Chapter 53 53: Alliance with the Devil
At that moment, a woman's voice rang out.
Everyone turned around and saw a woman with blue skin standing proudly at the doorway.
Mystique, Raven!
A woman who didn't have much presence in the old X-Men films.
But in the newer X-Men series, she became a major character.
However, in both versions, her ending wasn't good.
In the old version, she was abandoned by Magneto.
In the new version, she was killed outright by the Dark Phoenix.
Qin Xiao looked at the blue-skinned woman and frowned slightly.
"Ding. A Devil Fruit-compatible host detected."
"Compatible Fruit: Clone-Clone Fruit…"
As expected, the fruit Mystique could match with was the Clone-Clone Fruit.
That didn't surprise Qin Xiao at all.
However, when it came to the Clone-Clone Fruit, Qin Xiao actually felt it wasn't as good as Mystique's natural shapeshifting.
Mystique could transform at the cellular level.
Even her pupils, iris patterns, and fingerprints could become identical!
Moreover, Qin Xiao had his eye on something else about her.
Her abnormal cells!
The rate at which her cells aged was only half that of a normal person!
In other words, her lifespan was at least twice that of an ordinary human.
Think about it—she was from the same era as Magneto and Professor X.
But when those two had already grown visibly old,
she was still a nimble blue creature.
If he could obtain feedback from her abilities, it would be yet another valuable gain.
Something that could further extend his current lifespan.
However, Mystique wasn't as easy to fool as Sabretooth.
And at present, she was extremely important to Magneto.
Getting her to eat a Devil Fruit wouldn't be easy.
But!
If she were to lose her mutant abilities, that would be the perfect opportunity.
Qin Xiao already had a plan.
"You're back. Did you bring Senator Kelly?"
Magneto spoke first upon seeing Mystique return.
He pushed aside the terrifying thought of Qin Xiao being some Eastern demon envoy.
What had just happened truly scared him.
If Qin Xiao hadn't merely made him slightly younger,
but instead turned him into a dying old man,
then all his ambitions would have been lost.
For now, the demon envoy must not be provoked.
That was his only thought at the moment.
Since the other party wasn't interfering, he would use this time to prepare properly.
Mystique walked toward the group with a seductive sway.
"It's quite lively here. These people—are they the ones you've recruited recently?
You're Frank, Tony's bodyguard, the one who killed Obadiah—the culprit who brought disaster upon mutants."
She recognized Frank at a glance.
With her abilities, infiltrating any place was incredibly easy.
She could access information others couldn't.
And Frank, being the central figure in the recent conflict between mutants and humans,
was naturally someone she recognized immediately.
"We both know the conspiracy behind this, no need to point it out. Also, I'm a Devil Fruit user."
Frank replied flatly.
"Then who are these two?"
Mystique circled Qin Xiao and Wolverine, looking at them with curiosity.
Magneto's expression grew tense—he really hoped she wouldn't provoke this demon envoy.
"Raven, watch your words. This is the Eastern demon envoy that's been rumored over the past few months.
The Devil Fruit abilities all come from him.
Right now, we're in an alliance with him."
Magneto quickly explained.
"An alliance?"
Raven caught a different undertone.
Magneto wasn't someone who formed alliances easily.
It seemed this demon envoy truly was something special.
"Perfect timing. Now that Senator Kelly has been brought here, our first experiment can begin."
Magneto shifted his attention to Senator Kelly.
At this moment, Kelly was still unconscious.
With a wave of his hand, a metal chair flew over to him.
Sabretooth casually placed Senator Kelly onto the chair.
Magneto then manipulated metal restraints to secure him in place.
"Next, it's time to witness a miracle."
Magneto spoke with excitement.
"This place has already been exposed. Aren't you worried Charles might show up soon?
They have their own aircraft—it's easy for them to get here."
Qin Xiao suddenly raised another concern.
Magneto glanced at him.
"You're right. Looks like we'll have to move."
After saying that, he looked at Mystique.
Move!
What Magneto meant by moving was simply relocating the equipment to the Statue of Liberty!
"Alright then, take your time moving. We won't be accompanying you.
Besides, as outsiders, knowing too much might end up ruining your plans.
Frank, Logan, let's go."
Qin Xiao directly called for the two to leave.
"But… what about Rogue?"
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