That's all I have to say." Inside the Mutant Academy, Lu Yifang was recounting his experiences to two elderly men playing chess.
"Mutants existing in Atlantis, how unexpected. The endless deep sea must have shielded their existence, which is why I haven't detected them all these years." The bald elder in the wheelchair put down his chess piece, sighing with emotion.
"Lu Yifang, do you want to go to Atlantis?" The other white-haired elder turned his head, looking at Lu Yifangcalmly.
"To further communicate, we must have a deeper understanding of them." Lu Yifang spread his hands and replied. And these two individuals, whom Lu Yifangrespected enough to consult, were naturally Professor Xand Magneto.
Since the Academy City was established, these two old men, who had fought for Mutants for over half a century, finally retired behind the scenes. Now, unless it was a particularly major event, they generally no longer made decisions.
Professor X had long since handed over the position of Dean of the Mutant Academy to Cyclops and Storm, and he himself became a psychological counselor, his daily work being to guide Mutant students who awakened their abilities but then fell into some difficulties.
And after Magneto retired as the leader of the Brotherhood, to adapt to the current changes, he divided the Brotherhood into three: those with a relatively clean background joined the Mutant Academy, those with blemishes entered the research institute to follow White Queen and Red Devil, and as for the last part, those who had adapted to the darkness and were unwilling to enter the World of light, they all joined the enforcement team.
As for Magneto himself, of course, he didn't just enjoy his golden years, waiting for Beijixing to give him grandchildren later. Unable to stay idle, he also chose to contribute at the grassroots level. Thus, a mysterious gatekeeper appeared at the Mutant Academy, daily battling wits with unruly students who were late or skipped class by climbing walls. Of course, occasionally, when he saw one or two promising talents, Magnetowould also offer some guidance.
Before long, a rumor circulated within the Academy that although the gatekeeper had a strange temper, he was very likely a mysterious master. These Mutant students, who were originally ordinary people, rarely associated this gatekeeper with the famous Magneto.
And when it was time for school to end and work to finish, the two old men would also gather like this, set up a chessboard for a few rounds, then pour a cup of hot tea, and together watch the children freely running outside the window in the sunset.
"Lu Yifang, you can make your own decisions on these matters. You are already capable of handling things on your own now." Professor X smiled at Lu Yifang, then picked up his hot tea, and together with Magneto, looked at the sunset outside the window and the playing students. This scene, which seemed extremely ordinary to most people, was something the two old men had spent their entire lives to achieve.
Without disturbing the two old men further, Lu Yifangquietly exited the room. However, as soon as he stepped out, two youths who clearly looked like students suddenly approached him.
"Boss, you're finally out." The red-haired youth had already enthusiastically approached Lu Yifang, while the blue-haired youth next to him was more composed, but also slowly stood in front of Lu Yifang.
"You two rascals, you were waiting for me." Lu Yifanglooked at the two of them in surprise. There weren't many students in the Academy who could be so relaxed in front of him, and these two were naturally the two Lionheart Society leaders who were thriving in the Academy City — Pyro and Iceman Bobby.
At this time, after receiving Apocalypse's Mutanttraining, both of them had successfully broken through to LV4, and with the growth of their strength, their bodies also showed signs of elemental erosion. This was not just a change in hair color; if one got close now, they could even feel the scorching and icy energy emanating from their bodies. If these two guys could one day completely elementalize their bodies like Ghost Rider, then they might have a chance to break through and become 5-level Mutants.
"Boss, I heard you've started taking on missions again recently, so take us with you." John said with shining eyes, practically saying, "We'll cheer you on."
Although the two of them were considered legendary figures in the Academy, most of the missions they completed were A-Rank; S-Rank missions were rare and difficult to complete. And unlike Lu Yifang, who had already risen to the high ranks and could directly use Academy City's resources for whatever he wanted to do, they still needed to exchange their academic credits for the resources they required.
And it was rare to encounter the legendary mission NPC, the Student Union President, who was currently in the Academy and seemed to be on a mission. How could the two of them miss such a good opportunity?
"Just the two of you? Where are Pietro and Katie?" Lu Yifang looked around, finding no other figures.
"Pietro has been getting hot and heavy with the Sand Angel recently, so he has no mind for anything else, and Katie still has Student Union matters to deal with, so she probably won't be able to come for a while." Johnexplained.
"Katie is so busy, how are you two so idle?" Lu Yifangstared at the two of them in confusion. Weren't these two also presidents of the Lionheart Society, on the same level as the Student Union?
"It's fine, Bobby made Rogue the Vice President, and I also promoted two female secretaries; they can handle these things." John said indifferently.
"Damn it, that works too!" Hearing this, Lu Yifangimmediately became displeased. "This kind of corrupt and degenerate improper conduct, who did you two learn it from? This absolutely must…."
Lu Yifang hadn't finished speaking when he noticed the two of them unconsciously looking at him. Lu Yifang, who had been stunned for a long time, blinked, then coughed, and silently walked towards Vice DeanStorm's office.
For the trip to Atlantis for communication, he needed to bring a representative who held real power in Academy City and at least seemed more reliable than Lu Yifang. Of course, one could also think that Lu Yifang simply wanted a driver who could operate a submarine. Although Academy City had spatial transporters, spatial teleportation Mutants faced some trouble with places they had never been to, and besides, they were going for communication; it was more proper to have Namolead the team personally.
Storm did not hesitate much at Lu Yifang's request and readily agreed, but she also brought along another member, Logan, who had been indulging in alcoholism and couldn't pull himself out of it during this period.
The reason Logan was so devastated and disheartened was, of course, because he had… fallen out of love. Well, to correct it, it should be that his attempt to steal someone's partner failed.
During this time, the relationship between Jean and Cyclops Scott had been warming up. Logan, knowing that this couldn't go on, went to great lengths to finally get approval to move next door to Jean, preparing to take advantage of being close to her.
But only after moving there did he realize that Scott was already living with Jean. Thus, our poor Wolverine was fed dog food night after night, and only later did he learn that his relocation application was actually intentionally approved by Cyclops after he became Dean.
At that moment, Wolverine Logan seemed to feel the deep malice from the entire World, and the blow he suffered was imaginable. Storm couldn't bear to watch anymore, so she dragged him out, hoping Lu Yifangcould comfort him.
"Wolfie (nickname), you need to cheer up. There are plenty of fish in the sea. Your path is still long. I believe you will definitely find a more suitable love in the future." Lu Yifang, prompted by Storm, quickly began to comfort Logan.
"Exactly." John also echoed sincerely upon hearing this. "Wolfie (nickname), you've been single for over a hundred years, so waiting a few more decades is nothing."
Wolverine: "..."
Ch 196
Academy City, naturally, didn't have submarines capable of deep-sea navigation, but S.H.I.E.L.D. did, and in many different models.
Given the current interdependent relationship between Academy City and S.H.I.E.L.D., it wasn't difficult for Furyto dispatch a submarine.
Therefore, when Lu Yifang arrived at what was once New York Harbor, a submarine was already waiting.
To show his sincerity, Namo did not enter the water but sat inside the submarine with Lu Yifang and the others, with his two guards leading the way.
Of course, as the Monarch of the Sea, even inside the submarine, Namo could do many things, such as creating an ocean current to greatly increase the submarine's speed.
This was both Namo demonstrating hospitality and him saving face after his defeat on land.
"I'm very curious, you Atlanteans must have lived on land at first, right? Why did you move into the water later?" There was still some time before reaching Atlantis, so learning about Atlantis from Namo now was a good option.
"That was a very long time ago; I can only find some clues from ancient texts."
Namo did not refuse; instead, he began to recall seriously.
"Legend has it that our ancestors' ancestors were originally from Atlantis, but Atlantis later sank into the ocean due to an unknown reason, so our ancestors were displaced to other lands.
However, our ancestors never gave up on returning to their homeland, and about five thousand years ago, during a period of prosperity for Deviants, our line of ancestors finally found the continent of Atlantis deep in the ocean."
"So you chose to return to this continent that had sunk to the bottom of the ocean?" Lu Yifang asked, surprised.
"This was the correct choice."
Namo glanced at Lu Yifang and said calmly, "Although the Deviant civilization has perished, it left behind a large amount of technology.
Relying on this technology, our tribe was able to grow stronger at the bottom of the sea until we became the overlords of the ocean."
"But this is unscientific.
You were clearly land-dwellers before this, and your ancestors, even more ancient ones, were also land-dwellers.
Why would you adapt to life at the bottom of the sea?" Bobby, standing nearby, frowned slightly, asking the question on everyone's mind.
"Atlantis has domes left by our ancestors.
After so many years of improvement, ordinary humans can live inside them without any problems.
As for Deviants, I think since you were able to invent the x crystal, you must have made discoveries about the X gene, and we Atlanteans are the best illustration of the X gene's characteristics."
"I see."
Lu Yifang nodded.
The ability awakened by the X gene is always adaptation to the environment, a beneficial evolutionary mutation for the organism.
Therefore, it's not Strange that Atlanteans, living in the ocean, all evolved the ability to live in the ocean over thousands of years.
As for Namo's mention of his ancestors' ancestors, according to information previously obtained from Apocalypse, if Lu Yifang was not mistaken, it should be the Deviant civilization that was once destroyed by gods.
"Since you have no more questions, it's my turn.
I want to know the specific effects of the x crystal, and whether there are any side effects..."
Information exchange is mutual, so in the following time, Lu Yifang also began to introduce some information about the x crystal to Namo.
Soon, half a day passed, and due to Namo's creation of an ocean current to increase speed, the high-speed submarine finally arrived in the territory of Atlantis.
This was an unremarkable sea area, yet it concealed a developed underwater civilization.
Humans mistakenly believed they had conquered the ocean, when in fact they had only sent out a few probes to measure its depth.
Humans had never touched 99.999% of the ocean's area.
The Atlanteans, however, had truly spent thousands of years traversing every corner of the four oceans; they were the true masters of the ocean.
"How much longer until we arrive?" John asked, his face pale.
He wasn't seasick, of course, but rather suffocating from being at the bottom of the ocean.
Heaven knows how uncomfortable it was for him, a Pyro, to be at the bottom of the ocean at this moment.
Of course, what annoyed him most was the contempt from his good friend, damn it!
That scoundrel Bobby was even whistling on the side.
"We're here now, welcome to Atlantis!"
After Namo finished speaking, he struck his trident on the ground, and the next moment, Strange changes suddenly appeared in the dark seabed.
Countless bright spots, like starlight, appeared, looking at first glance like a shimmering, enchanting starry sky.
Besides these "dots of starlight," moon-sized white orbs also rose from the mud and sand, neatly arranged in two rows, illuminating a long path on the seabed that stretched to the end of their vision.
"These light spots are glowing jellyfish, I never thought there would be so many jellyfish at the bottom of the sea.
Those large light orbs look like the glowing lanterns of anglerfish."
Everyone stared at these anglerfish, which were about the size of cars, their eyes wide open; even Johntemporarily forgot his discomfort.
Only Namo's brows furrowed, because according to previous situations, the guards should have come out to greet them by now.
And soon, this abnormality became even more obvious, as the light of the anglerfish had turned blood-red as they continued forward.
This was because the seawater had been dyed blood-red; many anglerfish could be seen injured, but even more massive corpses were floating on the seabed.
A super-giant octopus, a hundred meters long, was now blocking the submarine's path, and around it, a large number of grotesque sea beast limbs and shattered corpses remained.
"What's going on?" At this moment, Lu Yifang and the others finally realized something was wrong; the feeling here was as if a war had recently occurred.
"I recognize the species of these sea beasts; they are ferocious monsters distributed in this sea area, occasionally invading Atlantis, but they are quickly killed.
Such a large-scale gathering like this is completely abnormal, as they are not the same kind of creature."
Namo said with a gloomy expression.
"So someone controlled them, Atlantis has encountered an enemy?" Lu Yifang asked tentatively at this point.
"That's impossible."
Namo rejected Lu Yifang's possibility without even considering it.
"We Atlanteans have lived at the bottom of the sea for thousands of years, so we can be sure that, apart from these monstrous sea beasts hidden deep in the ocean, we are absolutely the only intelligent beings at the bottom of the sea."
Just then, the two guards who were leading the way suddenly swam back, and behind them, they were carrying an injured Atlantean.
Upon seeing this, Namo unhesitatingly told Lu Yifang to open the submarine's door.
Normally, in such high-pressure deep-sea conditions, the powerful water pressure would instantly force seawater into the submarine the moment the door opened, instantly crushing the submarine into wreckage.
But Namo was the Monarch of the Sea; using his trident, he created a water-free space, which was extremely easy for him.
Taking the injured Atlantean from the two guards, Namo breathed a sigh of relief when he found he was still alive, and quickly asked, "I know you; you're the Captain of the patrol team.
Tell me quickly, what's going on?"
"Monarch, you're back!" The weak Atlantean man raised his head and looked at Namo; a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes, which had been full of fear.
"We encountered a woman, she..."
"What about her? Did she attack you? How is the City of Atlantis now?" Namo wanted to press further, but he found that the man's gaze had completely dimmed, and his body rapidly withered at that moment, becoming a dried corpse devoid of any life in just an instant.
Ch 197
As the submarine advanced, a dazzling light soon appeared ahead.
In the dark, oppressive depths of the sea, its radiance was so brilliant that it completely illuminated this small area of the ocean.
This was the true city of Atlantis, Namo's ocean kingdom.
As they drew closer, Lu Yifang could already see the magnificent and unique architectural complex beneath the enormous dome-shaped light shield.
The dome-shaped light shield, which held back the endless seawater, did not, however, obstruct the submarine, allowing it to pass through easily.
Only after entering did Lu Yifang realize that the dome-shaped light shield was two-layered, and according to the submarine's pressure gauge, the water pressure after the first layer had disappeared.
Here, even more corpses could be seen, most of them sea monsters, but also a portion belonging to the warriors of Atlantis.
These corpses, like the one before, had all turned into mummies, and when Namo's hand touched them, they crumbled directly into powder.
This undoubtedly indicated that Atlantis had truly been invaded and breached.
"Bang~!"
When the submarine entered the second layer of the dome-shaped light shield, the seawater had disappeared, and the submarine, losing its water buoyancy, fell directly onto the ground.
At this point, everyone disembarked from the submarine, truly setting foot in the city of Atlantis.
However, the city of Atlantis at this moment had no welcoming party, and of course, the entire city was not as chaotic and filled with destroyed buildings as Lu Yifang and the others had imagined due to battle.
On the contrary, the entire city was very quiet; not a sound could be heard in the vast city, just like a dead city.
As Lu Yifang and his companions walked onto the main street, they saw a large number of Atlanteans kneeling on the ground, their eyes dim and lifeless, staring in the same direction—the direction of the Imperial City.
"Wake up~!"
Namo walked up to a man, forcefully pulled him up, wanting to ask what was going on.
But no matter how Namo shook him, the man remained unresponsive as if he had lost his mind; once Namo let go, he knelt back down, all the while muttering something softly.
When Namo leaned his ear closer, he finally heard the man saying, "Our King has returned!"
"I am the King of Atlantis," Namo roared, but it was clear the man couldn't hear him; he just looked towards the Imperial City with a look of awe.
"These people seem to be under mind control," Lu Yifang said with a grave expression; the power of someone who could control an entire city's population by himself was unimaginable.
Upon hearing this, Namo's face grew even more grim; turning his gaze towards the Imperial City, he also began to worry about his family.
However, when Namo rushed into the Imperial City in a fiery hurry, he found that his mother, wife, and sister were also kneeling on the ground, their eyes vacant, staring in the same direction.
"That person's target wasn't the Imperial City?"
Upon seeing this, Namo breathed a sigh of relief, then his expression grew even more puzzled.
And when he also looked in the direction his wife was staring, his face utterly changed.
"Damn it, I know now, that guy's target is Paradise Lost."
As soon as Namo finished speaking, he had already rushed out.
"Paradise Lost, what kind of place is that?"
Lu Yifang also quickly followed, his expression extremely grave at this moment, because as a 5-level Mutant, he had already sensed the aura of a fellow Mutant.
Moreover, the pressure this fellow Mutant exerted on him was even more terrifying than Apocalypse; if the other party hadn't also locked onto him when he discovered them, Lu Yifang truly wouldn't want to directly confront an unknown powerful entity unprepared.
"That is the resting place of our ancestors," Namo said without turning his head, and from the anxiety on his face, it was clear that this cemetery was not so simple.
After rushing out of the palace, behind the main building, Lu Yifang saw a quiet grand cemetery.
"This graveyard buries the earliest ancestors, so only royalty and those who have made significant contributions to Atlantis are qualified to be buried with the ancestors after death," Namo said, his gaze sweeping around, seemingly searching for the invader's figure.
And soon he found his target, a mysterious figure standing in the very center of the graveyard.
She wore a long black robe with a hood, looking a bit like a Witch at first glance.
"Who are you?"
Namo pointed his trident at the woman and asked coldly.
"I am your King," the woman replied in a calm voice.
At the same time, she turned around and pushed back her hood, her deep eyes meeting Lu Yifang and the others' gazes.
Although from her young face and flowing black hair, she appeared to be just a woman in her twenties, the vicissitudes and weariness hidden within those deep eyes were palpable to anyone.
"Nonsense," Namo snorted coldly; the other party's words were simply intolerable to him.
If the other party was the King of Atlantis, then what was he, the Queen?
"Are all the people in the city controlled by you, Witch? Release them quickly, or I won't be polite."
Originally, with Namo's fiery temper, he should have charged forward by now, but facing such a woman of unfathomable strength, Namo also felt a bit apprehensive.
Facing Namo's threat, the black-haired woman simply chose to ignore him, turning her head to look at a monument of heroes erected in the very center of the graveyard, as if reminiscing about something.
"Bastard, you're forcing my hand."
Gritting his teeth, Namo brandished his trident and lunged directly at the woman.
However, just as Namo was halfway there, the black-haired woman snapped her fingers without even turning her head; the next moment, Namo grunted and was already half-kneeling on the ground.
Having been brought to his knees without even a single exchange, Namo was naturally unwilling; gripping his trident tightly, Namo struggled to stand up.
But he found that his Shadow was wriggling, extending tentacles to drag him little by little into the Shadow.
After struggling to no avail, a look of determination suddenly flashed in Namo's eyes.
He suddenly cut his palm, then gripped his trident tightly, and plunged it fiercely into the Shadow.
"May the spirits of the ancestors protect me~!"
In an instant, the trident suddenly erupted with a golden-red Impact, directly dispelling the strange power within Namo's Shadow.
And this was not the end; all the tombstones in the entire graveyard, at this moment, also emitted a faint light blue glow due to the trident's summoning, and countless light points overflowed from the tombstones, converging into blurry figures.
"This is… the lingering souls and wills of the deceased~!"
Watching this scene, the black-haired woman's eyes flickered, and a hint of surprise appeared on her face.
"Invader, no matter how strong you are, choosing to fight the Atlanteans in Paradise Lost is a huge mistake," Namo said, pointing at the black-haired woman with exhilaration.
And as his words fell, more souls appeared, and successive Aquamen also awoke from their slumber.
They were once the monarchs of the ocean and the strongest warriors of Atlantis, leading the Atlanteans through thorns and thistles to achieve the current situation.
And even after death, their souls still guarded Atlantis; all this was simply because they were Aquamen.
Generations of monarchs awakened at this moment, simultaneously summoning their once most powerful and loyal armies.
"Who is calling me?"
A majestic voice rang out at this moment, and hearing this voice, Namo's heart also filled with joy—that existence had also awakened.
As the first monarch of Atlantis, he led his people to find Atlantis in the deep sea and rebuilt it.
It was also he who conversed with Apocalypse, established an alliance, and delineated their respective territories; he was Aquaman Poseidon.
In Namo's expectant gaze, a man with a long White beard appeared.
Unlike ordinary souls, this soul was exceptionally solid, and from his lively eyes, it was clear that he still retained his complete wisdom.
Aquaman Poseidon laughed heartily, looking at the black-haired woman, and then... he froze... he knelt.
"You are... it can't be wrong, you are the last royal princess who led the ancestral Deviants to survive after the sinking of Atlantis."
The black-haired woman's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this.
Eighteen thousand years had passed, and she never expected that there would still be a descendant, after who knew how many generations, who recognized her.
After observing this soul, the black-haired woman seemed to recall something; this little fellow had once come to find her with Apocalypse, and thinking of this, the woman's expression and tone softened somewhat.
"Don't call me Princess, call me My Lord Queen~!"
Ch 198
This is the King's ancestor's ancestor!" Namor's voice trembled as he spoke those words. He was a King doing well, but after a trip to the surface, he came back with a living ancestor on his head.
Namor had heard the legend of the last royal princess leading the Deviants to survive in the wild continent after the sinking of Atlantis from his grandmother when he was a child. The princess's name was long lost, only a respectful title replaced her name and became a legend: Black Queen.
And now, this legendary figure, who had lived for eighteen thousand years, had actually walked out of a mythical story. My goodness, if she was truly the one from the legends, then she wasn't a Mutant, but truly a Deviant, one of the two great ancestors of Mutants.
"Great Black Queen, may I ask why you have come to Atlantis?" Poseidon lowered his head and asked cautiously.
"I just wanted to return to my homeland to see it," the woman looked at Poseidon, but did not correct the address again.
Upon hearing the Black Queen's words, Namor let out a long sigh of relief. However, the Black Queen's next sentence made his expression change drastically.
"Then, after taking the final step here, I will rebuild the glory of the Deviant civilization. All of you have the genes of the Deviants in your bodies, so submit to me and become my subjects." The Black Queen's gaze swept over everyone, finally lingering on Lu Yifang for a moment before she slowly spoke.
"Black Queen, are you serious?" Namor asked, gritting his teeth.
"Those who do not submit ~ die!" The Black Queen said coldly. Although these people all possessed the genes of the Deviants, they also possessed the genes of the Deviants' sworn enemies, the Eternals. So, if it came to a fight, the Black Queen would absolutely not hesitate.
"Great Black Queen, please calm your anger, we naturally choose…" Poseidon suddenly flashed halfway through his sentence, transforming into a ray of soul light that surged into Namor's trident.
"My descendants, the ancestral spirits of Paradise Lostwill do their best to help you defeat her!" Poseidon's voice echoed in Namor's mind, and soon a powerful force surged from the trident into Namor's body, causing Namor to instinctively let out a roar.
"Die ~!" Namor raised his trident, and all the soul power converged at this moment, turning into a dazzling blue torrent that he launched at the Black Queen.
The Atlanteans had painstakingly managed this continent for thousands of years, spending dozens of generations. Now, the Black Queen appeared and wanted to reclaim everything. How could Namor's lineage, as the new royal family, possibly accept this?
"Everyone, let's act together." Lu Yifang said, and a giant spherical lightning bolt had already appeared in his hand, which he threw at the Black Queen.
To promote the globalization of Mutant abilities, Professor X and Magneto spent most of their lives, and countless Mutants sacrificed who knows how much, to achieve the current favorable situation. An old-fashioned 5-level Mutant could very likely destroy all of this. It was precisely for this reason that Lu Yifangwould not submit to Apocalypse, and naturally, he would not submit to the Black Queen either.
"Hmph ~!" John and Bobby, one of Fire and one of Ice, also launched their strongest attacks simultaneously, while Storm also summoned chain lightning, striking down at the Black Queen.
"So you chose to resist." As this voice fell, the explosion's flames were torn apart in an instant, and the Black Queen emerged unharmed, though she now had a dark red shield around her.
"A foolish choice, but your abilities are good, so I'll help you choose again: submit to me!" With a low shout from the Black Queen, an inexplicable force suddenly enveloped everyone.
A hint of confusion appeared in everyone's eyes, and at this moment, the Black Queen, standing before them, seemed to suddenly grow taller, making people irresistibly want to worship her.
Of course, this feeling only lasted for a moment for Lu Yifang before it became ineffective. But when Lu Yifanglooked at the others after recovering, he found that their eyes had lost their luster.
"As expected, genetic suppression is ineffective against you. You also possess a perfect-level Omega gene." At this moment, the Black Queen gazed at Lu Yifang, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes.
However, just as she was about to say something, Namor, at this moment, regained consciousness with the help of the Ancestral Spirit's power.
"Purify ~!" A light blue soul shock wave spread out at this moment. Storm and the others, who were affected by the shock, also completely regained consciousness under this power.
"Troublesome heroic spirits." Watching the large number of Mutant souls swirling behind Namor, the Black Queen's brows furrowed slightly. "But do you really think Atlantis is only your home ground?"
After the Black Queen finished speaking, she placed her hand on the ground. "Children sleeping on this continent, listen to my call, awaken, and fight for your King!"
"Whoosh whoosh ~!" The sound of loose earth came, and countless skeletons crawled out from underground. Then, under the influence of an unknown force, their flesh and blood grew at a visible speed, and in a short while, they completely returned to their appearance before death. And apart from the Black Queen, no one knew what these beings actually were.
"Guys, it looks like we're in trouble." Wolverine tore apart one of the puppet-like people with a claw, then watched him turn back into withered bones. As a phantom soul rushed out from the withered bones and gathered above the heroic spirit monument in the center of the graveyard, the more puppet undead were killed, the more soul power gathered.
"I understand. The Black Queen's so-called 'final step' is to use the residual power of the deceased Deviants on the continent of Atlantis to break through and become a Demigod." Poseidon's soul flew out from the trident, saying with a solemn expression. Being from the same era as Apocalypse, he knew no less than Apocalypse.
"Will she succeed?" Lu Yifang quickly asked. A Demigod is equivalent to an LV5+ level, two full levels higher than him. Plus, the other party has lived for eighteen thousand years and definitely has a complete Deviant civilization inheritance. In terms of knowledge, she would also crush him. If she really broke through, this fight would be impossible.
Although Lu Yifang once knocked Mephisto down with a hammer, the problem was that Ancient One had trapped Mephisto then, and he had Mjolnir in his hand. In this situation, putting aside everything else, who the hell would find him a hammer made of neutron star material?
"I don't know, but one thing I'm sure of is that the Black Queen is stronger than me and Apocalypse. She has always been the Mutant with the most potential to break through to Demigod in this World," Poseidon said with a sigh.
"If that's the case, then let's stop her." Lu Yifang no longer paid attention to the undead puppets and flew directly towards the Black Queen.
"Boom ~!" Lu Yifang punched the Black Queen's shield. His ability activated at that moment, and the energy flow of the shield was forcibly disrupted. After a crisp sound, it shattered directly.
But Lu Yifang also passed through the Black Queen's body at this moment. This was just an illusion; the real Black Queen had already appeared behind Lu Yifang.
"You use your abilities too singularly." After the Black Queen finished speaking, a huge dark red energy ball appeared in her hand, then automatically flew towards Lu Yifang.
"Boom ~!" The energy ball exploded, but the Black Queen's expression changed, and she hastily began to retreat. But at that moment, Lu Yifang, who had reflected the explosion's energy, had already rushed out, reaching out to grab the Black Queen's neck.
As long as Lu Yifang could touch the Black Queen, he was confident he could make all her blood flow backward and tear all her tissues apart.
But just as Lu Yifang was about to touch her, the Black Queen suddenly smiled mysteriously. A golden chain suddenly shot out from the void, binding Lu Yifang in a spread-eagle position.
"This is the Chains of Heaven invented by the Deviant civilization, specifically designed to deal with their sworn enemies, the Eternals, and criminals among the Deviants. For ordinary humans, it's just an ordinary chain, but the stronger the Mutant, the greater the suppression they will experience when bound by it." The Black Queen walked up to Lu Yifang and said playfully.
"Is that so? I don't think so." Lu Yifang said, suddenly exerting force. With a crisp sound, the Chains of Heaven already showed signs of cracking.
And the Black Queen, watching this scene, not only showed no concern but her eyes became even more filled with admiration. "Very good, truly a perfect-level gene."
Lu Yifang didn't care what she was muttering, but just as he was about to tear the chain with all his might, the Black Queen suddenly put her finger to Lu Yifang's lips, signaling him to wait.
"Before you break free from the chains, I want to make a deal with you." The Black Queen looked at Lu Yifangwith a serious expression. "You are currently wasting too much of your potential, and I can teach you, so… be my Queen!"
Ch 199
In the former Deviant civilization, royal family members were eligible to choose powerful Deviants as their companions, because only the strongest Deviantwarriors could combine with the royal family to produce more excellent offspring.
But unfortunately, when the Black Queen was born, the continent of Atlantis had already sunk, and it was difficult for the remaining clansmen to give birth to Omega-level genetic powerhouses, and even fewer could catch the Black Queen's eye. Coupled with the Black Queen, whose eyes were blinded by hatred, she only thought about becoming stronger at that time, and naturally didn't think about this matter.
But now it's different. If she wants to rebuild her kingdom, how can a King not have a Queen?
At this moment, Lu Yifang was completely bewildered. Nani, what's going on? I'm being proposed to, and I'm the one who's supposed to get married. Are my ears malfunctioning, or am I dreaming?
Facing Lu Yifang, whose expression kept changing but remained silent, the Black Queen was not anxious. She had all the time and youth in the World. Her ability could keep her body fixed at the moment she reached adulthood. And once she breaks through to a demigod, her lifespan will be unimaginably long. For a demigod, time is a cheap thing, so eternal youth has given her immense patience.
"Do you know what your ability is?" The Black Queenlooked at Lu Yifang playfully.
"You should already have a good idea in your mind," Lu Yifang said calmly. As the last Deviant royalty, the knowledge of Deviant civilization inherited through their abilities absolutely surpassed Apocalypse and Poseidon. Therefore, it was not strange for her to be able to judge Lu Yifang's abilities during combat.
"Of course I know, but the question is how much do you understand about your own ability?" The Black Queen's expression became even more playful. "According to the current Deviant power level assessment, you are at LV5-, and you've been stuck at this level for some time, haven't you? Newly awakened abilities grow fastest within the first year or two. So with your potential, why are you stuck at the first stage of a Level 5 Deviant, unable to make further progress?"
Hearing this, Lu Yifang was stunned. What the Black Queen said was completely true; his strength growth had indeed stagnated recently. Lu Yifang had always been exploring his abilities on his own, and the Ancient One had only given Lu Yifang a suggestion back then. Now it seems there were quite a few lucky guesses involved.
And after this, even Apocalypse, who had helped many X-Men advance, provided very little help to Lu Yifang. After all, Apocalypse was also just an explorer in the Level 5 domain.
"Do you know the reason?" Lu Yifang stared at the Black Queen and asked.
"Your understanding of your ability is too shallow and one-sided." The Black Queen said, already grabbing Lu Yifang's hand. "First of all, just in terms of manipulating force, you've gone astray. Force is not just reflection and changing direction; it can also..."
Under the Black Queen's guidance, a fist-sized stone suddenly flew into Lu Yifang's hand. "Hundred times gravity~!"
"Bang~!" As the Black Queen told Lu Yifang to release the small stone, the ground was immediately smashed into a large pit by the rapidly falling stone.
"Force can be controlled in terms of magnitude," the Black Queen said with a smile.
"How is that done?" Lu Yifang asked almost subconsciously. Had Lu Yifang never thought about freely controlling the magnitude of force? But the problem was he couldn't do it! Up to now, when Lu Yifang explored his abilities, what he drew most heavily from was the anime in his memory. But obviously, an anime from another World could absolutely not be taken as truth. The most significant difference was that he didn't need to calculate force to use his ability, and the abilities in this World were also unrelated to calculated force.
And the Black Queen had a method to allow Lu Yifangto continue to improve his strength. Of course, upon hearing Lu Yifang's question at this moment, the Black Queen naturally did not answer again; instead, the playful expression on her face grew, her meaning already self-evident.
"Bang~!" The Chains of Heaven completely shattered at this moment. Seeing that he couldn't get any more information out of her, Lu Yifang naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to remain bound. Anyway, if she wouldn't speak, it wasn't as if he had no way to use force. Didn't the academy already have an Apocalypse-brand computer that could answer anything?
However, the Black Queen was naturally not unprepared. When Lu Yifang broke free from the chains, she had already retreated under the Heroic Spirit Monument, and above her head, because of the time the Black Queen had just stalled, the soul light orb had grown larger and larger.
"There's no other way, we can only use that thing." At this moment, Poseidon's sighing voice came from Namo's trident, and with this sigh, something seemed to be awakened.
The ground vibrated violently at this moment, and then countless cracks appeared. A certain part of the ground in Paradise Lost quickly bulged, and then a giant hand stretched out from underground. It was a giant wearing armor, standing two thousand feet tall. However, judging from its body full of cracks and its broken right arm, the giant's condition did not seem too optimistic.
"Oh, great Creator, please protect your children and kill the invaders!" Namo had already knelt on the ground, and under Poseidon's guidance, began to chant a mysterious incantation.
"God~!" Looking at the huge figure, a trace of fear flashed in the Black Queen's eyes, but she quickly reacted. If it were truly a God, she would have been instantly killed. This so-called God in front of her, upon closer inspection, was just a puppet stone statue.
In an instant, the Black Queen's gaze became incredibly complex, filled with nostalgia, sadness, but even more so, anger. Because she remembered that this statue was once specially created by Deviants to worship their Creator, the God.
"The Gods betrayed us. They are Destroyers. They are not worthy of our respect at all!" The Black Queenfuriously charged towards the God statue.
The God statue also responded to Namo's call, extending its only left hand to grab at the Black Queen. If struck by this giant, she would probably be instantly turned into meat paste. But the Black Queen, who was well aware of this, showed no intention of dodging.
"Deviants created you to guard Atlantis, and I am the last true royalty of Atlantis. You want to kill me?!" After the Black Queen finished speaking, a blood-red mark had already appeared on her forehead.
And with the appearance of this blood-colored mark, a similar mark also appeared on the forehead of the Godstatue, which made its outstretched hand pause, stopping its attack on the Black Queen.
But seeing this, the Black Queen acted instead. The Shadow of the God statue suddenly extended countless tentacles, piercing through the statue's chest, and then, as if alive, began to devour the God statue's energy.
"How is that possible?!" Namo and Poseidon shouted in disbelief simultaneously.
"How is that possible, your sister?!" Lu Yifang already wanted to curse loudly, "Are you Atlanteans all born with the trait of screwing over your teammates?"
Ch 200
As Black Queen continuously devoured the power of the God statues, her aura grew stronger and stronger, emitting a heart-pounding presence. Lu Yifang was not unfamiliar with this aura; he had felt the same power on Mephisto before, which was the power of a God.
Demigods had already surpassed the limits of mortals. Aside from the True Gods who transcended order, they had virtually no enemies. Currently, Lu Yifang only knew of four Demigods: Mephisto of Hell, Odin of Asgard, Dormammu of the Dark Dimension, and the mad TitanThanos.
Could Black Queen, by leveraging the last remaining power of the Deviant civilization, break through to Demigod status in one fell swoop?
"Bang~!" The giant God statue, after its power was absorbed by Black Queen, had crumbled into countless pieces of rubble.
At the same time, countless cracks appeared on Black Queen's body. A mortal body cannot bear the power of a Demigod; this was a transformation, an elevation from the body deep into the soul.
A brilliant blue light spot lit up on Black Queen's chest, quickly engulfing her body. It was as if she transformed into a phantom even larger than a God statue. That was the soul power overflowing after Black Queen's body was destroyed.
"She is about to succeed," Poseidon sighed, seeing this scene.
At this point, all the resurrected undead puppets had stopped moving. With a gust of wind, they all turned to dust, as Black Queen no longer needed them.
As the brilliant blue soul became brighter and more solid, a new Demigod body was about to be conceived. Just then, Black Queen, who was at the final step, suddenly let out a muffled groan.
The body, which was only one step away from forming, suddenly disintegrated with Black Queen's muffled groan. Black Queen naturally wouldn't give up like this and chose to re-coalesce, but this time, with another painful growl from Black Queen, the half-formed body once again scattered.
"How is this possible?" Black Queen finally realized the problem. She had prepared for this day for who knows how long; everything was perfect, and such a situation should absolutely not have occurred.
"Perfect?" Chewing on the word, Black Queen suddenly cast her "gaze" towards the shattered pieces of the Godstatue. In an instant, recalling the Deviant civilizationthat was once destroyed by the God, she seemed to have realized something.
"Have we been wrong all this time?" Black Queenmurmured in confusion. Ever since the Deviant civilization was destroyed by the God, all surviving Deviants firmly believed that the God destroyed the Deviants because the Deviant civilization evolved too quickly. The God feared the Deviants' immense potential, so they destroyed them directly before they could fully mature.
But Black Queen, having reached this point, suddenly thought of an even more terrifying possibility: the reason the God destroyed the Deviant civilization was because Deviants developed extremely terrifying flaws during their final evolutionary transformation.
The God were not afraid of their creations accessing their authority; they even wanted to intentionally create such intelligent life forms. The Deviants were destroyed by the God because they were deemed unqualified.
"Deviants are defective products~!" Black Queengroaned in agony, having reached this conclusion.
"Her condition seems a bit off," Lu Yifang said with a frown, yet he had no intention of taking advantage of her weakened state. After all, if she were to launch a desperate counterattack, that would be the most terrifying outcome.
However, Lu Yifang and the others choosing to stand by and watch did not mean that Black Queen, whose condition was worsening, would ignore them. Her body was destroyed, and her soul was in an extremely unstable state during the transformation. If she didn't create a new body soon, she might truly be finished.
Fortunately, this situation was not entirely without a solution. With this thought flashing through her mind, Black Queen had already turned her "gaze" towards Lu Yifang.
At this moment, Lu Yifang only felt a blur before his eyes. The next moment, he found himself in front of Black Queen due to the distortion of the surrounding space.
"Damn it~!" Lu Yifang's expression changed, and he was about to make a move, but Black Queen leaned in first and directly kissed Lu Yifang. In an instant, Lu Yifangfelt a powerful force suddenly surge into his body. Under the effect of this force, Lu Yifang felt as if his body had been doused with a basin of cold water in mid-summer, experiencing an utterly refreshing sensation. Every cell in his body seemed to cheer; it was the result of his X gene being stimulated.
At this moment, Lu Yifang seemed to feel that his stagnant power was showing signs of evolution again, not because he had a breakthrough understanding of his abilities, but simply because his physical hardware was strengthened. Of course, Black Queen was not selflessly giving; a drop of blood suddenly seeped out from Lu Yifang's tongue and entered Black Queen's mouth.
And Black Queen, after devouring a drop of Lu Yifang's blood, her body's light turned blood-red and became increasingly dazzling. At the same time, her aura became extremely unstable.
"Boom~!" With a loud bang, this power seemed to finally reach its limit, then exploded into an Impact.
"Bang~!" When everything dissipated, Black Queen's black robe, wrapped around a small object, fell heavily to the ground.
"Lu Yifang, are you alright?" Seeing Lu Yifang retreat from the Impact of the explosion, Storm and the others quickly gathered around him.
"I'm fine." Lu Yifang shook his head, but his gaze was fixed on where the black robe had fallen. Just at the moment of the explosion, he seemed to have seen Black Queen successfully form a body, but the time was too short, so he hadn't seen it clearly. The reborn Black Queen seemed a bit different from what he had imagined.
"Is Black Queen dead?" Following Lu Yifang's gaze, the others also looked at the long black robe. Although it seemed that something was wrapped beneath the robe, its size did not resemble Black Queen.
Just as everyone was thinking this, the object under the black robe suddenly wiggled. It was clear that the thing was still alive, which made everyone hold their breath again. After all, when something related to a Demigod, vigilance was essential.
Under everyone's nervous gaze, a small head suddenly emerged from beneath the black robe: a tender face, large eyes, a small nose, and a tiny, sharp canine tooth visible at the corner of its mouth. This was a black-haired little girl, approximately ten years old.
The little girl's bright, large eyes scanned the crowd, then indifferently withdrew her gaze and began to struggle, trying to stand up.
"What… what's going on?" Storm said in a daze. As someone who always loved children, seeing such a beautiful little girl at this moment, she even felt an impulse to run over and pick her up. But reason told her not to approach, because the little girl still exuded a terrifying aura.
"This… this is indeed the aura of a Demigod," Poseidonsaid as he emerged from his Trident. With his knowledge, he wouldn't mistake it, but the problem was that this Demigod's state was clearly a bit off.
Ch 201
The scene became awkward at this point; on one side was an innocent-looking little girl trying hard to stand up, while on the other side, a group of people watched hesitantly, unsure whether to stay or leave.
"Thud!" The little girl, having just stood up, lost her balance and fell to the ground again. Seeing this, Lu Yifang finally couldn't help but walk over.
"What did you just do to me?" Lu Yifang could clearly feel that he was in excellent condition, even having a sense of being on the verge of advancing from Lv5 to Lv5.
Without a deeper understanding of his own ability, another forced breakthrough could only be attributed to the power that had entered his body.
"You should thank me." Looking up at Lu Yifang, the black-haired little girl's clear childish voice rang out. "When I intercepted a section of Eternal gene from your body, I conveniently gave you a portion of the out-of-control divine power. This is good stuff; you got it cheap."
The Deviant's X gene is flawed, so to condense a physical body, the Black Queen had to embed fragments of Eternal genes into her own body to compensate for her genetic defects.
Current Deviants are basically hybrids of Eternals, Deviants, and Erectus, so Lu Yifang's X gene naturally contained fragments of Eternal genes.
"So it was divine power; no wonder the effect was so obvious." Lu Yifang looked at his hand, then asked again, "Then how can I best absorb and utilize it?"
"Why should I tell you?" The little girl wrinkled her nose and said grumpily. If she had unexpectedly become a demigod, then telling Lu Yifang out of happiness would have been no big deal.
But in the current situation, her position was clearly not as proactive.
Hearing her indifferent words, Lu Yifang didn't mind too much, because now he had patience: "Although you have truly transformed into a demigod, your current state probably isn't great. You can't even control this newly born body."
"You don't need to worry about me. If I don't care about the cost, destroying a small city of Atlantis is still very easy," the miniaturized Black Queen said in a calm tone.
Hearing this, Namo, who had been somewhat eager to try, subtly changed his expression and quickly hid his trident behind his back.
"I don't doubt your ability, but in that case, you wouldn't be having an easy time either," Lu Yifang said playfully.
Anyone could see that the Black Queen's current poor state indicated she was very weak.
"This is only temporary. I've already crossed the most difficult threshold. I just need to recuperate for a period, and I'll quickly return to my peak."
"Does 'quickly' refer to ordinary people, or to demigods?" Hearing the Black Queen's words, Lu Yifang asked pointedly.
Given the long lifespan of a demigod, a year for an ordinary person is no different from a day for them.
"So, during this period of your weakness, will you have to fight for your life every time you encounter an enemy?"
"What are you trying to say?" The Black Queen's little face had completely turned cold at this point.
"Let's make a deal. Until you recover, I'll protect your safety, and you'll be responsible for teaching me how to become stronger. How does that sound?" Lu Yifang said with a smile.
"We, Atlantis, are also willing to serve you." Poseidonhad already emerged from the trident at this point, pressing Namo's head to the ground, and said respectfully.
Poseidon was also helpless at this moment. The situation was a done deal. Even if the Black Queen was in a weakened state, they wouldn't dare to act.
And if they didn't show some courtesy now, were they going to wait until the Black Queen recovered to settle scores?
The Black Queen looked at Lu Yifang and Poseidon, and fell silent. Lu Yifang was indeed right; the Black Queenwas also worried about her physical condition at this time.
For a demigod, being weak for a hundred or eighty years was considered normal.
Although there were ways to accelerate recovery, in her current situation, she naturally couldn't do anything.
She truly urgently needed protection, otherwise, some short-sighted individuals might take advantage of the opportunity to plot against her and set up a carefully designed trap, something the one in hell was very good at.
"Deal!" After her gaze flickered for a while, the Black Queen finally nodded.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yifang also let out a long sigh of relief. Although keeping the Black Queen by his side still carried some risks, at least he could keep an eye on her.
Conversely, if he truly let this fellow run wild, who knew what kind of trouble she could stir up.
"Don't just stand there. I need you to do something right now." The Black Queen, now a little girl, looked up at Lu Yifang with wide eyes, her small face becoming serious.
"You... help me up!"
Lu Yifang: "..."
Lu Yifang, speechless, pulled the loli Black Queen up. At this moment, the Black Queen was about 1.2 meters tall, her naked body only wrapped in a thin black robe, and she was constantly trembling, giving off a pitiful feeling.
Of course, this wasn't because she was cold, but simply because she couldn't stand steadily.
"Is your body that fragile?" Seeing this, Lu Yifangcouldn't help but ask.
"My body is much sturdier than any steel. It's just that because a section of Eternal gene was embedded, the synchronization rate between my body and soul is too low, and I just need some time to adapt," the Black Queen said.
As soon as she took a step, she suddenly stumbled, almost falling again.
"What a headache." Shrugging his shoulders helplessly, Lu Yifang directly picked up the Black Queen.
"Hey, kid, what are you doing?" The Black Queen, who had been picked up, seemed to feel a great insult, her small face flushing crimson.
And just as she struggled with all her limbs, Lu Yifanghad already placed her on his back.
"Great Black Queen, are you able to awaken all the people of Atlantis now?" Namo also walked over at this point, asking cautiously.
"They should have recovered the moment I broke through," the Black Queen replied without looking back.
At this moment, she stared at Lu Yifang for a while, and finally, she hesitantly reached out her small hand and hugged Lu Yifang's neck.
So, things became simple after that. After confirming that the entire city of Atlantis was fine, Namo"enthusiastically" entertained Lu Yifang and his group.
Poseidon, whose coffin lid wasn't tightly sealed, observed and guided them the entire time, fearing that the impetuous Namo might do something irreversible.
It seemed that until Lu Yifang took the Black Queenaway, this lord would not rest easy back in his coffin.
As for some of Atlantis's technologies and research data that Lu Yifang requested, Namo agreed to everything without any hesitation, as if he was trying to avert disaster by spending money.
Two days later, under the "reluctant" gazes of the Atlanteans, Lu Yifang and his group re-boarded the submarine with the Black Queen.
"Black Queen is just a title, right? Do you have another name?" Lu Yifang, who had boarded the submarine, looked at the Black Queen... loli, who was sitting on a seat swinging her little legs, and couldn't help but ask.
"Whatever you like. I've long forgotten my true name." The Black Queen looked at Lu Yifang and continued indifferently, "Of course, I have many aliases. Selene and Luna in mythology are both how others refer to me. You can call me whichever you want."
"Luna?" Lu Yifang raised an eyebrow at the mention, "The one who can do infinite combos under the moonlight?"
Ch 202
When Lu Yifang opened the door to his home, he found Katie sitting on the sofa, seemingly having been waiting for a long time.
"Where did you go?" Katie's displeased voice came.
It was only natural for her to be displeased; she had finally managed to drag Lu Yifang to the Academy, only for him to not help her at all.
He had inexplicably taken on a task and hadn't returned home for several days.
"No choice, the location of this task was a bit far, it was the legendary City of Atlantis," Lu Yifang explained with an apologetic look.
"Sure enough, once you leave home, you can stir up trouble wherever you go," Katie turned and glared at Lu Yifang, saying helplessly.
However, just as she was about to let it go, she suddenly frowned, because she smelled a faint fragrance on Lu Yifang.
In an instant, her female intuition gave her a sense of crisis, and the plot of the palace drama Empresses in the Palace began to play repeatedly in Katie's mind.
Eventually, these images settled on one sentence: "You foolish groundhog, there's something wrong with your Sishiro."
"What's with the woman's scent on you? Don't tell me it's Storm's perfume, because I helped her grab that during Double Eleven," Katie said, crossing her arms and scrutinizing Lu Yifang.
"This is a bit complicated, actually..." Looking at Katie's increasingly suspicious gaze, Lu Yifang couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
In fact, he was also a bit unsure how to explain what was coming next.
"Bang~!" Just as Lu Yifang didn't know how to speak, the door was violently kicked open.
Standing outside the door at this moment was a little girl wearing a black Gothic princess dress and long black hair reaching her waist.
"Little Lu Yifang, what do you mean by this? You actually left me alone outside the house."
"This little girl..." When Katie saw the black-haired little girl, who looked like a delicate porcelain doll, she was immediately stunned.
"Uh, if I say this is my long-lost sister, do you believe... well, even I don't believe it," Lu Yifang said awkwardly.
But at this moment, Katie didn't pay attention to Lu Yifang; instead, she walked step by step to the black-haired little girl, then extended her hands... and embraced the girl, instinctively pinching her porcelain doll-like face.
"What a cute little sister, Lu Yifang, let's keep one," Katie turned and said to Lu Yifang.
At this moment, she also breathed a sigh of relief.
What was it? She thought it was another maid like Yuriko, but it turned out to be just a cute loli with no combat power; there was absolutely no threat.
"Luna, don't be impulsive~!" Lu Yifang, seeing this scene, immediately pulled Katie back, then shielded her with his body, and only then let out a long sigh of relief.
He was really afraid that if this master got angry, she might do something terrifying.
But the truth was that Lu Yifang had overthought it; Black Queen Luna made no move, only staring at Katiewith her big eyes, seemingly pondering something.
"Space-time ability, an ability user's ability can actually affect space-time," Luna murmured, a hint of surprise appearing on her face.
Space ability users were not uncommon, but at Luna's current level, she could naturally see that Katie's ability could affect not only space but potentially also time.
And Luna had never seen such a situation before, which made her develop some interest in the potential of this young girl.
"So the little girl you brought back is a weak demigod even more terrifying than Apocalypse?" At this moment, Katie, after listening to Lu Yifang's explanation, was also full of disbelief.
"It's fine, at least for now, her danger level is much lower than Apocalypse's," Lu Yifang comforted.
Under their gaze, Luna had calmly sat on the sofa, enjoying the tea poured by Yuriko.
"Oh, right, Lu Yifang, something interesting happened at the Academy these past few days while you were gone," knowing that Luna must also be listening to them, Katie quickly changed the subject.
"What interesting thing?" Lu Yifang yawned, looking uninterested.
Although the Academy's style had been getting weirder recently, it wouldn't go so far as to have a Blue and White Society or an FFF Group, right?
"Recently, a mysterious ability user appeared at the Academy.
He took on many difficult tasks and helped the law enforcement team successfully punish several escaped criminals.
Now the entire Academy is guessing his identity, and some even speculate that it's you in disguise, with the purpose of motivating students," Katie said with a smile.
Others might not know, but she certainly knew very well that this student Chairman, famous for not getting involved, would not be enthusiastic about doing such idle things.
"So he can still remain mysterious? Is he wearing a mask?" Lu Yifang asked curiously.
"Not a mask, but he's wearing a tight suit, and because he has a spider emblem on his chest and can climb walls, everyone calls him Spider-Man."
"Holy crap, Spider-Man~!" Hearing this, Lu Yifang was stunned.
It seemed that because of the sudden appearance of King of Atlantis Namor, he hadn't had time to tell PeterParker to go find Stern yet.
This kid actually awakened his ability automatically.
Did he encounter some fortuitous event these past few days?
It seemed he needed to have a good talk with Little Spider.
...
At this moment, on the streets of Academy City, Peter, wearing a black hood, was happily holding a package in his arms.
That was his newly tailored Spider-Man suit, paired with the newly designed web-shooters, which would definitely be cool and handsome for fighting evil.
At least no one could see the dark circles under his mask.
Speaking of which, Peter was still a bit tired from secretly going out to fight evil every night these past few days.
But as long as he thought of the legend of Spider-Manbeginning to circulate in the Academy, Peter felt invigorated.
Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully a young man for being poor!
Hmph hmph, those guys who mocked me for not having abilities in the Academy would surely be surprised if they knew my identity as Spider-Man.
Of course, this was just a thought.
Although he occasionally read fantasy novels, the passion was just a thought.
Peter Parker was not someone who liked to show off or slap faces, otherwise he wouldn't have made this Spider-Man suit.
He just wanted to silently fight crime, uphold justice, and not cause trouble for Aunt Mei, that was all.
"Old man, hand over the purse!" As Peter was thinking, such a voice suddenly came from the alley.
Although the law enforcement team was strict, New York was so big that they couldn't possibly handle everything.
Therefore, the law enforcement team would only apprehend dangerous criminals with powerful abilities who threatened the safety of the entire Academy City, while these minor crimes were handled by the Police, or of course, by heroes who punished evil and promoted good.
"It seems it's time for Spider-Man to make an appearance."
Peter glanced around, finally fixing his gaze on a telephone booth.
At this moment, Superman's BGM seemed to be playing in his mind.
Rushing into the telephone booth, Peter quickly... took off his clothes, took off his shoes, opened his backpack, and put on the Spider-Man suit.
Damn, this suit feels a bit tight.
Did the tailor get the size wrong?
It seems I need to ask him to alter it next time we meet.
Huh, where's my web-shooter?
This attachment seems a bit loose.
Why can't the clothes fit in the bag?
There are too many textbooks inside.
"Please, let me go."
"Less nonsense, hand over the bag quickly."
"Help, someone help me!"
Wait a moment, I'm coming right away.
Damn it, DC Superman comics are indeed a lie.
Changing clothes in a telephone booth is really troublesome~!
"Bang~!" With a gunshot, Spider-Man froze for a moment, finally rushing out in a panic, regardless of anything.
"Yo, that bodysuit looks pretty cool," Lu Yifang said with a smile, playing with the gun he had taken from the criminal's hand.
"Shut up~, wait, it's... Chairman Lu~!" Our Spider-Mansubconsciously exclaimed.