Chapter 32 32: Confrontation with Magneto
"Didn't expect you to actually build this thing."
Just as Magneto, Erik, stood staring at the machine in thought—
a voice suddenly came from behind him.
He turned.
A glowing golden ring of light shimmered in the air.
From within it, several figures stepped out.
Sabretooth carried an unconscious Toad in one hand.
Beside him stood Frank.
And next to Frank—
an unfamiliar Eastern man.
Erik's eyes narrowed.
That man… must be the so-called devil's envoy.
He knew more than most.
After all, he had Mystique—his infiltrator—gathering intelligence.
There were places others couldn't reach.
Things others couldn't learn.
But Mystique could.
Frank's face had already appeared in the news.
As for the "Eastern Devil's Envoy," he had remained hidden—
until now.
And judging by Frank's respectful stance—
there was little doubt.
Without hesitation, Magneto acted.
His magnetic power surged outward.
The cliffside base was filled with metal—
materials he had prepared while constructing the device.
Now—
they became weapons.
Metal beams and fragments shot toward Qin Xiao and Frank.
For Magneto, everything had to remain under his control.
And binding them in steel—
was the simplest solution.
Frank stepped forward instantly, shielding Qin Xiao.
He had no intention of letting Magneto harm him.
Not that he doubted Qin Xiao's strength anymore.
Every time he thought he'd seen Qin Xiao's limits—
he was proven wrong.
At this point, he no longer questioned it.
Devil's Envoy.
The name fit.
Qin Xiao reached out and pulled Frank aside.
"I'll handle this."
He looked at Magneto and smiled faintly.
"Erik… I think we need to understand each other properly."
The moment his voice fell—
crack—crack—
The space shattered like glass.
Mirror Dimension.
If they were going to fight—
then this was the battlefield.
Magneto ignored the environmental shift entirely.
Several metal bars shot forward like spears.
More metal rose into the air behind them.
He had absolute confidence in his power.
Even among mutants, few could stand against him.
Sabretooth? Toad?
If he wished, he could kill them easily.
These two would be no different.
—
But suddenly—
his expression changed.
Beyond the initial pieces of metal—
he could no longer sense anything.
His magnetic control—
was being cut off.
Outside the fractured space, the metal he had tried to manipulate—
fell uselessly to the ground.
"What is this?"
"You've blocked my power!"
Magneto instinctively retreated.
Fortunately, some metal had been pulled into the Mirror Dimension with them.
He quickly gathered it around himself for defense.
Qin Xiao spoke calmly:
"If we're talking large-scale destruction… maybe I'm not your match yet."
"But in a one-on-one fight?"
"You don't stand a chance."
Then—
he leaned forward slightly.
"BOOM!"
A violent explosion erupted.
Qin Xiao vanished.
In the next instant—
he was already in front of Magneto.
Bomb-Bomb Fruit—propulsion technique.
He turned his own body into a projectile—
just like he had done against Daniel.
And now—
with Kingpin's continued development of the fruit—
each explosion was even stronger.
Faster.
More terrifying.
Magneto's heart skipped a beat.
That speed…
Too fast.
The metal around him shot toward Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao raised his hands—
which instantly turned into flowing swamp-like sludge.
The incoming metal was caught—
absorbed—
trapped.
Magneto's gaze sharpened.
His body… can transform like this?
He pushed harder.
The metal struggled violently—
but Qin Xiao's body shifted continuously.
No matter how Magneto controlled it—
it had no effect.
Then—
the metal began to disappear.
Swallowed into Qin Xiao's body.
Qin Xiao returned to human form.
He looked at Magneto calmly.
"Now that you've lost your toys…"
"You're just an ordinary old man."
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