Chapter 90

"Can't you stay and help?" Mystique asked with unwillingness in her tone.

It's not a question of whether being a cushion is good or not. It's that for Mystique, now that Professor X's credibility has declined, she needs more helpers to pull the X-Men so that the whole team won't fall into the abyss.

Compared to this guy who claims to be an alien, the Brotherhood of Mutants led by Magneto is not suitable, because the labels on them are too obvious. Those children studying at the Gifted School won't work either; they haven't received combat training.

Thinking about it, this guy is the most suitable. Even if nothing else is said, being beaten can also serve as a very good meat shield.

"What am I staying for? This is your family business; if I make a move, it will only be adding fuel to the fire," Henry continued to push back. He randomly said, "Call me when you're fighting aliens. I don't want to get involved in Earthlings' affairs."

"Then get lost."

Having just faced a major setback, the X-Men were at a time of low spirits. So for Henry's attitude of wanting to withdraw, others didn't want to stop him either.

Persuasion failed, and he didn't want to open his mouth a second or third time; it became like begging someone. Mystique gave an unfriendly reaction.

On the other hand, Mystique also had some internal thoughts to explain. If Henry didn't want to integrate into them and become a part of them, then having an outsider listen was obviously not suitable. That's why she decisively told him to get lost.

Henry, who got permission, was extremely happy. He doesn't live his peaceful days, but insists on going through fire and water; what is he after? Superheroes don't get paid either.

Henry slapped Nightcrawler, who was the easiest to be startled, on the shoulder. Sure enough, it gave the other party a fright.

But Henry's slap was just a reminder, without using much force. He smiled and said, "Brother, take me out. I don't know the way down here; what if I get lost and go to some places I shouldn't go? Like the women's restroom, women's locker room, and the like."

"Um, those places will have signs, ordinary people won't accidentally break in, right?" Nightcrawler said.

"I'm an alien, I don't know Earth's characters," Henry said, telling a lie.

"Oh, okay. Then I'll take you out." The simple Nightcrawler believed it. Grabbing Henry's arm, with a "poof" sound, he turned into smoke and disappeared.

Seeing that the outsider had left, Mystique's spirit picked up. Although she couldn't sit up, she still asked while lying down, "Where's Charles?"

Storm replied, "The Professor is in his own office."

"Tsk, useless man."

As someone who had witnessed the US military sending mutants to do cruel experiments, she dared to invade a national-level peace summit alone and assassinate a specific target, namely Trask, the leader of the Sentinel Program. Mystique is not just a little follower or an assistant to the two major leaders.

She not only possesses extremely strong action power, but also has a certain weight in the mutant community. After all, during the period when Mystique acted alone, she helped many mutant compatriots.

So now that Professor X cannot play a role, she took over the command without hesitation and said to everyone, "Hank, I need you to analyze what that thing Jean absorbed is.

"Solar flare? Who gave this explanation? Jean's ability doesn't include absorbing energy; I want to know what she absorbed and what impact it has on her."

Beast said with difficulty, "But I still have to take care of you."

Mystique glared over, and Beast immediately changed his words, saying, "I'm not very familiar with the astrophysics part; the analysis I did before has reached its limit.

"But I know a genius who should be able to help. The only thing to worry about is whether he will refuse to help us on the grounds that this matter is too simple."

"Who?" Mystique asked.

"Reed Richards."

"Is he reliable?" Mystique's implication was the other party's attitude toward mutants.

Hank said resentfully, "That guy is a true genius. So in his eyes, mutants and humans are equally stupid, with no big difference. So if we really find him, he might say some very rude things, but it's definitely unintentional."

Looks like another headache-inducing guy. Mystique said helplessly, "Forget it, as long as he can help, it doesn't matter. Find him."

"Okay, I'll try to contact him." Immediately, Hank walked to the side and made a phone call.

Mystique said to the remaining people, "Scott, you use our intelligence sources to find out Jean's whereabouts. Ororo, you go to Genosha Island to find Erik and ask him if he knows anything."

With a "poof" sound, Nightcrawler teleported back, just in the middle of the crowd.

He looked at the people around him foolishly, his movements appearing somewhat at a loss. Mystique had to say, "Kurt, you go with Ororo. Go out and find out the news."

Cyclops suggested, "Raven, let me go find Erik. Ororo go find out the news."

Storm didn't particularly oppose this opinion. Mystique saw it and said, "You guys discuss it yourselves, as long as there are people to do things."

"Okay." The three nodded. Then they looked at each other, not knowing who should speak first.

Mystique saw this and immediately urged, "Take action, kids. Staying here, things won't make any progress."

"Oh, yes." The three then ran out of the infirmary quickly. Mystique, lying on the bed, sighed, "Hmm, young people."

At the same time, in Earth's low Earth orbit, a discussion concerning the survival of the race also unfolded on the bridge of a wandering D'Bari warship.

The Science Officer reported to their leader, Wu Ke, saying: "The cosmic energy we have been tracking all the way that destroyed our home planet is not an interstellar weapon of a specific civilization, but an independent and unimaginably vast free energy.

"The use of this energy is not just destruction; in the process of tracking, we have observed more than once the planetary landscape changed by cosmic energy, as well as the birth of primary life.

"All along, we have had no reason to touch this cosmic energy, just because we didn't have a specific way to use it. But the natives of this planet gave us a very good demonstration, which is to use a specific individual as a container to absorb this energy.

"After our tracking and observation, the target can still act normally after absorbing cosmic energy, and shows abilities different from most natives. It is reasonable to speculate that after training, the target native can fully exert the characteristics of cosmic energy.

"I hereby suggest that in order to rebuild our home planet, we should carry out an operation to seize cosmic energy. Select clansmen as containers to completely grasp that cosmic energy in the hands of us D'Bari."

Wu Ke looked at all the D'Bari and asked, "Who opposes this action? Bring it up now."