At this moment, Li Yue had already transferred all the living people away. Now he was standing not far away, observing Sebastian Shaw and his two companions. Seeing them standing there foolishly for a minute, Li Yue couldn't help but find it amusing.
"If I came out just because you told me to, wouldn't I lose face?"
"My compatriot, you don't need to doubt. My principle is not to harm my own kind. Besides, you possess spatial abilities, and no one can stop you if you want to leave."
Sebastian Shaw, seeing that no one had appeared after such a long time, couldn't help but wonder if the person had already left.
"Do you possess invincible abilities, yet you don't even dare to meet me? Are you too cautious, or perhaps too cowardly?" Sebastian Shaw began to use a taunt.
"Heh, he's even resorting to taunting. Does he think I'll fall for it?" Li Yue thought to himself.
"However, I just can't stand taunting." Li Yue appeared directly about ten meters in front of Sebastian Shaw. Sure enough, everyone falls victim to the 'true fragrance' law, and Li Yue was no exception.
"Why are you shouting? I'm here. Speak quickly, if you have something to... let it out!" Li Yue was confident that at this distance, he could teleport away instantly if they made any move.
"You possess such powerful abilities; it's a waste to follow Erik and them. Why don't you follow me instead? Once my plan succeeds, you can have money and beautiful women, and by then, we mutants will be the masters of this world." Sebastian Shaw said confidently, his tone filled with temptation.
"I'm not interested in money!" Li Yue said, feigning coolness.
"I can pursue beautiful women myself, and power is not what I desire, so your conditions hold no appeal for me. I refuse!"
"Alright, since you've made your choice, I respect it. I hope that if you regret it later, you can come find me. I'll still welcome your joining." Sebastian Shaw didn't seem angry at Li Yue's refusal.
"Let's go!" Sebastian Shaw turned directly to call to Azazel and Riptide.
Azazel and Riptide walked towards him, each taking one of Sebastian's hands, and a red light flashed, disappearing from the spot.
"Phew, that was a close call!" Li Yue let out a long breath.
"Wait..."
At this moment, a red light suddenly flashed behind Li Yue. Sebastian Shaw and his two companions, who had just left, reappeared behind Li Yue, and Sebastian Shaw, holding a ball of energy, directly pressed it against Li Yue's back.
Just as it was about to touch Li Yue's back, Li Yue felt his mental power uncontrollably spread out, and after touching Sebastian Shaw's body, it returned to Li Yue's mind.
Then Li Yue felt a strange sensation in his body, but before he could examine it closely, he felt a powerful force strike his back.
"If an ordinary mutant refused my invitation, I wouldn't harbor murderous intent, or even get angry. But you are different. Your ability is too special. Such an ability can only be in my hands. So, I'm sorry, but you must die." Sebastian Shaw said with some regret, watching his hand already pressed against Li Yue's back.
"Let's go!"
A red light flashed, leaving only Li Yue's figure in place.
But at this moment, Li Yue felt that he hadn't sustained any harm. Instead, he felt that the energy from his back had been absorbed by his body, and his body had become a little stronger because of the absorbed energy.
"What's going on?" Li Yue was a bit confused at this moment. He thought he was going to suffer a major setback this time, that he would at least be severely injured if not killed. He never expected things to turn out this way.
He touched his back; his skin was smooth, without any sign of injury, but the clothes on his back were gone, surely having vanished under the immense energy.
But he hadn't had time to do anything just now, so why wasn't he harmed?
...Li Yue couldn't figure it out for a while,
So he decided to go pick up the people first. It seemed Sebastian Shaw and his group wouldn't be coming back.
Recalling what had just happened, Li Yue felt a fire spreading in his chest. He hadn't expected that after often hunting geese, he would finally be pecked in the eye by a goose. This matter would have to be settled sooner or later.
Thinking of this, Li Yue directly disappeared and reappeared in front of the survivors. The few mutants were also there. Li Yue threw all the rescued people together in a heap.
"Li Yue, how are things now? Why are your clothes torn? Are you injured? Is it serious?" Mystique was the first to ask, but seeing Li Yue's back where his clothes were missing, she asked with some concern.
"It's nothing, I'm not injured. Those people have left. I'll take you all back now. Everyone, hold hands with the person next to you." Li Yue said he wasn't hurt, then instructed the group of survivors.
Soon, they did as Li Yue said, and Li Yue directly took them back to the base.
The surviving people, now back here, found it hard to accept. There were bodies all around, and some of the houses had been destroyed. Originally, this base had over a hundred people, but Li Yue had only saved thirty or forty; the rest had all become corpses.
"Since you have such abilities, why didn't you confront those people? Why didn't you act sooner? If you had acted sooner, they wouldn't have died!" At this moment, a CIA agent, unable to bear the shock, suddenly pointed a finger at Li Yue and questioned loudly.
"First, put your hand down. I don't like being pointed at!"
"Secondly, why should I explain to you? If you say one more word, I'll send you to be with those people who just left. Don't doubt me; I mean what I say."
Li Yue was already a bit angry, and now being accused by someone he had saved, he directly erupted. He said to the person pointing at him in a deep voice, which wasn't loud, but the coldness in his tone was clear to everyone.
The agent was instantly terrified, quickly put down his hand, and didn't dare to say another word. The scene of those few people slaughtering them was still fresh in his memory. He had barely survived and didn't want to face those people again... "Li Yue, is that alright?"
Mystique was the first to ask quietly. Li Yue's expression just now had startled them too. It was the first time they had seen this side of Li Yue.
"Some people always take your kindness as capital for their arrogance towards you. When you encounter such people, there's no need to be polite to them."
"Alright, everyone go back to your rooms. They can handle things here. We'll just wait for Charles and Erik to return."
After Li Yue finished speaking, he walked directly to his room without looking back. In this base, their room was one of the few that hadn't been destroyed.
Li Yue was now eager to check what changes had occurred in his body. He needed to do some experiments.
After a night of testing, Li Yue finally understood that his change was due to the ability he had copied from the black driver, Darwin, yesterday. Darwin's ability was to adapt to the environment and evolve himself. For Li Yue, with the aid of mental power, this ability had undergone some mutation, allowing him to use mental power to probe targets, and then his body would evolve accordingly.
Just like today's situation, it was because Li Yue's mental power detected Sebastian Shaw's ability, which in turn caused his own body to evolve the ability to absorb energy. However, he didn't have the ability to release energy; he could only absorb energy to enhance his physical fitness.