At Deathstroke's explanation, Phoenix's eyes turned blank as a dead fish's.
She was merely greedy for Life Energy, not stupid.
She had existed in this universe for who knew how many ages and had seen nearly every Sorcerer Supreme, yet Deathstroke alone could do something like this.
How fascinating.
But this was not the time to study it. After rolling her eyes at Deathstroke, she retreated and switched Jean Grey's personality back out to continue staring blankly.
Magik, standing among the crowd, actually knew what was going on. As Deathstroke's sole direct disciple and the Sorcerer Supreme of the Second Dimension, she knew about the Cosmic Cube as well. Her open-mouthed expression was merely an act.
She was one of the Russian girls, and the other Russian girls under Deathstroke were all high-level spies and agents. After spending so many years playing with her fellow countrywomen, Illyana had picked up quite a bit of acting skill.
There was one other person who was not particularly surprised: Lilandra.
As the Shi'ar Queen, she was well-informed. She had heard of the Skrulls' Cosmic Cube, that defected "Worldshaper."
But why would a backward planet like Earth possess a Cosmic Cube? Had Deathstroke made it himself? Or was there some ancient ruin here?
While everyone else was shocked, she was thinking. From the outside, though, she simply looked like she was spacing out too.
"Wake up, everyone!" Su Ming clapped hard, producing a blast of sound and wind like a weakened Hulk Slash that snapped everyone back to their senses. "This is the new home I have given you. Perhaps a nation ruled by Mutants will be established here. Once you have territory of your own, no one will ever discriminate against or bully you again. You can be the masters of your own