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Ron remained extremely cautious of Magneto; even though Magneto was only using his metal-controlling abilities to attack him, Ron didn't relax in the slightest.

However, Magneto, aren't you looking down on me a bit too much? You're actually only attacking with a single rebar?

Ron snorted coldly, and with a flick of his telekinesis, he directly levitated the rebar, which had flown to within a meter of him and was suspended horizontally, stopping it in mid-air.

"So your ability is telekinesis. Not bad, to be able to counter-control my metal. It's much stronger than Jean Grey's telekinesis!"

Seeing this, Magneto knew what Ron's ability was, but he wasn't worried, because he was confident that his control over metal was absolutely stronger than Ron's telekinesis.

Sure enough, the rebar that Ron was controlling with his telekinesis became more difficult to manage, and it actually began to inch closer to him.

Feeling the rebar becoming increasingly difficult to control, Ron couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking that Magneto was indeed Magneto; his ability to control metal was still very powerful!

But did Magneto think that Ron's telekinesis was just like Jean Grey's current method of only controlling objects for attack?

Ron's telekinesis was more like a toned-down version of Dark Phoenix Jean Grey, not yet reaching the level of directly annihilating matter.

Ron smiled at Magneto, then swiftly unleashed his telekinesis, directly enveloping Magneto's entire body and carrying him high into the sky.

Of course, Ron could have actually used his telekinesis to directly remove Magneto's helmet, but the closer his telekinesis got to Magneto's special helmet, the more its power surprisingly weakened. Coupled with Magneto's control over metal, removing Magneto's helmet was very difficult.

To subdue Magneto, he still needed to think of more methods.

And Magneto, feeling his body being lifted high into the sky, was greatly alarmed. He quickly attached some steel balls he carried with him to his body, resisting Ron's telekinesis.

However, the power of a few steel balls was clearly no match for the strength of Ron's telekinesis, and having the steel balls stuck to his body also made Magneto very uncomfortable. He understood that this person named Ron was definitely not a foolish guy like Jean Grey.

This person, standing with his hands in his pockets and not moving an inch, was definitely no weaker than him!

Seeing himself already several meters off the ground, Magneto became extremely cautious. He exerted all his strength, trying to unleash his most powerful ability.

Suddenly, the originally lush green lawn began to stir violently. Then, many tiny metal particles started emerging from the ground beneath the lawn. These metal particles all merged together, forming a metal chain.

Then, this chain bound itself to Magneto's foot, and using the power of the ground, it began to pull Magneto, who was in mid-air, forcefully downwards.

Magneto's power to control metal was very strong. Even though Ron's telekinesis was not weak, without Ron actively strengthening his telekinesis, he still had some difficulty suppressing Magneto, who was relying on the power of the earth.

Seeing this, Ron smiled faintly.

He knew that this Magneto in front of him was very adept at using his metal control ability, unlike the foolish Magneto in the movies who only used metal to attack others.

Furthermore, Ron had heard from Professor X that this Magneto also had the ability to control electromagnetism, but he rarely used that ability.

Watching Magneto gradually return to the ground, and even wanting to use other powers, Ron smiled. This Magneto truly matched the strength he had anticipated!

However, Ron had actually just held back. Although Magneto's abilities were powerful, his body wasn't like that of the Hulk or Abomination. If Ron had directly used his telekinesis to crush Magneto's heart, Magneto would definitely be dead by now.

Magneto wasn't really his enemy, nor did he have any grievances with him. Ron wouldn't just kill Magneto because he temporarily helped Professor X; that didn't align with his way of doing things.

Ron was just here to study mutant abilities and watch the show. Perhaps he would help those whose powerful abilities were beneficial to him, such as Rogue and others, but Ron would absolutely not truly align himself with Professor X's faction. That was impossible.

As a person of chaotic neutral alignment, Ron didn't want to meddle in anything. All he wanted was to strengthen himself, and that was all!

Only by possessing enough power oneself, that is true power.

Ron remembered, just like in "Avengers 3: Infinity War," although Thanos had five seemingly decent subordinates, in the end, wasn't it his own efforts that allowed him to successfully snap his fingers?

So, Ron looked at Magneto and said, "Magneto, I'm telling you the truth, if I hadn't held back, you would be a corpse right now. I think you should thank me, then put aside your foolish plan for now, and seriously think about the future of you mutants. That's the real business."

"What do you mean by that?" Magneto frowned, temporarily putting aside the ability he was about to unleash, no longer intending to attack Ron.

Magneto had actually already guessed some things. Ron's telekinesis was definitely not that simple; if Ron had really intended to act, he might truly be dead.

One must know, the feeling of being completely controlled by that invisible force was not pleasant, which was why he wanted to escalate the battle and use his truly powerful abilities.

However, such a result could only lead to mutual destruction, and Magneto didn't want to fight to the death unless absolutely necessary.

Seeing that Magneto no longer dared to make a move, Ron also retracted his telekinesis and then pointed out several very foolish aspects of Magneto's plan.

"Your idea of turning those who oppose mutants into mutants is very good. However, you've only used your conversion device once, and you don't even know the side effects that could lead to human deaths. Yet you want to use your fellow mutants to carry out your foolish plan. This is your most, most foolish mistake."

"And after killing humans, it will only make humans hate mutants even more, devise more ways to deal with mutants, and ultimately lead to a great war between humans and mutants. You should know that humans are not as weak as you imagine; their abilities are very powerful. They even created those two giant monsters in Manhattan a while ago that could tear down buildings with their bare hands. These two monsters are not mutants; they are just human experiments. So, do you think you can truly deal with humans easily?"

"Of course, I actually greatly admire your actions. If humans are going to deal with me, then I'll directly confront them; that's very good. However, you actually have better methods, such as directly having the White Queen, who has mental control abilities like Professor X, act against those who oppose mutants, changing their minds, successfully improving your conversion device later, and so on. There are many methods. Why do you insist on pursuing the most foolish one?"

Ron's words struck hard at Magneto's heart, making Magneto tremble slightly.

One reason was anger, anger that Ron dared to call him stupid. The second was a bit of excitement; Ron was right, he had many ways to do this, so why did he insist on trying to turn humans into mutants, and why was he so impatient?

After understanding the reasoning behind this, Magneto's gaze towards Ron completely changed.

Through this conversation, he had actually understood that this guy in front of him was actually very consistent with his philosophy, the kind that would fight back if provoked.

Magneto could clearly sense this from Professor X's grim expression at the moment.

Holy cow, looking at the data at noon, I actually saw a huge reward. I would like to thank the steward Sansai Buyou Tang for the reward, many thanks.

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