I've Always Believed in Reason

"Don't worry about causing a flood. Even if you dismantle this dam, it won't matter. Not a single drop of water will leak out without my approval."

With Russell's assurance, the group gradually loosened their grip and began a full-scale search for the kidnapped Mutant Academy students and the missing Professor X.

Magneto is the most violent of them all. He always maintains an elegant demeanor, yet his attacks are deadly and ruthless.

Squads of soldiers, armed with weapons, stood ready in the complex underground base, which resembled an anthill, their long guns and short cannons exuding a menacing aura.

Unfortunately, they had a bad day. Magneto had just lost face and needed to do something spectacular to restore his authority as the leader of the Mutants.

He kills anyone who gets in his way, he dismantles any door that blocks his path, Magneto turns whenever he encounters a wall, thus solidifying his title as the King of Iron.

No one accused Magneto of indiscriminate killing, and no one stood up to plead for the soldiers, saying they were just following orders and did not deserve to die.

The Mutants present all harbored some reservations about humans, even Storm Ororo, the vice-captain of the X-Men.

Actually, she didn't agree with Professor X's ideas; they were too idealistic. The reason she stayed at the Mutant Academy was twofold: first, she longed for peace and disliked war, and the academy provided her with the warmth of a family; second, among the two major Mutants, if she didn't choose to side with Professor X, she could only choose Magneto.

Between the two, Magneto too extreme, while Professor X's philosophy is more humane.

Most Mutants support Professor X because of his moderate political approach; they don't want to fight and just want to live a peaceful life.

But in this laboratory that is supposedly a military base but is actually Mutants Slaughterhouse, there is no way to avoid fighting. The other side doesn't even consider Mutants as human beings, so there is no need to show mercy when dealing with them.

Magneto led the way, and the group pushed forward without hindrance. Soon, the unassuming and experienced Mystique found the control room.

With Magneto's telekinetic powers, the heavy, multi-layered metal doors were twisted into a pretzel. By comparing the surveillance footage with the base's blueprints, the group located the prison where the children were held, as well as the secret room containing the Cerebro.

Next, they split up. Storm and Nightcrawler went to rescue the kidnapped children, Magneto and Mystique went to find Professor X, and Jean Grey, worried about them, joined the group.

Logan, smelling the human scent in the air, prepared to go and cause trouble for Stryker, with Russell and Deadpool following him on either side.

There are no powerful villains in the base. Russell and Deadpool are with Logan to persuade him to join the X-Force, because Logan dislikes Deadpool, so Russell is the one who communicates with him.

Previously, Russell was puzzled as to why Deadpool insisted on recruiting Logan, since Deadpool and Wolverine were not on the same side in either the comics or the movies.

Trying to gain attention?

Deadpool stated that he has his own built-in audience and is currently the hottest superstar with a global fanbase of up to 600 billion, so he doesn't need to rely on Logan to boost his popularity.

The reason he's so stubborn is that he joined the X-Force in the comics at Logan's invitation, and now he wants to invite Logan back.

To put it bluntly, it's just kids being stubborn; he wants to be Wolverine's captain!

Deadpool was full of fighting spirit. He had access to Logan's lost memories, and with this trump card in hand, he was not worried that the other party would not submit. He even felt a little smug thinking about Logan calling him "Captain".

Russell also has high hopes for Deadpool's success this time. There's no reason why he failed to invite Parker, let alone Logan.

Once Logan successfully joins the team, we can go to the next world to trigger the lottery!

So happy!

Speaking of Logan, Russell suddenly remembered something. Because he repaired the aircraft, the group didn't rest for a night. Logan missed confessing his feelings to Jean, missed the chance to kiss her, and missed Mystique's night raid.

Russell was immediately overwhelmed with guilt. Not kissing Jean was one thing, but not kissing Mystique was an immense blow to Logan. Because Mystique represented not only herself, but also Jean, Rogue, Storm, Stryker, and so on...

It directly resulted in the loss of the entire Earth's population!

The three walked down the corridor, with Logan pointing the way by the nose, until they arrived at the place with the strongest Stryker smell, a seemingly old laboratory.

A transparent water tank, resembling a culture vessel, was placed in the center of the laboratory, with an electric heater humming beside it, simmering a lump of silvery-gray porridge.

Adamantium in liquid state!

Logan stared at the familiar laboratory and the claw marks on the lab table, his mind racing with memories of the place where he had lost them.

Deadpool stared at the hot, silvery-gray liquid that remained in a liquid state, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Russell, if I were to inject liquid adamantium right now, would I also become indestructible?"

"Being indestructible comes at a price. Think it through. Once you're injected with Adamantium, you'll be nothing but a piece of Magneto's cake."

"But even without the injection, I'm still no match for Magneto!"

"Wade, your strength has never come from your own ability, but from..."

Because of your foul mouth, you can drive people crazy!

Russell's expression was grave. "Because of your soul, you are different from normal people. All these years, among so many superheroes, only your dialogue box is yellow."

"That makes sense. I'm so powerful, I don't need Adamantium."

"..."

Logan shook his head speechlessly, unable to understand Deadpool's thought process, how he could take an insult as a compliment.

"Logan, it's been a long time. I thought you weren't coming back. Is it because you're homesick?"

Just as Russell and Deadpool were bickering and Logan was watching from the sidelines, a teasing voice came over. The three of them turned around and saw an Asian woman wearing a black tight leather outfit.

Tall and long-legged, with long hair tied back, her beautiful face was unsmiling, exuding a cold indifference that kept people at a distance.

Deathstrike!

"Beauty!"

"It's so cold!"

"Um."

The three stared intently at the Deathstrike for a moment, Logan withdrew midway and looked away at William Stryker, who was ignored by everyone.

A greasy, short old man, whose appearance was nothing special to describe. If the other person hadn't known about his past, Logan wouldn't have bothered to look at him.

"This is not my home. I came here to find my lost past, which you have taken away from me."

After speaking for a long time, Logan finally replied. The other two ignored him completely. Stryker was so angry that his face turned white. "Nonsense! You volunteered to participate in the experiment. Nobody forced you."

There were three Mutants inside, all of whom were aggressive. Stryker only had a controlled Deathstrike with him. If the escape route hadn't been right behind the lab, he would never have risked coming here.

Because he had never seen Russell fight and was very confident in Deathstrike's strength, Stryker was unaware that his actions were not risky, but rather suicidal.

Logan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them again, his expression filled with murderous intent. "Tell me, who am I?"

"Hehehe, just a failed experiment. I can tell you very clearly that losing your memory is not bad. Because you used to be a mad Beast, and I just strengthened your claws."

Logan's thoughts were complicated upon hearing this, and his intense desire to know about the past was met with a cold shower.

He was scared.

Having received guidance from Professor X and experienced the warmth of a family at the Mutant Academy, he feared he could not bear the consequences of his past sins.

Noticing Logan's unusual expression, Stryker's lips curled into a smile. He led Deathstrike around half the arena and headed towards the escape route, his words dripping with mockery. "You're too late, Werewolf. I used to think you were unique, but now, you're worthless."

"..."

Logan's chest heaved, his fists clenched, and the veins in his neck bulged.

"Deathstrike, kill them!"

With no one blocking the escape route, Stryker smiled smugly, "Werewolf, you're truly pathetic. Now that you've lost your value, you'll only be alone from now on..."

Thud! Thud!

Two gunshots rang out, and Stryker was shot in the forehead and heart, falling down with a smile on his face.

He passed away peacefully, with a smile on his face.

Russell sheathed his Desert Eagle and blew on the muzzle to cool it down. Deadpool did the same, sheathing his pistol and inhaling the gunpowder smoke.

"This guy is so annoying, I've been putting up with him for a long time."

"Yeah, in this chapter, he talks even more nonsense than Deadpool. That's one thing, but daring to block my view of the beautiful women, who does he think he is?"

"That's right!"

"..."

Listening to their argument, Logan smiled and shook his head. He had to admit, it felt great to be cared for, but these two guys were too childish and their pretense was insincere.

"Hey guys..."

Logan wanted to join the chat group, but his request was not processed, and he was isolated.

"Russell, although I agree with your point of view, you didn't actually need to shoot, because before you hit his head, I had already shot him through the heart."

Russell shook his head slightly, disagreeing with Deadpool's words. "No, I'll take him down first."

He wasn't just arguing; he had ample evidence. The system indicated that he had eliminated a supervillain.

[World Quest: Hero/Villain Descends! Personally Defeat the Super Villain/Hero (2/6)]

William Stryker is one, and the other is Venom, the Venom Eddie that Russell killed in the Spider-Man universe.

"No, it was me!" Deadpool was extremely confident in his marksmanship and hand speed, convinced that he was the one who killed Stryker.

"Wade, stop messing around, it really is me."

"No, it's me!"

"Heh, so you're planning to compete with me?" Russell said through his nose, slightly displeased.

"Of course, do you think I'd be afraid of you?" Deadpool shouted excitedly, gesturing wildly.

"Don't be afraid, because I always persuade people with reason. Now I will present the facts and reason with you until you are speechless."

"Okay, come on, let me show you the power of Deadpool's verbal sparring..."

Bang!

Russell sheathed his pistol and looked at Deadpool's corpse. "I did it, Wade. Do you have a problem with that?"

No one answered!

"Very well, this debate is now over. Russell of the Red Team has won."

Logan: "..."

I take back what I said earlier, those two guys aren't just childish, they're Silly Bird!