Luke then looked at Charles, who shook his head repeatedly. "I'll pass. Look at the state I'm in. Can I handle that kind of roughhousing? I'm a severely disabled person."
Luke looked regretful. Charles's feedback should be quite significant, after all—he was one of the only two current Level Four mutants.
Charles felt embarrassed, sensing that Luke had genuinely wanted to spar with him just now. His action of wiping away sweat made John and the others even more uncertain.
The group looked at each other, all seeing the nervousness in one another's eyes.
"You go first!"
"I'm not going!"
"You have to go! You were the one who started this."
"But you are the tank, the shield, and I am the noble backline damage dealer. There's no way a fire mage DPS should be on the front line feeding kills!"
John shook his head. "Besides, although I was the one who brought it up, none of you objected, did you?"
Colossus fell silent, subtly glancing at Blink, Shadowcat, and Rogue.
"Proceed according to our previous plan."
After speaking, Colossus transformed into his steel form and walked at the very front, while Pyro and Iceman huddled behind him, ready to attack at any moment.
Shadowcat immediately phased into the ground to stealthily approach.
Rogue looked at Blink. Blink's eyes flickered, and after a moment of hesitation, she finally opened a portal and pulled Rogue through.
Another purple portal appeared behind Luke. Rogue extended half her body out, having already taken off her right glove, preparing to touch Luke's skin.
Luke acted as if he hadn't seen her, neither dodging nor avoiding. As Rogue drew near, he reached back and grabbed her small hand.
"It's a trap!"
"We succeeded?!"
Rogue felt secretly delighted.
Colossus and the other two felt a moment of confusion. Had they won this easily? No way. Was Luke just a paper tiger?
Luke turned back to look at Rogue at that moment, squeezing her palm. "Feels nice."
Protected by the upgraded Horse Talisman, Luke was immune to Rogue's external influence.
Their two abilities stood in confrontation at the point of contact, neither able to overcome the other instantly.
If the Horse Talisman were still the original version, Luke definitely wouldn't be this relaxed right now.
Rogue Anna blushed for a moment, but she quickly realized something was wrong. Why hadn't she changed?
If she hadn't felt the distinct pressure and temperature on her hand, she would have suspected it was an illusion.
Rogue tentatively asked, "Are you alright?"
"Sorry, your ability doesn't work on me!" Luke squeezed her small hand again. It was soft and felt great.
Rogue's expression changed drastically, followed immediately by ecstasy!
[Anomalous Target Rogue (Anna Marie) fully subdued. Gained 800 Anomaly Points. Current Anomaly Points: 900 / 4900]
Luke's expression turned strange. Wait, I just squeezed your hand twice and you got ecstatic?
"No way. Luke isn't affected by Rogue's ability? This… this is illogical!"
Bobby was utterly shocked. He had accidentally touched the back of Rogue's hand before and had almost had his life force drained dry. He knew how terrifying Rogue was. No one at school wasn't afraid of her.
They always kept a considerable distance. Even though she was truly beautiful, romance was impossible. They weren't Platonists! A relationship without the nourishment of intimacy was meaningless.
Colossus's face changed drastically. "Something's wrong. Shadowcat, it's your turn!"
Shadowcat popped out from under Luke's feet, wrapping her arms around his legs and intending to pull him underground for temporary control to create an opening for the main DPS.
However, Luke's originally solid body suddenly flickered and also turned intangible!
Shadowcat's hands grabbed nothing. Looking up at Luke, who was looking down at her, Shadowcat was somewhat bewildered.
Wait, why can you phase too?!
At that moment, an invisible, mysterious force coiled around Luke's left hand, and he grabbed Shadowcat Kitty by the back of her collar. Under her astonished gaze, he lifted the currently phased Shadowcat just like picking up a cat.
"This… this is too exaggerated!" Shadowcat Kitty couldn't comprehend it. Her ability had been countered?! This was the first time this had ever happened!
Shadowcat instantly fell into self-doubt, developing a severe distrust of her own abilities.
[Anomalous Target Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) defeated. Gained 800 Anomaly Points. Current Anomaly Points: 1700 / 4900]
"Damn it, don't just stand there—attack!" Colossus was horrified. If this continued, forget about fighting; their morale would be completely gone!
Luke released Shadowcat and Rogue. Seeing this, Pyro and Iceman gritted their teeth and simultaneously blasted freezing cold air and flames at him.
Luke didn't even look. He simply pointed a finger, and the flames and cold air were blocked by an invisible wall. He then let out a soft snort as an invisible dominating aura spread outward, accurately striking Colossus and the other two.
That dominating aura carried a terrifying suppressive force. In just an instant, it shattered the minds and wills of the three, causing them to sway and collapse to the ground.
Blink, who had just pulled Rogue and Shadowcat away, was so frightened that she raised a French military salute.
[Anomalous Targets Colossus, Pyro, Iceman, and Blink defeated. Gained 3100 Anomaly Points (800 × 3 + 700). Current Anomaly Points: 4800 / 4900]
The battle ended so swiftly and cleanly.
Leaving aside the psychological trauma Colossus and the others suffered, even Charles, who was watching, felt that Luke was unbelievably strong.
He knew Luke was powerful—stronger than himself, stronger than the Dark Phoenix. But strength aside, he truly hadn't known that Luke could specifically counter the abilities of Shadowcat and Rogue. It was as if he possessed infinite abilities, able to display unexpected special powers at any time.
Luke retracted his dominating aura, extended his index finger, and shot a stream of water to wake the three up.
"Are you convinced?"
Colossus, Pyro, and Iceman nodded repeatedly. "We're convinced, Teacher Luke. We will listen to you from now on!"
"Very good. Depart immediately."
Luke was very satisfied with this harvest. Although the quality wasn't high, the quantity was huge! It was a pity Scott and the others weren't here, or he could have caught them all in one sweep. Maybe he could have even upgraded to Version 6.0.
Next, Colossus and the others, having changed into new clothes, followed behind Luke like obedient puppies.
Led by Jean Grey, the group boarded the X-Men's specialized fighter jet—the modified Blackbird. With a top speed of Mach 4 and modified by Beast, its performance was top-notch, allowing this retired old bird to experience a second spring.
Under the gaze of Charles and the students, the Blackbird fighter jet vanished, turning into a black dot on the horizon.
Several dozen minutes later, led by Luke, X-Force Squad Two swaggered down and landed near the perimeter of the Alkali Lake Dam.
Meanwhile, inside the Alkali Lake Dam, Stryker watched the video footage with a gloomy expression.
"Damn it! They are too arrogant! They must be taught a lesson!"
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