"How did they know?" Alex could not make sense of it. He stared at Erik in astonishment, then suddenly an idea sprang into his mind. "Maybe we can use this chance to wipe them all out!"
The more Alex thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. Excitement appeared in his gaze as he looked at Erik. He crouched down and leaned close to Erik's ear, whispering, "Erik, I..."
Alex's voice grew softer and softer, while a trace of delight gradually appeared on Erik's face. He looked up at Alex, nodded firmly, and said loudly, "All right. I'll definitely complete the mission."
As he spoke, Erik was about to jump out of bed, but Alex quickly reached out and pressed him back down. "Don't rush. It's not time yet."
After the earlier battle, Sebastian Shaw had already suffered grievous losses. There was little point in kicking him while he was down, and it did not fit Alex's plan to catch them all in one sweep. He would wait until Sebastian Shaw brought in more people before carrying out the plan.
The next day, Alex brought Erik to the camp's open ground as though nothing had happened. Natasha lay in the sun by the wall while Logan sat beside her. Human Torch was still hiding alone in a corner, playing the brooding loner. Steve and Nick were training in the open ground as usual, except Quicksilver had joined them.
"Where's Namor? He still hasn't returned?" After searching around without finding Namor, Alex frowned. A whole night had passed. At Namor's speed, he should have been back long ago.
"Who knows?" Natasha shrugged, her pretty face casual. "Maybe he couldn't stand it here and went back to Atlantis to be emperor."
Alex nodded without giving it much thought. It would actually be