[Comprehensive British and American] After the Raiders

Charles would not know how many times Neil, who gave him the impression of "soul mate", appeared in front of him, talked with him, and developed a relationship with him.

After being parasitized by the system, Neil has experienced some undetectable changes. His memory will not be invaded and viewed by any ability or external force, but it is only a memory. Neil is not a machine that can only execute programs. The first mission Failed, Neil, who was on the second mission at the time, always slackened, especially in thinking, but this was almost fatal in front of Charles.

Active or passive, the system would not tolerate Neil revealing its existence, not even a vague mind.

It seems that the novice protection period has passed. When Neil's second mission was judged to have failed by the system, it began to bring him unforgettable punishments time after time, and with the punishment came time and time again. Reverse the flow and restart the mission.

As if, as the system said, this world is a "game".

It was also from that time that Neil noticed that the system seemed to have a very high tolerance for him. Although he experienced a particularly real "death" in that punishment again and again, the system never made any contribution to his life. Threats, he clearly realized that the system needed him, but this was of no help, he didn't know the bottom line of the system, which made him almost unable to grasp the bargaining chip to resist.

What's worse, the system knows his thoughts well, it can always see the strongest hope in Neil's heart, and make beautiful and attractive promises for this hope.

Neil knew they both needed each other.

So he could only continue with the system's tasks, and let himself believe that all of this was a ridiculous "game".

He began to learn to clear his mind, treat Charles with the sincerity he would treat a friend, and began to learn to disguise his mind. He became more and more familiar with Charles, and he became more and more proficient at attacking Charles.

until the goal is finally achieved.

At that time, Neil felt a sense of relief. He could control and pretend his thoughts all the time, and keep his focus so that he would not let himself be distracted and cause his thoughts to run wild. This was a harsher and more disgusting punishment than physical abuse. He felt that He would never hope to meet Charles again, and he would never imagine that one day he would ask Charles for help for someone.

His expression was a little haggard, it was the expression that began to appear on his face when the acquaintances in the small town showed all kinds of care and sympathy for him, his emotions had already become weaker and weaker, and many times, he had to worry about Hidden in the crowd and put on all kinds of reasonable "appropriate" disguises for themselves.

Neil put a USB flash drive in front of Charles,

"A mutant has taken my wife."

"Charles," he sighed wearily, "only you can help me."

Charles sighed complicatedly, and the regrets of his youth faded away with this sigh.

A gentle and tolerant smile then surfaced on his face. He looks wise and powerful now, and there is a huge difference from the fragile young man in a wheelchair. People can't help but be convinced by his words.

"I will help you find your wife, Neil," he said in a gentle and concerned tone, looking at Neil's haggard face, "but before I find her, you need to rest."

Charles put down the brain wave device, and not long after he came out of the gate with the "X" sign, he met Neil. He looked a little more energetic than before, but his brows did not loosen.

"Did you sleep well?" Charles greeted with a smile.

Neil twitched the corner of his mouth, he seemed to want to give Charles a smile back, but obviously he failed, "Daisy... my wife... any news?"

Charles didn't mind Neil's stiff face, and nodded, "I'm planning to arrange for Scott to bring your wife back."

Neil looked at Charles in silence for a moment, pursed his lips, and said in a dry voice, "Is... is she safe?"

Charles smiled at Neil reassuringly, with a very gentle expression, "Yes, she is safe, but she is a little frightened."

Neil's brows relaxed a little, "Please let me go together."

"That might be dangerous" Charles subconsciously wanted to say that, even though that period of history was very long ago, his concern for Neil made him subconsciously want to isolate Neil from those possible dangers.

Charles sighed, and finally said, "I'll speak to Scott."

When there are only two people on the plane, the atmosphere of silence is obviously uncomfortable. Scott watched Neil remain silent and frowning, and couldn't help but comfort him,

"Don't worry, the professor will make sure your wife is safe."

Neil glanced at Scott, reluctantly raised the corner of his mouth,

"Thank you." He seemed still worried about his wife's safety.

From the moment he saw Neil, the photo in the professor's room kept appearing in Scott's mind. It was two young men, one of whom was a professor when he was young, and the other was a stranger...

Scott looked at Neil's face that was almost the same as that in the photo, and couldn't help but wonder,

"I've seen a photo of you and the professor when you were young. Are you a mutant too?"

The exchange seemed to relax Neil a little, and the stiff smile on his face became a little more natural.

"I'm not." Even though Scott was wearing sunglasses, making his expression invisible, Neil seemed to know his hesitation and doubts, and he sighed, "I just lived longer than most people. "

Neil is always sober. He has never had any special superpowers. Even the youthful appearance and body that have not changed over the years are endowed by the system. He has always been sober, so after the system leaves, he can calmly welcome his future. A future that will slowly age until death.

Except that he overestimated the integrity of the system, even the only one that promised it would break its promise. In his initial imagination, that kind of future should have happened in the "real" world he was familiar with.

The rescue of Daisy went very smoothly.

When they landed in a forest clearing and followed Scott, who communicated with Charles's brainwaves, to find a cabin in the forest, the mutant named Vic was already waiting at the gate.

When he saw Neil and Scott, his face was a little excited, and he shouted at them from a distance,

"Are you the people Professor Charles said?"

It seemed Charles had contacted him and done the thought work before they arrived.

When they walked in, when Vic saw Neil's face clearly, his expression became a little guilty again, and he opened his mouth several times, but he didn't know how to get out.

Scott glanced at Neil, then nodded to Vic who looked disturbed,

"The professor asked me to pick you up. I'm Scott."

"Where's Daisy?"

Just as a slightly happy look appeared on Vic's face, Neil's voice made him feel guilty again,

"She...she's in the house."

Neil didn't speak anymore, he glanced at Vic and walked towards the cabin.

The sound insulation effect of the wooden house is obviously not very good. Just as Neil walked to the door, Daisy ran out after hearing Neil's voice.

"Neil."

The anxiety on her face dissipated, her eyes were slightly red, and she threw herself into Neil's arms.

Neil hugged Daisy comfortingly, touched her head, and his expression softened accordingly.

"never mind."

When Daisy let go of the hand tightly around Neil's waist, Neil immediately noticed a circle of red marks on Daisy's wrist. The circle of red marks was shocking on Daisy's snow-white skin, which made him His eyes sank in an instant, he carefully avoided the circle of red marks, held Daisy's hand, and his voice also lowered,

"How is this going?"

When he said this, his eyes had turned to Vic who was following behind him.

Daisy also seemed to sense that something was wrong with Neil, she hesitated, "This..."

Vic could no longer remain silent in Neil's sight, and the guilt and uneasiness on his face was even worse,

"I'm sorry, I was so scared that Daisy would run away..." He murmured sorry over and over again, "I was so scared that something like that happened suddenly..."

Marrying Daisy has shown how important she is to Neil, and it is Neil's instinct to protect his family and pay back to those who hurt her.

He had harbored malice towards the mutant who had taken Daisy from the very beginning, and now he was even more enraged. His left hand quickly grabbed Vic's wrist, and as he twisted, his right hand also clenched a fist at Vik. g face.

No matter what the reason, the harm he caused to Daisy is an unchangeable fact, not to mention the reason for shirking responsibility that Neil simply does not accept.

Amidst Vic's painful screams, Charles' voice thousands of miles away sounded in Neil's mind, "Calm down, Neil."

Neil ignored the voice in his head, he glanced at Scott who ran over to stop them, and his eyes fell on Vic with blood on the corner of his mouth again. Vic's emotional instability at this time caused his ability to be somewhat Out of control, some stones at his feet began to disappear intermittently.

Daisy has never seen Neil like this before. He has no resemblance to the gentle and peaceful man in Daisy's memory. His eyes were malicious and looked extremely aggressive, which made Daisy a little scared for a while. But the long and strong feelings made her not hesitate to shrink back at this moment, she held Neil's hand carefully, and called out softly, "Neil..."

This sound is like pulling people standing in the dark back to the sunlight.

Only then did Neil show a harmless and gentle smile as usual. He held Daisy's hand comfortingly, looked at Vic behind Scott, and his voice became harmless and gentle, but without apology,

"Then please forgive me, too."

The author has something to say:

It’s fine to write to the professor~

Cough~ I forgot to mention it while I was writing it~ In the movie Reverse the Future, the professor's ability will recover after stopping the drug~

Thank you~ Throwing a landmine in a daze~ ok~