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"If Sister Lorna stays here, she'll likely run into trouble…"
After experiencing the life-and-death trial just now, Little Wolf Girl had completely accepted Logan as her father, so she looked at Logan Howlett with anticipation and pleaded, "Besides, among the companions who escaped with me, she's the only one left. I really don't want to see her leave me too."
"So, can she come with us?"
"Ah, this…" It was Logan Howlett's turn to feel awkward.
Although he really wanted to agree to Little Wolf Girl's request.
But the problem was, his current status was just a "temporary worker."
Although all his daily expenses for food, clothing, housing, and transportation were provided free of charge by Hyperspace Group, he truly wasn't getting paid during this period.
So, how to support Little Wolf Girl after returning was already a problem; how could he have the leisure to care for others?
Moreover, the Group was now, for his sake, sending Professor X to a high-end sanatorium where he was being well-fed and cared for, which was clearly an immense kindness.
Then, when he proposed wanting to rescue Little Wolf Girl, Master Karl even personally notified the mages of Kamar-Taj to open a portal for him, which allowed him to arrive in time and thus prevent a tragedy.
So Logan Howlett only wanted to repay their kindness now and truly didn't want to cause any more trouble for his Master.
But when he saw the expectant expression on his daughter Little Wolf Girl's face, his rock-solid heart couldn't help but soften.
After all, this was the first time she had made a request to him.
After thinking for a moment, Logan Howlett finally compromised helplessly, "I can't be sure if Boss is willing to take her in, so I can only promise to try first… If it fails in the end, please don't blame me."
"Yay!!"
Little Wolf Girl immediately cheered and threw herself into Logan Howlett's arms, and the Mutant girl named Lorna also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Ever since escaping from the laboratory, she and her other companions had embarked on a difficult journey of escape.
She had originally thought that after arriving at Eden, they could end this terrible life and start a new one like normal people.
But who would have thought that in just a few short days, this refuge, which they regarded as "the last home for Mutants," would be destroyed?
And because they had been confined in the laboratory for a long time since childhood, they had no survival skills or social interaction abilities at all, except for fighting and killing.
So Lorna had no idea where she should go next.
Or rather, where else in this World would be willing to accept Mutants like her?
At this moment, Frank walked over and looked Logan Howlett up and down, saying with a smile, "Logan, congratulations on your successful 'awakening.' You look much stronger now."
"Thank you, Frank."
Logan Howlett clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within him, and sincerely thanked him, "If it weren't for your reminder then, I would have probably died on the hillside just now… You were right, Boss is truly a Dimensional God."
Frank showed a 'I'm very optimistic about you' expression, then waved to him, "Let's go. Since things here are handled, we should return. After all, the journey back is quite long."
When they came, time was pressing, so they had no choice but to ask Karl for help. Now, for the return journey, they naturally couldn't trouble their Master again.
"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to tell you some good news."
After everyone got into the car, Frank turned to Little Wolf Girl and Lorna and said, "I already reported the situation here to Boss…
Although Laura is not a member of our Hyperspace Group, she is Logan's family, so don't worry, Yuckley Genetics's good days are over. They will definitely pay the price for their actions."
"I believe it won't be long before this company completely disappears, and then no one will come to catch you anymore."
"Re…really?"
Little Wolf Girl and Lorna looked at Logan Howlett with disbelief.
Now, the only person they trusted was this man.
"Of course." Logan Howlett nodded with a very firm expression, "After all, Boss is a god-like existence."
"What is a god?"
Little Wolf Girl and Lorna blinked their bright, sparkling eyes and asked curiously.
"Uh… how should I explain this…"
Logan Howlett scratched his head, looking at Frank for help, seemingly wanting him to help explain this "difficult problem."
Frank laughed and shrugged at him, indicating that he also couldn't help, and then, while starting the car, slowly said, "Also, Logan, Boss told me to tell you… Mutants are also people!!"
Logan Howlett's sturdy figure trembled violently upon hearing this. This sentence hit him with the force of a nuclear explosion.
"Mutants… are also people…"
Logan Howlett subconsciously kept repeating this sentence, until a moment later, an unprecedented look of relief appeared on his face.
This old wolf, accustomed to solitude and tragedy, finally saw hope in his life and found his belonging.
That's right, from today onwards, Hyperspace Group is his new home!!!
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Sokovia.
"How are the matters of acquiring Yuckley Genetics progressing?"
Karl asked Selena on the phone.
"Boss, don't worry, the acquisition-related matters have been settled."
Selena reported quickly, "Currently, my people are negotiating with the relevant scientific researchers in the laboratory to select those who are willing to join, and for those who are unwilling to join, we will sign strict non-disclosure agreements with them."
"At least for the Mutant gene samples stored in the secret vault, since the secret is only known by Sander Rice, it may take some time to decrypt them."
"But please rest assured, Boss, as soon as the decryption is successfully completed, I will immediately send people to Dr. Stern's laboratory with those gene samples."
A hint of satisfaction flashed in Karl's eyes. Selena's decisive style was increasingly showing the demeanor of a Vampire Queen. He paused and then continued to ask,
"Have you found the evidence concerning S.H.I.E.L.D.'s planned Mutant Extinction Program?"
"Not yet." Selena answered truthfully, "However, I checked the memories of several old employees and found a clue within. I will personally follow up on this matter."
"Very good, you've worked hard." Karl couldn't help but praise her.
After receiving Frank's report, he immediately had Selena start working on the "acquisition" of Yuckley Genetics.
The reason Karl was so invested was naturally because he was interested in the abundant Mutant gene samples in their possession, which were used to clone various Mutant experimental subjects.
From a certain perspective, what was the X-Gene in Mutants if not a special Extraordinary Factors?
Presumably, sending these blood samples carrying the X-Gene to Samuel Sterns should be of some help to the progress of the Super Serum, right?
In addition, Karl also wanted to take the opportunity to dig up some dirt on S.H.I.E.L.D..
Once S.H.I.E.L.D.'s "value" was completely squeezed out by him, he would directly throw out these fatal pieces of evidence.
Presumably, Nick Fury's expression would be quite spectacular then, wouldn't it?
"The show in Egypt should be starting soon… If Tzeentch's plan goes smoothly, then after devouring the Egyptian Pantheon, the Warp will usher in its true rise!!"
A hint of anticipation flashed in Karl's eyes.
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Egypt.
Somewhere in an underground tomb.
After using the shape of the Eye of Horus to analyze the topography of the entire tomb, Khonshu, the Moon God's agent Mark Spector… no, the personality currently occupying this body was Steven Grant, who was proficient in Egyptian history.
He finally found the location of the core burial chamber. Looking at the murals on the surrounding walls, he excitedly said, "Oh my god, we must be the first people to enter this pharaoh's tomb…
That's Thutmose II, that's Nefertiti… Mark, if I'm not mistaken, this is definitely going to be a super large tomb!!"
However.
Mark Spector's mind was clearly not on this. He asked indignantly, "So, you kissed Layla underwater just now?"
Finally, he didn't forget to add angrily, "She's my wife!"
"Then what do you want?" Steven Grant shrugged helplessly, "At that time, underwater, if we didn't breathe that way, both of us would have drowned… What's more, I didn't initiate it."
"Hmph!!"
Mark Spector didn't believe such nonsense at all. "You little brat clearly wanted to cuckold me!"
But then he remembered that the body was his own, so this shouldn't count as being cuckolded by his second personality, and the anger in his heart diminished a bit.
"Then you should have taken the opportunity to tell her why I deliberately alienated her all these years, right?"
"Uh… sorry, I didn't think of that at the time."
Steven Grant's face showed a hint of embarrassment. Before his main personality could get angry, he quickly changed the subject,
"Look quickly, the funerary artifacts in this tomb are simply exquisite… Wow, look at this, the inscription on this golden sarcophagus… Wait a minute, if the deeds of the tomb owner recorded on it are all true, then could this be left by the Kingdom of Macedon?"
"But the problem is, that super emperor who once unified Greece, conquered Egypt, and destroyed the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, there's no reason for his sarcophagus to appear here?!"
Mark Spector, who knew nothing about archaeology and history, asked somewhat confusedly, "What are you talking about? Whose tomb is this?"
"Mark, if I'm not mistaken, I think what we're seeing now is very likely the legendary lost tomb of Alexander the Great… and Amit's ushabti is probably hidden in this sarcophagus."
"Then what are you waiting for? Open it quickly!" Mark Spector couldn't help but urge.
Steven Grant reached out to push open the lid of the golden sarcophagus, but then suddenly stopped, saying with a worried expression, "But my intuition warns me not to open this thing."
"Idiot, do you want Arthur Harrow, that Loki worshiper, to find Amit first?"
"Alright, you're right."
Steven Grant adjusted his breathing, then began to push the lid of the golden sarcophagus with force.
With a muffled grinding sound, the heavy lid finally opened halfway, revealing a mummy wrapped in bandages inside.
On the mummy's body, there was an Eye of Horus made of gold, as well as a golden short axe and a golden shield.
"Wait, where's Amit's ushabti?" Mark Spector asked, puzzled.
"Well…"
Steven Grant thought for a moment, then said somewhat uncertainly, "I think if someone really wanted to hide Amit's ushabti forever, they would definitely find a place that even grave robbers wouldn't think of, like…"
Steven Grant's brain raced, his gaze moving back and forth within the sarcophagus, finally resting on the mummy's head.
To be precise, it should be inside the mummy's mouth!
"If Alexander the Great was also a follower of Amit, then it might be here…"
As he spoke, Steven Grant reached out and forcefully pried open the mummy's mouth, then, enduring the foul smell, successfully pulled out a small statue with a crocodile head from within.
"Haha, I guessed right! This is the ushabti that seals Amit's consciousness and power!!"
At this moment, Mark Spector's voice rang out again, "Don't get carried away there, we need to leave here quickly, it'll be too late if Arthur Harrow catches up."
But just as he finished speaking, a slightly smug voice came from the tomb entrance, "Sorry to interrupt your soliloquy, I'm already here!!"
Immediately, Arthur Harrow was seen leading a group of his subordinates pouring into the tomb from outside.
"Mark? Or Steven?"
Arthur Harrow advanced step by step, leaning on his double-headed crocodile staff, and said with a hint of seduction,
"Believe me, I still remember the first time I woke up after Khonshu was gone, that peaceful feeling of no one whispering in my ear was like a rebirth, a liberation…
And you, my friend, you are free now. From now on, you can live for yourself. You don't need to wade into this muddy Water for Khonshu anymore."
"Now… you are facing a very important decision: either hand over Amit's ushabti to me and safely withdraw… or continue stubbornly believing in that Evil God and die here?"