Merlin didn't expect Elizhe to have such ability. Not only him, but even West, who was rushing towards the base like crazy outside, didn't expect it.

Unlike those bosses who like to make big news when they don't agree with each other, in the impression of the hermit who has faced countless strong enemies, Yi Laizhe seems to be best at picking up leaks and camouflage. After all, twenty years ago, Charles was able to coax Charles to hand over West's genetic data, kidnap him and hide for many months without being discovered by the X-Men and Magneto, who were about to turn the whole world upside down, and twenty years later, even if he cooperated with Hydra, he mainly hid in the shadows and did his own thing, and he was able to be attacked by West like he is now, all thanks to the help of the intelligence that Merlin poked out. Therefore, in the impression of all X-Men, although Elizhe is tricky, he should not be known for his attacking power.

But now, let's see what he's up to. Not to mention Raven, being able to take Merlin down on the spot and withstand his magical counterattack - that alone is enough for everyone who follows the battle to be feared.

"Copy it up from both sides of the underpass, Scott, Rogan...... Jean you stay outside, tell them the route, and wait for my news. ”

Running quickly in the familiar darkness, since the reformers were almost all concentrated in the depths of the dungeon, but there was no one to stop them, West did not forget to calmly keep his hands on the back in addition to being anxious. After all, he still has responsibilities on him, no matter how anxious and bad the situation is, he must not panic and mess up.

The external telepathy has not been retracted, but has been fed back in real time with all the information that can be captured. The terrifying coercion was also stirred by emotions, causing almost all the guards who had been baptized by the spiritual storm to be instantly unconscious. West swept like the wind around every familiar corner, the surrounding scenery constantly receding in view, like a memory, gradually turning pale and blurred. As far as the eye can see, except for the trance-making darkness and coldness, it is all the self that I couldn't help myself from twenty years ago.

The air flow compressed to the extreme roared by, and the heavy iron door in front of him was instantly opened. He gasped and stopped at the end of the hallway, and heard a noise, and the man who seemed to have been waiting for him raised his head, a nonchalan smile on his lips, still as dangerous and cruel as he had been then.

"What do you want?"

Eyes moved to the mage and the mage in front of him, leaning against the wall but not moving, West's pupils constricted suddenly.

… …

When he was unexpectedly suppressed, Merlin instantly felt the fear he had not felt for a long time.

Eternal life is a long torment, which not only consumes all the seemingly indestructible strength, but also easily polishes people into cold and hard sculptures. At least, the mage hadn't been entangled in anything for a long, long time before he was reunited with West, letting fear creep into every inch of his bones.

It's just that this time he wasn't for the torture he might suffer. Instead, he understood the undisguised ridicule in Yi Laizhe's eyes, and he would finally become West's weakness, firmly pinched in the hands of his mortal enemy, and personally push the person he loves the most to the precipice of no return.

"Twenty years ago there was Adelaide, twenty years later there will be you...... Planted in the same place twice, I really don't know whether to call him infatuated or stupid. ”

Ignoring the Demonic Girl, who was also unable to move, he reached out and grabbed Merlin's wrist and lifted him up directly. Yi Laizhe looked at the undisguised hatred and anger in the mage's pupils, and smiled, as if he didn't take him seriously at all.

"Twenty years ago, I ruined that West with Adelaide and was just one step away from pushing him into hell. But now you're pulling him back. ”

As if even his gaze was quenched with devouring venom, the man forced the mage to raise his head:

"And everybody can see that he likes you more than the little girl...... So this time, I'd like to see for myself how far he can do for you. ”

"You ......" despicable.

His eyes were almost bursting with fire, and Merlin was now eager to break his neck. However, before he could say anything, the mage felt a flash in front of his eyes, and at the same time the back of his head was hit with a great force, and although he was not fully conscious, he also lost control of his body and could only be at the mercy of others.

Thrown to the wall like a rag by Elizhe, he did the same to the Demon Girl. Merlin barely stretched out his heavy eyelids, and vaguely saw that under the man's signal, the people on the ground who had been transformed by his own pot all staggered to their feet, gradually gathering behind him, quietly facing the heavy iron door at the end of the corridor, as if waiting for something.

And it didn't take long for the unbearable silence to be shattered by a rush of messy footsteps, and Elizhe also chuckled: "He's here." ”

Peng ——!! ’

In this small space, the sound of the iron gate being broken exploded like thunder in everyone's ears, but there was nothing surprising about it. The dim, eerie light of the hallway framed West's thin silhouette like a moth to a flame, and it was a self-throwing snare for the mage. But he couldn't do anything now, he could only watch passively like this, and he couldn't even say a word of warning.

He was uncomfortable. And seeing the mage's wasteful appearance, West's heart was even more like a knife.

"What do you want?"

Clench your hands. The force is so great that even the fingertips have to be embedded in the palm of the hand. West's brows were tangled together, and his gaze at Merlin was almost dripping blood.

"What I thought, I thought you knew it all along, West." It seems that I like the boy's expression very much now. Yi Laizhe hugged his arms to his chest, relaxed, and in the mood to straighten his somewhat messy collar, "The question now is what can you do for them." ”

"Everything I have can be given to you." The answer was categorical, West didn't hesitate at all, ripped off the communicator in his ear and threw it into the corner: "As long as you don't move them, whether they are killed or tortured, I will dispose of them as you like." ”

Oh?

Raising half of his eyebrows, probably because he didn't expect him to be so crisp, Yi Laizhe glanced at the mage next to him, and had a new understanding of the position he occupied in West's heart.

Ten fingers clasped the ground, using pain to keep himself awake. Although he was not surprised by West's answer, Merlin still felt his heart ache to the point that it was about to burst.

"In that case, you should show your sincerity first."

Picking up something from the reformer behind him, Elizhe threw it in the direction of the boy with his backhand. Manipulating the air flow to catch it steadily, the young man lowered his head, looking at the syringe lying quietly in the palm of his hand, and the light yellow liquid in it, his face changed slightly.

This thing, as the source of the nightmare twenty years ago, was all too familiar to him.

"Superpower inhibitors, I think you remember it vividly."

Smiling strangely and carelessly, the white-haired man crossed his arms to his chest and carefully admired West's unpredictable eyes: "I never dare to underestimate your ability. So, I need some assurances to make the negotiations between us a little more peaceful. ”

“……”

It only takes a little bit, and no matter how powerful the mutant will lose all its strength under the action of the inhibitor. At the same time, he will become the prey of Yi Laizhe's hands at will, and he will never have the slightest power to resist.

…… Damn it!

The fingertips left a snaking of blood on the concrete floor. Merlin's heart pounded, and then he struggled to get up with all his might, but he choked all the choking in his chest, and it was in vain after all.

'Don't be impulsive, Wei. There must be another way! ’

Professor X, who had been paying attention to the situation here, could not remain silent at this time, but as long as he had a little understanding of the current situation, he would know how powerless such comfort was.

Taking a deep breath and looking into his palm, West gritted his teeth and slowly pointed the sharp needle to the cyan raised lines on his arm. But he didn't immediately go down, but raised his head, and his eyes fell on the blue-eyed girl who was quietly watching all this behind the man, her eyes were bright, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"Hurry up, Hermit. Do as I say, or watch him die. ”

Perhaps the boy hesitated for a long time, and Yi Laizhe said impatiently. At the same time, several narrow shards of glass rose in front of him, aiming at the struggling mage by the wall, apparently asking him to make a choice immediately.

In this case, there is no way to be calm or not calm. They all understand that Yi Laizhe is clearly forcing people to death.

Immediately took his gaze back. Without further delay, West's hand holding the syringe slammed slightly, piercing the skin and slicing a light-colored mark through the pupils of all those who were watching him.

Satisfied to see the yellowish liquid in the needle tube decrease little by little, there is no way to cheat. Elizhe nodded, and the shards of glass that were against the mage's vital point clanged and fell to the ground, and at the same time, he no longer hid the contempt and mockery in his eyes.

"Give yourself up for someone else's sake. It sounds noble, but it's not a price you can afford, Hermit. ”

After waiting for a while, it was determined that the potion had fully worked. He watched as West staggered to support his body, which was beginning to become weak, but still did not approach him, but turned his head to signal the subordinates behind him to step forward.

If gaze could kill, then I'm afraid that Elizhe has died countless times by now. Merlin watched as the tall reformer got the order, walked up to West, and punched him in the face, shaking his whole body in pain.

"Ahem...... Ahem......"

Knocked to the ground mercilessly, the hermit-sama now felt that his entire cheekbone was burning with pain. Although Elizhe didn't take matters into his own hands to be safe, even if he wasn't so cautious, West couldn't do anything with him. After all, the tube inhibitor really entered his body and did work. The current state of powerlessness is not a trick to confuse the enemy...... Resisting a straight punch, even if he fell to the ground with force to avoid more damage, West felt a little dazed.

And Elizhe still didn't intend to let him go.

"Scrap his hand."

He did not hesitate to speak in the inquiring eyes of his family. The white-haired man glanced at the incredulous expression on Merlin's face, as if he was smiling, but the command that came out of his mouth was extremely cruel.

"Serena Williams!!"

'West——!! ’

When the sharp pain in the wrist swept over in an instant, the ears or the shouts that were transmitted directly to the brain gradually faded away. The reformer who was sent to torture him stepped directly on his left wrist bone, and West couldn't control his painful exhalation, but he couldn't even curl up his body, so he could only let himself be swept away by the sharp pain that could take away almost all his sanity.

'Click-'

The crisp sound of a broken wrist is not obvious, but it is like thunder, directly blasting in everyone's ears. Merlin leaned against the wall and did not move, but it was not the indifference that did not care, but the stiffness that came to an abrupt halt, and even his breathing was stagnant with fear. The demonic woman, who had been lying on the ground without moving, trembled slightly, and her fingertips were firmly embedded in her palm. Even Adelaide, who was standing behind Elizhe without saying a word, widened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed.

"The other one." The arc of the smile became larger and wider, and Elizhe finally completely relieved his heart, completely treating this torture as a game of amusement.

That's not a good thing for West.

The forehead was densely covered with cold sweat. The hermit-sama, who had been trampled on one hand, lay on the ground and watched the reformer walk towards the other side of him. In the case of being completely suppressed superpowers, if you want to fight in close combat, the loss of one hand is equivalent to the loss of half of the combat power. And he didn't intend to be caught like that, so in any way, he must not let Elizhe succeed again.

And now, the only chance he had and the reason why West would inject the inhibitor into his body so easily was -

He looked up behind him. Before his other hand was also stepped on, West's body suddenly burst out, and his right hand pushed and pulled, directly knocking the transformer next to him to the ground. At the same time, almost a second after the hermit attacked, Adelaide, who had been quiet and well-behaved and almost forgot her existence, also suddenly opened the metal wings behind her, rushing towards West like the wind, dozens of sharp feathers whistling away, but not at the hermit, but she had never disobeyed Yi Laizhe!!

“α？！！”

I didn't expect Adelaide to turn against me at this time, and although he stopped the attack in shock, he was also disrupted and took several steps back. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Raven, who had been pretending to be unconscious, picked up Merlin, who had little strength, and ran away. Although there were also reacting reformers shooting at them, they were all blocked by Adelaide's metal wings, causing no damage to the two of them.

"Damn!!"

Finally stabilized his body, but at first glance, he saw that his subordinates and hostages who were so useful cooperated and ran away from under his nose. Elizhe suddenly became angry, and raised his hand, trying to do the same thing again, and lock them in place again as he had suppressed Merlin not long ago. But how could West, who had already suffered a loss, give him another chance, as the walls on both sides of the corridor were pierced by Erdman's alloy claws and laser rays, respectively, Logan and Scott also rushed in and joined the battle against the transformers.

In this chaos, West pounced directly on his old enemy in a posture of ending up together. In his intact right hand, the remaining one-third of the syringe was held in the palm of his hand, and when the boy mercilessly bumped into Yi Laizhe, he wasted no time in pushing all the remaining inhibitors into the body of this invincible man.

- Since I can't use superpowers, you're not immune.

Fair enough.

Because of inertia, he and Yi Lai Zhe planted themselves in the inner side of the wall destroyed by the laser light, and disappeared into the bottomless hole. Before falling into this vertical stairwell with his old enemy, West's eyes unexpectedly met a pair of green eyes like new leaves, looking at his reflection on the water, even if he was embarrassed, but he also carried the fighting spirit and determination to break the boat.

Soon, he will draw an end to these twenty years of ups and downs.

'Thank you, Alai. ’

His lips moved, and West looked at the girl who had touched all his joys and sorrows, like a butterfly, and finally fell into the darkness that spread behind him.

It was their last goodbye.