Chapter Summaries

Dilos and Charles discussed a gifted student who could calm people, while Emma confronted the girl and had her telepathy sealed. Dilos restored Emma’s powers and greeted the girl as Jia Yin.

• Charles told Dilos that one of his students had gone to stop Emma’s group, and Dilos accepted Charles’s advice on refining his mental skills.
• Jia Yin arrived and insulted Emma, provoking Emma to attack her with telepathy.
• Jia Yin sealed Emma’s telepathy, leaving Emma panicked and unable to summon her mental power.
• Dilos approached Emma, restored her telepathy, and addressed the girl as Jia Yin.

William Stryker blamed Mutants for the destruction of his Alkali Lake base and lost research, then resolved to use Yuriko and seek more support. At Xavier’s School, Dilos and Qin Jiayin discussed his stay and her new powers, ending with Qin accusing him of fleeing because he felt guilty.

• William Stryker learned that attacks had destroyed his Alkali Lake base, a backup facility, his research, and the staff behind his X-Gene fusion experiments.
• William Stryker blamed Mutants for the attacks, vowed to eliminate them, and saw Yuriko as his chance to recover his position before deciding to contact other allies.
• Dilos reflected that he did not have romantic feelings for Qin Jiayin and regretted agreeing to pursue her at Chloe’s urging.
• Qin Jiayin asked how long Dilos would stay, and he said he planned to spend about a month at Xavier’s School, study mental techniques with Professor X, and teach combat lessons.
• Dilos teased Qin Jiayin about her new powers and her confrontation with Emma, then vanished when it was nearly time to teach her class.
• Qin Jiayin pouted at Dilos’s disappearance and accused him of leaving because he felt guilty.

Dilos assessed six young mutants in the Danger Room before announcing a combat exercise using Mutant Velociraptors. Ororo panicked at the apparent threat, until Dilos revealed that the dinosaurs were contained in a small black box.

• Dilos watched Iceman Bobby, Pyro John, Colossus Pete, Kitty Pryde, Jubilee, and Starlight Qin Jiayin practice their abilities, intimidating them with his stern presence.
• Ororo asked Dilos to ease up because the students were close to cracking, and he stopped projecting pressure before calling them over.
• Dilos explained that he would teach the group to fight together and make better use of their abilities in real combat.
• Dilos announced that he had brought Mutant Velociraptors from Jurassic Park for the students to fight, startling everyone.
• Ororo shouted at Dilos about the danger to the students, and Dilos showed her a five-centimeter black box containing the dinosaurs.

Dilos revealed a warehouse containing genetically modified Velociraptors and argued that the young Mutants needed realistic combat training to survive future dangers. Qin Jiayin chose to face one alone, and a Velociraptor lunged at her.

• Dilos expanded a small box into a superalloy warehouse and demonstrated that terrifying creatures were inside.
• Dilos warned the students that advancing technology and human conflicts would expose them to danger, and urged them to confront their fears.
• Qin Jiayin said she feared death but wanted to become strong enough to protect the people she cared about and accept her identity as an X-Man.
• Dilos challenged Qin Jiayin to face a genetically modified Velociraptor, explaining that it could rival a Lizard Monster.
• Qin Jiayin accepted, and Dilos pulled everyone else back as a Velociraptor burst from the warehouse and lunged at her.

Dilos tested Qin Jiayin against a fire-breathing velociraptor, and she survived its attacks with her Starlight Energy. When she could no longer defend herself, Dilos intervened and defeated the creature, praising her performance.

• A velociraptor ambushed Qin Jiayin outside the alloy warehouse, but she shielded herself with Starlight Energy and recovered quickly.
• Dilos warned Qin Jiayin and the other students that the velociraptor could breathe fire, alarming Ororo and the rest of the group.
• The velociraptor blasted Qin Jiayin with fire, melting part of her energy cocoon and leaving her nearly exhausted.
• When the velociraptor launched a stronger second blast, Dilos appeared in front of Qin Jiayin and took the attack without being harmed.
• The velociraptor lay injured on the ground, and Dilos praised Qin Jiayin for her performance.

After Dilos gave the students three days to decide whether to become X-Men, Charles worried that Mutants were losing ground as human technology advanced. He trusted Dilos despite his harsh methods and asked Scott to deliver him a box.

• Ororo struck Dilos with miniature lightning six times for putting the students in danger, and Dilos explained that Charles had eventually agreed to the exercise if the students volunteered.
• Qin Jiayin agreed to face more monsters, while the other students remained undecided, so Dilos gave them three days to choose whether to join the X-Men.
• Dilos stored the injured Velociraptor in his shrinking warehouse, ended the lesson, and sent Qin Jiayin to the infirmary for blood tests.
• Charles told Scott he feared he would not live to see peace between humans and Mutants, especially as human technology advanced.
• Charles gave Scott a box for Dilos and said Dilos was someone the X-Men could trust.

Dilos examined Qin Jiayin’s Starlight Energy and restored her strength with qi, recognizing her potential to become an Omega-level Mutant. He offered her a demanding training plan, and she agreed to begin.

• Dilos drew Qin Jiayin’s blood and discussed how quickly human technology was advancing while Mutants struggled to keep up.
• Qin Jiayin demonstrated her Starlight Energy, and Dilos assessed its versatile powers and her ability to shield herself from telepathy.
• Dilos used qi to restore Qin Jiayin’s energy, then explained how qi and Guoshu worked.
• Dilos told Qin Jiayin that martial arts helped him unlock his physical potential and complement his technology.
• Dilos offered Qin Jiayin a rigorous training plan, and she agreed to follow his instructions.

Dilos taught Qin Jiayin how to extract vital energy and warned her to limit her practice and eat more to avoid harming herself. After he teased her about the benefits to her appetite and figure, Qin Jiayin collapsed from hunger, and Dilos carried her to the cafeteria.

• Dilos used vital energy to help Qin Jiayin quickly master basic Guoshu training and discovered that she was unusually talented at extracting vital energy.
• Qin Jiayin overextracted vital energy and became weak, so Dilos limited her training to three hours a day and explained that she would need to eat about twice as much.
• Dilos teased Qin Jiayin that she could eat without gaining weight but might become muscle-bound, then reassured her that the method could improve her figure without building muscle.
• Qin Jiayin excitedly moved close to Dilos, and he found himself captivated by her smile.
• Qin Jiayin's legs gave way, and Dilos caught her; after she collapsed into his arms again, he carried her toward the cafeteria.

Dilos carried Qin Jiayin to her dorm, fed her Chinese food, and left them both confused about their growing feelings. Charles then summoned Dilos and warned him that Magneto might be planning something major.

• Dilos carried Qin Jiayin through the crowded school, where students gossiped about their closeness.
• Dilos offered Qin Jiayin food at his room, but she asked him to take her to the dorm instead.
• Dilos brought out a miniature insulated food box, served Qin Jiayin a Chinese meal, and encouraged her to keep practicing Guoshu.
• Qin Jiayin ate half the packed meals, then felt shy and troubled as she recalled Dilos carrying and feeding her.
• Charles summoned Dilos to the principal's office, where Jean and Ororo stood with him and a dark-haired young woman sat nearby.
• Charles told Dilos that Magneto might be planning something big and asked for his help.

Dilos and the X-Men brought Wolverine and Rogue to the school after Magneto's men attacked them, while Dilos privately worked out Magneto's plan. The chapter ended with Dilos suspecting that Mystique had already infiltrated the school.

• Jean and Ororo rescued Wolverine and Rogue after Sabretooth knocked Wolverine unconscious and brought them to the underground infirmary.
• Dilos considered whether Wolverine's Adamantium bones could inspire a new serum and told Charles that Magneto might want Wolverine's Healing Factor.
• Dilos recognized Rogue and privately deduced that Magneto planned to use her to power a machine that would awaken X-Genes in world leaders.
• Scott and Charles questioned why Magneto had targeted Wolverine, while Dilos kept his knowledge of the plan to himself.
• Jean restrained Wolverine and covered his eyes, allowing Dilos to draw more blood samples from him.
• Dilos suspected that Mystique had already infiltrated the school.

After Dilos’s Danger Room exercise forced the trainees to confront the possibility of death, Bobby, John, Li Qianhuan, Kitty, and Piotr each wrestled with whether they could become X-Men. Meanwhile, Dilos discovered a genetic combination that could lead to a serum to strengthen him further, though he still lacked the right genetic material.

• Bobby told John that he wanted to make his family proud but feared dying and doubted he deserved to be an X-Man, while John struggled with his own doubts about risking his life.
• Li Qianhuan asked Qin Jiayin why she chose to become an X-Man, and Qin Jiayin said she wanted to avoid regret and would help those who deserved it.
• Kitty tried to reassure herself that she was too young to join the reserves, but Dilos’s sudden coldness made her hesitate.
• Piotr considered how his durability might be undermined by advancing technology and wondered how Scott and the others kept facing danger without hesitation.
• Dilos used a digital simulator to find a genetic combination containing his own data and realized it could lead to a serum that would make him stronger, though he still needed the right genetic material.

Dilos struggled to advance from peak An Jin to Hua Jin while training Qin Jiayin and planning her development as a fighter. He also had Emma continue watching Rogue, while their disagreement over her public clothing ended with Dilos catching her insult telepathically.

• Dilos wondered whether the serum-enhanced body made it harder for him to reach Hua Jin and considered the limits of Guoshu’s later stages.
• Dilos told Qin Jiayin to stop training for the day, estimated she could reach initial An Jin in one to six months, and urged her to develop both Guoshu and her Mutant powers.
• Dilos continued his own body training and telepathically told Emma to keep watching Rogue and have Juggernaut handle suspicious targets.
• Emma asked to wear her old low-cut outfits, but Dilos insisted she dress more conservatively in public as his employee.
• Dilos cut off the telepathic connection, then heard Emma silently call him annoying and little-boyish, prompting her to curse him privately.

Dilos failed to find Mystique and began training Qin Jiayin and Piotr after the other students declined the X-Men reserve positions. Impressed by Piotr’s resolve and unusual stamina, Dilos trained him intensively and ended the week with a plan to expose Mystique.

• Dilos searched for Mystique but found no suspicious leads, and he concluded she might be hiding from Charles’s telepathy.
• After the three-day deadline, Piotr was the only student besides Qin Jiayin to accept a reserve position, so Dilos revoked the others’ access to the underground facilities.
• Dilos asked Piotr why he had volunteered, and Piotr explained that he wanted to risk himself to protect what mattered rather than live with regret.
• Dilos decided to devote himself to Piotr’s training, and Piotr quickly learned to draw out and control his vital energy.
• Piotr used his metal form to train for long periods and grew strong enough to fight Qin Jiayin to a standstill.
• After a week of training, Dilos devised a way to make Mystique reveal herself.

Dilos arranged to use Rogue as bait to draw Mystique out, while Rogue agreed to join Bobby and the others at the mall. As Dilos secretly followed the group, Mystique impersonated him at the school, but Qin Jiayin detected the deception and forced her to reveal herself.

• Bobby invited Rogue to eat at the mall, and she accepted after he reassured her about the students' fear of her powers.
• Dilos told Ororo that he was using the outing to draw out Mystique and promised he could protect the students.
• Scott and Ororo drove Rogue, Bobby, and the others to the mall while Dilos followed them in miniature armor.
• Piotr told Qin Jiayin that Dilos had asked him to deliver a USB drive containing data about a machine that could stimulate Mutant development.
• A disguised Mystique approached Piotr and Qin Jiayin as Dilos, but Qin Jiayin attacked and demanded that the impostor reveal herself.
• Mystique changed back into her blue-skinned form and introduced herself as a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants.

Qin Jiayin and Piotr fought Mystique after she stole a flash drive and tampered with Cerebro. They defeated and captured her, then Qin Jiayin revealed she saw through Mystique's disguise because Dilos called the Professor “Charles.”

• Qin Jiayin attacked Mystique with energy swords, forcing her to dodge while Mystique looked for a chance to escape.
• As Qin Jiayin tired, Mystique sprinted toward the basement elevator with the flash drive.
• Piotr intercepted Mystique and struck her with a Half-Step Crushing Fist, sending her flying toward Qin Jiayin.
• Qin Jiayin hit Mystique with a giant energy fist, knocking her unconscious, and Piotr retrieved the flash drive.
• Qin Jiayin praised Piotr for helping fool Mystique with the fake drive and explained that Dilos's habit of calling the Professor “Charles” exposed the disguise.

Scott, Ororo, and Dilos guarded the students at a mall while they waited for Magneto, and Scott and Ororo captured two of his followers. Dilos confronted Magneto on a nearby rooftop, leaving the showdown about to begin.

• Bobby, Rogue, John, and Kitty enjoyed the mall while Scott and Ororo watched for Magneto’s forces.
• Scott and Dilos discussed the plan to protect the students and prevent Magneto from using the crowded mall against them.
• Scott lured Toad away from the crowd, knocked him unconscious, and sealed him inside a high-tech containment sphere.
• Ororo used air currents to capture an electricity-wielding follower and placed him in another containment sphere.
• Dilos confronted Magneto on a rooftop and taunted him as Scott and Ororo reported their areas secure.

Dilos confronted Magneto and fought to break free of his magnetic control. After unleashing his full strength, Dilos faced Magneto in the air and prepared to continue the battle.

• Magneto questioned Dilos about his people losing contact, and Dilos told him to leave because he had supposedly targeted Dilos's students.
• Magneto tried to control Dilos's armored body, but the Vibranium disruptor resisted his magnetic powers.
• Dilos rushed Magneto with a barrage of punches, but Magneto blocked them with a magnetic shield.
• Dilos broke free with a surge of ki and vital energy, then drove Magneto upward with rapid attacks.
• Magneto increased his power and restrained Dilos, but Dilos unleashed greater strength, shattered the magnetic hold, and appeared a hundred meters above him.

Dilos overwhelmed Magneto with rapid Baji attacks, but Magneto detonated his magnetic shield and unleashed a barrage of lightning that caught Dilos in midair. The chapter ended with Dilos being battered by the continuing storm of bolts.

• Magneto tried to form a powerful magnetic field, but Dilos rushed him and struck his shield with a devastating Baji Collapse Fist.
• Dilos followed with hundreds of Baji Thrust Fists, cracking and shattering Magneto's outer shield and making him cough up blood.
• Magneto detonated his shield in a focused blast that hurled Dilos more than four hundred meters away.
• Dilos recovered and charged back, but Magneto had used the delay to prepare his full power.
• Magneto surrounded Dilos with repeated bolts of lightning, battering him through the air despite his armor.

Magneto trapped Dilos inside his Magnetic Field and repeatedly struck him with lightning, while Ororo and Scott prepared to intervene. Dilos’s life force began recovering despite Magneto’s escalating attacks, leaving Magneto alarmed.

• Ororo told Scott she could not interfere with Magneto’s control over the lightning, and Scott asked her to carry him to a rooftop so he could attack the field.
• The lightning bolts surrounding Dilos burst apart from within, and an inhuman roar rang out.
• As Magneto continued attacking him, Dilos’s injuries worsened, and the chapter explained the Magnetic Field’s power, weaknesses, and Dilos’s failed plan to defeat it.
• Magneto decided to kill Dilos, believing the young fighter could threaten Mutants and Charles’s ideals in the future.
• Magneto’s expression changed when Dilos’s weakening life force began to recover and grow stronger.

Dilos recovered under Magneto’s lightning assault, broke through to the Hua Jin realm, and transformed into a feral state. His unleashed force shattered Magneto’s Magnetic Field and shields, leaving Magneto badly injured and unconscious as he fell from the sky.

• Magneto sensed Dilos’s life force strengthening and continued attacking, believing he could keep him pinned down until he died.
• While unconscious, Dilos’s yuan qi circulated lightning through his body, healing his injuries and helping him break through to the Hua Jin realm.
• Dilos’s strength and healing ability increased, and his body developed fangs and black eyes with crimson, vertical irises as he regained consciousness in a furious, feral state.
• Dilos roared and unleashed an invisible force that disrupted Magneto’s control of the lightning and sent his Magnetic Field toward collapse.
• Dilos roared again, shattering Magneto’s Magnetic Field and five shields; the backlash severely injured Magneto and knocked him unconscious as he fell from over a hundred meters.