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Chapter 340 Reed's Secret
Chapter 340 Reed's Secret
"Let me tidy up first. I can't let Reed find out—and don't mention this to Reed either."
"The Invisible Woman," Susan whispered, her ears red. Just thinking about what the two of them had done in the water made her want to bury her head in the water.
Connors is still regarded by her as the Omega-level mutant Hope, and she feels as if she is sacrificing herself to save the earth.
The process of boarding the fighter jet and flying to the Fantastic Four's base went quite smoothly, except that Susan remained silent with a blush on her face the whole time, only focusing on cleaning herself of any possible lingering smell.
Only when the fighter jet was about to land on the roof of the Fantastic Four headquarters did she cautiously approach Connors:
"Smell me—do I have any odor?"
Connors nodded:
"Yes, it smells like the sea."
The "Invisible Woman" breathed a sigh of relief. She and Connors had been in the water for a while, so it was perfectly normal for her to smell of seawater. Thinking of this, she gently instructed Connors:
"Just remember not to mention us, you should know what to say."
"Don't worry, I'll keep quiet," Connors said.
Taking the elevator from the rooftop to the top floor, Connors saw all sorts of enormous machines, almost none of which he could understand.
Beside these enormous machines, a man dressed in a blue and white suit with legs that stretched over ten meters long was sticking out one eyeball as a magnifying glass to observe something.
Hearing the elevator's "ding" as it arrived, the man put down his tools, restored his body to its normal state, and greeted the elevator, saying:
"Our time is running out. The team on a mission to outer space has reported that they failed to intercept Phoenix, and Phoenix is now heading towards Earth at an extremely high speed."
"Maybe ten hours, maybe even sooner."
"The only good news is that we have a much better understanding of Phoenix than we did after the Jean Grey incident."
"Mr. Fantastic" didn't look at Connors, but instead walked to the side and opened a heavy metal door. He then rapidly operated the control panel beside the door, and said:
"In the beginning of the universe, the destruction and rebirth of the universe were separated by only microseconds. It is clear that this giant bird was born at that time. This is exactly the same as the birth of Hope: born between the destruction and rebirth of mutants."
"It's nice to see you, but there's no time to say much. For the safety of Earth, you must stay inside for a while. Don't worry, this is a sanctuary I specially built to counter the Phoenix Force, and it can perfectly evade the Phoenix's pursuit, Hope."
Mr. Fantastic Reed looked at Connors and made an inviting gesture, but froze halfway through:
"Hope is a man? This doesn't match my intelligence. Susan, are you sure he's Hope? The Omega-level mutant with the ability to clone others?"
Susan, the "Invisible Woman," nodded and said with great certainty:
"That's right, it's him."
Then Susan recounted how Connors was able to perfectly mimic the abilities of the Fantastic Four when they first met:
"—Just like I said, his 'locksmith' identity is a smokescreen thrown out by the mutants. 'Hope' is actually his real name, and his abilities are completely consistent with the intelligence."
"Mr. Fantastic's" gaze lingered between Connors and his fiancée. He cautiously and slowly backed away, his arm outstretched, slithering across the ground towards Susan, pulling her along with him.
"No, this isn't Hope."
Mr. Fantastic's expression was unusually solemn, as if Connors, who was standing in front of him, was some kind of monstrous monster.
"but-..-"
"Invisible Woman" Susan frowned, about to ask Connors to demonstrate his abilities again, but was interrupted by an angry shout from "Mr. Fantastic":
"I told you he's not Hope!"
Seeing that "Invisible Woman" Susan was still confused, "Mr. Fantastic" gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence:
"You said his mutant ability is the power to copy other mutants—"
"But have you forgotten that the Fantastic Four are not mutants?"
Boom!
Like a bolt from the blue, Reed's words, "Mr. Fantastic," exploded in Susan's mind.
She was only concerned with Connors being able to perfectly replicate her Fantastic Four abilities, which she could only use with the belt, and with Hope being able to replicate mutant abilities.
She forgot the most important point: the Fantastic Four are not mutants.
"So his so-called ability to replicate—is all fake?" Susan's face turned pale instantly, and she took two steps back as she ran.
"Who are you?"
"Mr. Fantastic" shielded his fiancée behind him, looking at Connors with a fierce expression, his fist clenching silently before slamming onto the floor with a thud.
His fist felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and it smashed the floor with a single blow, creating a dense network of cracks.
"I remember you specifically came looking for me, how come you don't recognize me?" Connors asked, puzzled.
Seeing that "Mr. Fantastic" had his other hand pressed against his scalp, as if sorting through memories stored in the cerebral cortex through the skull, Connors had no choice but to remind him again:
"You used cloning technology, which allows you to utilize the power of the 'Celestials,' to exchange information about me with 'Mr. Ominous.'"
"Mr. Fantastic's" pupils contracted. Without needing to process anything further, he had already realized who was standing in front of him:
"You're 'Outsider' Connors?!"
Connors leisurely prepared to sit down, but after looking left and right, he found no chair nearby, so he plopped down on the floor and looked at Reed with a relaxed expression, saying:
"Your version is way outdated! 'Outsider'? That's so long ago!"
"I'm now a 'Watcher,' I've leveled up."
Mr. Fantastic's expression suddenly turned extremely serious. His lips barely moved as he spat out words through clenched teeth:
"Susan. Call for help, then run!"
Reed's reaction seemed somewhat excessive. Based on Connors's memory, he was absolutely certain that the "Mr. Fantastic" Reed before him was not a member of the "Reed Council" he had slaughtered. Therefore, he had some doubts:
"Don't get excited, I'm not here to be the villain."
"I'm just a little confused. How do you guys manage to know everything about me?"
"I'm pretty sure I wiped out the entire 'Reed Council' back then; not a single one escaped. How did you share information?"
Transcending the universe and life and death?
Mr. Fantastic Reed didn't respond, staring coldly at Connors, the image of Connors standing bloodied in the Reed Council hall flashing through his mind.
"Last time I went to a certain universe, I killed Reed there too quickly and forgot to ask, but this time I won't forget. Even if you don't tell me, I will use some means to pry the answer out of your mind," Connors threatened.