Chapter 3130: Romantic

Professor X was gathering all the mutants who were going to participate in this operation into his office.

Logan was the first. He had returned after leaving. As soon as he walked into the door and saw those blue eyes, he was stunned.

Professor X was about to explain, but Logan turned his head away and began to study the flower pot placed by the wall.

The second was the fiery Polaris. She had just caused a big mess with Magneto and was feeling proud. As she walked in, she shouted, "Professor, let me tell you, when that planet exploded..." "Uh!"

Looking at Polaris's shocked expression, Professor X smiled in his heart and opened his mouth to explain, but Polaris suddenly slowed down, crossed her arms, and began to look down at the cracks on the floor.

Quicksilver rushed in like a silver light, stopped at the door, and said, "Professor, don't listen to Luna. She deliberately blew up that star, wanting to burn my... God!"

Quicksilver just wanted to speak, but Polaris slapped him on the back and covered his mouth. 【3130-

Phoenix Jean Grey also walked in quickly. Seeing Professor X's appearance, a flash of surprise crossed her eyes. She took a parallel step to the left and moved to Logan's side, and the two began to exchange glances.

Then came Cyclops. He was obviously surprised when he saw Professor X, but soon saw Phoenix and Wolverine together, so he also walked over calmly.

Rogue and Blink arrived last. When they pushed the door open and entered, they found the atmosphere in the office unusually calm. The two didn't dare to say much. After seeing Professor X, they both widened their eyes, but after exchanging a look, they ran to the corner of the wall and stood there.

Professor X looked around and found that not a single person wanted to ask him what on earth had happened. Could it be that the pile of excuses he had made up wouldn't come in handy?

It didn't matter. If they didn't ask, couldn't he just explain it himself? Just as Professor X was about to open his mouth to speak, Wolverine Logan reached out a hand and said, "No, Professor, no need to explain. We are all very happy."

What was there to be happy about? Professor X was puzzled in his heart.

"Professor, although we often say that some things are in the past, if we can make up for regrets, I believe everyone would choose to do so. You don't need to explain; we all understand," Jean said very sincerely.

What did you all understand? Professor X was even more confused.

At this moment, Magneto strode in, carrying the bound Nathaniel. He threw the person onto the ground and looked around. Everyone silently lowered their heads; no one dared to meet his gaze, not even the members of the X-Men who were always at odds with Magneto.

Logan had a rather short temper. He wanted to say something, but Jean quickly tugged at him. Even Cyclops, who was usually particularly at odds with Logan, hurriedly gave him a look.

The crowd remained silent just like that.

After a while, Beast returned. He looked at the atmosphere in the room, which felt as if it had frozen, scratched his head in confusion, and then said, "Why are you all standing here? Wait a minute, who is this guy? Sinister?!"

"Hank, we meet again." Mr. Sinister Nathaniel wore a gloomy face. "And you, Professor X, you... uh... you... how did you..."

Magneto sneered, folded his arms, walked to the side, looked at Nathaniel, and said, "Why aren't you cursing anymore? Is it because he has more hair than you now?"

Nathaniel was completely stunned. Although his arms were bound, he could still jump. He leaped three feet high from the ground and screamed, "How is this possible! How could you, you despicable old bald man..."

Hearing Nathaniel's choice of words, Polaris instantly gasped. She hurriedly pulled Pietro and hid behind. Cursing Professor X like that in front of Magneto?! If you want to die, don't splash your blood on us!

Professor X smiled and said, "Aren't you British too? Aren't you afraid that you might have a day where you become bald too?"

"I! I... I can develop a hair-growth potion! I won't go bald!! Don't think that just because you used an illusion to become like this, you can change your despicable nature!"

Professor X gave Magneto a look.

In an instant, electric current surged. With a 'crack', lightning flashed before everyone's eyes. After the light dissipated, black smoke rose from the top of Nathaniel's head, and the little hair he had left was completely reduced to nothing.

Nathaniel was stunned for three seconds before he realized what had happened. He let out an incomparable scream. Professor X looked at him with a smile and said, "Now, who is the despicable bald guy?"

"This is bad." Logan lowered his voice and said to the person next to him, "Why do I feel like the Professor's personality has also returned to when he was young?"

"What was he like back then?"

"It's hard to say." Logan raised his eyes to look at Professor X, lowered his voice even further, and then said, "The personalities of the two of them when they were young were completely the opposite."

"Hiss..."

Fortunately, after a couple of verbal jabs, it was time to talk about serious business. Whether young or old, Magneto was not a man of many words, so the interrogation naturally had to be done by Professor X.

Actually, Professor X didn't need to interrogate him at all, since his mutant ability allowed him to see any secret at any time, but this Nathaniel didn't know what method he had used to block his detection, so he could only ask.

"Did Apocalypse send you?"

"Don't waste your effort. I won't say anything. Are you surprised to find that the ability you are so proud of can't be used?" Nathaniel said very mockingly.

Professor X sighed lightly. He was not weak in terms of strategy, which didn't mean he was willing to do this kind of thing. Schiller wouldn't give him too much time; there was no need to waste time on this kind of person.

Professor X took a deep breath.

Everyone except Magneto thought he was about to say something, but the next second, a mental storm as tangible as reality swept out. Nathaniel, at the center of the storm, let out a terrifying scream.

When everyone came back to their senses, they were all in a cold sweat. Logan subconsciously looked at the clock on the office wall. The short moment of distraction they thought had passed was actually a full ten minutes.

Their consciousness had been blank for ten minutes.

"What happened?" Jean pressed her temples and shook her head. Logan lowered his eyes and said, "Someone said that Professor X's mental ability is not omnipotent, but there is a prerequisite for that, and that is on the premise of not causing destruction."

Everyone else heard this, so they looked up at Nathaniel. This man was now lying on the ground. His body was still alive, but other than breathing, he had no reaction at all.

Polaris gathered her courage and flipped him over, discovering that his eyes were completely unfocused. Simply put, his brain had been fried, and he had now completely turned into an idiot.

Professor X stood where he was, lost in thought. After a long while, he spoke and said, "So that's how it is. Nathaniel is not a mutant."

"How is that possible?!" Cyclops said with some disbelief, "He has dealt with this guy many times. They always thought Nathaniel was opposing them because he hated his own identity as a mutant."

Professor X shook his head and said, "He has the X-gene in his body, but it was added later. It was Apocalypse who modified him."

"Apocalypse has such ability?!"

"As one of the oldest mutants, it's not strange for him to have such ability. I saw from Nathaniel's memories that Apocalypse was very interested in Nathaniel's plan to fuse mutants, which is why he modified him."

"He is just a cruel executioner!" Cyclops raised his voice and said, "Last time we found several modified mutants in his laboratory; they were all in great pain!"

"Alright, now is not the time to talk about this." Professor X sighed again and said, "He helped Apocalypse create a poison targeting the X-gene, and to show his sincerity, he personally came to the Andromeda Galaxy to release the poison here."

"But fortunately, the previous biological riot event..."

Professor X briefly explained the current situation and then said, "Apocalypse thinks he has grasped our fatal weakness and wants us to do things for him. By tomorrow morning at the latest, the news of Magneto and Polaris raiding the Shi'ar Empire laboratory will spread throughout the universe. By then, he will definitely think we have taken action."

"Professor, do you want to lure the snake out of its hole?"

"That's right. We'll lie and say we've obtained that thing and want to exchange it with him for the antidote. He will inevitably have to come to take the goods. The key is that the person behind him will definitely come."

"Why are you so sure?"

"If it were you, would you trust someone like Apocalypse to hold such a dangerous thing?" Professor X asked. He said very firmly, "Thousands of years of time haven't brought much improvement to Apocalypse's abilities, and his wisdom has seen zero growth. He is a person who wears his ambition on his face. The New Skrull Empire will use him, but they would absolutely never let him touch anything core."

Beast nodded and said, "Makes sense. If there really were a weapon of mass destruction capable of instantly destroying a galaxy, the New Skrull Empire would never allow such a thing to fall into the hands of others."

"We will take action at that moment." A cold light flashed in Professor X's eyes. He looked at Rogue and said, "How are the preparations going on Mystique's side?"

"She doesn't have many starships she can directly mobilize, probably only five. The Senate has three more, but if we mobilize them now, it might alert the enemy."

"Five is enough. Are the noble liveries ready?"

"They were already noble liveries, and they belong to some of the most powerful nobles on Mengyu Star. The flags are all complete as well."

"Good, notify them to prepare to take action."

Professor X looked at Magneto and said, "Having to deal with mutants and also guard against Apocalypse, the Skrulls couldn't possibly come with just a few people. At the very least, they'll bring a fleet."

"Do you want to make the two sides collide directly?"

"No, I plan to wipe out one side directly." Professor X said, "Destroying a New Skrull fleet doesn't count for much, because they are a purely mechanical civilization. Once the assembly lines start running, they can quickly make up for the losses. The value of the starships isn't that high."

"But if it's the fleet of the Shi'ar Empire nobles, it's different. The Shi'ar Empire's warships need to go through many layers of enchantment to exert their greatest power. The nobles themselves only hold a portion of the military power; five warships is already a loss they cannot accept."

"But will they really declare war on the New Skrull Empire for this?" Polaris asked with some confusion.

"The fact that they lost five warships isn't the key. The key is that the Queen's warships are all still there. If they don't consume the warships in the Queen's hands, then their few remaining warships will also be taken away soon. They won't allow such a thing to happen."