6. The Next Stop

6. The Next Stop

"Why?"

Looking at Nick Fury's corpse, whose face was still frozen in disbelief, Pietro couldn't help but ask, "He was also against President X. He could've helped us, right?"

Alex didn't answer immediately. He took several deep breaths. Although he had seen countless corpses since coming to this world, this was the first time he had personally killed someone.

After a pause, Alex put the safety back on his gun and spoke, "Just like that prostitute working at the bar, he's no longer the hero I remember. The Nick Fury I remember was a tenacious warrior, a defender with the determination to protect mankind."

He glanced at Fury's body on the ground. "But this guy is just a scared stray dog, terrified of President X. Every time I mentioned President X, his eyes were filled with deep fear. Do you think such a person could really help us?"

"Are you worried that he might betray us out of fear of President X?" Pietro quickly grasped the key point.

"Maybe, but I can't afford to take that chance. It's for our safety," Alex said as he took the key to the safe house from the corpse and turned to face Pietro. "My goal has always been same, to survive at all costs."

Hearing this, Pietro looked at Alex's serious and resolute face. He couldn't help but recall the pain he had experienced in this world since awakening his mutant powers.

Perhaps, in this environment, freedom and life were luxuries for everyone. Even surviving seemed so difficult. With this in mind, Pietro took a deep breath and slowly nodded.

"I understand... I understand!"

In the outskirts of Washington, Alex arrived unimpeded at the safe house Nick Fury had mentioned.

Fury was right. This place indeed had everything Alex needed. Not only were there various supplies, but also an abundance of weapons and equipment, which greatly boosted Alex's confidence.

After all, anyone willing to build a welfare home in such chaotic times wasn't just kind—they were practically a saint. But Alex didn't believe it. Emma Frost, the "White Queen" and one of the founders of the Hellfire Club, couldn't be so untainted in this world. There must be hidden motives.

This was Alex's next destination. Telepathy, like President X's, wasn't invincible. In Alex's memory, Magneto had a helmet that could block all telepathy. Though Magneto was dead in this world, it didn't mean the helmet was gone.

After coming to this world, Alex had scoured newspapers to better understand it. In one newspaper photo, he saw a man wearing a helmet, named Sebastian Shaw.

In other universes, Sebastian Shaw was a notorious villain, founder of the Hellfire Club. But here, he was a British parliament member and a presidential candidate. After President X took office, he disappeared, last seen near the welfare home Emma established. This connection was too suspicious to ignore.

If it were anyone else wearing a helmet, Alex might take it as a coincidence. But not Sebastian Shaw, especially given his history of opposing Charles for the presidency. It's only natural he'd protect himself from telepathy. To increase his chances against President X, Alex had to get that helmet. Most people in this world were abnormal; Alex couldn't risk being unprepared.

In the "Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe" comic, Deadpool's realization that his world was a comic led to brain death of Charles after he scanned his mind. That was a sane Charles. Here, Charles was a lunatic.

"This woman is beautiful. So, this is our next stop," Pietro said, peering over.

"Yes, no time to rest. We need to move quickly," Alex replied, closing his notebook.

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7. The White Queen

8. Already Dead.

9. Still Alive.

10. Madness.

11. Twisted Minds.