"Ding!"
"Combat detected, drop reward: Mesmerism (Gambit)"
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, drop reward: Psychic Shield (Gambit)"
It must be said, Gambit really had some skills; his outstanding agility and considerable reaction ability, plus his ability to turn anything into a bomb, made it not so easy for Big Raven and Xiao Ruiwen to quickly deal with him.
The restaurant's customers had mostly run away; the manager cautiously came near Samuel's table, wanting to speak but hesitating.
"Here is 200,000 U.S. dollars, considered the money for booking the entire place and the damages caused. If there's extra, it's Yours; if it's less, I'll make up the difference."
"Take the money and go down first."
Samuel waved his hand, and Nicole Saint-Croix, who was nearby, had already handed the briefcase containing the money to the manager.
The manager didn't hesitate at all, took the briefcase, nodded with a joyful expression, and turned around to retreat directly.
Before leaving, he also wisely sent away the restaurant's service staff.
The manager was so decisive partly because Samuel was generous, and partly because Samuel had tested the effect of Mesmerism.
How to put it, although it couldn't compare to directly using Mind Manipulation Ability or pheromone viruses, the effect was still quite good.
As a side note, Mesmerism and Psychic Shield were both categorized under Mind Manipulation Ability.
The effect of Mesmerism is to influence creatures' consciousness, making them believe every word he says and agree with his ideas.
From this, it can be seen that Gambit's earlier suggestion for Big Raven to change Masters was purely due to his frivolous personality and he didn't truly mean it.
Otherwise, if he had directly used Mesmerism, the unprepared Big Raven might really have fallen for it!
Death penalty could be avoided, but living punishment was unavoidable; he wouldn't be able to escape this lesson.
During the fight, Gambit had already retrieved his staff; this staff was actually a metal rod.
With the rod in hand, it was powerful and truly allowed him to regain some of his lost momentum.
He was strong, but Big Raven and Xiao Ruiwen were also not weak; Big Raven was experienced, and Xiao Ruiwen had been enhanced and was proficient in countless fighting techniques.
Gambit, whose retreat was blocked, lasted for a few more minutes, but finally succumbed.
The metal rod was snatched by Xiao Ruiwen's extended arm and thrown far away; Big Raven's high heel tip directly kicked his chin, making him slightly airborne before he plopped down onto the ground.
Gambit was in a daze for a moment, and then saw the dark muzzle of a gun aimed at him.
"Hiss--" Gambit, wanting to speak, inhaled sharply in pain, and with a look of bad luck, he shouted towards Samuel at the distant dining table, "Hey, You at least owe me an explanation before I die, right?"
Samuel slowly extended his hand towards him, and saw that the ground beneath him had strangely turned into sand.
The hard ground turned into quicksand, directly submerging him, leaving only his head exposed.
Immediately after, the quicksand surged, bringing him floating in front of him.
The sand gradually solidified.
The feeling of suffocation made Gambit's expression turn serious and panicked.
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, drop reward: Potential and Kinetic Energy (Gambit)"
This ability is the ability to turn objects into bombs by touching them, and it is also Gambit's core ability.
It was categorized together with Bombshell's ability to turn any object into a bomb.
The two people's abilities were very similar in their outward expression, but there were differences internally.
Bombshell turns objects she touches into bombs.
Gambit injects energy into objects he touches and detonates them, causing an effect similar to a bomb.
Samuel looked down at Gambit, whose head was the only part exposed on the ground, and said with a faint smile, "Don't worry, I didn't plan to kill You. If I wanted to kill You, You wouldn't even have a chance to die knowing why."
"This time is just a lesson for You. Next time You speak nonsense again, You can find a good burial spot in advance. I guarantee no one will be able to dig You out for a hundred or eighty years."
Gambit gave a wry smile, understanding why he was being taught a lesson.
He was also straightforward and simply apologized directly, stating that he had no other intentions and was purely being mouthy.
Confirming that Samuel didn't intend to hold onto him, Gambit tentatively asked, "Can... can You let me out? I feel like I'm about to suffocate."
Although his head was exposed, everything below his neck was in the solid ground; the pressure on his chest and lungs made every breath burning and the sense of oppression was very strong.
Samuel smiled and shook his head, "You could escape from Stryker; mere ground shouldn't be able to trouble You, right?"
Gambit's expression changed, and then he said, "I heard that a Mutant who controls gravity escaped from Stryker with some people and is still hunting down the Mutant Squad that Stryker formed before."
Samuel shrugged, "That's me."
Gambit: "Stryker's matter is irrelevant to me, and I don't want to participate."
Samuel said with a smile, "Don't rush to state Your position. I didn't plan to drag You into this matter. I'm just curious about who captured You and how You escaped."
Gambit said, "A guy wearing dog tags, he was the one who took me. Later, I realized something was wrong, so I pretended to surrender and secretly slipped away."
Dog tags?
Samuel's first reaction was Wolverine, after all, Wolverine's dog tags were a crucial item and quite impressive.
On second thought, it shouldn't be Wolverine.
Firstly, Wolverine didn't know Gambit; he met Gambit through Phantom and went to Stryker's Base with Gambit's help.
Secondly, Wolverine had left the Mutant Squad a long time ago; he and Samuel were like one after the other, Samuel had just joined when he left.
If it wasn't Wolverine, and someone who wore dog tags, it could only be Sabretooth, who had served in the military with Wolverine.
In terms of timeline, when Gambit escaped from Stryker, he should have been there too.
The reason he didn't know about this should be due to two reasons.
Firstly, the commotion Gambit caused wasn't big, and no one specifically mentioned it afterward.
Secondly, Samuel had privileges in the Mutant Squad and the Base, and didn't participate in all missions, and at that time, his mind was likely focused on Keira, so it was normal that he didn't know.
Having obtained the ability, and burying it underground served as a lesson, Samuel got up, told Gambit to take care of himself, and left the restaurant with the others.
Gambit didn't want to cause trouble, nor did he want to get involved in matters related to Stryker, but trouble would still find him.
It wouldn't be long before the modified Wolverine would find him and seek revenge on Stryker with his help!
Speaking of which, one reason Samuel cooperated with Stryker on the matter of modifying Wolverine was that he wanted to re-acquire Wolverine's bone claw ability.
Originally, the bone claw ability he acquired was bone claws, but after Wolverine's modification, the bone claws turned into Adamantium steel claws.
If he acquired it again, what could he get?
Adamantium steel claws with the properties of equipment, or would it overwrite the original ability, turning the bone claws into steel claws?
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