Chapter 222 - 221. Emma Frost’s Genes & the Rise of Dual Ability Soldiers
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As the golden energy bindings dissipated, Emma Frost rubbed her wrists, the tension in her face replaced by wary calm. Beside her, Blink’s gaze slowly cleared Nolan’s influence fading.
Before stepping into the swirling portal, Nolan turned back to Xavier and the others, voice cold and clear:
"If I find out you’ve secretly brought Mystique back...I won’t be this generous next time."
He vanished into the dimensional gateway. Beside him, Wanda lingered for a heartbeat. Her eyes locked on Erik, wordless emotion flashing then she too stepped through and disappeared.
The entire courtyard fell into silence.
The presence of Nolan, so overwhelming and relentless, had finally lifted.
Charles turned to Tony with guilt in his eyes. "I’m sorry. You lost a lot because of us."
Tony waved him off. "He would’ve cracked the nanotech eventually. He just got a shortcut."
But his tone wasn’t as light as his words. He knew exactly what Nolan wanted nanotech for: Sentinel prototypes faster, more adaptive, more lethal. He’d recently spoken with Helen Zhao, who confirmed that S.H.I.E.L.D. had buried sentinel-level biotech in classified vaults. And now, Nolan had access to a superior alternative.
"Nano-evolution beats cellular evolution. Faster, more versatile."