, and his face suddenly turned extremely ugly.
"T-34! I should have guessed it was you! How dare you come back for revenge? Get back to your cage!"
"It was I who saved you on the streets! I gave you and other Mutants completely different treatment! How dare you..."
Arthur raised his hand and melted the display screen with Fire, Stryker's scream was as unbearable as a madwoman shouting in the street.
He actually had the nerve to talk about saving him; he was doing very well on the streets.
He even had a few younger brothers as his followers!
But countless display screens lit up around him again, Stryker's hateful face filling all the screens.
"I'll give you one more chance. Go back to your cage yourself! The past will be forgotten!"
"Otherwise, I will make you suffer for a lifetime. Do you see my cloned Mutants? They are enhanced versions!"
"Save your breath; talking too much makes you thirsty, after all, your hell is Fire and brimstone!"
Arthur stood up and no longer looked at Stryker's ugly face.
The three Mutant clones blocking his way were the dishes he wanted to eat; three different abilities were quite a feast.
Shadow suddenly disappeared, and then Wolverine swung out a pair of Adamantium claws and charged towards him.
Cyclops ran to the highest point, clearly intending to be a support.
Stryker's roar came again.
"Turn the suppressor's Magnetic Field power to maximum! I want to watch him die with my own eyes! Just leave a piece of flesh!"
"Stryker, if you want to be a battle commentator, go get a vocal cord surgery; your voice is terribly unpleasant!"
Arthur felt his body getting heavier; his Body of Steelability seemed to have dropped out of the Omega level.
The top-tier Steel Armor on his body had become a burden, making him unable to move.
But there was no time for him to adapt; Wolverine had already charged in front of him, a pair of steel claws directly piercing into his chest.
Then, the steel claws churned in his chest, suddenly tearing outward, ripping off a large piece of Steel.
Adamantium was just different; it cut through Steel like mud. If Body of Steel wasn't an elemental ability,
He would already be six feet under.
"Hahaha! T-34, you can kill countless ordinary people, but you can never defeat my enhanced warriors!"
"Hey! Do you U.S. guys all like to chat during battle? I'm savoring that claw attack just now, don't disturb me!"
Arthur used Quantum Shuttle to disappear from his spot, and when he reappeared, he immediately absorbed the surrounding Steel.
Making the Steel Armor material lighter and harder.
At the same time, he also figured out that Stryker's suppressor's Magnetic Field worked by affecting Mutantbrainwaves.
That is, it affected mental power. The strength of a Mutant's ability primarily depended on the strength of their mental power.
"A fourth ability! T-34, where on Earth did you go? You learned so many abilities in one day."
"Brotherhood of Mutants? Or X-Institute? Or other Mutantorganizations?"
Arthur wordlessly plugged his ears with Steel; the world finally became quiet.
Then he condensed two long Steel blades and rushed towards Wolverine.
Wolverine charged on all fours, like a wild wolf.
As he was about to approach, he suddenly leaped into the air, spreading his steel claws and stabbing towards Arthur's head.
Arthur seized the opportunity, holding the Steel blade in his left hand horizontally beside his head, and slashing vertically with the blade in his right hand.
Wolverine's Adamantium claws, like last time, easily cut through the Steel blade in his left hand.
But he was cut from the crotch to the chest by the blade in Arthur's right hand and sent flying.
Arthur now understood the quality of the clones; they might be stronger than the original Wolverine, but they were far weaker than him.
The strength brought by Body of Steel should be stronger than most Mutants.
And the clones' combat experience and skills were completely inferior to the original Wolverine.
The other two clones should be just as pathetic.
"You're not warriors; you should be called Stryker's trash."
As soon as he finished scoffing, he suddenly felt many gazes on his back.
Turning to look, he saw a multitude of Wolverines, Shadows, and Cyclops.
Cyclops simultaneously tore off the cloth strips over his eyes, and countless Lasers shot towards him.
He had no choice but to use Quantum Shuttle to dodge again, then reappeared behind the clones.
There was a display screen nearby, on which Stryker was smiling triumphantly, with subtitles below.
"You're finished!"
"Finished? That was just a warm-up; now I've adapted."
Chapter 17 Continuous Melting, Clone Stryker
The surrounding buildings were all steel structures, perfectly suited for manipulation by the Body of Steelability.
Previously, Arthur had been adapting to the effects of the suppressing Magnetic Field, and only now did he use his mental power to suppress the negative impact.
He stomped on a nearby display screen, shattering it.
Then, he used the Body of Steel ability to merge with the surrounding steel.
The ground was torn up, the surrounding buildings collapsed with a roar, and countless steel bars integrated into his Body of Steel.
His body surged, two meters, four meters, until his head touched the ceiling.
The Fire Body ability melted the steel into fiery red liquid, which flowed within his massive body.
"This body looks quite like a villain."
He gently shook his hand, and drops of molten steel rained down on the clone Mutants.
The Shadows could still dodge, the Wolverines had powerful Healing Factor, but the Cyclops were miserable.
They were directly pierced and burned by the molten steel, lying on the ground emitting charred smoke.
...
Stryker watched, dumbfounded, his heart skipping a beat.
Those Mutants were his life's work, a Mutant army built with all his money.
Yet, nearly a third of them were killed by T-34 in one move!
God! Where did T-34 go? How did he copy such a powerful ability!
This steel ability had never appeared before; could it be that some mysterious organization was secretly supporting T-34?
No, if this continues, the clone army will eventually collapse, and the Institute will be destroyed along with it!
"Have the Shadow clones cover T-34's entire body with bombs! Even if half the Institute is destroyed, T-34 must be eliminated!"
"At the same time, send a Shadow to retrieve the steel T-34 just tore off; it should contain his genes."
"Researchers, evacuate! Destroy all data on the Sentinels! The public must not know what happened here!"
He quickly made arrangements, then stared intently at T-34 on the monitor.
He couldn't rest until this powerful Mutant was killed; all his plans had to proceed smoothly.
However, his plan was not smooth; as soon as the Shadows carrying bombs approached T-34, they would be incinerated into ash by the high temperature.
Even if the bombs exploded, they would only have a slight impact on T-34's body.
He pressed the area fire suppression button, and the area where T-34 was located was immediately covered by a rain-like curtain of Water.
Then, T-34's body, upon contact with the Water, emitted a large amount of White steam, quickly filling the entire area.
"Haha! From high temperature to rapid cooling, even a Mutant can't withstand such a change!"
...
"Has Stryker's brain been kicked by a donkey? I already have the advantage, and he's still helping me out."
Arthur grumbled, then melted out more molten steel to generate White steam.
The thick steel armor outside could slightly resist the effects of the suppressing Magnetic Field, allowing him to exert more of his abilities.
And the Water sprayed from the fire hydrant was perfect for using Absolute Zero to eliminate the clone army outside in one go.
He leaped out of the massive steel armor, then dispersed into ice crystals, freezing all areas covered by White steam.
The Wolverines still surrounding the massive steel armor were instantly frozen into ice statues.
The Shadows who were carrying bombs took various forms, but without exception, they became artistic ice sculptures.
He re-solidified his body and slowly descended, surveying the surrounding clone ice sculptures.
"They are all works of art; they would win awards at any exhibition, but unfortunately, I don't like realism."
He stomped his foot, and the massive vibration shattered all the ice sculptures, scattering them on the ground.
Then he casually picked up an ice block and activated the Superpower Furnace.
"Melting Wolverine genes successful, generating new ability: Healing Factor!"
Finally, he had a physical type of ability; now he just needed one more psychic ability.
Then, if he upgraded one ability from each category to Omega level, he could upgrade the Superpower Furnace.
Next, he selected an ice block and continued to use the Superpower Furnace.
"Melting Wolverine genes successful, generating new ability: Bone Claws!"
This wasn't a good ability; he had to endure pain every time he used Bone Claws.
Moreover, they were just Bone Claws, easily severed, and their lethality was also poor.
The next ability was still Wolverine's: Wild Burst, which could temporarily boost various physical indicators.
The ability was decent; he also felt that fighting with Body of Steel was sometimes too clumsy.
If he encountered someone like Wolverine, who liked to go head-to-head, it was fine; it was just a matter of whose fists were harder.
If he encountered agile types, he would easily suffer losses.
He continued to absorb and smelt the abilities of Cyclopsand Shadow.
Laser and Shadow Shuttle; these two abilities had strong plasticity.
Cyclops's Laser had strong instantaneous destructive power, which could achieve surprising results.
Shadow Shuttle was simply amazing; combined with Body of Steel, it was like a teleporting tank.
He now had ten abilities in total, namely:
Physical: Healing Factor, Bone Claws, Wild Burst, Laser
Psychic: None
Field Energy: Absolute Zero
Elemental: Body of Steel, Fire Body, Water Body
Space-Time: Quantum Shuttle, Shadow
Among them, only Body of Steel was Omega level; these abilities had already made him one of the strongest Mutants.
As he continued deeper into the Institute, he suddenly stepped on a glowing silver skeleton.
This skeleton was left by the first Wolverine clone that appeared, composed of Adamantium.
After he shattered all the clones, only the extremely hard skeletons remained.
"Hmm? The Adamantium material is worth learning from; Body of Steel's defense still has flaws."
He found a cloth, wrapped the skeleton, threw it over his shoulder, and swaggered into the interior of the Institute.
Inside, only Stryker was present.
"Hey! Stryker, what material coffin do you prefer? Maybe I can keep you from being exposed in the wilderness."
Stryker didn't answer, his eyes just staring straight ahead.
For a moment, Arthur even thought the Stryker in front of him was a robot in disguise.
He looked at the scattered research materials and the Mutant corpses soaking in formaldehyde.
Dozens of jars were crammed together, with bodies floating inside, looking extremely eerie.
There were even some small jars containing nutrient solution, with various still-beating organs floating within.
"I was wondering why there was no crematorium in the Institute, and where those companions went after they died."
"So you put them here, tsk tsk, Stryker, your ambition is truly great!"
At this moment, Stryker spoke.
"Aren't you going to kill me? Why don't you just do it?"
"Your little tricks can fool others, but you think a clone can trick me into making a move?"
The Stryker clone burst into laughter, then tore open his outer clothing, revealing a hairy chest with the number T-30.
Arthur frowned; the Stryker clone was actually from the same series as him.
"You old White men are really disgusting; can't you put on some clothes, even if you're a clone?"
"T-34, you've grown very fast; you can already contend with me now. I am enraged!"
Chapter 18: Stryker escapes and Magneto leaves the factory.
"Do you always speak so disgustingly?"
Arthur's hand flashed quickly, cutting off the Strykerclone's arm like a sharp blade.
But Stryker remained expressionless, even a slight smile still playing on his lips.
"T-34, do you know? I've already obtained your current genes, and the Sentinel Project is about to be completed."
"The next time we meet, it will be when I take back your life."
Arthur couldn't be bothered with him and instead walked to the control panel, ejected all the surveillance tapes, and put them into his bag.
Early tomorrow morning, the photos of Mutant live experiments on these tapes will be sent to every corner of New York.
Let the people of the the US see what their government has done, and then it will be the two parties fighting like dogs.
The more fragmented the the US becomes, the more disadvantageous it is for Stryker, which will give Arthur more time to accumulate strength.
Then he will destroy the Sentinel Project and ensure Stryker's complete demise, both physically and mentally.
The Stryker clone saw his actions and shouted nervously.
"What are you doing?"
"Making you an appetizer, trash, I hope you can still smile tomorrow."
"No! I'll activate the Institute's self-destruct program right now! Your evil scheme won't succeed!"
"Is that so?"
Arthur immediately used [Ghost] and appeared in the electrical room the next instant.
He had learned some electrical knowledge in his previous life and could roughly understand the Institute's main lines.
In fact, he just picked the thickest cables and cut them directly, and then the Institute's lights instantly went out.
After cutting a dozen wires, he returned to the Strykerclone.
"Go ahead and try to destroy it!"
"You! Damn it! You will suffer the most violent retaliation!"
"First, get yourself safely out of the accountability of your Congressmen and the President."
"I know your original body is watching me through you. It doesn't matter, next time we meet, we'll settle all old scores."
Arthur's hand moved like lightning, severing the clone's head.
Then, he swaggered away with the data and Adamantium.
After leaving the Institute, he deliberately piled up tank wreckage and soldiers' guns to form a Stryker statue.
And made a steel base, writing on it.
"I, Stryker, f*** the the US government, including the President's wife!"
"Perfect! Stryker should be spitting blood when he sees this statue. This is the second appetizer."
After doing all this, he used [Ghost] and disappeared from the spot.
...
An old man in a cloak and helmet quietly watched the statue in front of the Institute.
He personally witnessed Arthur destroying the Institute, and the smile on his face never stopped.
"Mystique, this young Mutant is very interesting, unlike anyone I've ever seen."
"Young? He's wearing a helmet, and not much of his face is showing. How do you determine he's young?"
"Because he has a straight back that old or middle-aged people don't have, and he's reckless, daring to break into a the military camp alone."
"Of course, it might have something to do with him being too powerful. Our Brotherhood needs him."
"Erik, do you need me to track him?"
Erik, also known as Magneto, had heard that there was a the military camp here, and its laboratory was researching Mutants.
So today, he brought Mystique to see the situation before deciding to send members of the Brotherhood to break into the Institute.
Who knew that as soon as they found the Institute, they saw the young man in white armor breaking into the Institute like a hot knife through butter.
To know the outcome, he and Mystique waited outside for more than ten minutes.
They then saw the silver-armored man carrying a bag of things and walking out, even erecting a highly insulting statue.
Being able to break through the heavily guarded Institutein such a short time indicates that the silver-armored man is powerful.
Moreover, the silver-armored man's abilities seem to be more than one, with Fire, ice, and that steel armor.
This is unique among Mutants!
"We don't know where he belongs yet, so we can't easily track him."
"It's not too late to find him after we figure out his identity."
Mystique disagreed with Magneto's idea, her feathers continuously fluttering.
Thinking about the changes the silver-armored man might bring.
"What if he follows the Professor? Then the resistance to our future plans will be great!"
"Looking at his method of attacking soldiers, such a clean and decisive way, it's definitely not something the Professor can suppress."
"Don't the X-Men all have a no-kill principle? Just prepare our plan well."
Magneto extended his hand, manipulating steel to form a monument, writing on it.
Mutants will gain the status they deserve!
After writing, he laughed loudly.
"Is there any news from the people sent to capture that little girl?"
Mystique's face immediately turned ugly, then she answered softly.
"They failed! The X-Men from the academy stopped them!"
"Then you go to the academy, bring back Rogue, and also investigate whether the silver-armored man is at the academy."
"Also, if the silver-armored man is unwilling to come, tell him I have something to say, and then leave it to me."
...
A hidden laboratory.
Stryker screamed hysterically, constantly pounding the control panel.
He was too angry, so furious that he could no longer maintain his usual rationality.
He was also thinking about one question.
Why did T-34 become so strong?
While the replication ability is rare and there are many ways to become stronger, there are too many limitations.
The fact that the replicated abilities can only be used for three hours already determined T-34's upper limit.
Plus, each replicated ability requires a lot of training to master.
T-34 absolutely could not have become this strong in one day!
Did T-34's ability evolve? Is T-34 a genius, able to master abilities immediately after replicating them?
He really couldn't figure it out, nor did he dare to imagine what would happen if T-34 continued to get stronger at this rate.
At this moment, an old man in a research uniform walked up to him.
"Colonel, the research data and the Sentinel prototype are back, and the production line can operate normally."
"Good, immediately apply T-34's genes to the Sentinel. We don't have much time."
Stryker looked at the slowly moving Sentinel robotss, and the agitation in his heart gradually subsided.
As long as the Sentinel robotss were completed quickly, he would have enough leverage to persuade the President.
And he wouldn't be punished for the Institute's live experiments.
This is the the US! As long as you have enough bargaining chips, as long as you are strong enough.
Even if you slept with the President's wife, the Presidentwould politely sign all the bills and policies you needed.
T-34's actions were destined to fail; he only needed time to retaliate.
"T-34, I even have to thank you for bringing me your genes!"
"You alone are strong, but I have thousands upon thousands of Sentinels as strong as you, who only obey my commands!"
He thought of the future scenario, and a clear smile appeared on his face.
Even if the the military would abandon or shoot him at any time!
"I'll leave the laboratory to you for now. I need to talk to the General and buy some time!"
Chapter 19 The Mutant Academy is boiling, we want revenge!
Arthur flew to the entrance of a newspaper office and swaggered inside.
He randomly found a large computer, plugged in the surveillance hard drive, and searched for useful footage.
After half an hour of picking and choosing, he specifically selected images of live experiments and Stryker's presence.
He felt uncomfortable seeing these live photos, let alone the sensitive people of the the US.
"About a hundred pictures, these are enough to form a complete chain of evidence."
He directly clicked print, and did not stop until all the paper in the newspaper office was used up.
Looking at the mountain of paper piled on the ground, he only picked a complete set of photos.
Then he flew to the newspaper printing factory and added one photo to the printing template of each newspaper.
Tomorrow morning, no matter which party's newspaper it is, the most explosive content will be delivered to the citizens of New York City.
"If all goes well, the entire the US will see these pictures. Sometimes, you have to believe in people's conscience."
"I'm talking about the conscience exposed to others. Who cares what kind of person you originally were? Haha."
He leaped up, looked down at the bright lights of New York, and then flashed to the side of the Twin Towers.
Then he found dozens of barrels of paint and splattered the words "the US Government" and "slaughter" on the outside of the Twin Towers.
He clapped his hands contentedly, turned, and flew towards the Academy.
When he returned to the dormitory, it was already three in the morning.
Bobbi lay silently on the bed, transformed into ice. It was originally a stuffy summer night, but there was a chill in the room.
He sat on his bed, about to close his heavy eyes, when he saw a note and a small gift box on the nightstand.
"To you, who is in the East but also the West—Kitty."
Based on the the US as the coordinate center, Dragon Country is indeed to the west of the the US.
The gift box contained chocolates and a Dragon Country-style brocade pouch, which held his and Kitty's hair braided together.
This cute little girl was quite thoughtful.
He put Kitty's gift into the drawer and quietly fell into a dream.
Because he had killed people for half the night, he slept more soundly this time until a shaking woke him up.
"Hey! Yan, wake up quickly! Something huge has happened!"
"Even God would shed tears seeing these photos!"
Arthur barely opened one eye and only saw Bobbiholding a stack of newspapers, his eyes red, shouting excitedly.
Kitty was also standing in the corner, wiping away her uncontrollable tears.
The faces of the other Mutants in the room were either filled with indignation or cold as ice.
It was clear that these young Mutants now knew the fate of their compatriots at the Institute.
Young people are easily angered, and what they are thinking now is probably revenge.
"Bobbi, don't get excited yet, tell me what happened?"
"Yan, you'll know if you read the newspaper yourself, I really can't say it."
Arthur pretended to glance at the newspaper a few times, then said indifferently,
"These persecuted Mutants are all my compatriots. It seems someone broke into the Institute."
At this moment, Kitty sat beside him, gripping his hand tightly and saying,
"Yan, if you want revenge, I will definitely support you and follow you! Our compatriots are just like this..."
As she spoke, she couldn't stop her tears, covering her face and sobbing.
Bobbi also followed, shouting excitedly,
"This is not just Yan's revenge, it's the revenge of all of us Mutants!"
"Yan, you defeated me, you are the strongest person of our age in my eyes. Take me to get revenge!"
The other Mutants then said,
"Yes! Yan, in yesterday's combat class, we all saw how powerful you are. You are the most suitable to lead us!"
"Kitty said you are the smartest person, and also stronger than us. You are the most suitable to lead us."
"Your ability is also the most suitable for a leader; our abilities can all be replicated for you!"
Arthur was momentarily stunned; his actions yesterday seemed to have ignited their fighting spirit.
No, not bloodlust, just basic anger. People with true fighting spirit don't shout about fighting and killing.
They just look for an opportunity and silently shoot their enemy.
He patted Kitty's shoulder, then flipped off the bed and said loudly,
"Everyone, I understand your thoughts, but fighting isn't child's play. You have no experience on the battlefield."
"Go find Professor, he knows how to deal with this. I'm going to shower and wash up."
After speaking, he walked into the bathroom to wash away the dirt from the battle.
As for why he refused those angry Mutants?
Because these Mutants were too naive, too weak, and were a burden to him.
He didn't even want to fuse some of the Mutants' abilities; they were useless.
He himself could overturn an army camp and hundreds of clones and cloned bodies; he didn't need to charge into battle with burdens.
After showering, he casually dried himself, then wrapped a bath towel around himself and walked back into the room.
Only Kitty, with her eyes still red, was in the room.
"Kitty, crying for too long will make you a crybaby."
Kitty jumped onto him, hugged him, and they fell onto the bed.
"Yan, I'm so sad that you suffered so much before."
"Kitty, you've misunderstood something. My situation at the Institute was special; the greatest pain was only having blood drawn."
"Moreover, for things that have already happened, there's nothing we can do to change them."
Kitty raised her watery eyes and suddenly leaned down to kiss his lips.
He was actually forcefully kissed by Shadow Kitty, fuck!
He suddenly flipped over, pinning Kitty beneath him, and covered them both with the blanket, kissing wildly.
After a while, Kitty emerged from under the blanket, still wanting more.
She tidied her messy hair and clothes, then turned and said to him,
"Yan, it's time for class. We can continue tonight."
Arthur lay lazily on the bed, the drowsiness from staying up all night not yet gone.
He still didn't really want to get up.
Seeing that he wouldn't get up, Kitty picked up his clothes and helped him put them on.
"Yan, where did you go last night? You weren't here when I came looking for you, and Bobbi didn't know where you were either."
"I was chatting with Professor, and it got a bit late."
"Chatting with Professor until late at night? Wow, none of us dare to talk to Professor."
When Kitty was helping him dress, she kept touching him, so he simply dressed himself and then led Kitty out of the dormitory.
He saw Professor walking towards them with the young Mutants.
"Yan, I need to talk to you."
Seeing Professor's dark face and slightly agitated tone, Arthur told Kitty to go to class first.
Then he pushed Professor to the lawn, and Professorspoke first.
"Yan, you've killed too many people, really too many!"
"So what? Did they kill fewer Mutants? Professor, you know very well that indulgence is the beginning of slaughter!"
Professor was silent, remaining quiet for a long time before finally managing to utter a sentence.
"Yes, your method of releasing these pictures is very good. I will talk to the government."
"No, you don't need to move. Wait for the government to come to you."
Chapter 20 Beautiful Scenery, Ugly Country in Turmoil
Professor's mind was shaken; the Institute had been under the control of the the US government for many years.
Otherwise, during the Vietnam War, the Institute's teachers and students would not have been forcibly conscripted, leading to heavy casualties.
Yesterday, Arthur went on a killing spree in the the military camp, leaving corpses strewn everywhere.
Under such circumstances, it was already good enough that the the US government didn't suspect the Institute, or even ban and attack it.
Arthur actually told him to wait for the government to come looking for him. Was his mental fortitude that strong?
"Yan, are you telling me to wait and see, and adapt as things unfold?"
"Hmm? I'm telling you to wait for the government to apologize and try to win over the Institute."
"What?!"
Professor's mind nearly exploded. He had been on pins and needles since he learned that morning about the soldiers being attacked by Mutants.
But Arthur, the culprit, acted as if nothing had happened.
Not only did he not let him explain, he even told him to wait for the government to apologize!
Indeed, people from the Dragon Kingdom don't know how ugly the hearts of the US politicians are beneath their hypocritical facade!
The the US had been the hegemon of the Earth for over a decade, practically walking sideways with arrogance.
Deceiving the public was second nature, and genocide was a customary policy.
He expected the the military to find the Institute by the afternoon and begin investigating the teachers and students.
"Yan, don't joke around. I'll find a place for you to hide."
"Once the commotion dies down, you can return to the Institute for classes. The government will definitely seek revenge on you."
Arthur smiled, then calmly said,
"No, the government is constrained by public opinion. Even if they want to act, they will act against another political party."
"The two political parties will surely compete to win over the Institute, seizing the initiative to attack the other party."
"Let's wait and see whose view is correct."
Professor was even more shaken seeing Arthur's confident expression.
Arthur's words actually sounded very reasonable! He seemed to understand the current state of the the USgovernment very well.
Without ten years of political experience, one couldn't articulate such incisive views!
His thoughts involuntarily followed Arthur's, believing that the government would come to win them over.
"Alright, I'll wait for the government's stance. Before the results are out, you must hide yourself well."
Arthur waved his hand and walked towards the classroom with his hands in his pockets.
…
White House.
The the US President stared intently at the newspaper while sipping on a cola.
Click!
"Mr. President, I've finished taking the photos."
"Good, remember to Photoshop a few tears, so the voters know I'm very sad."
After the the US President finished speaking, he slapped the newspaper onto the table.
"F***! Who is this Stryker? How dare he erect such a disgusting statue? Bring him before me!"
He pounded the table forcefully, causing the items on it to jump and scatter across the table.
Veins bulged on his face, and his slightly dull expression almost solidified into rage.
"My mother is so old, and he actually dares to covet her? What a beast! I wouldn't even want a woman that old!"
"Blonde girls! Blonde hair with big waves are the most perfect. Stryker has no aesthetic sense at all."
The subordinates around him broke out in a cold sweat.
So, as President, after learning that hundreds of soldiers were killed, he was only angry about his mother being insulted.
The photos of Mutant live experiments, which spread throughout New York, affected the reputation of the government and the the military, yet the President showed no reaction.
He truly lived up to his reputation as the most unpredictable President in the US history.
"Mr. President, the immediate priority is to eliminate the impact of the live experiment photos."
"We have already ordered New York newspapers to cease publication immediately and contacted newspaper agencies nationwide, prohibiting the dissemination of related photos."
After the subordinate finished speaking, a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, awaiting the President's praise.
However, the President merely gave his subordinate a cold glance, revealing a disdainful smile.
"No one understands Mutants better than I do. They wouldn't dare to do such a serious thing; it's practically a provocation to the the military."
The subordinates all looked up, seriously pondering the President's words.
Indeed, the Mutants were internally divided. Magneto had always attacked humans, but he didn't dare to do anything on a large scale.
Professor was like a turtle, always appeasing the government; it was impossible for him to attack a the military camp, that would be courting disaster!
The President spoke again.
"Investigate which political party this Stryker supports. I believe this is a tragedy orchestrated by the Democrats."
"Mr. President, Stryker indeed supports the Democrats, and he is very firm."
The President stood up abruptly, put his two index fingers together, and then pulled them apart decisively.
"No one understands the Democrats better than I do! Now, the voters who support me are angry, angry about what those Mutants endured!"
"I cannot disappoint the voters! Push the responsibility onto the Democrats, and at the same time, send people to the Institute to take some friendly photos."
"I want the voters to know that I stand with them, jointly opposing the evil Democrats. Go quickly!"
After the subordinates left the office, the Presidentadjusted his tie with a smug expression.
Then he threw the cola on the table into the trash can and picked up a steaming cup of coffee.
"Voters are the nourishment of politics, and also the sharp blade of politics, and I am the emperor who wields the sword!"
He stood up and looked out the window. The normally lush green lawn was now crowded with people.
They were all holding signs and shouting at the White House.
"Cruel government, cruel the military, accelerating the decline of the the US!"
"What did those Mutant children do wrong? Even White mice live better than them!"
"President step down, President step down!"
At the same moment, large-scale protest marches were taking place in various major cities across the the US.
The theme was concern for Mutant live experiments, and the goal was to make the President step down, or at least apologize.
Meanwhile, Stryker, hiding in his laboratory, watched the protest on television.
It made his face twitch and his heart ache with anger; he wished he could send out the Sentinels right now to eradicate all Mutants.
Especially T-34, who actually knew how to use public opinion to counter him.
Before, in the Institute, T-34 was always well-behaved, but he didn't expect him to have a heart as ruthless as a politician.
Being able to use multiple abilities and having a sharp mind, such an incredible Mutant must die!
"Accelerate the Sentinel research! I don't have much time left!"
"Everyone stay and work overtime! I'll give triple overtime pay!"
…
Institute.
Arthur sat bored in the classroom.
Kitty was diligently studying to his right, while to his left sat a girl with purple-red hair and green eyes.
Among the strangely varied Mutants, this girl was also one of the easily distinguishable ones.
Blink (Clarice Ferguson), her ability was teleportation, considered a spatiotemporal type of ability.
Arthur currently had two spatiotemporal abilities, but they were basically for his own use; transferring objects was very difficult.
Blink (Clarice Ferguson)'s teleportation could just make up for this, and she could open a portal anywhere her mind could sense.
He could sense the Moon and asteroids and teleport there, which would be very useful for future battles.
However, he didn't know Blink (Clarice Ferguson). How could he get her genes?
His waist was suddenly pinched by someone, and he turned to see Kitty's unhappy pretty face.
"Yan, what are you looking at?"
"I'm looking at Clarice. What's wrong?"
Kitty's frown deepened, and Clarice also suddenly looked at him.