After suddenly receiving Professor Charles's order to retreat, the X-Men beneath the academy sprang into action.
In fact, as soon as Charles realized the two sides had fallen into a prolonged battle, he had secretly notified the X-Men underground to quickly evacuate the students below in case anything went wrong.
Thanks to Blink's abilities, along with Jean Grey using telepathy to help her lock onto the location, she quickly created a spatial entrance leading to another safe area.
With that, the students were swiftly evacuated, leaving only the X-Men and Dilos behind.
On one hand, they stayed as a precaution, so that if anything happened to Professor Charles Xavier, they could quickly take Professor Charles away.
As for the other reason...
"If things might develop into the worst possible situation, then I have to stay behind."
Clark's expression was grim as he said, "I don't know how those two aliens outside found out I was here, but since they were able to find this place, it means they can track me. If I go with you, I'll only endanger those students. And..."
At this point, Clark's expression turned bitter. "No matter what, all of this started because of me. All I can say is... I'm sorry for dragging you into this."
"If they both come charging in, I can hold them off for a while. That'll give you enough time to retreat."
The X-Men fell silent at his words, but they tacitly accepted what Clark said. It wasn't that they didn't want to help; they had already done everything they could. But this time, they truly were powerless.
Moreover, they bore a heavy responsibility. For the future of Mutants, and even for the sake of their companions, after weighing the gains and losses, they could only make this choice.
Chloe