"Damn it, then don't blame us!" Eli cursed as he raised his club to strike Syd.
Unfortunately, just as he raised his hand and before he could strike, Syd was already lifting his right hand.
"Divine Finger!"
[Divine Finger Experience +1]
Along with the alert from Divine Finger, Syd's right hand was already pressed against Eli's chest.
Crack, crack—the sound of shattering glass mixed with the crunch of breaking ribs.
With a thud, Eli was sent flying four or five meters away, rolling on the ground and wailing in agony.
"Mut... mutant..."
The remaining two were utterly shocked.
This youth was a mutant? They looked at Syd with eyes full of fear.
They could never have imagined that just stepping out to make a quick buck would turn into such a dire situation! Regret began to set in.
They thought they could easily bully this young man for some money? He was a demon, a devil!
Seeing the dreadful state of Eli from just one touch, they lost all desire to fight and turned to run.
Unfortunately, before they could get far, the chilling voice of the devilish youth rang out.
"Stop, hand over all the money you have, or else..."
Saying this, Syd glanced at the black man still lying on the ground wailing, and uttered a familiar line, "You don't want to end up like him, do you?"
"Here, here, take it!" Jamie and the other man were terrified, hurriedly pulling out all the money they had.
Even more, they crouched next to Eli, helping him fish out some cash from his pockets.
Having obtained the money and initially intending to let them go, Syd reconsidered due to his dwindling energy and let them take the injured man and leave.
Looking at the couple hundred dollars in his hand, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Good thing I had some energy left, otherwise..."
Syd shook his head.
If those last two hadn't been so scared and dared to confront him, he might have really been in trouble! Thinking about this made Syd yearn even more for strength.
"I'm still too weak, I have too little energy inside..."
After sighing, Syd, holding the dollars in his hand, planned to find some food and clothing.
While he was struggling to survive and waiting for daylight, George was already driving towards Laboratory No. 23 to report the situation and question some matters.
A few minutes later, he arrived at the laboratory and quickly went to the office of the base leader, Alessandro.
"What did you say, that Experiment No. 37 has escaped again?"
"All of you, more than ten people, and you couldn't catch a mutant?"
"Are you all useless?!"
Alessandro sat in his chair, hands clasped under his chin, staring sharply at Kenny and George.
Captain George, hearing this, hurriedly defended, "It's not our fault!"
He glanced angrily at Kenny standing beside him, "Captain Kenny gave us incorrect information, which led to..."
"What?" Kenny, a burly man like a tower, frowned, "What incorrect information?"
George furrowed his brow and slowly explained what had happened.
"What?" Captain Kenny's eyes widened in astonishment, "That kid was only supposed to be able to teleport a meter or two, and you're saying he can teleport nearly ten meters? And that the range and power of those black energy orbs also didn't match the reports?"
"That's impossible!"
He was incredulous.
"But it is the truth!" George said angrily, "Captain Kenny, it's all because of you..."
"I..."
"Enough, stop arguing!" Alessandro was also surprised and halted their bickering.
Seeing them look his way, his face showed a hint of interest, "It seems that No. 37 has his own schemes, clever enough to hide."
Hide? Kenny and George exchanged a look of astonishment.
"Just like that kid hid two abilities before, I think it's the same this time," Alessandro said with a slight smile, explaining thoughtfully, "Either that kid has made significant progress in developing his abilities recently, or he intentionally hid his strength earlier."
"I'm leaning towards him having hidden his strength before. After all, no one can improve so much suddenly; only hiding his strength explains it."
He couldn't help but admire the young mutant's cunning.
"So that's how it is."
Kenny and George had a moment of realization, finding this explanation plausible.
At that moment, George frowned, "Then, the capture of No. 37 might be difficult moving forward, I really don't know if he still has hidden capabilities."
"Don't worry." Alessandro smiled slightly, his calm demeanor reassuring, "Being able to hide two abilities and some of his strength likely pushed him to his limit. The next operations should not face any surprises."
"Send more people this time, add some of the newly developed sentinel robots, and carefully plan it out. We will definitely capture No. 37!"
He turned to Captain Kenny, instructing, "This time, you will go with George."
Captain Kenny nodded, his face eager, clearly already keen to deal with No. 37.
Hearing this, George couldn't help but smile inwardly.
He smirked to himself.
Now that they had information on that kid, there was no way he could escape this time! Especially with the help of the sentinel robots, he couldn't see how that kid could possibly get away! Thinking of his fallen teammates, his eyes were filled with hatred.
As they planned their operation and had people collect more information about No. 37, there was a stir online.
As Denim uploaded the video to the internet, many people noticed this sensational video and began commenting after watching it.
"Damn, are those officers useless, how could they lose?"
"This mutant is so powerful, not only can he teleport, but he can also launch those terrifying black things, totally unpredictable!"
Watching the video of the youth constantly teleporting and then casually firing black energy, nearly killing a person effortlessly, many viewers felt fear.
Still, most agreed that, despite the young mutant's prowess, he would eventually be apprehended by the authorities.
"Video owner, we need a follow-up, I want to see the end of that youth!"
"Exactly, we want to see the footage of that youth getting caught, I can't sleep well without seeing him captured!"
"Let's guess, when will that young mutant get caught?"
As the public debated, anticipating the young mutant's imminent capture, some mutants also saw the video, their eyes flashing with surprise.
(End of Chapter)
While watching, they were amazed.
"So many abilities this person has!"
"Teleportation combined with that black energy attack, and the police couldn't handle him?"
"He does seem quite capable..."
As mutants around the world watched the video in astonishment, inside the Xavier Institute, Scott walked into the room where Professor X was staying and showed him the video.
Watching the young mutant's abilities on the screen, Professor X complimented, "This child's abilities have great potential."
Cyclops Scott nodded in agreement beside him.
Although the young man's abilities did not seem particularly outrageous, they included both support and attack, and with some training, he could potentially become much stronger, indeed showing potential.
And in some special places, he could rely on his teleportation. If the accuracy of the black energy was better, its offensive capabilities could take down some enemies they couldn't handle.
In his mind, he already began to imagine the boy joining the academy and assisting them in battle.
Professor X, sharing his thoughts, said, "Scott, we could try to contact this child, see if we can recruit him into the school..."
Scott nodded, then he brought up another matter.
"Professor, I still haven't found the person with the suspected Omega-level mutant abilities you asked me to locate."
Professor X frowned upon hearing this, sighing, "Find him as soon as possible. Eric has been making some moves lately, and I suspect he's received some information. We must find that child before he does."
Cyclops furrowed his brows at this, immediately suspecting Mystique.
He suspected that Mystique had transformed into someone else and infiltrated the Xavier Institute, which is how the information could have leaked.
They had no choice but to try to find him before Magneto's people did.
He dared not think about the damage it would cause if a real Omega-level mutant joined the Brotherhood of Mutants.
While he was preparing to act, someone in the Brotherhood of Mutants also noticed the video and showed it to Magneto.
Watching the battle scenes in the video, Magneto became interested in the young man.
Like Professor X, he too found the young man worth recruiting into the Brotherhood of Mutants.
"Raven..."
He turned to look at Raven, preparing to send her to find this young man and also try to locate the Omega-level mutant Professor X mentioned.
Thinking of the Omega-level mutant Charles had mentioned, even Magneto couldn't help showing surprise and interest.
He wondered, what kind of Omega-level mutant was Charles talking about?
Even he and Charles were at most considered Level 4 mutants.
A Level 5 mutant, especially an Omega-level mutant, intrigued him even more.
His interest intensified.
While both mutant factions were preparing to find people, Syd was frowning at a room.
After leaving that dark alley, he had shifted locations, looking for a place to stay, which was where he was now.
But the room looked dirtier and more disorderly than Chris's place, and there was a musty smell in the room.
"Hey, man, this room is already pretty good. You can look elsewhere, but if you can find better than this..."
The white man next to him noticed his expression and hurriedly explained.
Before he could finish, Syd nodded, agreeing to stay.
Although he didn't want to live in such a rundown place, being wanted, he had to settle for these illegal accommodations.
After confirming the price, Syd took out all the U.S. dollars he had, asking the man to help buy some self-heating food and clothing. The man was initially reluctant, but hearing about the thirty dollars in tips, he quickly smiled and agreed.
After the man left, Syd sat on the hard bed, feeling his extremely tired body, and sighed.
"Panel."
He opened the panel to look, focusing on the lifespan column.
It starkly stated he had only twenty-nine days left!
"My estimated lifespan has indeed increased!"
Syd's spirit lifted.
Previously, when he gained an ability, his lifespan increased by a day, and now with two abilities upgraded to level two, his lifespan had indeed increased again!
Or perhaps, it was because the photonic energy in his body had changed, suppressing some of the diseases, which increased his lifespan.
Even so, it meant that as long as he continued to improve, he might be able to live much longer!
While Syd harbored hope in his heart, he also felt a bit greedy.
"If only I had self-healing abilities, then even if there were cancer cells, the healing factor could suppress them."
Syd thought of Deadpool, who had originally been diagnosed with cancer but survived unscathed because of his healing factor.
Of course, his cancer cells were not cured, and if the abilities were lost, his body would revert and continue to suffer from the disease.
It could be said that Deadpool wasn't the original owner of that ability; if he had possessed it from the beginning, perhaps he wouldn't have developed cancer at all.
Syd thought of Wolverine, who had lived for nearly two hundred years, a true survivor.
Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about the healing abilities and focused on the unlocking progress.
(Unlocking Progress: 39%)
"Tomorrow, I should gain a new ability." Syd looked forward to the dawn.
Some time later, the landlord Gary returned.
After handing him the thirty-dollar tip, Syd began unpacking the self-heating food.
After eating, he carefully locked the doors and windows, making sure no one could open them without making noise, and then settled down to sleep.
Time passed...
The moon set, and the sun rose.
The blinding sunlight shone through the window, awakening the sleeping Syd.
[Photon Energy +1]
[Photon Energy +1]
[Photon Energy +1]
Feeling the energy refilling his body, Syd's sense of security greatly increased.
Unfortunately, he couldn't indulge in the feeling for long; he had to get up and leave quickly.
He wasn't sure if the authorities could have located him overnight. Only by continuously changing locations could he avoid detection.
After quickly eating, he didn't greet the landlord; instead, he silently left the place.
Syd, wearing a new set of clothes, a black hat, and a white mask, quickly navigated through the secluded streets.
Along the way, he chose paths where the sunlight could reach him.
[Photon Energy +1][Photon Energy +1]...
After walking for nearly an hour, he finally slowed down.
(End of Chapter)
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