"Buzz!"
Psychic power surged into Robert's mind. The unconscious Robert showed no reaction, but Jean Grey nearby let out a soft 'eh' and stared intently at Samuel with her eyes.
"Ding!"
"Detected combat, reward dropped: Extension (Robert)"
"Jean?"
"Jean?"
A delicate hand gently waved in front of her eyes. Jean Grey frowned unhappily and let out a soft snort.
In an instant, a violent surge of psychic power was released, directly knocking the unprepared Storm away.
"Thud!"
Storm crashed heavily against the wall, sitting on the ground with a bewildered look: "Jean, You..."
"Shut up!"
Jean Grey turned her head, her voice cold and terrifying, her eyes completely black.
Storm secretly cried out 'not good'. Although she had never seen Jean Grey like this, she knew what was going on. It must be the Phoenix Force breaking through the psychic barrier set up by the Professor and influencing Jean Grey's thoughts.
"What did You do to Jean?" Her first reaction was that it was related to Samuel.
It's not surprising that she would think that.
First, Samuel knew a lot about the Phoenix Force; second, the two of them came in together, and Jean had just been staring straight at Samuel, and then she attacked her as if she had changed into a different person.
Other than Samuel, she couldn't think of any other reason!
In fact, it was indeed related to Samuel, but it wasn't that Samuel did anything to Jean; on the contrary, precisely because Samuel didn't do anything to her, the Phoenix Force in her body couldn't be suppressed and ran out.
Black Phoenix is an active one!
"You have the same aura as me on You. What is Your relationship with me?" Black Phoenix looked at Samuel with a charmingly evil gaze.
Samuel thought for a moment and tilted his head slightly: "Perhaps, I'm Your father?"
Black Phoenix was stunned for a moment and seriously considered this possibility, but soon she sensed a hint of playful malice from Samuel.
Then, she understood.
She called out with a half-smile, "father?"
Samuel chuckled, never getting enough of taking advantage, and said, "Call me that again?"
"Calling me that this way isn't very interesting. Why don't we change the location, change the setting, and You should like it better, right?"
Oh, You understand well, as expected of Black Phoenix!
Samuel wasn't at all embarrassed about being caught being mischievous. Instead, he said with a grin, "How about—change the time? You know she has a lot of things to do next. After things are over, we can have a good spar?"
Black Phoenix sneered, "Don't think I don't know what You're thinking. You promised her that after things are over, You'll deal with me and make me leave her."
Samuel shrugged noncommittally: "Anyway, when You leave, You'll leave fragments behind, and You can come back anytime You want. It's better to change hosts; that would be more interesting."
"I think she's pretty good. What do You think?"
Black Phoenix followed the direction Samuel pointed and looked at the dark-faced Storm, shaking her head dismissively: "She's not qualified."
Storm's face grew even darker.
"Then let's change."
Samuel didn't hesitate to suggest another candidate: "There's someone named Madelyn Pryor. She has some connection to Jean. A future You or other versions of You chose her to be a host. Coincidentally, I'm also a little interested in her."
Black Phoenix was silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, "She's too far away. I think Jean is pretty good, and I don't want to wait anymore..."
As her voice fell, she walked towards Samuel with burning eyes.
Just then, the door was slammed open with a bang.
The Professor, who sensed Black Phoenix's aura, sat in his wheelchair, his expression solemn. He directly used his hand to support his head and launched his Mind Manipulation Ability at Black Phoenix.
"Buzz!"
Black Phoenix's movement paused. She turned around with a cold laugh and stared at the Professor mockingly: "Do You really think You can control me?"
"Get lost!"
A powerful and violent surge of psychic power was released, and an invisible tide poured out. The Professor let out a muffled groan, and both he and his wheelchair were sent flying, crashing heavily onto the ground.
Storm rushed over and helped the Professor up: "Professor, are you alright?"
The Professor shook his head, indicating he was fine: "Her power has grown stronger... If this continues, Jean will be in danger."
"Jean, I know you can hear me, I believe in you! Calm down, don't let it influence you, you are Jean Grey, not the Phoenix Force!"
"Jean!"
The Professor's heartfelt call made the Black Phoenix's sneer even more rampant. She understood Jean Grey better than anyone; she was a waste, a coward, a timid soul. Trying to wake her up with a few words and make her stop me was purely a pipe dream!
The Black Phoenix snorted impatiently, her body floating into the air. Waves of Phoenix Force, almost solid, blew her hair back, and her dark eyes flickered with murderous intent.
"You're too noisy!"
With a boom, the Phoenix Force, capable of destroying everything in the World, surged towards the Professor and Storm.
If it were just the Professor, it wouldn't matter if he died; he was killed by the Black Phoenix in the movie anyway.
Although his body was annihilated, his soul, or rather, his mental power, still existed, and then he was resurrected by attaching to the body of the vegetative twin brother.
But Storm was still there, and the Black Phoenix didn't care about her life or death, so—
"Whoosh—"
Samuel's figure flashed, directly blocking the path of Storm and the Professor.
The scorching, intense Phoenix Force came head-on. Under Storm's astonished gaze, Samuel directly met it with his own Phoenix Force.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, the two streams of Phoenix Force collided, and the immense impact turned into a tidal wave that spread in all directions.
Storm and the Professor were thrown against the wall. The hospital bed crashed against the corner wall with a bang, and the unconscious Robert let out a few involuntary groans but didn't wake up. The electronic equipment in the room made a series of banging sounds, and at the same time, sparks flew everywhere—
"Are you going to be my enemy?" Jean Grey demanded coldly.
Samuel looked back at Storm and said somewhat reluctantly: "There's nothing I can do, who told you to drag innocent people into this? If it were a different place, a different person, I definitely wouldn't stop you!"
Professor: What do you mean? Storm is collateral damage, I'm the main target, I should die?
Storm: What do you mean? Why does it sound like you care about me so much, we... haven't we always disliked each other? What am I supposed to do when you suddenly say this?
The two streams of Phoenix Force were still in a stalemate. The Black Phoenix was clearly not someone easy to talk to and didn't stop because of Samuel's explanation. Instead, she continuously urged the Phoenix Force, showing a posture of never giving up until one side was dead.
Although the Phoenix Force was blocked by the Phoenix Force, the power that leaked out from the collision and stalemate of the two streams of Phoenix Force was enough to make Storm and the Professor's situation difficult.
If this continues, even if they are not directly hit by the Phoenix Force, they are likely to not be able to hold on.
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