Skin Thick Enough to Stop Bullets

Beep beep!!

The gate was breached, and piercing alarms blared throughout the base. The guards immediately took countermeasures, with a squad of armed soldiers rushing to the gate and using the complex terrain as cover.

"What happened?"

Base manager William Stryker rushed into the control room, where the two rows of monitors representing the flood discharge channels were now filled with static.

"Sir, we're under attack. The enemy's firepower is extremely strong; they could be Mutants, or they could be using high-tech weapons..."

"Shut up. Your job here is to monitor the entire base, not to report useless nonsense to me. Now tell me, who is the enemy?"

"Sir, the surveillance equipment has been destroyed, and the enemy's identity has not yet been confirmed."

"..."

Stryker was too angry to speak. He looked toward the all-metal isolation room at the base entrance, wanting to see who the enemy was.

This large building was designed to isolate the flood discharge channel and relieve pressure on the underground base when necessary. Its structure is exceptionally sturdy, and it is now heavily guarded by heavily armed soldiers.

"Seal off the room and prepare to open the floodgates at any time!"

"But sir, our men..."

"Soldiers, follow orders."

"Yes, sir."

The soldiers operated the computer keyboards, closing the entrance to the metal isolation chamber leading into the base, waiting only for Stryker's order to open the floodgates.

Soon after, the attackers appeared on the surveillance footage. There were eight of them, six of whom were on Stryker's list of Mutants he was closely monitoring.

Russell and Deadpool were newcomers, Stryker didn't recognize them. Nightcrawler's Teleportation was a bit tricky, and Logan's appearance surprised him slightly, but soon his attention was firmly drawn to one of the intruders.

"Damn it, it's Magneto!!"

Upon seeing the elderly man wearing a helmet appear, Stryker cursed under his breath and, disregarding his orders to the soldiers, pressed the button to open the floodgates himself.

After doing all this, he turned and left, leading a squad of soldiers to the secret chamber of the Cerebro.

"It's dangerous here. If the enemy opens the floodgates, they could kill us all in just a few seconds."

Inside the flood discharge channel, Jean explained the pros and cons to Russell, hoping he would leave as soon as possible so they could discuss things further once they were out. However, it was to no avail; Russell seemed to have lost his mind and ignored her good intentions.

Because of his own immense power, Magneto had a strong interest in Russell. The two had never met before, and Magneto had never heard of such a powerful Mutants. However, he could sense the goodwill that Russell was inadvertently showing him.

He and Charles are not on the same page!

Magneto made a clear judgment and, based on the principle of mutual respect, was willing to go crazy with Russell and see what Russell was relying on to be so audacious.

After much talk, only Storm Ororo was on her side. The two women looked at each other and smiled bitterly, reluctantly joining the main force.

The group of eight passed through the flood discharge channel and quickly passed through the gate that had been blasted apart by the Electromagnetic Cannon. Magneto watched the trajectory of the projectiles extending outwards and became even more eager to recruit Russell into the Brotherhood.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud—

Upon seeing the intruders, the guards immediately pulled the triggers without saying a word, and bursts of fire erupted, weaving a crossfire network.

With Magneto present, this level of attack could hardly be called an attack. He did nothing, and the barrage of bullets that came raining down was frozen in front of everyone.

Russell watched the scene calmly; he was too lazy to put on airs for such a small spectacle. Besides, Iron Man wasn't having an easy time either. In the comics, he was all-powerful and capable of destroying the world, but in the movie, the only thing he could boast about was having children, so he wouldn't steal the spotlight.

Bang!

Just as Russell's thoughts were wandering, a bullet, without stopping, struck Russell directly in the forehead amidst gasps from the crowd.

Damn it!

Seeing the single hole in Russell's mask, Logan was furious and launched his claws to fight Magneto to the death.

Even if Logan's entire brain consisted of only one nerve called "Bang," and that nerve occupied the entire brain, he could still tell that Russell's sudden shooting was intentional on Magneto.

Unfortunately, with his entire skeleton replaced by Adamantium, Logan was no match for Magneto. The moment he showed his paws, Magneto waved his hand, and Logan rolled on the ground Kong Husky.

Magneto did it on purpose; he wanted to find out Russell's true strength and how powerful he really was.

After being shot, Russell tilted his head back slightly, turned his head and glared at Magneto: "Don't let this happen again!"

Normally, given Russell's petty nature, Magneto would have definitely written it down, and it wouldn't have been long before Multiverse pulled Magneto aside, and out of respect for Gandalf, Russell said to let it go.

Who could blame him when the mature Maiar taught him the Illumination Spell!

"Hehe!"

Magneto smiled but didn't say anything. He was very satisfied with Russell's demeanor; nowadays, there aren't many young people who are neither arrogant nor impetuous.

With a wave of his hand, the bullets in front of him fell to the ground, and the grenades on the soldiers' tactical vests automatically popped their pins, causing them to scream in panic.

Boom! Boom! Rumble—

Amid the explosion, Russell removed his faceplate and, under Logan's astonished gaze, flicked the Negasonic Teenage Warhead off his forehead.

Everyone: "..."

So, what is the purpose of this armor?

Deadpool: This is fun!

"I should have known, you also have Adamantium in your body..." Logan shook his head, realizing he had been presumptuous.

Magneto shook his head. "No, Werewolf, you're wrong. Apart from that knife, there isn't a single Adamantium in his body."

Logan asked in surprise, "Russell, how did you do that? Is it your ability?"

"That's right, it is indeed his ability."

Deadpool put his arm around Russell's shoulder and boasted to the crowd, "I know Russell best. You might not believe it, but his skin is thick enough to be bulletproof."

Bang!

A gunshot rang out, Deadpool, as usual, fell to the ground.

"Sorry, Wade, I also thought your skin was bulletproof..."

Russell routinely beats Deadpool's head off, and everyone says they've gotten used to it. Now, seeing Deadpool get killed doesn't feel as satisfying as it did at the beginning.

Rumble—

The ground trembled slightly, and a loud rumble filled their ears. Qin and Ororo turned around stiffly. Behind them, the floodgates in the spillway had been opened at some point, and the raging water surged towards them like Beast.

"Run!"

Magneto roared, then rolled up two iron plates to temporarily block the gap in the door, leading the group towards the opposite side of the metal isolation chamber. At the end of the passage was a gate, the only way to escape.

Rumble!!

The sound of the waves continued unabated. Magneto, despite his advanced age, was still running at the forefront. Looking at the gate that was so close at hand, a hint of joy flashed across his face.

Squeak!!

The gate was as flimsy as paper; Magneto tore it open, leaving only a passage for one person to pass through. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and jumped in with lingering fear.

"Raven, come in here right now. And you all, stop standing around, hurry up!"

"..."

Ten seconds later, Magneto, pressed against the gate, looked completely bewildered. The X-Men might choose to seek their own way out due to their allegiance, but why wasn't Raven responding? And...

Is the flow of the torrent a little too slow?

"Erik, it's... it's alright now, you... you come here first!"

A slightly embarrassed voice came from behind the gate. Mystique's Magneto twitched slightly. He straightened his special helmet, adjusted his black trench coat, and then walked out with a smile.

Inside the metal enclosure, at the entrance, the two iron plates Magneto used to slow the impact of the bursting water were nowhere to be found. But the previously raging water was now eerily still, as if a wall of water had filled half of the enclosed room.

Motionless!

As if by some invisible force, the water's progress was halted, and it was brought to a complete stop.

The scene looks a bit like an underwater world, except it's missing a piece of glass, and there are no fish in the water, only Deadpool doggy-paddles in it.

Magneto looked at Mystique with a friendly expression. Mystique shrugged and gestured toward Russell with her chin, indicating that she had just shouted, but Magneto ran too fast.

"Russell, you did a great job. Is this also one of your abilities?" Magneto chuckled.

Smiling on the outside, cursing on the inside!

"Ah, sorry! I forgot to tell you beforehand that besides lightning, I also have the Ability to control water. I can control all the water on Earth, including Lake Alkali."

Russell shrugged, saying it wasn't his fault; he wanted to keep a low profile, but Stryker wouldn't let him off the hook.