Black King's Assault

"Not good at all!"

Erik said with undisguised disappointment, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

"I had higher hopes for you all!"

Charles couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly, but then his gaze fell on Rorschach, and he added, "Not including you, Rorschach. You've always done well."

Mystique, Wrecker, and Siren couldn't help but glance at Rorschach, who was sitting to the side, a flicker of shame appearing on their faces.

It seemed they had indeed gone a bit too far.

Angel, however, couldn't help but pout. Although she didn't say much, she felt a bit resentful deep down.

Who do you think you are?

Coming here to lecture me?

Who was it that kindly invited me in the first place?

"Rorschach, could you come over here for a moment? We need to talk to you about something."

Moira beckoned Rorschach over.

Rorschach had a vague idea of Moira's intentions, but he didn't say anything.

Without a word, he followed Moira, Charles, and Erik to a patch of grass a little further away.

"Rorschach, we've found some clues about Shaw. The plane takes off in an hour, heading to the Soviet Union. We were thinking, perhaps you could join us."

Erik said to Rorschach earnestly, seeking his opinion. "What do you think?"

After the incident at the amusement park, Erik had been completely convinced of Rorschach's capabilities.

Rorschach, however, didn't give a definitive answer. He knew that Erik and the others were going on a wild goose chase this time.

Shaw wouldn't be in the Soviet Union. Only his confidante, the White Queen, would be there.

And it was precisely this base that Shaw would be visiting soon.

Rorschach quickly figured out how to proceed.

"Erik, I appreciate your trust, but I'm very sorry. For some reason, my body seems to be having some issues."

Rorschach paused, then began to use a tactic he was accustomed to from his previous life: calling in sick.

"Rorschach, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

Charles immediately showed concern.

"I'm fine, Charles. It's my eyes. They suddenly start to hurt from time to time, like something is about to erupt."

Rorschach told Charles.

This could also be seen as a foreshadowing of his future ability to unlock heat vision.

"Have you been to the infirmary to get checked out?" Moira also asked.

"I was planning to ask Hank about it later," Rorschach replied to Moira.

Beast Hank, whom everyone nicknamed Bigfoot, had no abilities other than running fast, making him seem useless.

But only Rorschach knew what a treasure Beast Hank truly was.

The man was a top-tier scientist!

The Blackbird jet, the Mutant Growth Accelerator, and the future medicine to cure Professor X's paralysis – all of these were invented by Hank.

That was truly remarkable.

"Alright, if it doesn't get better, go to the infirmary," Charles nodded. "But if that's the case, Rorschach, you should stay at the base with everyone else. When I get back, we can look into what's going on with your body."

"I'll wait for you then."

"Okay, let's go. We have to leave."

"Take care!"

Waving goodbye, Rorschach parted ways with them.

However, Rorschach didn't return immediately. After a moment's thought, he went somewhere else first.

Since Shaw would be arriving soon, he naturally had to make some preparations.

When Rorschach returned, the mutants, who had been acting rather boisterously before, were all sitting up straight. Siren had even straightened a chair that had been knocked over in front of her.

The scene...

Was akin to naughty children who had angered their parents and were now at a loss.

"Alright, Charles and the others made the atmosphere a bit too awkward,"

A moment later, Mystique Raven coughed dryly, trying to ease the tension.

"What right does he have to say that about us! Who do they think they are, our parents?" Angel snorted with displeasure.

"But we did trash quite a few things..." Siren said weakly.

"Government property..." Wrecker Alex added from the side.

"Then what about our party?" Siren looked at everyone again and asked in a small voice.

"Party? Dude, what are you thinking? The party's long over!"

Hank shook his head speechlessly and started leading the cleanup of the incredibly messy house.

The others followed suit, not wasting any more words, and joined Hank's efforts.

As for Charles and Rorschach being called away privately, no one asked about it anymore.

This was because it had happened more than once, and everyone was used to it.

Everyone knew that Erik and Charles valued Rorschach highly.

They had acted recklessly when playing before, and now everyone was "enjoying" the bitter consequences of their impulsiveness.

After the group had been busy for a while, they finally managed to clean up most of the mess.

After this incident, mutants like Mystique Raven, Beast Hank, and Siren began to reflect on themselves.

They sat around the sofa, discussing that perhaps they should make some changes in the future.

Wrecker and Darwin, meanwhile, were playing games, though they were actually just using it to mask their own frustration.

And at the exact same moment.

In an office within the base.

"Still no confirmation of Shaw's exact whereabouts?"

"No, that's precisely what Moira and the others are going to confirm."

Two CIA special agents were discussing matters.

But suddenly, a strange sound rang out.

A portly CIA executive couldn't help but stand up and walk to the window to check the situation.

However, just as he turned around, a red-skinned individual, like a ghost, appeared abruptly behind him.

He grabbed another agent.

The next second, he vanished again.

When the CIA executive turned back, he was completely bewildered. Where did the person go?

Swish!

Before the CIA executive could react, he felt a blur before his eyes. The red-skinned monster suddenly appeared and grabbed the executive.

In the next moment, the executive found himself hundreds of meters in the air!

The red-skinned monster let go.

The executive plummeted downwards.

Bang!

He slammed heavily onto the ground.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Faint, muffled thuds continued to sound.

The mutants all felt that something was wrong and got up one after another, walking to the window to check the situation.

Only Rorschach remained calm.

He knew the Black King had arrived!

The current commotion was the Red Devil slaughtering the CIA agents indiscriminately.

Bang!

At this moment, a CIA agent fell from the sky, crashing directly into the courtyard outside, a bloody mess in front of the mutants.

"Ah!"

All the mutants were terrified.

Even with their special abilities, they were still young and inexperienced.

Faced with such a gruesome sight, how could they remain calm?

Bang bang bang!

Then, bodies continued to fall from the sky, smashing into various parts of the base, causing complete panic.