When he realized that the base was collapsing at an accelerated pace, West was being pinned against the wall by Elijah's neck.

The hermit is not weak in white-edged combat. Although they can't compare to the Avengers' weirdness, they are the only ones who can't compare. Unexpectedly, Dr. Yi, who spent all day in the laboratory, also had a strong fighting ability that was not inferior to him, and the victory or defeat should have been five or five, but because West broke one hand first, there was a faint one-sided situation. Coupled with the fact that the man had been attacking the injured half of him very insidiously, it didn't take long for the hermit to be almost cornered.

"Looks like your kids are making a lot of noise outside."

The sharp scalpel between his fingers moved slowly almost against West's cheek. Yi Laizhe still had that nonchalant expression, looking condescendingly at the young man's frowning brows: "It's a pity, it's not very reliable." ”

West absolutely agrees. Originally, his situation was difficult enough, but now he was still being cheated by his own people, if it wasn't for the wrong timing, he really wanted to carry the laser eye to let Iron Man make up for him physically...... He can't even judge the force point, does he think he died too slowly, so he will make up for it again?!

However, no matter what he thought in his heart, West would never put this kind of resentment on his face.

Moreover, compared to complaining about Scott, in fact, the hermit now wants to keep the madman in front of him away from him.

Because they were pinned against the wall by the neck of their old enemy, West and Elizhe were so close to each other that a man could touch any part of the boy's face as soon as he lowered his head. In addition, the sharp scalpel in his hand was almost provocative and roamed around his cheeks, gently scratching a few shallow blood marks, so angry that West just wanted to roll his eyes, this bastard was simply jealous of his handsome face, so he made up his mind to break his appearance, right!!

"Do you have ...... Heard of ...... Hitting people doesn't slap them in the face. ”

Because he was still choked by the neck, his voice was a little choppy. The hermit who was slammed by the sworn enemy still did not give up struggling: "Also, can you change your position - this is too ambiguous now, although it ...... Even though you have no scruples about being an old bachelor, my boyfriend sees it and will throw me into the Thames. ”

“……”

Are you trying to get things done?

With a shake of his hand, he almost stabbed the knife into the boy's throat. The corner of Dr. Yi's eyes, who was ridiculed by the cruelty, twitched. To be honest, this is why he likes the hermit who has low self-esteem and hatred - after all, the normal state of West's painting style is sometimes more strange, and the brain circuit is not understandable to ordinary people. If he keeps fighting with such a guy, Yi Laizhe is sure that he will be angry to death one day.

"If you shut up from now on, maybe I can consider letting you die a happy death."

Pulling West's hair forced him to tilt his head, exposing his slender and fragile neck to his eyes. Yi Laizhe was unmoved, and still used his body to block every possibility of his struggle: "However, there is no need for this." Isn't it also a good ending to be buried at the bottom of the mountain with your old enemy? ”

The corners of his mouth curled higher and higher, like a child who had finally gotten his favorite toy, and the man laughed almost madly: "You don't know how obsessed I am with you, West. I have spent half my life solving the mystery that God has given you for you, and in the end, even if I can't get it, I will destroy it with what I want most. ”

"You will never be able to defeat me, dear hermit...... And Charles Xavier will always remember this day, he personally gave you to the devil twenty years ago, and twenty years later, he can only watch you fall into hell, and spend the rest of your life regretting your original choice! ”

The palm was forceful, and it instantly pinched the young man's jaw, and there seemed to be a flame burning wildly in Yi Laizhe's eyes.

Amusing.

This last pre-death arrogance is too suitable for a bereaved dog. Losers never dare to admit their failures, and always do everything possible to blindfold themselves, thinking that by seizing the slightest opportunity, they can cover up the fiasco that cannot be turned over.

With a look of pity in his eyes, West snorted coldly.

"You're dreaming."

"It seems that you still don't know where you are now."

The laughter stopped abruptly, and the leader of the reformers let go of his hand. The sharp blade slashed through his fragile throat with his movements, then upwards, leaving a bright red but cold mark on that delicate face.

"You say, how about I make a hundred and eighty cuts on your beautiful face first?" Fingertips covered the boy's eyebrow bone, and Elijah squinted happily, "Or, pluck out these annoying eyes?" ”

As if he hadn't heard, the hermit remained unmoved. The beautiful eyes that were as blue as the ocean looked coldly at the old enemy's blinded pupils of madness, there was pity and disdain, but there was no fear as the man imagined.

That's not a nice expression.

He was still smiling on his face, but his heart couldn't help but be on fire. A flash of something flashed in Elizhe's eyes, like a naughty bad boy, who could be called a gentle caress of West's eyebrows. At the same time, his right hand holding the knife suddenly fell, and he directly stabbed the scalpel on the young man's left leg!

"There are at most five minutes left before the base collapses completely." Looking at West's instantly painfully furrowed brows, Yi Laizhe finally nodded with satisfaction, "Although time is running out, we can still take this opportunity to exchange feelings?" ”

Speaking, it doesn't seem like it's enough. The man held the cold hilt of the knife, and with a force on his hand, he actually cut a wound that cut almost the entire texture.

'Shhh...... This damn pervert! ’

It is simply impossible to stand on its own strength at all. If it weren't for the fact that he was still pressed against the wall by Elizhe, he would probably fall to the ground all at once. West exhaled involuntarily in pain, his brows tightly tangled, and his vision distorted into patches of pale color from the intense pain.

Without a doubt, it was the deadliest blow he had ever suffered. Even at that time, he was pushed onto the experimental table by Yi Lai Zhe without any resistance, and he was not as ferocious as the knife now.

This man is clearly here to torture people, and West knows it very well. Although it didn't really kill him, the advantage was that the pain was strong enough that even West couldn't bear the terrible pain that could almost drive people crazy.

'Can you still hold on?' ’

I've been paying attention to the situation here, and naturally I know how bad West's current state is, and Professor X almost crushed the armrest of his wheelchair. The distance between him and West was too far to help at all, and now there was not much time left before the base collapsed, and with a leg injury, even if West was able to defeat Elizhe and destroy the safety mechanism of the proving ground, it would be difficult for him to escape on his own in just a few minutes.

But even if he knew it so clearly, Charles didn't want to believe that this would really be the end of his adopted son.

'I'll be fine, Charles. ’

Gritting his teeth and ignoring the lingering smell of blood in the air, West comforted his adoptive father in his consciousness. There are still so many people waiting for him outside, and he himself has so many reasons to live. Otherwise, if Merlin did die here before he knew it, the Hermit was sure that the mage would turn the whole of the Alps over to find himself, using his omnipotent magic.

He'd seen Merlin lose his appearance. Thousands of years ago, on the shores of Lake Avalon, Emorys' tears for the Eternal King were bitter that West could never forget in his life. That look was so desperate that if Merlin cried again, the hermit would feel like he would die.

'I need your help now. ’

Seeing that Elizhe pulled out the scalpel and wanted to attack his other leg, how could West let him get his wish? The only intact right hand tried his best to break free from the man's shackles, pinned the blade to death, and fell into Yi Laizhe's eyes, like the last struggle of a prey before death.

But the Hermit has to do much more than that.

He's really in a disadvantaged situation right now. Unable to use his abilities, he lost a hand, and his right leg was stabbed by this damn madman, which was somewhat similar to what he had experienced twenty years ago. However, since Elizhe failed to do anything to him twenty years ago, it will naturally not be twenty years later.

'What do you need me to help you?' He had always trusted his adopted son's judgment, and even in this desperate situation, Charles believed that West would never easily trap himself in such a situation without leaving him behind. Hearing the hermit's request, he was faintly relieved.

'Control my brain. ’

Without hesitation, West's expression was resolute.

His current situation is not able to gain the upper hand in hand-to-hand combat, and if he wants to defeat Yi Laizhe, there is only one way to fight for superpowers. He had long been taught the inhibitors of Yi Laizhe, and he knew that it was impossible to delay the time and wait for the effects of the drugs to pass, but it was precisely because of this that the black experience of twenty years ago made West now more or less able to find some ways to fight this inhibitor.

But your brain won't be able to handle that. The cost of disrupting your metabolism is more terrible than you think, not to mention that you are still a psychic person, and the results you have to face may be even more worrying. ’

After a little thought, he understood what his adopted son was going to do, and Professor X frowned slightly.

But if I don't, I'm going to be killed...... Charles, how bad can this price be, no matter how bad it is? ’

The broken wrist had begun to become congested, and the scratched left leg could no longer support the weight of the body. West knew that if he was going to get out of the way, it was time to give it a go.

He shook his head, but said no more. Thousands of miles away in New York, Professor X closes his eyes in front of Cereboro. At the same time, under the Alps, the young man's blue eyes seemed to be burning with flames that could burn the plains, spreading and even burning his entire pupils into red blood.

Only once in his entire life so far has he made such a desperate effort to liberate his abilities, and then brought about the most painful death and separation.

"How dare you ......!!"

His eyes widened for a moment. Yi Laizhe looked down at the undisguised madness in the young man's eyes, and was shocked to say something, but was bounced away by the sudden burst of air.

"I said I could pay anything if I could defeat you."

Standing up against the wall behind him, West coldly curled the corners of his mouth, like a Shura from hell.

… …

Merlin felt like she was going crazy.

It is true that he is a great mage who has never been seen before or since, but the weaknesses that wizards share are also vividly reflected in him. Not only during the Carmellot period, but even after a thousand years, until now, he is only slightly better at hand-to-hand combat than hand-to-hand combat.

Therefore, just after being beaten by Yi Laizhe, he can only be groggy and at the mercy of others, and he has no power to resist at all. Not to mention how the demon girl who received the same treatment didn't have anything at all, just because of herself, letting West be coerced and trampled on and break her wrist bone was enough for the mage to lose his soul.

What's more, now that my boyfriend is fighting with his old enemy, he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and he may be buried in the ground at any time, but he can't help anything...... If something did happen to West, the mage wasn't sure what crazy he would do.

- Damn.

It is like a fallen leaf floating on the surface of the sea, which can only rise and fall with the tide. Merlin felt like he was stuck headlong in a pile of bubbles, unable to exert any part of his body, but his head was unexpectedly clear, as if to make him see his powerlessness, and that even though he had amazing magic, he could not protect the person he wanted to protect.

"West hasn't come out yet."

A look of despair finally appeared on his face. Laser saw that the building in front of him had collapsed to the point that it could not be seen, and even if he wanted to do something about it, he was helpless at this time.

Bond, who had come to make up the numbers, was just as ugly now, and Raven, who was standing beside him, had been silent from the beginning. And further back, the slightly more emotional Qin has already covered his mouth, and tears glistened in the corners of his eyes; patting her on the shoulder comfortingly, Wolverine opened his mouth, but finally said nothing, and the cold and hard eyebrows that had already been polished gradually appeared with a faint mourning.

The best time has been missed. Even if West defeated Elizhe now, he would not have time to escape from tens of meters underground.

And none of the people present now have the ability to change this outcome.

Merlin could feel the atmosphere around him suddenly turn depressed, and Merlin felt as if his heart was being clutched. He wanted to open his eyes even more, straighten up, and go to the boy who belonged to him, but he couldn't do it.

'Do you want to save him?' ’

Suddenly, just as the mage was about to despair and break his heart, a voice seemed to pierce the fog in his mind, clearly echoing in his ears. The voice Merlin was familiar, innocent, crisp, and childlike, but at this moment it was like the last straw, holding his crumbling nerves on the edge of a cliff.

No matter what it takes, I will save him. ’

Never knowing that his tone could be so firm, Merlin said without hesitation. Adelaide, on the other hand, was silent for a moment, she could read a lot in the mage's consciousness of the Occlumency, and in that way, she could easily find what she wanted to see.

Love, and enlightenment.

It seemed that as long as it was about West, the girl would never have to doubt Merlin's determination.

'I can use my psychic abilities to restore you to the level you had at your peak, just like West is doing now...... However, when the ability fails, you may face a hundred times more exhaustion and weakness than you do now. ’

You said you could pay anything for him. So, what about exchanging your own future? ’

Of course. ’

Even if it takes his life. For Merlin, as long as he can save West, and can use him again in this imperfect world, he is also willing.

Nodding his head, he closed his eyes slightly. Adelaide looked at the building in front of him somewhere that was about to collapse, and suddenly opened the metal wings that were a meter long behind him, and countless sharp blades roared away, and they actually broke the passage leading to the interior directly from the outer wall.

At the same time, Cyclops and the others were surprised to find that the little boyfriend who had been lying on the ground and seemed unconscious when they had been fished out of the base, also opened his eyes suddenly, as if nothing had happened, and followed the broken passage in Adelaide into the almost collapsed base.

"Hey......!!"

I was taken aback by this sudden deception. Scott tried to grab Merlin, but miscalculated the mage's reaction speed and reached out to pull it into the air. Seeing that the boy had disappeared between the falling rubble, the team leader secretly gritted his teeth and pulled his legs to rush forward.

However, before he could take his first step, he was stopped by Adelaide.

"What are you doing?" The brows were tightly tangled together, and the voice of the laser eyes sank dangerously.

"None of you can get to West except him."

Not caring about the faint hostility on his face, the girl just glanced at Scott, then turned around again and stared at the ruins in front of her. Gently closing his eyes, I don't know what I sensed, and the slightly folded eyebrows gradually returned to their usual calm and indifference.

She knew what was going on at the bottom of the cold Alps. Whether it's the Archmage who ignores all obstacles and runs in the darkness like the wind, or West, who is desperate to give it a go, they will get the best ending imaginable. Elijah will never be a match for any of them, and no one will be able to separate them in this cruel but still beautiful world.

Including herself.

So, there's no better time to leave.

Sometimes I wonder if there is another place that we don't know, there is another time and space that is exactly the same, and another person who is exactly the same, but can have a completely different destiny. You don't have to meet in a cage, but like thousands of ordinary and ordinary people, you can meet again in the sun. ’

Many, many years ago, she didn't understand the meaning of this past year, and she didn't understand the helplessness and hesitation that occasionally appeared in West's eyes. The young man was willing to shield her from the darkness of the world with everything he had, and was willing to sacrifice all the best years of twenty years for one person. Adelaide had no choice but to step into the net that fate had patched for her at an early age, but fortunately, she was able to meet a Wester Xavier and become the only splendor worth remembering in her gloomy life.

Those who have long since died are destined to have a place to go back, and the girl knows very well.

And now, Lake Lugano is waiting.

A cool, chilly air stream whistling from the Alpine ridge blows the snow thistles that bloom at the foot of the mountain. Not far away, the sparkling water reflects the cold sunlight like petals swaying in the wind, reflecting a paradise that pilgrims can't reach.

A clean and pure smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. Adelaide spreads its wings and follows the trail of the sun onto the calm lake. Many years ago, West chose to bury her here, and now, she is willing to fall into eternal sleep again under the gaze of thousands of glaciers.

The ripples, rippling in circles, blurred the sight, and blurred the years.

She stood in the middle of the lake, looked back at the secret base that held almost all of her memories, and without hesitation, she retracted her wings, and the hem of Adelaide's pale clothes was swept away, like an elf jumping on the snow, and then gradually, covered by the clear water of the lake.

That familiar and gentle silhouette is just ahead, just as it was when we first saw it. He looked back and seemed to say something, and the girl smiled brightly and opened her arms, finally able to embrace the boy she had never aged in her dreams.

If there really is such a time and space, there really is such a me. Even if she never meets you again, she'll still like you. ’

- The whole world, I like you the most.