Not Bringing a Tank to the Raid

After hearing the translation, Cyclops flew into a rage and was about to take off his glasses to teach Zhan Liu a lesson.

Professor X hurriedly reached out to stop Cyclops, then apologized to Zhan Liu. "Sorry, Mr. Zhan. Scott cares too much about that child. Please forgive his recklessness."

"I don’t really care. No matter how reckless he gets, he can’t hurt me." Zhan Liu sneered. "But with someone like him as the X-Men’s leader, he’ll only lead the X-Men to destruction."

Zhan Liu wasn’t making this up.

After Professor X’s death, to fight the extremist organizations opposing Mutants, Cyclops actually used armed training for the students, sending them onto the battlefield.

It was precisely this approach, which differed from the original peaceful ideals, that caused him to come into serious conflict with Wolverine and the others, ultimately leading to the X-Men’s split.

He simply didn’t understand. If force was necessary, could Professor X really not do it? Or to put it more plainly, if the X-Men used force as well, how were they any different from Magneto’s Brotherhood?

Jean didn’t want to translate those words from Zhan Liu. She knew her boyfriend’s personality very well. He considered himself the X-Men’s future leader and believed that under his guidance, the X-Men would surely forge a path of peace for the Mutants.

If she translated those words, it would definitely anger Scott and intensify the conflict.

"What did he say?" Cyclops demanded.

Jean didn’t translate. Instead, she unhappily said to Zhan Liu:

"Scott’s work has been highly effective. Under his leadership, the X-Men are well organized, and every mission has been completed perfectly. Mr. Zhan, you should apologize to Scott."

"Oh, sure. Then I’ll praise him for being rational and steady, firm yet gentle, far-sighted, and an excellent leader." Zhan Liu spoke carelessly.

His perfunctory attitude made Jean look displeased as well. Cyclops couldn’t understand what they were saying, but he could still read his girlfriend’s expression.

Cyclops instantly lost his temper. Without another word, he removed his glasses and attacked Zhan Liu.

"Stop!" Professor X hurriedly shouted, but it was already too late.

The red beam struck Zhan Liu in the chest. Zhan Liu didn’t even dodge. Instead, he mocked, "What, are you trying to tickle me?"

Before the words had even left his mouth, his figure vanished. In an instant, he appeared in front of Cyclops and drove a fist into his chest.

Cyclops felt an immense force surge toward him and was sent flying on the spot.

Amid a series of thunderous booms, Cyclops was like a bowling ball, punching through several walls in succession. His eye beams shot wildly in every direction as he rolled, slicing through who knew how many things.

He quickly shut his eyes to prevent the energy beams from injuring the children again.

Only after he crashed into the flower bed on the schoolyard did the energy carried by the punch finally dissipate, bringing his body to a stop.

After landing, Cyclops vomited blood. Several bones in his chest were broken, and despite struggling on the spot for a long time, he couldn’t get back up.

The children in the schoolyard were all stunned. Then one child shouted, "Enemies are invading! Run!"

The children immediately scattered like a panicked hive. Some of the stronger children, desperate to escape, blindly shoved down the weaker ones in front of them, stepped over their bodies, and rushed into the rooms.

Many of the children who had been knocked down simply sat on the ground and burst into tears.

To make matters worse, as their emotions fluctuated, many children lost control of their abilities again. Powers of all kinds shot wildly in every direction, adding even more chaos to the scene.

Although Professor X was inside the building, he could see everything happening outside with perfect clarity. He hurriedly spoke up to calm the children.

"There are no outside enemies, children. Don’t panic. It was only a minor mistake. Calm down…"

While he was calming the children, he had no way to stop the other X-Men from attacking Zhan Liu.

Cyclops might not have been a good person, but he was Jean Grey’s boyfriend, so Jean Grey was the first to act after he was sent flying.

Jean Grey was the host of the Phoenix Force.

If she could freely use the Phoenix Force, Zhan Liu would naturally behave himself and avoid provoking her. But she couldn’t control the Phoenix Force. Under these circumstances, Jean Grey could only be considered an ordinary telekinetic expert.

Jean Grey raised a hand, and Zhan Liu immediately felt as though a heavy weight had been placed over his body. As for the effect, it was roughly equivalent to putting on two extra layers of clothing.

Then she crooked her finger. The steel reinforcement inside an overturned chair twisted like a braided rope, winding from beneath Zhan Liu’s feet toward his legs.

At the same time, Storm made her move. She raised a hand, and the sky immediately filled with dark clouds, turning from clear to overcast. The clouds grew thicker, and faint thunderstorms formed within them.

"Heh, are you planning to use lightning against me?" Zhan Liu jeered. "Do you know that the hottest Thor in the Federation right now is my disciple?"

With one step, Zhan Liu arrived in front of Jean Grey. The so-called steel reinforcement was no sturdier than thread. It snapped apart inch by inch, offering him no obstruction at all, while the telekinetic pressure on his body was completely ineffective.

Jean Grey’s telekinetic power surged as she blasted it forward, intending to push Zhan Liu away and create some distance. But Zhan Liu raised a finger and lightly tapped it, shattering the oncoming wall of telekinetic force as easily as breaking glass.

Storm hurried to help. A bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air above Zhan Liu and crashed heavily into him. Then he absorbed it.

Zhan Liu swept out a palm, and Jean Grey went sprawling alongside her boyfriend, vomiting blood.

Storm followed in their footsteps.

Zhan Liu didn’t continue the attack. Instead, he returned to his original seat and sat down again.

He had to be kidding. If he dared to keep attacking, Professor X would dare to act against him. Since he still didn’t know how to deal with Professor X’s mental attacks, it was best to stop while he was ahead.

Seeing that he had stopped and that Cyclops and the other two had only suffered a few broken bones, their injuries not life-threatening, Professor X realized that Zhan Liu had shown restraint. He therefore abandoned the idea of attacking.

He focused on guiding the students to calm down and return to their dormitories to rest, while assigning some of the older students to treat the injured Cyclops and the others.

Sitting in his original seat, Zhan Liu muttered to himself, "I really should have Tony come take a look. This is what happens when a ranged class gets caught in melee. And they call it elegant? Hmph!"

He leisurely drank his tea. After a while, Professor X finally finished dealing with everything and apologized to Zhan Liu with a bitter smile.

"Mr. Zhan, I’d like to apologize for Scott and the others acting rashly just now."

Zhan Liu sneered. "They started a team fight without even bringing a tank. So this is the X-Men’s level? I wasn’t wrong at all when I said Cyclops was a useless piece of trash."