At the bottom of a cavern nearly a thousand meters below ground, the three fell silent.
Seeing that The Ancient One and Iron Fist said nothing, their expressions solemn, Brad could hardly say anything for the moment either.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes... just as Brad could no longer resist asking a question, a notification from Skynet in his mind finally jolted him to attention.
Anomalous energy detected. Readings are rising. The energy has a ninety percent match with database records. Extrapolated analogue: Magneto.
The red stone dust that had drifted to the ground rose into the air, then began gathering and changing shape before their eyes.
First, it formed something resembling a red stone skeleton. Then its sharp edges and color gradually faded, turning it into a real skeleton of white bone.
Blood vessels and networks of nerves crept and spread along the skeleton, followed by flesh, skin, and finally hair.
Brad's eyes widened as he did everything he could to transmit the scene to Skynet. After receiving the data, Skynet also fell strangely silent for several seconds.
Brad's original body at X Academy sprang to his feet, knocking over two chairs in succession. He waved a hand to bring up a 3D projection and immediately set up several new projects.
Hank, who had been busy with something else, was drawn over as well. He hurried closer, and the two began analyzing the data models before them with grave expressions.
"No, the two of us aren't enough. Biology isn't either of our specialties!"
Brad's original body let out a wail and hurriedly synchronized the data with Howard's and Dr. Pym's laboratories.
Afraid they would not see it immediately, he also bombarded both men with phone calls.
Howard and Dr. Pym soon responded.
"Whoa!"
"Brand-new data models unlike anything