"Hey, maybe we should go."
Marcus waved his hand, and a Space Gate instantly formed.
This time, the portal opened onto an open field several dozen kilometers away.
"Cool!" Pyro John watched the arcane door appear out of nowhere, his eyes sparkling.
Colossus picked up the still-recovering Wolverine. The group—under the incredulous eyes of the police and Iceman's parents—disappeared from the house.
After passing through the arcane door, Logan's Self-healing process finally finished. The bullet was ejected from his forehead.
"Where is this?" He opened his eyes, seeing the unfamiliar, open landscape.
"Logan, tell Storm and the others to come straight here to pick us up," Marcus said calmly.
"That's really cool! Logan, it's a shame you didn't see this sorcerer's spell just now," Pyro said, clearly energized by the action. He looked at Marcus with bright eyes and excitedly described the recent events.
Marcus felt no ill will toward Pyro's excitement. He himself had this kind of character. If you have an Ability, you want to show it off—that's the nature of being young and powerful.
After listening, Logan felt a sense of unease. He realized he had underestimated this sorcerer.
"Woo~~"
The sound of an engine came from the sky. An invisible jet finally appeared.
Storm and Jean Grey had arrived. They were currently searching for Nightcrawler, who had been implicated in the presidential assassination attempt.
The group boarded the plane and quickly gave a brief introduction.
Marcus's eyes were practically glowing as he looked at the occupants of the jet. Taking advantage of handshakes earlier, he had already tested everyone present.
[Ding! Storm's Weather Manipulation Ability was detected. Binding CD is recovering. Will be bound after 22:45:24.]
[Ding! Phoenix Force is detected. Binding CD is recovering. Will be bound after 22:44:36.]
[Ding! Nightcrawler's Teleportation Ability was detected. Binding CD is recovering. Will be bound after 22:43:18.]
Every person here could bind an Ability! The Abilities he wanted most were Jean's Phoenix Force and Nightcrawler's Teleportation.
However, as a transmigrator, he had to be realistic. The Phoenix Force wasn't easy to control; both the old and new versions of Jean eventually lost control and went dark.
Therefore, binding Nightcrawler's Teleportation seemed like the better choice. Nightcrawler's teleport didn't have any obvious cooldown! This way, he would have the Space Gate for long distances and Teleportation for nearby maneuvers. It would be an impressive combination.
But since binding would take another day, it looked like he'd have to stay with them for a few more days.
Just then, Jean noticed the radar showed two rapidly approaching objects: Fighter jets!
"Hey, we're locked down!"
"Aren't there any offensive weapons on the plane?" Nightcrawler asked cautiously.
"I am!" Storm's eyes instantly turned white.
The immense energy of the heavens and earth began to gather. A scene Marcus had never witnessed before unfolded outside the plane. Endless dark clouds pressed down from the sky, and powerful air pressure vortices gradually formed: Tornadoes!
Storm was the super-weapon on this plane. The two fighter jets behind them were constantly dodging left and right within the cluster of tornadoes. One jet dodged too slowly and was immediately ripped apart.
But the other fighter locked onto their plane and fired two missiles!
"No, the missile is coming!"
At this moment, Jean finally began to display her power. Her powerful Psychokinesis knocked one missile off course. However, her ability had reached its limit. The other missile was still inbound, and she couldn't stop it.
"Hey, open the tailgate," Marcus said, taking the initiative.
"What? We're dodging at such a high speed! You want to open the tailgate? Are you trying to kill us?" Storm was the first to object. Opening the tailgate now would throw them all out into the violent wind.
"Open the plane's tailgate, and I'll move that missile away," Marcus explained again.
"Listen to him," Colossus immediately supported Marcus. He knew Marcus's abilities best: the Super Self-healing, the Portal, the Freezing Power... He didn't know what other abilities this mysterious Oriental sorcerer possessed, but if Marcus said he could transfer the missile away, it was absolutely possible.
"I'll trust you just this once." Storm pressed a button.
The tailgate of the high-speed jet began to open gradually. Wild winds roared inside the plane, blowing away anything not firmly secured.
"Hey, Nightcrawler, if I get blown away, you gotta bring me back!" Marcus joked to the blue-skinned Mutant.
In truth, he had already spotted the missile with its long, white exhaust trail. It was rapidly closing in on the plane.
"Go!"
With a wave of Marcus's hand, a Space Gate with shining yellow sparks instantly materialized. The incoming missile passed directly through the portal.
Immediately afterward, the portal disappeared.
"Done!"
Marcus turned and gave a smug smile.
All the Mutants on the plane stared at Marcus, dumbfounded.
Was that... so easy???