Chapter Summaries

Su Yao destroyed Number Twenty-Three Base but failed to find Alessandro and Bolivar Doctor before the military targeted him with missiles. He survived the initial barrage and fled toward the city, only to see more missiles closing in.

• Su Yao learned that Alessandro and Bolivar Doctor had escaped Number Twenty-Three Base before he arrived.
• Venom warned Su Yao about eight incoming missiles, and Su Yao used Reflection Shield and Chaos Magic to withstand the explosions.
• Antonne and the soldiers at the military base believed the missile strike had killed Su Yao, but he emerged apparently unharmed.
• Su Yao flew toward the city, then spotted another group of missiles and realized they were faster than him.

Su Yao struggled to survive repeated missile attacks by using Black Particle, Reflection Shield, Chaos Magic, and Space Teleportation. After enduring twenty-five waves and reaching the city outskirts with only one-fifth of his Light Energy left, he realized he needed to grow stronger.

• Su Yao used Black Particle on a White Shell Missile, triggering an explosion that set off the other missiles, and protected himself with Reflection Shields and Chaos Magic while teleporting.
• The military base saw Messiah emerge from the blast seemingly unharmed and resolved to eliminate the Omega Mutant, launching another wave of missiles.
• Su Yao flew toward the city while mixing in Space Teleportation, consuming his Light Energy as successive missile waves pursued him.
• After twenty-five waves, the officers saw Su Yao blackened and battered, then ordered the launchers to stop him as he neared the city.
• Su Yao reached the city outskirts with one-fifth of his Light Energy remaining and recognized that he needed greater strength and more energy to survive future attacks.

Su Yao escaped a missile barrage by reaching the city, then hid to recover his Light Energy. Online, people debated whether Messiah or the White-Clothed Strange Man was stronger, and the story left with factions across the world taking notice of the discussion.

• General Luca and the military stopped firing when Su Yao reached the city, and Su Yao flew away to a secluded spot to rest.
• Netizens, including Phillis, argued that the White-Clothed Strange Man was more powerful and more feared than Messiah.
• Igor argued that Messiah’s strength had grown rapidly since his first appearance and suggested that his Mutant Abilities had increased over time.
• Phillis and other netizens dismissed Igor’s claims as speculation while debate over the two Omega Level Mutants spread.
• Tony Stark, the X-Men, the Brotherhood of Mutants, S.H.I.E.L.D., and other factions noticed the online discussion.

Tony Stark, the X-Men, and Nick Fury considered claims that Messiah’s powers were growing at an extraordinary rate, while Yi Li Na prepared a livestream announcing that the military had defeated him. The broadcast ended as an eyewitness took the stage to explain the attack.

• Tony Stark reviewed Messiah’s past appearances and concluded that the speculation about his rapidly growing power might be true, though he hoped it was not.
• Professor X Charles worried that Messiah’s power could become uncontrollable, while Cyclops Scott reassured him that such rapid growth was impossible.
• Nick Fury considered summoning Captain Marvel to face Messiah but decided the claims were only speculation.
• Yi Li Na announced a livestream about Messiah, then told viewers that the military had repelled and defeated him with high-powered missiles.
• Yi Li Na introduced an ordinary-looking white man as an eyewitness to the military operation.

Yi Li Na’s livestream convinced the public that Messiah had been defeated by the military, while Su Yao trained in hiding and raised Reflection Shield to Level 4. He discovered the upgraded ability covered more of his body and could be summoned four times at once.

• Yi Li Na showed footage of Messiah fleeing missile attacks and told viewers the military had defeated him, leading many to expect Messiah’s eventual elimination.
• Phillis mocked Igor and Messiah’s other supporters online, while Tony Stark, the X-Men, the Brotherhood of Mutants, and S.H.I.E.L.D. reacted to the news.
• Su Yao trained his abilities in an abandoned factory, spent his accumulated Energy Points to raise Unlock Progress to 44%, and chose to focus on improving Reflection Shield.
• After several days of practice, Su Yao raised Reflection Shield to Level 4 and found that it formed a U-shaped barrier covering most of his body.
• Su Yao discovered he could summon four stronger Reflection Shields at once and wondered how they would hold up against missiles.

Su Yao practiced Black Particle while Venom recovered from the missile injuries and urged him to avenge their home. Elsewhere, Walton’s team failed to capture Cannonball, who escaped after resisting their sonic weapon and recovering from severe wounds.

• Su Yao continued practicing Black Particle as he waited for his strength to grow, and Venom said he was almost healed.
• Cannonball confronted Walton’s armed team, who intended to take him back to a laboratory.
• Walton used a Sonic Weapon, but Cannonball was unaffected and said his connection to Messiah had made him special.
• Walton’s team attacked Cannonball with bullets and rockets, but his wounds rapidly healed and he killed a team member.
• Cannonball fled after Walton’s team drove him away, and an angry voice ordered them to collect his blood and flesh and return.

Su Yao reached level 4 in Black Particle and tested its increased range while Sixth Base researchers tried to separate and test the golden blood found in Cannonball’s remains. Their experiments killed every test subject, and Su Yao turned his attention to Levitation Flight.

• Walton and the others collected Cannonball’s blood and tissue, but found no symbiote tissue.
• Doctor Amuti discovered traces of golden blood in Cannonball’s remains, and Chief Phil authorized experiments to separate and inject it into test subjects.
• The golden blood killed the death row inmate and every other subject tested over the following four days.
• Su Yao reached level 4 in Black Particle and found that its range had increased to more than fifty meters.
• Su Yao tested his Light Energy reserves, then looked toward the Levitation Flight experience bar.

Su Yao reached Level 5 Levitation Flight and tested its speed, discovering he could break the sound barrier and maintain nearly effortless flight up to ten thousand meters. While enjoying the sunlight above the clouds, he was spotted by passengers on a passing plane.

• Su Yao's Levitation Flight reached Level 5, and his Light Energy became more condensed and abundant.
• Su Yao tested his new flight speed, producing a sonic boom, then found that his constant flight state lasted up to ten thousand meters.
• Su Yao considered the limits of his Level 3 God Race Body and how much stronger he would need to be to survive in outer space.
• Su Yao floated above the clouds to replenish his Light Energy, where passengers aboard a plane noticed him standing in the sky.

Su Yao recovered his Light Energy in the clouds, returned to the city, and trained Spiritual Light Beam until it reached level 4, giving him a powerful wide-area attack. A military team investigating the beam’s impact site suspected it was connected to Messiah, then heard footsteps behind them.

• Passengers on a plane recognized the figure above the clouds as Messiah and discussed whether he could withstand the military’s attacks.
• Su Yao waited in the clouds until his Light Energy recovered, then returned to the city before fighter jets and a satellite could find him.
• Over the next five days, Su Yao trained Spiritual Light Beam until it reached level 4 and tested its nearly thirty-meter range.
• A seven-person military team found the trench left by Su Yao’s beam, and Brian recognized it as similar to marks associated with Messiah.
• The team heard footsteps behind them and turned to identify whoever had arrived.

Su Yao defeated a military search team that had located him, then continued on to train. In Cairo, Tristan and five others awakened the ancient mutant Apocalypse, who emerged into a world where mutants were hated and hunted.

• Brian and six others encountered Su Yao while searching for him, but refused to reveal more than that the military wanted to confirm his location.
• Su Yao used his speed and blue light to kill the seven men, learned nothing further, and left to continue practicing his abilities.
• Tristan and five companions found a golden pyramidion in an underground Egyptian ruin and chanted to awaken the god described in an ancient book.
• The ritual revived Apocalypse, who freed himself from the buried pyramid and emerged from the ruins as the six worshippers were buried beneath the rubble.
• Apocalypse walked through Cairo, learned that mutants were hated and hunted, and wondered about the condition of his fellow mutants.

Apocalypse En Sabah Nur awakened in modern Egypt, rescued Todd from bullies, and learned that mutants were persecuted after the Light Event. The chapter ended with soldiers surrounding them and taunting Apocalypse about Messiah.

• Apocalypse walked through Cairo and rescued Todd from children who were bullying him.
• When the bullies’ parents confronted them, Apocalypse killed one with sand transformed from a nearby brick and led Todd away.
• Apocalypse learned Todd’s name and heard that mutants faced abuse and laboratory experiments, while armed divisions killed those who resisted.
• Todd mentioned Messiah and others as powerful mutants, but a military force surrounded them before he could explain further.
• The soldiers aimed their guns at Apocalypse and Todd, and their leader sneered that they were not Messiah.

Apocalypse En Sabah Nur learned that Messiah and the White-Clothed Strange Man were Omega Mutants, whose powers could not be measured, and became eager to seize their abilities. After killing the soldiers who threatened him, he teleported away with Todd and asked the boy to tell him more about Messiah.

• Apocalypse En Sabah Nur asked Todd and the others who Messiah was and learned that people considered him a powerful Omega Mutant.
• Todd explained that Omega Mutants had immeasurable limits, then told Apocalypse that the White-Clothed Strange Man was another Omega Mutant who could alter reality.
• Apocalypse En Sabah Nur considered using the Transfer Ritual to take over an Omega Mutant’s body and claim their ability.
• When Charlie and the soldiers prepared to attack, Apocalypse En Sabah Nur blocked their gunfire and killed them with sand and dust.
• Apocalypse En Sabah Nur teleported himself and Todd to another place, then asked Todd to continue telling him about Messiah.

Apocalypse learned modern knowledge from a television and the internet, then declared his intention to remake the world. After footage of his power drew widespread attention, Agent Coulson asked Professor X to help locate him and suggested using the Brainwave Amplification Room to find Messiah and the White-Clothed Hero.

• Todd brought Apocalypse to his home, where Apocalypse used the television to absorb modern knowledge and images of weapons, powers, and world events.
• Apocalypse declared that he would destroy the world's rulers and purify the world, while Todd questioned his ambition to rule it.
• Online footage of Apocalypse massacring soldiers and an earthquake caused by his emergence attracted widespread attention.
• Agent Coulson told Professor X Charles and the X-Men that the ancient mutant ancestor had resurfaced in Egypt and could transfer his consciousness and absorb others' abilities.
• Professor X agreed to help locate Apocalypse, and Agent Coulson asked whether the Brainwave Amplification Room could also find Messiah and the White-Clothed Hero.

Professor X Charles located Apocalypse, but Apocalypse teleported into the Brainwave Amplification Room and abducted him. With the X-Men unable to stop Apocalypse, Chris proposed asking Messiah for help, and Agent Coulson took charge of contacting him.

• Professor X Charles used the Brainwave Amplification Room to find Apocalypse in Cairo, while Apocalypse sensed Charles's powerful mind and decided to take his body.
• Apocalypse and Todd teleported into the Brainwave Amplification Room, where Apocalypse's invisible barrier blocked the X-Men's attacks.
• Apocalypse teleported away with Professor X Charles and Todd, leaving Cyclops Scott and the others unable to rescue him.
• Agent Coulson feared Apocalypse intended to take Charles's powers, and the group realized they could not defeat him themselves.
• Chris said Messiah might be able to save the Professor because Messiah had a reason to help, and Agent Coulson volunteered to contact him.
• Professor X Charles woke up after Apocalypse had taken him away.

Apocalypse forced Professor X to broadcast a warning of humanity’s coming destruction, while empowering him to reach minds across the world. Su Yao recognized Apocalypse’s return and realized the two were unlikely to coexist peacefully, and Apocalypse and Professor X sensed him through his mental power.

• Professor X woke in a dim living room, discovered Apocalypse had blocked his mind-reading ability, and was ordered to announce Apocalypse’s return.
• Apocalypse amplified Professor X’s Mind Power, allowing him to transmit Apocalypse’s warning to people around the world.
• Nick Fury at S.H.I.E.L.D. and Tony Stark at Stark Tower heard Professor X’s message as people everywhere reacted in confusion.
• Su Yao resisted the mental broadcast, recognized Apocalypse, and concluded that Apocalypse would likely target him for his Omega Ability.
• Professor X and Apocalypse sensed Su Yao’s immense mental power when he connected to the broadcast.

Su Yao broke free when Apocalypse tried to invade his mind, and later agreed to help stop him after learning that Apocalypse had threatened to find him. As Su Yao carried Agent Coulson toward Cairo, Apocalypse stood above the city with Professor Charles and prepared to act.

• Su Yao resisted Apocalypse's psychic intrusion, but heard Apocalypse promise to find him.
• Apocalypse used Professor X to address powerful people, but Professor X changed the final message to urge them to protect those around them.
• Nick Fury considered calling Captain Marvel, while the X-Men hurried to rescue Professor X.
• Cyclops Scott asked Magneto Erik for help, and Magneto agreed to join the fight against Apocalypse.
• Agent Coulson found Su Yao, who agreed to go to Cairo and carried him there at high speed.
• Apocalypse raised his hands toward Cairo while standing beside Professor Charles.

Apocalypse transformed much of Cairo into a pyramid and disabled modern weapons by controlling people and equipment through Professor X. When Magneto and the others arrived to rescue Charles, Apocalypse refused to release him, and the group attacked.

• Apocalypse turned buildings, vehicles, and land across Cairo into dust and sand, then gathered the material into a giant pyramid.
• People worldwide watched the destruction, while Apocalypse used Professor X’s power to cause long-range weapons to malfunction before they could be used against him.
• Apocalypse led Professor X toward the pyramid to prepare a body-transfer ritual, but Magneto, Storm, Luo Gen, and the others arrived in the X-Jet.
• Professor X urged Magneto and the others to leave, but Apocalypse offered them a place in his new world and refused Magneto’s demand to release Charles.
• After the negotiation failed, Luo Gen and the others attacked, and Magneto sent iron objects from the city ruins flying toward Apocalypse.

Apocalypse En Sabah Nur defeated the combined attacks of Magneto Erik and the other mutants, restrained them, and began taking Professor X into the pyramid. Su Yao arrived as Messiah to confront him, leaving their clash about to begin.

• Magneto Erik, Storm Ao Luo Luo, Cyclops Scott, Chris, and Wolverine Luo Gen attacked Apocalypse, but his invisible barrier blocked every strike.
• After Storm Ao Luo Luo and Cyclops Scott grew exhausted and Magneto Erik stopped attacking, Apocalypse bound the mutants with sand and earth.
• Apocalypse led Professor X toward the pyramid while Magneto Erik and the others feared what he would do to the Professor.
• Su Yao arrived at the pyramid, and Apocalypse stopped to ask whether he was Messiah.
• The watching crowd doubted Messiah could defeat Apocalypse, whose defense had withstood the mutants' combined assault.

Su Yao attacked Apocalypse with Black Particle, piercing his shield and opening a massive hole in his chest, but Apocalypse rapidly healed. Apocalypse recognized that Su Yao's attack was far stronger than the information he had seen, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Su Yao fired a level 4 Black Particle at Apocalypse, and it pierced through his invisible shield and chest.
• Magneto Erik, Professor X, and observers watching the footage were shocked, while Su Yao stayed vigilant.
• Apocalypse healed the head-sized wound in his chest, revealing a powerful self-healing ability.
• Su Yao said he had expected Apocalypse to heal, and the onlookers realized he had known about the ability.
• Apocalypse called Su Yao's attack unusual and said it exceeded the information he had seen in speed, power, and size.

Su Yao fought Apocalypse and displayed a sudden increase in speed and power, prompting witnesses to suspect that Messiah was growing stronger over time. He freed himself from Apocalypse’s sand restraint and prepared to continue the battle, while Professor X and others feared what might happen if his power kept growing or fell into the wrong hands.

• Apocalypse attacked Su Yao with a storm of sand, but Su Yao flew through it, struck him with a sonic-speed blow, and pierced his body with a Black Particle.
• Apocalypse bound Su Yao’s right hand with sand as his wounds rapidly healed, while Magneto Erik, Chris, and Otto reacted to Su Yao’s startling speed.
• Storm Ao Luo Luo connected Su Yao’s increased strength to earlier claims that Messiah had grown stronger since his first appearance, leaving Beast Hank and others alarmed.
• Tony Stark and Nick Fury considered the possibility that Messiah was growing stronger, and Nick Fury activated his pager for Captain Marvel.
• Cyclops Scott and the others joined Professor X, who feared the consequences if Su Yao’s already terrifying power continued to grow or fell into the hands of someone with ulterior motives.
• Su Yao used a weakened Sunshine Pervades to make Apocalypse’s sand restraints disappear, then floated in the air facing him again.