"Go, let's go. Take him to that small island to the east."
Professor X shouted.
This wasn't a suitable place to fight the Black King.
"No need to take him there."
There was a small island east of the blockade line. Magneto glanced at it through the porthole and spoke viciously.
He controlled it remotely through the cabin and clenched his hand hard.
Over the ocean, the screech of twisting metal rang out.
On the sea, the enormous cigar-shaped submarine seemed to be gripped by an invisible giant hand. Like a fragile toy, it was crushed and warped before being hurled toward the island.
Waves of earth over ten meters high erupted, and rows of coconut trees were smashed flat like grass.
From over a kilometer away, he had directly thrown a nuclear submarine weighing tens of thousands of tons onto the island.
It seems I've altered fate again.
Ron glanced at the additional ten thousand Ability Points and thought to himself.
Originally, Magneto didn't possess this level of power yet. He had only managed to move it over with great difficulty.
"And the final battle was originally supposed to take place in the nuclear reactor room of the submarine. Magneto would sneak inside, get beaten badly, then take advantage of the Black King's endless talking to ambush him from behind, control the wires, and remove the Black King's helmet.
"That would allow Professor X to control him and decide the battle."
Now, the Black King definitely wouldn't remain inside the crushed nuclear submarine.
Ron looked out through the window.
Everything had been reduced beyond recognition.
The jet landed on the sea.
The group stepped out of the jet and looked at the twisted nuclear submarine that had gouged out a massive crater in the distance.
"Is that guy really still alive?
"After taking that kind of attack?"
Raven softly voiced her doubts to Ron.
The others were doubtful as well.
"It's not that simple."
Ron shook his head slightly. They had no idea just how terrifying the Black King's upper limit was.
As soon as he finished speaking—
Boom!
Terrifying energy erupted from the front corner of the nuclear submarine. The thick steel hull was blasted apart like paper, ripped open with a hole several meters wide.
Wearing his helmet and completely unharmed, the Black King slowly stepped out with an elegant air, radiating terrifying heat and nuclear energy.
Wherever he walked, steel melted into molten iron, sand burned into glass, heat waves rolled outward, and the surrounding temperature rose rapidly.
"You've come. I knew it would be you. Unfortunately, you're one step too late."
The Black King stared at them like a lord of flame demons emerging from hell, exuding an overwhelming presence. He had already absorbed most of a nuclear reactor's energy.
"Why do I feel like he could destroy the world all by himself?"
Alex took a frightened step back.
"The moment he appeared, I suddenly felt like we were in Hawaii."
Darwin made a dry-throated joke.
Everyone faced him as if confronting a formidable enemy, their nerves stretched taut.
Hank glanced at the dense fur covering his body, which would ignite at the slightest spark.
"I've never hated fire as much as I do now."
"The Black King at full power."
Ron watched him and sighed.
In the original plot, the Black King had been killed through trickery right after draining the reactor, never displaying much of his strength. A classic case of a villain dying from talking too much. But this time was different.
"Erik, get everyone else out of here!"
Professor X immediately realized how serious the situation was and hurriedly called for everyone to board the plane.
Those who couldn't even get close would only be waiting to die if they stayed.
The others quickly turned and rushed back to the jet.
"Ron..."
"Raven, go with them."
Ron shook his head and told the worried Raven to leave. She had an important role in the plans that followed. She wouldn't be able to help by staying, and she couldn't be allowed to come to harm here.
While the man and woman said their goodbyes on this side, on the other side—
"Charles, you should leave too."
Erik controlled the belt around Professor X's waist and, ignoring his desire to stay, threw him into the Blackbird jet. Then he sent the Blackbird jet soaring into the sky, well beyond a safe distance.
"What's the point? Where can you possibly run to?"
The Black King cast a disdainful glance at them before withdrawing his gaze and ignoring them.
"After today, the entire world will be under my rule!"
"Only four of us are left."
Darwin looked around, his expression grave beyond words.
Ron, Magneto, Alex, and himself.
"They're all here."
Facing the terrifying Black King, Ron's eyes flashed with burning anticipation, and a smile appeared on his face.
His Ability Points had increased again just now.
He could finally obtain the ability he had wanted most since entering the X-Men universe.
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His entire body began to heat up as his genes rapidly transformed.
Professor X was originally meant to suffer an accidental injury on the island that would sever his spine and paralyze his lower body for life. His suffering would also shape him, but now that he had left the island, none of that would happen.
"I'll deal with them first, then take my time cleaning up the rest of you."
After sweeping a glance over Ron and the others, the Black King stomped down. Energy erupted, and his body shot into the sky like a rocket as he headed for the center of the two fleets.
Only by releasing the nuclear energy inside him there could he destroy every ship and leave neither country with any witnesses they could trust.
"Stop him! We can't let him destroy the fleets!"
Professor X shouted anxiously through the jet's loudspeakers.
"Shaw, you're not going anywhere today!"
Magneto roared. He tore a section of iron plating from the nuclear submarine and floated it beneath his feet, carrying him into the air. He then dismantled massive pieces of the submarine's wreckage, seven or eight meters high, and sent them flying to block the Black King.
Sizzle!
A thick energy beam shot from his chest as Alex shouted.
"Let's see if you can still swallow this!"
After training, along with the specially made suit that concentrated his energy, he could control his ability to a certain degree and release even greater power.
But he was destined to be disappointed. The Black King could even drain a nuclear reactor.
"Thank you."
In midair, the Black King rapidly absorbed the energy beam striking his body. He mockingly spoke, then raised his hand and fired it back out, slicing through the blocking wreckage like a hot knife through butter and flying onward without slowing for a moment.
Boom!
But suddenly, a figure appeared in midair, swung a fist downward, and smashed it into his face.
"I ignored you, and you still dared to come ruin my plans again."
After taking the punch, the Black King saw Ron and revealed a murderous look. He angrily struck back with a fist of his own, terrifying nuclear energy gathering around it and radiating a temperature close to several thousand degrees as he tried to kill Ron.
Boom!
Energy ripples exploded outward, but the surging nuclear energy vanished without a trace.
The heat of several thousand degrees felt like a gentle breeze. Ron glanced at the fist striking his abdomen, absorbed its energy, then raised his head and smiled mockingly.
"You don't even have the strength to hit someone, yet you dare talk about ruling the world?"
"That's my ability, you thief!"
That familiar feeling— the Black King's expression changed drastically. He recognized it at once, shocked and enraged.
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