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"It's alright, Logan. I told you I'd protect this place. You just need to enjoy your current life," Kevin said to Logan, a serious smile on his face. It was clear he genuinely wanted Logan and Charles to stay there.
But hearing this, Logan frowned, "You'll protect this place? Kid, I know your mutant ability is powerful. You can control water, right? And blood too?
"But I've seen many powerful mutants. You might be able to protect yourself, or Caliban and Laura, but you can't possibly protect everyone!"
Logan believed Kevin's ability was very powerful.
Although he hadn't seen Kevin use his ability, just by looking at the scene and seeing Kevin completely unharmed, he could easily guess that his ability was definitely not weak.
However, sometimes protecting others isn't just about being powerful.
Protection is always more difficult than destruction.
Kevin was, after all, just one person. He might be able to deal with the people sent by the Alkali-Transigen, that much was true.
But he couldn't appear by everyone's side at all times.
Once the Alkali-Transigen split into multiple teams and attacked everyone simultaneously, there would inevitably be people Kevin couldn't protect.
Moreover, Logan hadn't become so weak as to need a young child to protect him.
That's right, in Logan's eyes, Kevin was just a child.
A child just like Laura.
No matter how old Kevin claimed to be, in Logan's view, he was no different from his younger self, who used to fight in underground boxing matches.
Both were equally naive and ignorant, both needed someone to guide them.
But unfortunately, Logan currently had neither the mood nor the time to guide others, including Professor X.
Their most urgent task now was to leave this place and continue their escape.
Logan's stubbornness made Kevin helpless.
He sighed and said to Logan seriously, "I know you don't believe me, but it doesn't matter. I'll show you that I can do what I say. So… you guys just stay here obediently, spend one night, and leave tomorrow."
"Why do you insist on us staying here?" Logan suddenly retorted, completely baffled. "What good does it do you? Or is what you want to do related to us staying here?"
"Because Laura needs to feel a family atmosphere! Logan, you need it too."
Kevin said to Logan gravely.
The current Logan, in fact, already had thoughts of dying. He carried Adamantium bullets with him, intending to one day put one of them into his own head.
Simply dealing with the Alkali-Transigen couldn't truly resolve the crisis Logan faced. He needed to experience more things, to feel the existence of family and loved ones… that is, Laura, to have the motivation to live.
Logan froze, looking at Kevin with an even more bewildered expression.
Because he simply couldn't understand what Kevin was saying.
They had no relation to Kevin, who said he needed their help, but until now, Kevin hadn't said what he actually wanted to do.
Instead, he had been constantly helping Logan and the others evade the Alkali-Transigen's pursuit.
Logan was willing to keep Kevin by his side because his animalistic instincts didn't sense any malice from Kevin.
Charles, who could perceive others' emotions, also didn't sense any malice from Kevin.
But that didn't mean Kevin necessarily had their best interests at heart.
Logan had originally thought so, but now, looking at Kevin's serious gaze, he felt he couldn't quite understand this young man anymore.
What exactly was his purpose?
Why was he so concerned about Logan and the others, and Laura?
Logan was about to ask again, but Kevin had no intention of continuing to argue with him on this matter.
Looking at the black security guard whose life had been spared in the distance, Kevin directly said to Logan, "If you're really that worried, then I'll help you solve this problem. Don't wait for me for dinner, you guys eat first."
"Wait, what are you going to do?"
"I told you, solve your problem."
"You still haven't told me what you want us to help you with!"
Logan asked one last time, and Kevin just waved his hand with his back to him:
"I'll tell you when I get back."
He said, grabbing the black man whose life he had spared, and disappeared into the darkness.
And when Kevin left, Caliban leaned closer to Logan and said, "I can probably guess some of his purpose."
Logan looked at him.
Caliban continued, "I asked him before what he wanted to do with you guys, and he said he was looking for Phoenix… But the problem is, hasn't Phoenix been dead for twenty years?"
"It's twenty-two years… Wait, he's looking for Jean? How old is he this year?"
When he realized Kevin's objective was to find Jean Grey, Logan suddenly had a rather absurd hypothesis.
"Twenty-three? Or twenty-four? He looks very young, but he shouldn't be over thirty."
Caliban recalled Kevin's face and replied.
Kevin's age after transmigration was actually close to thirty, but due to his improved physique and good image management, he now looked no different from a twenty-three or twenty-four-year-old.
Caliban could only judge Kevin's age based on his demeanor and speech.
"Twenty-three… twenty-four…"
Logan recalled the past.
Jean Grey's death was in 2007, but actually in 2006, Jean Grey sacrificed herself to save the X-Men.
At the time, everyone thought she was dead.
But unexpectedly, she eventually came back to life and was even used by Magneto, forcing Logan to kill her with his own hands.
During the period when Jean Grey faked her death and disappeared in 2006, until her reappearance in 2007, no one knew what she had experienced or where she had gone.
What if she had a child during this time…
No, no, no, no matter what, this couldn't be possible.
As soon as Logan had a similar hypothesis, he quickly shook his head to clear these absurd thoughts from his mind.
No matter what, the idea of Jean having a child within a year was too preposterous.
Moreover, even if Kevin truly had a connection with Jean, it wasn't necessarily a blood relation. Perhaps Kevin's relatives had once received help from Jean, or perhaps he himself had some grievance with Jean.
Logan fell into deep thought, and Caliban also thought of something, asking Logan in surprise, "You suspect Kevin is—"
"No, I suspect nothing. Alright, we should go back now."
Logan interrupted Caliban's question, ready to go back, but before leaving, he glanced at X24's 'corpse' on the ground and added, "…But before we go back, we need to deal with this guy first."
"How to deal with him?"
"Like this."
Logan walked over to X24, placed his fist on X24's head, aiming at his eye socket.
Psh—
Steel claws popped out, accurately piercing X24's head.
Caliban averted his gaze, a bit unable to stomach it, and muttered to himself, "…I feel like I might not be able to eat dinner tonight."
Logan ignored him. He made several more cuts on X24's head, making sure he couldn't possibly come back to life, then said to Caliban, "Don't just stand there, go find some sturdy ropes."
X24 was a clone with the same abilities as Logan, and Logan knew very well how strong his own healing ability was in his youth.
So, just dealing with him like this, he wasn't at ease.
He wanted to tie this guy up with ropes and bury him underground.
Logan felt that even his former self, after such an operation, even if he could revive, would at least not be able to crawl out of the dirt in a short time.
…
"X24… Hmm, never mind, he's pretty much dead anyway."
Kevin, who left with the only surviving security guard, suddenly remembered halfway that he had left X24 to Logan.
For a moment, he thought that after he left, the story would follow the original movie plot.
But thinking about how he had used his ability to crush X24's head to ensure he couldn't recover quickly, and had gained five skill points, Kevin relaxed.
Other things could lie.
Skill points would not.
As long as the fate was changed to a certain extent, corresponding skill points would be obtained.
Five skill points, more than Kevin got for killing Donald, that minor villain, proved that Kevin had significantly altered the current plot.
It was certain that X24 would absolutely not wake up in the short term, and Professor X, Charles, would not die tonight.
Moreover, Kevin believed that the Alkali-Transigen would probably not be in the mood to bother Charles and Logan anymore.
"You're sure this is the right direction, right?"
Kevin lay in the passenger seat, asking Paul, the black man who had become his driver.
Paul drove carefully, nodding repeatedly:
"Yes… The nearest group branch is this way, but… Sir… are you sure you want to go…?"
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, just drive your car."
Kevin said to Paul irritably.
The place he was currently heading to was the nearest branch of the Alkali-Transigen Gene Company.
Actually, Logan was right; no matter how powerful Kevin was, he couldn't protect everyone. There would always be times when he was distracted and couldn't attend to them.
So, if that's the case, why not simply solve the problem at its source?
If someone posed a threat to their side, then find a way to eliminate the threat, eradicate the crisis at its source, and everyone could be protected.
That's why Kevin decided to go to the Alkali-Transigen, to solve this problem from its root.
But how exactly to do it, Kevin hadn't thought of yet.
Simply charging in and killing all relevant personnel was indeed the simplest and most convenient way, but if he did that, Kevin probably wouldn't be able to stay in this world for too long.
Moreover, a mutant attacking one of the world's largest groups would also make mutants, who were already in a difficult situation, even more hostile by humans.
Kevin could just finish and walk away, but the mutants in this world would be persecuted because of his actions.
Kevin couldn't do such an irresponsible thing at the moment.
But letting the Alkali-Transigen off the hook like this didn't seem right either. After much thought, Kevin suddenly had a good idea.
"How could I forget this? I'm not some Superhero, I'm a celebrity!"
As he got closer to the Alkali-Transigen, Kevin suddenly realized something.
He wasn't some Superhero or some Supervillain at all; he didn't actually need to do the things those heroes and villains would do.
Kevin could completely do what he was good at.
Manipulating public opinion.
If there was one thing the The Boys world truly taught Kevin, he could confidently say it was manipulating public opinion.
Striking down opponents by publishing 'rumors' online and then having public relations teams confirm those 'rumors' was what Kevin was good at.
A-Train once suffered from the public opinion storm of 'match-fixing' because of this, and was eventually kicked out of The Seven by Kevin.
Kevin also contributed to the advancement of the movie and the advancement when he was with Starlight.
Therefore, he was very good at this.
And he could completely replicate similar things in this world.
What was the most egregious thing the Alkali-Transigen did? It was adding their genetically modified products to the plants they cultivated.
Using these genetic products to physically castrate mutants.
Doing this secretly was fine, since no one knew anyway.
But what if this matter was exposed…
Mutant lives matter!!
"Interesting, I suddenly understand what to do."
Licking the corner of his mouth, Kevin showed a wicked expression. He glanced at the black security guard beside him, and made a decision in his heart.
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