American comics: Starting with mutants

Deep in the wetland forest, there is a lake.

The lake is called Maple Tree Lake.

It is named Maple Tree Lake because it is surrounded by many maple trees.

Because it is located deep in the forest, not many people are willing to come here.

Even if nearby residents want to go to a lake, they prefer to go to the larger and wider Lake Constance, which is not far away, or Lake Iss, which is closer to the town.

After all, Maple Lake is too close to the forest.

Well known.

Because of its vast land and sparse population, many strange legends circulate in various parts of America.

Maple Lake is no exception. It is said that in the past two years, tourists from other places have come to Maple Lake to camp, but the townspeople have only seen them go in and never seen them come out.

Ethan was standing right in front of him on the edge of Maple Lake, which was about 350 meters in diameter, neither too big nor too small, and whose surface looked calm.

He looked around and followed the messy footprints left on the wet mud to the dock, which looked abandoned for a long time and was covered with fallen leaves. A gust of wind in the evening sun blew up the fallen leaves, adding to the eerie atmosphere.

Ethan fixed his gaze on the office on the dock, which also looked like it had been abandoned for a long time.

Although there were no footprints on the dock, considering that the clones Lincoln and Natasha were not wet, they certainly did not come ashore directly from the water.

The footprints on the mud led all the way here, so the most likely place to go to the underwater cloning base is this dock office in front of us.

Ethan wasn't worried at all about whether there were any traps in the office. He pushed the door open and went in. He glanced at the marks on the floor, then walked to a corner of the office, bent down, felt around on the floor, and pressed a hidden switch, lifting up a two-by-two wooden board.

As the wooden planks were lifted, a downward passage with metal sides, extending along the lower edge of Maple Lake and wide enough for two people to walk side by side, came into view.

Ethan walked straight in.

But soon, he stopped and turned to look at Qin, who was standing outside.

"Let's go."

"..."

Jean didn't speak, but under Ethan's gaze, she focused her eyes on the seemingly calm Maple Lake.

Ethan was taken aback when he saw Jean's appearance, then walked back and looked in the direction Jean was looking.

after awhile.

He got it.

This has left a psychological scar.

After all, Qin had died in the lake before.

Ethan thought to himself, then said to Jean, "I'll go down by myself. You stay up here. I reckon there's more than one entrance to this cloning base."

Just right.

The presence of a zither on the table serves to fill any gaps and ensures that no animal that needs to be sent to meet God is let go.

what.

Is this considered a collaborative model where the man stays at home and the woman works outside?

Jean looked at Ethan, who had yet another strange idea in his mind.

"……good."

"Um."

Upon hearing this, Ethan didn't say anything more, turned around, and re-entered the descending passage leading to the underwater cloning base.

soon.

He walked down a metal passageway with lights on both sides until he reached the bottom, then turned a corner and arrived at a platform.

Across from the platform, the entrance to the cloning base came into view.

But at that moment, the red light at the entrance to the cloning base was flashing, and a piercing alarm was blaring.

If nothing unexpected happens.

The people inside already knew he had arrived.

Boom boom boom!

Accompanied by a dense sound of footsteps, many base soldiers dressed in all-black combat uniforms, equipped with night vision goggles, and carrying silenced submachine guns poured out from the base entrance.

After the base soldiers poured out, they surrounded Ethan without saying a word, and with tremendous speed, a dense array of gun barrels were pointed at the surrounded Ethan.

next second.

With a loud bang!

The lights on the platform went out immediately, plunging the entire platform into a despairing darkness.

Just then.

As the soldiers at the base activated their night vision goggles, countless silenced submachine guns were instantly pulled.

Bullets rained down, firing in rapid succession, instantly forming a vast net that enveloped Ethan, who was surrounded within it.

Of course...

Useless!

Ethan stood there, not moving an inch, listening to the crisp, ringing sound of countless bullets falling onto the platform.

However, along with the crisp sound of the metal bullet hitting the floor, several sounds similar to plastic falling to the ground were also heard.

If nothing unexpected happens, then it should be what are known as plastic bullets.

but……

This thing might be okay for dealing with Magneto.

But we can't deal with him.

Regardless of whether it's a plastic bullet or any other type of bullet, as long as it's a bullet and it's being fired at him, it will have kinetic energy, and he can absorb any kinetic energy.

Unless the bullet's speed is faster than his reaction speed.

Just like back on the farm, when a shrapnel pierced his abdomen.

But this is only temporary.

He is still using energy to repair this flawed clone body and hasn't had time to strengthen it yet, so the clone body is currently only at the stage of a mortal body.

But once he has fixed the flaws in the cloned body, he can begin to comprehensively enhance it.

Once he strengthens his body to the point of having a true body of steel, he won't be in any danger even if he gets attacked before he can react.

Even now, if he gets attacked before he can react, it's actually fine.

As long as he isn't instantly killed, and as long as there's still energy in his energy world, he can repair himself.

But he's not a masochist, so it's best to avoid being attacked if possible.

soon.

After a salvo, the firepower surrounding Ethan entered a brief lull, with no gunfire heard except for the sound of soldiers rapidly changing magazines.

Ethan stood still, his right foot touching the ground.

hum!

The crimson light was clearly visible on the darkened platform, spreading rapidly in all directions in the form of a circular spiderweb centered on Ethan.

In the blink of an eye.

From above, a crimson spiderweb has formed within the platform and now covers the entire platform.

Every single one of the base soldiers firing silently was trapped within this crimson spiderweb.

……