Erik was about to lead his subordinates inside when he happened to meet Ororo.
The moment she saw Magneto, Ororo's expression changed drastically.
This is bad, it's Magneto.
Without hesitation, Ororo immediately called Charles.
Charles, who was in his office, heard this and quickly urged, "Where is Blink? Tell her to come back immediately and take us there."
Ororo opened her mouth and said slowly, "Professor, Clarice has already become Aaron's intern secretary. She won't be coming back."
"What?"
"Another one ran away."
Charles was stunned. Was his teaching really such a failure?
Why were students and teachers fleeing one after another?
Was Aaron's charm that great?
Ehy hadn't he noticed anything?
Damn it, he shouldn't have let Blink meet Aaron.
"Scott! Logan!"
Charles subconsciously contacted the other teachers.
However, it was quiet outside.
When Charles used his psychic ability to check their location, his face turned green.
Scott, Logan and Colossus were completely drunk. Each of them had at least twenty bottles of alcohol in front of them and were barely conscious.
The three grown men were hugging intimately and making bizarre, sphincter-tightening statements like: "I love you so much," "You can't leave," and "Can you promise me?"
Especially since one of them was the underage Colossus.
Scott and Logan, both educators, actually got a male student drunk to do this.
This is indecent!
Charles took a deep breath and looked away.
He was too old to witness such things.
Because of this incident, the entire school didn't have a single X-Men member who could be deployed. The school's defenses were practically nonexistent.
All that was left was him, a crippled old man who relied on a wheelchair to move, guarding the center.
What a disaster.
Charles sighed.
Now he could only figure out a solution himself.
No matter what, he couldn't let his old friend mess around.
He wasn't afraid that Erik would cause too much commotion by fighting. Rather, he was afraid that if Aaron got angry, the good relationship he had painstakingly built would be instantly destroyed.
"Ororo, you must stop him. This conflict belongs to us, we absolutely cannot let Aaron intervene." Charles could only instruct Ororo first.
Hearing this, Ororo took a deep breath, her eyes turning white.
New York's azure sky instantly became covered in dark clouds, and thunder occasionally rumbled within the layers.
At this moment, Aaron and Hela had arrived at the main gate.
Sensing the arrival of Aaron and the others, Ororo, while controlling the thunder, said, "Mr. Aaron, please leave everything here to us. Rest assured, I will try my best not to affect this place."
Hela scoffed upon hearing this and asked Aaron, "Does that old man count as a powerhouse on Earth?"
Aaron thought for a moment and said, "At most, he's an elite monster."
"Boring."
Hela immediately lost interest upon hearing this.
Hela was competitive her whole life, she only played high-level games.
If they weren't on the same level as Odin or Aaron, she wouldn't bother making a move.
Ororo was speechless hearing their conversation.
That was Magneto!
One of the two most powerful Mutants, yet according to you, he's just an extra who won't last two episodes?
Erik noticed the commotion at the main gate, and glanced indifferently at the changing sky, his expression unmoved, completely unaffected by Ororo's abilities.
He ignored Ororo and Hela, looked at Aaron, and smiled. "This must be Mr. Miracle Aaron. I am Magneto Erik Lehnsherr, a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Mm." Aaron merely nodded.
Erik's smile froze.
"Young man, you have quite a bit of youthful arrogance."
Aaron calmly said, "If a young person isn't youthfully arrogant, are they still a young person? Do they have to wait until they're old and barely breathing before strolling around trying to be a big shot?"
Erik's face twitched slightly. This was different from the Aaron he knew.
Why did he feel like Aaron's words had a hidden meaning?
Toad jumped out at this moment. "You kid, how dare you talk to our boss like that, you..."
Sizzle—
A lightning serpent instantly descended from the sky, striking Toad until he was burnt crisp inside and out.
Magneto frowned and looked at the equally shocked Ororo. "Storm, even if Toad shouldn't interrupt my conversation with Aaron, my subordinate is certainly not yours to discipline."
Ororo blinked.
I don't know!
I was clearly still gathering power, I didn't make a move!
Could it be that the heavens couldn't stand Toad's arrogance?
"Toad, if you're not dead, give me a peep." Erik finished warning Ororo and said casually.
Toad didn't speak.
Sabretooth twitched his nose. "Brother, you smell so good."
He poked Toad, who immediately fell over, completely still.
Just then, Erik looked over, and Sabretooth looked back at him with a face full of innocence.
"It wasn't me."
"Useless trash!"
Sabretooth was initially angry, Erik called him useless trash again.
But then he thought, 'He must be talking about Toad, right?'
Toad certainly was useless trash. He couldn't even withstand that level of attack. If it were him, it wouldn't be a problem at all.
"Is this how Charles taught you? Hmph, it seems I need to discipline you properly on his behalf." Erik was displeased.
Even if Toad was out of line, it shouldn't be Ororo—another lackey—who made a move.
"Fine, I did it. Got a problem?"
As Aaron spoke, he beckoned, bringing over some of Toad's tissue and melting it down directly.
He took a look: [Giant Tongue Whip] had been strengthened. Its length and toughness were unbearable.
Everyone who tried it said it was good.
"Storm, you dare to do it but don't dare to admit it?"
"I'd like to see how you strike people down today."
Erik didn't believe a word Aaron said.
The world's richest man who can also control lightning?
Why don't you just say you're Superman?
He manipulated the surrounding steel bars, condensing them into long, thin lightning rods that stood all around, deeply embedding themselves into the Earth, neutralizing Ororo's lightning power.
Ororo was speechless, she really hadn't made a move.
"Fine, I did it. Come on, I want to see how formidable the mighty Magneto is."
Since things had come to this, Ororo could only take the blame herself.
If Magneto ran off to fight Aaron, the nature of the event would change. It would escalate from an internal Mutant conflict to an international incident.
The fight starts today, the relevant documents are issued tomorrow, and the Mutants are extinct the day after.
Aaron was currently the living 'Dad' of the whole world—who wouldn't actively try to please him?
Ororo gritted her teeth, summoning gales and falling lightning, attempting to make Magneto retreat in the face of difficulty.
But Erik was fearless. As a top-tier Level Four Mutant who had practiced his abilities for decades, he had crossed more bridges than Ororo had walked roads.
With a single thought, the surrounding steel automatically condensed into spears and longswords.
Hela found this scene quite interesting. "This guy is somewhat interesting, he has a bit of my style."
"Someone like this is only considered an elite monster on Earth? I can't wait to see who counts as a true powerhouse."
Aaron automatically filtered out Hela's arrogant remarks.
He attempted to control Erik's consciousness. However, Erik's helmet could effectively block his thousand-fold psychic ability.
This surprised Aaron greatly.
Another piece of Black Technology!
However, this did not mean Aaron couldn't deal with the helmet.
In fact, psychic ability is a type of Mental Energy.
Besides mind control, Telekinesis is also a variation of Mental Energy.
He could easily use Telekinesis to destroy Magneto's helmet and then perform mind control.
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