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6. The Next Stop

"Why?"

Looking at Nick Fury's corpse, whose face was still frozen in disbelief, Pietro couldn't help but ask, "He was also against President X. He could've helped us, right?"

Alex didn't answer immediately. He took several deep breaths. Although he had seen countless corpses since coming to this world, this was the first time he had personally killed someone.

After a pause, Alex put the safety back on his gun and spoke, "Just like that prostitute working at the bar, he's no longer the hero I remember. The Nick Fury I remember was a tenacious warrior, a defender with the determination to protect mankind."

He glanced at Fury's body on the ground. "But this guy is just a scared stray dog, terrified of President X. Every time I mentioned President X, his eyes were filled with deep fear. Do you think such a person could really help us?"

"Are you worried that he might betray us out of fear of President X?" Pietro quickly grasped the key point.

"Maybe, but I can't afford to take that chance. It's for our safety," Alex said as he took the key to the safe house from the corpse and turned to face Pietro. "My goal has always been same, to survive at all costs."

Hearing this, Pietro looked at Alex's serious and resolute face. He couldn't help but recall the pain he had experienced in this world since awakening his mutant powers.

Perhaps, in this environment, freedom and life were luxuries for everyone. Even surviving seemed so difficult. With this in mind, Pietro took a deep breath and slowly nodded.

"I understand... I understand!"

In the outskirts of Washington, Alex arrived unimpeded at the safe house Nick Fury had mentioned.

Fury was right. This place indeed had everything Alex needed. Not only were there various supplies, but also an abundance of weapons and equipment, which greatly boosted Alex's confidence.

Through long-term intelligence gathering and this personal conversation with Fury, Alex had now confirmed that this world was likely one of the Marvel multiverses, specifically a catastrophic multiverse—a universe on the brink of destruction.

Here, the "superhumans" had all died in various accidents, and the overall combat power of the universe was significantly reduced. This was evident from the "Invincible Planet Devourer" corpse floating near Mars.

Iron Man's Mark suits hadn't undergone dozens of updates, and Hank Pym and his wife hadn't fully explored quantum realms and Pym particles. These heroes, who were supposed to be powerful, would be taken down with just a gun or missile.

But this was good news for Alex. After all, he was just an ordinary person. If President X in this world had powers comparable to the main universe or the movie universe, resisting him would be much more difficult.

Although Alex had read many Marvel movies and comics in his previous life, he hadn't seen everything. In the late 20th century, Marvel released many short comics, and some universe comics were discontinued for various reasons. So Alex didn't know what this universe was.

It only took five minutes to collect all the supplies in the safe house, thanks to Pietro's speed. Although there were many things in the safe house, Alex couldn't take everything at once. He could only select useful items, mostly high-calorie foods to sustain Pietro.

Notably, Alex found an Iron Man suit here, but it wasn't the high-tech suit he remembered. It looked very primitive, with no artificial intelligence inside. It was hard to imagine fighting in this bulky armor; he felt he'd be a sitting duck.

However, there were gains. Alex dismantled the left arm of the suit. The left hand had the ability to fire energy beams, a simplified version of the palm cannon. The forearm's energy shield could absorb various energies for replenishment, providing some self-defense capability.

After preparing everything, Alex took out his notebook from his bag. It was an old, worn book filled with clippings from newspapers and notes, representing all of Alex's findings.

Flipping through the pages, Alex found what he was looking for. The page was filled with information and a newspaper clipping.

The headline read: "Emma Frost's Benevolence: The Largest Welfare Home for children in the State Opens!"

The picture showed a woman with white hair, dressed in a snow-white ceremonial robe, her charming face beaming with a warm smile as she waved to reporters at the welfare home entrance. From this report and the photo, anyone would feel goodwill towards Emma Frost.

After all, anyone willing to build a welfare home in such chaotic times wasn't just kind—they were practically a saint. But Alex didn't believe it. Emma Frost, the "White Queen" and one of the founders of the Hellfire Club, couldn't be so untainted in this world. There must be hidden motives.

This was Alex's next destination. Telepathy, like President X's, wasn't invincible. In Alex's memory, Magneto had a helmet that could block all telepathy. Though Magneto was dead in this world, it didn't mean the helmet was gone.

After coming to this world, Alex had scoured newspapers to better understand it. In one newspaper photo, he saw a man wearing a helmet, named Sebastian Shaw.

In other universes, Sebastian Shaw was a notorious villain, founder of the Hellfire Club. But here, he was a British parliament member and a presidential candidate. After President X took office, he disappeared, last seen near the welfare home Emma established. This connection was too suspicious to ignore.

If it were anyone else wearing a helmet, Alex might take it as a coincidence. But not Sebastian Shaw, especially given his history of opposing Charles for the presidency. It's only natural he'd protect himself from telepathy. To increase his chances against President X, Alex had to get that helmet. Most people in this world were abnormal; Alex couldn't risk being unprepared.

In the "Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe" comic, Deadpool's realization that his world was a comic led to brain death of Charles after he scanned his mind. That was a sane Charles. Here, Charles was a lunatic.

"This woman is beautiful. So, this is our next stop," Pietro said, peering over.

"Yes, no time to rest. We need to move quickly," Alex replied, closing his notebook.

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