"Oh, good thing I wasn't wearing a skirt, or I definitely would've flashed someone~"
Gwenpool said as such.
The others: ...
Swoosh—————Boom!
The sound of breaking through the air and the crisp impact sounded almost simultaneously.
A fan-shaped white shockwave was generated in the air and radiated outward!
A red-orange blur abruptly crashed into the charred ground like a meteor!
But this time, this Phoenix didn't absorb Zombie Wanda's attack energy like before when Zombie Wanda drove her into the ground, returning in an even stronger state instead.
With this single punch, Ryan directly pierced through the Phoenix's outer shell, reaching Jean at the core, and tapped Jean right on the forehead, physically shutting her down.
With Ryan's level of control, the force of this punch was just right—dazing her without harming her brain!
"OK, done!"
Ryan, who had just been complaining that the duel between the Phoenix Force host and the Chaos Magic host lacked originality, instantly ended the battle with the most unpretentious punch.
Blue light flashed in Ryan's left hand, and Jean, whom he had punched deep into the ground, was instantly scooped up into the crook of his arm.
"The farce is over, time to wake up."
Orange light lit up on Ryan's fingers, and he tapped it on the unconscious Jean's forehead.
"Oh!"
Jean opened her eyes abruptly like someone waking up from a nightmare, took a deep breath, and let out an exclamation.
Only after seeing that the person in front of her was Ryan did she relax.
"I've caused trouble again, haven't I?" Jean's face was filled with disappointment.
She had originally thought that this time, encouraged by Sif, she could bravely take a chance and master the uncontrollable power within her, just like the heroine in television shows.
But facts proved that reality is reality precisely because it is cruel.
She had used the Phoenix Force, but failed to master it, losing control once again.
Looking at the dejected Jean, Ryan said indifferently: "It doesn't quite count as causing trouble, more like a wonderful performance that answered a long-held doubt of mine."
"What doubt?" Jean asked, puzzled.
"Which is stronger between the Phoenix Force and the Chaos Magic~" Ryan said leisurely.
Hearing this, Jean grew curious as well: "So which one is stronger?"
Ryan thought about it: "Judging by the situation just now, they are evenly matched. When both erupt, the highest probability isn't a victory for either side, but mutual destruction."
Don't look at how Zombie Wanda seemed to be forced back repeatedly by the Phoenix Force just now.
But that was just because Zombie Wanda didn't lose her mind and fight with her life on the line like Jean.
Otherwise, if Zombie Wanda fought with her life too, Ryan estimated that there was a high probability they would perish together.
A low probability would be Zombie Wanda nearing Death and Jean dying outright.
Hearing this, Jean looked intently at Ryan: "You seem to understand the power inside me even better than Professor Charles?"
Ryan said with a slight hint of disdain: "Professor X? He has actually only glimpsed the tip of the iceberg of the Phoenix Force. He is too weak; trying to peek at the whole picture will only lead to his own destruction."
This wasn't Ryan belittling Professor X; rather, in his view, Professor X's ability was indeed just like that.
In the comics, Professor X suffered brain Death simply because he pried into Deadpool's brain.
In the movies, Professor X also had his neck snapped by Wanda because he wanted to use mind control on her.
"Professor X, weak?" Jean's mouth formed an O-shape in surprise.
You must know that in her World, Professor X was hailed as one of the strongest Mutants in the World.
And when it came to the degree of threat to humans, he was even above her and Magneto!
Before Professor X died, a large part of the reason humans never dared to make a major move against Mutants was actually because of Professor X.
Mind control stuff like that was simply too unreasonable!
Especially since Beast had also built a Cerebro for Professor X, allowing him to mind-control global creatures on a massive scale!
In fact, as long as Professor X wanted to, he could cause all creatures on Earth with weaker psychic power than him to suffer brain Death in a short period!
Seeing Jean's incredulous look, Ryan couldn't be bothered to explain and instead raised his left hand.
"The humans of this World are too stupid. Let's finish the last two steps and go home."
"You are going to...?" Seeing this, Jean became excited.
"Yeah..."
As his words fell, Ryan snapped that dispensable finger.
Snap————
A gentle breeze blew past.
It seemed as if nothing had happened.
"Jean?"
But behind Jean, a voice appeared that made her entire body stiffen.
That gentle voice was...
Jean whipped around, looking at the somewhat dazed crowd standing on the ruins of the X-Academy, and finally her gaze locked onto the curly-haired man sitting in a wheelchair in the middle.
"Professor!"
Jean hurried over to that figure and hugged the person in the wheelchair.
And this person was naturally our Professor X, Charles Francis Xavier!
"Jean, what on Earth happened? I remember we were already..." Charles had some confusion on his face, but didn't finish.
He was afraid of bringing up Jean's sad memories again and causing her to lose control once more.
The other X-Men who had died once because of this also grew vigilant.
But Jean, having just exhausted the Phoenix Force inside her body, couldn't recover it so quickly. Even if she wanted to lose control again in the short term, it was already impossible.
Looking at the other X-Men's vigilant gazes towards her, Jean felt very guilty.
"It was Ryan, Ryan saved you. He comes from another Universe, and collected something called Infinity Stones. The Infinity Stones can resurrect the dead."
Saying this, Jean looked at Ryan.
And Professor X also looked at Ryan.
Indeed a stranger.
A stranger who didn't belong to this Universe.
Not just this man, but also the women behind him were the same.
With his powerful psychic strength, Professor X saw through the subtle differences in these people at a glance.
It wasn't a difference in appearance or race, but an indescribable feeling.
With his hands behind his back, Ryan, together with all the women, floated in front of Professor X and the others, looking down at them condescendingly, and said indifferently:
"Jean left out one thing. This resurrection wasn't free. All of you who were resurrected, including Jean, must come back with me and work and live in my Universe."
Hearing this, Jean lowered her head, not daring to look into Professor X's eyes.
Professor X hesitated for a moment and asked: "You mean... Jean sold us to you?"
Ryan shrugged: "You could say that~"
"What a joke! We Mutants finally fought hard for our freedom!"
Before Professor X could speak, Cyclops, who secretly fancied Jean, grew displeased first.
He could sense that Jean's attitude toward Ryan was very different, so out of jealousy, he chose to make trouble first.
And most of the other X-Men agreed with Cyclops's words.
After all, right after being resurrected, being told to go to a brand new, unfamiliar Universe—anyone would feel repulsed by that.
Ryan glanced at Cyclops, his gaze turning slightly cold. The air above Cyclops suddenly became as heavy as ten thousand catties, pressing him down to kneel on the ground involuntarily!
Ryan looked down contemptuously at the crowd below, a dangerous arc curving up the corners of his mouth: "It seems I've given you guys too much face. I'm not asking for your opinions; I'm simply notifying you!"
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