American comics started with Level 5 mutants

Chapter 14 Su Yao's Abilities Exposed

The residents began to whisper among themselves.

"Dad, didn't you say the police were bound to win?"

"This... it must be that mutant was just too powerful. Mutants this powerful are indeed rare!"

"But he escaped in the end, didn't he? He wasn't that amazing, hahaha..."

The father quickly laughed it off to cover up his embarrassment.

However, although what he said did make some sense, the power of mutants still left a deep impression on the girl.

Not only the two of them, but other residents also started talking about it.

"We lost. These police officers are too weak. They're just parasites fed by taxpayers."

"Yeah, they're such useless people. They don't even know what they're doing with the taxpayers' money!"

What they just witnessed truly shocked them. Their supposedly formidable police officers, armed with guns, couldn't even defeat a mutant?

Even if the boy seemed to have been driven away in the end, it didn't change the fact that they had failed and suffered heavy losses!

In the crowd, a young man in a suit holding a camera suddenly had his eyes light up.

"Big news! A video of mutants battling the police is sure to cause a stir online!" the young man, Denning, exclaimed excitedly.

The fact that the police haven't won yet makes it even more intriguing!

He decided to edit the video later and upload it online; he even had a title in mind.

A mutant teenager battles the police, but the police are no match for him!

Denning's eyes lit up.

As he prepared to upload the video, and as residents were shocked by the police's failure and the teenager's strength, Chris, in the crowd, was also in shock.

He was worried before, fearing the child would die, but now...

He simply couldn't believe that the boy, who in his eyes only absorbed sunlight and engaged in close combat, actually possessed such strength!

Oh, now he understands everything.

"The previous basement, and the sudden appearance upstairs..."

Chris connected the dots in his mind and was shocked.

Black energy with power comparable to an armor-piercing bullet, and teleportation...

So the child really did fly up to the upstairs bedroom...

Chris was both amused and exasperated.

"Is this what that kid meant by hiding a little bit of ability?"

He initially thought he was only hiding one ability, but it turns out he was hiding two more?

Chris felt a little embarrassed when he thought about how he had just praised the other person and thought that the other person had done the right thing.

However, to be honest, that kid really has a lot of abilities.

Teleportation, black energy, and the previously revealed ability to absorb sunlight and that mirror-like object—that makes four abilities in total for the child?

"Four abilities, that's really good. Although none of them are particularly strong, they're rare among mutants," Chris remarked.

Although the opponent's abilities are still not comparable to those of powerful mutants, they still possess a certain level of combat power thanks to their four abilities, and their overall practicality is quite good.

"That kid just slipped away. Was he unable to use his abilities, or was he running out of energy?"

Chris seemed thoughtful, and with his rich experience, he noticed some clues.

It seems that the child's ability wasn't as convenient as I thought...

Finally, Chris smiled, his face covered in a thick beard. "I wonder what Magneto's expression would be if he knew he had a son with some real abilities."

"And that Professor X..."

"I remember they're still rivals, isn't they? It's hilarious. I can't wait to see their expressions then, haha..."

As a former member of the Brotherhood of Mutants, he naturally knew some things about the two of them, knowing that they used to be very close friends, but later had to separate due to differences in their ideals.

Professor X believed that mutants could coexist peacefully with humans, while Magneto believed that mutants were stronger than humans and that humans had been harming mutants, and therefore humans should be exterminated.

The two men constantly clash over their respective ideologies; Professor X's X-Men and Magneto's Brotherhood are still frequently at odds.

Even now, when they meet, they can still talk like friends and trust each other completely.

Chris couldn't help but imagine the expressions on the two people's faces after they learned the child's identity.

As he was lost in thought, sirens blared in the distance, and several police cars and ambulances gathered around the area.

Captain George watched his team members being carried into the ambulance, a flash of hatred and anger crossing his eyes—anger at those who had provided false information.

He began organizing the data, preparing to report the course of the battle and the intelligence error to the base leader, Alessandro.

At the same time, he was also prepared to question Captain Kenny about why he had provided him with incorrect information, which led to the deaths of five of his team members!

That kid wasn't as weak as the intelligence suggested. If it weren't for the incorrect intelligence, they wouldn't have underestimated him, and they wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses...

While he was organizing the information to be reported, Su Yao, who had fled in the distance, was now walking in a dark alley, not knowing where to go.

Now that he's left Chris's house, he realizes he seems to have nowhere to go.

Not only did they have nowhere to stay, they didn't even have any money...

Memories of his foster family involuntarily flashed through his mind.

"No, we can't go back there."

Su Yao shook his head.

He might be arrested by the authorities the moment he arrives there.

Just as he was frowning in thought, he heard a series of light footsteps not far away.

"Who is it?" He looked over.

He was stunned at first glance. Three dirty-clothed black men, holding sticks and other objects, were looking at him with ill intent.

"What do you want to do?" Su Yao asked, frowning.

When he noticed them, the three black men chuckled.

"What do you want to do, hehe..."

They exchanged a glance, a glint of malice flashing in their eyes.

"Kid, hand over your money and supplies, or we'll have to take action."

"Don't even think about resisting..." The tall Ellie smiled broadly and swung the stick in his hand vigorously.

The three men looked at him with ill intent and contempt, not believing that the thin boy in front of them could do anything to them.

With those skinny arms and legs, they could take one of them down with one hand, haha...

Su Yao had an expression that said, "I knew it."

He was too lazy to even complain anymore. He never expected to actually run into thugs while walking through a dark alley.

He was wondering where all these thugs came from for the superheroes to fight, but it turns out he was overthinking it; this place was just a mix of prosperity and chaos.

As he thought this, he said coldly, "I have no money or valuables on me. I advise you to leave, otherwise..."

With his current frail body, he was naturally no match for these three tall, burly black men; the only way to fight back was to use his superpowers…

Ellie and the other two were taken aback, then burst into laughter, thinking that the boy in front of them was crazy; otherwise, how could he dare to say such a thing?

(End of this chapter)