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Chapter 60: Reunion at the Border

Late at night, the car shuttled through the woods. The quiet woods were awakened by the bright headlights, and the forest birds fluttered and took off.

Logan sat in the middle of the back seat. Charles on his left leaned his head against the window and fell into a deep sleep. Laura on his right rested her head on Logan's arm and also fell asleep.

There was total silence in the carriage, without a single sound.

Logan also closed his eyes and leaned back in the soft chair, but he did not fall asleep. A data panel flashed before his eyes.

After the battle just now, the prestige value has increased a lot and now it has risen to 60 points.

This made Logan sigh again that it was indeed much easier to gain prestige from one's own people.

Although 60 points of prestige were not enough for him to awaken new abilities, Logan felt that it was not far off.

The last time I awakened my thermal vision was when my prestige value exceeded the threshold of 10 points.

Even though he didn't know the specific values ​​of these thresholds, he could vaguely feel that the prestige points required should not be too much.

Moreover, he is about to go to the gathering place of mutants, where there are quite a few mutants. As long as he gains prestige from them, the awakening of new skills is only a matter of time.

Taking his eyes off the prestige column, Logan looked at the free points and enhancement points again.

This time, the increase in these two points is also significant. The free points are currently 6 points, while the enhancement points are 4 points.

Without any hesitation, Logan added all 4 enhancement points to the self-healing factor.

As his self-healing factor increased, Logan felt that the injuries on his body suddenly became much better.

Just now, when he was dealing with the mercenaries led by Dr. Rice, he had taken a lot of bullets. Although his wounds had healed initially, the tearing pain was still unbearable for him.

And now, as the points increase, I suddenly feel a sense of comfort all over my body, and the heart-wrenching pain has finally eased.

This made him unable to help but let out a long breath, and he slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of joy.

This battle was worth it!

Not only did it solve Dr. Rice's big problem, but it also supplemented the points in various areas to a certain extent. It was really killing two birds with one stone.

After suppressing the joy in his heart for a little while, Logan fixed his eyes on the final free point.

After hesitating for a while, Logan decided to keep the free points in the dust.

This thing is a good choice for emergency use. It is better for him not to mobilize it easily unless it is necessary.

If there are strong enemies again, these points may bring unexpected effects and even turn the situation around.

Logan put away the panel, glanced at the still dark sky, and was about to close his eyes and take a rest.

But I found that the little head on my right shoulder moved.

I don't know when Laura woke up, and she stared at me with a pair of watery eyes.

Logan showed his little face, reached out and rubbed the girl's head, and said softly: "Sleep a little longer, you can see your friend when you wake up."

When Laura heard the word "friend", there was not much happiness in her eyes. She just nodded and reached out to touch Logan's body. She could feel that under the new clothes, there were many bullet holes that had not yet healed completely.

"It's okay, it will be fine in two days."

Logan comforted the girl softly, telling her not to worry about herself.

Laura nodded silently and retracted her hand, with some heartache still flashing in her eyes.

Logan chuckled and continued to ruffle the girl's hair. "Rest. As long as we cross the border, we will be able to have some peace for a while."

After saying this, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look out the window at the deep woods passing by.

Once they cross the border, the U.S. government's coercion against them will be greatly reduced. Even S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers cannot cross the border and arrest them at will.

Then, he would be able to relax a little.

Just as Logan was thinking, a childish voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Logan."

"Ok?"

Logan turned his head suddenly, looked down at Laura’s delicate face, and asked in disbelief: “Did you speak just now?”

He was sure that he was not hallucinating, because there was indeed a childish voice calling his name softly. And in the entire carriage, the only person who could make such a voice was Laura.

"Ah."

Laura nodded, once again confirming the fact that she could speak.

Logan's eyes widened in disbelief. Laura finally spoke.

He knew that the girl was a little autistic and was usually silent in front of outsiders. She was like this even in front of outsiders. When Gabriela left before, she just waved.

What happened in the back seat was also heard by Caliban in the passenger seat. He turned around and stared at Laura in astonishment. "You can actually speak?"

He also thought that there was something wrong with Laura's throat. After all, clones would have some physical problems to a certain extent. For example, x-24 was a wild wolf with low intelligence and well-developed animal nature.

But now when he heard Laura speak, he instantly felt like he had been cheated.

Laura ignored Caliban, but continued to stare at Logan. She put her arms around him, put her head on his chest, and whispered, "Thank you."

Logan was stunned, knowing that the girl was thanking him for her protection along the way.

He smiled and ruffled Laura's hair. "Don't be polite to me. I promised you and Gabriela that I would take you to the Garden of Eden."

Laura suddenly raised her head, stared at her big watery eyes, and asked worriedly, "Will you leave?"

She knew that this destination was just a meeting point, and when the time came, she would cross the border with other friends and head to the Garden of Eden in Canada.

If he just follows the agreement with Gabriela and sends her to the meeting point, Logan's mission will be completed, and he will then part ways with me.

But after all the companionship along the way, she was somewhat afraid of being separated from Logan. For some reason, she had become completely dependent on this father whom she had only known for a few days.

"You don't want me to leave?" Logan saw the panic in the girl's eyes.

Laura nodded seriously, “I hope you can come with me.”

Logan chuckled and nodded seriously, "Don't worry, I will always protect you."

He ruffled the girl's hair soothingly.

After getting the promise, Laura finally smiled, leaned on Logan's arm, and closed her eyes with peace of mind.

……

The car drove from darkness to early morning, and then from early morning to evening. After all the travel, the vehicle drove out of the forest and stopped in front of a Gobi desert.

"Here we are. Right here."

Victor untied the car and turned off the engine. The Gobi Desert outside the window was the location on the coordinates.

Logan took Laura's hand and got out of the car. Looking at the deserted Gobi Desert, he didn't see a single person, so he lowered his head and asked, "Do you know where they are?"

“It should be around here.”

Laura carried her small school bag, put her palm to her forehead, and looked around.

Caliban, who was fully armed and shielded from the sun, sniffed and pointed to the top of a cliff in the Gobi Desert. "It should be there."

His ability is to search for mutants. As long as there are mutants alive nearby, he can accurately find their location.

Several people looked in the direction Caliban pointed, and saw a watchtower standing on the top of the cliff. They could also vaguely see a few figures on the watchtower overlooking this side.

After a while, a very simple wooden platform was lowered down from the edge of the cliff by a manual crane, and a girl was standing on the platform.

Laura saw the girl clearly and ran over excitedly, "Rebecca!"

“Laura, it’s really you!”

Rebecca jumped down from the platform and hugged Laura with surprise.

"It seems that our mission is accomplished."

Logan smiled as he watched them reunite, and lit a cigarette with satisfaction.

The smoke rose up in the night and was blown away by the wind in a moment.

(End of this chapter)