Chapter 558: Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and blessing may harbor misfortune

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, half a month passed by calmly.

During this half-month, Rive and the other four members of the core circle had liquidated large amounts of assets and moved to Void Island.

Rive, who originally wanted to stay by Su Quan's side to get the first pick, went under the White Queen through the connection of the Cuckoo sisters and was sent by the White Queen to the Hellfire Club of the new timeline.

Jesterna's assets had also been liquidated and handed over to his wife Paula, and Paula had moved to Void Island with their daughter Grace.

It is worth mentioning that because they purchased a large amount of gold in a short period, the price of gold fluctuated and rose quite a bit.

The core circle had no major actions. Although the Sentinel Services and Trask Industries had not been destroyed and were still trying to capture mutants.

But one had a squad leader working as an inside man with the mutants, and the other had lost its core figure, Dr. Campbell, so the threat level could be said to have dropped sharply.

Many well-informed organizations or individuals had already moved to Void Island, and those who were not well-informed were also transferred there with the help of underground organizations.

In just half a month, the total population of Void Island rose again, now reaching over a thousand people, and all kinds of ability users were diverse—useful, useless, a wide variety.

"Su Quan... Su Quan... can you hear me? I'm Lauren! Please... please help us!"

In the dark, calls interrupted Su Quan's nap?

Lauren's plea for help?

Su Quan's mouth curled slightly; he sensed Lauren's situation.

It was not optimistic.

Although their family had been away from the main plot for a while, uh, well, the original main plot had long since fallen apart after Su Quan's intervention.

But as the main plot characters of this world, it was impossible for their family to truly transcend the world and stay away from it.

After their family arrived in Mexico, it was initially stable. Although life was a bit harder and they were terrified every day, afraid of being exposed and afraid of being caught, they eventually settled down.

However, good times didn't last long. In a chaotic place like Mexico, let alone wanted fugitives, even ordinary people would encounter all kinds of trouble.

When trouble arrived, they couldn't hide. Lauren and Andy, the sister and brother, couldn't avoid using their abilities, and then their mutant identities were exposed, forcing them into a life of hiding and displacement again.

If it were just this, Lauren wouldn't have asked Su Quan for help. The main thing was that Trask Industries discovered their family's identity, especially the identity of the Fenris twins, and then began to hunt them down vigorously, causing them to fall into flight again.

At this moment, Lauren was asking for help because they were at their wit's end. Agents from Trask Industries and the Sentinel Services had joined forces to block them in a dead end.

With Lauren and Andy's abilities, they originally had hope of breaking out, but some accidents occurred. Their father, Reed, had his suppressed mutant abilities reappear due to the various pressures during this period.

Reed didn't know he was a mutant at all, nor had he ever thought he would have mutant abilities. Coupled with the life-and-death moment of being captured, various reasons caused his abilities to erupt, and his energy climbed sharply.

Then... it just exploded!

You think that's the end?

No, not yet; the worse part was still to come.

Because she was concerned about Reed's situation, Caitlin couldn't dodge in time when Reed self-destructed. Although Lauren sensed something was wrong and released an air wall at the first moment, she was a step too slow.

Caitlin was blown to death, and Lauren's air wall only lasted a few seconds before shattering. She and Andy were also blown away.

Andy fainted directly after landing. Lauren's situation was slightly better, but she was also seriously injured.

At this moment, behind her were the unconscious Andy and the high wall of the dead end, and in front of her were the step-by-step approaching armed agents.

There was an air wall between her and the agents, which temporarily ensured her safety, but only temporarily!

She couldn't hold the air wall forever.

The end of the road was right in front of her, and the only light she could think of in her despair was Su Quan!

"How miserable!"

"Does this count as revenge from the universe's consciousness, or the butterfly effect after the universe self-corrected?"

Su Quan couldn't help but exclaim after understanding Lauren's situation.

Of course, there was definitely no such thing as universe consciousness in this world. The current outcome for Lauren and her family was very logical.

The fact that Lauren and Andy were the new generation of Fenris twins couldn't be hidden. The Sentinel Services and Trask Industries would definitely find them; it was just a matter of time.

Reed's abilities were also bound to appear. After all, so many years had passed, the effect of the serum was long gone, and coupled with the mental pressure from successive changes, it was normal for the abilities to appear.

He knew nothing about his abilities, and the abilities he had suppressed for so many years were very violent. Moreover, the ability itself was of this type, so it was reasonable for him to self-destruct.

Caitlin's death went without saying. On the run, everyone was close to each other, and they didn't know Reed had abilities or that he would self-destruct. Wasn't it normal for her to be affected?

On the contrary, in the TV show, when Reed's abilities appeared, he destroyed everything he touched and couldn't control it at all, but every time he was in contact with Caitlin or others, they were fine.

…………

Does it have to be such a coincidence?

Is it metaphysics?

Like now, Reed self-destructing and Caitlin being affected is what's realistic!

Then again, the current result is a bit too realistic.

In the TV show, although their family didn't successfully smuggle into Mexico, they were all alive until the finale.

And now?

Reed is dead, Caitlin is dead, and if he doesn't intervene, Lauren and Andy will definitely be caught. It can be called a total wipeout of the family.

Is this what they call—misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and blessing may harbor misfortune?

Mexico.

A certain dead end.

Accompanied by continuous gunfire, the air wall Lauren held up trembled slightly and finally shattered!

"Bang!"

The air wall collapsed, and Lauren couldn't help but tilt backward.

At the same time, a bullet flew straight toward Lauren.

This was a special brake bullet; it wouldn't cause too much damage to the body, but once hit, one would lose the ability to move for a certain period.

Most of the time, when the Sentinel Services captured mutants, they used this kind of bullet!

Despair filled Lauren's heart. She seemed to be able to feel the bullet flying slowly toward her, but she was powerless and could only watch helplessly as the bullet hit her.

"No!!!"

Lauren let out a sorrowful roar of unwillingness, and with a thud, she fell to the ground.