Chapter 154: Changes

Jack didn't stay for too long.

After stopping the hurricane from wreaking havoc, he left. He had no interest in seeing the first meeting of Professor X and Magneto, those good buddies.

Shaw escaped on a submarine, and Charles saved Erik, who almost drowned himself.

Everything seemed to be following the original plot, with little change.

The events that happened after that were also like this.

After giving it some thought, Charles and Erik understood that Shaw had two good helpers while they were on their own.

Charles's mind reading was useless against them, and relying only on Erik was clearly not enough.

So, Charles had a sudden idea!

Recruit more people!

At first, Erik wasn't sure about this idea. He didn't think that a few new people brought in quickly could beat Shaw.

However, after some persuasion from Charles, he reluctantly agreed to this idea.

In the end, they asked Moira for help, mostly because Charles had found her. Erik had never had a good view of connection in government.

Moira took them to meet a department head who was very interested in them.

In the base, under the supervision of this department head, Charles coincidentally encountered the genius inventor among mutants, Hank McCoy, who would later become Beast!

It was a very strange thing to happen.

With his assistance, Charles got a modified and basic version of a brainwave amplifier. This amplifier significantly increased the range of his mind-reading abilities to cover a large part of North America.

He found a lot of other mutants hiding out among the regular people.

A small team was quickly formed!

Up to this point, everything aligned with Jack's knowledge.

But after that, things went in a different direction.

First, Shaw didn't launch a night attack. Secondly, Charles directly brought all the mutants back to his own home for specialized training.

He knew what would happen next and had to be prepared!

This was something Jack wanted to see. He wanted to witness if Charles, knowing the future, would still end up paralyzed like in the original plot.

The subsequent developments taught Jack a lesson: Some things are destined to happen, including paralysis.

The things that happened next taught Jack a lesson.

Some things are destined to happen.

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Another month it was passed.

After nearly a month of intense training, the mutant team began to resemble warriors. Just then, the missile crisis erupted, and Charles, Erik, and their group, led by Moira, set out to stop Shaw's scheme!

After a series of exhausting battles, Shaw's two helpers, Riptide and Azazel, were successfully captured, and the missile crisis was prevented!

In a moment of carelessness, Shaw's helmet was taken off, and Charles was able to knock him out, which led to Shaw's death at the hands of Erik.

This event planted the roots of conflict between the two.

The next thing that happened took everyone by surprise.

Unknown to them, the American and Soviet aircraft, which were watching from near seas, fired missiles at the island at the same time as if they had agreed to kill everyone there.

Erik was so angry that he stopped all the missiles and planned to destroy all the armed ships.

Moira intervened and fired a gunshot to stop him, but the bullet bounced and hit Charles, who was attempting to climb the hill to intervene...

It hit his cervical spine.

He ended up paralyzed once again.

And this time, it was even more serious.

The previous bullet had only affected his lumbar spine, causing paralysis from the waist down. But this time, the bullet grazed his central nervous system, leaving him paralyzed from the neck to down!

Completely paralyzed!

He was no longer able to do anything.

When Jack arrived at the scene, he saw Raven holding Charles in her arms, glaring angrily at Erik, and shouting.

"What have you done?!"

Realizing his actions, Erik turned pale, his expression filled with panic as he looked at Charles lying in a pool of blood.

Charles, his best friend, was likely permanently paralyzed because of him.

The thought slapped him, and his gaze, as sharp as a knife, turned towards Moira, who stood nearby, helpless and confused.

It was all because of this woman, all because of her!

Erik raised his hand as if to strangle her, placing the blame on Moira. However, at that moment...

"E... Erik... It's not... her fault."

Supported by Raven, Charles gasped for breath, the intense pain almost causing him to faint. But he held on, determined to stop Erik.

When Erik heard what Charles said, Erik fell silent for a moment. In the end, he released his grip on Moira, her face turning red from the pressure.

He quickly walked over to Charles, crouching down and looking at him with concern.

"What can I do for you?" he asked.

Charles gazed at Erik, then glanced at Raven and the rest of the shocked members of the mutant team. It seemed like he had made up his mind, looking fiercely at Erik.

"We must... make a change, Erik. Take those willing to go with you and leave this place to save more of our kind. I will stay here... Together, we will save more mutants!"

Erik was taken aback for a few seconds. He clearly didn't expect Charles to say these things. He... had never considered it before.

He didn't understand the first part of Charles' words, but he understood the last part!

Erik had no reason to refuse, but what worried him the most at the moment was Charles' condition. There was a possibility that he would be permanently paralyzed!

Erik was much good than he used to be in the original plot, thanks to Charles's planning and the small changes he made over the past month.

He wanted to help his fellow mutants, but Charles' wounds made him think a lot.

"Excuse me," a hand suddenly rested on Erik's shoulder, giving it a reassuring pat. Caught up in his worries, Erik instinctively stepped aside, making way for the newcomer.

"Alright, let me have a look."

Jack crouched next to Charles, pretending to place his hand on his neck, and nodded. "Hmm, not dead yet, there's hope!"

When Charles heard those words, he looked at him with wide eyes and almost gasped for air.

"Jack, you have to save him; you must have a way, right?" Raven, seeing Jack, first had a face full of joy, then anxiously wanted his help.

"There is a way." Jack glanced at Charles and shook his head. "But I don't think he's willing to leave your embrace."

Huh?

Raven was stunned for a few seconds, then lowered her head to look at Charles. She noticed the blush appearing on him where his head was buried against her chest.

"Cough cough~" Charles coughed twice, showing his presence.

He looked at Jack, his expression somewhat excited. "How... how dare you ruin my innocence out of nowhere?!"

"Then why don't you get up?" Jack responded.

"..."

Charles swore that if he could move, he would definitely get up and fight with Jack!

'Wait a minute!'

Charles instinctively moved his hand and unbelievably discovered that he could actually move!

Moreover, the wound no longer hurt!

Am I... healed?

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