Inland, a small village.
The villagers huddled on the ground in fear, covering their heads. The Mutant Squad stood around, surrounding them.
William Stryker was interrogating the Village Chief about the whereabouts of the meteorites through Deadpool's translation.
Yes, you didn't read that wrong, it was indeed Deadpool who was translating.
Although Deadpool's personality was a bit goofy and he talked a lot, he was a mercenary before joining the Mutant Squad and mastered multiple languages, so occasionally acting as a translator was not a problem.
Let's put it this way, among the entire Mutant Squad, the person William Stryker valued most was not Sabretooth or Agent Zero, but Deadpool.
If... Deadpool's mouth wasn't so talkative, he would be even more satisfied!
"Victor."
William Stryker glanced at the uncooperative Village Chief, turned around with his hands behind his back.
Everything was unspoken.
Sabretooth grinned ferociously, grabbed the Village Chief's neck, and twisted hard.
Immediately, Screams of terror erupted, and the villagers scattered in panic, fearing that they would be the next to be killed.
"Bang bang bang -- bang bang bang --"
Agent Zero, holding two guns, fired at the fleeing people without hesitation.
Wolverine, whose values were not aligned and whose conscience was troubled, finally couldn't hold back when he saw this and rushed over, tackling Agent Zero to the ground.
"Ding!"
"Detected combat, dropped reward: Tiger Tooth (Sabretooth)"
"Ding!"
"Detected combat, dropped reward: Bone Claws (Wolverine)"
Tiger Tooth?
What can this ability be used for?
Being cute?
Samuel scoffed and looked at Wolverine, who had stopped Agent Zero and was now stopping Sabretooth.
"We're not doing this, put him down!"
Amidst Wolverine's fierce low growl, Sabretooth reluctantly let go of the person in his hand.
The rest of the Mutant Squad watched them warily and scrutinizingly, tightening their grip on their weapons.
Sabretooth looked at everyone's reaction and said in a low voice to Wolverine: "What are you doing? We finally found a reliable job, don't mess it up."
Wolverine said in a low voice: "Enough, we've done enough."
"Who do you think you are? We should be doing this! Or do you prefer to rot in some hole, waiting for them to find a way to deal with us, is that it?" Sabretooth questioned coldly.
Wolverine looked at him, knowing that further explanation was meaningless.
"I'm not doing this anymore, are you coming with me?"
Sabretooth was very surprised, and then... fell silent.
Wolverine understood his choice, turned around, and strode away.
"We can't just let you leave like that." Sabretooth suddenly said.
A threat or a plea?
It didn't matter anymore.
Wolverine tore off the dog tag around his neck and threw it on the ground, ignoring Sabretooth's repeated shouts, and left directly.
Samuel glanced at the indifferent William Stryker, chuckled inwardly, and spoke.
"Do you need me to stop him?"
Upon hearing this, Sabretooth immediately bared his teeth and glared at Samuel. If Samuel dared to make a move, he would definitely attack Samuel as well.
Samuel ignored Sabretooth's threat. The role he had assigned himself was to become William Stryker's confidant.
Firstly, he could experience the dark humor of role-playing and enjoy the fun of playing the pig to eat the tiger and being the mastermind behind the scenes.
Secondly, he didn't have to travel around. With a suitable identity to intervene in events, he could recruit the Mutants related to William Stryker.
As for the idea that he, the dignified Lord of the Void, was coming here to be William Stryker's subordinate was too embarrassing or beneath him, Samuel had no such thoughts at all.
Have you played a murder mystery game?
Would anyone really feel embarrassed or beneath them because they played a character in a script?
Would the richest man feel embarrassed or beneath him if he played a beggar in a murder mystery game?
Would people who know his identity as the richest man look down on him because he played a beggar in the script?
Even emperors would go on incognito visits.
It's just a game!
Samuel's Volunteer (active request to be assigned a task) made William Stryker momentarily tempted, but he had other plans for Wolverine and ultimately shook his head and refused.
Wolverine's departure made the atmosphere of the Mutant Squad a bit somber, but the tasks that needed to be completed still had to be completed.
A few days later, the group returned to William Stryker's secret Base by plane with some meteorites.
This was a small island that appeared to be abandoned on the surface, but there was another world within the island. The seemingly dilapidated buildings housed a large number of military and scientific research personnel.
Of course, a large number of young Mutants were also imprisoned there.
Some people in the Mutant Squad didn't know about these imprisoned Mutants, while others pretended not to know.
After all, not everyone had the confidence to leave directly like Wolverine.
Especially now that there was also the formidable presence of Samuel!
Although Samuel's personality was not as annoying as Sabretooth's, his abilities made everyone wary of him.
It was better not to provoke him if possible!
Samuel didn't plan to make friends with them anyway. Among these few Mutants, only Thunderbolt was worth saving. Maintaining a polite surface relationship like this was quite good.
On this day, in the office, William Stryker made a cup of coffee for Samuel and asked with a friendly smile: "You've been here for a while, have you gotten used to it? Do you need anything?"
"I think highly of you. If you need anything, tell me, and I will satisfy you."
Samuel took a sip of coffee, raised an eyebrow slightly, and asked with a smile: "Anything I need can be satisfied?"
I'm not afraid of you having needs, I'm afraid of you not having needs.
Having needs is a weakness, and having weaknesses means you can be controlled!
William Stryker nodded affirmatively and said: "Tell me, whatever you need, I will satisfy it if I can."
Samuel looked at him and said frankly: "There are a lot of Mutants imprisoned here, right?"
William Stryker's brow furrowed slightly, and he said calmly: "Indeed, there are quite a few Mutants."
"I want to go see."
"May I know why?"
Samuel smiled lightly and said, "I don't know why they were brought here, but... I don't think they'll be able to leave here alive, will they?"
William Stryker looked at him noncommittally, signaling him to continue.
Samuel sipped his coffee and continued casually, "There are women among these Mutants, right?"
"Yes."
William Stryker vaguely understood what Samuel wanted.
Samuel shrugged, "I'm a young, normal man. Since they're unlikely to leave here alive anyway, they might as well create more value."
"For example... satisfy me!"
William Stryker relaxed, "What about you? Can you create more value for me?"
Samuel shrugged, "You know what I can do."
William Stryker smiled and slowly stood up, "Come on, I'll take you to find some fun."
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