13. Downfall

13. Downfall

Pietro ran at his full speed. Possibly due to the deep psychological shadows cast by the orphanage's basement, Pietro's speed was noticeably faster than usual. The two of them ran out of the orphanage, not stopping for a moment. Pietro directly placed Alex in the car's driver's seat, even thoughtfully fastening his seatbelt.

From Alex's perspective, it was just a brief blur and a small jolt. When he came to his senses, his hands were already gripping the steering wheel. Then, "Ugh!" The high-speed motion's caused Alex's stomach to churn, and he stuck his head out the window to vomit.

After a while, Alex finally recovered from the sickness.

"Hurry up! And Drive, Alex! What if that crazy woman catches up?" Pietro patted Alex, urging him impatiently. Although they had left the orphanage, he still wasn't at ease.

"That woman won't catch up anytime soon. Without psychic abilities, the White Queen is like a toothless tiger—not much of a threat." Alex rubbed his stomach. "I feel really bloated right now. Is that normal?"

"It's normal. Most people can't handle high-speed movement, so there will be some side effects. It'll pass soon, don't worry." Pietro explained but kept glancing back towards the orphanage, clearly still uneasy despite Alex's words.

Seeing this, Alex didn't hesitate and quickly started the car, driving away from the town along the main road. "For now, you should wear this helmet. With this on, President X won't be able to track you, and we can destroy the mutant prison unnoticed."

"Got it, boss." Pietro finally sighed in relief once they were out of sight of the town.

"But you'll need to tell me as much as possible about the secret mutant prison. We don't have much time. War has already broken out on the other side of the world. We need to fan the flames before President X reacts. Our next actions need to be even quicker."

Alex said this while handing Pietro a propaganda leaflet he found in the car, left there by some flyer distributor earlier that morning.

Another similar case was a man named Armando, whose ability was to automatically mutate to adapt to his environment. However, during a fire, he was buried under a collapsed building. By the time he was rescued, he had fused with a piece of rebar and lost consciousness, falling into a kind of "coma."

Then there was a guy named Kurt, isolated in a separate cell. Unlike other mutants, he was a beast-like mutant. This kind of mutant was typically influenced by their beastly instincts, becoming bloodthirsty and frenzied, eventually turning into a real beast. Kurt was no different. His appearance was demonic, with the power of teleportation, theoretically a very strong mutant ability. However, he had lost all reason and become a wild, feral creature.

Listening to Pietro's account, Alex felt a mix of emotions. Cyclops, Shadowcat, Darwin, Nightcrawler... In another universe, these were celebrated heroes.

Taking a deep breath, Alex gestured for Pietro to stop talking. He turned on the car's stereo, needing some music to soothe his heavy heart.

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14. Prison.

15. Releasing the Prisoners.

16. The Prison Battle.

17. A Terrifying Guess.

18. President X