Times Square

"Okay."

Toad nodded, while the disheveled Sabretooth let out a low growl to show he understood—his intelligence was somewhat impaired, and he could not speak, like a wild beast.

"You two leave quietly. Don't let anyone notice."

Magneto warned them. Professor X had an informant within the Brotherhood, which was why the X-Men so often ruined their plans.

"Understood."

Toad led Sabretooth away. Unfortunately, despite being careful enough, they still gave Professor Charles's informant some clues—their car had been tampered with.

As a result, just as Toad and Sabretooth were about to capture Rogue, the arriving X-Men stopped them. After a fierce battle, Toad and Sabretooth retreated, while Wolverine Logan and Rogue were brought back to New York by the X-Men.

"Why had things turned out like this?"

At a café beside Times Square, Andrew watched citizens constantly taking photos and videos with Epsilon-class Mutants in the square and could not help complaining.

Gwen, sitting across from Andrew, said, "Wasn't it because of the Daily Bugle's reporting?"

A few days earlier, one sentence from Andrew had caused Epsilon-class Mutants to gather in Times Square. The management was very dissatisfied and had the police drive the Mutants away.

If it had been anything else, the Mutants would certainly have left. The problem was that this was their only chance to become ordinary people again, so no matter how the police drove them away, they would rather die than leave.

Director George had been terribly troubled by this. Then, the Daily Bugle detailed why the Mutants had gathered in Times Square, turning Times Square into an influencer hotspot.

That was right, an influencer hotspot. Tourists and citizens alike came here to take pictures with Mutants and post them on TikTok and Twitter. Seeing that the tourists did not mind, the management stopped driving the Mutants away.

Most Mutants strongly resisted this, because the way those tourists looked at them was no different from looking at animals on display in a zoo.

However, some Mutants silently raised signs—five dollars for a photo, ten dollars for a video, twenty dollars for a special video.

Internet tools like TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook were gradually changing life.

"The Daily Bugle only reported the truth."

Andrew said, "All right, that's about enough. I'll take you back to the Osborn Group. It isn't very safe here."

Gwen took a sip of coffee and asked in confusion, "It isn't safe? That couldn't be, right? The police department specifically sent a squad to protect this place."

"There are too many forces around here."

Andrew pointed around as he introduced them to Gwen. "That red-haired woman over there is Doctor Jean Grey of the X-Men. The bald man in the wheelchair beside her is the famous Professor X."

"Famous?"

Gwen blinked and said timidly, "I've never heard of him. I've only heard of Magneto. He's America's most wanted criminal, and supposedly he once assassinated a president."

"Magneto and Professor X are the two poles of Mutants."

Andrew gave a brief introduction, then continued, "You know that one over there. That's Coulson from S.H.I.E.L.D. The people on the left who look completely out of place among the crowd are Military personnel. Huh? Psylocke?"

At that moment, Andrew noticed an Asian woman with purple hair and an absurdly perfect figure. He could not help freezing—if he remembered correctly, she should have been the Mutant Psylocke.

The problem was, her age seemed a little off. It looked like this world's Psylocke was somewhat different from the one in Final Destination.

Professor X also noticed the strikingly cool Psylocke. He had crossed paths with her before, so he waved her over and asked, "Psylocke, why are you here too?"

"The Hellfire Club hired me. The Black King and White Queen are also very interested in the matter of Mutants becoming ordinary people again."

Psylocke, a mercenary by profession and a model on the side, said, "But there are too many forces here. They didn't want to attract attention, so they hired me to gather information."

Jean asked in surprise, "Aren't you supposed to keep your employer's information confidential?"

"In front of this old man, who can keep a secret?"

Psylocke sneered. "Professor, if you get an answer, remember to give me a copy. We'll split it fifty-fifty."

Professor Charles laughed helplessly. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly looked to the right, his face full of shock. "Why are they out here? Didn't I tell them to stay in the academy?"

Professor Charles meant Wolverine Logan and Rogue. They had also come to Times Square, for a simple reason: Rogue wanted to become an ordinary person again, so the burly Wolverine had risked accompanying her—Wolverine and the others all believed Magneto's target was him.

Logan, with his flamboyant hair, looked at the hopeful Mutants across from him and asked Rogue, "Rogue, do you really want to become an ordinary person again?"

"I never wanted to be a Mutant."

Rogue answered with certainty, "All I want now is to return to my old life. I don't want to touch someone and have them turn into a Dried Corpse."

Logan shook his head. "I respect your choice, but can staying here really turn you back into an ordinary person?"

"If one day isn't enough, then I'll stay two. If two days aren't enough, then I'll stay three. No matter what, I have to become an ordinary person again."

Rogue said, "Too bad I look no different from an ordinary person. Otherwise, I could earn some extra money."

"The way those people look at us disgusts me. To Tell the Truth, I want to punch them."

Logan said with disgust. At that moment, the screens around them, along with the citizens' phones, were disrupted and began flickering wildly. Then, three people strode aggressively toward them, shoving aside everyone who blocked their way.

The leader of the three was an old man wearing an ugly Helmet and a reddish-brown cloak. The moment Coulson saw him, his expression changed drastically. The newcomer was none other than America's most wanted criminal, Magneto!

Beside Magneto were Toad and Sabretooth. It was worth mentioning that the Brotherhood was extremely powerful, completely unlike the handful of Big Cat and small fry in Final Destination. The reason Magneto had brought only two people this time was that two were enough.

"A bunch of Traitors and a bunch of disgusting humans."

When Magneto saw those filming videos, disgust flashed through his eyes. With a wave of his hand, their phones all flew into the air and smashed viciously into their faces, immediately drawing a chorus of screams.

Professor Charles immediately led the X-Men to Wolverine and Rogue. At the same time, police officers, agents, and Soldiers raised their guns and surrounded Magneto's group of three.

Seeing that something was wrong, the public hurried away. However, quite a few people did not leave. Fearless of death, they stayed nearby, preparing to watch the coming conflict.

There was a reason foreigners were so few.

Psylocke had no intention of joining the battle. She casually found a seat, which happened to be right beside Andrew and Gwen's table.

Andrew asked Gwen, "Gwen, should we leave, or stay and watch the show?"