American comics: Starting with mutants

Ethan had now arrived at the foot of the hill where the castle was located.

Behind him lay the haphazardly scattered corpses of Hydra agents, along with burning pickup trucks and tanks.

Even several hidden bunkers in the woods were blown up, leaving large craters.

Inside the large pit, flames roared and several corpses were faintly visible burning, making crackling sounds.

"withdraw!"

"Withdraw."

"Retreat quickly."

Some of the slower Hydras emerged from the castle, and upon seeing this scene, they roared in anger and quickly retreated back into the castle behind them.

Ethan burst out laughing when he saw this.

next second.

He lightly tapped his right foot again, releasing energy from the energy world, channeling it into the ground through his right foot, and then quickly headed towards the castle...

"Um?"

"Huh!"

The energy he released was consumed.

Ethan raised an eyebrow, then raised his right foot again, unleashing an energy wave.

Stone sinks into the sea.

As his energy spread rapidly underground toward the castle on the mountain, it seemed to be absorbed by something.

Is it some kind of protective device created by imitating my abilities?

Ethan thought to himself.

Inside the castle.

The Hydra researchers who witnessed the same scene breathed a sigh of relief.

A researcher instinctively turned to Lister beside him and said, "Sir, his attack was absorbed by the protective device of the Mind Scepter."

The Mind Scepter, also known as the Loki Scepter.

It was a trophy that S.H.I.E.L.D. seized from Loki during the Battle of New York last year. After the Battle of New York, the Mind Scepter was secretly transferred by Hydra to its current research base at Hydra Castle in Sokovia.

Over the course of more than a year, Hydra developed several advanced technologies through their research on the Mind Scepter.

Compared to the other two achievements, the ability to endow mutant clones with the essence of life is not even worth mentioning.

One of the achievements is the current energy barrier.

As a psychic scepter capable of opening wormholes and allowing Chitauri soldiers to descend upon Earth, it inherently contains immense energy.

Hydra not only used this immense energy to create two extraordinary soldiers, but also used it to create an energy barrier strong enough to protect the castle from any attack.

Listening to the researchers' excited words, Lister did not join in their excitement.

because……

Don't forget.

"That damn clone, his ability is to absorb energy."

"hiss!"

The researchers, who had just been excited that the energy barrier could stop Ethan, came to their senses when they saw Lister's words—his face was grim as he stared intently at the monitor screen, his tone icy. They all turned back to the monitor screen.

into the eye.

Ethan had now reached the energy shield that was normally transparent and invisible, only revealing its pale yellow dome shape when attacked.

next second.

He smiled again.

"The Scepter of the Soul!"

"Infinity Stones!"

"Soul Gem".

No wonder.

Ethan understood.

Why is it that when he killed some of the mutant clones that attacked earlier, he was able to plunder their life essence, while others did not?

Because those mutant clones who possess the essence of life all originated from here.

The Mind Stone, possessing the ability to manipulate thoughts, enhance mental power, and have an infinite amount of energy, was actually given to a mechanical life form.

Hallucination.

He was born of the Mind Stone, and he died because of the Mind Stone.

same.

Since the Mind Stone could give Vision life, it would naturally be able to give mutant clones the purest life essence as well.

that……

And me?

Ethan thought of his body, which he had only managed to repair halfway through using energy to work around the clock. He raised an eyebrow and looked at the faintly visible energy barrier in front of him, created using the Mind Stone as a medium to prevent him from entering.

As the saying goes, the way of Heaven is to take from those who have too much and give to those who have too little.

Since he lacks the life essence to repair his body, this energy should be usable by him.

Having realized this, Ethan did not hesitate at all, and stretched out his hands, placing them directly on the energy barrier.

next second.

"Energy absorption!"

"Buzz!"

With a sudden gust of wind, the ground around Ethan moved as if it were trembling, even though there was no wind.

Rumble!

In Ethan's energy world, it seemed as if two external channels had appeared, and from these two channels, a continuous stream of high-quality energy was pouring into his energy world as if it were flowing back in.

Unexpected.

A phoenix cry suddenly rang out, and above the black sun in his energy world, a phantom of a black phoenix appeared.

As the black phoenix flapped its wings and emitted a phoenix cry, it split in two between the two passages and then plunged in.

In an instant.

Black silk appeared from Ethan's hands and then, using them as a starting point, quickly swept towards the energy barrier that enveloped the entire castle.

However, Ethan did not notice.

because……

"Cool!"

"That felt so good!"

"That feels so good!"

Ethan placed his hands on the energy barrier, raised his head slightly, and fully enjoyed the pleasure of unleashing his full power, devouring a massive amount of boundless energy, while the gentle, continuous flow of energy instantly repaired the flaws in his body.

"Sixty percent!"

"Sixty-one percent!"

"..."

"Eighty percent!"

At this very moment, the flaws in his cloned body are being repaired at a speed visible to the naked eye.

at the same time.

Inside the castle, the instrument monitoring the Mind Scepter emitted a sharp, explosive sound.

Lister and the others reacted quickly as well.

"Oh no, he's absorbing the energy of the Mind Scepter."

"Shit, he really can absorb it."

"Fuck, turn off the barrier right now, stop him from inhaling!"

"Sir, if we turn off the barrier, we won't be able to stop him."

"..."

Lister's expression shifted as he watched Ethan on the monitor screen, his face beaming with undisguised pleasure as he greedily absorbed the energy of the Mind Scepter. He gritted his teeth.

"Destroy all data immediately! Everyone to the safe house!"

"We can't let him absorb energy like this anymore."

"Close the barrier. If he wants to come in, then let him come in."

Release Wanda immediately.

Tell Wanda.

"If she can't control this damn mutant clone and lure him into the trap cage, we'll kill her brother Pietro."

"……yes!"

"clear!"

"..."