Chapter 462

"Jason—Jason—control her, quickly—control her!"

The excruciating pain in his shoulder and the threat from Deathstrike left William Stryker with no time to think. Sweat and blood dripped onto the ground; his only hope now was his son.

Unfortunately, his son was a tool, and a tool could only obey orders, not possess a self!

Moreover, this tool, Jason Stryker, was not that perfect; he would occasionally be disobedient.

Just like now, Jason Stryker was already locked in a struggle with Su Quan's psychic power and hadn't heard William Stryker's new instructions at all!

Even if he had known, he might not have cared, and he certainly wouldn't have obeyed.

"Jason… Jason…" William Stryker's shouting failed to elicit a response from his son; instead, it was met with Deathstrike's steel claws.

"Squelch—squelch—squelch—"

Deathstrike lowered William Stryker, and her ten adamantium claws pierced his body like a violent storm.

"Squelch—" Deathstrike retracted her claws, breathing slightly as she watched William Stryker, now riddled with holes and bleeding profusely, slowly collapse to the ground.

William Stryker looked at her in disbelief, the light in his eyes gradually dimming until it vanished completely.

He had not expected, nor could he accept, that he would actually die at the hands of Deathstrike, a tool he controlled!

Before he died, he actually felt a trace of hatred!

The hatred was not for Deathstrike, who killed him, nor for his son, who 'stood by and watched,' but for—Su Quan!

He hated that Su Quan had not intervened.

He felt that even if he were to die, the person to kill him should have been Su Quan; a tool like Deathstrike, who was under his own control, had no right to kill him!

This was his final pride, but it was utterly useless. Dead is dead; death does not care who did the deed.

"Squelch!"

The sharp, slender steel claws pierced through the back of the wheelchair and Jason Stryker's heart, emerging from his chest.

Jason Stryker's psychic power dissipated; his body twitched slightly for a moment, then his head drooped, and he went still.

Deathstrike retracted her claws without changing her expression and came before Su Quan to explain: "I'm sorry, I didn't know how you wanted to deal with him, but he was too dangerous; I had to kill him."

Su Quan did not care about Jason Stryker's death; to him, this was an insignificant person, and besides, death might even be a release for him.

"They are dead, your revenge is complete, and the things of the past have vanished like smoke. What are your plans for the future?" Su Quan skipped over Jason Stryker's death entirely.

Deathstrike was silent for a moment, then shook her head: "I don't know. I… I have no family, no friends, and I don't know what I should do in the future."

"I… can I follow you?"

Su Quan smiled broadly: "Even if you didn't want to, I would find a way to make you follow me."

Deathstrike smiled; her heart was no longer lost, and she felt a sense of stability that put her at ease.

William Stryker's death would soon be discovered; after all, he was the person in charge of this base and also the head of the Weapon X program, so his superiors would certainly be paying attention.

Su Quan cleared the surveillance records in the base and also erased the files and information of the seven mutants.

Then, he teleported away from the dam base, taking Deathstrike, Nightcrawler, the seven sleeping mutants, and the adamantium with him.

William Stryker's death spared the X-Mansion from a catastrophe; otherwise, according to the events in the movie, William Stryker would have led a team to attack the school and capture many students.

Jean Grey would have also sacrificed herself in the subsequent events, then resurrected as the Dark Phoenix, killed the Professor, participated in the Battle of Alcatraz, and finally been killed by Wolverine.

Poor Jean Grey, she died twice… which means he indirectly saved her twice!

A life-saving grace, shouldn't she offer herself in return? Saved twice, adding Storm to the mix is reasonable, right?

Back to the point.

Su Quan did not take Deathstrike and the others to the X-Mansion, but instead went to the Hellfire Club.

The adamantium was sent directly to another timeline, along with Nightcrawler.

There was no helping it; the Hellfire Club was dominated by women, and leaving them there wouldn't serve any purpose; it would only make everyone feel awkward.

In the inner area of the club, everyone gathered together.

The White Queens, the Mystiques, the St. Croix sisters, Psylocke, Jubilee, Blink, and the newly joined Deathstrike were all examining the seven female mutants laid side-by-side on the sofa.

"Who do you think will be the first to wake up?"

"She's called Magma, right? I think it's her. Don't you feel the temperature getting a bit warmer?"

"There are many of us, so the temperature is rising. I think it should be her; she's called Lifeguard. Deathstrike said her ability is to automatically switch to the corresponding superpower based on the danger."

"What do you think? Who will be the first to wake up?"

Everyone speculated, then asked Su Quan.

Su Quan smiled without a word and snapped his fingers, and they saw one of the people on the sofa stand up passively.

At the same time, her eyes opened, revealing a look of panic and wariness.

"Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, codename Northstar. Her ability is super speed and flight. Generally speaking, speedsters have a very fast metabolism; with the same dosage of the drug, she will metabolize it faster than the others."

"While you were guessing who would wake up first, she had already woken up."

Northstar looked at the women around her vigilantly, then her gaze fell on Su Quan, who was surrounded by them.

As the only man in the room, and the one who had called out her identity and ability in one breath, he must be the one in charge among these people.

"Who are you, and where is William Stryker?" Northstar asked in a deep voice.

Su Quan smiled and shook his head: "Who I am is not important. What's important is that William Stryker is already dead, killed by her. You should recognize her, right?"

Northstar followed Su Quan's gaze and saw Deathstrike.

Of course she recognized Deathstrike; she was William Stryker's assistant, and she was there when she was captured.

"I was previously controlled by William Stryker. He saved me and helped me kill William Stryker," Deathstrike explained.

Northstar looked at Su Quan again, half-doubting: "So, you also saved me… us?"

"You could say that."

Northstar's heart sank; she knew things weren't that simple.

"What do you want?"

"Don't be in a hurry. Let's wait for everyone to wake up and talk together. I don't want to say the same thing seven times."

Su Quan smiled and waved his hand: "Would you like to drink something?"

Northstar shook her head in silence, refusing. She could feel her condition recovering rapidly, which gave her quite a bit of confidence.

With her speed, if these people really had any malicious intent, she should be able to escape, right?