[24] Red Devil Azazel, Angel Brian
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Boom.
Port No. 3 in Miami.
Hellfire Club's Victoria cruise ship.
Under Brian's attack, it collapsed and quickly sank into the water.
Before the cruise ship sank, the Azazel brought Shaw and Emma and teleported to the shore.
The moment the Black King and the others appeared, Professor X was startled.
The distance between the two sides was really too close—only less than 10 meters away.
This made Professor X's face change drastically.
"Raven, take Erik away from here."
Professor X put his right hand on his temple and reminded Raven behind him with telepathy.
Hearing Professor X's reminder, Raven immediately pulled Magneto away from Sabastian Shaw and the others.
After seeing Professor X, Shaw frowned slightly.
Long before, Black King Shaw already knew that Professor X was also a Level 4 Psychic Mutant, which made him wary of Professor X.
After all, his physical immunity attribute is MAX.
But his mental resistance is almost the same as that of ordinary people.
Although Emma can block Professor X's mental invasion and protect him from mental damage, Shaw knows that Emma Frost cannot stay by his side at all times.
"It seems that after this battle, I will go to the Soviet Union."
The Black King took a deep look at Professor X, then ordered the Red Devil Azazel:
"Azazel, kill them."
As the most powerful Level 5 Mutant in the world, Sabastian Shaw is arrogant.
He disdains taking action against a mere Level 4 Mutant.
Brian was like this before.
Professor X is also like this now.
"Yes, Shaw." Red Devil Azazel saluted The Black King very gentlemanly, and then his whole body turned into red mist.
When the Red Devil appeared again, he had already reached Professor X.
"Show no resistance."
Before Professor X could react, the Red Devil had already grabbed his arm.
Then the two turned into red mist and disappeared on the spot.
Ten thousand meters above the sky.
The Red Devil Azazel appeared in the clouds with Professor X.
Then, the Red Devil intended to loosen his arms and let Professor X fall freely.
However, before the Red Devil could make any move, Professor X suddenly realized that The White Queen's mental shield had vanished.
This made Professor X ecstatic.
Obviously, he had left White Queen Emma's telepathy range.
"No resistance, huh?"
With the mental shield gone, Professor X was finally able to use his mental power freely.
Without any hesitation, he invaded the Red Devil's mind.
The Red Devil's cold eyes suddenly became vacant and dull.
"Take me back."
Professor X gave the Red Devil a mental command.
Swish.
The Red Devil, unable to resist Professor X's mental power, immediately teleported them away from the altitude of 10,000 meters.
Professor X's strength was clearly revealed at this moment.
Zizizizi.
As soon as he returned to the original place, Professor X felt a sharp pain in his brain.
Then, a mental force instantly disrupted his control over the Red Devil.
"White Queen.. Emma Frost."
Professor X looked at White Queen Emma across from him with frustration.
He was deeply upset.
In his excitement earlier, he had forgotten about the presence of Emma.
So, just as he relaxed for a second, his mental power was countered by Emma once again.
"Mind control? You.."
The Red Devil Azazel regained consciousness and looked at Professor X in shock.
Mental Mutants are undoubtedly among the most difficult to deal with.
They can quietly influence other people's thoughts, rewrite minds, and even manipulate others at will.
The reason the Red Devil joined the Hellfire Club was that Emma, who had just become White Queen, used her mental power to teach him a painful lesson.
She even left a mental imprint in his brain.
Whenever Emma whistles, the mental imprint in the Red Devil's brain activates. At that moment, no matter where the Red Devil is, he will return to Emma's side immediately.
Therefore, the Red Devil Azazel feared mental Mutants from the inside out.
He was not planning to confront Professor X.
His gaze shifted toward Raven in the distance.
"Fuck, Raven, be careful!"
Although Professor X could no longer use his mental power effectively, he was quick to sense the Red Devil's intentions.
This made Professor X's expression change drastically, and he sent a telepathic message directly to Raven.
However, before Professor X's message could even finish, the Red Devil appeared in front of Raven and teleported her to an altitude of 10,000 meters. Then, he let her go.
Whoosh.
Raven immediately began plummeting toward the ground.
"Ahh! B-Brian, save me!"
The overwhelming sensation of weightlessness terrified Raven, causing her to lose control of her transformation, revealing her Mystique form.
In that critical moment, Raven wasn't thinking of Professor X but Brian.
Clearly, Brian had replaced Professor X in her heart.
"Blue skin, truly rare.
Don't worry, that Mutant named Brian will join you soon."
At an altitude of 10,000 meters, the Red Devil Azazel glanced at Raven's blue skin with mild surprise, then turned into red mist and disappeared.
Swish.
Azazel reappeared underwater, directly in front of Brian.
Seeing Azazel so close, Brian did not resist.
He allowed Azazel to grab him, and the two were engulfed into red mist once again, reappearing at 10,000 meters in the sky.
At that moment, because Brian was out of the water, his fish-man form quickly degenerated, reverting him to his human form.
"So, once you leave the water, you're just waiting to be slaughtered?"
Azazel sneered at the scene before him.
"Really?"
Brian glared coldly at Azazel, then looked down.
Raven was still falling rapidly through the air.
Hearing Raven's terrified cry for help, Brian wasted no more time.
Under Azazel's astonished gaze, Brian exerted just enough force to break free from his grasp and launched himself into a free fall.
"You're in such a hurry to die?"
Azazel stood stunned for a moment, then teleported back to the side of The Black King.
"Shaw, the battle is over," Azazel said confidently, brushing off imaginary dust from his body.
In his mind, falling from a height of 10,000 meters would guarantee death, no matter how extraordinary the opponent's mutant ability was.
However, The Black King did not share his confidence. He looked up at the sky, his mouth slightly agape in disbelief.
Clearly, something had caught the attention of the Level 5 Mutant, and that something was undoubtedly Brian.
At this moment, 10,000 meters above the ground, Brian was plummeting rapidly under the force of gravity.
The sensation of freefall triggered Brian's adaptive evolution once again.
This time, however, his body didn't evolve ordinary protective organs like the paw pads of cats.
After all, such adaptations would be useless at this height and his ability was at MAX level.
Instead, Brian's body responded differently.
As he fell, he felt a strange itch on his back, and suddenly, two massive wings, each 10 meters long, burst from his body.
On the wings were pure white feathers.
As Brian evolved wings, his body, upon spreading them, hovered steadily at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
Under the radiant golden sun, the white feathers seemed to envelop Brian in a holy glow.
At that moment, with his wings fully spread, the white feathers emitted a sacred golden light. His body, during this evolution, became even more handsome.
A golden vertical mark appeared on his forehead, exuding an air of majesty and justice.
He looked as if he were an angel descending upon the earth.
Brian turned his head to admire his newly formed, beautiful wings, and he named this evolved form: Angel Form.
Boom.
With a slight flap of his wings, Brian spiraled downward in a rapid dive.
The wings behind him barely flapped, but his speed instantly broke the sound barrier.
In just a few moments, Brian had caught up with Raven, who was still falling through the sky.
Then, in Raven's astonished gaze, Brian effortlessly scooped her into his arms.
"Aw~ Didn't know you looked so cute while terrified~"
"Ah—Oh my God! You-you saved me!"
"Brian, you're truly my guardian angel,"
Raven cried with joy, her voice filled with relief.