Chapter 96: Bobby Gains More Knowledge
"Let go of Rogue, Magneto! She’s a mutant too—why are you targeting her?"
"Logan, I’m scared!" Rogue cried out, clinging to Logan as his angry roar filled the air. But Magneto—Erik—remained unmoved.
"Logan, after all these years, you still haven’t learned your lesson," Erik said coolly. With a casual wave of his hand, he sent Logan flying into the wall. The adamantium in Logan’s body made him Magneto’s perfect target. Against most enemies, Logan had a chance. But against Erik? He didn’t stand a chance.
"Still so impulsive," Erik muttered, shaking his head. "You’re a wolf, Logan. Why are you wasting your time with Charles? Join me. You belong on the battlefield."
Despite the offer, Logan spat out his answer without hesitation. "Eric, isn’t Victor already following you? We’re not the same. You’ve got no damn limits—and I don’t fight beside people like that."
Erik sighed. "Pity."
With another flick of his hand, steel pipes flew up and locked around Logan’s joints. No matter how strong he was, if he couldn’t move, he couldn’t fight.
"Erik!" a sharp voice called out.
The X-Men had arrived at the Statue of Liberty in their jet. Cyclops—Scott Summers—led the charge and fired a beam of red energy at Magneto the moment he saw him. But Erik easily raised a massive metal sphere to block it.
"Toad!" Erik barked.
The mutant Toad sprang into action, his elastic tongue snapping forward and yanking off Scott’s visor. Scott clenched his eyes shut just in time. Without his glasses, he couldn’t control his optic blasts—using them now would be a disaster.