Chapter 2398: Soul Assault (Sixteen)_1

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Shiller was researching the medical history of David Haller.

"Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat," As a mutant of ceiling level, the psychic battlefield must be very perilous. It would be too risky to enter without preparation, so Shiller needed to conduct a comprehensive investigation first.

His knowledge of Legion mostly came from comic books, and Legion's background wasn't complicated either. It could be considered one of Professor X's earlier mistakes.

When Charles was young, he had participated in a medical team in the Haifa region. There, he met Magneto for the first time, as well as an Israeli woman. Charles saved the woman, and the two of them fell in love.

Their romance was brief, and they parted ways soon after, but the woman became pregnant with Charles's child and did not tell him. After giving birth to the child, the woman became the Israeli ambassador to England, and the child went to England with her.

Later, the mother and son, along with another man who became Legion's adoptive father Daniel, formed a family.

The family of three encountered a terrorist attack in Paris, where terrorists killed Legion's adoptive father in front of him. After that, Legion went mad; his psychic abilities completely erupted, absorbing the personality of the terrorist he had killed, and it spiraled out of control from there.

Because his superpowers were uncontrollable, his mother handed him over to a female scientist at a mutant research center on a small island. Evidently, he didn't receive proper care there, or perhaps under those circumstances, no one was capable of taking care of him. His condition only worsened.

The later events were known to Shiller from what David narrated.

Due to the development of the Andromeda Galaxy, mutants began to gradually become scarce. As previously mentioned, the vast majority of mutants are not strong, and many mutant abilities are actually defects, comparable to disabilities. Those suitable for extragalactic development are rare. Once the projects started, there was a shortage of manpower everywhere.

Thus, Magneto began to search the globe for usable manpower, focusing on investigating recorded mutant outbreak incidents. Generally speaking, the more violent the eruption of mutant abilities, the stronger they were. Following this logic, one could find many scattered Alpha or Omega-Level Mutants around the world.

Legion's outbreak had made quite a splash in the news back then. When they checked in France and England, they noticed the child with the blue eyes.

When Charles was dating that Jewish woman, Magneto knew about it. As soon as he saw Legion's face and eyes, he realized that this child was probably somewhat related to his old friend.

When Charles heard about this, he immediately started an investigation and discovered that he had a son he never knew about.

Despite feeling regretful, the child could not be ignored. Not only was he Charles's own flesh and blood, but he was also a very powerful mutant. He shouldn't be confined within a research institute, as that would only make his condition worse.

So Charles took Legion out of the research center, but when faced with Legion's condition, Charles too was powerless. He had entered his mind numerous times but couldn't do anything about the chaotic personalities.

Therefore, Charles could only hand Legion over to Shiller, expecting that Shiller, having similar conditions, might find a way.

But in fact, Shiller didn't have much of a solution either. That old saying again: this was not traditional dissociative identity disorder. The chasm separating this from traditional mental illnesses was the powerful mutant abilities of each personality.

Interestingly enough, most mutants born in the real world had very weak abilities, but those that emerged in Legion's mind were stronger by comparison, with a variety of abilities, all particularly suited for combat, all PVP masters.

This meant that traditional treatment methods were definitely not going to be effective. Guiding these personalities to merge was futile through words alone, as merging would mean extinction, and no one wished to perish. If they fiercely resisted, it would surely cause utter chaos.

If one were to resort to too violent means, such as forcefully cleansing the psychic space, firstly it wouldn't stop the birth of new personalities, and secondly, Legion's already damaged psychic battlefield couldn't withstand such turmoil.

The key was Legion's ego. When his instincts normalized, and two of the three pillars propped up, thus stabilizing the psychic battlefield, then there would be room for operation. At that time, whether it was surgery or conservative therapy, it would be somewhat easier.

Shiller scribbled and drew on a notebook. At that moment, Charles knocked and walked in. Shiller looked up at him and asked, "What's up?"

"Oh, I saw that the Professor was feeling a bit unwell, so I sent her back to rest first. I'll take the night shift tonight," Charles replied.

"You just want to stay here and read the medical records," Shiller immediately saw through him. "You'd better hurry up and finish your paper with the time you have. It's going for review this week and should probably be published next week."

Charles nodded noncommittally. Right now, the paper was not his main task. He sat in the office chair, turned his head towards Shiller, and tentatively asked, "How is David doing?"

"He has dissociative identity disorder, and his condition is continuously deteriorating. I'm considering treatment options," replied Shiller.

"Dissociative identity disorder?" Charles said with some surprise. "Can it really separate into over a thousand personalities?"

"That is precisely the challenge," Shiller answered, tapping the paper with his pen. "It might also be a part of his mutant ability. Mental illness intertwined with mutant ability. If nothing unexpected happens, he could consider naming this syndrome after himself."

"Will this be your next paper?" Charles asked.

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"That also depends on whether I have the ability to resolve it." Shiller sighed and said, "So far, I am not completely sure."

Charles's expression also gradually became serious, and he said, "Is this very difficult? Do you need my help?"

"Of course, I need it." Shiller nodded and said, "And not just you, I am thinking of looking for a few helpers. In addition to the two of us who are focused on psychic ability, we must find someone with a strong superpower to strike, an omnipotent type to assist from the sidelines, and also someone to guard the body from outside…"

Shiller had obviously written several names but crossed them all out before scribbling them down, just as the phone rang. Shiller responded a few times to the other side.

"In a moment, my two friends will come over. If you don't want to see them, you can take a few medical records next door to read, or take this…" Shiller handed Charles the analysis of Legion's condition he had just written and said, "Think of a solution, and give me a plan tomorrow."

After receiving it, Charles sighed. Indeed, being a graduate student meant that you couldn't avoid being bossed around by the supervisor. However, he was also very interested in Legion's condition, so he took the analysis and walked out the door.

As he passed through the corridor, he saw a man and a woman with lively expressions, looking cheerful and not appearing in need of psychiatric help. They must be Doctor Schiller's friends.

The door was pushed open, and the Scarlet Witch, Wanda, was the first to peek in. Jarvis came in while holding her, and at this moment, Wanda's belly had already swelled. Jarvis held the medical report in his hand.

"We have come here for a regular check-up, and we heard that you are working here, Doctor." Jarvis fetched a chair for Wanda, and after she sat down, she touched her belly and said, "This is a rather overly active little guy. Although Stark Building also has a full set of testing equipment, I still trust traditional hospitals more."

Jarvis sighed softly and said, "Because of Ms. Pepper's health, Mr. Stark is already somewhat neurotic. Maybe in a few days, he will be brought here too."

Schiller laughed and said, "In fact, he is not suitable for any traditional treatment plan. Getting him to take medicine is harder than reaching the heavens."

"How does it feel working here? Doctor." Wanda seemed eager to talk. Schiller first glanced at her appearance. Wanda had gained a bit of weight, but her complexion was rosy and her eyes were bright, indicating that she seemed to be coping well with any pregnancy-related discomforts.

"I think your condition is quite good, Miss. When do you plan to hold the wedding?"

"It probably won't happen any time soon," Jarvis said. "Everyone is too busy. We cannot ask people to put down their work to attend our wedding, and the preparations are too mentally draining, not suitable for Wanda."

However, Wanda snorted coldly and said, "That's hardly a difficult task. Staying inside and eating nutrition isn't fit for me."

"Now, there is a suitable activity here for you to stretch your muscles. Would you like to give it a try?" Schiller asked.

"What?" Wanda asked with some curiosity.

"I have taken on a very difficult patient here. He has dissociative identity disorder and is a mutant. The more than 1,000 personalities that have split off from him each possess their own mutant abilities, coexisting within his shell."

"Now, I hope to make his psyche more stable, to prevent so many mutant abilities from exploding at once and causing an uncontrollable mess."

"Oh hey, wait, is it Professor Xavier's son?" Wanda appeared to have heard of him. She said, "He even made Erik feel wary, to the point he stopped clamoring for him to help with opening the frontier of space for mutants, preferring instead that he stay on Earth. It sounds like a big trouble."

"Indeed, which is why we need to solve it, otherwise no matter where he explodes, it won't be good for us, will it?"

"I think there's no problem," Wanda said, rubbing her hands together. "I've been nearly suffocating. There's this and that I'm not allowed to do. I'm not an ordinary person, really don't know what's there to convalesce for."

Jarvis shook his head helplessly, then he asked, "So are we to delve into that mutant's psychic battlefield?"

"Certainly not. The first time we access his psychic space, we'll just be doing an examination to see what the situation looks like there, so we need a strong and powerful force to ensure we can disengage at any time."

"No problem at all. I can totally handle it," Wanda raised her hand and said, "Battling in the psychic battlefield won't affect my body at all, and as long as I mark your bodies, I can pull your consciousness out at any moment using the power of Scarlet."

"That couldn't be better, but at the same time, I need someone for data recording and assistance." Schiller looked at Jarvis and said, "I think you also won't feel at ease with Wanda going in alone, so let's do it together."

Jarvis nodded and didn't say much. In fact, it was hard to say whether it was more dangerous to let Wanda go in with Schiller to solve the problem or to just leave such a ticking time bomb unattended. On this issue, Jarvis still tended to prefer having the initiative in his own hands.

"Additionally, I will have Professor X set up a safety measure to ensure our minds will not suffer any impact. Moreover, another young Professor X will go with us. In short, we will make all the necessary preparations before taking action."

"So, are we a squad now?" Wanda asked with a hint of excitement. "What should we call ourselves? Psychic Agents?"

"Of course, it's the Psychic Strikers, Miss."