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Peter sat in the corner of the dining room, celebrating his survival after the catastrophe, feeling as though he had just completed a monumental mission.
Even now, he still felt like he was dreaming.
I survived just like that?
I survived the "siege" of the Kent family?
His mind was currently echoing with these exclamations of disbelief.
Watching the Kent family sitting on the sofas, chatting happily together, Peter touched his head uncomfortably.
He didn't know how to participate in their conversation.
Just then, he heard Mike call everyone over, saying that Charles had something to say.
Peter hesitated; he didn't know if "everyone" included him.
"Peter!"
Gwen turned around and waved to him.
Peter paused, pointing at his own nose, and asked carefully, "Me?"
"Yeah!"
Gwen nodded affirmatively.
Peter smiled happily, but just as he started walking toward Gwen, he felt several gazes land on him.
His body went stiff.
Now, should he go over there, or should he retreat to his corner?
Peter was in a dilemma.
"Come over here."
Mike said indifferently.
Peter shuddered and looked at Mike in surprise.
Mike was speechless.
"Am I that scary?"
Peter nodded hurriedly, then immediately shook his head frantically.
"Pfft!"
Charles laughed out loud.
Smack!
Charles clutched his head, looking at Mike with resentment.
Mike gave a light snort. "Is it that funny?"
Charles: "..."
Clark gently pressed down the corners of his mouth that kept trying to rise. Before Eric's mocking laughter could emerge, he said, "Let's talk business."
Charles's expression turned serious. After Peter walked over to them and sat down at Gwen's invitation, Charles nodded to Jean and said, "This matter concerns Jean."
Jean?
Mike's eyes flickered, as if he had thought of something.
"Jean?" Eric asked in surprise. "Are you saying Jean's power is showing signs of losing control?"
"Don't guess blindly." Charles glared at Eric and said solemnly, "Jean's control over her power is already very strong. It won't go out of control that easily."
In fact, according to Charles's estimation, the current Jean was not far from completely mastering her power.
Charles pondered for a moment. "Hmm... it is related to Jean's power."
Related to Jean's power, but not out of control?
Everyone was a little puzzled.
"Stop guessing, let Jean speak for herself."
Mike spoke calmly, looking at Jean with a smiling, paternal gaze.
Jean's heart warmed.
Originally, she was a little worried, but now...
Jean nodded and said, "Recently, I've been having a dream every day. A... nightmare."
A dream?
"A dream? What's so special about that?"
Hope was a bit dismissive.
Hela raised an eyebrow and said, "Jean possesses powerful abilities. Her dreams aren't ordinary; they likely belong to the category of premonitions."
Hope was surprised.
"No, this time, it's not a premonition."
Jean spoke in a low voice, but unconsciously recalled the content of the nightmare, and a touch of pallor appeared on her face.
Charles held Jean's hand and said softly, "Don't be afraid."
Feeling the warmth from his fingertips, Jean nodded and said to everyone, "In the dream, there is a force calling to me. And wherever this force goes, everything is destroyed."
"Humans, animals, plants, even... planets!"
Everyone was shocked, but Mike narrowed his eyes and silently recited the name of that power in his heart.
The Phoenix Force!
"It has a name—the Phoenix Force!"
Sure enough!
Mike whispered.
Clark looked at Mike in surprise, while Little Lamb exclaimed, "It's that thing!"
After the three of them returned from the other world, they hadn't told the others about what happened there.
"You know about it?"
Charles looked at his brother in surprise, and everyone else's eyes also fell on Little Lamb.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Little Lamb lifted his chin and said, "Of course I know! I've even seen the host of the Phoenix Force, and I even fought her!"
He sniffed slightly, appearing somewhat excited.
"You're not lying, are you?"
Gwen looked at Little Lamb suspiciously.
Something like that happened? Why didn't she know?
Little Lamb looked at Gwen, puffed up with anger. "Of course not! Dad and Clark can testify for me!"
Dad and Clark?
Everyone's gaze shifted to the two of them.
Clark remembered the events of the other world. He thought of the other version of himself, and his 'child'—Oren.
Most importantly, he remembered that the wife of his other-world self was Faora.
His body unconsciously shuddered. He turned to look at Hope beside him and couldn't help but sigh in his heart about how wonderful his current life was.
Mike rubbed his chin and said, "There was such a thing, but it was a long time ago. I remember..."
"Let me tell it! Let me tell it!"
Little Lamb anxiously interrupted Mike.
It wasn't easy to find a chance to show off... to brag in front of his brothers; he wasn't going to give it up.
"Alright, you tell it!"
Mike pinched Little Lamb's cheek and spoke dotingly.
Little Lamb grinned, made a fist, and coughed lightly. "Ahem, pay attention, everyone! I'm going to start telling our legendary story. Sit tight!"
"Haha!"
Seeing Little Lamb's smug appearance, everyone laughed.
Little Lamb tapped his head lightly with his finger, and a three-dimensional image appeared in the middle of the group.
Another new ability...
The corners of the Kent family's mouths twitched.
As Little Lamb began to slowly narrate, the three-dimensional image projected the scenes from Little Lamb's memory, slowly revealing to everyone what they had encountered when they went to Oren's world last time.
The middle-aged Clark from the other world, Little Lamb's stunning ability bullets, the character Mike finally summoned, and the earth-shattering battle with the Phoenix.
When Little Lamb's voice fell silent, everyone looked at the surging energy in the image, their eyes full of solemnity.
This is the Phoenix Force?
The Phoenix Force from another world?
While they were astonished by the power of the Phoenix Force, they also breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, their father could deal with it.
Mike, however, recalled what the woman named Phoenix had told him back then.
The Phoenix Force scattered across various parallel universes is aggregating.
If it aggregates, in which universe will it come together?
Thinking of this, a shadow cast over Mike's heart.
He hoped it wasn't what he was thinking.
"Dad?" Seeing Mike silent, Charles asked with some concern, "Is it going to be trouble this time?"
Seeing everyone looking at him, Mike paused for a moment, then smiled faintly. "It's nothing serious."
As long as the Phoenix Force hadn't completely aggregated—as long as it wasn't the complete Phoenix Force—it wasn't a major problem.
Pausing for a moment, Mike said, "Jean, can you sense the time when the Phoenix Force will appear?"
Jean shook her head. "I can't, but the daily nightmares tell me it is constantly getting closer."
Mike pondered and said, "Then, notify me the moment you feel it appear. We will solve it together."
"Okay!"
(End of Chapter)