radicalducati Chapter 202 Charles: Am I one of the founders of the Brotherhood?
Chapter 202 Charles: Am I one of the founders of the Brotherhood?
Chapter 202 Charles: Am I one of the founders of the Brotherhood?
"She has very important things to do and doesn't have time for this, right?"
Seeing Laura staring at the candy, old Logan was afraid that the little wolf cub would be fooled by the black-haired man with just a piece of candy, so he quickly came up with the most plausible reason.
Although he kept saying that Laura was a big problem, it was undeniable that Laura was indeed his daughter, with his DNA flowing in her veins, and her abilities were almost exactly the same as his. Her temperament was also exactly the same. No one would doubt their father-daughter relationship.
In Laura, old Logan seemed to see his past self.
That's why he unconsciously protects Laura, taking on the role of a father figure. He not only takes care of her basic needs but also instills correct moral values in Laura, the uneducated wolf cub, such as not stealing and never taking lives over a disagreement.
However, not long after he finished speaking, he casually stole a phone charger and cigars from the convenience store counter without paying. He had also just finished off a few people, perfectly illustrating the saying "like father, like daughter."
Moreover, Laura and old Logan have something in common: they are both rebellious.
Laura completely ignored old Logan's words, glanced at Wade's panda-eye-like mask, and asked curiously, "Are you superheroes?"
Logan: "?"
Oh, you can talk?!
Since he met Laura, he had never heard her utter a single word. He had assumed she was mute or unable to speak, and had even secretly felt sorry for her.
To everyone's surprise, it wasn't that Laura couldn't speak; she simply didn't want to talk to him!
At that moment, the old father's heart shattered.
Wade immediately put his hands on his hips, his voice filled with exaggerated smugness: "Of course! Standing before you is none other than the top superhero of the Marvel Universe, the lovable Deadpool! Want my autograph? Since this is the first autograph of the day, I'll also throw in a Deadpool-themed hug!"
"Stay away from her!"
Old Logan suppressed the bitterness in his heart, picked up the adamantium claw, and stared warily at Wade.
He saw through Wade's silly nature at a glance and didn't want Laura to get too close to him, lest she be led astray by this guy.
The thought of Laura turning into a frivolous young woman sent a chill down Logan's spine.
Du Mu chuckled and said, "I'm also a superhero, known as Lord Doom. I led the Avengers to save New York during the Battle of New York. You may not know what the Avengers are; they're the most famous idol...hero team in another world. Every member is a superhero. They've always wanted to invite me to join the Avengers, but I refused."
"That's amazing!"
Laura's eyes immediately lit up.
But Wade laughed as soon as he heard that: "Don't kid me, buddy, you're not even in the Avengers movies. You only appeared in the Fantastic Four movies, and you were a supervillain..."
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boom!
Du Mu interrupted Wade with a single shot.
"Well done!"
Old Logan immediately clapped and cheered.
Du Mu sheathed his Golden Desert Eagle and continued without changing his expression, "I'm currently assembling a new superhero team, aiming to surpass the Avengers. I see great potential in you; would you like to join our team?"
Laura wanted to agree, but she hesitated: "But... I still need to go to Eden."
NPC Laura Kinney has given you a new quest.
[Mission: Garden of Eden]
Objective: Escort Laura safely to the Garden of Eden.
[Rewards: Experience +1000, Laura's Affection +20, Random Item *1, Anchor Point Fragment *1]
Du Mu waved his hand, his tone relaxed: "It's alright, we can send you to Eden first, and then you can join our team. There's no conflict at all."
"OK!"
Laura's eyes lit up, and she nodded decisively.
"Not good at all!"
Logan immediately interrupted, his voice stern: "Listen, we don't know you at all, and we don't want to get involved in any more trouble. If you need team members, you can find someone else."
He had no idea about the background of the two people in front of him, so naturally he wouldn't agree easily.
He is no longer the lone wolf he once was.
Now, he is doing everything he can to support his family. The former superhero has become a rental car driver, worrying about daily necessities. Now, he is on the run with his aging Charles and young Laura. The burden of life has long been suffocating this old wolf.
If any more accidents were to happen, he didn't know if his battered old bones could hold on.
He didn't care about his own death, but he had Charles and Laura behind him. He didn't even dare to think about what would happen to the old man and the young girl if no one took care of them.
Du Mu calmly said, "We're not the problem. The guys you killed are the problem. With your current abilities, how long can you hold out? With our help, we guarantee you'll be safely delivered to your destination."
Old Logan fell silent.
That's absolutely true. If Charles hadn't been able to keep these armed men under control, he probably wouldn't have been able to stop so many people.
Just then, Charles spoke up again: "Logan, say yes, they are good people."
Old Logan turned around: "You didn't overhear that, did you?"
He was referring to Charles's telepathic abilities.
But he also knew that Charles had long been unable to use his abilities voluntarily, and if he forced them to be used, his abilities would go out of control like they had just happened.
Charles smiled slightly: "Having been a mind reader all my life, even without the ability, I can still tell what kind of person someone is."
Old Logan struggled for a moment, then finally scratched his hair in frustration and muttered a curse under his breath.
"Fuck! I don't care anymore, do whatever you want!"
"So, you're from a parallel universe?"
"That's right. I've traveled through multiple worlds. In the last world, I and another Logan infiltrated Stryker's experimental facility, rescued a group of mutant children, and exposed all of Stryker's evil deeds. Then I met Wade, and we came to this world together."
Inside the car, Du Mu and Charles sat in the back and chatted.
Meanwhile, Wade sat in the passenger seat, constantly bothering old Logan, who was acting as the driver. Logan was so annoyed that the veins on his forehead were throbbing, and he just wanted to slap the chatterbox next to him.
Sacrificing one old Logan ensured that everyone on the bus could have some peace and quiet.
Du Mu paused for half a second to mourn for old Logan, then continued, "In fact, I've seen you in other parallel worlds. Back then, you had long, flowing hair, unlike now... well, you had quite the air of a big shot."
Charles didn't seem to mind, and instead chuckled and said, "When I was young, I certainly had a lot of hair, but after experiencing many things, it turned out like this."
"To be honest, I think this hairstyle suits you better."
"Really? I think so too."
Charles touched his smooth scalp and asked curiously, "So, you know another version of me from my younger days?"
Du Mu nodded: "Yes, and we have a pretty good relationship. We once co-founded a mutant organization, determined to fight for a better tomorrow for mutants."
A hint of nostalgia flickered in Charles's eyes: "That was great. If I'm not mistaken, our organization should be called the X-Men, right?"
"No, it's called a fraternity."
Charles:
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What?! I've become the founder of a fraternity?
Charles paused, then asked cautiously, "I wouldn't be too extreme in that world, would I?"
"I think it's alright, but Eric often thinks you're a bit extreme."
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Charles:
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After a moment of silence, Charles finally accepted these outrageous assumptions.
"Do you still know Eric?"
"Of course, he was also a member of the fraternity. The three of us, along with Raven and Hank, formed the original fraternity."
Upon hearing these familiar names, Charles paused for a moment, a hint of sadness flashing in the depths of his eyes.
Du Mu continued without pausing, "Later, many more mutants joined the Brotherhood, including Logan and his brother Victor from that world. Together, we fought against the Hellfire Club, defeated Sebastian Shaw, and successfully thwarted his evil plot."
"After that, our Brotherhood flourished, you established Xavier's School, recruited and taught mutant children from all over the world, oh right, Eric was one of your students, although he wasn't very happy about it."
Charles: "!!!"
Am I this awesome in another world?
Even Charles wouldn't dare make a birthday wish like that, having Eric as his student!
Many details described by Du Mu correspond to his memories, but the final outcome is quite different from everything he experienced.
In his memory, there was no such thing as Du Mu. After he and Eric defeated Sebastian Shaw, Eric left with a group of mutants.
From then on, they drew a line between themselves, becoming opposing sides with differing ideologies, each fighting for the future of mutants in their own eyes, occasionally getting into a fight, but it usually ended in victory for Charles's X-Men.
Charles couldn't help but ask, "But why did Eric agree to stay?"
He knew Eric's character all too well; with Eric's beliefs rooted in trauma and his distrust of humanity, Eric was destined to go down a different path from him.
According to Du Mu, Eric seems to have stayed with the Brotherhood voluntarily and even became a student at Xavier's School of the Rising Sun.
This is unbelievable!
Du Mu grinned: "Simple. I've made you the nuclear weapon of the mutant camp, and Eric is the one responsible for pressing the switch. As a diplomat, you'll be used to deter those restless humans. He'll naturally be willing to stay. Even if you try to get rid of him, he'll probably stick around and refuse to leave."
Charles:
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This is the method they used.
He abandoned some of his peaceful ideals, and Eric abandoned some of his extreme ideas, which ironically brought the two of them completely together.
"That's wonderful, that's wonderful..."
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Charles muttered to himself, and no one knew what he was thinking at that moment.
Old Logan, who was driving, also had a complicated expression.
Over the years, they have done everything in their power to coexist peacefully with humanity, only to end up in this predicament. He doesn't know whether this path was right or wrong.
Du Mu broke the silence and asked, "By the way, how did you all end up like this? Even if you're old, you shouldn't be like this, right?"
It sounds absurd that Charles, a telepath, developed Alzheimer's disease, and Logan, a super-healing ability user, couldn't even withstand metal poisoning.
Old Logan gritted his teeth and said, "It's all because of that damn genetically modified food. This stuff is everywhere, like a slow poison, gradually affecting the X gene in mutants, causing it to decay. No mutant has escaped it; their abilities are constantly weakening, and some can't even control their abilities anymore."
"Moreover, the recessive X gene that humans may carry in their bodies will be permanently suppressed after eating this genetically modified food. As a result, 25 years have passed and no new mutants have been born in this world."
"I see."
Du Mu suddenly realized why Old Logan and Charles had ended up in such dire straits.
Humanity has actually started a genetic war to eradicate the existence of mutants at their very source; this is indeed a move that is difficult to defend against.
Of course, it's quite simple to break this trick.
Before things get out of control, let Charles, who is at the peak of his life, use his invincible telepathic abilities, and all the problems will be solved.
But clearly, Charles in this world did not do that.
I don't know whether to say Charles is old-fashioned or that humanity is too naive. Knowing that someone like Charles exists, they still dare to push forward such a drastic plan. Aren't they afraid of pushing honest people to the brink of death?
Du Mu said to Old Logan, "So, the main reason your self-healing factor has weakened is because of this, right?"
Old Logan did not answer, tacitly agreeing with this statement.
Du Mu thought for a moment: "Old Wolf, I have a way to bring you back to your peak condition, and even get rid of the Adamantium alloy forever. The process might be a little painful. Would you like to try it?"
"No need, I've had enough of living."
Old Logan shook his head almost without hesitation, his voice filled with deep weariness.
For him, a long life had long become a kind of wear and tear, and death was the only true relief. He would live one day at a time, nothing more.
Wade immediately objected: "Hey, you can't die! We just agreed to film a Deadpool and Wolverine movie together! If you die, I'll have to search all over the parallel universes to find another Wolverine to play the lead role, and most importantly, their salaries might not even be as low as yours... I mean, with your unique, weathered charm!"
Old Logan:
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Who agreed to make a movie with you? Wasn't that just you talking to yourself?
Also, why isn't the movie titled "Wolverine and Deadpool"?
"What a pity."
Du Mu did not try to dissuade him and gave up his plan to invite Lao Luo Gen to join the team.
Given Logan's current healing factor, he probably wouldn't meet the requirements for a team member. However, Laura, who is unaffected by genetically modified food, would fit the team's recruitment criteria.
*Sizzle!*
Suddenly, the car slammed on the brakes, the tires screeching as they rubbed against the pavement, and came to a screeching halt.
Du Mu reacted quickly, immediately reaching out to protect the elderly and children on both sides, demonstrating the fine tradition of respecting the elderly and caring for the young.
Only Wade, who never wears a seatbelt, was unlucky, crashing headfirst into the windshield and screaming in pain.
"What's going on?" Du Mu asked.
"We're in trouble."
Old Logan stared intently ahead.
Ahead, illuminated by the headlights, a convoy was rapidly approaching them in a grand procession.
Almost simultaneously, beams of bright light suddenly shot out from the previously dark wilderness on both sides, and several modified armored off-road vehicles sped out, their tires kicking up clouds of dust, instantly locking their lonely, dilapidated car in the center of the light circle.
In the blink of an eye, they were surrounded on all sides, with no way to retreat.
"We're doomed, we're surrounded!"
Wade rubbed his forehead, making a panicked sound.
Of course, he was faking it; someone always has to create a tense atmosphere.
Du Mu snorted coldly: "Stop talking such discouraging words. We've surrounded them. Same old rules: close the gates and release Victor!"
"Victor didn't bring this parallel world with him."
"Then close the door and let Logan out!"
Logan:
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