Hearing Ivan Vanko's grim reminder, the brilliant minds in the laboratory fell back into an absolute, suffocating silence. The fleeting glimmer of confidence sparked by the Red Hulk Protocol was instantly pulverized.
However, they still chose to proceed with it. Compared to the absolute, chaotic unpredictability of summoning an alternate-universe Reed Richards, engineering a gamma-irradiated monster felt slightly more manageable!
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Meanwhile, using the absolute authority of the Mind Stone, Su Mu flawlessly subjugated the minds of the few surviving X-Men. With a casual swipe of his fingers, he opened a portal and led his newly acquired assets back to New York, stepping directly onto the pristine grounds of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
The academy was situated inside a massive, historic castle. As Su Mu and his entourage arrived, the midday sun bathed the ancient stone walls and the manicured lawns in a warm, golden hue.
Dozens of young mutant students were happily playing and chatting across the campus. It was blatantly obvious that the vast majority of them had absolutely no idea that their beloved X-Men had just been utterly annihilated by the White Demon, nor did they realize that the few survivors standing before them had been mentally rewritten into fanatic, brainwashed slaves.
Looking at the idyllic, joyful atmosphere of the campus, Su Mu couldn't help but genuinely admire Professor X's educational capabilities. To take so many traumatized, socially ostracized mutants and successfully rehabilitate them into happy, well-adjusted teenagers living peacefully in a castle... it was a profound achievement.
It almost makes me feel bad for destroying the peace here... Su Mu mused lazily.
Wait a minute... he paused, noticing a glaring flaw in his own logic. Why am I suddenly talking like an anime villain? He shook his head firmly. He absolutely wasn't a villain. He was the Savior, leading the mutant race down the correct, absolute path to supremacy!
"You're... you're the White Demon!"
Suddenly, a young girl with a distinct white streak in her dark hair stared at the white-haired man in absolute, paralyzing shock.
Her eyes darted to the figures standing rigidly behind him, and an expression of pure, unadulterated grief washed over her face!
"Where's the Professor?! Where's Ms. Jean?! What did you do to them?!" Rogue screamed, tears welling in her eyes. "Mr. McCoy! Logan! Why are you standing behind him?! Weren't you supposed to execute him?!"
Clearly, not every student was completely ignorant of the X-Men's classified operations. At the very least, Rogue knew what their mission had been.
Hearing Rogue's frantic screaming, several older students immediately burst out of the nearby classrooms and rushed to her side.
Seeing the White Demon casually standing on their lawn with their teachers acting like obedient bodyguards, their expressions drastically changed. They instantly realized the apocalyptic implications of the situation.
Among them, the notoriously hot-tempered Sunspot immediately lost control. He ignited his body, transforming into a being of pure, searing plasma!
"Where are they?!" Sunspot roared, charging violently at Su Mu. "What the hell did you do to Hank?!"
It was obvious to Sunspot that Beast and the others had been subjected to some form of absolute mind control.
Watching the blazing plasma mutant charge toward him, Su Mu didn't even bother activating the absolute defense of the Limitless. He simply walked casually forward, right through the searing heat.
The exact microsecond Sunspot crossed within five meters, Su Mu teleported, instantaneously materializing right in front of the boy and firmly grabbing his magma-like face.
I'm fundamentally a peace-loving individual, Su Mu sighed internally. I really didn't want to kill any of the students today...
"But why do you insist on forcing my hand?" Su Mu muttered with genuine exasperation.
He sighed softly. A catastrophic burst of black-red lightning violently erupted from his palm. Sunspot's plasma head was instantaneously, violently crushed by the kinetic impact of the Black Flash! The super-heated brain matter and boiling blood sprayed outward, but it was violently repelled by the invisible barrier of the Limitless, completely incapable of touching Su Mu's pristine clothes.
As Sunspot's rapidly cooling, headless corpse was casually deflected to the side, the rest of the students erupted in agonizing, furious screams!
But before they could attack, a brilliant, blinding cosmic yellow light erupted from the gem hovering beside Su Mu, completely illuminating the entire campus!
Under the absolute authority of the Mind Stone, the terror, grief, and fury on the faces of Rogue and the other students instantly melted away. It was replaced by a look of sheer, fanatic joy and devotion!
Rogue immediately walked up to Su Mu, a bright, radiant smile on her face.
"Professor Su Mu! You finally defeated that evil Charles Xavier and returned to us!"
Su Mu smiled gently. He reached out and affectionately ruffled Rogue's white-streaked hair, messing it up completely.
"Of course I did," Su Mu said in a warm, soothing tone. "Professor X has been completely eradicated."
"That's wonderful news!" Rogue beamed with genuine, absolute joy.
And just like that, the HR department of SU-IELD received a massive, highly capable influx of new recruits. Looking at the hundreds of young mutants staring at him with absolute, cult-like adoration, the Director of SU-IELD felt profoundly satisfied.
Only three members of the original X-Men had survived his slaughter: Beast (Hank McCoy), Mystique (Raven Darkhölme), and Wolverine (Logan).
Each of them possessed immense, unique utility for his future plans.
Hank McCoy's scientific intellect, while not quite on Tony Stark's level, was still world-class. Relegating him to the role of Chief Mechanic for The Ark dreadnought was an absolute waste of his talents, but he would do perfectly.
Then there was Wolverine. His indestructible Adamantium skeleton had permanently fused with his genetic healing factor, meaning his metal bones were actually regenerative. If Su Mu continuously harvested chunks of his skeleton, Adamantium would effectively become a renewable resource!
Su Mu couldn't help but sigh at his own boundless mercy. Not only had he spared his enemy's life, but he had graciously provided him with a highly productive, entirely new career path!
Finally, there was Mystique. Her ability to flawlessly mimic the appearance, voice, and biometric data of any human on Earth was the ability Su Mu valued the most.
Of course, Su Mu absolutely didn't value it purely for... entertainment purposes. Mystique was a natural-born infiltrator and spy. She would undoubtedly become the absolute backbone of SU-IELD's covert operations division!
Having finalized his HR restructuring, Su Mu opened a portal, sending Beast up to The Ark and dispatching Wolverine to his new, painful "mining" job. He then took Mystique and teleported back to the luxurious mega-mansion he had purchased recently.
After ordering the Hollywood actresses to give Mystique a "comprehensive orientation" on how to serve him, Su Mu settled into absolute, emperor-like luxury and began grinding his skills once again.
His primary focus wasn't his newly acquired Vector Manipulation. Instead, he focused entirely on leveling up the Reverse Cursed Technique.
During his apocalyptic clash against the Phoenix Force's cosmic decomposition, the continuous, massive output required to keep his body intact had caused the experience bar to skyrocket. It was currently hovering right on the edge of leveling up.
Furthermore, based on the timeline of events, Jane Foster was due to "deliver" her package very soon. He absolutely needed a way to safely extract the Aether (Reality Stone) from her body. Simply killing her wouldn't magically solidify the liquid cosmic entity.
Lounging on his custom-made bed, enjoying the impeccable services of the Hollywood starlets and the shape-shifting Mystique, Su Mu utilized a highly efficient training method. He would casually inject lethal bursts of cursed energy into the actresses, violently injuring them, and then instantaneously heal their catastrophic wounds using the Reverse Cursed Technique!
The System notifications chimed continuously:
[System Notification: Energy Point +1]
[System Notification: Reverse Cursed Technique EXP +1]
[System Notification: Reverse Cursed Technique EXP +1]
[System Notification: Reverse Cursed Technique EXP +1]
...
Finally, after hours of "vigorous" and "dedicated" training, a different heavenly chime rang out!
[System Notification: Reverse Cursed Technique EXP +1]
[System Notification: Congratulations, Skill 'Reverse Cursed Technique' has leveled up!]
[Reverse Cursed Technique Lv.4 (1/5000): Multiplies inherently negative cursed energy to generate positive energy. Grants absolute, instantaneous regenerative capabilities! The user can now revert physical matter to its absolute, original pristine state. Can be applied to others and to non-biological matter!]
A massive surge of complex, esoteric medical and conceptual knowledge violently flooded Su Mu's mind. With a sharp shudder, he perfectly assimilated the absolute totality of the information.
As expected, Level 4 Reverse Cursed Technique had undergone an apocalyptic, conceptual metamorphosis!
It was no longer just a hyper-accelerated healing factor. The fundamental nature of the technique had evolved from "healing damage" to "conceptual restoration"! It could literally revert matter to its original, pristine state. Consequently, it could now be used to "heal" inanimate objects!
Furthermore, having reached Level 4, Su Mu's absolute control over his own physical biology had reached a god-like pinnacle. He could casually manipulate his own cellular age, flawlessly transitioning his physical vessel between infancy, prime adulthood, and old age at will!
Having completely digested the new knowledge, Su Mu smiled brilliantly.
The Reverse Cursed Technique was finally at Level 4. All the pieces were perfectly in place.
Now... all I have to do is wait for Jane Foster to deliver my takeout!
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