"Lu Yifang, find a data port and plug in the USB drive I gave you," Katie's voice rang in Lu Yifang's mind.
"Is that all?" Lu Yifang asked after plugging in the USB drive.
"Give me a moment." After Katie finished speaking, Lu Yifang's mind was quiet for a few minutes, then Katie's relieved voice came. "Fortunately, it's about what I expected. I've already hacked into this Base's data system and taken control of most of the cameras. You just need to be careful to avoid the guards. Of course, I can only maintain this for half an hour; after that, the backdoor I set up will definitely be discovered."
"Half an hour is enough for us to do a lot," White Queensaid, then strode to the door and opened it.
Outside the door, two soldiers were standing. When they noticed White Queen walking out, they were stunned for a moment, then, being well-trained, they all raised their guns.
However, White Queen showed no panic at this; instead, she smiled and reached out to caress the faces of the two soldiers. "Don't be so agitated; nothing happened here, did it?"
Listening to White Queen's voice, the two soldiers' eyes showed confusion, and then they truly lowered their weapons, returned to their positions, as if they hadn't seen Lu Yifang and the two others.
"Katie, do you know the location of that thing now?" Lu Yifang asked in his mind.
"Of course. Now, go straight left. Following my instructions, you should arrive in about ten minutes," Katie replied.
"Very good." Lu Yifang nodded, then led Red Devil and White Queen, following Katie's instructions. Because all the cameras along the way had been hacked, the three didn't need to avoid anything.
Even if they encountered soldiers, under White Queen's psychological suggestion, they would choose to ignore them directly.
"This is it." Ten minutes later, Lu Yifang found the 084box in a sealed warehouse.
"You can just open it. I've already shielded the alarm system." Hearing Katie say this, Lu Yifang nodded and opened the sealed metal box. Inside, he saw an irregularly shaped metal pillar, about the thickness of an arm.
On this metal pillar, many carved mysterious runes could be seen. After seventy years of being sealed, the obelisk finally saw the light of day again.
"Beep beep ~!" At this moment, a piercing alarm suddenly sounded.
"What's going on, Katie? Didn't you say it wouldn't trigger the alarm?" Lu Yifang frowned slightly.
"I don't know what's going on either. I clearly... Oh, I think I know what's going on. It's not us who triggered the alarm, but someone else. Someone is invading this Base just like us."
"Da da da..." Gunshots suddenly rang out at this moment.
"Uh, I know too." Lu Yifang was stunned for a moment, then said helplessly.
"Boom!" As Lu Yifang's words fell, the wall beside him suddenly exploded, and seven or eight fully armed masked warriors rushed in.
Seeing Lu Yifang and the two others, these masked warriors were also stunned, and then they all raised their guns.
"Hmm~, if I say I'm not the guard here, will you put down your guns?" Lu Yifang said calmly.
Naturally, these masked warriors ignored Lu Yifang's words. Instead, the person who seemed to be the Captain at the front looked at the box in Lu Yifang's hand.
"Alright, I guess you won't," Lu Yifang said, then charged directly at these people.
"Da da da ~!" All the masked warriors fired at once, but all the bullets, upon touching Lu Yifang, fell to the ground as if they had lost their power. His reflective ability was too recognizable, so to avoid trouble, Lu Yifang had to turn off the reflection and instead actively control all attacks that threatened him, causing them to lose all kinetic energy upon contact.
"Sorry, I've got you." Ignoring all the bullets, Lu Yifanggrabbed the Captain's neck, while the others, after a series of screams, were all knocked down by Red Devilafter he teleported.
"Alright, now tell me who you are? Who sent you?" Lu Yifang lowered his voice and asked in a hoarse tone.
However, this Captain didn't speak. After looking back at his teammates and confirming that he couldn't be rescued, the Captain clenched his teeth.
"You're... Damn it~!" Lu Yifang had just thought of something when he immediately pried open the person's mouth, but found it was already too late.
The person's eyes suddenly started to turn white, and his limbs began to twitch uncontrollably. This guy was poisoned.
"White Queen, control the others. They have poison hidden in their teeth; don't let them die like this," Lu Yifang shouted back.
Hearing Lu Yifang's words, White Queen, who had automatically diamondized due to the explosion, immediately released her diamond form and reactivated her psychic power. After a moment of confusion in their eyes, these people all stopped struggling. The three who hadn't been knocked out by Red Devil suddenly stood up and slowly walked to Lu Yifang.
"Your mastermind is..." Lu Yifang's words were cut short when he suddenly heard a ticking sound coming from the three people. When Lu Yifang tore open one of their clothes, he saw a remote-controlled bomb strapped to the person.
Lu Yifang: "MMP, you're ruthless!"
Boom ~! The next moment, all the masked warriors who had rushed in were detonated. And when the aftermath of the explosion dissipated, Lu Yifang walked out unharmed. By turning high-speed flowing wind into a shield, such an explosion could be directly ignored.
Of course, despite this, Lu Yifang's displeasure was still easily detectable.
"What should we do next?" White Queen walked over and asked.
"We'll just go back," Lu Yifang said after a moment of silence. The other party was able to send out such elite suicide soldiers, which was clearly a carefully planned move, and they didn't have Mutant abilities in this regard. To be able to kill their way here, their numbers must be quite large, and there might even be spies within the Base.
Lu Yifang was only here to get something; it wasn't worth risking getting involved and fighting head-on. On the contrary, having other forces involved could distract others' attention, which was also a very good option.
Moreover, if the other party's goal was also the obelisk, then Lu Yifang felt he had also figured out who these people's mastermind was.
Hearing Lu Yifang say this, Red Devil said no more, directly grabbed Lu Yifang and White Queen, and with a flash of red light, they left the Base the next moment, returning to the car where Katie was. Immediately after, the car flashed red light again and completely disappeared.
Ch 150
This must be what you were looking for." In the Inhumans' homeland, inside Jia Ying's office, Lu Yifangand the others, who had arrived once again, handed the box to Calvin.
"That's right, this is the sacred object we've been searching for." When Jia Ying opened the box and saw what was inside, her face immediately lit up with ecstasy.
"Now, how do we use this to find the location of the ruins?" Lu Yifang pressed.
"It's simple, just pick it up." As Jia Ying spoke, she carefully picked up the obelisk, and at that moment, the mysterious runes on the obelisk's surface began to emit a faint golden glow due to Jia Ying's touch.
"Not everyone is qualified to hold a sacred object. If unqualified individuals forcibly touch a sacred object, their lives will be instantly taken. And among those permitted to hold a sacred object, only a small fraction can receive guidance from it and learn the information to reach the sacred place."
"So, you're saying she has the authorization?" A flicker of understanding crossed Lu Yifang's eyes. It seemed that only Inhumans could hold the obelisk, and those who received guidance should be the Inhumans with the most excellent genes.
It wasn't strange for an SSR to have authorization settings, but an SSR that only non-Africans could possess was truly rare. Could this be the legendary official conscience commoner SSR?
"You could say that." Jia Ying glanced at Lu Yifang, then lowered her head and pulled out a pen and paper. As if enlightened, she quickly began to draw some strange runes on it.
"What is this?" Lu Yifang finally couldn't help but ask, watching Jia Ying swiftly fill a sheet of paper.
"This is a map to the sacred place, Daisy, come here for a moment." Jia Ying said, looking at her daughter, Skye, who had changed her name to Daisy.
"Input what I've drawn into the computer. This is a map."
"Okay, I'll do it right away." Daisy immediately came over with a computer and input the image, but the confusion on her face didn't lessen in the slightest. "Is this really a map? I don't see any map features in it. Is there some special decoding method?"
"There's no decoding method; you just held it upside down. Rotate it ninety degrees and make it 3D, and you're good to go," Jia Ying said calmly.
"Such a simple operation is all it takes?" Daisy's eyes widened at her words.
Lu Yifang, standing nearby, also nodded. The operation was indeed that simple. And yet, in his memory, a certain clown named Coulson would spend sleepless nights pondering, regularly inviting deities to possess him, carving hundreds of iron plates with knives, and then, after much painstaking effort, defeating several small bosses and dragging it out for a dozen episodes, only then would he be enlightened and solve this perplexing "secret."
Hmm, Coulson really had it tough!
"Daisy, make a copy of the map for our Mutant friends." Jia Ying said, carefully putting down the obelisk, and looked at Lu Yifang. "Then let's prepare; we'll act together in two days. How do you Mutants feel about that?"
"Of course, no problem. Oh, right, when we were stealing the obelisk earlier, we encountered another group with the same objective as us. Do you know who they are?" Lu Yifang, who was about to have Red Deviltake him away, suddenly remembered this and brought it up.
"People with the same objective? Are they also Inhumans?" Jia Ying asked, her brows slightly furrowed.
"No, they were a group of ordinary people, but they looked very well-trained and fully armed, not something an ordinary force could cultivate," Lu Yifang explained.
"It's him! It must be that guy, Whitehall! He was the one who originally found the obelisk, and for all these years, he's been trying to decipher its secret. That bastard, I'll tear him apart completely one day…" Calvin suddenly became emotional, but Jia Ying grabbed him and calmed him down.
"Calvin, don't indulge in such useless venting."
Having conveyed this message and confirmed his suspicions, Lu Yifang didn't linger. He had Red Devildirectly activate his ability and leave the area.
Two days later, the X-Men's invisible jet hovered above the coordinates provided by the obelisk. Below was an ordinary small city, looking somewhat ancient, with not too many people living there.
And it was even more impossible for these people, who had lived there for generations, to know that a huge alien city was hidden beneath their feet.
The plane finally landed on the wilderness outside the city. Lu Yifang, accompanied by White Queen and Katie, got off. Lu Yifang didn't bring Red Devil this time; although his ability was convenient, his appearance was simply too inconvenient. Just walking on the street could cause a large number of screams, attracting the Policeor a few Satan worshipers.
Upon reaching the designated meeting point, Lu Yifangsaw that Jia Ying's people were already waiting there. Like Lu Yifang, Jia Ying hadn't brought many people. Besides Calvin and Gordon, there was Daisy and an Inhuman man who seemed very close to Daisy.
If Lu Yifang remembered correctly, his name seemed to be Lincoln, and his ability was electrokinesis.
"I didn't expect you to bring S… Daisy. Without an ability, it should be very dangerous for her to enter this place," Lu Yifang said, looking at Daisy with some surprise.
"We know, but it's necessary," Calvin explained. "You should know about the formula I invented for forcibly activating the X gene, right? In fact, this kind of awakening for Inhumans should also be considered a forced awakening, just with fewer side effects. And the Terrigen Mist we produce isn't pure enough, which increases the danger of awakening. Compared to this uncontrollable danger, I'd rather choose to bring her to the sacred place; at least there, I can protect her from the dangers."
"That's right, my daughter must awaken in the sacred place. My daughter will be the first Inhumans to awaken in the sacred place after so many years," Jia Ying said with determined eyes, a hint of fanaticism visible in them.
"I'll try… not to cause everyone trouble." Daisy said, her smile a bit awkward but also revealing immense happiness. It was clear she was very content spending these two days with her parents.
And since her parents had already stated their intentions, Lu Yifang naturally wouldn't say anything more. So, the group followed the map coordinates and arrived at a temple in the very center of the city. According to the map's instructions, this was the entrance to the ruins.
"We need to look around and see if there are any ancient tunnels left here," Daisy asked, looking at her surroundings.
"I think there's a faster way," Katie said, and then her body suddenly swayed, and she drilled into the ground.
About ten seconds later, Katie popped her head out again. "There really is a huge Underground City below."
So, having everyone hold hands, Katie pulled everyone into the Underground City ruins.
"So this is the alien ruin. It looks quite large," John stood up, conjured four or five large Fireballs, and sent them out together, illuminating the entire surroundings.
And through the Firelight, everyone also saw a large number of runes and images carved on the surrounding stone walls and ground. Although Lu Yifang didn't recognize those runes, through these murals, he could identify that they depicted humans worshipping Kree.
"Do you recognize these writings? What do they say?" Noticing that Jia Ying was focusing on the writings, Lu Yifang immediately asked.
"They're just some words of worship and praise for so-called 'gods.' The truly valuable knowledge and information should be at the center of the ruins," Jia Yingwithdrew her gaze, saying dismissively.
"If that's the case, then John, make the Fire a bit smaller. We don't know if this place is ventilated. If the oxygen burns too quickly, it could be troublesome," Lu Yifangsaid to John.
"Everyone, look! There are also some strange patterns on the ground, and they don't look like murals, but rather like some kind of technological creation," Bobbyhad already brushed away the dust from the ground, revealing some glowing, eerie patterns that looked somewhat like energy output pipelines.
"Don't touch it!" Jia Ying immediately shouted upon seeing this, scaring Bobby into instantly retracting his hand.
"This is the Inhumans' sacred place. If you don't want to die, at least be more honest," Jia Ying warned.
"Listen to her," Lu Yifang also said at this time. Kreetechnology was unknown, but it was far more advanced than Earth's, so it was best to be cautious in their ruins.
Ch 151
How boring, can't see, can't touch. Let's hurry to the center… Damn it, someone!" John, who was looking for a way, suddenly screamed in terror.
Behind him, a strange man in camouflage, fully armed, suddenly appeared silently, grabbed John, and threw him away. Just as he was about to continue, his body swayed, and his feet were frozen by a block of ice.
"I got him!" Bobby shouted. Although the strange man seemed very strong and kept breaking free from the ice, Bobby was not to be trifled with. More and more ice accumulated on the strange man, becoming thicker and thicker, until he was completely frozen.
"The way this guy is dressed, it's somewhat similar to the people we encountered in that Base before," Lu Yifang walked over, observing the strange man in the ice and muttering to himself.
This also made Lu Yifang even more puzzled. It shouldn't be, they didn't have the obelisk, so how did they know this location?
"Boss, there are more of these strange people behind you," John's shouting voice came.
And in the darkness, several strange people slowly walked out, holding machine guns and sweeping at Lu Yifang.
"Da da da~!" The next moment, these strange people all fell to the ground.
"They don't seem much different from ordinary people," Lu Yifang strode over, observing these strange people up close. Their eyes were lifeless and completely unfocused. On their exposed skin, there were some crystal-blue lines, covering their skin like runes or totems.
And if one observed more carefully, they would find that they were somewhat similar to the patterns Bobbydiscovered underground.
"These strange people's wounds are healing," Katie, who followed closely, exclaimed. From the bullet holes in one strange man's arm, some tiny, crystal-blue things with a hint of metallic luster were rapidly repairing the strange man's wounds.
"It looks a bit like something similar to nanobots," White Queen mused.
"Who cares what it is, let's just burn it," Following the principle of 'when in doubt, fire a shot,' John had already conjured a large fireball.
"Stop, these are the guides of the sacred place," Jia Yingwalked over, simultaneously pulling out the obelisk.
As a faint light flashed across the surface of the obelisk, these strange people, who were about to stand up and attack again, suddenly paused and obediently stood in front of Jia Ying.
"Are there others who came with you?" As soon as Jia Ying finished asking, several strange people nodded in succession.
"Very good, take us to them," Jia Ying said, a cold smile appearing on her face.
"Emergency call, Baksi calling Officer Whitehall, requesting contact, damn it, what kind of crappy place is this?!" After failing to contact Whitehall again, Baksifinally couldn't help but curse.
"Officer Baksi, those infected guys are chasing us again," a soldier ran over in a panic.
"Damn it," looking at the soldiers who were his subordinates not long ago but had now turned into strange people, Baksi did not hesitate to fire a burst at them, then threw two grenades.
Then, without looking back, he quickly fled with the remaining soldiers. Clearly, he already knew the recovery ability of these strange people, so he had no intention of staying to have a Zhenren (Immortal) CF with them.
"Be careful not to let exposed skin touch the lines and runes on the ground, and do not touch those who have already been infected," Baksi said to the remaining people, then saw those strange people standing up again not far away.
At this moment, he truly felt a sense of powerlessness, as if it wasn't that his army was incompetent, but that the opponent had a cheat.
"Damn it, we must leave here quickly, we must find an exit, if not, find a weak point and blast a hole through it."
However, when Baksi turned a corner, preparing to find a place to set up explosives, he suddenly ran into a smiling Lu Yifang.
"Surprise motherfucker~!" Lu Yifang grabbed Baksi and kicked him to the ground.
"Enemy, open fire~!" Although Lu Yifang didn't look like an infected strange person, anyone appearing here in this manner would definitely not be a friend, even if you thought about it with your toes.
However, before those behind Baksi could fire a few shots, Pietro, who was completely metalized, had already rushed out, successfully wiping out the opponent with a savage charge.
"This is an ability, you are Inhumans," Seeing this scene, Baksi's pupils constricted, and he spoke with a grim expression.
"Inhumans? You're half right," Lu Yifang said, squatting down and pinching Baksi's chin. With a slight force, a crisp sound was heard. Learn from experience, first dislocate this guy's jaw so he doesn't have the strength to bite the poison hidden in his teeth.
"No need for such trouble, I can feel that this guy is not a strong-willed person. I never expected that even within HYDRA's mid-to-high ranks, there would be those who fear Death," White Queen walked over, looking at Baksi meaningfully.
"HYDRA, what do you mean? I don't understand at all. We are just a group of mercenaries hired to explore," Baksi said, feigning calmness. However, when he saw Jia Ying behind Lu Yifang, he immediately trembled in fear, and his forced composure instantly vanished.
"It's you, how is this possible? How could you still be alive? Officer Whitehall clearly dug out your internal organs and all your blood, you absolutely couldn't be alive." Baksi, whose mental state instantly collapsed, unconsciously blurted out what he had personally witnessed.
One must know that Whitehall, as a member of HYDRA, was able to regain his youth and feel refreshed every day precisely because he extracted all the essence from this woman, possessing everything in her body, so he would absolutely not be mistaken about this.
"You scum, you still remember what you did to her," Hearing this, Calvin, whose expression suddenly became agitated, angrily grabbed Baksi.
How could he not be angry? That was his wife! She was secretly stolen, and what was most outrageous was that after being used, she was casually thrown onto the grass. If he hadn't arrived in time and replenished Jia Ying with a large amount of life force, she would not have been saved.
"I will tear you into pieces little by little, to let you taste the pain she once endured."
"Calvin, put him down," Jia Ying's cold voice came, causing the agitated Calvin's body to tremble, and he obediently put Baksi down.
"Bang~!" Jia Ying shot Baksi in the leg.
"Tell me, where is Whitehall now? Otherwise, the next shot won't be in the leg."
"Whitehall is not in this ruin," Just now, he was almost torn to pieces by a monster-like man, and now he was being pointed at the head by someone he believed had long been dead. Baksi's mental state was truly collapsing.
"Then is he providing support from outside?" Jia Yingcontinued to press, somewhat unwilling.
"No… no, he is not outside either. Whitehall will only enter here after confirming that it is safe," Baksianswered honestly.
"This damned cunning fox, since he didn't come, then you can temporarily replace him." Jia Ying said, her calm face suddenly becoming ferocious and twisted. She had always remembered the hatred from back then, but she wouldn't express it as easily as Calvin. Instead, she kept it hidden in her heart, waiting for this moment to unleash all her anger. "How do you think I should deal with you? First cripple your hands and feet, then open your abdominal cavity, and let you slowly enjoy the feeling of Death descending? How about that?"
Jia Ying, whose eyes were filled with resentment, was about to shoot, but at this moment, a hand grabbed her.
"Wait a moment, this guy can't die right now." The one who stopped Jia Ying was naturally Lu Yifang. How could he sit back and watch Baksi be killed? What a joke, this was the first mid-to-high-level HYDRA cadre they had captured, how could he just let Jia Ying kill him for venting?
Ch 152
What do you mean by this?" Jia Ying looked at Lu Yifang with a deep frown.
"It means you can't kill him," Lu Yifang said calmly.
"Are you kidding me?" Calvin glanced at Jia Ying, then at the stunned Daisy, and after his eyes flickered, Calvinimmediately stepped forward.
"They treated my wife like that and separated us from our daughter for so long; I will never let them go."
However, Lu Yifang still grabbed Calvin's hand as he reached for Bakshi. "Didn't you hear me? I said this guy can't die. I won't allow it!"
"Is this your Mutant cooperation? Is this the sincerity you show?" Jia Ying looked at Lu Yifang and said coldly.
"Correction, this is what I want to say," Lu Yifang's voice also carried strong dissatisfaction. "Can you explain why, when I told you about the attack earlier, HYDRAfollowed? You know they don't have an obelisk."
"This matter has nothing to do with us..."
"Don't try to argue. With the White Queen's mental power, it's too easy to tell if you're lying," Lu Yifanginterrupted Jia Ying and laughed disdainfully.
"If I'm not mistaken, you want to use the obelisk to lure Whitehall, and then use the ruins and our Mutantpower to get rid of Whitehall. So, I want to ask, is this truly for the benefit of your Inhumans, or is it merely Jia Ying's personal agenda?"
At this moment, hearing Lu Yifang's words, Gordon and Lincoln on the side couldn't help but turn their heads to Jia Ying.
"Mother," Daisy also walked over, looking at Jia Yingwith a puzzled expression. Jia Ying's venomous words just now made Daisy somewhat disbelieving that they came from her own mother.
Jia Ying glanced at her daughter, and after a moment of hesitation, her face finally darkened as she released the gun: "Then he's yours to deal with. We're going to the central area now."
After Jia Ying finished speaking, she strode into the darkness, and Lu Yifang, after throwing Bakshi to Colossus, also followed.
The ruins didn't seem small at all; it took everyone over an hour to reach the center, and the content of the murals on the walls along the way kept changing. As they got closer to the center, the murals that depicted the Kree as gods gradually evolved to show how the Kree created the Inhumans.
Finally, Jia Ying stopped in front of six massive stone slabs. In the center of these six huge slabs, there was a protruding stone pillar. The obelisk in Jia Ying's hand also grew brighter as it approached, eventually breaking free from Jia Ying's control and flying automatically above the stone pillar.
"Boom!" The ground suddenly trembled, and another six massive stone slabs suddenly appeared, beginning to transform the space into a closed area.
"What's going on?" Lu Yifang frowned, looking at these massive stone slabs.
"The ritual is about to begin," Jia Ying said excitedly, looking around.
When the stone slabs completely closed, sealing off the area, the mysterious obelisk suddenly cracked open, revealing a crystal-blue crystal in the center. As the golden light on the obelisk's surface dissipated, this blue crystal began to grow like a plant, but its growth rate was visibly rapid.
When the crystal grew to about a foot high, it finally stopped. At this point, John couldn't help but ask, "What happens next?"
"All Mutants, stand in front of me," Lu Yifang said suddenly, his eyes flickering.
"Hiss!" A light blue gas quickly sprayed out. Seeing this, Lu Yifang immediately stood in front of the others, and an invisible airflow formed a barrier, expelling the gas.
Terrigen Mist, a gene-acting substance; for Inhumans, its purity determines the effectiveness of the awakening agent, while for ordinary people, the impure mist is lethal. For Mutants, regardless of purity, it is absolutely poisonous and can potentially damage their already awakened X gene.
Fortunately, for Lu Yifang, who could control wind, isolating harmful substances diffusing in the air was not a difficult task.
On the other side, Jia Ying and the others, Calvin had already closed his mouth and nose, minimizing gas inhalation, and the other Inhumans were unaffected. Only Daisy screamed, as her body began to petrify after inhaling the gas.
"Don't be afraid, child, this is a metamorphosis. You'll be fine soon," Jia Ying had just finished speaking when Daisy had already turned into a stone statue.
At this moment, Lu Yifang also waved his hand, and a strong wind swept through, blowing all the participating Terrigen gas out from above.
"Where are those research materials about the Kreethat you mentioned were left here?" Lu Yifang said, his voice slightly cold. Jia Ying definitely knew that Terrigen Mist was poisonous to Mutants, but she said nothing. Although they had multiple ways to deal with the situation, this was enough to make Lu Yifang even more displeased.
"Naturally, they are right here." As if not hearing the displeasure in Lu Yifang's voice, Jia Ying walked back to the obelisk, which had now turned into a cluster of crystals. When her hand touched the obelisk...
The obelisk suddenly burst forth with intense light, and these lights, projected onto the stone slabs, transformed into countless textual images. Besides scenes of the Kree descending to Earth to conduct experiments, Lu Yifang even saw scenes of the Kree engaging in space battles with the Mutant ancestors.
"There are indeed good things hidden here," Lu Yifang's eyes lit up as he looked at the images.
To be honest, Lu Yifang wasn't very confident at first about researching a formula to stimulate Mutantawakening. After all, those were things left by true gods. Even in Marvel, where black technology is everywhere, Lu Yifang estimated it would take a whole series of five-year plans to make a breakthrough.
The biggest problem now is that neither Earth nor the Mutants have time. The moment the Chitauri descend upon Earth, Earth will be forced into the interstellar age.
But now it's different. The Kree are one of the two major super-interstellar civilizations in the Universe. Their experiments were originally aimed at challenging the authority of true gods. Their technology is definitely top-tier in the Marvel Universe, and the emergence of the Inhumans also proves that they truly analyzed the X gene.
"Indeed, a large amount of Kree research data remains here, which is supreme wealth for us, but this wealth belongs to the Inhumans."
After Jia Ying finished speaking, she suddenly drew a few runes, and then all the stone slabs lit up again, shooting out countless blue light rays that formed an energy matrix, trapping Lu Yifang and his group inside.
"It seems the things in these ruins are really good, giving you the confidence to break ties with us Mutants," Lu Yifang looked at Jia Ying and said calmly.
"Something like this, just break it," John snorted at this, and directly launched a large fireball at the energy matrix. However, when the fireball hit the energy matrix, it just flickered, then gradually shrank and was finally completely absorbed.
"Let me try," Pietro, his entire body turned to steel, stepped forward, clenched his fist, and punched the energy matrix with force.
"Dong!" The next moment, the energy matrix flickered, then directly repelled Pietro, forcibly undoing his full-body steel transformation.
"I know you are very strong, but don't forget this is a Kree laboratory. It naturally has many methods specifically designed to counter superpowers. It won't be that easy for you to break free," Jia Ying said with a sneer.
"So you now want to hog all this knowledge and information? Is that really meaningful?" Lu Yifang chose not to act immediately, but frowned slightly and spoke. "After all, the Inhumans currently possess too few resources and wealth; you simply cannot convert this knowledge into power."
"Do you think there's only some knowledge and data in the Inhumans' sacred land?" Jia Ying said with a hint of disdain.
"Oh, is there anything else good besides that?" Hearing this, Lu Yifang's expression became even more expectant.
Ch 153
It's regrettable, but for us Inhumans, it's a beautiful World, but not for you," Jia Ying said, suddenly conjuring a giant illusory Earth above the obelisk, with a complete atmospheric flow map of the current Earth marked on it.
"Whitehall, that fool, has always been searching for the obelisk, because he believes it's a powerful World-destroying weapon. Admittedly, his idea isn't wrong, but unfortunately, he doesn't know that he is also part of those to be purged," Jia Ying said, a look of unwillingness and venom reappearing on her face.
Her hatred for Whitehall was bone-deep; not being able to lure him here and kill him with her own hands was an absolute regret for her.
"Within the sacred land, there are many more primitive Terrigen Mist components. Originally, the Kree wanted to use these things to cleanse Earth, turning Earth into a large experimental field.
However, for some unknown reason, the Kreeabandoned this plan, but fortunately, these devices were preserved. Do you know what this means?"
"If these primitive Terrigen Mist are released into the atmosphere, those potential Inhumans who inhale the mist will awaken. This is indeed a good idea, but what I want to say is what will happen to ordinary people? Such a large batch of Terrigen Mist, it should be very difficult to achieve 100% purity, right?" Lu Yifang said with a gloomy expression.
Terrigen Mist of insufficient purity is equally toxic to ordinary people, and if it covered the entire globe, the outcome would be obvious.
"Of course, those ordinary people will all die. Those lower races that oppressed our people should have been eliminated long ago," Jia Ying suddenly burst into distorted laughter, the resentment hidden in her heart completely exposed.
She wanted revenge on all ordinary humans.
"So that's how it is." After hearing Jia Ying's words, Lu Yifang, who had been full of anticipation, suddenly showed a disappointed expression.
"One question, how big do you think the gap is between Inhumans and Mutants?" Lu Yifang, who had lost all interest, suddenly looked up and said to Jia Ying.
Hearing this, Jia Ying's eyes flickered, and then she spoke, "This is meaningless. As long as you Mutants and we Inhumans both use abilities, you will be suppressed here."
"Suppressed? Do you think a little junk left in the Kreeruins can stop a 5-level Mutant? Have you seen the power of a 5-level Mutant?" Lu Yifang finished speaking, then raised his foot and slowly brought it down.
"Boom~!" The entire ruins vibrated violently at this moment, and even the people in the city above felt a strong tremor, shouting about an earthquake and running to open areas.
"Crack~!" Countless cracks had appeared on the ground, extending and climbing up the twelve massive stone walls, and the energy matrix that had trapped Lu Yifangand his group also flickered once before completely disappearing.
How much do Inhumans lag behind Mutants? The answer is that there really is a significant gap. While the Kree are indeed formidable, they haven't reached the point of being god-like.
The X gene in Mutants awakens naturally under suitable conditions, and all mutation directions are beneficial mutations. For example, the most obvious are transformation abilities; although they usually result in some extra features like wings or claws, these mutations are all necessary for existence.
In contrast, Inhumans require forced activation of their ability genes. If Terrigen Mist hadn't been invented, this activation method might have been even more complex.
And after mutation, only about half can maintain a normal human form, while the other half undergo non-human changes, where the pros and cons are uncertain.
Gordon, who is currently standing beside Jia Ying, is an example; although he gained the ability to teleport, he lost his eyes, and more importantly, losing his eyes has little to do with gaining the teleportation ability.
This can actually be considered a defect; Inhumanscannot achieve beneficial mutations like Mutants do, where mutations are basically advantageous.
And even the most genetically superior royal family is the same; Black Bolt's cousin, Triton, gained the ability to live freely in Water due to his mutation, but consequently, he finds it very difficult to survive away from Water.
Besides the genetic essence, there's also the comparison of strength. Black Bolt is considered one of the strongest Inhumans, but among Mutants, he still doesn't qualify to be mentioned in the same breath as a 5-level Mutant.
Therefore, in terms of potential, Inhumans cannot compare to Mutants, and this is even including the elite Inhumans on the Moon. If we only consider this portion on Earth, their ability potential is mostly not strong; the appearance of a Quake is already considered a significant mutation.
Therefore, this is also why Lu Yifang dared to follow Jia Ying into this so-called Inhuman sacred land; no matter what tricks Jia Ying tries, she will only be crushed by absolute power.
"How is this possible? Your Mutant abilities can reach this extent?" At this moment, Jia Ying was stunned, an expression of disbelief already on her face.
While she was in a daze, Lu Yifang had already strode towards her. He naturally wouldn't allow Jia Ying to truly go wild and create a new era belonging to the Inhumans. But just then, Calvin suddenly stood in front of Lu Yifang.
"Calvin, quickly hold him off! Just give me a little more time, and I can succeed." Seeing Calvin step forward, a glimmer of hope lit up in Jia Ying's eyes.
"You want to stop me?" Lu Yifang looked at Calvinplayfully.
"No, I just want to protect my family," Calvin said, suddenly turning around and tightly embracing Jia Ying, preventing her from manipulating the obelisk.
"What do you want to do?" Gordon's expression changed when he saw this.
"Isn't it better to just stand still?" White Queen snapped her fingers, and Gordon, who tried to teleport, grunted, clutching his head and painfully collapsing to the ground.
"What should I do?" Lincoln, the electric man, was somewhat at a loss at this moment. Although he was an Inhuman, he had no intention of wiping out all of humanity. In fact, he had no idea of Gordon and Jia Ying's plan.
"Then just be a good-for-nothing." Katie touched Lincoln, and Lincoln felt his feet give way. The next moment, his entire body, except for his head, was buried underground.
"I'm sorry, Jia Ying wasn't like this before," Calvinexplained with a complex expression.
"She used to be just a kind woman. Although she possessed the ability to absorb others' life essence, she had never even killed a chicken or a duck. The vitality she gained was all voluntarily offered by those who worshipped her.
But all of this changed after Whitehall dissected and dismembered her, and I put her back together; I found that she had changed."
Calvin had long discovered the hatred that filled Jia Ying's heart, and because she resented Whitehall for using her internal organs and blood to regain youth, Jia Ying also came to believe that all ordinary humans were no good.
In the past, every time she was forced to absorb life essence, she did so with pain and grievance. Now, she often secretly went out to absorb others' life essence behind his back, and she even began to enjoy the process.
Calvin knew all of this, but what could he do? If he hadn't been so powerless in the past, Whitehallwouldn't have succeeded. So even if she had become like this now, Calvin, feeling guilty, still loved her and loved this family. Of course, he chose to forgive her!
"So she was broken by Whitehall," Lu Yifang tutted, his gaze towards Calvin becoming somewhat strange.
Other people's wives at most just needed to be recharged periodically, but yours, after being broken, could actually be put back together.
"Since that's the case, I can help you fix her. I'm a professional."
"What do you want to do? Don't hurt her." Calvinsubconsciously held his wife tighter when he heard this. Calvin greatly treasured his wife, who was immortal and ageless as long as she periodically replenished her vitality.
"Don't worry, I'm still waiting for her to decipher the Kree script in this ruin. What good would it do me to hurt her?" Lu Yifang waved his hand.
"What I mean is, since that incident completely changed her, wouldn't it be enough if we just modified her memory?"
"Can that be done?" Calvin was silent for a moment, and finally said so. Just as he said, he only wanted his family of three to live peacefully. He could forgive her countless times, but his daughter Daisy would absolutely not forgive her mother's actions.
"Calvin, you can't do this to me." Jia Ying frantically tried to use her ability to absorb her husband's vitality, but White Queen reached out and lightly touched her forehead, causing her to lose control of her body.
"It's okay, just forget those pains. I promise, I will definitely get revenge on Whitehall." Calvin, with a bitter and helpless expression, watched as her memory was modified by White Queen…
"Bang~!" When Daisy shook off the stone cocoon on her body, she saw her father cheering like a child in front of her, and her mother, a gentle wife with a helpless expression. For some reason, she suddenly felt that her mother's gentleness seemed to have become even more kind.
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After solving Jia Ying's problem, the cooperation between Mutants and Inhumans became closer. After all, besides Daisy, the other Inhumans present had all been corrected by the White Queen.
Of course, besides modifying some memories, the White Queen didn't intend to control them, as the possibility of exposure would be too great. But simply implanting a psychological suggestion to subtly increase their favor towards Mutants was feasible.
After more than a month of joint exploration, the entire Kree ruins were finally thoroughly investigated, and Lu Yifang, having obtained all the data, temporarily concluded his research on the ruins. Although there were still some Kree technologies within the ruins, Lu Yifang knew his own limits; the advanced technology of the Kree could not be learned overnight.
His current highest priority was the research on Mutantawakening, and he couldn't spare the energy to study other things.
"How are the latest translated documents?" As Lu Yifang walked into the research institute, Radclifferushed over, his eyes sparkling like a DC fan eagerly awaiting the latest issue of a comic.
"They're right here." Lu Yifang handed a USB drive to Radcliffe. Since it was Kree research data, it naturally used Kree script, so Jia Ying, who understood Kreescript, had to translate it bit by bit.
"Excellent! I've already been programming a Kree script translation software recently. With this additional data for comparison, I believe I can fix the remaining bugs and make it truly usable," Radcliffe said excitedly. For a scientist eager for knowledge, language barriers were always only temporary.
"How is the research on Mutant awakening progressing, exactly?" Lu Yifang, having been busy for so long, also wanted to know if these scientists had any tangible results to show.
"If you want to know, then come with us." Hearing that, Radcliffe waved to Lu Yifang.
"Our latest formula, the first batch of human trials, has just yielded results. You can take a look."
"You actually conducted human trials? Isn't that too risky?" Lu Yifang frowned upon hearing this. He wasn't suffering from a sudden bout of Madonna ; there were plenty of scumbags in the real World who deserved to die a thousand times over. There was no need to hesitate in sacrificing the bodies of these individuals for the future of the new World.
Most of the scientists who entered this research institute also held a chaotic good stance, absolutely unlike Bruce Banner, who, not wanting to harm others, personally experimented on himself, only for it to go awry, leaving him to flee for his life everywhere.
The only thing Lu Yifang was worried about was that this was a power experiment. What if it went awry like Bruce Banner's, and the resulting creation smashed the laboratory, killing the scientists along with it? Lu Yifangwould be devastated.
And this possibility was undoubtedly very high, after all, scientists, as a species, are either courting disaster or on their way to courting disaster.
"Don't worry, the effect is better than expected. You'll see." When Radcliffe pushed open the door, Lu Yifangsaw a... watermelon~! Something seemed off; it should be a large, sparsely haired green head.
"Mr. Alester, welcome to the laboratory." At this moment, the large green head turned around and greeted Lu Yifang.
"You are... Dr. Stern!" After a moment of hesitation, Lu Yifang finally recognized the true identity of the large green head from its general outline.
"You personally conducted human trials." Lu Yifangthought to himself, 'This is indeed the being who created Abomination; such suicidal actions are top-tier among scientists.'
"I only became like this to verify one of my theories," the large-headed Stern explained.
"What conclusion? Is it that you become stronger by going bald, or that to have a good life, you must have a little green on your head?" Lu Yifang said subconsciously.
"The theory I want to verify is that Hulk is actually a Mutant." Stern chose to ignore Lu Yifang's joke.
"In our previous research, we always believed that Dr. Banner suffered from an overdose of gamma radiation, and as a result, his genes mutated without him dying. But now, why can't we infer the opposite: that the reason Dr. Banner didn't die was because he possessed a mutated gene within him?
It is well known that eighty percent of humans possess the X gene, and Dr. Banner himself might have had a potential ability to adapt to gamma radiation, which then awakened due to the stimulation of gamma radiation. However, because it was a forced awakening, Dr. Banner's ability also had a huge flaw, leading to his personality splitting. Wouldn't that explain it better?"
"That makes some sense. So what about Abomination?" Lu Yifang pondered for a moment and continued to ask.
"Abomination should be considered an extension of Hulk's ability. After every Mutant awakens an ability, their body will undergo certain changes. For example, I studied John's blood sample and found a Strange Fire-resistant factor within it, and it is precisely because of this Fire-resistant factor that John will not be harmed by flames. Hulk's cells, on the other hand, exhibit extremely strong invasiveness. If an ordinary person comes into contact with Hulk's blood, it is highly likely that they will be killed by Hulk's cells, much like the spread of cancer cells.
And if one survives this invasion, Hulk's cells will continuously proliferate until they transform this creature into a being similar to Hulk. Abomination is an example of this situation," Stern explained.
"Then what's your situation?" Lu Yifang pressed.
"As you can see, I was also invaded because I came into contact with Hulk's blood, and I was also fortunate enough to survive the invasion. Although the invasion is very slow due to the small dosage, and it might take a long time to completely transform, I don't want to become a monster that loses its sanity," Sternexplained, spreading his hands.
"And based on the research data you sent, I had another idea: Hulk's cells became this way because of the X gene, so they should also be invading the X gene. And the reason I wasn't killed by Hulk's cells is because the X gene accepted this invasion. So, isn't my current situation also considered the X gene being strongly stimulated and in a semi-awakened state? With this thought, I used the latest formula on myself."
"And then you became like this," Lu Yifang said, suddenly understanding.
"That's right. As you can see, the X gene in my body finally stabilized, and my green skin is a sequela left by the Hulk gene invasion, while the large head is the manifestation of my own ability," Stern said, pointing to his large head.
"So, is there anything else unusual about you?" Lu Yifang stared at Stern. This should also be considered a forced awakening, and a very crude one at that. And Lu Yifang vaguely remembered that in his memory, Stern, who became a big head, had a drastic change in mood due to the influence of the Hulk gene, despite his extraordinary intelligence.
"My current physical characteristics could be considered a defect," Dr. Stern pondered for a moment before saying. "I should be considered lucky. My ability is mental capacity, and extremely high intelligence places a huge burden on the body, so I clearly feel my physical fitness has declined. But because I possess the Hulkgene in my body, I still appear very healthy at this time. On the other hand, a sequela of the Hulk gene is falling into a berserk state and losing sanity, but my super high intelligence fills this defect, so I chose the best awakening period, which coincidentally is the most perfect period for the fusion of the two X genefragments."
"So you're still the original Dr. Stern." Hearing this, Lu Yifang's eyes still held some suspicion as he looked at Dr. Stern.
Just then, the White Queen walked in, and Lu Yifangimmediately turned his gaze to her.
The White Queen, after glancing at the few people present, immediately understood what was happening and quickly said, "I've tested Dr. Stern's mental state. Dr. Stern's mind is indeed very stable now, even much better than when he first arrived."
"In fact, I now have another conclusion, which is that by invading the X gene with external genes, and finally awakening, it is very likely that the X gene will express a specific ability. Unfortunately, there are too few samples to support this theory right now. Abominationcounts as one, I can only be considered half, and more samples of such awakeners are needed," Dr. Sternexplained.
"Superman-level mutations violate the theory of evolution; their evolution violates the laws of physics. A very small number of ordinary people who don't appear to be Mutants or Inhumans inexplicably gain Superman-level powers, which might be the type of mutation I'm talking about. It's even possible that a special spider with the power to invade the X genecould give someone spider-like abilities."
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Since you've already conducted human trials, do you know the success rate of awakening?" Lu Yifangcontinued to ask.
"The probability of ordinary people awakening is seventy percent, and if the X gene is not activated, it won't have much impact on them. The real trouble lies with those whose X gene has been activated, because four out of ten of these awakened individuals are defective products with completely uncontrolled abilities," Stern, the big-headed man, explained.
"So the success rate is roughly one-third," Lu Yifangsaid, frowning. Although, to be fair, a one-third awakening rate is not bad, the main problem is the high probability of becoming a defective product.
If someone told you that taking a potion could give you superpowers, I don't think anyone could resist that temptation. But if they then told you that after awakening your ability, there's over a fifty percent chance you'll only become a deformed freak lying in a laboratory, would you still be willing to try?
"The awakening success rate has increased so much, so why has the probability of defective products barely decreased? Are the Kree's data not helping us?" Lu Yifang asked, frowning.
"Of course not, the Kree's data is very useful to us, but there's a problem here, which is that the Kree used the genes of our ancestors from ancient times," Stern said, suddenly bringing up a genetic map.
"Our research shows that the ancestors of Mutants have always been interbreeding with ordinary primitive humans, and this fusion was at its peak one to two tens of thousands of years ago. This also means that our genes have certain differences from the genes used by the Kree."
"And then? I just want to know the solution," Lu Yifangpressed, his face grim.
"Getting the genes of the original Mutants will suffice. We can compare the two genes. As long as the genes we obtain are ancient enough, we can completely reduce the defect rate to less than one percent."
"If that's the case, then I might have some good news," White Queen said, smiling at Lu Yifang. "Magneto just sent word that the Brotherhood has found the approximate location of Apocalypse."
"It took so long, but we finally found him," Lu Yifang's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and his expression became excited. "Has Professor already been informed? We should act together this time."
On the Mutant Academy's stealth jet, Magneto and White Queen boarded the plane together. Professor Xhad already brought the older generation of X-Men, including Wolverine, onto the plane. This mission was too dangerous, so naturally, none of the new generation of X-Men, except for Lu Yifang, could participate.
"Lu Yifang, you did well this time. I've heard about the research institute. When are we mass-producing that X gene formula? I will contribute all my resources," Magneto said, patting Lu Yifang's shoulder with a look of relief.
"Eric, you're too impatient. I also know about the gene formula, but it's not time yet. Do you also want Lu Yifang to end up like you, with all his efforts wasted?" Professor X said, frowning, as he rolled his wheelchair over.
"Young people have their own ideas. We don't need to push them; we just need to help them in real time."
Hearing this, Magneto glanced at Professor X. After a moment of flickering gaze, he smiled and nodded, then changed the subject. "Charles, speaking of which, it's been a long time since we've actively teamed up like this."
"Yes, it's been a long time, so long that we've both grown old," Professor X said, a nostalgic look in his eyes. Both of them sighed simultaneously and unconsciously looked out at the setting Sun.
Seeing this, everyone else silently returned to their seats. After a moment of hesitation, Storm started the plane's engine and turned to head east.
But by the time the plane reached Egypt, it was already deep into the night, which was Lu Yifang's intention. After all, if it were broad daylight, Professor might have just stood at the entrance of Apocalypse's tomb, and after a passive Sun Punch, Apocalypse would have shouted, "Who is calling me?" and then climbed out of his coffin at full health.
When the plane landed in a desert, Mystique, who had been waiting there, immediately came forward.
"Raven, how are things?" Magneto asked as soon as he got off the plane.
"Apocalypse's tomb is beneath this desert. We've already dug to the entrance, but to be safe, we sealed the entrance again," Mystique explained.
"That's a wise choice. Apocalypse is a 5-level Mutantafter all, and his life and death are still a mystery, so it's better to be careful," Lu Yifang said, nodding.
"What if Apocalypse is really alive? Do we recruit him?" Mystique suddenly asked.
"Of course, we finish him off with another strike," Lu Yifang said without looking back. "Admittedly, Apocalypse is also a Mutant, but do you think a Mutantfrom five thousand years ago would have the same ideology as us? Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Apocalypse is actually the natural enemy of Mutants; he is an ability Raider. I can guarantee that half of the people here have abilities that are quite attractive to him."
"That's true," Mystique said, agreeing after a moment of thought.
Ignoring Mystique, Lu Yifang, Professor X, and Magnetodiscussed the matter and finally decided to let Lu Yifangand Jean Grey go down first to scout.
"Do you feel it? The presence in the tomb. He's definitely not dead," Jean suddenly spoke after descending into the tomb passage.
"More or less. Are you having that feeling too?" Lu Yifang looked back at Jean. At this moment, Jean's hair had already turned fiery red. The meditation methods of the magicians had indeed stabilized Jean's emotions to a great extent.
At the same time, this also made Jean even stronger. At this moment, Jean was already fully capable of wielding the power of a 5-level Mutant. Of course, not only that, the power within her was still growing, which meant she still had much greater room for growth, but this also meant she would still have a risk of losing control in the future.
And through Jean's similar sensing, Lu Yifang naturally understood that this was an ability only 5-level Mutants could acquire. After awakening and becoming a 5-level Mutant, upon encountering another 5-level Mutant, their X gene would react, just like how a beast would smell the scent of its own kind.
"Then let's make some preparations now," Lu Yifangsaid, beginning to pull tons of TNT from his magic ring. He had gone to some trouble to acquire such a large quantity of TNT.
"This is what you call preparations," Jean said, looking at the bombs Lu Yifang handed her, a little surprised.
"That's right, the opponent is also a 5-level Mutant, so how can we be careless? Oh, by the way, will these bombs hurt you?"
"The impact won't be too great," Jean said calmly. For her, who possessed the Phoenix Force, ordinary thermal weapons did not cause much damage.
As they laid out the explosives, Lu Yifang and Jean finally entered the tomb chamber. Through the Fireball created by Phoenix, they could see a bald man with gray-blue skin, dressed in armor, lying on a golden bed carved with runes not far away.
He was Apocalypse, a 5-level Mutant who had been sleeping for five thousand years due to an accident. Time had left no trace on him. And now, after sleeping through the long river of human history and civilization, he suddenly opened his eyes and sat up...
"Damn it! He was fine after sleeping for five thousand years, so why did he wake up as soon as we arrived?" Lu Yifang was stunned when he saw this scene.
After a moment of confusion, Apocalypse, who had just woken up, immediately looked at Lu Yifang and Jean. At the same time, a voice sounded in both their minds. "I feel the call from the genes. Did you awaken me? My powerful children."
The scene suddenly fell silent. Jean and Lu Yifang were both at a loss for a moment. They really hadn't expected that Apocalypse would be stimulated awake directly by the arrival of two 5-level Mutants.
Apocalypse then slightly raised his head and squinted his eyes, then continued: "I feel that there are many more of our people outside. Have you come to welcome me? To welcome your god's return."
And this time, Apocalypse's words had changed from mental transmission to standard English. Language was not a problem for Apocalypse; the ability to quickly understand others' languages was one of the many abilities Apocalypse had once plundered.
"Yes, My Lord Apocalypse, we spent a great deal of effort and finally found you. You are indeed not dead," Lu Yifang, who had finally reacted, suddenly showed an extremely excited expression on his face, even his voice choked up.
"My Lord Apocalypse, this is a gift we meticulously prepared and sacrificed to you. Please accept it," Lu Yifang said, holding out a half-human-sized high-explosive TNT bomb from his magic ring with both hands, respectfully presenting it to Apocalypse.
Happy Singles' Day, everyone. Since I'm going to see Thor 3 this afternoon, I might as well post this chapter early instead of scheduling it. Sigh, speaking of which, I didn't expect to spend this Singles' Day with my roommates, and they're all normies with girlfriends. But fortunately, they're all poor people who can't even afford to splurge, so a movie ticket made them abandon their girlfriends, haha~~ Boohoo, why do I feel even more miserable?