The Only Mutant in Marvel

Marvel Universe, Earth-199999-01!

This is a new universe derived from the MCU. It is similar to the MCU universe but also distinctly different.

Welcome to Liberty City, home of Paradise Mansion. This 70-story building is located on the East Side of Manhattan Island.

The building functions like a small world of its own, equipped with all the necessary facilities.

From the 40th floor up, all areas are residential. The price per square meter here is high enough to scare Deadman!

Those who can live here are either extraordinarily wealthy or exceptionally influential!

Below the 40th floor, you will find all kinds of amenities: supermarkets, restaurants, playgrounds, and more.

Everything you need is within this building, and you can enjoy the best service available!

This is a rich man's paradise! For the poor, it's hell on Earth!

With money, you can indulge in everything your imagination can conjure.

But without money, you can't even pass through the gate!

The security here is renowned as the best in the country; every guard has either retired from the special forces or been hired for a significant salary.

Everyone possesses unique skills.

Therefore, it is considered heaven by the wealthy.

The name "Paradise Building" comes from this very fact!

By the way, there is another highly criticized rule here:

No black people are allowed to enter!

As a country that prides itself on being the most progressive regarding racial discrimination in the world, it is hard to imagine such a rule being publicly acknowledged.

But in fact, in the United States, being rich equates to having control!

All residents of Paradise Building are, without exception, powerful individuals.

Thus, they can ignore societal norms.

In reality, they are the rule-makers!

At this moment, on the 66th floor of the Paradise Building, a massive mansion of over 500 square meters, a party for young people has just concluded.

All that remains is a mess scattered throughout the space.

Drunk and incapacitated young men and women lie on the sofas or carpets, sleeping like dead pigs.

In a luxuriously furnished bedroom, Roddy wakes up, dazed. With one hand on his forehead, he feels as if he has just been kicked by an elephant.

Everything he sees as he opens his eyes seems to be spinning.

"How much did I drink last night?"

Roddy gets off the bed in a daze, one foot in a slipper and the other bare on the soft carpet.

After a few steps, he can't help but cover his mouth. He rushes to the bathroom and vomits into the toilet.

After a moment, Roddy stands up, walks to the sink, turns on the faucet to rinse his mouth, and splashes cold water on his face to wake himself up.

"Wait!"

"Where is this place?"

"This is not my home!"

As his head clears, Roddy realizes that this is not his original residence at all. The luxurious decor is worth a fortune at first glance.

If he had that much money, why would he have gone out drinking at night? He taps his still somewhat confused head with his hands.

But those few taps seem to unlock some key memories. Suddenly, a flood of strange yet familiar fragments pours into Roddy's mind.

Scenes keep flashing before his eyes like an immersive movie. It feels as though half a century has passed.

But it's actually only been a few seconds!

Roddy staggers a few steps and falls to sit against the wall of the bedroom, which has huge floor-to-ceiling windows.

After a moment, he muses, "So, I'm time-traveling?"

Roddy smiles self-deprecatingly.

"I never thought something like this would happen to me."

Having been alone in his previous life, he figures it's okay to travel through time.

What's more, in this life, he is a super-rich second-generation heir with more money than he could spend in several lifetimes.

How could he not be happy with this kind of life? The only thing that depresses him slightly is the world he's in.

He recalls Stark Industries and the hero who emerged during World War II—Captain America!

All of this indicates that he is in an extraordinary world! This is the Marvel universe!

Indeed, it's the same universe where that purple sweet potato essence wiped out half the population with a snap of his fingers back in 2018.

And now it's... December 25, 2014—Christmas Day.

The party that just ended was Roddy's Christmas celebration!

Given the current date, Roddy has less than four years left; he may soon receive a "lunch box."

If he's lucky enough to be among the remaining 50%, he might survive.

As for the possibility of the Avengers snapping their fingers again five years later to rescue those who disappear today?

To be honest, Roddy wonders if that will happen again. Some elements in his memory differ slightly from the MCU universe he knows.

So he isn't sure whether the snap that saves everyone will occur in 2023. If it doesn't happen and Roddy is part of the unfortunate 50% that disappears...

Never mind!

The more he thinks about it, the worse it gets.

Roddy decides to stop pondering these questions. Maybe there won't be a purple sweet potato essence snapping his fingers in four years.

But even without that, this world is still fraught with dangers, especially for ordinary people. It's possible to lose one's life at any moment!

"So, where's my Gold Finger?"

"Shouldn't all traversers have a Gold Finger?"

Roddy wonders.

[Ding!]

Coming!

Roddy's eyes light up. But after waiting for a moment, nothing happens.

He turns his head and notices a cold mobile phone on the carpet. 

It's a text message!

And it's just spam!

Roddy is so angry he wants to smash the broken phone.

But then, the next moment—

[Ding!]

Spam again?

Roddy thinks.

[It has been detected that the host is the only mutant in the current world. The strongest mutant system is awakening!]

Roddy puts down the phone and feels as if a golden system interface unfolds in his consciousness.

His eyes widen—though he can't actually see it, that doesn't stop Roddy from perceiving it.

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[The Strongest Mutant System]

[Character: Roddy]

[Gender: Male]

[Age: 23 years]

[Activated Ability]

[Quick Self-Healing Lv2. Delta Level]

[Ability Not Activated]

[None]

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"So, I'm actually a mutant?"

Roddy reflects on his past and realizes he has behaved differently from ordinary people.

For example, his physical fitness has always been exceptional. Even without much exercise, he outperforms professional athletes.

Moreover, every time he is injured, he recovers quickly.

Although his healing speed isn't as extreme as that of Wolverine or Deadpool, it is certainly faster than that of normal people.

He recalls getting shot in the abdomen once; the wound was almost healed by the next day. By the third day, there wasn't even a scar to be found.

It dawns on him that this extraordinary recovery is because he's actually a mutant!

Though he is only a second-level delta mutant—one of the weaker types of mutants—it still makes him extraordinary compared to regular people!

He is a mutant, and according to the system, he is the only mutant in this world.

This realization leaves Roddy wondering.

Why am I the only mutant in the world?

But these thoughts quickly fade from his mind, as he has more important matters to attend to. 

He needs to thoroughly understand the functions of this system!

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