Late night was quietly drawing to a close. Zhou Yi stood on the top-floor balcony of the hotel, constantly watching the Eiffel Tower. He believed someone else was doing the same thing in that location. Sometimes, when the stakes are too high, you can't help but care about your opponent.
As soon as a faint light began to appear on the horizon, Zhou Yi changed into the new armor Medusa had just delivered. The matte black armor almost blended in with the thick night, and even the sound of the wind blowing his cape was lost in the darkness.
This new armor, specially designed to counter Magneto's magnetic control, had undergone the most thorough demagnetization preparations. However, its effect was only to make those around Zhou Yi feel slightly more at ease.
Magneto's power doesn't rely on external setups to function; he wields the most fundamental primal force of the Universe. Basic manipulation alone can have infinite possibilities. If there's any limit to his power, it's probably only his thoughts and energy that restrict him.
Zhou Yi was very aware of this, as he himself controlled similar power. Gravity is also such a force, but compared to Magneto, his power development is still extremely limited. Not only has time restricted his development of this cosmic force, but too many other abilities have also scattered his focus.
Sometimes he himself wondered if having so many abilities was a good or bad thing; it was truly hard to say.
With the appearance of the morning light, Logan arrived by his side with Rogue, followed by Jean Grey and Ororo. Except for Rogue, they were all wearing black leather uniforms. The uniforms looked quite good in texture, with the 'X' symbol on the chest being particularly conspicuous. The thickened shoulder design also gave them a strong sense of layering. It's worth mentioning the uniforms worn by the two ladies, which perfectly showcased their figures, especially Ororo's cape, which further highlighted her cold and glamorous demeanor. Zhou Yi felt the designer deserved high praise for this design.
However, Ororo's expression was very stiff and cold. When she saw Zhou Yi, she didn't even feel like greeting him, acting completely like a stranger.
Zhou Yi merely assumed she was still angry, so he said nothing. Sometimes, letting time heal such matters is the best choice. Too much intervention would only make the situation worse.
"We are ready; we can depart now," Jean said. Evidently, they had made the choice Zhou Yi least wanted to see.
Zhou Yi sighed. He wasn't Professor Charles; he couldn't control others' thoughts. Moreover, from another perspective, they weren't Zhou Yi's Puppets but beings with independent personalities. The right to choose was always in their hands, not Zhou Yi's.
"Promise me one last thing, okay?" Zhou Yi said with a hint of pleading. "Don't get involved in my fight with Magneto, okay?"
"I can't promise anything!" Jean silently shook her head, indicating her helplessness. Ororo was even more direct; she immediately summoned a fierce wind, lifting her body and flying towards the Eiffel Tower. The strong wind made her cape flap loudly, and she quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
Zhou Yi sighed soundlessly and walked up to Rogue.
"Child, please trust me. I will use all my strength to be the Victor in this battle."
At this moment, Logan stepped in front of her. He stared at Zhou Yi, his gaze firm and strong.
"Promise me you'll bring him back. Otherwise, even if it costs me my Life Qi, I will kill you."
"I promise!"
Having received Zhou Yi's promise, Logan stepped aside. Rogue closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Zhou Yi's waist. Zhou Yi shielded her body with his cape, and with a slight leap, he shot up into the sky like a missile, stirring up layers of air currents.
He paused briefly in the high sky, then suddenly accelerated, tearing through the clouds as he flew towards the summit of the Eiffel Tower.
Watching his disappearing figure, Jean Grey nodded to Logan.
"Let's go too!" She said, then manipulated her telekinetic power, and an unseen force pulled Logan's figure, carrying him floating towards the Eiffel Tower.
As they flew near the gigantic iron tower, an invisible force disturbed Jean's control over her telekinesis. She wanted to push forward, but a dazzling electric serpent struck down directly from the direction of the tower's peak.
Seeing this, Jean Grey quickly erected a telekinetic shield. The electric serpent slammed into the shield, immediately bursting into countless electric lights and sparks. Although these phenomena caused the entire electric serpent to vanish into nothingness, Jean Grey's face turned pale. Defending against the electric serpent's attack consumed a great deal of her power. She could no longer maintain the power needed for flight.
Looking at the tower's spire, where countless currents suddenly appeared, intertwining like enormous pythons, Jean Grey bit her lip. She ultimately chose to descend. Once on the ground, she saw Ororo in a standoff with a wild-looking man. Feeling extremely worried, she quickly walked forward, standing beside Ororo and asking,
"Where is Yi? Has he not arrived yet?"
Ororo gestured with her eyes towards the lightning-shrouded tower top, lowering her voice as she spoke.
"He's already gone up, but it looks like Magneto is prepared. He doesn't want us to disturb them."
"Damn it, what is this?" Logan also walked over. At this moment, he was still marveling at Magneto's grand display, using the three-hundred-meter-tall Eiffel Tower to gather countless lightning bolts. Even the scattered arcs of electricity created halos nearly a hundred meters long in the night sky. The entire Paris echoed with the sound of thunderous vibrations, a scene sufficient to awe any normal person.
In fact, the French Government departments had already detected the abnormality here. Many Police cars and even planes were heading in this direction, but once they approached within a certain range of the Eiffel Tower, brilliant electric lights would always shoot down. These electric lights all carried tens of millions of volts of powerful voltage. Under such conditions of countless surging currents, those Police and official personnel could only stop within a certain range.
Their role also became to block tourists and citizens, preventing them from approaching the now extremely dangerous Eiffel Tower. Until now, they still didn't know what exactly had happened; mere speculation was of no help to the reality.
Ororo, specializing in physics, carefully observed the surroundings. As a Mutant capable of manipulating natural disasters like storms, lightning, and blizzards, she could faintly sense the electromagnetic field of artificial currents. It was precisely because of this that she could glimpse the array Magneto had set up.
Only Ororo, who had glimpsed the truth, understood the true scale of Magneto's plan. Her face began to turn grim.
"This is a Tesla Coil, but it's a super Tesla Coil created by Magneto using his own power to control the electromagnetic field. He has deployed his magnetic coils throughout Paris, and the entire city is powering his Tesla Coil. With his manipulation and control, the Eiffel Tower has become a giant magnetic storm tower. He can control countless tens of millions of volts of artificial lightning at any time to deal with his enemies."
A Tesla Coil is a distributed parameter high-frequency series resonant transformer that can theoretically achieve millions of volts of high-frequency voltage. The principle of a traditional Tesla Coil is to use a transformer to step up ordinary voltage, then charge the Elementary LC circuit's resonant capacitor.
Once it reaches the discharge threshold, the spark gap discharges and conducts, causing series resonance in the Elementary LC circuit, providing sufficiently high excitation power to the secondary coil.
Then, the frequency matches that of the secondary LC circuit, causing series resonance between the secondary coil's inductance and distributed capacitance. At this point, the discharge terminal voltage increases to its limit, enough to generate artificial lightning.
In the Human World, this type of Tesla Coil is a very common device. Small, harmless magnetic storm coils can be made using simple tools. But in Magneto's hands, it is enough to become an ultimate weapon, no less powerful than a strategic weapon.
His ability to control magnetic fields means he doesn't need any assistance; he can set up a complete electrode circuit using his own magnetic field. As long as there is a sufficiently qualified discharge terminal, constructing a complete magnetic storm coil is not a problem at all.
When he uses the World's tallest iron tower as a discharge terminal and all the power sources of a large city as energy, that's when an ultimate battlefield weapon is born.
Such a grand feat is enough to prove that Magneto's formidable reputation is no fabrication. And it is precisely this grand feat that has instilled fear in the hearts of all who are aware.
"No, we need to hurry. Yi will be in danger."
Looking at Sabretooth Victor blocking the way, and the undisguised worry of the two women beside him, Wolverine Logan bit down hard on his cigar, then stepped forward with determination and resolve.
"Leave this guy to me. You two go up there and help that bastard. Tell him not to be intimidated by that old man, and don't forget his promise."
"We're counting on you, Logan!" Ororo nodded crisply and was the first to run towards the Eiffel Tower's passage. As she passed Victor, the Sabretooth who had just been blocking her directly cleared the staircase, allowing her to proceed to the upper levels of the tower.
At this moment, his attention was already focused on Wolverine Logan. With him present, he would completely ignore everyone else. Even Magneto's commands would be cast aside from his mind.
Watching Ororo safely leave, Jean Grey glanced back at Logan, then resolutely followed Ororo's figure.
As Logan watched Jean Grey's retreating figure, his eyes revealed a complex expression of longing, reluctance, and determination. He took a deep breath, staring intently at the Mutant before him, with whom he had a profound connection. From his hands, his claws slowly extended.
"Today is the day to settle things. This time, I won't hold back."
Victor narrowed his eyes and slowly approached. As he neared Logan, he pulled out something and threw it over directly.
Logan reached out and caught it, only to find that Victor had thrown back his dog tag, which he had accidentally lost when he and Rogue were attacked.
"Logan, that's a very familiar name. Although I still can't remember what our relationship is, I always have a feeling that you owe me a lot of things. Those things, you'll have to repay with your Life Qi!"
Having said that, Victor extended sharp claws from his five fingers. The dark claws scraped against the steel tower body, producing dazzling sparks. He bared his teeth, revealing sharp fangs, and let out a low growl like a roaring beast. The next moment, he lunged at Logan.
Logan also let out a low growl, his bulging muscles making him look particularly fierce. Meeting Sabretooth's bloodthirsty assault, he thrust out his Adamantium Claws, retaliating with unwavering resolve.
Perhaps he would never know for whom such actions were taken in his lost memory. He only knew that this was the only way to settle things between them.