War Begins

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After leaving some people behind to guard the observation room, Emma called out and led several hundred people rushing toward the Floating Temple.

"I’m afraid this is bad. We should call the X-Men back immediately!" Tessa said through telepathy as she ran after Emma. "If they escape, we’ll be at a disadvantage!" The people being held under special watch were all highly important figures in their respective organizations. If they got away, the Savage Land, at the very least, would no longer know peace.

"Don’t worry. They’re already on their way back!" Emma nodded calmly, replying telepathically as well. "No matter what, I won’t let them escape!"

As they spoke, the group had already arrived outside the Floating Temple. The towering spire of the Floating Temple had collapsed, crushing several nearby buildings. The Floating Temple itself had become a field of ruins. More than a dozen people stood arrogantly atop the rubble, calmly watching Emma and her group approach, as though they did not take her several hundred people seriously at all.

"Sebastian Shaw!" Emma gritted her teeth at the sight of the man in the middle, her eyes nearly spitting fire.

Having already completed his transformation, Sebastian Shaw had changed back into a suit. He bent in an elegant, gentlemanly bow, a faint smile on his lips. "It’s a pleasure to see you, Emma!"

"Where’s Alex? Why don’t I see him?" Before Emma could speak, Sebastian Shaw continued, "After our last battle, I was hoping to have a proper fight with him."

Emma snorted coldly, her face full of disdain. "A defeated man like you isn’t worth Alex’s time." She knew her own situation well. There were quite a few people around her, but if they truly fought Sebastian Shaw’s group, their odds of winning were not high. Erik alone was enough to give them a terrible time. That was why Emma was happy to trade barbs with Sebastian Shaw and stall for time while waiting for the X-Men to return.

After the two exchanged words for several minutes, Emma grew increasingly uneasy. Why hadn’t the X-Men returned yet?

"The X-Men must have been held up." Tessa had clearly noticed that something was wrong as well and cautiously communicated with Emma through telepathy. "They obviously planned this in advance. But what I don’t understand is, why aren’t they taking the chance to escape? Why are they still wasting time here?"

Emma frowned slightly as she looked at the calm and composed Sebastian Shaw. An inexplicable panic rose in her heart. "Has there been any news from the observation room?"

"I’ve been keeping an eye on it." Tessa’s expression was deeply confused. "No. It’s very quiet over there. There hasn’t been any news at all."

"Oh no, something happened at the observation room!" A thought struck Emma, and she cried out.

Emma had shouted those words aloud, and Sebastian Shaw’s group on the ruins heard them too. They all began to laugh. One of them, a sexy black-haired woman dressed revealingly, said mockingly, "Shaw, it seems this Miss Emma is nothing special after all."

"Selene, don’t underestimate Miss Emma." Upon hearing the black-haired woman’s words, Sebastian Shaw spoke again from the side. His face was serious, and his tone was extremely solemn.

Yet to Emma, Sebastian Shaw’s act only sounded more like mockery. Her gaze toward them became even more furious.

The dozen or so people who had charged into the observation room as if seeking death had indeed had another objective: lure Emma and the others away from the Floating Temple, then take the opportunity to destroy it and rescue Sebastian Shaw. That was the first step of their plan.

The second step was this: there had actually been more than just a dozen people who had entered the observation room during the first phase. After Sebastian Shaw escaped and Emma was drawn back here, those people would launch another attack and rescue everyone in the observation room in one stroke.

Naturally, there also had to be people outside, besieging or holding back the X-Men. Otherwise, if the X-Men returned in time, neither group might have been able to escape.

After considering it briefly, Emma understood their plan. The only thing she could not understand was how they had known that Sebastian Shaw and the others were being held in the Floating Temple. Very few people knew that secret.

As she pondered this, Emma’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. She turned to look beside her, but Tessa was nowhere to be seen. When she turned back, Tessa was already standing at Sebastian Shaw’s side.

"Tessa, you…" Emma’s face flushed red with rage. She pointed at Tessa for a long time, unable to say anything.

Tessa smiled faintly, then took another step closer to Sebastian Shaw, using her actions to tell everyone of her choice.

"You wicked woman! I used to like you so much!" A somewhat childish voice suddenly rang out. Little Logan flew over the crowd on Little Fire Dragon Qiqi’s back, pointing at Tessa and loudly cursing her. If Qiqi had not held him back, Little Logan would have nearly charged straight at Tessa.

Everyone was stunned by the sudden appearance of one boy and one dragon. A strange glint flashed through Tessa’s eyes as she stood beside Sebastian Shaw, but she immediately snorted coldly with a disdainful expression, as though she could not be bothered to speak.

Emma stared blankly at Little Logan, who had suddenly rushed out. She secretly glanced at the other side, and a trace of amusement flashed through her eyes before vanishing. Her voice was icy as she ordered, "Qiqi, take Little Logan away from here!"

Though Little Logan was utterly unwilling, Qiqi could only forcibly carry him away from this dangerous place.

Once Little Logan had left, Emma looked back at Sebastian Shaw and the others, her expression growing even colder. "Today, none of you will leave this place!" The moment Emma finished speaking, she charged at Tessa first, the killing intent on her face completely undisguised.

The others did not hesitate either and immediately rushed at Sebastian Shaw’s group. Though they outnumbered Sebastian Shaw’s side ten to one, their true combat strength was far inferior.

Tornado’s ability was even more devastating in group combat. A massive tornado formed in an instant, sweeping everyone into it. Almost no one could withstand its power. Erik used the wind to fuel the fire, and several iron pellets he hastily formed kept injuring people inside the tornado. Striking streaks of blood-red light occasionally flashed through the enormous vortex.

On the ground amid the ruins, Emma seemed to have forgotten everyone else, focusing solely on tangling with Tessa. It was as if killing her would be the only way to vent the fury of being betrayed. Yet their abilities were similar, and neither could do anything to the other with telepathy. In the end, they could only rely on fists and kicks, trading blows evenly.

"Everyone has been rescued. Don’t get drawn into a prolonged fight!" After Sebastian Shaw sent a strength-type mutant flying with one blow, he turned to survey the surroundings and shouted, "Retreat!"

Now that the people in the observation room had been rescued, there was no point in staying. They needed to escape quickly. After all, the Floating Giant Island had five hundred thousand mutants. If those mutants all joined the hunt, even Sebastian Shaw was not confident he could get away.

At the center of the battlefield, Emma and Tessa exchanged a glance, and meaningful smiles appeared on both their faces. Then Emma suddenly erupted, driving a fist into Tessa’s shoulder and making her spray blood as she flew straight backward.

Sebastian Shaw reached out and caught the unconscious Tessa. With a call, he led everyone off the Floating Giant Island, and within minutes, they vanished into the depths of the plains. (Marvel’s Teleporter will have even more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, along with a 100% prize draw! Open WeChat now, tap the "+" in the upper right corner, select "Add Friends," search for the public account "qdread," and follow it—hurry up!)

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