Arc 13The Core Zone and the Pursuit

Sing Sing and his allies infiltrated the Core Zone, rescued Magik, and defeated Sugar Man, but Mondo died and Gambit was captured under Lady’s control. As they fled toward Canada, Omega Red and Lady Deathstrike attacked, and Snowbird carried Sing Sing away after helping him escape.

  • Sing Sing and Silver Fox captured Scatter, then joined Colossus, Jubilee, and Mondo to plan a strike against Sugar Man’s Core Zone and rescue Magik.
  • The team infiltrated the fortress but was separated by its defenses, and Sing Sing fought through armed guards to reach the teleporter core.
  • Sing Sing freed Magik and helped defeat Rastus, but Sugar Man killed Mondo before Sing Sing killed Sugar Man in turn.
  • A woman sent Gambit to attack Sing Sing, and Vanisher’s interference forced the others to flee while Colossus lost an arm protecting Sing Sing from Gambit’s Royal Flush.
  • Sing Sing subdued Gambit, who briefly named Sinistre and Mademoiselle, then escaped the collapsing laboratory with Colossus as Silver Fox led the others out.
  • The group left for Canada in a stolen motorhome, and Sing Sing turned back when Guardian detected pursuers, finding Omega Red and Lady Deathstrike waiting on the highway.
  • Omega Red’s Death Factor mist and Lady Deathstrike’s attacks overwhelmed Sing Sing until Snowbird froze Omega Red, drove off Lady Deathstrike, and carried Sing Sing away as an owl.
Chapters 301–325 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 301Who the Hell Writes a Diary?

Zhou intervened when five armed foreigners cornered a wounded woman, then recognized her as Silver Fox after she paid him an appearance fee. She pressed a knife to his neck and demanded to know who had told him that name.

  • Zhou threw a pig butchering knife that sliced through the foreigners’ guns, then knocked two guards unconscious and dodged the others’ gunfire.
  • The woman stabbed the captain in the back and killed him before Zhou could finish the fight.
  • The woman confronted Zhou, and he insisted he was a respectable businessman before asking her to pay his appearance fee.
  • The woman gave Zhou two hundred-dollar bills, and he recognized her from a drawing in Logan’s diary.
  • The woman put a blade to Zhou’s neck and demanded to know who had told him the name Silver Fox.

Ch. 302Is This Killer a Lunatic?!

Sing Sing treated Silver Fox’s memory-triggered headache and learned she had come to Seattle seeking answers, where she witnessed Scatter kill members of the X-Extraordinary Generation. He recruited her to help investigate, while Scatter pursued and wounded another young cloaked vigilante.

  • Sing Sing mentioned Logan Howlett, triggering Silver Fox’s memories and a painful headache, then eased it with Inner Qi.
  • Silver Fox explained that she had lost her memory and followed a feeling to Seattle, where she saw Scatter kill four people connected to the X-Extraordinary Generation.
  • Silver Fox described Scatter talking to thin air and bowing toward a wall, and warned that the factory was guarded by dozens of armed people, including Mutants.
  • Sing Sing decided to capture Scatter before entering the factory and persuaded Silver Fox to join him by promising to help restore her memories.
  • Scatter caught a young man in a blue cloak, broke his wrist, and ignored his plea to be spared before flashing a V sign at empty air.

Ch. 303A Case of Mistaken Identity

Sing Sing and Silver Fox checked into a cheap Seattle hotel, where Sing Sing discovered and captured Mondo hiding inside the wall. Mondo revealed that Colossus had sent him, prompting Sing Sing to welcome him as an ally and ask where Colossus was.

  • Sing Sing brought Silver Fox to a budget hotel and joked with the landlady while taking instant coffee packets.
  • Silver Fox searched their room for security risks as Sing Sing sensed someone hidden inside the wall.
  • Sing Sing threw his Pig Butchering Knife into the wall, exposing Mondo, a mutant who could change the state of his matter.
  • Sing Sing questioned Mondo about who had sent him, and Mondo said Colossus had.
  • Sing Sing abruptly treated Mondo as a friend and asked where Colossus was and how he had learned Sing Sing was there.

Ch. 304Sign This, and Leave the Rescue to Me

Mondo told Sing Sing that the Core Zone had captured Magik and several of his Mutant friends, and that Colossus had gone to seek allies. Sing Sing persuaded Mondo to sign a 749 Bureau employment contract and promised to rescue the captives, but Mondo said he needed to consult his mentor first.

  • Mondo explained that the Core Zone had captured Magik and other Mutants, while Colossus had sacrificed himself to help Mondo escape and then gone to find allies.
  • Mondo revealed that Colossus had instructed him to look for Stephen Chow, whom Mondo recognized by his odd speech and love of money.
  • Sing Sing showed Mondo a Labor Security Contract Letter of Intent and described the benefits of working for the 749 Bureau.
  • Silver Fox warned Mondo that Sing Sing might be manipulating him, but Sing Sing promised to protect the captives and threatened the Core Zone.
  • Mondo agreed to take Sing Sing to meet his mentor before deciding whether to sign.

Ch. 305A Fellow Countryman Sets Off Fireworks to Scare You

Sing Sing met Colossus and Jubilee in their underground hideout and agreed to help rescue Colossus’s sister, Illyana, from Sugar Man’s Core Zone. After learning about the forces holding her, Sing Sing planned to capture a street killer and interrogate him for information.

  • Mondo led Sing Sing and Silver Fox through an underground passage to his mentor, Colossus, and Jubilee.
  • Colossus said he would join Sing Sing if Sing Sing helped save his sister, and Jubilee attacked Sing Sing with a burst of plasma after he called her a fellow countrywoman.
  • Colossus and Jubilee explained that Sugar Man’s enhanced forces had captured Illyana, known as Magik, for her ability to connect to the dimension of Limbo.
  • Sing Sing decided the group should capture the killer spreading panic in the streets and interrogate him about the Core Zone.
  • Sing Sing told the injured Colossus and Jubilee to stay behind and said he would deal with the street killer himself.

Ch. 306Alien killer? A livestreaming influencer!

Director Zhou led Mondo and Silver Fox to trap the killer Scatter in an abandoned slaughterhouse, where he taunted Scatter after realizing the hovering sphere was only a livestream camera. Scatter fired a volley of blades at Director Zhou.

  • Director Zhou insisted on confronting Scatter and recruited Mondo as a decoy while Silver Fox warned that Scatter’s blade gun made the plan dangerous.
  • Mondo wandered under a streetlamp in South Harbor District as bait, while Director Zhou and Silver Fox hid nearby.
  • Scatter appeared through the fog and shot silver blades at Mondo, whose iron arms deflected them before he pretended to flee.
  • Scatter chased Mondo into an abandoned slaughterhouse, where Director Zhou shut the gate and trapped him with Silver Fox.
  • Director Zhou identified Scatter’s hovering sphere as a harmless livestream camera and mocked Scatter’s appearance.
  • Scatter, enraged by the insults, fired rapidly spinning silver blades at Director Zhou.

Ch. 307Stealing My Technique? Take My Lineage-Ending Blade!

Sing Sing fought Scatter in the butcher shop, outwitting him with dirty tricks before Scatter injected himself with a strength-enhancing drug. Sing Sing then shattered Scatter’s blades with an Inner Qi-powered punch and sent him crashing across the floor.

  • Sing Sing parried Scatter’s thrown blades and mocked his attacks before the two fought at close range.
  • Scatter copied Sing Sing’s footwork, but Sing Sing targeted his lower body with the Pig Butchering Knife and forced him to defend himself.
  • Sing Sing lured Scatter between iron racks, where adhesive trapped his boot, then dropped a bucket of rotten offal over his head.
  • After the livestream donations encouraged him to continue, Scatter injected himself with a glowing green drug and attacked with greatly increased speed and strength.
  • Sing Sing channeled Inner Qi into his arm, shattered Scatter’s twin blades with a punch, and struck him through two rows of iron racks.

Ch. 308Warning: Physical castration!

Sing Sing and the others captured Scatter and learned that he had come from the Mojoverse to run a deadly reality show and help Sugar Man manage the Core Zone. After Scatter revealed little about the prison camp, Sing Sing decided the group would attack Sugar Man’s operation.

  • Sing Sing defeated Scatter, and Silver Fox found a communicator containing records that linked him to the Mojoverse and Sugar Man.
  • Silver Fox discovered that Sugar Man had captured Magik to drain her power and use dimensional energy in dangerous experiments.
  • Sugar Man threatened Silver Fox over the communicator, and Sing Sing warned him before crushing the device; Sugar Man then ordered Grag and the gene guards to hunt them down.
  • Colossus, Li Qianhuan, Silver Fox, Sing Sing, and Zhou prepared to infiltrate the locked-down Core Zone and questioned Scatter, who said he knew little about the camp.
  • Sing Sing knocked Scatter unconscious and declared that the group would destroy Sugar Man’s livelihood.

Ch. 309A Five-Stack Climbs from Diamond to King!

Sing Sing led Mondo, Colossus, Li Qianhuan, and Silver Fox through an underground route into the Core Zone to rescue Illyana. Their intrusion triggered the facility’s defenses, and the five fell through a vanished floor.

  • Sing Sing assigned Mondo to transport the team, Colossus to guard the rear, Li Qianhuan to draw enemy attention, and Silver Fox to gather intelligence.
  • The team entered the underground passage through rock dissolved by Mondo, while Sing Sing tried to restrain the unconscious Scatter with an improvised technique.
  • Mondo opened a passage through a thick steel wall, and the team found themselves inside a guarded underground fortress.
  • The Core Zone detected molecular alteration in its outer wall and activated its defenses, making the floor disappear beneath the five.
  • Sing Sing, Mondo, Colossus, Li Qianhuan, and Silver Fox fell into the abyss.

Ch. 310Underground Palace Divided, Each Enters the Arena

After the underground palace divided the group into isolated passages, Sing Sing defeated No. 1.2 and his armed men. No. 1.2 revealed that the others and Illyana were in the B4 Zone teleporter core, and Sing Sing found a maintenance passage leading there.

  • The isolation gates split Colossus, Li Qianhuan, Mondo, and Sing Sing into separate passages, leaving Sing Sing alone.
  • No. 1.2 confronted Sing Sing with more than a dozen armed men, but Sing Sing taunted them and used a powerful flashlight to blind them.
  • Sing Sing disarmed and injured the guards, then cornered No. 1.2 and demanded to know where his companions and Illyana were being held.
  • No. 1.2 revealed that they were in the B4 Zone teleporter core and pointed out a ventilation duct leading there.
  • Sing Sing identified himself as Stephen Chow of China's 749 Bureau and killed No. 1.2.

Ch. 311Besieged on All Sides, Each Shows Their Abilities

Silver Fox, Mondo, and Li Qianhuan fought their way through separate sections of the facility after being split up. Silver Fox and Mondo set out to regroup with their allies, while Li Qianhuan unleashed her energy attacks against Grag.

  • Silver Fox used the darkness to kill three guards, then took an access card and communication device from a corpse.
  • Mondo turned his body to stone, defeated the guards surrounding him, and sank through a wall to find the main force.
  • Li Qianhuan destroyed the arena's six machine guns with energy balls and injured Grag, whose wound began regenerating.
  • Li Qianhuan summoned dozens of colorful energy balls and sent them rushing toward Grag.

Ch. 312Your Tongue Needs Snipping

Sing Sing and his allies freed Magik from the device draining her dimensional energy and defeated Rastus, then tried to escape the collapsing laboratory. Their retreat was interrupted when Sugar Man dropped from the ceiling and attacked with his barbed tongue.

  • Sing Sing entered the laboratory and found Magik restrained inside an energy sphere while Colossus fought Rastus.
  • Li Qianhuan blasted a crack in the force field, and Sing Sing shattered it and freed Magik from the tubes and shackles.
  • Colossus hurled Rastus into a control console, and Sing Sing pinned the monster to a wall with a steel column.
  • Mondo arrived to evacuate Sing Sing, Magik, Silver Fox, Li Qianhuan, and Colossus, but the ceiling collapsed as they gathered to leave.
  • Sugar Man descended through the rubble and struck at the group with his barbed tongue.

Ch. 313Slaughter on the Tip of the Tongue

Sugar Man killed Mondo while he shielded Sing Sing, and Sing Sing swore to avenge him. The chapter ended as Sing Sing launched a deadly charge at Sugar Man.

  • Sugar Man attacked with his tongue, and Mondo threw himself in front of Sing Sing to protect him.
  • Mondo died after asking Sing Sing whether he had done the organization proud, and Sing Sing found his blood-soaked signed letter of intent.
  • Sing Sing declared Mondo had died in the line of duty and vowed to kill Sugar Man.
  • Sugar Man taunted Sing Sing and advanced with his weapons, but Sing Sing charged before he could finish speaking.

Ch. 314Slaying Sugar Man in Fury, His Soul Scattered

Sing Sing killed Sugar Man in a furious, brutal fight after avenging Mondo. As the others mourned and gathered around Mondo, the hall’s damaged control screen suddenly turned on.

  • Sugar Man attacked Sing Sing with his four arms, but Sing Sing endured the blows and stabbed him in the eye.
  • Sing Sing struck Sugar Man through the chest and pursued him as his wounds began to heal.
  • Sing Sing kicked Sugar Man’s jaws shut, cutting off his tongue, then severed all four arms and beheaded him.
  • Sing Sing returned to Mondo and gently straightened his clothes while Li Qianhuan, Colossus, Silver Fox, and Magik watched.
  • The hall’s loudspeakers hissed, and the shattered main control screen lit up with a dark red glow.

Ch. 315A Red Diamond on Her Forehead, Playing Cards That Kill

Sing Sing confronted a mysterious woman who dismissed her victims as expendable and threatened that he would not leave Seattle alive. After she ended the transmission, Gambit attacked him with explosive playing cards, apparently under remote control.

  • The woman identified Sing Sing as a 749 Bureau agent and revealed her contempt for Sugar Man, the rescued girl, and the dead victims.
  • Sing Sing transmitted the woman's image and distinctive forehead mark to the 749 Bureau, then insulted her and vowed to make her pay for attacking his people.
  • The woman ordered an unseen agent to kill Sing Sing or die trying, then cut the connection.
  • Sing Sing sensed an imminent card attack and dodged several explosive playing cards.
  • Sing Sing recognized Gambit in the shadows, but Gambit did not respond and threw another charged card at him.

Ch. 316Gambit's Deadly Assault, the Vanisher's Taunt

Vanisher appeared to taunt Sing Sing and deliver Lady's message before disappearing, leaving Sing Sing to face the brainwashed Gambit alone. Sing Sing survived Gambit's relentless attack, but Gambit kept charging cards into the unstable ceiling.

  • Gambit attacked Sing Sing with a charged playing card, and Sing Sing deflected it with the Pig Butchering Knife.
  • Vanisher appeared, mocked Sing Sing and Li Qianhuan, and told them to enjoy Remy's feast on Lady's behalf before teleporting away.
  • Sing Sing ordered Colossus, Silver Fox, Magik, and Li Qianhuan to escape with Mondo's body, then stayed behind to confront Gambit.
  • Gambit unleashed a barrage of charged steel cards, and Sing Sing deflected them, dodged their explosions, and used throwing knives to escape the final wave.
  • Gambit attacked Sing Sing with his staff, then threw more charged cards into the already unstable ceiling without regard for his own safety.

Ch. 317Shattered Steel Arm, Blood-Red Defense

Sing Sing fought Gambit through the collapsing laboratory as Gambit’s charged cards left Colossus with a shattered arm. Seeing Gambit’s body resist Lady’s control, Sing Sing charged forward to save his old friend.

  • Gambit used collapsing debris and charged cards to corner Sing Sing in the wrecked hall.
  • Gambit launched his Royal Flush, and Colossus returned to block the cards, sacrificing his left arm to the explosion.
  • Sing Sing ordered Colossus to guard the passage entrance and promised to have his arm replaced.
  • Gambit’s hand trembled as his body resisted Lady’s control, revealing that his old self was still struggling.
  • Sing Sing rushed Gambit with the Pig Butchering Knife, determined to bring him back.

Ch. 318Gambit Beaten Down, the Name Miss Sinister

Sing Sing defeated the mind-controlled Gambit and learned that Gambit’s final words pointed to “Miss Sinister.” He carried the unconscious Gambit toward Colossus as the collapsing laboratory threatened to bury them.

  • Sing Sing fought Gambit, trying to reach Remy through the mental control and enduring his relentless staff and card attacks.
  • Sing Sing exploited Gambit’s hesitation to close in, disable his arms with nerve and acupoint strikes, and knock him unconscious.
  • Gambit briefly regained clarity and said “Sinistre... Mademoiselle,” leading Sing Sing to suspect the name Miss Sinister.
  • Sing Sing slung Gambit over his shoulder, retrieved the Pig Butchering Knife, and urged the injured Colossus to move before the laboratory collapsed.

Ch. 319It's Good to Be Alive

Sing Sing and Silver Fox led their injured companions through the collapsing cannery and escaped through separate passages, though Mondo died during the flight. The survivors regrouped outside as the factory collapsed, then left before police and firefighters arrived.

  • Sing Sing carried Gambit and helped the exhausted, one-armed Colossus break through rubble and climb out of a collapsing shaft.
  • Silver Fox slapped Li Qianhuan out of her grief and led her, Magik, and Mondo's corpse through a maintenance passage to safety.
  • Sing Sing and Colossus emerged from the shaft just before rubble sealed it, and they reunited with Silver Fox's group outside.
  • Li Qianhuan lit Sing Sing's cigarette with a spark, and he said, “It's good to be alive.”
  • The cannery collapsed into a crater, burying Sugar Man's remains and the experimental equipment.
  • Silver Fox warned the others that police cars and fire engines were approaching, and Sing Sing and Colossus carried their companions away.

Ch. 320Add a Few Beds

The group returned to the underground hideout, where Sing Sing captured Scatter’s Livestream Orb and learned how to shut it down. With several people badly injured, Sing Sing decided to take them to Alpha Flight in Canada, and called Little Snow to arrange beds.

  • The group returned to the hideout, and Silver Fox checked that Scatter’s restraints were secure.
  • Scatter’s Livestream Orb arrived and showed alien viewers offering gifts if Sing Sing killed him.
  • Sing Sing interrogated Scatter, learned how to shut down and bind the orb, and stored it in the Dimension Box for Da Vinci to study.
  • Sing Sing proposed taking the wounded group to Alpha Flight in Canada, and Li Qianhuan asked whether they would be fed.
  • Sing Sing called Little Snow to request beds for the wounded, and Little Snow asked how many people were coming.

Ch. 321Master Car Thief: A Motorhome Acquired

Sing Sing arranged a place for the injured group and obtained approval to report their situation, then decided they needed a motorhome to travel safely. He stole one from a campground and set off with the group, while Silver Fox openly recognized what he had done.

  • Sing Sing called Snowbird to arrange shelter for the injured, then reported the situation to Director Wang and argued with Director Zhou for more operating funds.
  • Sing Sing decided the group needed a motorhome, and everyone rested at the base before traveling.
  • Sing Sing identified a white Ford motorhome at a campground and broke in while Silver Fox kept watch.
  • Sing Sing hot-wired the motorhome and drove it onto the highway as the Guardian followed.
  • Colossus loaded Magik, Gambit, Mondo, and the restrained Scatter aboard the motorhome.
  • Li Qianhuan asked whether Sing Sing had bought the motorhome, and Silver Fox said he had stolen it.

Ch. 322Loaded Up and Rolling, the Silent Convoy

Sing Sing led the convoy toward Alpha Flight’s base while Guardian’s jokes and Silver Fox’s suspicions kept the ride tense. As they neared their destination, Guardian detected pursuers, and a familiar purple-black mist swept toward them.

  • Sing Sing drove the battered lead vehicle while Guardian played obnoxious radio stations and sent his complaints to Director Wang without permission.
  • Sing Sing checked in with Silver Fox and the passengers, learning that Illyana was stable while Gambit and the alien were in poor shape.
  • Silver Fox recalled fragments of a life connected to Logan and planned to make Sing Sing reveal what he knew.
  • Guardian detected fast-moving signals five kilometers behind the convoy, and Sing Sing warned Silver Fox over the intercom.
  • Sing Sing saw a familiar purple-black mist advancing along the highway toward the convoy.

Ch. 323Drifting to Cover the Retreat, Real Men Don't Look Back

Sing Sing sent Silver Fox and Li Qianhuan ahead while he turned back to face their pursuers. After destroying a charging jeep, he found Lady Deathstrike and Omega Red emerging from its flames as Guardian identified the advancing purple-black fog as Omega Red’s Death Factor.

  • Sing Sing told Silver Fox and Li Qianhuan to drive on while he turned the car around to cover their retreat.
  • Guardian hid in the conifer forest and monitored the battlefield while Sing Sing waited on the highway.
  • Sing Sing destroyed a speeding jeep by throwing knives at its front tire and fuel tank.
  • Lady Deathstrike and Omega Red emerged from the burning jeep, startling Sing Sing.
  • Guardian identified the purple-black fog as a perfect match for Omega Red’s Death Factor.

Ch. 324I Think This Is Canada

Sing Sing fought Omega Red and Lady Deathstrike on a highway in Washington State with help from Guardian, but the two enemies began to overwhelm him. Snowbird arrived in a sudden snowstorm and claimed they were in Canada.

  • Omega Red confronted Sing Sing and attacked him with his carbon-tungsten tentacles while Guardian fired a plasma pulse cannon from the hillside.
  • Sing Sing wounded Omega Red with the Pig Butchering Knife, but Omega Red’s Death Factor mist threatened Sing Sing’s old wound and slowed his Inner Qi.
  • Lady Deathstrike attacked Sing Sing from behind, and Guardian’s grappling hook helped him avoid a tentacle strike before he was cut across the chest.
  • Sing Sing’s odds of victory fell as Omega Red and Lady Deathstrike closed in, and Guardian offered to self-destruct before Sing Sing refused.
  • Snowbird arrived amid a sudden snowstorm, and when Sing Sing questioned her presence in the United States, she said she thought they were in Canada.

Ch. 325That Time a Demigod Goddess Treated Me Like a Plucked Chicken

Snowbird rescued Sing Sing from Omega Red and Lady Deathstrike, defeated Omega Red, and carried Sing Sing north as an owl. Omega Red and Lady Deathstrike regrouped after the fight, and Omega Red reported their failed mission to a woman.

  • Snowbird froze the highway and trapped Omega Red in ice while Sing Sing taunted him from the ground.
  • Lady Deathstrike attacked Snowbird, but Snowbird struck her with an owl wing and wounded her with an ice spear as she escaped into the forest.
  • Snowbird broke free of Omega Red’s ice prison, kicked him unconscious, then transformed into a snowy owl and carried Sing Sing away with Guardian following.
  • Omega Red recovered from the fight, met Lady Deathstrike at the wrecked battlefield, and called a woman to report that Snowbird had intercepted their target.
Arc 13 of 19
Arc 13 of 19