Ryan nodded slightly, reaching out to grab the oversized hood on the short person in the green jacket, intending to pull it off and see her true appearance.
"No!!!"
But this little person clearly didn't want anyone to see her true face. Amidst a scream that sounded like a phoenix's cry, a scorching red light instantly erupted from within her body!
Even Wanda, who had originally grabbed her by the back collar, had to let go of her first and use Chaos Magic to resist this scorching red light!
Not to mention the wooden floor and furniture of the room; they directly disintegrated into particles in this scorching red light!
Only Ryan, without any protective measures, allowed wisps of flame-like red light to brush against his face, feeling that residual warmth.
And this red light eventually condensed into a fiery red phantom of a phoenix on the girl!
"Oh! This is... Phoenix Force?!"
Ryan's eyes widened slightly, looking at the phoenix phantom in some surprise.
No wonder Wanda said that the energy level on this girl was no weaker than her Chaos Magic!
Because this girl turned out to be the host of the Phoenix Force!
And the Phoenix Force, belonging to one of Marvel's three major forces, naturally wouldn't be weaker than Chaos Magic!
"Interesting, but showing off the Phoenix Force is enough. I certainly don't want my house burned to ashes..."
After a slight moment of surprise, Ryan reached out again, ignoring the flames turned into by the Phoenix Force. His hand directly passed through the flame barrier and grabbed the out-of-control girl by the neck.
"Quiet down!"
With Ryan's low shout, a massive psychic power forcefully rushed into the girl's mind, suppressing her Phoenix Force deep within her body and imprisoning it.
The phoenix phantom on the girl also instantly extinguished.
Without the Phoenix Force, the girl could only pat Ryan's arm that was choking her neck with both hands.
"Let... let go, I... I can't breathe..."
Hearing this, Ryan casually threw her onto the floor.
The girl sat heavily on the charred floor, gasping for the burnt-smelling air in the room. The oversized hood on her head also fell off as a result, finally revealing her true appearance.
A head of reddish-orange hair, a slightly immature face, large green eyes, and delicate facial features.
This was a face completely unfamiliar to him.
Whether in reality or in movies from his past life, he had never seen this face.
Ryan asked uncertainly, "You are... Jean Grey?"
Sitting on the ground and rubbing her neck, the girl glared at Ryan and said irritably, "You guy are so rude! You almost choked me to death just now!"
Ryan shrugged, pointing at the charred and messy room around them, "You say I'm rude? But it seems you almost burned down my house just now~"
Hearing this, the girl looked at the surrounding scene, a flash of deep fear appearing in her eyes. It seemed as if she had recalled some terrifying experience, and her whole body froze in place.
"Hey, stop spacing out. Tell me, why are you little one stalking and peeping at me? And since when have you been following me?"
Until Ryan spoke again did the girl snap out of her memories.
The girl also knew she was in big trouble and had kicked a tough stub this time, saying timidly,
"Uhm, sorry, I lost control again just now... But I'm not a kid, I'm already nineteen years old..."
"I started noticing you from another Universe with Spider-Man. After you resolved the cross-dimensional invasion incident over there, I quietly followed you to this Universe..."
"You? Nineteen?" Ryan looked at this girl who was at most 1.6 meters tall and looked even like she was sixteen, showing total disbelief.
"Really, I have an ID!"
As she spoke, the girl even pulled out a yellowed ID card from her green jacket pocket.
Ryan took the ID card and looked at it.
[Name: Jean Grey]
[Female]
[September 18, 1963]
[Address: Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters...]
Seeing the name on the ID, Ryan nodded.
Sure enough, this girl was undoubtedly Jean Grey!
Just a very young version!
But 1963?
Ryan raised an eyebrow: "The timeline in the Universe you're from has only reached the mid-20th century?"
Jean shook her head with some disappointment: "Actually, by the time I left that Universe, it was already the late 20th century, 1983..."
"Alright~" Ryan returned the ID to Jean: "So it's because you knew the true identity of the Spider-Man in your Universe that you were brought to this Universe by Strange's magic?"
Jean nodded: "Yeah, while wandering, I felt an inexplicable summons, so I followed this summons and proactively went to the previous Universe."
"Wandering?" Ryan caught this keyword: "Why were you wandering?"
Hearing this, Jean's gaze looked again at the charred and messy room, her eyes full of sorrow: "Because... I once lost control and destroyed the X-Academy. Everyone died because of me. I am a Destroyer, and I am already homeless in my Universe..."
"Hsss—————"
Ryan gasped, somehow feeling that this story sounded a bit familiar.
It seemed he had previously met a wanderer from some X Universe too!
The X-Academy in that Universe was also destroyed!
That was Deadpool's partner in the TVA, the wanderer Wolverine!
And that Wolverine was not at the X-Academy when it was destroyed, which led to the annihilation of the X-Academy, becoming the lifelong inner demon of his life.
And this Jean Grey said she destroyed the X-Academy.
Combined with the original movie where, after Jean Grey lost control, Wolverine ultimately used his healing factor to endure the Phoenix Force and put an end to Jean Grey.
Combining both stories together...
Holy shit!
Could this Jean Grey be from the same Universe as that Wolverine?!
Because that Wolverine wasn't at the X-Academy at the time, when Jean lost control and erupted, no one could approach to end her, thus leading to the bad ending where the entire roster of the X-Academy in that Universe perished!
It's a closed loop!
Ryan didn't hide it from the Jean in front of him, saying bluntly: "I should know which Universe you're from. I've previously seen another Mutant from your Universe..."
Jean was stunned, asking instinctively: "Who is it?"
"Wolverine, Logan!" Ryan said indifferently.
Jean's eyes widened slightly, her green eyes filled with complex emotions: "So it's him. He should have been the only survivor of the X-Academy at the time besides me..."
"I heard he had a rough time afterwards, constantly scorned by those who supported the X-Academy, and called a deserter by everyone. But that clearly wasn't his fault, it was my fault..."
"For so many years, I never dared to go see him, afraid that I would lose control again and kill the last survivor of the X-Academy, and even more afraid to see the look of anger and disappointment in his eyes towards me..."
Sitting on the ground, Jean hugged her knees, and tears unconsciously flowed from her eyes.
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