My Stand-in is Steve
Chapter 860

At Least the World Was Finally at Peace, Wasn't It?

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"Alright, cut it out with your theories."

Rubbing his temples helplessly, Logan urged him, "You should hurry up and save Charles."

"Oh, alright."

Hearing that, Fang Mo did not refuse. He quickly raised the gleaming golden Holy Grail toward Charles again and began making a wish.

Under the Wishing Machine's influence, Charles's Mutant Ability was altered once more, reverting to telepathy.

As for the paralysis setting... that was naturally deleted outright.

Before long, Charles, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly threw open his eyes. He sat up as if jolted awake from a nightmare, panting heavily with lingering fear.

"W-What happened to me just now?"

Charles looked down at his hands, still shaken. "Wasn't I already taken by Apocalypse..."

"It's fine now."

Just as Charles was struggling to remember, Fang Mo patted him on the shoulder and hauled him up from the ground. "Apocalypse took your paralysis and then killed himself. Hurry up and thank Apocalypse."

"What... the hell?"

Charles was utterly dumbfounded.

"It's nothing. It's over."

Fang Mo patted Charles's shoulder again, then waved open a portal. "Let's go back. Apocalypse's side quest is handled, and I need to go meet the US President."

"Wait..."

But at that moment, Logan suddenly remembered something else.

"What?"

Fang Mo turned to glance at him.

"This Apocalypse, wasn't he brought out by that Bolivar guy?" Logan asked directly. "How are you planning to deal with that problem?"

"...Huh?"

Hearing Logan say that, Fang Mo suddenly realized it too.

That was right. According to the original timeline, Apocalypse could not possibly have appeared in 1973. As he remembered it, it should have been at least another ten years later, after the local natives excavated the pyramid ruins and began secretly worshipping him. Only then was he discovered by that female CIA

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