"He can control time!!!" Shang-Chi let out a scream. "That's not scientific!!!!!!"
"Who here is scientific?!!" Riley roared as well. "Think of something fast, or we're really going down here!!!"
"Shut up, all of you!!!!"
Charles concentrated, his gaze fixed tightly on the black-haired man. His psychic power flared at full force. With a hum, two forces of rules collided.
Bang! Charles was sent flying backward. The black-haired man slowed for an instant, and Jessica screamed, "Wanda!! Get us out of here!!!"
Scarlet Power manifested, and in an instant, they were all sitting back in their chairs.
Blood poured from Charles's nose and mouth.
"We can't go any deeper." Charles spoke haltingly. "They're getting stronger and stronger."
"Who did you run into this time?" Stark asked.
Jessica looked exceptionally grave. "This group was different. They all had the power of rules. That fat guy who looked like a sumo wrestler could fold space, and he seemed able to partially alter reality."
"What faction was he from?"
"Flowing Spirit. The Flowing Spirit Sect is hunting us. They seem to see us as newly born personalities and want to capture and absorb us. That vampire was one of them too."
"The sumo wrestler is one of their Six Pillars." Riley wiped the corner of his mouth. "I was originally trying to test that armor's strength, but I ended up drawing him out. He has spatial abilities. I couldn't hit him at all."
"He forced you out?"
"No, there was someone even stronger than him." Charles took a deep breath and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Someone who can manipulate time. He must be from the X Alliance."
"Isn't this alliance a little too strong?!" Jessica said incredulously. "That Spirit of Knowledge from before nearly charred me to a crisp with one