In the Marvel Universe: I can summon items from all dimensions.

In the hospital room, with the death of Daisuke Murakami, the shadows that had been hanging over Mason and Lorna vanished without a trace.

The burden of simultaneously controlling two bodies made Mason feel like his brain was about to boil, but it wasn't too difficult to adapt to... This was a bit strange. Could it be that he was born with this talent, or that the Yapool's technology had been optimized for this aspect?

Before Mason could think further, he saw Lorna's body sway.

His once healthy complexion turned deathly pale at a visible speed, cold sweat poured from his entire body as if he had contracted some serious illness, and after staggering a couple of steps, he collapsed forward—

Seeing his friend fall to the ground was too impolite, so Mason hopped over on one foot and caught Lorna a second before she hit the ground.

As he reached out, he was still wondering—wasn't he just trapped by a shadow? There wasn't any additional damage, so how did it suddenly turn into this? Could it be that the nature of the spells on both sides was different?

However, after touching Lorna's body, he saw a thin layer of dark green, almost black smoke floating on the surface of her skin.

What the heck...?!

Upon contact, the mist seemed to have a mind of its own and suddenly surged toward Mason, seeping into his body through his skin and rushing straight into his mind, forming a somewhat blurry and distorted image.

That's... the same brainwave enhancement machine as in the movies.

In the spherical underground space made of metal, Lorna, who was a little younger than Mason, was pushing a wheelchair and leading a kind-faced, bald old man to an instrument located in the center of the space.

Charles Xavier, leader of the X-Men, is the most powerful psychic on Earth.

"Lorna, I must emphasize again, your proposal is extremely risky, and I do not agree with it."

Sitting in front of the brainwave enhancement machine, Charles said solemnly, "Although you can greatly enhance your abilities by absorbing negative emotions, you haven't undergone enough training. Doing so has at least a 30% chance of killing you or causing you to have a mental breakdown."

"Professor, there's no time to argue." Lorna shook her head urgently. "My father... Magneto's operation is about to begin. Without me, the X-Men simply can't handle the planetary-level magnetic field changes—are you really willing to trade billions of lives for me?"

"..."

Charles remained silent for a long time, then closed his eyes and nodded heavily: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have let you bear all of this."

"No need for that attitude, I'm already prepared." Lorna pursed her lips. "Hurry up, Professor."

Charles approached the brainwave enhancement machine, manipulated it for a while, and then raised his hand to press his temple—

In an instant, the underground space, which had a limited area, suddenly became infinitely vast.

Like countless stars twinkling against the dark background, each point of light represents a human being. This is the "Sea of ​​Consciousness" that Charles Xavier saw after enhancing his abilities. If he wanted, he could find anyone here who was not guarding against his psychic abilities, read their thoughts, or even... directly interfere with or manipulate them.

From a realistic perspective, Professor X, who possesses this ability, is the most terrifying mutant in the world, bar none.

Fortunately, Charles is a kind and good person. After he became proficient in using his powers, he almost never interfered with the free will of others unless it was to stop some evil deeds. At most, he only used the brainwave enhancement machine as a useful search engine...

Or for some other special purposes.

After Charles made some adjustments, the glittering points of light in this space disappeared in patches, and the almost boundless expanse suddenly turned into an incredibly cramped and dark place.

At the same time, something that sent chills down Mason's spine began to rise.

It was something blacker than the dirtiest mud in the world, pure malice from the human species—greed, jealousy, anger, anxiety—all of which surged in from all directions like waves, drilling into Lorna's brain as if they were living things.

Then he heard a scream that was clearly female, a scream so terrifying it was indescribable—

..............................

As if his brain had been punched hard, the blurry scene before Mason's eyes shattered in an instant.

He regained consciousness and immediately took a deep breath.

That was... Lorna's memory?

She used Professor X's abilities to absorb a large amount of malice to strengthen herself, in order to... fight Magneto?

This is truly explosive news—to be specific, if S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't know about this, just reporting it would be enough for them to get promoted several ranks.

Looking down, Lorna had already fainted, and not even a second had passed in the real world.

Something's not right, not even 90% right.

The scene just now seemed to mention some terrifying concept like "planetary-level magnetic field"? If Lorna could be buffed to that level, is her current weak performance some kind of limitation or side effect?

But that doesn't make sense either. Although we don't know what happened in between, given Professor Charles's nagging nature, he certainly wouldn't let someone like Lorna, with her sensitive identity and limited power, wander around freely. There must be some kind of insurance, whether it's a bodyguard lurking in the shadows or Lorna actually being able to unleash powerful strength when faced with a crisis. In short, this matter is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface.

But he doesn't have any way to verify his conjecture right now. Even if he wants to do something, he has to get rid of those ninjas first.

So Mason helped Lorna to the hospital bed, while once again focusing his attention on Baksim's body.

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"It seems your strength doesn't match your aura."

Mason, hands behind his back, looked at the group of ninjas frozen in fear before him: "Ah... I see, you're from the Hand. Weren't you wiped out years ago? Looks like you weren't completely wiped out."

The next instant, the ninja who appeared to be the leader suddenly performed a tiger-landing move, kneeling prostrate before Mason, trembling all over, and pleading for mercy: "...Sir, we were blind to your greatness and disturbed your journey...We will compensate you double for all your losses, please..."

Oh, that's quite sensible.

Mason thought they might go to extremes and use the hostages in the ward to threaten him, since that's how it's portrayed in movies.

But that doesn't matter. With his size, Bakshim has the ability to launch miniature missiles after precise positioning. He doesn't believe that these ninjas can be faster than missiles.

As for these pleas for mercy... Mason wasn't really impressed.

Knowing they couldn't win, they begged for mercy, but I didn't see you intending to spare anyone's life when you attacked.

If given a choice, who would want to hold a grudge for the night?

Faced with this kind of crazy person who suddenly jumps out and tries to kill him, Mason's response is to strike hard. Of course, if he hadn't drawn such a powerful item earlier, he would have had to find another way since he couldn't fight back against the excavator. As the saying goes, a great man can bend and stretch, which is not shameful at all.

But no matter what, the advantage is on my side now!

After a brief test, he roughly understood Baksim's strength—just like he had felt earlier, once she returned to her original size, she could easily flatten a city like an ordinary person could topple a poker house. And this was only her physical strength; her truly powerful "missiles," "destructive rays," "poison gas," and "fire" were another matter entirely.

That's way too strong.