Who’s Right and Who’s Wrong?

At this moment, the scoreboard on the light screen slowly faded away, replaced by a new question:

[Of the following, which two will be captured and taken to a lab for dissection and research?]

[A: Beast - Hank McCoy

B: Angel - Salvadore

C: Azazel - Red Devil

D: Professor X - Charles Xavier]

Erik narrowed his eyes, his entire body exuding a chilling murderous aura. This question stirred up painful memories of his time in the concentration camp, and it seemed even worse. Being used as a lab rat was already bad enough, but being dissected afterward?

He snorted coldly, "Just like I said in the video, humans have already declared war on us. They won't spare us. The only hope we have is to rise up and resist. The answer to this question must be A and D. In the end, Charles will pay the price for his naïveté!"

Logan's face was equally grim. Before coming to this Quiz game, he had already experienced what it felt like to be a test subject.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "I don't think Charles is that foolish. He's been through enough. Even if he tries to integrate peacefully into human society, it won't lead to such a fate, right? Don't forget, with his abilities, if he wanted to hide, no one could find him!"

This was clearly a multiple-choice question. The four options were divided into two camps: A and D aligned with Professor X, while B and C were part of Erik's faction.

Considering the future clips they had just seen, it wasn't hard to guess that this question was set after Erik and Charles had gone their separate ways. It hinted at the bigger issue—who was right and who was wrong between the paths they chose.

Without much hesitation, Erik firmly believed the answer was A and D, belonging to Charles's faction. But Logan suspected B and C more.

Apart from the fact that Logan liked to argue with Erik, his reasoning was solid: "Charles formed the X-Men to live a low-profile, anonymous life. Look at you—you're actively picking fights with humans. It's only natural that the mutants following you get captured during battles, right?"

"Let me handle this!" Erik didn't bother with long explanations. He simply said coldly, "Logan, I've led you to win so many points already. Trust me, I'm not wrong."

Logan shook his head, "Enough of that. You can say that once or twice, but after a while, it loses its meaning. I've made my choice, and we'll see who gets to answer based on luck."

Meanwhile, on Team A, Peter and Wanda were also having a disagreement. Wanda thought they should pick A and B, while Peter believed B and C were the right choices. The two disagreed particularly on Azazel.

Based on the videos they'd seen earlier in the game, they had witnessed Azazel's incredible ability to teleport instantly. While it wasn't the most aggressive ability, it was certainly top-tier for escaping.

"Uh, I've heard this saying before: 'People who drown are often good swimmers.' Sure, Azazel is great at running away, but he's bound to slip up sometime. Think about it—Magneto's style is nothing like Charles's. He doesn't keep a low profile. He's always stirring things up, so it's only a matter of time before someone close to him gets caught, right?"

In the end, Peter convinced Wanda, and the countdown to answer began. Both sides hit the buzzer at the same time, but it was Logan who managed to answer first.

Without hesitation, and under Erik's glare, Logan shouted, "I choose B and C!"

Team A's Wanda also selected B and C for their team. When the countdown ended, the correct answer was revealed:

[Congratulations to Team B! Player Logan Howlett and player Erik Lenhenserr each earn 4 points. Team A, player Wanda and player Peter Parker, also answered correctly and each earn 1 point!]

Erik's eyes widened. Although he had earned 4 points, the answer was unexpected. Logan, licking his lips, clearly missing his cigar, provocatively said, "If we had gone with your answer, we'd be falling behind right now!"

Erik clenched his fists, not because of Logan's taunt, but out of anger and frustration for the future of mutants. Did that mean his rebellion hadn't worked? Why were his mutant brothers and sisters still suffering such a tragic fate?

As the countdown ended, the light screen began playing a video. First, it showed a quick recap of what happened after the Cuban Missile Crisis. Charles returned to his mansion to live quietly, while Erik formed the Brotherhood of Mutants, actively recruiting members to fight against human society.

In response to the perceived mutant threat, world leaders also took action. The U.S. president signed the PWA bill, known as the Awakening Plan, which gave the CIA more funding and authority to form special task forces tasked with capturing mutants labeled as criminals.

This included Erik, Charles, and their followers.

Under this plan, Azazel and Angel were ambushed, captured, and killed.

Furious, Erik planned a retaliation, but then learned of an assassination attempt on the president, who was also a mutant. Erik changed course and tried to save the president. However, he failed, and not only that, but in doing so, he exposed himself and was framed for the assassination.

Erik didn't resist. He chose to surrender and was imprisoned in a special facility. Without their leader, the Brotherhood of Mutants fell apart, and many mutants perished.

Meanwhile, Mystique, who excelled at hiding, managed to survive. She continued her mission to help mutant comrades resist the government. During one of her investigations into Trask Industries, she stumbled upon classified files.

The photos revealed her fallen comrades—those she had once fought alongside. They had been brutally killed and dissected for research.

Peter, watching the video, shook his head in sorrow. "Erik was wrong. They never should've chosen war. Charles's peaceful approach is the only hope for resolving the mutant issue. Erik's extremism doesn't just hurt himself, it hurts those around him."

Wanda took a deep breath, feeling stifled. The mutants' suffering reminded her of herself. She thought about the future video, where she was framed and manipulated by S.W.O.R.D., and no matter how hard she tried to save the world alongside the Avengers, she was still branded a "monster" in the end.

But Peter's eyes suddenly widened as the video continued, revealing that Charles's peaceful approach had also brought harm to those around him.