The Submarine Surfaces

Alex looked at Sea Siren Sean with approval and nodded with a light laugh. "Indeed, we do!"

Alex was still somewhat anxious. According to the movie, after discovering that his plan had failed, Sebastian Shaw would activate his backup plan, personally absorbing the energy of a nuclear reactor and lighting the fuse for war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Only by finding Sebastian Shaw as soon as possible could Alex truly rest easy.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s move!" As he spoke, Alex rose from his chair and quickly walked to the rear cargo hatch of the plane. Charles and Sea Siren Sean exchanged a glance, unfastened their seat belts, and immediately followed.

Hank opened the cargo hatch at just the right moment. The plane was only a little over a hundred meters above the sea, and the fine ripples drifting across the azure water resembled blue silk fluttering in the wind, lively and graceful.

Charles was a highly experienced professor, and Banshee and the others had long trained under him, so he understood them very well. Grabbing Sea Siren Sean by the neck, Charles shouted, "Remember, it’s just fast-twitch muscle. You can control it!"

Sea Siren Sean turned to glance at Charles. His slightly trembling hands showed that he was far from calm, but he quickly suppressed those emotions. Determination returned to his face as he turned his gaze back toward the rapidly receding sea below.

"Think of it this way—we’ll see each other in a moment!" Charles did not notice the change in Sea Siren Sean’s expression. Pointing at his own temple with his other hand, he roared over the howling wind. The wind filling his mouth distorted his voice somewhat. "Listen to my command. Three, two, one, go!"

The moment he finished speaking, Charles casually shoved Sea Siren Sean out of the plane.

Sea Siren Sean let out an involuntary cry. Powerful sound waves churned up wave after wave on the sea, and his rapidly falling body was lifted into the air. Excited, Sean spread his arms. The pair of special fins on his custom uniform allowed him to easily control his direction in flight.

After showing off with a spin in the air, Sea Siren Sean plunged headfirst into the ocean.

"Get ready!" Alex could not help feeling a little nervous. Turning his head toward the vigilant Charles opposite him, he gave a low reminder. Banshee’s sound waves alone would not be enough; without telepathy, they still could not locate the submarine. Even as he reminded Charles, Alex secretly shifted his focus toward Banshee. After all, his telepathy was no weaker than Charles’s.

Charles looked up at Alex and nodded solemnly, focusing all his attention on Sea Siren Sean beneath the water.

After struggling briefly in the sea, Sea Siren Sean immediately fixed on a direction, opened his mouth, and unleashed a blast. Powerful sound waves rapidly spread outward, making the seawater along their path tremble faintly.

Unlike in the movie, Sea Siren Sean had to try three times before finally locating Sebastian Shaw’s submarine. Alex and Charles received the information at once.

"Banshee found Shaw’s location!" Charles did not know that Alex already knew. Upon receiving the news, he immediately turned to Alex, seeming to report it while also asking what they should do next.

"Let’s bring him out." Alex smiled faintly, raising his hands slightly as a trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

Before Charles could speak, Alex had already walked over to the landing gear, grabbed it, and climbed out of the plane. Alex’s abilities were far stronger than the young Magneto’s in the movie. He could have dealt with Sebastian Shaw’s group by himself, but he did not want to draw too much attention.

Standing on the plane’s landing gear, Alex extended his right hand. With a slight movement of his mind, he sensed the submarine and immediately used Metal Control to pull it out of the sea. At the same time, he turned and shouted into the plane, "Hank, head for that island ahead!" Alex was much stronger than the young Magneto, but there was no need to keep hauling a submarine through the sky. It would be better to find somewhere to land.

In the cockpit, Hank turned to glance at Alex and nodded. Both hands gripping the controls tightly, he prepared to accelerate at any moment.

Within a few breaths, a massive black shadow abruptly emerged beneath the undulating surface. It continued to expand before finally bursting from the water, splashing up enormous waves. The shadow fully revealed its true form—it was a gigantic submarine.

The submarine gradually rose into the air, leaving everyone stunned. Even Charles and the others, who had been mentally prepared, wore looks of utter shock.

"Hank, full throttle!" Alex had no idea how everyone was feeling. After holding the submarine level with the plane, he hurriedly shouted.

Hank snapped out of his daze and quickly pushed the throttle forward. The plane’s engines roared at full power as it sped toward the nearby island.

At that moment, the people inside the submarine also noticed something was wrong. Riptide opened the submarine hatch and stepped out. The first person he saw was Alex, and panic immediately flashed across his face. Alex had left far too deep an impression on him!

The more panicked he was, the calmer he became. Quite a few people possessed this trait, and Riptide was one of them.

After his initial panic subsided, Riptide suddenly noticed something. Alex seemed to have no strength left to attack. Controlling the submarine with all his might had left him unable to use any other abilities.

Once he realized this, Riptide grew incredibly excited. Standing on the deck, he began to spin. A white whirlwind gradually formed, transforming in the blink of an eye into a towering column of wind that continued to grow thicker. The surrounding seawater was instantly churned up as well, with waves rising three or four meters high.

In the fierce wind, the plane inevitably began to buck. Alex did not even have time to retaliate before the plane’s movement threw him sideways, nearly sending him tumbling off. Fortunately, Charles and Darwin rushed over in time and worked together to pull Alex back into the plane.

However, because of this accident, Alex’s power was interrupted. The submarine lost control and, carried by inertia, began falling while flying toward the nearby island. Before it hit the ground, it slammed into the beach, shoving up thick waves of sand and skidding more than ten meters before finally coming to a stop.

As the submarine landed safely, the plane in the raging wind suffered severe damage as well. Its wings were destroyed, and it too crashed into the beach. Compared with the massive submarine, which at least retained its basic shape, the plane was in much worse condition, nearly completely ruined.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Alex used his telepathy to instantly lead Charles and the others out of the plane. They landed on the beach without a scratch.

Before them lay the overturned submarine.