Reborn with Steve Stand

Chapter 671: Charles is gone?!

"... The Fuck?"

After hearing the system's notification sound, Fang Mo was visibly surprised.

The Force Field Shield, as the name implies, is an auxiliary module leaning towards industrial applications. This module adds a whole set of modular force field generation systems to the game.

By using this module, players can create a barrier in the Minecraft world that even OPs cannot break. It also has other very convenient abilities, allowing players to freely control their domain within the barrier. In the early years, it was quite useful on servers without territory plugins.

But honestly, the development history of this module is quite abnormal.

Fang Mo's partner, Xiao Yao, once explained the details of this module to him during his last time playing on an MC server.

According to that little guy, the module was initially called MFFS Force Field Shield and was developed by someone named T (Thunderdark). At that time, it was considered an auxiliary module for the Industrial Age.

Later, in the MC 1.5 era, the developer stopped working on this module for some reason, and it was taken over by C. However, this developer was part of the UE faction, which led to the module losing its identity as an Industrial Age auxiliary.

As a result, fans of the Industrial Age module were displeased. They felt that the module should not have changed its identity. Thus, another group obtained the original permissions from T and developed a high-level version of the Industrial Age auxiliary MFFS.

In short, this module is different from the Equivalent Exchange reboot.

The Equivalent Exchange module, although it died back in the day, was revived due to fans' love for it. But this Force Field Shield… while it was revived, something felt slightly off.

To give an analogy:

Good news: Tang Seng has been captured by monsters, and a monkey wielding a stick has come to the cave entrance, swearing.

Bad news: Another monkey with a stick has come, and the two monkeys are fighting.

That's the situation with this module… Fang Mo himself didn't even know which version of the Force Field Shield he had. The only good news was that he didn't play industrial mods, so he left these matters to Xiao Yao. Fang Mo just unlocked the modules; how they were researched wasn't his concern.

Thinking of this, Fang Mo confirmed silently in his mind.

Soon, the system notification sounded in his mind again.

[System Notification: Force Field Shield loaded successfully.]

[System Notification: Since you downloaded and ran a new module, you have received a Lucky Block. The Lucky Block will randomly draw an item from any known module.]

With the system notification, Fang Mo felt that his Steve character's inventory had an additional Lucky Block.

By now, he had accumulated ten Lucky Blocks, most of which were unlocked at the Metal Knight's base and belonged to industrial modules. But Fang Mo didn't mind; he believed he would eventually draw the Sword of the Cosmos from a Lucky Block.

"Not bad, pretty good."

Satisfied, Fang Mo nodded and shifted his attention to his surroundings.

At this moment, the machine not far away had stopped, and Magneto lay there exhausted, panting heavily and unable to stand.

"Wow, you really pushed yourself."

Fang Mo couldn't help but comment, "You're practically halfway to the grave, and you still want to try getting up when you see a lady?"

"You..."

Erik was too tired to argue, so he pulled out a device that looked like a walkie-talkie and pressed it twice.

Soon, footsteps were heard not far away.

Fang Mo turned to see a figure running towards them from outside the cave. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Sabretooth.

As Fang Mo observed Sabretooth, Sabretooth also noticed him. He suddenly stopped, seeming hesitant. But upon seeing Erik lying on the ground, he immediately gave Fang Mo a threatening look.

"Don't mind him. He's our guest now."

Seeing this, Erik weakly called out, "Come help me up."

Sabretooth hesitated but eventually walked over, cautiously eyeing Fang Mo the entire time, and helped Erik up.

"Phew..."

Erik stood still for a while, then finally recovered: "Alright, take the senator down and lock him up. We'll know the answer by tomorrow morning."

Sabretooth nodded, grabbed the bewildered senator, and left the cave.

"Do you need me to explain the experiment just now?"

Having recovered a bit, Erik turned to Fang Mo again.

"Isn't it about turning ordinary people into mutants?" Fang Mo shook his head. "I understand. No need to explain."

After all, he had read the original storyline.

After watching Erik's demonstration, Fang Mo also recalled it now.

In short, this guy used his ability to control magnetic fields to develop a gene mutation machine, intending to use it to turn the world's top government officials into mutants.

However, his technology was not mature. While it could indeed turn ordinary people into mutants, the effect was temporary. Once a certain threshold was crossed, those modified by the magnetic fields would die from genetic collapse. The X-Men noticed this and ultimately thwarted Erik's plot.

As for why he captured Rogue:

It was because he wanted Rogue to absorb his abilities and then use her to activate the machine.

After all, he was already an old man, and using the machine himself could lead to his immediate death, so he needed a young person to do it.

Regarding Senator Kelly, he indeed died in the original story.

But Fang Mo really had no sympathy for him. Politicians were rarely good people, and this guy was determined to eliminate mutants. Among everyone, he was the most aggressive. People like him were bound to die sooner or later in this world, so Fang Mo didn't bother to save him and let go of any notion of helping him.

"You really know everything."

Hearing Fang Mo's account, Erik looked at him with a burning gaze: "You didn't stop me... does that mean I succeeded?"

"Do you want the truth?"

Fang Mo glanced at Erik with a smirk.

"Of course."

Erik nodded immediately. To be honest, he was quite excited at this moment. After all, who wouldn't be happy to think that their long-cherished wish was about to be fulfilled?

But just as he was thinking this.

Fang Mo directly doused him with a bucket of cold water.

"Quite the opposite, you failed."

Fang Mo smiled and spread his hands: "Not only did you fail, but you also got caught and thrown into a plastic prison by ordinary people. Two redneck guards with plastic batons constantly harassed you... nearly turning you into a eunuch."

"!? "

Upon hearing this, Erik's whole body instantly exuded a murderous aura.

"Roar..."

However, in the next second, Xiao Momo suddenly sensed this killing intent, and her cute little face instantly turned dark. Her purple vertical pupils glared fiercely at Erik, and the aura of the Lord of the End burst forth, making it feel like the temperature in the entire cave had dropped to freezing point.

"…Sorry, I wasn't targeting you."

Seeing this, Erik immediately backed down and quickly explained: "I was just... thinking that the humans you mentioned deserved to die."

"It's okay, I understand."

Fang Mo waved his hand with a smile, showing his easy-going nature.

"You just said I failed."

Taking a deep breath, Erik calmed himself a bit and asked, "So how did I fail? Was it Charles who stopped me?"

"More or less."

Fang Mo never cared about revealing plot points, so he just nodded directly.

"…"

Hearing Fang Mo's words, Erik's expression turned uncertain, as if he was lost in thought. Just as he remained silent, a sound of footsteps came from not far away, followed by a familiar voice.

"Fang Mo? Is that you?"

Fang Mo turned his head and saw a blue figure standing in the distant passage.

It was obviously a woman, with a good figure, but her entire skin was deep blue like it was dyed with ink, covered with feather-like scales, and her eyes were bright yellow like those of a lizard or chameleon, which looked quite creepy.

Though a bit frightening,

She still had a joyful expression on her face.

"Oh, Raven."

Fang Mo smiled upon seeing this and was not scared by Mystique's appearance. Instead, he opened his arms and said, "Long time no see, come over and let me give you a hug."

"You said the same thing last time."

Raven smiled but walked over anyway: "But you just patted my shoulder and said you were done. I once doubted that your mutant ability was premature ejaculation."

"Damn..."

Fang Mo's eyes widened at Raven's words. This girl hadn't seen him for decades, yet she was so skilled at making lewd jokes. Naturally, he couldn't show weakness and retorted: "Big sister, did Logan ever screw you? What's with this mocking ability? Did he shoot in your mouth?"

"…"

This left Raven speechless.

"Ahem."

At this moment, Erik coughed: "Raven, why are you back so late? I thought something happened to you."

"Erik, I just completed the task you assigned me."

Upon hearing this, Mystique Raven also spoke up, "You asked me to insert the brainwave pollution device, but they've been watching it all the time... Later, I found out that Fang Mo had returned, and Charles was always lingering near the brainwave amplifier, worried that you'd bring Fang Mo back."

"And then?" Erik immediately asked upon hearing this.

"Of course, it succeeded."

Raven smiled confidently and said, "They eventually made a mistake. I saw Charles use the brainwave amplifier and then collapse to the ground. He won't wake up for at least a few days."

"Is that so?" Erik felt relieved upon hearing this.

Quickly, he turned to Fang Mo again.

"You just said I failed, Fang Mo, but Charles has already been temporarily dealt with," Erik said, showing a confident smile. "It seems your predictions aren't always accurate... or in other words, I am the one destined."

"The last person who spoke like that was beaten by me until even the planet beneath their feet turned to rubble."

Fang Mo glanced at Erik and couldn't help but remind him, "I should tell you in advance, things like destiny, the emperor of the universe, gods, invincibility... these are usually negative states (debuffs)."

"But hasn't Charles already been dealt with by me?"

Erik frowned in confusion, "You said it was Charles who stopped me, but now..."

"He still has a team under him, bro," Fang Mo reminded casually.

"Huh?" Erik's face changed upon hearing this, "You mean his students? How could they have the chance to defeat... wait, are you talking about Jean?"

Halfway through his sentence, Erik realized.

Yes, unlike others, Jean Grey hosts the Phoenix Force within her. If she really went berserk, neither he nor Charles could suppress her together. So did she defeat him?

However, just as Erik was seriously contemplating this, Fang Mo suddenly yawned.

"Ah, I'm tired. This mess has worn me out for a whole day."

Fang Mo stretched and said, "Do you have a place to sleep here? I'll rest and go back tomorrow morning."

"Go back?"

Erik was momentarily stunned, "Go back where?"

"Nonsense, back to Charles's place."

Fang Mo said directly, "My uncle and the little maid are there, not to mention this damp place... it's so humid my underwear is almost dripping. How long do you expect me to stay?"

"Forgive my rudeness."

Erik's face darkened as he asked, "Fang Mo, you... aren't planning to help Charles, are you?"

"He's so conservative he's almost foolishly stubborn. Why would I help him?"

Fang Mo asked with a puzzled look.

"Then you..."

Erik's heart suddenly raced, "So even you can't stand the atrocities of these humans, and this time you're siding with the mutants, right?"

"Don't think you're so popular that you're not disposable."

Fang Mo rolled his eyes again, "If it weren't for the fact that we're kind of buddies, I would've been bathing with you already... I'd scrub you with a loofah until you were foamy."

"..."

Erik's face instantly turned ashen.

It's only because Erik couldn't beat Fang Mo and knew he had a notoriously wicked tongue that he didn't explode right then.

Taking a deep breath.

Erik calmed himself down again.

He kept reminding himself that although Fang Mo hadn't truly joined the mutants' side, he hadn't joined Charles's side either.

As his arch-enemy, the backbone of the X-Mansion and the X-Men, Charles was currently unconscious due to his trap, so Erik felt confident in his plan's success this time. As long as he didn't provoke Fang Mo impulsively, the advantage was on his side.

"In that case, why don't you find a guest room to rest for now."

Thinking this, Erik was no longer angry. He signaled Mystique Raven with his eyes to show Fang Mo to a guest room, "We can admire the experiment results together tomorrow."

"Oh, sure."

Fang Mo didn't stand on ceremony.

He followed Raven out of the underground cavern.

Perhaps because Xiao Momo was present, nothing inappropriate happened that night, and the time quickly passed until the next morning.

Fang Mo woke up feeling refreshed and extricated himself from his daughter's grasp.

Of course, don't misunderstand. Xiao Momo tended to transform in her sleep, grabbing Fang Mo with one of her claws as if holding a toy. So he had to extricate himself from her grasp upon waking.

Thanks to her.

Fang Mo had a warm sleep.

Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long because, as he was about to make breakfast, Erik approached with a serious expression.

"There's bad news."

Erik didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, "Last night, Charles suddenly disappeared."

"...What?!"

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