Chapter Summaries

Deadpool fought off a swarm of mutated Atlanteans while Su Ming, Holloway, and Monark paused outside to groom their beards. After regrouping, Su Ming explained that the creatures were Mutants and led the team onward toward the still-unseen boss.

• Su Ming joined Holloway and Monark in discussing beard wax while Deadpool fought the shark-headed creatures upstairs.
• Deadpool killed the attackers, rested on a pile of bodies, and discovered the others had not abandoned him but were grooming their beards outside.
• Deadpool revealed his disfigured face and asked the group for skincare products, making Su Ming, Holloway, and Monark vomit.
• Su Ming concluded that the nearby enemies had been too weak to be the real opponents and guessed the team needed to advance toward the boss.
• Su Ming explained that the strange-headed creatures were Mutants whose X-Genes had adapted to the underwater environment, then urged the team to move on.

Su Ming's group encountered Mr. Sinister in the corpse-processing room, where their weapons and magic failed to harm him. Su Ming recognized the powerful Mutant and recalled how Apocalypse had transformed him, leaving the group facing a formidable enemy.

• The group entered a room where a machine processed corpses into basic materials, and Deadpool found a concealed door in the wall.
• Deadpool forced the door open and was blasted backward through a wall by someone inside.
• Su Ming, Holloway, Monark, and the symbiote attacked the doorway, but the stranger emerged unharmed and stopped their bullets and energy blast.
• Su Ming identified the pale, red-marked man as Nathaniel Essex, also known as Mr. Sinister.
• Su Ming recalled how Essex's persecution and personal losses drove him to become Mr. Sinister and seek out Mutants.
• After Essex awakened Apocalypse in Egypt and gained his favor, Apocalypse transformed him into an immortal Omega Level Mutant with an array of powers.

Doctor Sinister explained his history, from helping Apocalypse destroy London to becoming a Nazi scientist who pursued cloning Namor and recreating the Phoenix Force. After killing Dog-Headed Humanoids beneath London, he emerged and confronted Su Ming, whom he recognized as Deathstroke.

• Doctor Sinister recounted how Jean Grey's Phoenix Force defeated Apocalypse and sealed him in an Egyptian pyramid before returning to the future with Cyclops.
• Doctor Sinister fled to the United States, advanced weapons research under false identities, and later defected to Germany to serve The Führer.
• Doctor Sinister arranged to study Namor and secretly planned to clone a hundred million Namors before claiming the Phoenix Force.
• Doctor Sinister returned to London with U-Man's support, dug out an underground laboratory, and killed the Dog-Headed Humanoids he encountered below the city.
• Doctor Sinister mistook a pirate-hatted intruder for someone who could not survive his telekinetic attack, then came outside and recognized Su Ming as Deathstroke.

Su Ming and Deadpool confronted Mr. Sinister while searching for Namor, and Su Ming tried to create an opening for an attack. The fight began, but Mr. Sinister remained dangerous as Su Ming and Deadpool charged him.

• Su Ming stalled Mr. Sinister and tried to keep him from reading the doctor and Mage's minds.
• Deadpool returned and attempted to attack Mr. Sinister from behind, but Mr. Sinister dodged with telekinesis.
• Deadpool insulted Mr. Sinister, prompting Su Ming to signal Monark to prepare a powerful spell.
• Monark cast Axeron's Deceleration Curse while Mr. Sinister fired an energy ray at Deadpool and Su Ming.
• Su Ming charged Mr. Sinister with his swords and the Cloak of Levitation, while Deadpool followed with guns and blades.

Su Ming and Mr. Sinister traded blows, with Sinister using telekinesis to stop Su Ming’s sword and hurl him across the room. When Sinister went after Holloway and Monark, Su Ming shielded the doctor and signaled Monark to attack, while Deadpool was tossed aside.

• Su Ming’s sword strike halted above Mr. Sinister’s head when Sinister used telekinesis to lock Su Ming’s arm in place.
• Mr. Sinister struck Su Ming with telekinetic force, sending him flying until the Cloak of Levitation and symbiote tendrils slowed him.
• Su Ming spotted Deadpool approaching in a chef’s hat instead of taking his assigned position.
• Mr. Sinister ignored Deadpool and lunged for Holloway and Monark, so Su Ming moved in to protect the doctor.
• Deadpool attacked Mr. Sinister from behind but was flung into fallen bricks.
• Su Ming signaled Monark to cast his prepared spell and thrust his greatsword at Mr. Sinister.

Su Ming used Mr. Sinister’s reliance on Psionic Power to trap him in darkness and exploit his inability to perceive Deadpool’s headless body. The chapter ended with Su Ming and Mr. Sinister locked in a brutal close-quarters fight, while Deadpool’s detached head opened a betting pool.

• Mr. Sinister evaded Su Ming’s invisible tentacle net, but Su Ming drove him away from the burning laboratory and into the dark factory.
• Su Ming called Deadpool over and wrote instructions on his back with the symbiote while Mr. Sinister attacked Su Ming and Dr. Holloway with rays.
• Su Ming cut off Deadpool’s head and hurled his headless body at Mr. Sinister, exploiting the fact that Mr. Sinister’s Psionic Power could not perceive it.
• Deadpool’s body grappled Mr. Sinister, allowing Su Ming to stab them both through the heart and bind them together with the symbiote and Cloak of Levitation.
• Su Ming fought Mr. Sinister in close combat as telekinesis hurled them around the underground space, while Deadpool’s head opened a betting pool.

Su Ming and Mr. Sinister fought for a week without either gaining the upper hand, while Deadpool prepared a plan to make Mr. Sinister surrender. The chapter ended as Su Ming pinned them both to the pit floor and Holloway's team brought chemical gas to the battlefield.

• Monark and Holloway recovered Namor's severed left hand from the laboratory and sent it to Kamar-Taj for safekeeping.
• Deadpool stayed to watch Su Ming and Mr. Sinister fight, and he told Su Ming that he had spent the week preparing a plan.
• Deadpool revealed that Holloway had synthesized chloropicrin and phosgene, and Su Ming ordered him to use the gas against Mr. Sinister.
• Holloway, Deadpool, and the Mage put on gas masks as hazmat-suited workers brought barrels of gas into the pit.
• Su Ming used the symbiote's tentacles to pin himself and Mr. Sinister to the bottom of the pit as the gas was brought in.

Su Ming and his allies tortured Mr. Sinister with poison until he surrendered, then arranged to imprison him in the London Sanctum. Mr. Sinister secretly planned to escape, but the London Sanctum’s Great Mage exposed his act and began tormenting him again.

• Gin arrived in London with Distillery enforcers and reported to Su Ming on the business losses caused by German activity.
• Su Ming ordered Gin’s men to pour poison into the pit while Deathstroke restrained Mr. Sinister.
• Mr. Sinister endured the poison’s agonizing effects until he surrendered and promised to stop helping Germany.
• Monark sealed Mr. Sinister’s power with a Magic Contract, and Su Ming’s group took him to the London Sanctum for imprisonment.
• Mr. Sinister pretended to be broken and plotted to escape, but the London Sanctum’s Great Mage saw through him and unleashed purple magic.

After recovering the first piece of "Namor," Su Ming and his group left the London Sanctum and gathered at a hotel to eat. Deadpool's colleagues from X-Agency arrived from the future, and Su Ming noticed that Outlaw and Gin seemed to share a secret.

• Su Ming and his group ignored the creature screaming inside the Sanctum and left to celebrate recovering the first piece of "Namor" at a hotel.
• Holloway disguised Deadpool with bandages, a trench coat, and a felt hat before the group went to eat.
• Three beams of light appeared beside Deadpool, bringing Outlaw, Sandy, and Weasel to the hotel.
• Outlaw introduced herself and her companions as Deadpool's colleagues from X-Agency, then greeted Su Ming, Holloway, Monark, Gin, and the Distillery employees.
• Outlaw began to mention Gin's future codename, but Gin interrupted her, and Deadpool avoided Su Ming's questioning gaze.

Su Ming sent Wade and the X-Agency team to gather Namor fragments while they honored Wade’s contract, then Cable and Domino arrived in 1942 looking for Wade. Su Ming pointed them after Wade, and Domino hurried off to find him.

• Mandy asked Su Ming to let Wade return to the future, but Su Ming refused until their mission was complete.
• Su Ming gave Mandy a map and tasked Wade’s team with collecting more than ten Namor fragments and delivering them to the London Sanctum within two months.
• Wade took cash from Gin and left with Outlaw, while Mandy and the others set out on their mission.
• Su Ming and his companions discussed the future and toasted after Wade’s departure.
• Cable, Domino, and their companions appeared, and Cable explained that Wade’s faulty belt had stranded him in 1942.
• Su Ming told Cable and Domino where Wade had gone, and Domino rushed out to find him.

Su Ming recruited Cable's X-Force to help investigate the Worldline changes before Vanessa arrived with the X-Men to find Wade. He began explaining the world's danger to Vanessa and her team.

• Su Ming explained Namor's situation and the dangers of changing the Worldline, and Cable agreed that X-Force would rendezvous with him in two months.
• Domino hurried Cable and the others away to find Wade, while Su Ming explained X-Force to Holloway and Monark.
• Su Ming and his companions planned to travel to France, but Vanessa and a squad of X-Men suddenly appeared at their table.
• Vanessa told Su Ming that she had come with Bishop, Shadowcat, and other X-Men because she feared Wade was in trouble after Thanos's snap.
• Su Ming told Vanessa that Wade was safe for now and offered to explain the danger facing the world.

Su Ming recruited Rogue and the New X-Men to help rescue Mutants in Germany, then kept them occupied over a meal while Wade stayed out of trouble. After parting with the team, Su Ming headed through a portal to Paris to pursue the next fragment.

• Su Ming persuaded Rogue and the New X-Men to use his map and help save Mutants from German experiments, then warned Magik against using Dark Magic at this point in time.
• Su Ming and Gin hosted the girls for a meal, where they shared information about their lives and missions in the future.
• After Wade remained safe, Su Ming and the New X-Men agreed on a time to regroup and went their separate ways; Vanessa hurried off with Magik to find Wade.
• Monark opened a portal to Paris, and Su Ming gave Gin a gemstone ring before entering it to prepare for the next fragment.
• Gin put on the ring, which began to glow, then hid his hand and left with the Distillery's thugs.

Su Ming, Monark, and Holloway arrived in German-occupied Paris and saw the city’s advanced weapons and heavy patrols. After Su Ming bluffed their way past a German squad by invoking Hydra, the group realized Germany’s divided factions could offer openings for infiltration as they continued their search for Namor.

• Su Ming, Monark, and Holloway emerged into occupied Paris, where German soldiers and swastika banners filled the streets.
• The three saw armed airships, flying saucers, and towering German war machines patrolling the city.
• Holloway grew uneasy at the unfamiliar weapons, while Su Ming kept his focus on rescuing Namor from German hands.
• German soldiers confronted the group in an alley, and Su Ming greeted them with “Heil Hydra!” in fluent German.
• The German officer answered with “Heil Hitler!” and moved on, revealing hostility between Germany’s factions.
• Holloway recognized that the factions’ lack of unity could help the group infiltrate enemy territory.

Su Ming, Monark, and Holloway searched for Namor’s fragment in occupied Paris and learned it was aboard one of the many airships overhead. After Monark’s spell drew the attention of German Sorcerers, the three left the café before their location could be discovered.

• Su Ming led Monark and Holloway through the streets and found a café where they could talk privately.
• Monark used a rabbit to divine the target’s location and sensed that Namor’s fragment was somewhere aboard the airships above Paris.
• Su Ming considered waiting for an airship to land, searching the fleet by flying, or creating a disturbance to make the Germans move the fragment.
• Monark sensed German Sorcerers searching nearby after his spell attracted their attention.
• Monark warned that the Sorcerers would eventually find them, then gathered the pastries and signaled for the group to leave.

Su Ming, the Doctor, and the Mage escaped the café as the Sorcerers’ pursuit team arrived and threatened its owner. Hydra officer Lucifer von Heine intervened, then secretly sent his squad after the Sorcerers while leaving the café owner alive to watch the resistance suffer.

• Su Ming, the Doctor, and the Mage left the café and headed toward the Eiffel Tower, while the café owner refused to reveal where they had gone.
• The Sorcerers’ leader threatened to kill the café owner with Blackfire until Lucifer von Heine stopped him with a blue energy weapon.
• Heine identified himself as a Hydra major general, and the Sorcerers withdrew rather than fight his armed squad.
• Heine’s Guard Captain led a Hydra assault squad out the back to hunt the departing Sorcerers.
• Heine treated the café owner’s wounds, paid for the damage, and told him he would keep him alive to witness the resistance’s defeat before leaving.

Su Ming, Monark, and Holloway surveyed Paris from the Eiffel Tower, then rushed toward a major explosion after German forces flooded the streets. As gunfire and blasts continued, Su Ming wondered who was resisting the German Army.

• Su Ming stole an Italian general's wife's wallet while he, Monark, and Holloway watched the crowds at Champ de Mars.
• Su Ming led the group up the Eiffel Tower to memorize Paris's streets and escape routes.
• An explosion erupted across the city, and Su Ming hurried the others away from the tower to investigate.
• Su Ming stole a car and drove toward the blast, blending in among German military vehicles and seeing Hydra weapons and modified soldiers.
• Su Ming heard gunfire and smaller explosions near the scene and wondered who had launched the attack.

Su Ming and his companions reached Paris and found Wade’s group trapped in a battle with the German Army while Inez, Vanessa, and Domino fought among themselves. Su Ming planned a surprise attack to break the siege and take command of the scattered groups.

• Su Ming, Holloway, and Monark approached the fighting in a disguised German Army car and watched from a rooftop.
• Su Ming saw Inez, Vanessa, and Domino brawling while Deadpool lay flattened nearby, and Cable and Rogue led the others against the German troops.
• Su Ming changed into his Iconic Uniform and worked out that jealousy among the three women had sparked the fight before the German Army surrounded them.
• Su Ming assigned Holloway to calm the women and retrieve Wade, while Monark prepared smoke, aerial defense, and an escape spell.
• Su Ming prepared to attack the German formation by surprise and take command of the groups.

Su Ming carved a path through Hydra’s forces and reached Cable’s group, while Monark struggled to hold back an airship shell with magic. The group still faced attacks from the other streets and needed to withdraw after Holloway completed his mission.

• Su Ming charged into the enemy ranks, cutting down soldiers and using the symbiote to fire weapons at the surrounding troops.
• Su Ming disabled tanks, severed a giant robot’s leg, and hurled it into the enemy ranks, where it exploded in a blue flash.
• Su Ming continued fighting through bio-dogs and cyborgs until he broke through the enemy line and joined Cable’s group.
• Cable recognized Su Ming’s attack as a one-man army, while the group realized they still faced enemies from three streets and needed to retreat.
• Monark stopped an airship shell with magic and warned Su Ming that he could not hold the barrier for long.
• Su Ming looked toward Holloway, whose mission completion would allow everyone to retreat.

Holloway arrived amid the fight between Vanessa, Inez, and Domino, while Deadpool lay shattered nearby. He traced the chaos back to Wade’s disastrous hotel encounter and decided that letting him die might be the only way to stop it.

• The Cloak of Levitation dropped Holloway into the fighting before leaving to find Deathstroke.
• Holloway found Deadpool flattened on the ground and learned how Wade’s plans for a hotel tryst had brought Vanessa, Inez, Domino, and the X-Men together.
• Wade diverted the group to Paris with Su Ming’s map, where a painter’s offer of a portrait set off the women’s argument and fight.
• Cable and Weasel joined the X-Men in forming a defensive line against the Germans while the painter fled.
• Holloway surveyed Deadpool’s broken body and concluded that the solution might be to let him die.

Holloway faked Deadpool’s death to stop Inez, Vanessa, and Domino from fighting, then Su Ming’s group withdrew under cover of Monark’s smoke and vanished. Red Skull and Doctor Zola arrived at the deserted battlefield, where Red Skull pressed Zola about his Cosmic Cube research and his loyalty to Hydra.

• Holloway forged death certificates for Deadpool and convinced Inez, Vanessa, and Domino that he had died.
• Holloway dragged Deadpool’s mangled body to Su Ming, who ordered the group to retreat and begin their guerrilla plan.
• Monark covered the battlefield with sulfurous smoke, and he later used magic to make Su Ming’s group disappear without a trace.
• Red Skull and Doctor Zola arrived at the empty battlefield, where Red Skull examined the signs of the fight and demanded progress on the Cosmic Cube.
• Red Skull questioned Zola’s loyalty, and Zola affirmed his allegiance to Hydra.