Ororo woke up to find Zhou Yi by her bed, and Jean Grey sitting on a chair nearby, looking very uncomfortable.
The moment she saw the two of them together, a feeling of unspoken resentment welled up inside Ororo. Her words to Zhou Yi weren't without reason. She wanted Zhou Yi to reflect on his actions. It was also a way of reminding him that she was his real girlfriend, not Jean Grey.
But seeing Zhou Yi and Jean Grey here as if nothing was wrong, she knew her efforts had been in vain. Thinking about this, both grievance and anger surged within her, almost making her want to lash out at them.
However, she didn't do it in the end. Doing so would only push Zhou Yi away. As for resorting to tears like those weak women to beg for emotional stability, she couldn't bring herself to do that either. She was a strong woman, and in matters of the heart, she would always fight for what she wanted, not make futile pleas.
So, she forced a smile and asked them, "Yi, why are you and Jean here?"
Zhou Yi naturally understood her meaning. In fact, he hadn't told Jean about Ororo discovering their secret because he didn't know how to explain it. Since he didn't know how to explain it, he wouldn't say anything for the moment. Maybe things would gradually take a turn as time went on. This was a form of avoidance. But besides this, Zhou Yi really had no other options.
He held Ororo's hand in an attempt to appease her, and with a serious expression, he said, "The Professor has sent us a message. But it's not good news. To find the Professor's whereabouts, we need to rely on Jean's power and the Professor's Psychic Amplification Device to find a troublesome guy."
"Who are you looking for?" Ororo pressed, matters concerning the Professor's safety were enough to temporarily put aside her own emotional issues.
"The Mutant who attacked the President!"
Deep beneath Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, in a room sealed by heavy steel doors, lay the massive Psychic Amplification Device. This was Professor Charles' ultimate weapon. Through it, Charles could spread his mind to every corner of the world, to every living being. Of course, it wasn't just Charles who could use it; any Mutant with mental control abilities could, though the intimidation factor they could generate with it paled in comparison to Professor Charles.
Zhou Yi and the others didn't want Jean Grey to reach Professor Charles' level; they just wanted her to find a specific Mutant. This wasn't difficult for Jean.
Wearing a helmet with a peculiar design, Jean Grey poured her mental power into the device, which quickly reacted. It amplified Jean Grey's mental power exponentially, and as the tentacles of her mental energy extended further, the area it covered could no longer be described by just one or two cities. It was a vastness that enveloped an entire country.
"I see the minds of many lives, their voices, and some disgusting ones." Jean Grey, with her eyes closed, began to describe the world she was sensing. It was clear that the world she felt was not a pleasant one.
Zhou Yi had a similar experience. At the very beginning of his super vision's inception, it had caused him immense suffering. Whether it was the spectrum of nature, artificial lights, or even things suddenly appearing in the distance, they all brought him enormous visual stimulation. It took him a long time to overcome that uncomfortable feeling.
And now, it was Jean Grey's turn. The moment she spread her mental power, countless whispers flooded her brain. These were not voices truly heard by the ears, but the unreserved languages from the inner worlds of countless people.
Someone once said that if you expressed the truest things in the human heart without any linguistic embellishment, most of them would be ugliness that couldn't be directly faced. What Jean Grey heard in her mind now were these most primal evils. Her brows began to furrow deeply, because these mental evils had begun to impact the depths of her soul.
There, the cage of her mind had begun to shake, and the Dark Phoenix had begun to struggle.
"Jean! Control your power, you need to learn to block out these voices." Feeling the unusual mental fluctuations on Jean Grey, Zhou Yi hurried forward and held her hand, calling out beside her ear. At this moment, he couldn't care about Ororo's feelings. The mental world was a very dangerous place; here, once injured, it could cause unimaginable consequences. Especially for Jean Grey, this was even more so.
They were too complacent before. What Professor Charles could do didn't mean that anyone could do it. After all, Professor Charles was the most powerful mind controller in the world, and the power he possessed could achieve this level on its own. Moreover, his long life experience was enough for him to cope with all of this. But Jean Grey couldn't, her power itself was very limited, and the lack of life experience was also a fatal flaw. Moreover, she had already suffered some mental damage before this.
Zhou Yi had begun to blame himself, he looked at Jean Grey's expression nervously. If there was anything wrong, even if he had to destroy this place, he would ensure her safety.
However, things were finally developing in a good direction. Jean Grey's face slowly calmed down, and after a moment of silence, she suddenly said.
"Success, I have blocked those voices. I am searching now, but there are too many targets. I can't find the right direction."
"Professor said that this Psychic Amplification Device can distinguish between Mutants and humans, it can identify the differences in their mental fluctuations. Maybe you should block out human mental fluctuations and focus on finding those Mutants." Ororo said as she came forward and gently touched Zhou Yi, causing Zhou Yi to embarrassedly withdraw his hand.
Jean Grey's shoulders trembled slightly, and she soon had a result.
"All the Mutants near Washington are already within my detection range. There are hundreds of them. It's difficult to distinguish which one assassinated the President."
"You can pay attention to the details of their psychological changes. He just assassinated the President, was injured, and was abandoned by the organization behind him," Zhou Yi quietly reminded her. With these reminders, he believed that Jean Grey could quickly find her target. She was a true expert in psychological research.
"Injured, it must be painful. His spirit will inevitably fluctuate due to the physical pain. We can't be sure of his intentions, but after discovering that he was abandoned, there will definitely be despair and confusion. Coupled with deep sorrow, these intense spiritual fluctuations are difficult to appear in the same target!" With Zhou Yi's reminder, Jean Grey began to carefully search and compare among these Mutants. Before long, the target was already clearly visible.
"Guys, I think I've found him. He's in the suburbs of Washington!"
"Jean, link your mind to mine, and let me see who our target is!" Zhou Yi proactively released his mental power, wanting to use Jean Grey's guidance to lock onto this target with his super vision.
Different from Jean Grey and Professor Charles, Zhou Yi's mental power was also very strong, but the type was different. The most versatile among them was Jean; her mental power could be transformed into pure kinetic energy, and it could also delve into the world of the mind. This was perhaps because of the Dark Phoenix; in short, her power was unique.
Professor Charles's mental power was only focused on the world of the mind. His mental power could not manifest in the material world, but he was the king of the mental world. No one was willing to confront him in the mental world; the world's strongest mental master was by no means a false reputation.
As for Zhou Yi, his mental power could only manifest in the physical world. Or rather, he had no innate psychic talent; it was only his overwhelming mental power that granted him the ability of Telekinesis. And that was all there was to it. He couldn't delve into anyone's mind like Professor and the others could. Aside from protecting his own mind, his powerful mental energy had almost no other use.
However, the fact that he could use Telekinesis to affect reality, without any psychic talent, just by virtue of his mental strength, was proof of how terrifying his power truly was. Jean Grey immediately gained a deeper understanding of this.
When she connected with Zhou Yi's mind, she witnessed an unimaginable spectacle in the psychic realm. In the vast and tranquil starry sky, a gigantic Divine Bird appeared before her, its massive body ablaze with light and flames like the sun. Just gazing at it mentally gave her the feeling of staring directly at the sun.
Faced with such a majestic and powerful being, she found it difficult to breathe, even feeling a stirring within her. It was the most direct response of another entity deep within her mind. She yearned to possess the being before her, a longing that had spread to her own thoughts, causing the real her to suffer.
"Jean?" The gigantic Divine Bird asked, lowering its head. She could feel the concern in its golden eyes. This concern was like a splash of cold water, dousing her and immediately restoring her somewhat confused mind.
"I'm fine!" she said quickly. "Just a bit shocked. This is your mind? Why is it like this?"
"Shaping the mind into a form imagined in one's thoughts, that's something I learned during my cultivation in China. It's only recently that I achieved the final breakthrough," Zhou Yi's deep voice came from the beak of the bird. He wasn't lying, but he was concealing the most important detail. Like Ororo, he dared not reveal to Jean Grey that he had transformed into a god.
Both were keeping secrets, so neither wanted to continue the topic. To cover up, Jean Grey directly transmitted the direction she was focusing on through their mental link to Zhou Yi's mind.
With a clear direction in mind, his super vision instantly became the world's most precise surveillance system. Mountains, rivers, valleys, and cities – countless obstacles were instantly bypassed by his eyes. Almost in an instant, he saw the person he was looking for: a strange-looking Mutant.
He had a blue body and wore a somewhat comical, old-fashioned suit. He also had a flexible tail behind him, like a demon from a myth. He was currently kneeling in front of a crucifix statue, reciting something with a devout expression. If Zhou Yi hadn't seen the bullet wounds on his hand, he might have suspected Jean Grey had the wrong target. But it was clear that this was the individual they were searching for.
"I think we can go. He won't be able to escape," Zhou Yi said confidently after locking onto the target. Once he was in his sights, there was no point in even thinking about running away. It was absolutely impossible.
Jean Grey and Ororo exchanged a look, both feeling a bit uneasy. But they still nodded at each other. The situation here left no room for delay.
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