Chapter 30: Son of Light
Zane patted his cheek, self-consoling:
"No problem, no problem. I'm dating Lorna, not Magneto. It's fine, it's fine..."
At this moment, Zane made a crucial decision—to never let Magneto recognize Lorna. It wasn't for his sake but for Lorna's. Who knows if the chuunibyou would be contagious? If Lorna deviated, he couldn't bear to see her engage in constant fighting and be chased by the police as before.
While Zane was lost in thought, the system's prompt sounded.
[Congratulations, Master, on completing the mission: Annihilate the lizard army. You are rewarded with an A-grade skill draw. Would you like to draw?]
"Let's do it."
[Commencing the draw. Congratulations, Master, you have obtained the A-grade active skill, [Son of Light] ]
Zane opened the system interface to examine the newly acquired skill.
[A-grade active skill: Son of Light, from the Ultraman world. It can shoot rays causing immense damage, with the intensity increasing with strength.]
"Not bad, not bad. Finally, a non-scamming attack skill. System, you've finally proven reliable for once." Zane nodded in satisfaction.
Now Zane's attributes were becoming apparent.
[Name: Zane Sy
Age: 16
Active skills: A-grade [God's Absence], A-grade [Son of Light], B-grade [Thousand Faces]
Passive skills: S-grade [Death River] (Remaining resurrection times: 36,347), S-grade [Magic Furnance], A-grade [Son of Death], C-grade [Culinary Master]
Draw times: None]
Zane felt quite comfortable. [Death River] now had over 34,000 resurrection times due to the lizard army annihilation. Additionally, the [Son of Death] brought forth a soul space with over 30,000 lizardmen stationed.
Now, with the new single-target attack skill [Son of Light], Zane's survival skills, AoE skills, and single-target attack skills were top-notch. An unexpectedly powerful combination. The apparent weaknesses were now non-existent. Finally, he could enjoy life.
However, he had to first comfort Lorna to prevent her from doing anything silly once she woke up and learned she was a mutant.
Previously, when Apocalypse appeared, he controlled the world's nuclear missile launchers through Professor X. He launched all the nuclear missiles into space and even conducted a worldwide psychic broadcast, nearly reversing Earth's magnetic field to regress humanity to the Stone Age.
s a result, the relationship between humans and mutants reached an extreme tension. The higher-ups of various governments didn't tolerate the existence of mutants, seeing them as a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads. However, acting recklessly would surely lead to their own demise.
There was only one solution: sow discord between the masses and mutants through the media. Turn mutants, whether good or bad, into universally despised pariahs. Make Professor X and others exhausted in dealing with public opinion while secretly researching ways to counter mutants.
Maintaining the facade of world peace on the surface, there was an undercurrent of turmoil. All it needed was a spark, and this fragile balance would be shattered, leading to wars wherever mutants existed.
This was something no one wanted to see. Hence, everyone was diligently playing their roles. Like the two mutant leaders, Professor X and Magneto, one playing the good cop, and the other playing the bad cop.
Even the high-ranking officials were divided into two factions, some opposing mutants, and others accepting them.
So, initially, Zane had decided to decisively abandon his X-gene. But unexpectedly, with the emergence of Lorna, it seemed that he had no choice but to wade into this muddy water.
"Pray that she won't be affected; otherwise..." Through the glass containing red wine, Zane's eyes looked enchanting and ruthless.
When Zane arrived at the hotel, Lorna was still unconscious. He stopped Skynet from reporting and went straight to Lorna's bedside.
Looking at Lorna, with her hair now completely green and still frowning in her unconscious state, Zane suddenly smiled.
"Still quite good-looking."
Perhaps sensing Zane's presence, Lorna's tightly furrowed brows slightly eased. She grabbed Zane's hand and kept muttering:
"I'm not a monster, don't abandon me..."
Zane tested and found that Lorna held on tightly. So, he asked Skynet to bring a chair and sat quietly by the bed, watching the person on the bed.
"It's okay, go out," Zane said softly.
Skynet nodded, walked out of the hotel quietly, and carefully closed the door. Lorna, still murmuring in her sleep, and Zane were the only ones left in the room.
In the evening, as Lorna made a sudden noise in her bed, Zane, who had been sitting by her side all along, finally spoke.
"Hungry? What do you want to eat?"
"Zane, I..." As Lorna opened her eyes and saw Zane, she first showed joy, then remembered what happened before she fell into a coma, and her expression darkened.
"We'll talk about all that later. Eating is the most important thing right now." Zane interrupted her before she could finish.
"Speak up, what do you want to eat?"
"Anything is fine. I like anything you cook."
"Okay, today I'll make an exception and let you eat meat."
Zane smiled, got up, and went to the kitchen. Lorna quickly got out of bed and ran to the kitchen, barefoot, standing by the kitchen door, watching Zane cook.
Half an hour later, Zane, who had finished cooking, turned his head to look at Lorna at the door, smiling slightly.
"Girl, come over and help serve the dishes."
After the meal, the two sat on the sofa. Zane watched Lorna, who was still struggling in his arms, and suddenly said:
"Now we can talk."
After hearing Zane's words, Lorna, who was leaning against him, suddenly trembled. After a long silence, she spoke in a trembling voice:
"Zane, have I turned into a monster?"
After saying this, she activated her ability, and the emerald green glow lingered on her hand like flowing water.
This was the first time Zane had witnessed such a scene live. To be honest, it felt quite cool.
If this were the Middle Ages, Lorna would definitely be considered a witch and burned to death. Thinking of this, Zane couldn't help but smile inwardly.
His face suddenly became serious, staring silently at the anxious Lorna. As Lorna became more and more uneasy, she finally lowered her head, afraid to look into Zane's eyes.
"I can't hold back anymore, hahaha."
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