"What did you say? You want to become a mutant?" Magneto was startled by Bai Ye's words.
"Is that so hard to understand? I've never held any prejudice against mutants or humans. If I can gain another ability, then what's wrong with becoming a mutant?" Bai Ye said, meeting Magneto's gaze.
Looking at this human who admired mutants, Magneto's originally hardline attitude noticeably softened.
Indeed, if this boy became a mutant in the future, then he would be one of their kind. One of their own.
"Then what did you mean when you told Sabretooth that the machine had flaws?" Magneto asked.
"Because that is the truth. Every mutant transformed through that machine will die from genetic collapse. You'll understand once you conduct the experiment."
Looking at Magneto, Bai Ye continued before he could ask, "As for me, my body's healing ability already surpasses that of ordinary people. It's just cellular collapse. My body can withstand it."
"So let me become a mutant." Bai Ye looked at Magneto confidently. "If I become a mutant, all mutants will become great because of my existence."
"Just you? Mutant abilities are acquired at random. Where does all that confidence come from..." Magneto said with a frown.
But in the next instant, the ground beneath Bai Ye's feet exploded into a crater nearly two meters wide. Bai Ye was already standing before Magneto, and at the same time...
"Boom!"
Only then did the thunderous explosion reach Magneto's ears. A howling gale slammed into him, making Old Wan's robes snap violently in the wind.
Magneto's pupils abruptly constricted. He stared in utter shock at the confident figure before him, who had twisted four iron spears into a single tangled mass. The sound had arrived even later than the man himself.
"Even without any other abilities,