Chapter 19: The Piano and the Phoenix
However, by the time Leus slowly but surely made his way to the base's escape door, Wolverine had already escaped from the underground base through another door with Storm Girl and the Professor.
Wolverine, Jean, Storm, Scott, the Professor, and the Blue Devil, as well as the six children rescued in the base, they can be said to have just won a race against the Grim Reaper, and when they saw the ice and snow world outside, they were all the same as Leus at the beginning, with indescribable ease and happiness on their faces.
"We need to hurry!"
Qin suddenly shouted, and everyone was shocked, only to realize that the crisis had not yet passed, and if the lake water stored in the dam exploded, it would at least flood the surrounding area of ten kilometers!
"It's too late!"
Wolverine had just hugged a child who had fallen, and they had already struggled to run up the hill and looked back at the dam, which was cracking and the flood would soon be submerged.
Everyone stopped, looking at the dam in amazement, the reconnaissance plane was still a few kilometers away, and they simply couldn't get there.
Everyone looked at each other, and all they saw were desperate and unwilling faces, obviously they had escaped from the underground base, but they still couldn't escape the end of death?
But at this moment, there was a sudden rumbling noise in the woods next to them, which alarmed everyone at once, and they all looked at the sky.
It's it!
The Blackbird reconnaissance plane, which was a few kilometers away, suddenly appeared, shook and slowly landed in front of everyone, the hatch opened, the gangway fell, and everyone hurriedly walked in.
"Passengers, welcome aboard."
After everyone boarded the cabin one after another, the fire man who was on the console looked back at everyone with a smile.
"Good job, boy."
Scott gave him a rare pat on the shoulder and showed a smile, which made Burning Man John even more proud, after all, this guy is a famous facial paralysis man.
Storm Girl also walked over, and the burning man quickly gave up her position, she smiled: "Well done." ”
The Burning Man was grateful to the black-haired boy at this time, and he carefully turned around everyone in the cabin, and suddenly his eyes widened.
"What about Lee and Phantom Cat?"
Being reminded by this, the Storm Girl suddenly realized that Li and Little Naughty were not here, and couldn't help but look at the Iceman, the Fire Man and the Little Naughty, she frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" Aren't they going to stay with you? ”
"They're still at the dam!"
At this time, Wolverine also returned, he put down the child he was holding, and explained to them worriedly: "Lee foresaw the collapse of the dam, and he and the Phantom Cat entered the base to find me and asked me to help you, but he and the Phantom Cat went to the data room. ”
"We can't leave them behind!" Burning Man John was the first to shout, the black-haired boy had occupied an important place in his heart.
"Burning Man!" Professor X suddenly raised his voice, and he said calmly, "We won't give up any partners casually, but the current situation is too dangerous. ”
That's right, the situation is too dangerous now, the dam in the distance is about to completely collapse, and soon the flood will be submerged, and the Lius and Phantom Cat, who can't get back, will be swallowed up by the flood.
This is a cruel truth.
"Not good!" At this moment, Scott in the passenger seat exclaimed: "The thruster is broken!" ”
"Then fix it quickly!" I don't know who shouted anxiously.
"Oh! No! We're out of steam! "Stormgirl tried to activate the emergency power, but nothing happened.
"Wait!"
Jean's expression was stunned for a moment, and then she walked to the exit of the cabin, but no one noticed her behavior.
"It's Lee and the Phantom Cat! They're coming towards us. Also, I think we need an external force to push the reconnaissance plane. ”
Jean's voice suddenly sounded in Professor X's head, telepathy.
"Jean? What are you doing! ”
Because he lost his wheelchair, Professor X, who could only sit in the chair, suddenly shouted, and everyone else subconsciously turned around, but did not see her.
"Where's Jean?" Her lover Scott suddenly became nervous.
"She's outside." Professor X's face was not very good-looking, and he said, "Lee and the Phantom Cat are also coming towards us. ”
Scott suddenly thought of something and immediately rushed to the gangway, but Jean, who had already left the reconnaissance plane a few meters away, looked back, and it immediately shut up automatically.
"We can't lower the gangway!"
Scott pointed to the hatch and yelled at Stormwind as he almost lost his sanity.
"I can't control it, Qin doesn't want us to go out!"
Bang!
At this moment, the dam finally collapsed completely, and the flood water that had been stored for an unknown number of tons finally poured out, and a few dozen meters away from the reconnaissance plane, a small black dot was struggling to climb to the top of the hillside.
This black spot is none other than Leus, whose eyes are soaked with sweat and whose body is constantly shaking, and who looks like he will fall down casually, while the phantom cat in his arms has white lips and has passed out.
"Still too late?"
With a thud, Leus held on for so long, and the last of his strength was exhausted, his legs could not support his weight, and he fell to his knees on the snow, but he still hugged Katie tightly with both hands.
He looked up at the clear and clear sky, and for some reason there was no despair, only a faint disappointment.
I've only lived for seventeen years, and I'm about to start a wonderful life...... I finally came back to life, a qiē...... Is it going to be over again?
Leus slowly closed his eyes, but suddenly, his body was held up by a powerful force.
Opening his eyes suddenly, Leus watched in disbelief as he flew up, a mysterious force supporting him and quickly flying towards the hillside, and then he saw it.
It's Jean!
Her short burgundy hair fluttered in the cold wind, and there was only a look of determination on her beautiful face, and she also saw Lius, and they looked at each other from a distance.
"Li, tell everyone, take my place...... Live well. ”
A familiar voice sounded in his head, Leus went from death to life, and he stared blankly at this beautiful woman who had only been a teacher for one night, and she was sacrificing herself to save everyone.
Suddenly, Leus seemed to hear something crack in his heart, and a tear oozed silently from the corner of his eye.
It wasn't until this moment that Leus suddenly truly understood that this world was not illusory, but the same as his original world.
All people are living beings with flesh and blood and feelings, and there is no difference between him and everyone here.
The power of the phoenix awakened in her body, and the power that no one on this planet could compete with was awakening, and Leus quickly flew to the side of the reconnaissance plane, and the blue demon involuntarily teleported out of the cabin and took the two back to the cabin.
Rumble!
The flood had hit in full swing, and it was a huge and ferocious monster with no fixed form, and in a hundred meters, it flooded from the dam to the hillside in a few breaths, and unstoppably swallowed the woods.
Everyone in the cabin heard the roar of the Flood Behemoth, but each of them, including Leus and Professor X, had a sad look on their faces.
The flood beast came with a roaring roar, with a force of more than ten tons!
However, in the face of such a tiny piano, he just calmly stretched out his hand.
Bang!
An invisible wall was indestructible and blocked all the torrents rushing towards the reconnaissance plane, but the impact of the left and right sides still made the fuselage shake violently.
"Charged, starting."
With the shaking, all the energy systems of the reconnaissance aircraft were successfully activated with the help of mysterious forces, and the reconnaissance aircraft was taking off on a shaky basis.
But at this moment, everyone didn't care about this anymore, Scott and Wolverine both squeezed to the window, looking at the figure who was struggling to support under the torrent of seven or eight meters in great sadness.
In the corner of the cabin, Leus still held the unconscious girl, unwilling to let her be hurt by the vibration of the cabin, he closed his eyes in pain and opened his lips.
"Jean just said to me."
Scott and Wolverine, along with the others, immediately turned their gaze to Leus in the corner, looking at his face that was also painful.
"She said we were going to replace her...... Live well. ”
"No!"
Scott let out a wail and slammed his fist against the cabin wall, his sunglasses covering his tearful eyes.
At that moment, Professor X suddenly closed his eyes and opened his mouth.
"I know exactly what I'm doing, but it's the only way."
All the attention was immediately attracted, and Scott immediately ran to the professor's side, and he choked up: "Jean! Listen to me...... Don't do that! ”
However, Professor X, who was controlled by the piano, just calmly spit out his final goodbye.
“…… Good bye. ”
The reconnaissance plane slowly rose until it was more than five meters high, and Leus in the corner opened his eyes, and a burning phoenix seemed to be reflected in his pupils.
His heart palpitated, an aura of terror that could destroy the entire universe.
"Yes, we'll see you again...... Phoenix. ”
When the reconnaissance plane flew into the sky after the beautiful woman bathed in the glow of the golden flames was swallowed up by the torrent, Leus sighed in his heart, knowing that the matter had come to an end.