Charles

The afternoon sun poured down.

It shone upon Gu Qing.

He was seated cross-legged before a vast balcony, meditating.

Only the wind passing through the woods stirred up a soft rustling.

Everything seemed so tranquil.

It was now the spring of 1949.

The Lehnsherr Family's influence had spread across all of Europe, with their presence even reaching Africa and South America.

It was worth mentioning that, aside from absorbing the McConnell Family, the main reason the Lehnsherr Family had developed so quickly—

Was that Vanessa had awakened Current Propulsion!

Once the world produced its first Magnetic Field Master, it meant this world would become a wild horse freed from its reins, galloping headlong toward an unknown abyss!

Gu Qing's contamination of this planet had never ceased, not even for a moment.

He did not care about that.

Mutants already existed in this world. A few more Magnetic Field Masters would make things interesting!

Vanessa, who had mastered Current Propulsion, was practically unstoppable. Combined with her exceptional methods and intelligence, the Lehnsherr Family developed at a tremendous pace.

In just a few short years, their overall power had expanded severalfold.

But to Gu Qing, all of that was merely useless worldly baggage.

In his eyes, only the strength of one's own power mattered.

If not for finding Schmidt, he would never have done something like seizing another's nest and ruling a faction.

In truth, he knew absolutely nothing about the Lehnsherr Family's most important internal businesses.

Nor had he ever wanted to learn.

Vanessa handled everything.

To him, the Lehnsherr Family was merely a tool for finding Schmidt.

But now, he had discovered that this tool was not particularly useful.

Even after expanding their influence to this extent, and never once relaxing their search for Schmidt's trail—

They still had not found him.

They had uncovered a few clues along the way, but every investigation ultimately ended in disappointment for Gu Qing.

There was not even the slightest trace of the Hellfire Club.

Gu Qing considered it carefully and thought that perhaps the Hellfire Club had not yet been officially established.

He just did not know where Schmidt had hidden after leaving the Nazis.

Could he be outside Europe?

This world was simply too vast for any one person.

Gu Qing could somewhat understand Erik's helplessness and fury in the films.

If he remembered correctly, Erik had searched for a full seventeen years!

As that thought crossed his mind, Gu Qing suddenly had an idea.

He vaguely recalled that Erik had found Schmidt, who had become the Black King, because he had located two Nazi soldiers from back then.

Following those clues, he had tracked down the Hellfire Club.

So where were those soldiers?

What were their names again?

Gu Qing thought hard.

But too much time had passed. He had long forgotten such minor details.

Current Propulsion!

Fine currents surged through Gu Qing's mind.

He wanted to stimulate his brain and use that to recall more forgotten memories.

But that was an extremely dangerous thing to do.

The human brain was incomparably precise. The slightest error could turn him into an idiot!

—Yee!!

Crackle!

Scenes flashed before Gu Qing's eyes like a rapidly turning lantern.

Even events from his infancy appeared with absolute clarity.

But these!

But damn it, these!

Were all memories belonging to the original Erik!!

Until World War II, when the Nazis invaded their small village and captured his entire family.

They were then sent to Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Since Erik was still young, he had to be detained separately from his parents.

At the moment they were separated, Erik was agitated. His X-Factor stirred, even warping the iron gate as he pulled at it.

Schmidt happened to see it as well.

The surrounding Nazi soldiers were all terrified. Only one officer stepped forward and smashed Erik to the ground with the butt of his rifle.

But that rifle butt directly killed the young and frail Erik.

Allowing a soul from another world to seize his body and become the new Erik Lehnsherr—the new Magneto!

"?!?! Fuck!"

Gu Qing stopped using electric currents to stimulate himself.

Because he knew it was useless.

The memories of his previous life were not stored in his brain, but in his soul!

And electric currents could not stimulate the soul!

That made things difficult.

Just how could he awaken the memories buried deep within his soul?

Gu Qing sat there cross-legged and thought for an entire day, yet gained no insight at all.

"Perhaps I can borrow some outside help.

Just like how I borrowed the Lehnsherr Family's power."

Gu Qing stroked his chin.

The first thing he thought of was the system.

But the system was far too unreliable. Most of what it drew was worthless junk.

Who knew how long it would take to accurately draw something that could help him?

"What else in this world can help me?"

—Mutants!

That word appeared in Gu Qing's mind.

Gu Qing had not read all the X-Men comics, only knew a little about them in broad strokes.

But he had watched every X-Men film.

In the films, aside from the infinitely charismatic Wolverine, Logan—

The most memorable figures were the two great leaders, one righteous and one evil.

Professor X of the mutant academy, and Magneto of the Brotherhood of Mutants.

"Is this fate?"

Gu Qing was Gu Qing, not Erik.

He had never intended to follow Magneto's old path.

That was obvious from the very beginning in how he used his control over magnetism.

The original Magneto was practically Iron Magneto, following the path of a long-range mage.

Though he was called a master of spectacle and looked incredibly flashy, his actual strength was not that great.

His use of Magnetic Field Power was enough to make one shake one's head.

Of course, that might also have been because the film version had been severely weakened.

Gu Qing had already felt that firsthand.

He believed that if he had transmigrated into the comic version of Magneto and followed the path of a Magnetic Field God of War, he definitely would not possess only one hundred thousand units of power by now.

Unlike the original "Iron Magneto," Gu Qing had taken the path of the Magnetic Field God of War, using his fists to blast through every obstacle before him!

Thus, he had never considered seeking out the original Erik's old friend, Professor X.

Yet he had never expected fate to insist on bringing them together.

Gu Qing felt faintly awkward about it, but did not think too much of it.

At present, Professor X seemed to be the only one who could help him.

Westchester County.

It was a county in southeastern New York State, United States.

Connecticut lay to the east, New York City to the south, and the Hudson River flowed along its western side.

The helicopter's rotors spun at high speed, churning the air with a thunderous roar.

Gu Qing sat before the open cabin door, looking down at the old mansion below, which resembled a castle.

Compared to Schmidt, the Xavier Family Old Mansion where Professor X lived was far easier to find.

Gu Qing was not one to drag things out. Once he made his decision, he immediately took action.

The guards inside the old mansion came out after receiving word, warily watching the helicopter circling overhead.

Professor X... no, he was still young now, with a thick head of golden hair, handsome features, and an elegant demeanor.

He was not yet the bald old professor in a wheelchair.

At this time, he should be called Charles Francis Xavier.

As though sensing something ominous, he emerged from the house with a frown.

At his side was a captivating woman.

It was Raven Darkholme.