American Comics: Starting from the Invincible Young Hero

Chapter 84: An Even More Promising Rakshasa Woman Template and Assassination (Two Chapters Combined)

Kenosha.

In a spacious factory.

Russell released blue energy from his palm, and high-precision factory equipment was produced out of thin air using waste and garbage, packaged and shipped to factories all over the country.

As long as you have a complete production line to purchase, you can produce hundreds or thousands of them.

“You’ve been working almost non-stop since this morning.”

"Take a break, Russell."

At the factory gate, Wanda walked in with two cups of ice cream. Seeing the weariness between Russell's brows, she told him to rest for a while before continuing.

"It was your father who said that the procurement for the founding of the country was almost complete, and that he could set up all kinds of factories, except that I needed to turn one set of equipment into countless sets."

Wanda handed Russell a cup of ice cream, and he took a bite.

"White chocolate flavor?"

"Sweetness can replenish energy."

Wanda laughed.

"Actually, you don't need to finish it all in one day."

He didn't really like the overly sweet taste.

Russell waved his hand, summoning a cloud of dust that transformed into lemon juice, adding a refreshing touch.

"I like to work first and enjoy later."

"I'll have some too."

Wanda smiled and handed her her cup of the same white chocolate ice cream.

Russell rubbed his five fingers together, and lemon juice was poured over him from a distance.

"Your ability is so convenient, I really envy it."

Sitting on a chair, Wanda ate her refreshing ice cream, her eyes comfortably closed, her legs swinging back and forth as if on a swing, displaying the posture of a youthful girl.

Since the mutant brothers returned to Kenosha, the girl, who used to have to use a tent as her bedroom, no longer had to hide with her father and had a stable place to stay, allowing her to slow down her pace of life.

"Can't you do it too?"
Moreover, compared to me, they can create whatever they want out of thin air without relying on any material things.

Looking at the bright and beautiful young woman beside him, Russell smiled with a deep gaze.

Compared to Eve's limited ability to modify matter, the power of chaos is worlds apart. It can directly alter reality and even mold the world into any shape one desires, like clay.

"Me? That's too difficult... I can never quite get it right."

Wanda felt a chaotic power coursing through her fingers, a slight unease creeping in.

"It's as if this power is always fluctuating, and it's hard to grasp the knack. Sometimes you want to create a glass of juice, but nothing happens, or you end up with a glass of sand."

The factory air was murky and filled with a seemingly ubiquitous smell of machine oil, making it far from a good place to rest and enjoy desserts.

The two got up and walked outside, chatting as they went.

"Take your time, you're still young."

After comforting Wanda, the two strolled past the presidential palace. As they finished their ice cream, they arrived at the newly built underground prison.

This is a newly built prison.

Designed by Bertrand Russell, the spacious underground room holds only one person.

Its entire body was encased in a square adamantium alloy, making it impossible to even move a finger; only its head was exposed.

"What are you doing here?" Wanda asked curiously.

"Look at the guy I brought back."

Russell rested his hand on Black King's head, like patting a ripe watermelon, and patted his cheek.

Black King has a certain slow self-healing ability. When he was brought back, he was covered in wounds and looked like he was about to die. After a few days, he recovered some of his energy.

"After a while, Black King will be able to fully recover from his injuries."

Looking at the Black King's condition, Russell's eyes flashed with satisfaction and a cold glint, and he withdrew his hand.

【Conquest Points: 112890】

A few days ago, the King of Shadows manipulated global nuclear weapons, almost causing the end of the world. In addition, the battle between Russell and the Manhattan district and the King of Shadows could not be concealed.

News media from various countries reported on this incident, and Professor X, who has always represented the milder side of mutants, gave an interview to explain the whole story.

The goal is to let people around the world, whose hostility towards mutants is growing, know that although there are evil mutants who want to destroy the world, it is also mutants who have successfully prevented the end of the world this time.

Mutants can be good or bad.

Professor X calls for the world to treat mutants fairly.

This incident brought the newly emerged and powerful mutant 'Infinite Man' to the attention of more people.

"During that battle with Magneto at the military base, the US government covered up the fact that its own base had been razed by mutants. Only a small group of people from various governments knew about it, and some rumors circulated."

This time is different; with unusual activity in nuclear missiles worldwide, the whole thing can no longer be kept secret.

Now, almost everyone on the planet beneath their feet knows him, and Russell's conquest points have skyrocketed.

Even if part of the reason is due to hostility towards mutants and they don't see him as a hero who saved the world, Manhattan was almost completely destroyed in the previous battle.

Looking at the news footage of the devastated city, it was even more horrific than if a nuclear bomb had been dropped on it.

This power commands deep respect.

[The Rakshasa template requires 156000 conquest points to solidify. Should it be solidified?]

"The Allen template, or the Rakshasa template?"

Russell's eyes flickered.

Previously, he had been accumulating conquest points to solidify the Allen template.

But now a template with equally great potential has emerged.

Once cured, it can be strengthened again.

"If nothing unexpected happens, as long as we announce the establishment of a mutant nation and drop another unprecedented bombshell, we might be able to collect enough conquest points."

Suddenly, another option appeared.

"The Rakshasa template has more potential than the Allen template. Not to mention that by draining a person's life energy, there is a high probability of permanently acquiring that person's abilities, even just a brief touch can temporarily acquire a person's abilities."

"Once these abilities are developed, it becomes possible to absorb and temporarily copy the abilities of others without physical contact."

In the comics, Rogue briefly possessed the powers of the entire Avengers and the X-Men.

Even if it can't be permanently copied, this is still an unbeatable '50/50' ability.

As long as he develops his abilities to the point where he can absorb energy and copy abilities remotely, no matter how powerful the enemy is, as long as they are not so exaggerated as to be able to kill him instantly, Russell can at least fight them to a draw with his Rakshasa template.

The potential and power of the Rakshasa woman template are truly captivating.

"It's decided. The target of the solidified template will be changed from Allen to Rakshasa."

Russell thought about it and made a decision.

Actually, it doesn't affect anything. The strategy of accumulating conquest points is correct; it's just that we've encountered a template with more potential.

"If the Rakshasa template is solidified."

Then you can just apply the Magneto template.

Not only does he possess a powerful body, but he is also no longer so fragile. Furthermore, he can use and manipulate adamantium in combat, which represents a dramatic change in his strength.

Based on these two abilities alone.

Russell was confident that he could definitely go toe-to-toe with the Regent.

"What do you want to do with him? I've heard of Black King before. Legend has it that he's also a powerful mutant, but he's obsessed with seizing power by any means necessary."

He's done a lot of bad things.

As Wanda left the underground prison, she glanced back with disgust, then asked Russell curiously.

Whoosh!
Before Russell could answer, he suddenly rushed over like lightning, stopping in front of the two of them, his face pale with fear and sweating profusely.

"Quickly, Russell, Wanda, Father has been assassinated and is seriously wounded."

"what?"

Upon hearing the news, Wanda's face paled with shock. "Father..."

Magneto was assassinated?
Russell's expression changed, and he put his arm around Wanda's waist, quickly leading her to the presidential palace's high-ranking office.

Magneto's face was pale and angry as he clutched his chest, his clothes stained with blood. A sharp blade had cleaved his chest from his neck.

A figure was pinned to the wall by steel bars, struggling incessantly.

"You're a mutant! Who sent you?"

"Father……"

Russell brought Wanda to the office in a flash.

When Wanda saw her father seriously injured, she rushed to Magneto's side, covered the wound with her hand, and unleashed chaotic power in her palm, trying to alter reality to heal her father.

"Wait a minute, let me do it."

Russell pressed Wanda's hand down.

Wanda's chaotic power is, after all, not very stable.

In her haste, Wanda suddenly found her pillar of support and, with tears streaming down her face, stepped aside.

Russell bent down, his palm emitting blue light to heal and regenerate Magneto's cells, helping him recover from his injuries.

As the wound healed, Magneto's violent panting, caused by the surge of adrenaline from his injury, quickly subsided.

"What happened? How did you get so close?"

While healing Magneto's injuries, Russell glanced at the figure being stared at on the wall.

The man had a pale complexion, bloodshot eyes, and was young. His gaze was sinister and ruthless. Despite being severely injured, he did not care and continued to struggle desperately to get down from the wall.

The immense force caused the entire wall to shake.

The bodyguards were terrified and on high alert.

Without the consul's order, they dared not fire, fearing they might kill the captured assassin.

“I’ve been preoccupied with political affairs lately, which has greatly lowered my guard, and on top of that, he’s taken on Wanda’s appearance.” Magneto’s face was grim.

To have almost been assassinated was an utter disgrace.

"I?"

Wanda was startled and even more furious, and suddenly stood up.

The assassin had actually impersonated her and nearly killed her father.

The assassin struggled to break free of the steel bars, his flesh and blood flowing like mud. Just as he was about to climb down the wall, Wanda's red hair flew wildly, and she swept away the power of chaos.

The assassin froze like solidified plaster, his expression turning into a painful statue in the blink of an eye, unable to move, with only his two eyeballs able to move futilely.

"A clone?..."

Wanda stepped forward and read the mutant killer's memories, only to find that they were almost entirely blank, pitifully few.

This person only remembered emerging from the petri dish and seeing a cloaked man, half-hidden in shadow, on the throne, coldly giving him orders.

This person seemed as loyal as if he were his creator, bowing his head and accepting his command.

The chin of the cloaked man, visible outside the shadows, was also a similar deathly gray-white.

As the assassin turned around, he saw rows of identical jars from which a steady stream of clones emerged, as if an army were gathering.

"He disguised himself as Wanda and said he would massage my shoulders to relieve my fatigue. After getting close to me, his bones transformed into bone blades that emerged from my skin and suddenly stabbed down."

I almost couldn't dodge in time.

Magneto continued his story, a flash of shock and anger crossing his eyes.

She actually disguised herself as his daughter to assassinate him.

"Whoever did it, I will definitely find them and make them regret being born!"

As Magneto became emotional, his powerful electromagnetic field dissipated, causing the entire presidential palace to tremble.

"He really knows our situation. Was this a meticulously planned assassination?"

Russell raised an eyebrow.

Within the entire Brotherhood of Mutants, only Wanda can freely approach Magneto. Even Quicksilver, who is also Magneto's offspring, has always been disliked and cannot do the same.

But the other party deliberately transformed into Wanda's appearance to assassinate her.

“Russell, Father, he is a cloned mutant…”

Wanda lowered her hand and transmitted the memory she had seen to the two of them through telepathy.

"A cloned mutant?"

Russell and Magneto both frowned; this kind of advanced biotechnology was not something everyone possessed.

The scene appeared before my eyes.

The person on the throne rested his chin on one hand, his pale skin as cold and bloodless as marble, as if he had never been exposed to sunlight, gleaming with a sickly cold light in the shadows.

A face in the shadows, with high cheekbones, gaunt cheeks, and a scarlet diamond-shaped mark on its forehead, glowed eerily in the darkness.

He was dressed in a jet-black metallic battle suit, with a high-necked cloak and metal shoulder pads, a style somewhere between a nobleman and a tyrant from the last century, with his battle boots faintly visible beneath the hem.

"Mr. Ominous Sign?"

Russell recognized the guy immediately.

Although his entire face wasn't visible, his distinctive attire made him instantly recognizable.

Human clones?
Russell looked at the assassin who had turned into a statue.

As expected, this should be the Son of Ominous, cloned by Mr. Ominous, a member of the mutant army cloned using himself as the prototype.

"You know this man, Russell?"

Magneto and Wanda immediately looked at him.

"A mad scientist obsessed with evolution, a fanatic who dreams of becoming the creator..."

Russell had nothing to hide.

Given his current position, he doesn't need to explain where the information came from.

Magneto was unaware of Mr. Ominous, which didn't surprise Russell much.

I had learned some information about him by chance before.

This guy started researching mutants long before the concept of mutants existed in the world and before mutants came into the public eye, always trying to create the perfect mutant.

As a ruthless scientist, he remained remarkably hidden behind the scenes for over a century.

Mr. Ominous, whose real name is Nathaniel Essex, was a 19th-century British geneticist who, while studying mutants, accidentally discovered the sleeping Apocalypse and was granted immortality by him.

Originally just an ordinary human, he transformed into a mutant.

After that, Mr. Ominous spent a long time researching mutants while constantly modifying and editing his own genes to give himself a variety of powerful abilities.

It possesses, but is not limited to, the ability to deform and reorganize cells, regenerate and heal, and have a super physique.

At the same time, Mr. Ominous is also one of the most powerful telepaths on Earth. Like Jean, he can use his mind to interfere with external objects and move objects with his telekinesis.

Of course, Mr. Ominous Sign's most important asset is his biological science ability, which is almost unparalleled.

Mr. Ominous Sign has always remained hidden in the shadows, almost like a cold-blooded observer and researcher.

Why did he attack Magneto?

Russell sensed that things weren't so simple.

Although Magneto's genes would be perfect research material for Mr. Ominous, who wanted to create the perfect mutant and become the creator.

Magneto, one of the most famous mutants, has been active in the world for quite some time now. Why did he only think of attacking today?

Moreover, there are clearly many ways to obtain Magneto's genes.

"It seems that Mr. Ominous would rather kill Magneto than obtain his genes?"

Russell thought of some of the behaviors in Mr. Ominous's comics.

"This guy is probably after the mutant nation he's planning to establish!"

(End of this chapter)