PFC Chapter 4070 MU Superbody Major Event (15)
Chapter 4070 MU Superbody Major Event (15)
Chapter 4070 MU: The Superbody Incident (150)
In a fraction of a second, several beams of white light flashed, and everyone in the Hellfire Club of the main universe died without a fight. Even after returning to the Battle Realm, the White Queen's roar still echoed in their minds: "Die!!!"
The only one capable of resisting was the Phoenix, but the White Queen was an Omega-level psychic. In the comics, her abilities weren't just about contending with Professor X, but rather suppressing him. She once destroyed Professor X's psychic barrier in an instant. The comics described it as "very easily, effortlessly."
Such a powerful mental attack from a psychic would require even the Phoenix Fragment within Phoenix Woman to exert its full strength to counter. However, for Phoenix, only its uncontrolled form can unleash its full power. And in that instant, Phoenix lost control.
Phoenix had no time to control it, nor could she send a message. The Phoenix Force ignited all of space surrounding the central black hole; even the black hole itself could not absorb such destructive power.
Unfortunately, the brainwave amplifier of the central universe is right next to the central black hole.
The location was chosen here to protect the brainwave amplifier. After all, most superheroes can't directly face a black hole. Magneto is practically invincible here, effectively protecting the brainwave amplifier.
But what they could think of, others could think of too. They felt the central black hole was powerful enough to deter ordinary people from approaching; similarly, those who wanted to cause trouble would see it as a safe haven, a dangerous place where few would venture, perfect for their schemes. That's why the Black Queen and her group invited the Phoenix there as well.
So when the Phoenix Force erupted, the brainwave amplifier was the first to be affected. And the most crucial point was that Magneto had gone to inform the White Queen and was conveniently absent.
Fortunately, the thing he created was sturdy enough that it held up for a second or two under the ravages of the Phoenix Force, giving Charles in the central universe a chance to escape—or more accurately, only a chance for his brainwaves to escape; his physical body certainly couldn't get away.
Upon sensing the destructive power of the Phoenix, Charles rapidly transformed his life form, using his brainwaves to hide inside the black hole, barely escaping unscathed. However, the brainwave amplifier was completely destroyed.
Fortunately, the Battle Realm doesn't judge a person's life or death based on the destruction of their physical body. Someone like Professor X, even if they exist only as brainwaves, is considered alive, so Charles wasn't sent back to the fountain. Even if he's a bit disheveled, at least he can recover—that's the only good news.
Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the Andromeda Galaxy, watching the white light illuminating the galaxy's center, Arkham Batman narrowed his eyes with satisfaction and said, "The opposing main universe is riddled with flaws; it's arguably their biggest weakness. I really don't know how these guys became superheroes."
“Mutants aren’t really superheroes. The Hellfire Club is practically Arkham Asylum,” Schiller said. “But I didn’t expect that Black Queen to be so stupid. You just said a few words to sow discord, and she actually believed them.”
“I know these kinds of people,” Batman Arkham said calmly. “Since I became president, there have been quite a few elitists like them trying to manipulate me behind my back. They’re just using their extreme ideologies to cover up their stupidity and weakness. A bunch of cowardly rats who only know how to band together.”
Schiller couldn't help but glance at him. It sounded somewhat arrogant, but coming from the Arkham Batman, it was undeniably true.
Meritocracy sounds plausible, but in reality, the long history of humankind has already proven that this ideology is nothing more than a fig leaf.
Monarchical autocracy has its advantages and disadvantages, while aristocratic "republics" are mostly more bad than good, with their flaws outweighing their merits. If you were to put together similar political systems from all regions and eras, you wouldn't find a single good example; they perfectly combine the excessive exploitation of monarchical autocracy with the inefficiency of republicanism. This system of governance, embodying all the worst aspects, can be considered, along with American democracy, as a representation of the unfathomable depths of human political intellect.
To explain this system in the simplest terms, it would be like this: a group of not-so-smart people, but who think they are very smart, gather together to discuss a smarter decision and attempt to use that decision to defeat the truly smart people.
Clearly, this alliance crumbles at the first sign of a truly intelligent person like Batman. An organization that believes intelligence is greater than the sum of its parts, upholds this belief as gospel, and takes pride in it, poses less of a threat than any single madman in Arkham Asylum.
After all, most madmen are invincible individuals with no parents or ties; while these elitists not only have businesses and ties, but they also actively organize themselves to cause trouble for each other. Batman could just throw something at them and they'd be good to gouge their own brains out.
The same thing happened this time. Arkham Batman simply took the initiative to contact the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club in the main universe, first demonstrating his strength to her, then conducting a strategic analysis, and finally offering a little help, which led to this disaster that spread from the center.
This group of people never actually entered the central region of the Andromeda Galaxy. In fact, they couldn't have gotten in, and even if they had, they probably wouldn't have been able to get out. They simply injured members of the Hellfire Club from the main universe at the edge of the galaxy, and successfully lured them out.
“Let’s go,” Batman Arkham said, taking one last look at the Andromeda Galaxy. “This is enough of a lesson. The greatest strength of armor is that everyone thinks it’s unbreakable—but the moment there’s a crack, the blades come flying.”
As the black Batmobile disappeared into the horizon, the raid was a resounding success. Just as Arkham Batman said, Professor X's greatest strength wasn't actually his mutant abilities, but rather the legends surrounding him that circulated throughout the universe.
After acquiring the super brainwave amplifier, Charles established a telepathic radio station throughout the universe, allowing all telepathic races to hear his voice, its reach spanning the entire cosmos. This made all intelligent life in the universe acutely aware of his immense power.
Throughout history, no being has ever been able to make his voice resonate throughout the universe. Professor X not only did so, but he has also demonstrated his ability to deliver precise mental attacks within a single universe on numerous occasions. Even the three great empires are powerless against him, and those who attempt to resist his invasion are simply courting death.
But this time, his brainwave amplifier was destroyed. Although it seemed to be just an accident within the mutant community, it exposed the mutants' weakness—only mutants could defeat mutants.
This is why Charles has such strict requirements for mutants in the central universe. He knows that stronger mutants are not necessarily more stable. Even if the situation of mutants in their universe is already extremely good—they can not only sit at the table to eat, but can even be the first to pick up their chopsticks—it cannot hide the fact that mutants are indeed unstable.
The saying goes, "Too much of a good thing is not enough to correct a bad situation." If we don't closely observe, constantly understand, and thoroughly investigate each case, the situation could still spiral out of control. And even one such case can be fatal; this accident is the best proof of that.
However, it was precisely because Charles's control was too tight that the White Queen's pressure exploded, leading to this incident. Now, we can only say that she learned her lesson and that this experience was a valuable training exercise.
When Professor X was pulled from the center of the black hole by Magneto, he was in a very sorry state. Not only had he lost his body, but he also had only a sliver of brainwave left, and his soul was so weak that it could dissipate at any moment. Magneto had no choice but to put him into the original small brainwave amplifier. Even so, he could no longer perform miracles in public as before; being able to hear his voice was already a feat.
After learning the whole story, Charles sighed and said, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have forced them to see a doctor. I should have given up when Schiller questioned me. I feel that he wasn't just trying to stop me out of medical ethics; perhaps he was anticipating this situation."
Magneto remained silent. He knew that in this situation, anything he said would be of no use. He simply placed the small brainwave amplifier back in Charles's office. Meanwhile, the Avengers from the central universe had already gathered outside in the corridor.
Everyone's heart sank when Charles didn't return. Charles had already gone somewhat insane when Magneto was suspected of being dead; now that Charles is suspected of being dead, Magneto is probably going to go insane too. Considering the stability of the universe, maybe you two should just commit suicide together.
“Yes, Eric, I’m sorry,” Scarlet Witch Wanda stepped forward first. “There are always sacrifices in war, and the professor must have been prepared. Phoenix in the main universe isn’t his student, and her loss of control is beyond our control…”
“He’s not dead,” Magneto said.
"Sure enough, another one's gone mad," Stark muttered. "What's that thing he's holding? An urn? So even if someone's burned to death by the Phoenix Force, they can still leave behind ashes?"
Schiller, who had already had a conversation with Charles in the mental world, rolled his eyes. He stepped out of the crowd, took the brainwave amplifier from Magneto, and went into Charles's office.
“I will never let them take back Superman’s soul so easily!” Charles’s voice was tinged with anger. “I will make them pay the price.”
“I’m afraid they won’t want to exchange prisoners anymore after they learn that you’re seriously injured,” Schiller sighed. “Then it’ll be a matter of each side having to prove themselves. But it’s much easier for them to rescue people than for us. That guy on the other side who captured the mage is quite difficult to deal with.”
“They won’t be able to get anyone out of my hands,” Charles said. “Superman’s mental strength is almost exhausted. When they can’t hold on any longer, it will be their death.”
Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door, and someone shouted, "Urgent message from the Sanctum Sanctum! The location of the Soul Stone has been found!"