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However, Kevin's gaze did not linger on Laura for too long.
He quickly approached Laura, took the syringe from her hand, aimed it at Professor X's arm, quickly inserted it, and injected all the medicine into the Professor's body.
When all the medicine entered Professor X's body, the slight discomfort Kevin had felt completely disappeared.
Laura, who had been bracing herself and trying to get closer to Professor X, also collapsed to the ground at that moment.
Wolverine, who had been fighting against Professor X's ability and was nearing the door, also slowly slid down the wall to the ground.
"I'm sorry… I… I'm really sorry… I'm sorry…"
Charles regained some of his sanity. He seemed to remember what he was doing and apologized to the people around him, and to Laura who had fallen to the ground.
The little girl, Laura, got up from the ground, came to Charles's side, and shook his hand. The old, wrinkled hand and the young, small hand clasped tightly together, and Charles's mind gradually returned to peace.
After a short rest, Wolverine also finally recovered.
He stood up and looked at Kevin warily:
"Who are you?"
"Someone here to help you." Kevin threw away the syringe in his hand. "I saved Caliban and dealt with those people from Alkali-Transigen. I thought you wouldn't have to run, but now…"
Kevin shrugged, not continuing.
Charles's illness caused his powers to go out of control, leading to everyone in and around the casino falling into a temporary state of brain-freeze.
Those who were originally sitting or standing were fine, but those driving past here were probably out of luck.
Anyone with a bit of common sense could clearly guess the outcome when a moving vehicle suddenly loses control.
Standing by the window, Kevin could now see cars forming a 'long queue' on the street below, with one car colliding into another, causing a chain reaction of accidents.
The police would definitely investigate this incident, and it might even lead someone to link it to Charles.
Even if the official statement was that he had died, no one had seen his body. If this incident was truly noticed by the authorities and they discovered that Charles was still alive...
Then Logan and the others would likely be plunged into an endless 'pursuit'.
And there were also people from Alkali-Transigen tracking them.
What Kevin could think of, Logan could also think of.
He didn't bother asking where Kevin, this 'mutant', had come from. He stepped forward, pushed Charles's wheelchair, and started to leave:
"Charles, we need to get out of here quickly."
"I'm sorry, Logan… I… I didn't mean to…"
"I know, I know, no one blames you." Logan comforted Charles, then looked up at Kevin and said, "I don't care who you are, I just hope you don't cause us any trouble, okay?"
"I just solved a few problems for you."
"You, and her."
Logan pointed at Kevin, then at Laura who was beside him, but when his eyes met Laura's, his finger slowly lowered, and he continued:
"…You two are the biggest trouble… Forget it, we'll wait for you downstairs."
After a night of bumpy travel and in-depth understanding, Logan had learned about Laura's background from the nurse's phone.
Understanding what Laura had gone through, Logan could no longer feel anger towards her. In fact, with Laura by his side, his tone had softened considerably.
At least it was much softer than Kevin had imagined, with far fewer barbs in his words.
Before this, Kevin had even thought Logan would sternly tell him to leave, and had spent a long time thinking about how to get Logan to agree to let him stay.
But looking at the current situation, Kevin didn't need to waste any more words.
Logan pushed Charles, taking Laura out of the room.
Kevin, on the other hand, first returned to his booked room, explained the situation to Caliban, and then went downstairs with Caliban to meet up with everyone.
Downstairs, Logan was waiting for Kevin by his newly bought used pickup truck.
Seeing Kevin and Caliban, he didn't waste words, gesturing for the two to get in the car.
Caliban, Charles, and Laura sat in the back, Kevin sat in the passenger seat, and Logan drove.
The group of five quickly left the chaotic casino.
Or rather, 'escaped' would be more appropriate.
"Why… didn't we drive that car?"
Once in the car, Caliban looked back at the armed vehicle from Alkali-Transigen that Kevin had abandoned.
Compared to the used pickup truck Logan bought, the armed vehicle Kevin had seized was at least much safer.
And it was also more spacious inside than this car, making it more comfortable to sit in.
"We can't guarantee there isn't a tracker on that car." Kevin explained, "And I don't think this little one would like that car."
Previously, because there was no car, Kevin had no choice but to drive the car from Alkali-Transigen.
Now that they had new transportation, Kevin didn't have to risk being tracked by Alkali-Transigen by continuing to drive the black sedan.
Moreover, Kevin also had to consider the feelings of the elementary schooler, Laura.
Laura, who had escaped from Alkali Genetic Company, harbored hostility towards everything related to Alkali-Transigen.
And from the moment they came out until now, when Laura saw the car Kevin was driving, her eyes revealed fierce hostility.
If Kevin hadn't helped them and wasn't a 'mutant', they definitely wouldn't have let Kevin get in the car.
Perhaps thinking of this, halfway through the drive, Logan asked Kevin:
"Are you also a mutant? With her?"
"I… according to your definition, I suppose I am a mutant, but I'm not like her, I'm a free person."
"Is that so? I thought you were also an experiment subject from that genetic company, just a bit older."
Alkali-Transigen's research had been ongoing for nearly twenty years now.
If Kevin was one of the earliest subjects, then it made sense for him to be around twenty years old now. Kevin, with his beard shaved, also looked young, so it was normal to be thought of that way.
"No matter how you look at it, it's impossible for me to be only twenty, right?"
Kevin said jokingly, and Caliban, sitting in the back seat, picked up on his joke:
"Maybe you just… look overly mature?"
"…That reason of yours really leaves me with no rebuttal."
"Then since you're not an experiment subject from that company, why did you come looking for us?"
Logan asked again.
"There are some things I need your help with, and then I found that you seemed to be in trouble, so I thought I'd help you first, and then you can help me."
To access the Phoenix Force, he needed to find Jean Grey, but Jean Grey was already dead, so Kevin could only find her grave.
Professor X and Wolverine definitely knew where Phoenix was buried, but Kevin had no relation to them. Directly asking them where Phoenix was buried would only arouse their suspicion.
Therefore, helping them deal with Alkali-Transigen first, and then using that as an exchange to find Phoenix's grave, became what Kevin needed to do now.
And there was another reason for helping these two people.
The movie "Wolverine 3" was a film that Kevin felt unresolved about after watching it.
He didn't want the tragedy in the movie to happen again; he wanted to save them, or at least save Logan.
The reason Kevin gave couldn't actually convince Logan, but Professor X chose to believe him:
"He's not lying, Logan, and he's also a young mutant, just like Laura. We should help him."
"There's nothing in this world that we 'should' do! Charles! We can't even protect ourselves right now, so how can we help others!"
"North Dakota, where Laura wants to go, the mutants' 'Eden'…"
Charles brought up 'Eden', the 'paradise' for mutants mentioned by the nurse who saved Laura.
According to the nurse, that 'Eden' was the only pure land for mutants now, and as long as Laura went there, she would find peace.
But when this was mentioned, Logan's expression became very strange.
It was an expression filled with anger, yet also with a touch of helplessness.
He threw a comic book from his backpack, an "X-Men" comic, a work created in this universe by some creators based on the experiences of the X-Men.
Logan threw the comic to Caliban in the back seat and said:
"There's no such thing as Eden! It's just a fictional place in a comic book!"
"What…?"
Charles also seemed not to have expected this; he was stunned for a long while.
That's right, the so-called 'Eden' actually didn't exist at all. The coordinate address of the Eden the nurse told Laura and Logan about was just something from the comic book, on the very last page of the comic's ending.
Why the nurse took something from a comic book as real is something that cannot be known now that the nurse has passed away.
But Laura firmly believed that Eden truly existed.
Charles also wanted to believe, even after Logan told him the truth.
Logan and Charles started arguing again, but their argument wasn't intense; instead, it was more like everyday bickering between father and son.
In the end, the topic concluded with Logan telling Charles to take his medicine, and a period of silent time passed in the car.
Kevin sat in the passenger seat, feeling the wind blow in from the window, and his mood surprisingly found a rare tranquility.
Ever since transmigrating to the The Boys world, Kevin had rarely had a time when he didn't have to worry about anything, leaving all planning to others, and just staying at ease.
Especially after transmigrating to the Marvel World, Kevin felt like he had always been busy.
Busy fighting Thanos, busy fighting Ultron, busy fighting Ego.
In the The Boys world, he was busy taking control of Vought, busy dealing with Homelander and Stormfront…
It seemed he had never had such a leisurely time before.
Only now, sitting in the car driven by Logan, did Kevin feel a rare sense of leisure.
"You're very happy."
Charles, sitting in the back seat, suddenly said to Kevin after taking his medicine.
Kevin looked back at him:
"Is it that obvious?"
He said, touching his face, thinking he shouldn't have shown any strange expressions.
"I can sense it." Charles said, "Although I can't perceive your thoughts, I can feel your emotions."
No sooner had Charles finished speaking than Logan's reprimand followed closely behind, before Kevin could even answer:
"Charles! I remember telling you not to use your powers casually, it will worsen your condition!"
"I didn't… really."
Charles explained softly.
Kevin played the peacemaker:
"Don't be so harsh, Wolverine, this isn't a big deal. After this is over, I'll help you cure the Professor's illness."
No sooner had Kevin finished speaking than Charles said:
"Although I'm very grateful to you, Kevin, Alzheimer's is an incurable disease, I know that."
"For ordinary people, that's true."
Kevin did not deny it.
Because at this stage, there was indeed no effective treatment that could reverse Alzheimer's.
But that was among ordinary people. After changing professions, Kevin could return to the Marvel Universe and find a way to treat this disease in the universe.
It was indeed an incurable disease on Earth, but in the universe, this disease might not be a big deal.
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