Chapter 33 / Chapter 34
Without a moment's hesitation, under the violent surge of emotion, his terrifying power to interfere with reality took effect in an instant, and he vanished without a trace.
Chapter 33
Su Chen's brain had long since been unlocked, and his intelligence had long since improved as well.
The best proof was that he could now easily recall everything he had seen in the past, every detail and every minuscule trace.
To be honest, when he had searched for information on his phone, he really hadn't paid much attention to the address of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. He had only glanced at it.
Yet now, a single thought was all it took for him to recall the relevant information with ease.
Amid the surge of emotion, Su Chen also made good use of his power to alter reality.
In the blink of an eye, he vanished from the city ruins, and the giant figure in his mental world disappeared without a trace along with him.
A magnificent manor stood in a small town in Yorktown City.
It was the inheritance Professor Charles had received, and it was now home to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
Hum!
Ripples spread through space within the school, and a slender figure in a black hoodie appeared.
"My god, what's going on?"
"Trouble! The school's under attack!"
The students in the school corridors saw a stranger suddenly appear.
Even the school's detection equipment sensed a massive energy fluctuation inside the manor.
"Wait, isn't that the guy?"
A black hoodie and a pair of casual pants set off his tall, slender figure.
His handsome, sharply defined face was cold, with an utterly unfeeling air.
Wasn't that familiar face the extremist Mutant who had just appeared on television stations around the world?
"He's so handsome!"
Quite a few girls screamed.
The black hood on Su Chen's head partly covered his messy black bangs, and two white earbud wires hung around his neck.
With that look, he was the spitting image of a popular cool kid at school, exactly the kind of handsome boy these girls dreamed of.
"Stop swooning and get ready."
Whatever else could be said, the young man who had suddenly appeared before them had just made history in a way no Mutant had managed before.
"All of you, go back."
An angry shout rang out.
A tall man wearing a tactical visor walked straight toward Su Chen.
"Damn criminal, you actually dare show your face in front of us."
"If we don't bring you to justice, it'll be the greatest humiliation for us X-Men. It's because of people like you that humans out there hate us Mutants so much..."
Cyclops Scott, who had suddenly approached, rattled off his tirade.
He had no intention of continuing the greeting.
He couldn't even be bothered with pleasantries.
Hum!
In an instant, Cyclops's tactical visor flashed with a brilliant red light. The light expanded, instantly becoming a thick red beam that blasted toward Su Chen.
"Is that all you've got?"
Su Chen spoke indifferently.
He raised his right hand slightly, and a hazy energy fluctuation spread out in ripples.
Whoosh!
The incoming energy beam was like a torrent plunging into a black hole, its vast energy vanishing at once.
"Damn it!"
Cyclops Scott could also feel the light energy he had gathered rapidly disappearing.
He gritted his teeth and poured out all the power he had stored in his body.
He refused to believe his opponent was really resilient enough to withstand a beam capable of piercing through more than half a town.
Even Adamantium couldn't hold out for long against his laser's thousand-degree heat.
"Don't waste your strength."
A trace of contempt appeared in Su Chen's eyes.
Although the laser before him had tremendous penetrating power, Su Chen was thoroughly adept at absorbing and releasing external energy.
No matter how much energy his opponent unleashed, his body, tempered by a nuclear blast, could absorb every last bit of it.
Of course, seeing his opponent release such a terrifying energy beam from his eyes gave Su Chen some inspiration.
Quick to put what he learned to use, Su Chen tried to gather the energy in his body between his eyes.
Soon...
A golden gleam appeared in his cold, clear eyes.
"A laser beam?"
"My god, isn't that Teacher Scott's ability?"
At that moment, all the students gathered at the classroom building's windows witnessed an unforgettable sight.
A brilliant energy beam burst from Teacher Scott's opponent's eyes.
Boom!
Su Chen's Heat Vision, appearing in the world for the first time, collided with his opponent's laser beam.
One golden, one red, the two differently colored beams crashed into each other.
But the balance between them lasted only half a second before the golden light Su Chen released crushed the opposing laser.
Bang!
The golden beam continued forward and struck Cyclops Scott mercilessly.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, he was sent flying.
Like a battered sandbag, he smashed through the pearwood doors behind him and fell to the ground in a sorry state.
"Teacher Scott lost..."
"That's brutal. And he was defeated by an ability his opponent copied from him!"
The students hiding behind the various windows immediately broke into discussion.
Nobody had expected Cyclops Scott, an elite core member of the X-Men, to lose to a beam fired from his opponent's eyes.
"Damn bastard..."
The fight between the two had erupted and ended in an instant.
The X-Men who had rushed over found their teammate already lying on the ground.
Beast, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, and the others all looked as though they were facing a formidable enemy.
"Brother..."
Just then, a girl let out an untimely cry of delight.
Chapter 34
"Su Shan!"
Su Chen could hardly contain the joy in his heart.
Wasn't the girl running toward him in bounding steps his younger sister, from whom he had been separated for days?
Whoosh!
Like a swallow returning to the woods, the overjoyed Su Shan threw herself into Su Chen's arms.
"Brother..."
Even Su Shan, usually mischievous and strong, couldn't keep a hint of tears out of her voice at that moment.
"You jerk, I thought I'd never see you again!"
Tears filled Su Shan's eyes, and her little hands clutched Su Chen's clothes tightly, as if she feared he would disappear the very next second.
Counting the time Su Chen himself had been held captive, the two hadn't seen each other for more than twenty days.
Ever since their mother had died of illness, the two had relied on each other to get by. Thinking of all the pain they had suffered, even Su Chen, who had been cold for so long, couldn't help feeling emotional.
"It's all right. It's all in the past."
Su Chen was much stronger than he had been.
The trials of the past two weeks and more had not only brought about the evolution of his body, but had also transformed his entire state of mind.
He was no longer as panicked and helpless as he had been, and instead did his best to comfort his sister.
"You're all right, aren't you? Have you been doing well lately?"
Compared to his own circumstances, Su Chen was more concerned about how his sister had been doing during this time.
"Not bad. The food here is really good, a lot better than your cooking, Brother."
Su Shan's words left Su Chen feeling a little embarrassed.
"Ahem..."
Just then, Professor Charles arrived in his wheelchair and interrupted their conversation.
"This grandpa was the one who found me. He's really amazing, but I practically cried and begged him, and he still couldn't find any trace of you."
Su Shan spoke with a frown, clearly displeased.
Her little hand was tightly clasped around her brother's right hand, and her arm trembled slightly. She was clearly nervous.
Although Su Shan had always been clever and mischievous, her little pranks were nothing compared to what her brother had done on television.
No matter what the future held or what they would have to face next, she was determined to stand by her brother.
"Everyone, go back to your dormitories."
Professor Charles waved his hand, signaling for everyone to stop watching.
"What a letdown."
"Are they going to fight?"
Everyone seemed a little excited.
Mutants were, after all, people on the fringes of society. When they thought about how they had superpowers yet suffered discrimination and injustice from humans outside, quite a few Mutant children were naturally very unhappy.