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Chapter 188 A Song of Thunder and Fire (Part 5)

Do you want to know what I've been through?

Do you want to know why I haven't shown my claws in over ten years?

Do you want to know why I'm so lazy and living such a muddled life?

Listen to me carefully, I will only tell this once.

Now, let's go back to that night when the villains came out in droves, the damned night when heroes fell.

Just like any other stupid and terrible origin story.

—Logan Houseley.

My gaze kept catching the flashing red light in front of me.

Wolverine narrowed his eyes, crossed his arms, and stared at the large electronic screen in front of him.

Beside her, a short-haired girl was typing away on a keyboard. With each keystroke, her delicate eyebrows would furrow inwards.

The girl's name is Li Qianhuan; she is a Chinese mutant; she has an extremely close relationship with Wolverine: like father and daughter.

Noticing that Li Qianhuan's delicate brows were furrowed again, Wolverine couldn't help but ask, "Qianhuan, what's going on?"

Li Qianhuan loosened her fingers from the keyboard, then clenched them together, her tone tinged with doubt: "They're all distress signals..."

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"A distress signal?" Wolverine suddenly frowned.

"Yes, these signals came from the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, S.H.I.E.L.D., Wakanda... those organizations we are familiar with, almost all of them sent out similar distress signals at the same time."

Li Qianhuan also imitated Logan's posture at that moment, crossing her arms and leaning back in the computer chair.

She turned to Logan and asked, "Do you have any clue?"

Two hundred years of life experience had long honed Wolverine's keen judgment.

He had dealt with all these organizations that were sending out distress signals, but this was the first time he had seen such coordinated actions.

Furthermore, considering the group's characteristics...

Damn!

It's their turn!

"We must get out of here, Qianhuan, right now!"

Just as Wolverine spoke up to warn them, a deafening explosion rang in their ears!

Boom!

The floor where the two were standing collapsed instantly, and towering flames suddenly attacked from all directions, threatening to engulf the entire room!

Before the flames engulfed him, Wolverine immediately shielded the girl beside him, taking most of the shockwave for her.

The buzzing sound coming from his ear brought Wolverine back to some consciousness.

He didn't know how long he had been unconscious.

All he knew was that his field of vision was completely dark, so dark that he couldn't see his own hand in front of his face.

The persistent buzzing sound made Wolverine shake his head, only to find that his head was not able to turn properly.

After a moment of reflection, he realized that something was pressing down on him.

Wolverine straightened his back, and a heavy feeling immediately came from his back.

Damn it!

The weight pressing down on him was clearly not light!

Wolverine silently estimated the strength he would need to get up, while sensing that the warm body of the girl in his arms was trembling slightly, as if she was injured.

"Bear with it for a moment, Qianhuan..."

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After speaking in a low voice, Wolverine gritted his teeth, roared, and then used his waist to lift up all the boulders and fragments that were pressing down on him!

Thanks to his adamantium skeleton, otherwise, with a normal skeleton, his entire body would have been crushed by this crazy action!

The act of breaking free from the oppression brought back the sight of night.

as well as...

"Chihuan!"

Wolverine then realized that Li Qianhuan in his arms had been seriously injured in the aftermath of the explosion!

A splinter pierced her chest, drawing blood; just looking at it was excruciatingly painful.

Looking at the other end of the splinter...

Wolverine's mind went completely blank!

Because the wooden splinter that pierced Li Qianhuan's body came from his chest!

"Ugh..."

"

Li Qianhuan's pale face was devoid of color. She coughed twice, her chapped lips trembling as if she wanted to say something.

""

But his arm, which he had barely raised for a few seconds, fell limply to the ground.

Wolverine was devastated. The shockwave from the explosion clouded his mind, and he didn't even feel the splinters embedded in his body.

The girl who was very close to him lost her life in such a confused way.

Before the somber atmosphere could fully build, a teasing voice came from behind.

"Guys, look at this! Who's this big shot?"

"It's our esteemed hero, Wolverine!"

Wolverine suddenly turned his head and looked at it with a fierce look, like a wolf that hadn't eaten for days.

Standing behind him were more than a dozen arrogantly dressed supervillains.

Among them are many of Wolverine's former adversaries.

Saber-toothed Tiger, Ogon, Silver Warrior, Death Woman...

Even some of the friends' rivals have come here, such as Spider-Man and Daredevil's formidable opponents.

Doctor Octopus, Thriller, Scorpion, Bullseye...

bass!

The sadness was instantly overwhelmed by anger.

Six sharp claws easily tore through the flesh, revealing themselves between the knuckles, appearing especially cold under the moonlight tonight.

"Whose poor little dog is this?"

As soon as his opponent's jeers subsided, Wolverine transformed into a swift and ferocious beast.

In the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of them, and three sharp claws were about to fall!

call out!

A metal tentacle, like a venomous snake, struck out, coiling around Wolverine's neck and violently yanking his body away!

As he was being thrown out, Wolverine didn't forget to use his claws to sever that damned metal tentacle!

Click!

"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!"

The breaking of the tentacles was met with Doctor Octopus's heart-wrenching screams.

Wolverine felt no sympathy for this; he only regretted that he hadn't severed the other's actual limbs!

With the help of the steel claws stuck in the ground, Wolverine quickly regained his balance from the rolling position.

Xavier Academy is a large estate, and tonight's explosion did not completely destroy the entire estate.

Wolverine, who had been flung several kilometers away, landed in a house unaffected by the explosion.

He turned his head and saw several mutant children with fear and apprehension on their faces still there!

"Run into the evacuation tunnel! Just like the evacuation drills we practiced before!" Wolverine shouted decisively.

These mutant children were all very sensible; after hearing Wolverine's instructions, they quickly left the area.

Seeing this, Wolverine clenched his fists.

He has to protect these children!

only...

Where are the others?!

Why aren't Cyclops, Storm, and Beast here?!

The explosion was so loud, they couldn't possibly have missed it!

A few moments later, the group of thugs caught up with them again.

Leading the group was his lifelong nemesis, the saber-toothed tiger.

He seemed to hear the doubt in his own heart, and grinned, "James (Wolverine's real name), guess how many supervillains one superhero has to deal with? Twenty? Or fifty?"

"

The saber-toothed tiger licked its lips with its bright red tongue. "If you people can form a hero organization, there's no reason why we shouldn't form a villain alliance. It doesn't make sense."

"If I alone can cause so much regret in your life, why do you think you can protect these children today?"

""

In the past, Wolverine might have exchanged a few meaningless words with the other party.

But tonight.

Especially recently, he witnessed the life force fading from the pupils of the girl in his arms.

Wolverine vowed to tear the culprits responsible for all of this to pieces!

He responded to the saber-toothed tiger's words with his actions.

rub!

Claws were revealed.

The cross-sections of the six claws each reflected the figures of Wolverine and a group of supervillains.

He absolutely cannot let those thugs get even a inch near these children!

He is an X-Men member, an Avenger, and a superhero.

He is.

Wolverine.

"We've gathered the smartest people to plan this project!"

'

The claws pierced through Doctor Octopus's head from bottom to top, leaving him with an incredulous expression, as if he hadn't expected to die so quickly.

A heat-infused blade, radiating intense heat, struck Wolverine's body, causing his flesh to hiss.

Despite the pain, Wolverine blocked Silver Samurai's next heat blade swing with his elbow, and at the same time, he thrust his free hand forward!

The steel claws made of adamantium easily tore through the opponent's armor and plunged into the opponent's flesh.

"Drink!"

Wolverine slashed upwards with force, and three cracks quickly spread across the Silver Warrior's entire chest cavity!

"Our best men against your best men, this is the end, Logan!"

Wolverine raised his hands to block in front of his chest, but a shockwave struck between his arms, causing him to fall backward.

This is a terrifying attack launched using vibrating gloves.

But its power was pitifully weak, and Wolverine quickly got back up.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and coldly replied to the saber-toothed tiger, whose mouth hadn't stopped moving.

"The best? As far as I know, the words 'thriller' and 'best' have absolutely nothing to do with each other!"

Wolverine braved the terrifying shockwave and arrived in front of him. With a simple swing, he severed the opponent's arm, splattering blood everywhere.

Warm blood splattered on his face as Wolverine coldly delivered the final, terrifying blow, taking his life.

The saber-toothed tiger seemed to realize that words had no effect on him.

He began attacking the group of mutant children who had fled.

Wolverine would never allow that to happen!

He strode forward, ignoring the hideous wounds on his body, and stopped the saber-toothed tiger from grabbing the children's hands.

Click!

With a slight twist, he broke the other person's entire arm!

"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"

"Keep talking, you bastard! Aren't you quite the talker?!"

Just as the saber-toothed tiger was about to speak, it saw the steel claws bursting out of its chest.

scoff!

Wolverine crossed his arms and pulled, tearing the opponent's body in two!

The children who ran away seemed to be frightened by this scene.

Their faces were filled with fear, and their bodies were paralyzed on the spot, not daring to move an inch.

"Leave here first, and don't look back!"

The situation was tense, leaving Wolverine no time to consider whether this scene would cause significant psychological trauma to the children.

The children nodded tremblingly and scrambled away.

Wolverine stood on the only road he could pass, coldly watching the figures of the villains who kept surrounding him.

Sabretooth is right, there are at least fifty fucking thugs tonight!

But he dared not slacken his efforts in the slightest!

He had to stop these wicked people!

"No matter what you hear, don't turn around! Do you understand?!"

As Wolverine uttered those words, he brandished his claws once more and single-handedly confronted dozens of supervillains!

Tonight is destined to be a fierce battle!

But he is Wolverine!

He has to protect these children!

Wolverine had never seen this group of supervillains so troublesome.

If he considers himself a wolf, then the supervillains he fights against are also like wolves.

They're all hungry wolves.

When hungry wolves fight, only the survivor can enjoy the food and satisfy their long-suppressed hunger.

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So Wolverine and this group of fearless supervillains could only keep tearing flesh from each other's bodies, enduring the pain as they continued to fight.

Perhaps it was the surge of adrenaline and the determination to never back down.

During the fight, Wolverine felt his body brimming with power.

More and more corpses fell at his feet.

Death Woman, Ogon, Green Goblin, Scorpion...

Wolverine doesn't remember how many villains he's killed; he only knows he has to keep fighting. Otherwise, letting any villain pass by would be a huge disaster for the children who are busy escaping.

He cannot tolerate this happening!

"Come at me all at once! I'm Wolverine, tonight it's either me or you all who die!!!"

Like a gray wolf in the mountains at night, under the full moon, it howled a declaration symbolizing its determination to fight to the death.

Finally, at a certain moment.

Wolverine finally felt a bit tired.

And the number of opponents has decreased from dozens at the beginning to just one.

The last supervillain is Bullseye.

This damned bastard is causing a lot of trouble for those street heroes.

Wolverine couldn't help but wonder if his friends were like he was tonight.

Facing an enemy whose numbers are dozens of times greater than their own.

Stop thinking, Logan!

You need to focus on what's in front of you!

The battle is not over yet!

His battle with Bullseye was coming to an end.

According to Wolverine's calculations, his fight with Bullseye lasted a full ninety minutes!

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't defeat Bullseye, who was just an ordinary person with no superpowers.

Fortunately, the body's self-healing factors functioned rapidly, allowing the wound to heal quickly after the bullet eye had caused the damage.

Then, we will face them with a new peak performance.

Bullseye, on the other hand, lacks self-healing abilities, and Wolverine could sense his condition deteriorating during the battle.

I will soon win this victory.

Only by killing him can the fleeing children have a chance to survive.

Those superheroes who are out there fighting other villains will then be able to wait for his intervention and help.

Just kill him!!!

Six sharp claws, with an unstoppable momentum, pierced straight into the chest of the target eye.

The other person even had a look of shock on their face at their sudden outburst.

"finally...

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Even the mighty Wolverine felt muscle soreness and weakness in his limbs at this moment.

But it's not time to rest yet.

Not at least not now.

He needs to check on how those children are doing now.

Just as he was about to pull his arm back, it was suddenly grabbed by Bullseye's hand!

"?!"

He's not dead!?

Just as Wolverine was about to finish off his opponent, he suddenly heard Bullseye's whisper.

"Logan, stop... please..."

""

Why did you do that?

"We should have been family..."

'

"!!!"

Wolverine froze on the spot, feeling as if his head had been hit by a heavy hammer, unable to think at all!

He subconsciously looked around.

"God... what have I done..."

Where is there a road that can only be passed by one person at a time? Where are there any vicious super criminals?

It's clearly a very simple living room environment, and...

The bodies of his former teammates who fought alongside him!

Wolverine has participated in two world wars and seen countless hells on earth.

But today's hell on earth made him tremble uncontrollably, fear like ants crawling into his heart, slowly devouring his reason.

"cough!"

A slight tremor came from my arm.

Wolverine quickly looked down.

It seemed to happen in an instant.

At this moment, the bullseye transformed into the young girl Li Qianhuan.

Wolverine's lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but the words caught in his throat, as if something was pressing down on them, preventing them from coming out.

He became mute.

Logan...

""

The girl struggled to raise her hand, trying to stroke his face.

The movement of raising her hand aggravated her wound, causing Li Qianhuan to frown and her fingers to get stuck in mid-air.

"Oh dear."

Another ethereal voice rang in my ears.

Wolverine turned his head to look.

It was a figure shrouded in a black robe, his skin the color of a vampire who had retreated from the world, and his appearance terrifying.

Between his eyebrows was a scarlet diamond-shaped mark.

They are the mutants' old adversaries.

He's also his old rival.

Mr. Terrifying.

"Do you really think you can take down forty or fifty supervillains all by yourself?"

"Who gave you that confidence? The X-Men? Or the Avengers?"

Mr. Sinister, his entire body concealed within a black cloak, took a few elegant steps, leaving behind a trail of former X-Men corpses.

"Of course, darling, whether your loved ones would hesitate to strike when faced with your indestructible steel claws is another matter entirely."

Her pale, bloodless cheeks twitched.

Mr. Sinister lifted his black cloak and gave Wolverine, who was currently having a brainstorming session, a gentlemanly bow.

"Logan, I hope that in the days to come, you won't forget them, and you won't forget me either."

"Of course, if you want to forget them, that's perfectly fine too... hahahaha."

Mr. Evil stood up, waved two fingers in front of his brow, and said, "On behalf of the evil group, Mr. Evil offers you his highest gratitude."

"goodbye."

After he finished speaking, the diamond-shaped mark between his eyebrows flashed with light.

In an instant.

His entire body vanished like sand in the wind.

"5

""

Wolverine remained rooted to the spot, the sharp blades released from his knuckles seemingly oblivious to his words, still embedded in Li Qianhuan's abdomen.

Logan...

"7

Li Qianhuan seemed to use all her strength to place her fingers on his face.

"Chihuan!"

Wolverine finally reacted; he wanted to retract his claws, but he was afraid of hurting his opponent again.

But the fact that the claws were stuck in the girl's abdomen caused him to have a complete mental breakdown.

He never imagined that one of the enemies he had faced was his teammate.

The sight of corpses everywhere made him unable to lift his head.

"Hang in there...I'll take you to get treatment right away...Hang in there!!!"

"No...it's too late."

Knowing he knew his own life, Li Qianhuan stopped Wolverine, panting, "Did you hear what Nathaniel said? This isn't your fault."

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Upon hearing this, Wolverine closed his eyes, a trembling voice escaping his throat: "This is my fault, I killed everyone..."

"I'm so sorry... I'm really, really sorry..."

"I'm so sorry..."

Li Qianhuan frowned, not because of Logan's current regret, but because she realized that she was about to die.

She still had a lot to say to Logan.

She wanted to tell Logan not to blame himself, that the enemy had controlled his mind.

But the thousands of words buried in one's heart can only turn into faint breaths as life goes by.

On the verge of death.

She uttered her last words.

"Live on, Logan."

"Live on."

Logan clutched his head in his hands, wailing, "How can I possibly live like this? I'm the one who deserves to die!"

At this moment, beside him were not only Jean Grey and Cyclops, but also his former teammates.

They all arrived here before Logan began his story.

Let's listen to Logan's perspective on what happened that night.

This is a terrible story, and a terrible tragedy.

"I swear to God, I really didn't know those people were you..."

""

Logan covered his head, avoiding the gazes of his teammates surrounding him. He said, "Mr. Sinister's hallucinations make you look, feel, and even smell different."

"And I treated you all like those bastards, every time I made a move, I was aiming for a fatal blow..."

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"I swear to God," Logan repeated, his voice choked with emotion, "I truly knew nothing about it!"

Someone patted him on the shoulder.

Logan turned his head and saw a furry hand, every hair of which was dark blue.

It's the beast Hank.

He was also one of the teammates he killed.

Similarly, Logan noticed that there was another person who should have been there but hadn't shown up.

Li Qianhuan was the last person to die at his hands.

That lovely and energetic girl.

Is she blaming herself?

Logan didn't know.

All he knew was that the girl was hiding and didn't want to see him.

She must be blaming herself, that's why she's not here.

Beast Hank, his face etched with worry and heartache for his old friend's condition, asked, "And then, Logan, where did you go?"

Logan took a deep breath and continued to recall the scene from that night.

He said, "I don't remember. I only know that I was crying as I walked."

"It may have lasted for a few days, or it may have lasted for several weeks. The only memories I have are of damp leaves and the taste of blood in my mouth."

"I don't know where I went. I've been through the woods, the roads, the streams, I've probably been everywhere."

As he said this, Logan's face showed a numb expression.

"I also remember encountering some animals that were terrified of me because of the smell of blood on me."

The memories in my mind felt like they had been torn into pieces.

It's so difficult to recall.

"Later I learned that there was a final battle between superheroes and bad guys in Las Vegas, but I had no recollection of it at the time."

"They destroyed me; I can't even think."

"All I want to do is hurt myself and pay the price for what I've done."

"I have arrived at the railway tracks that the train will pass through."

"Then wait for it to kill Wolverine."

A high-speed train couldn't kill Wolverine, who possesses powerful healing abilities.

But what Logan needed was pain, a symbol.

That was enough at that time.

The train ran over his head.

The clanging sound of metal tells a story.

Wolverine is dead.

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