Although, in theory, keeping several Mental powers from conflicting should have been incredibly easy for Lu Yifang, who could manipulate vectors, compared with how easy he made it sound, Lu Yifang still spent more than an hour on it.
As he had said, this was a brain, after all. Lu Yifang was genuinely afraid that if he used too much force, the old bald man in his hands might suddenly explode. If that happened, Cyclops definitely would not mind firing a laser at him.
And the "patient's family members" waiting outside would certainly "calmly" pick up their weapons and turn into executioners.
When Lu Yifang lowered his hands, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Professor!" Seeing Lu Yifang stop and step back, Cyclops hurried over.
At that moment, Professor X's eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes.
"Professor, you're finally awake." Seeing Professor X regain consciousness, Cyclops's voice instantly choked up, and tears poured down his face.
"I'm much better now." Professor X grabbed Cyclops and comforted him. Seeing Cyclops's genuine outpouring of emotion, Professor X felt both gratified and somewhat disappointed.
Cyclops was the successor Professor X had personally raised, but he was too easily swayed by emotion. For an excellent leader, that was clearly unacceptable. It seemed he was not yet ready to stand on his own.
"You did very well." Professor X looked toward Lu Yifang.
Although he had looked as if he had "lost his mind" earlier, that did not mean Professor X had been unable to sense everything around him. His Mental power was simply too strong. Lu Yifang even suspected that Professor X could maintain his existence even after losing his body.
Because of the conflict between the Mental powers in his mind, Professor X had temporarily lost control of his body. However, he had seen everything that happened just now, which was why he felt somewhat disappointed by the negative performance of Cyclops and the other two after he passed out.
Lu Yifang's performance, on the other hand, had surprised him. It had also given him a deeper understanding of how powerful Lu Yifang's abilities were. This child had to be cultivated properly.
Seeing Professor X look over, Lu Yifang smiled awkwardly. "Does this count toward a scholarship bonus?"
"Uh, I'll consider revising the school regulations and increasing the scholarship amount." Professor X's lips moved, and he ultimately gave that answer.
At the same time, he was extremely depressed inside. This was clearly a good kid, so why did he always give people the impression that he was obsessed with money? Had he been frightened by poverty in the past? At that thought, Professor X's gaze became more understanding. After all, he was a poor, unfortunate child.
"Professor, you're awake. That's wonderful." The door opened at that moment, and Storm walked in with a delighted expression. Logan followed behind her.
"Where's Jean?" Cyclops suddenly asked. The professor was awake, so how could she not come and see him?
"I don't know either. I didn't see her just now." Storm also realized the problem.
"She's in the Cerebro room." Professor X blinked. Even without the Cerebro Amplifier, his Mental power could still easily cover the entire school.
"What is she doing there? Could it be that... Oh no!" Cyclops seemed to realize something and abruptly stood up.
Professor X suddenly let out a muffled groan and covered his head in pain.
"Professor, you'd better not use your Mental power casually right now," Lu Yifang reminded him. He had already seen that when the professor released his Mental power, the power in his mind had shown signs of becoming agitated again.
"I'm going to stop her from using the Cerebro Amplifier. She'll be injured if she uses that machine with her strength." Cyclops had already rushed out of the room, and Logan followed closely behind.
"It's too late." Lu Yifang muttered to himself. Just now, he had felt a surge of agitated Mental power sweep over him and spread outside the school.
"Yifang, help me up." Professor X had naturally sensed it as well, so he reached a hand toward Lu Yifang.
"Professor, your wheelchair." Storm pushed Professor X's wheelchair over.
When Lu Yifang pushed the wheelchair into the Cerebro Amplifier room, Jean was already lying on the floor in pain, while Cyclops and Logan stood around her, one in front and one behind.
"Child, are you all right?" Professor X came to Jean.
When he reached out his hand, he suddenly saw a flash of red in Jean's eyes. Professor X immediately stiffened.
Lu Yifang, meanwhile, felt a powerful energy surge from within Jean. However, before he could examine it carefully, the power vanished in a flash, as if it had never appeared.
"Professor, I'm fine. I'm so glad you woke up." Jean covered her head as she spoke.
"I've found their location. Magneto took Rogue to Liberty Island. He's already begun carrying out his plan."
"Professor, are you listening?" Seeing that the professor seemed distracted, Jean called out to him again.
"Yes, I understand." Only then did Professor X return to his senses. After taking a deep look at Jean, he turned his gaze to the others.
"It's time for us to act."
Ten minutes later, everyone had gathered around a table in the hall. The high-tech table was rapidly constructing a three-dimensional image.
As the leader of the X-Men, Cyclops manipulated the instruments on the table and spoke to everyone.
"Let's organize the information we've obtained. Magneto used his abilities to invent a machine. Anyone exposed to its radiation can be transformed from an ordinary person into a Mutant. To take revenge on Senator Kelly and his supporters for proposing the Mutant Registration Act, he plans to use this machine on Liberty Island.
"However, the machine may have certain flaws. Its user could die from excessive energy consumption. Therefore, Magneto plans to use Rogue's ability to have her absorb his power and gain his abilities, then make Rogue die in his place."
"Why choose Liberty Island?" Logan asked curiously.
"Because Manhattan Island is directly across from Liberty Island. I don't know if you've seen the news, but the heads of state from various countries are holding a summit here. Magneto's targets are clearly those people." Jean summoned an image of Manhattan Island, along with the various city structures of New York.
"Of course, Manhattan Island won't be the only place affected. The entire New York area is within range. If we don't stop him in time, the consequences will be disastrous."
"I don't think that outcome is necessarily unacceptable." Lu Yifang interjected, drawing everyone's attention.
"We're Mutants. If there were a machine that could turn everyone in the world into Mutants, wouldn't that be a good thing for us?" Lu Yifang said, forcing himself to sound confident.
"Child, you're not wrong in saying that." Professor X patted Lu Yifang's arm.
"But the machine invented by my old friend has a huge flaw. Although it can transform ordinary people into Mutants, they'll soon die. If Magneto uses the machine by force, he'll only end up killing everyone in New York."
"Oh, I see." Lu Yifang patted his head. Although he had watched X-Men, that had been eighteen years ago in his previous life, and he had forgotten many of the plot details. Fortunately, he still remembered the later events fairly clearly. Next should be a major battle on Liberty Island, after which they could wrap things up.
"Then I'll join too." Ms. Emma and Katie's Howard Orphanage was in the city center. Even for their sake, Lu Yifang had to make the trip.
"Kid, I think it's already bedtime." Logan spoke to Lu Yifang and reached for his shoulder. But just before he touched Lu Yifang, he seemed to recall what had happened earlier and silently withdrew his hand.
"Lu Yifang, you're still just a student. Leave this to the teachers. We'll handle it." Cyclops spoke up.
"Don't blame me for being blunt." Lu Yifang looked at everyone.
"Professor is definitely in no condition to fight. Facing Magneto, can you really handle it?"
His words immediately silenced them. Magneto was a veteran Level 4 Mutant as famous as Professor X, and the people under him were no pushovers either. How could they not feel uneasy?
"Does this kid always talk in such an irritating way?" Logan pointed at Lu Yifang.
Storm helplessly spread her hands. "Sometimes."
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