5. Chapter V

After the woman in red made an astonishing remark, there was silence in the Avengers' communication channels for a long time.

'Hermit' is Wester Xavier's mutant codename, which isn't too hard to accept. But thinking about what kind of essay he found this name in, not to mention being gentle and generous like Steve, even Tony Stark, the iron man who has never had much emotional intelligence, felt his chest clogged.

After all, the actual process recorded in that plan was so appalling that even superheroes who had seen a lot of such things were a little difficult to accept for a while. If West had been treated horribly like that, they should have taken his feelings into account anyway, rather than judging the vendetta rashly.

"So he's still alive...... Elizhe, that madman. ”

Struggling at the bottom of the cold and dark memory sea, every breath felt like inhaling the formalin that damp room that completely immersed oneself. West stood coldly, the smile on his face already retracted, his eyes as crystal as sapphire as sharp as a blade of indifference.

There is still a pain of scalpel cutting on the skin. If it were the most damned person in the world, West would not hesitate to break the neck of that mad doctor—not only for the hellish pain he had suffered, but also for the other mutants and humans who had died in the real yàn, and for the wailing of the dead soul that had never stopped in his ears for twenty years.

He cannot, and will never forgive, by forgetting.

"I'm not interested in your so-called games."

The black stud in the right ear reflects the cold light. He moved his fingers, and the shards of light floating around him stretched out into life-threatening blades in an instant, pointing at the two men in the center.

"But it reminds me ...... 'Hunting Angels' and 'Ghosts', and the one down there who is still fighting with Bucky is the 'Black Knight', right? After all these years, what generation is this? ”

Taking a step forward, it seems that the previous wolf bèi and weakness have never appeared in themselves. West pursed the corners of his mouth in disgust, and it was rare to expose all the hatred and murderous intent in his heart on his face:

"Accept that madman's artificial genetic modification, hunt down mutants all over the world for him, and take their abilities...... Hmph, you really will always be a qualified dog of Elizhe. ”

"Don't say it so badly, 'Hermit'."

It seemed that he was also a little enraged, and with a fluctuation of space, the black-robed boy codenamed 'Ghost' suddenly disappeared in place. Almost at the same time, West felt his brain waves appear behind him again. A sharp dagger was mercilessly pressed against the back of the heart, and through the thin shirt, it brought a little sharp and cold sting.

"We belong to the Ph.D. just as you belong to Professor X, and it's not fundamentally different. But we are better than you, and the Doctor can give us power beyond your imagination and lead us to a more perfect evolution...... And you, however, can only hide under Xavier's shelter like a lost dog, accused and used by him, and you don't even dare to face your true self! ”

There is no doubt that this is actually very vicious for West. He was already in a state of falling out with Charles and running away from home, although their relationship would not collapse because of such a painless provocation. But the embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the anthill, and if there is a gap in the subconscious, then the matter can no longer be repaired.

Especially, now that he is indeed irritated by Charles's □□ and orders.

I know all too well how important Professor X is to West. At the end of the headset, Steve Rogers couldn't help frowning, really worried about his companion's mental state at this time.

But what surprised him was that after a moment of palpitating silence, West not only did not lose control of his storm, but was calmer than before. Even the casual but murderous smile crept back into the corners of his mouth.

- You want to provoke him and Charles, huh?

"After all these years, you are still just as self-righteous."

Not paying attention to the murder weapon behind his back at all, West mocked lightly. At the same time, the air around them began to freeze. Touching the black stud earring in his right ear, this is after discovering the source of his ability, Hank specially made a black technology for him that can expand the range of brain wave reception. Although the increase is far from the level of Charles, it is still not a problem for West to include the entire building.

"Since words are not speculative, then don't waste time, boy."

As soon as the pupils shrank, the blade in the 'ghost' hand could hardly reach half a point. In the young man's surprised gaze, he pointed into a knife, turned around and slashed back, and a chilling qi blade suddenly broke through the air, with a piercing roar that tore through time and space, and in the blink of an eye, the weight several meters thick was broken in two like cutting tofu.

"Tsk, pretty fast."

Watch as the 'Ghost' teleports away at the last second, retreating behind the Hunting Angel. He shrugged, a little unwilling, this for a tooth for a tat only made the guy bleed a little.

"Well, it looks like the communication is a failure." It's so cool to open your mouth. The Hunting Angel tilted his head, and the fragments of light that were pointing at her in mid-air and fell to the ground with a clang:

"It's a pity that in the end we still had to do it, Your Excellency the Hermit...... If you are willing to cooperate, some things will actually be much easier for each of us. ”

"Trust me, it's the funniest joke I've ever heard today." Snorting coldly, West reached out and volleyed up the cement slab in the corner, which weighed at least a few tons, and threw it at his opponent without mercy.

As an anti-human mad scientist, in West's impression, 'Dr. Yi' has always been obsessed with the bastard of extracting mutants to genetically modify ordinary humans, and has even found a way to "transplant" different superpowers into the same individual. 'Angel Hunting', 'Ghosts' and 'Black Knights' are some of the most successful products of this technology. Twenty years ago, West had fought against the previous generation of angel hunters, and he clearly knew that the superpower of the transformed man who inherited this title was the precise manipulation and control of the gravitational field...... It's just that what he didn't expect was that after being on the run for many years, and now he dared to risk the world's condemnation to set up the Avengers as soon as he appeared, Dr. Yi would definitely not let his loyal subordinates maintain their combat effectiveness for twenty years - even if they didn't add some new material, it would definitely be refreshing in strength and intensity.

"I now finally know what the cream in the middle of the sandwich biscuit feels like."

was so pressed by the force of more than 1,000 catties on his body that he could barely lift his head. West was half-on the concrete, feeling like his knee was on the path of a comminuted fracture:

"That bastard has raised the level of his ability to hunt angels - I don't want to know how. Now that she can control the gravitational field, I have a hard time fighting it, and there is also selective coverage,...... Can any of you think of a way to get her to stop for a while? ”

Each other is evenly matched. The Angel Hunter tried to keep him firmly on the ground, and he had to find a way to prevent himself from being pinned down to the ground, while also having to watch out for bullets that the 'ghost' had not sent to his head. West's eyebrows jumped, and he felt that this one was simply unbeatable.

Just kidding, although the mutant body is much better than the average person. But when it comes to honesty, he can't compare to these genetically fortified mods - just like Iron Man without armor will always be beaten by Captain America with his bare hands.

“…… Shit!! Hurry up and let Natasha blow up this floor of us!! ”

Another overwhelming wave of pressure hit. Holding back the pain of his bones being misaligned, West yelled at Dr. Banner at the head of the headset, who was sitting in the Avengers Mansion, "For God's sake, don't tell me she's going out to dinner!" It's not my style to be one-on-two at all, especially since I'm still the one who was beaten!! ”

"Bang-"

Before the words fell, with an earth-shattering loud noise, the feet of the three people who were in a stalemate suddenly shook. Before he could fully react, his body was so light that he didn't have time to adjust to a suitable position, and he fell straight down with the broken floor.

"Whoa-la-"

Understandably, he was thrown on all fours, and even ran headlong into Bucky, who was confronting the Black Knight, and the two of them stumbled in the rubble. I didn't expect that a teammate would fall from the sky and the Winter Soldier sat on the cement slab and was stunned for a while. It wasn't until his opponent was also hit by the Hunting Angel and the Ghost that fell at the same time, and buried themselves in the rubble, that he realized what had just happened.

"Hello, I'm glad to meet you, Bucky......"

Weakly raising his hand to say hello, West met his companion's almost murderous gaze, trying to hide his own weakness. But before he could continue to throw the pot at Black Widow, Bucky suddenly pounced on him and rolled on the ground, raising his mechanical arm to block the last fallen cement slab to the side.

"Tsk, I should have filmed you guys in this pose." Gracefully walked out of the dust, Natasha mercilessly rolled her eyes at the two who were still palpitating, "It's so unbelievable, men who want women to save them." ”

"Who the said you wanted to save me?!"

"Who the said you were a woman?!"

They shouted in unison, but apparently the point was completely different. The Winter Soldier and the Hermit glanced at each other in surprise, twitching the corners of their mouths.

Natasha: "......"

――What if you really want to kill them?

Although he knew that he shouldn't be, Hawkeye, who was following Captain America to rush this way, still laughed out loud.

"Comeon, guys, this isn't the end of the business."

Dr. Banner, who was sitting in front of the screen monitoring the battlefield, was powerless to cover his forehead, "Shall we all be strict first?" ”

"Of course ......"

He grinned and stood up. Compared to Bucky, who got up from the ground with a grunt and didn't breathe, West had never felt so intuitively that he really lacked physical exercise. Remembering the pressure that was enough to crush his entire spine, he couldn't help but shake his brow as he looked at the opponents who had escaped from the ruins one after another not far away.

"Seriously, James...... I still like your goals. ”

"That woman is more suitable for you." Not bothering to pay attention to him, Bucky moved his mechanical arm, never taking his eyes off the black knight who could match him.

"OK, it doesn't seem like anyone cares that my opponent is a teleporting ghost." Shrugging, Black Widow spoke casually, interacting with her companion.

"Just hold him back, Natasha. Clint and I will be there in ten minutes, and Tony will be in you in five minutes. ”

Through the headset, Steve's voice was drowned out by the roar of the engine.

"Please, I'm just complaining, Captain."

Rolling her eyes again, Natasha silently disgusted these boring men. He then crossed West and Bucky, who were already fighting, and fired the first bullet at his opponent.