Marvel: Randomly load a protagonist template

Chapter 15 Taking Control of the Discourse

"Indeed, it seems you have some clever fellows here besides Charles."

Magneto looked at Hawking with even more admiration.

Phoenix didn't delay either. She immediately got up and went to Nightcrawler's side, comforted him for a few words, and then began to concentrate on using telepathy on him.

Soon, she found the exact location of Stryker's experimental base from Nightcrawler's sealed memories.

"It's in the Winkley Industrial Park in the Canadian Rockies."

"Impossible. I just came back from there. It's been abandoned. There's nothing there except a few wolves."

Wolverine's face showed disbelief.

Phoenix explained:

"Logan, the base isn't on the ground; it's built underground, in the dam of Lake Alcleigh."

With the base location determined, the next step is to deploy the personnel.

The initial plan was for Magneto, Mystique, Wolverine, Storm, Phoenix, Nightcrawler, and Stephen Hawking to be the seven members of the group, with Colossus staying behind to take care of the children.

However, Hawking raised objections at the end.

"My suggestion is that Professor Jean stays behind to protect the students, while Piotr and we go to rescue the professor."

He didn't want Phoenix to go to the base with him. If she got agitated and broke through the mental barrier Professor X had placed in her brain, it would turn into a major catastrophe.

Jean Grey, as a Level 5 mutant, possesses the Phoenix Force, one of the three ancient powers. When unleashed at full power, she is no weaker than Wanda, who possesses the Chaos Force and has traversed the multiverse.

However, his personality split was caused by his inability to control his powers as a child, which led to the car going out of control and killing his mother.

One is a kind and gentle personality now, while the other is a dark personality full of desire and destruction.

To prevent Phoenix from going out of control, Professor X used his psychic energy to create a barrier in her brain, temporarily restraining that dark personality.

Therefore, Phoenix Girl, who is at level 5, is currently only showing the strength of level 3.

If she is not provoked, Phoenix's kind personality will gradually develop and she will fully control the Phoenix Force, eventually eliminating her dark personality completely.

"Piot has only been training for a short time and is not yet able to coordinate well. He is much worse than Qin."

Storm frowned and objected upon hearing this.

Hawking then gave a serious explanation.

"That's why I suggested that Ms. Qin stay, because the safety of the students here is also very important."

The fighting at the school last night must have alerted the nearby police, and the area is now presumably cordoned off by a large number of police and government officials.

Perhaps some of Stryker's men were among them.

If this shelter is discovered, the students' safety will be difficult to guarantee.

Professor Jean possesses the same mind control abilities as Professor Charles, which allows her to effectively evade police questioning and better protect the students' safety.

"I think what this young Mr. Hawking said makes a lot of sense."

Magneto was the first to agree.

He wasn't concerned about the safety of the students at the school; he just felt that with one less piano, his plans would face fewer obstacles.

As for Piotr, who can become completely steel, he is countered by Logan's ability just like Logan, so there's no need to worry about him at all.

"The little monkey is right. For the students' safety, Qin, you can stay."

Wolverine also agreed with Hawking's point of view because he liked Jean and was worried that she might get hurt during the mission.

Considering that Hawking's words did make sense, Storm finally agreed.

"Logan, promise me you'll rescue Scott!"

Seeing that everyone agreed, Phoenix had no choice but to nod as well, but she also gave Wolverine a brief instruction.

Professor X was captured by Stryker, and Cyclops, who was responsible for protecting Professor X, was naturally not spared either. Cyclops is her boyfriend.

"Stryker only received the main unit of the brainwave enhancement machine last night. It will take some time for him to transport it to the base and assemble and debug it."

Let's get some rest and recharge, then set off tonight and launch our attack when the enemy is most relaxed in the early morning!

After the personnel were decided, Magneto also set the time for the operation.

No one slept well last night, especially Magneto who escaped from prison and Storm who went to Boston to find the Nightcrawler. They didn't sleep at all, so the most important thing now is to get them in shape before setting off again.

Hawking had no objection to this; his protagonist template was still in cooldown and needed time to cool down.

After the meeting, Hawking went straight to the basement of the villa.

In addition to storing a lot of food that can be preserved for a long time, there are also many daily necessities stored here.

"Found it!"

After searching for a while, he finally found what he needed in a box—sunglasses.

"It's a pity they're all children's versions."

He picked out a Mickey Mouse-shaped one and stuffed it into his pocket before leaving the basement.

Why look for sunglasses?

Because tonight happens to be a full moon in the middle of the month, if he doesn't wear sunglasses and look directly at the moon, he will transform into a ruthless and savage giant ape.

Of course, this is also his biggest trump card that gave him the courage to participate in this operation.

If you encounter a crisis that even loading the protagonist template can't solve, or even threatens your life, then transform into the giant ape form to save your life. The giant ape form's combat power is ten times that of the normal form.

As for the others, I'm sorry, they're on their own.

"Logan, I'm sorry, you're very nice and charming, but I choose Scott, so... don't do that again."

Just as Hawking stepped out of the basement, he happened to witness Wolverine and Phoenix passionately kissing. After hearing about the kiss, Phoenix rejected Wolverine and chose Cyclops instead.

Both Wolverine and Cyclops were in love with Phoenix, but compared to the wild Wolverine, Phoenix ultimately chose Cyclops, with whom she had spent over a decade.

"Looks like you're heartbroken. Want one?"

Hawking pulled a cigar from the box in his pocket and handed it to Wolverine.

"Thank you. Perhaps Scott is indeed a better match for her than me."

Wolverine offered himself a word of self-consolation.

He was a lone wolf who had lost his memory, wandering around searching for himself, and even when he occasionally returned here, it was only for a temporary stop.

"Hey, that cigar box of yours looks so familiar!"

"Really? I picked it up from the ground."

"Found it? I dropped it yesterday after drinking!"

"Oh, then it's mine now."

"That was my last box, give it back!"

"Logan, don't be so rude. It's shameful for an adult to fight with a child over things. Okay, okay, here you go, you can have it all."

"You're still a child, this isn't suitable for you. I'll keep it all and give it to you when you really need it."

"Haha, just kidding. I don't actually smoke."

Because the protagonist template wasn't loaded, Hawking's strength, despite being beyond that of ordinary people, was still far inferior to Wolverine's, and in the end, his cigar box was still taken away.

However, his last sentence also frustrated Logan, who realized he had been overthinking things.

(End of this chapter)