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Twenty-five years ago, probably few people knew who Wolverine was.
Even famous figures like Phoenix, Cyclops, Professor X, and Magneto were unknown to the general public, only recognized by those who had interacted with them.
Many people didn't even know the X-Men existed, let alone what they had done.
But now it's different.
Someone's X-Men comics had garnered countless fans for the X-Men over twenty-five years.
A year ago, when the X-Men were still alive, many of them would be asked for autographs and photos whenever they were recognized.
This made the X-Men hesitant to leave the school grounds freely.
It wasn't until Professor X had an accident, and most of the X-Men either died or disappeared, that this hero team, which was gradually transforming into a celebrity group, completely faded from public view.
Even so, they still had a certain fan base.
Such was the case with Wolverine, Logan.
As one of the protagonists of The X-Men comic series, Wolverine was loved by countless people.
The reason Laura approached Logan, so easily accepted him, and why the children accepted Logan and Professor X, was precisely this.
So, when Wolverine appeared in Kevin's live stream to say hello, his fans instantly exploded, with comments appearing faster than before in the bottom right corner of the live stream.
"Wolverine!? Is it really Wolverine?!"
"Oh my god! I see the X-Men!"
"I remember now… Laura… He's Laura's guardian! I knew his back looked familiar!"
"He… he's aged so much, he's changed a lot from before."
"It's all Alkali-Transigen's fault! Wolverine's powers must have been weakened too, that's why he looks old! Otherwise, he's the one who wouldn't age the most among the X-Men!"
After learning about what Alkali-Transigen had done, many people realized that the gradual disappearance of mutants from public view wasn't because they didn't want to come out, but because many mutants had already lost their powers and become ordinary people.
They usually had little difference from ordinary people; if they walked down the street and claimed to be mutants, probably no one would believe them.
This was all thanks to Alkali's 'genetically modified foods'.
Weaker mutants completely lost their abilities, and powerful mutants' abilities were gradually weakening.
So, when they saw Wolverine looking so aged, after their initial surprise, they understood why he looked so old, and at the same time, began to sympathize with him.
The former X-Men now looked so miserable.
Even because of Logan's appearance, some netizens who had previously booked Logan's car also connected Logan with that unremarkable ride-share driver.
"I… I think I've seen him…"
"Was he a driver in El Paso, Texas, before? I think I booked his car."
"The X-Men… a driver… Oh my God…"
It was better not to mention this, but once it was brought up, Logan instantly seemed even more tragic, and more people began to feel sympathy for him.
Looking at the comments in the live stream, Logan, on the contrary, seemed reserved.
He never dreamed that a rough guy like him would actually have fans.
This feeling was like an ordinary person, seemingly unremarkable, suddenly becoming a popular celebrity the moment he left his hometown for a big city.
The sense of unreality grew stronger and stronger, and Logan didn't know how to speak now.
Fortunately, Kevin was very experienced with this.
He quickly turned the camera from Logan to himself and began to explain:
"As you can see, Mr. Wolverine is not in good shape, but even so, he chose to protect Laura, safely bringing her here, and now he is even willing to risk his life to stop Alkali-Transigen with me."
"I don't know what Alkali-Transigen is thinking, to persecute a former hero like this, but no matter what, since Mr. Wolverine is willing to stand with me, I will not back down! Absolutely not!"
Kevin spoke passionately to the camera, then suddenly changed the subject:
"Sorry, although I still have a lot to say, there's clearly no time now; they're here."
After Kevin finished speaking, he put his phone in his chest pocket, pointing the camera forward.
Alkali-Transigen and the military personnel had already arrived in front of them.
Perhaps because of the TV station in the sky, they didn't immediately act, but they also surrounded Kevin and Logan, while a portion of their people chased in the direction where the mutant children had fled.
Once the missiles were launched, they could no longer stop their actions.
Since they couldn't stop, they might as well go all out, finish quickly, and solve the problem at its source.
They were even trying to stop the TV station helicopters now, preventing them from continuing to film.
But they didn't know that Kevin was live streaming.
To prevent them from discovering it, Kevin had also unilaterally cut off Alkali's and their communication signals, making it impossible for outsiders to inform them about the live stream.
So now…
Alkali-Transigen's people were very arrogant!
"Logan, don't let them pass!"
Seeing Alkali-Transigen's people about to bypass him and Logan to chase the children, Kevin immediately said to Logan.
Logan didn't hesitate; he popped his claws and charged towards the people there.
But it was only a charge.
He still remembered Kevin's instructions not to kill anyone in the early stages, so he didn't strike with full force, nor did he inject the serum he got from Richtor.
Logan quickly grappled with several soldiers, piercing their thighs and shoulders with his claws, incapacitating them, but his individual ability was limited. In just over ten seconds, Logan was pinned to the ground by the soldiers.
Kevin deliberately aimed the camera at Logan's direction, waited for two seconds, then took out two bottles of mineral water from his pocket, distorted open the caps, and controlled the water in the bottles to form ropes, which wrapped around the soldiers.
"Get out of my way!!"
The ropes formed by the condensed water were unexpectedly tough. When they wrapped around the soldiers' feet, they actually flung the soldiers away.
Then Kevin also charged towards the soldiers.
Water flowed around him, and his fists glowed with a bluish light.
Under the live camera, Kevin was like a god possessed, his water-Entanglement fists knocking soldiers to the ground one by one.
But two fists are no match for four hands.
No matter how powerful Kevin and Logan were, there were only two of them, and they were also restraining themselves, unable to inflict fatal injuries on the enemy, and the enemy's numbers were too great.
So…
It was unavoidable that some people bypassed them and chased after the mutant children.
In a place Kevin couldn't see, the live stream chat was already in an uproar.
"Why aren't they acting!? Why doesn't Wolverine kill them!?"
"…They probably don't want to make the mutants' situation worse."
"That's too stupid! Don't worry about it so much, Wolverine, and Kevin, act now!!"
"They don't have time to read comments now… Damn it, those kids seem to be getting caught!"
Kevin and Logan chased the soldiers, and the soldiers chased the children.
They ran into the woods near the border, and the children's figures could vaguely be seen.
Since Kevin could see the children, the netizens in the live stream naturally could too.
When he noticed the soldiers' clutches about to reach the mutant children, Logan finally couldn't hold back.
He immediately turned to look at Kevin; although he said nothing, Kevin understood what he wanted to ask.
Feeling that the atmosphere was just right, Kevin nodded slightly to Logan.
Now the audience in the live stream had seen everything they should and shouldn't have seen. Even if they killed now, the audience would still understand.
So, Logan and Kevin no longer needed to hold back and could do what they had to do.
The camera moved away from Logan's body, preventing the scene of Logan injecting the serum from being recorded in the live stream. Kevin took a deep breath and said with a trembling voice:
"I'm sorry… I originally… didn't want to kill, I really didn't… But… but there's no other way now, so… I'm very sorry!!"
Kevin's voice, full of reluctance, was clearly recorded by the phone.
It was also clearly heard by Sanders, who had been observing the area with a drone.
Upon hearing Kevin's words, Sanders' face was filled with only bewilderment:
"What nonsense is this guy talking about?"
Doesn't want to kill?
Then who was responsible for Donald's death, and the deaths of those security teams?
Who was responsible for the entire X24 escort team being drowned, leaving only Paul, the mole?!
You probably have nearly fifty lives on your hands already, and now you're saying you don't want to kill?!
Sanders didn't believe Kevin's words were simply an attempt to play the victim; after his surprise, he used the drone's zoom function to focus on Kevin's body and observe.
Then… he saw the phone camera mounted on Kevin's chest.
"Damn it! Is he live streaming?!"
Sanders instantly understood the meaning behind Kevin's words just now.
He wasn't speaking to Sanders, who was watching from afar; he was speaking to the live stream camera!
Kevin had indeed killed many Alkali-Transigen people before, but the live stream audience didn't know about these things.
They only knew Kevin as a 'good kid' who, even when pushed to the brink, refused to kill.
It was Alkali-Transigen, it was the military, who relentlessly pursued him and the children, pushing them to the point of One Goes Without Return, forcing Kevin to 'reluctantly' do what he didn't want to do!
Through this 'shaping,' Alkali-Transigen's image as the big villain became even more deeply ingrained, they were simply the embodiment of all evil in this world!
Conversely, Kevin and Logan were brave heroes who fought evil to the end, preferring death over surrender!
Upon realizing this, Sanders became numb.
He couldn't understand why things had turned out this way, where this guy named Kevin came from, and why he was so 'proficient' in these matters.
He not only brought a perfectly dark struggle into the open but also self-directed and self-acted a 'hero fights the demon king' spectacle.
The most infuriating thing was that he had already succeeded!
Now, public opinion online was overwhelmingly in favor of Kevin, condemning Alkali-Transigen!
Couldn't they see that this was all an act?!
"Smash his phone!!"
The more Sanders thought about it, the angrier he got, and he scratched his head, yelling into the walkie-talkie.
But his order was a bit late.
When Kevin and Logan got serious, dealing with a group of restrained soldiers who dared not shoot was no different from going on a rampage.
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