"Why do you think I would unseal you?"
Raising the wine glass to his lips, Michael took a sip and asked.
"I'm not sure if you will let me regain my power."
"But I know that if I don't ask you, you definitely won't unseal me."
The darkened Jean Grey looked at Michael calmly and said, her words devoid of any fluctuation, as if the person she was talking about wasn't herself.
But! Michael still easily saw and felt the extremely suppressed brutality deep within the darkened Jean Grey's eyes, deep within her soul.
Dark Phoenix, in stark contrast to White Phoenix's love for life, was born for destruction and rampage. How could she truly be as docile as she appeared before Michael? The reason Dark Phoenix is so calm now, even appearing obedient, is entirely because Michael completely overpowered her in terms of strength! Even the most reckless person wouldn't provoke someone they couldn't afford to offend, let alone Dark Phoenix, who is merely brutal, not brainless.
However, Michael could also fully imagine that once Dark Phoenix one day possessed the ability to surpass, no, even just to be on par with Michael, Dark Phoenix would immediately reveal her mad and brutal side… Of course, Michael is confident that day will never come! It's impossible for that day to come, and he will never allow that day to come! The Phoenix Force Fragment can only be Michael's possession! … "Why are you so insistent on getting your power back?"
"Magneto's power is also sealed by me now, isn't he still very happy?"
Turning his head again, Michael looked out the porthole at the war-torn Earth and asked again.
"I just want revenge!"
"That… person who imprisoned me mentally, he must die!"
Dark Phoenix's voice finally had a hint of emotion, although it was only hatred, it was no longer unchanging.
As for Magneto, who cares about him? He, Magneto, can abandon everything for his family, can abandon Charles's darkening, can see through the world because of the Mutants' scorn, but Dark Phoenix will not! Dark Phoenix was born to cause destruction.
Day after day, if she doesn't cause some trouble or destruction, she feels uncomfortable all over! In the two days since she was brought to this battleship, Dark Phoenix has been feeling utterly stifled and frantic, but with her power sealed, Dark Phoenix could only obediently stay put.
Now that she has finally found the culprit, if she doesn't find a way to get her power back, Dark Phoenix can't endure it any longer.
Although she still has to endure it when she can't endure it 233… "Do you want to get revenge on Charles?"
"Or do you want to get revenge on the entire Mutant race?"
"Or perhaps, you want to get revenge on society as a whole?"
Gently shaking the wine glass, watching the wine cling to the glass wall and flow orderly, Michael asked again.
"Charles must die!"
Dark Phoenix said hatefully.
In fact, the birth of the Dark Phoenix personality was originally caused by Charles's mistake.
If Charles hadn't sealed Jean Grey's power back then, but instead guided her to adapt and master it, then the Mutant faction would have long had a powerful Level 5 Mutant boss in charge.
It wouldn't be such a mess now.
The wrong suppression, on the contrary, led to the birth of Jean Grey's negative personality, and the fusion of the Phoenix Force Fragment, which instead gave birth to a Dark Phoenix who constantly thought about killing Mutants, a powerful Skyfather Level expert.
"Mutants must also die!"
"If you don't interfere, if you don't mind, the entire Earth doesn't need to exist!"
Although Mutants firmly held Dark Phoenix's hatred, Dark Phoenix didn't mind eliminating humanity, who were at war with Mutants, while destroying Mutants. However, with Michael standing in front of her, Dark Phoenix still decided to play it safe.
The Universe has always been about the survival of the fittest; submitting to Michael, Dark Phoenix felt no shame or embarrassment.
Even though Michael had suppressed and sealed her before, Dark Phoenix didn't care at all.
In this world, if you have strength, you can do whatever you want! … "I can unseal you."
"I can also let you seek revenge on the Mutants."
"But what you have to pay is to report to White after this, and when conquering the Myriad Dimensions and Dimensional Planes, eliminate those… difficult opponents for White!"
With Dark Phoenix, a Skyfather Level expert, joining, the development progress of the Myriad Dimensions and Dimensional Planes would definitely accelerate significantly. With a continuous stream of resources, Michael was confident he could make another breakthrough in a short time, even without devouring a Phoenix Force Fragment.
I suppressed you, sealed you, and now after unsealing you, you still have to work for me. This is simply a super profitable business! Where else can you find such a good deal? It must be fully utilized! White must wring every last bit of power out of Dark Phoenix! Michael had no intention of taking Dark Phoenix into his fold; what he said about "any conditions" earlier was just teasing.
Michael was genuinely not interested in Dark Phoenix, who was filled with cruelty and madness from the bottom of her heart and didn't see herself as a woman at all. She could only be a perfect tool!
"Oh, right."
"If you want revenge, just go find those Mutants."
"As for Human Society…"
"As long as they don't attack you, then don't bother with them."
Michael, who finally remembered the promise he had made to Ancient One, also set a limit for Dark Phoenix.
Although Michael knew that if Dark Phoenix recklessly tried to destroy all humans on Earth, Ancient One would teach her a lesson. Ancient One, after all, was at the peak of Single Universe Level strength, with half her body already stepping into the Multiverse Level. Dealing with a newly Skyfather Level Dark Jean Grey would be effortless.
But Michael still casually said this, considering it a response to his previous promise.
Dark Phoenix is an independent entity after all. If she really wanted to destroy Earth, it would have nothing to do with me, Michael. I, Michael, also tried to stop her, so it wouldn't be breaking a promise. Of course, if Dark Phoenix really tried to do that, Michael would still stop her.
Regardless… out of consideration for Ancient One and Eternity, Dark Phoenix couldn't be allowed to wipe out humanity, could she? Moreover, there was still an Ancient Eastern Country on Earth.
Although that had nothing to do with Michael, and it wasn't the place where he was born and raised, it was still a member of the Huaxia in the Myriad Worlds, so a bit of sentimentality was necessary, right?
"No problem!"
"As long as those humans don't provoke me, I definitely won't bother them!"
Hearing Michael's words, Dark Phoenix's eyes instantly lit up.
They really lit up, because when Michael spoke, he had already lifted the seal as an afterthought—it was just a thought. Instantly, a powerful and tyrannical energy fluctuation emanated from Dark Phoenix.
Dark Phoenix's clothes fluttered without wind, and a powerful aura spread, making her look like a female demon who had emerged from the depths of hell.
"Alright."
"Go do what you need to do."
"Remember to report back to White after you're done."
Waving his hand to block the aura and pressure Dark Phoenix was emitting outwards, Michael didn't want the battleship to be messed up. Moreover, his adorable Little Nina was in the adjacent cabin, and the little girl couldn't withstand this level of pressure right now. He then conjured a spatial portal, urging the agitated Dark Phoenix to quickly leave…
The other side of the spatial portal led directly to Earth, to the new main Base of the Mutant race, newly constructed under the leadership of the darkened Charles.
It's unclear if it's because… the memory of the Base was too profound, or if Charles subconsciously knew… that the Base was not to be provoked.
The darkened Charles built this entirely new Base on a large island a hundred and eight thousand li away from the ruins of his original Mutant School. Even when attacking the Human Alliance, they consistently avoided the Bases located across the globe.
The Human Alliance naturally noticed the Mutants' strange behavior and were shocked by the strength of the Base. There were places on Earth that even Mutants dared not attack. However, the Human Alliance also dared not provoke the Base, nor did they dare question why it didn't join the Human Alliance to resist the Mutants.
With such an otherworldly power, the leaders of the Human Alliance, as long as their minds were sound, would not provoke it, nor would they dare to. However, after learning about this otherworldly power, the Human Alliance also breathed a sigh of relief, as it was, after all, a member of humanity. Even if their war with the Mutants was lost, humanity would not be extinguished, right?
At the same time, the Human Alliance also directed some refugees who could not be protected, or rather, those beyond their capacity to protect, towards the Base for protection. For the sake of humanity, even if they didn't join the Human Alliance, surely they would take in the refugees as fellow humans? Unfortunately, the Base, managed by White, maintained absolute rationality, completely ignoring those… refugees. It even directly shot those… refugees who dared to assault the Base. This approach also made those… frantic refugees regain their sanity.
However, although… the Base could not be entered, the refugees discovered that… the areas around the Base would not be attacked by Mutants. This allowed these refugees, in their frenzy, to breathe a sigh of relief. They also, between the outside of the Base and the Mutant attack range, used their lives to carve out a safe zone, where they barely survived.
These areas have virtually become the last safe zones on Earth.
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