Chapter 156: The Paradise

Charles and Erik both had uneasy expressions on their faces, unable to understand why Jack would say such a thing.

Erik even thought that Jack was talking nonsense. He couldn't understand who could possibly stop him, with his ability to manipulate a magnetic field, in this era.

He was confident that he could fight for everything that belonged to mutants.

In this situation, is someone telling him that mutants would slowly become extinct after all because of their plan?

He couldn't believe it.

While Erik shrugged it off, Charles was even more puzzled.

This was the decision he had reached based on the short information about the future. Wasn't this the right plan or strategy?

Jack looked at the two, with their expressions of doubt and suspicion, and said seriously, "Your plans are good, and if the two of you can cooperate, you can achieve even better results."

"But you have missed the most important point! This is the very reason why you are destined to fail!"

"And what is that?"

As Jack seemed to be speaking seriously, Erik's expression slowly became serious, his face filled with curiosity as he looked at him.

Although Charles didn't speak, his thoughts were clearly the same.

Jack didn't immediately answer their question. Instead, he looked at the distant lake.

In the middle of their anxious and expectant gazes, he asked, "Do you know who the mutants' greatest enemy is?"

"Enemy?"

Erik and Charles exchanged a glance, both feeling confused.

"The mutants' greatest enemy is not humans, but... themselves!"

As soon as they heard it, they knew what it meant. Yes, fighting with each other and being split up was the hardest. Even if a single mutant was incredibly powerful, it wouldn't make much of a difference.

With humanity's current technology, as long as they were cautious and used the right measures, they could easily eliminate a highly dangerous mutant.

"So, what you mean is... we need to unite?" Charles asked.

"Not just unite, Charles."

Jack looked at him approvingly. "If you truly want to provide the safety of mutants, you must establish a nation! A mutant nation!"

"Only by doing so can you have enough power to protect all mutants from harm by ordinary people. Simply put, all your ideas are achievable, but only under the possibilities of a strong and established mutant nation."

Charles and Erik both knew this, of course. They just thought their abilities were powerful enough before, so they didn't notice this.

But now, in a sudden moment of realization, everything became clear!

Both of them were not stupid, With a little guidance from Jack, they understood the reasoning behind it.

Were their abilities strong?

Indeed, they were strong but not invincible. Their weaknesses were also obvious. Charles' telepathy could be blocked, and Erik could only control metal.

But they needed to realize that not all bullets were made of metal.

Only by joining forces and combining the power of all mutants could they stand against the entire human world, with billions of people!

Both Charles and Erik thought it was an excellent idea. They could use it to gather more of their fellow mutants and strengthen a greater power!

With this realization, it seemed like a bright future lay ahead for mutants!

However... things were not so simple!

The first question that came to Charles' mind was...

"Will humans just do nothing while a country of mutants appears?"

Charles looked at Jack seriously, then glanced at Erik and furrowed his brow.

He said, "I don't think they will... They won't just do nothing."

"They certainly can't pretend to be unaware or do nothing about it," Jack smiled and said. "Just like you wrote in your thesis, the emergence of modern Homo sapiens led to the rapid extinction of the Neanderthals. They won't let themselves become the next Neanderthals."

"So they will do everything possible and use every means to prevent the establishment of a mutant nation!"

When Charles and Erik thought about that possibility, their faces immediately got darker.

Charles wondered if he should wear the Cerebro for twenty-four hours a day to monitor the entire world, just in case.

Meanwhile, Erik was already thinking about whether it was necessary to kill some people as a warning.

"You don't need to worry about that," Jack said.

He looked at the calm lake, lost in thought. "As long as they find out, it won't make any difference, right?"

"But how can we make sure they find out?" Charles and Erik asked excitedly, as if they had a plan in mind.

Jack didn't say anything, he just tapped the surface of the water and answered vaguely, "It's about time."

"???"

Before they could figure out the meaning of his words, the two of them were terrified to find a faint glow slowly enveloping their bodies.

Soon, they were wrapped in two cocoons of light. Then, the light spread, and their figures disappeared without a trace!

"Not bad, just a bit slow," Jack, who had been watching the whole process, shook his head and vanished from the small boat in the next moment.

In a peaceful and quiet park.

Near a fountain, two beams of light flashed by, and Charles and Erik, with unstable bodies, fell to the ground.

When Erik fell, he didn't pay attention to the direction and fell directly into the nearby fountain, getting soaked from head to toe. His helmet also floated into the water.

"Erik!"

Seeing his best friend in such a messy state, Charles had a look of wanting to laugh but not daring to. He quickly approached and helped the mad Erik up.

"Um... Sorry, I didn't do this on purpose."

When Jack showed up at the right time, Erik was already soaked.

He restrained his laughter and said, "The Elysium is under the control of the Red Queen... But she's a good kid!"

"Wait, what is the Elysium?"

"And who is the Red Queen?"

"...Can I get some clean clothes first?"

...

Thirty minutes later, in the central control room of the Elysium, a refreshed Erik and Charles stood together, looking out of the window at the beautiful city.

They were stunned and speechless.

"Please have some tea."

Jack walked over with two cups of hot tea. The two of them accepted the cups.

Charles didn't even mind that the tea was a bit hot and took a big gulp. After sorting out his thoughts, he looked at Jack.

"Am... Am I dreaming?"

...

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