The world seemed to be in slow motion. Pietro Maximov circled behind Xiao Han at supersonic speed and tried to give him a knife.

Snapped!

Xiao Han grabbed his wrist with his backhand.

Quicksilver's eyes widened: "You...!"

"You're very fast."

Xiao Han suddenly turned and grabbed Quicksilver's wrist accurately, "But it's not fast enough."

Pietro's eyes widened. The speed he was so proud of was directly cracked for the first time.

Before he could react, Xiao Han's biological force field had already imprisoned him firmly.

"Let him go!"

Magneto roared, and the entire metal frame of the academy began to twist and deform.

The outer wall steel plates of the teaching building were torn off, forming a huge metal palm in the air that slapped towards Xiao Han.

Xiao Han held Quicksilver in one hand and faced the giant palm with the other.

The moment the two forces collided, the shock wave overturned nearby debris.

Seeing this, Magneto suddenly changed his strategy.

He pressed down with both hands, and the entire underground structure of the academy began to vibrate violently!

"Since you refuse to hand over the fragments, I will find them myself!" Magneto roared.

Professor X's voice suddenly became serious: "Eric! You are endangering innocent students!"

Just when the situation was about to get out of control, Xiao Han suddenly said, "Stop it."

Magneto sensed Xiao Han's danger and chose to stop temporarily, saying coldly: "I only want that fragment."

Xiao Han exchanged a look with Professor X.

"I have absorbed the fragments." Xiao Han said frankly.

"But its energy structure has been completely absorbed by me. If you want to cause trouble, I'm happy to play with you."

Magneto narrowed his eyes: "You absorbed it?"

He suddenly burst into laughter. "Charles, this ally you've found is even more reckless than I thought!"

Professor X responded calmly: "Eric, Mr. Xiao has already got the thing. We should stop."

Magneto was silent for a moment, and the metal storm around him gradually subsided.

Finally, he looked at Professor X and said meaningfully: "Charles, peace alone will not bring good things."

After saying this, he created a metal platform and left with the Brotherhood of Mutants.

Xiao Han watched them disappear into the sky, then turned to look at the X-Men who had rushed over: "Charles, I almost couldn't help but kill him just now." (Here I deliberately didn't kill him because a certain female protagonist was involved.)

Professor X said calmly, "Eric has always been like this. I've been arguing with him for decades."

Beside Xiao Han, Quicksilver was still struggling in the bio-force field: "Is he just leaving like this? Leaving me here?"

Xiao Han carried him down to the ground.

"Pietro," Xiao Han looked at him and asked tentatively, "What is your relationship with him?"

Quicksilver turned his face away: "He just wanted to save the mutants... That thing is really useful."

Xiao Han didn't say anything and just looked at him quietly.

Looking at Xiao Han's sturdy figure, he was still convinced and said hurriedly: "My sister and I were separated in the war. He saved me and let me join the Brotherhood of Mutants."

Speaking of this, Pietro was a little sad: "My sister has been missing for a long time, and I have been looking for her, but..."

He lowered his head, and Xiao Han's eyes flashed slightly, and he probably understood the relationship between the characters.

Maybe when he has free time, he will have one more task.

For example, saving a fallen girl?

In the academy laboratory, Hank McCoy had already taken Andrew and the other two to test the residual energy in their bodies.

Andrew looked at his shaking hands and asked in a low voice, "Could what Magneto said be true? Will the energy in our bodies change our genes?"

Hank pushed his glasses up. "That's exactly what we're trying to figure out. But don't worry, with Charles and Mr. Xiao here, we'll find the answer."

Chapter 21 Anti-Magic Armor

In the laboratory

A hint of uneasiness flashed in Andrew's eyes, and his fingers unconsciously stroked the edge of the laboratory table: "If...if my genes really change, will I become a monster?"

Hank was about to reply when the lab door slid open.

Xiao Han's figure appeared at the door, with the black armor back on his body.

"Gene mutation is not necessarily a bad thing." Xiao Han walked into the laboratory and his eyes fell on Andrew.

“The key is how to control it.”

Matt pushed his glasses up and said, "Mr. Xiao, can the alien fragments that Magneto mentioned really rewrite genes?"

Xiao Han did not answer directly, but stretched out his right hand.

A ball of blue energy appeared above the palm of his hand, which was the energy absorbed from the crystal.

"This energy does have gene-editing properties." He stared at the ball of light.

"But its workings are far more complex than Magneto imagined."

Hank was immediately drawn in and took a closer look. "Incredible... This energy structure completely defies known biological principles!"

"Because it comes from the depths of the universe."

Xiao Han put away the energy ball and said, "Maybe it's the research of some alien empire."

Steve's eyes widened. "Wait, are you saying aliens really exist?"

Xiao Han raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Much more than you can imagine."

Andrew suddenly looked up, with a strange light in his eyes: “Then, can it make me stronger?”

The laboratory fell into a brief silence. Hank and Xiao Han exchanged a glance.

"Theoretically yes."

Xiao Han smiled and replied, "But this kind of gene editing has risks. We need more research."

Andrew clenched and unclenched his fists: "I'm willing to try."

"No!" Matt interrupted sharply.

“Andrew, have you forgotten what happened last night that got out of control? This energy is affecting your mood!”

Steve also held Andrew's shoulder: "Brother, calm down. We have to figure out what this thing is going on first."

Xiao Han looked at the three young men and suddenly said, "You need a mentor."

He turned to Hank and asked deliberately, "Will Xavier Institute accept them?"

Hank understood and pushed up his glasses. "Charles has agreed. But..."

He hesitated. "Given Magneto's interest in this energy, they may need special protection."

"I'll handle it."

Xiao Han nodded, "Also, you have to learn to get along with the people in the academy if you want to be a superhero."

Andrew's eyes lit up: "Of course! Of course we want to..."

His words were interrupted by Xiao Han raising his hand: "But not now. There are things on the other side that need my attention."

"You guys stay here for now. Hank will help you control your abilities. If there's anything unusual, notify me immediately."

Andrew hesitated to speak, and finally just nodded.

"Come on." Xiao Han said to Hank, turned and walked to the window.

The next second, he turned into a streak of black light and disappeared into the New York night sky.

Stark Tower Laboratory

Xiao Han's figure appeared silently in the center of the laboratory, and the golden patterns on his black armor glowed coldly under the light.

Tony Stark was immersed in the holographic projection, his fingers moving quickly, adjusting the parameters of the nanostructure.

The coffee cup next to him was already empty, obviously he had stayed up all night again.

"Are you back?" Tony asked casually without even looking up.

"How are the mutants doing?"

Xiao Han walked up to him and scanned the data stream on the holographic projection: "It's more complicated than expected."

Tony then stopped what he was doing, turned around, and raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Even the famous Superman can't handle something?"

"Magneto intervened, but I scared him off."

Xiao Han briefly explained, "He's got his eyes on that alien crystal, thinking it can rewrite mutant genes."

Tony's expression instantly turned serious. "Rewriting genes? Does that thing really have that function?"

"Yes, but the risk is extremely high." Xiao Han nodded.

"I have absorbed it completely, and there is no possibility of it spreading anymore."

Tony stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed: "So you not only stole Magneto's target, but also absorbed it? I guess he must be mad."

"Almost." Xiao Han raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

"But he has retreated temporarily. Professor X will take care of the aftermath."

Tony raised an eyebrow and turned back to fiddling with his holographic model. "Fine, you always manage to get things done. But next time, remember to let me know in advance. I don't want to find out on the news one day that you and Magneto have torn down half of New York."

Xiao Han did not respond, but walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of the laboratory, overlooking the night view of New York.

After a moment's silence, he said, "Tony, I might have to leave for a while. The time is uncertain."

Tony paused and turned around: "Where to?"

"Find a quiet place." Xiao Han looked into the distance.

"I need to try a new way of using my strength."

"Magic?" Tony reacted immediately, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes. "The one about Kamar-Taj?"

"Yes." Xiao Han nodded. "Their magic requires the use of hanging rings and magical instruments, but I want to try to use the energy in my body as a medium."

Tony put down his tools and crossed his arms. "It sounds like you're forcing a fusion of technology and magic. That's not going to be easy."

“So it takes time.”

Xiao Han turned around and looked at Tony, "If successful, it might open up a whole new path."

Tony was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly grinned: "Okay, geniuses always have the right to be willful. But..."

He pointed to the ceiling, indicating Jarvis's presence. "If there's any progress, remember to inform me immediately. I don't want to miss a breakthrough of this level."

Xiao Han chuckled: "Yes."

As soon as he finished speaking, his body floated up.

"See you in a few days, remember my armor."

The next second, Xiao Han completely disappeared from the laboratory and turned into a black stream of light rushing into the sky.

Tony stood there, staring at the place where Xiao Han disappeared. After a while, he shook his head and said to himself, "This guy is getting more and more outrageous..."

He turned back to the workbench, where the nanostructure model on the holographic projection was still slowly rotating.

Tony tapped his fingertips on the tabletop and suddenly broke into a sly smile.

"Jarvis, retrieve all theoretical research on the integration of magical energy and technology."

"Sir, the relevant data is very limited," Jarvis responded.

"Then start from scratch. Study the technology part first, and I'll learn the magic part from Xiao." Tony's eyes flashed with a challenging light.

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