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12. Escape

"Give up, Emma. I'll end your suffering, trust me."

Alex looked at the woman in front of him, who had fortunately awakened her telepathic abilities but was unfortunately tortured by them to the point of becoming a monster, and spoke seriously.

"End my suffering? How will you do that?"

"With this." Alex pulled out a pistol, the same kind that killed Nick Fury. "Of course, you'll need to deactivate your diamond form first, otherwise the bullet won't penetrate."

"In your dreams!" Before Alex could finish, Emma screamed and interrupted him, then roared and lunged at Alex, like an enraged beast or a bloodthirsty demon.

Alex raised his left hand, and the particle beam instantly lit up. He was always ready for Emma's move, and as she acted, Alex's particle beam was already ready to fire.

Bang!

With a golden flash, and Emma's body instantly halted mid-air. The next moment, she was violently hurled back with tremendous force, faster than her previous speed, ultimately crashing heavily to the ground again.

"Don't resist. This thing might not harm you, but it has a powerful repelling effect. You can't get reach me." Alex waved his hand, revealing the Iron Man suit hidden in his sleeve.

"Really?" Emma, lying on the ground, gave a twisted smile. "I can't but they can."

As Emma's words fell, a soft, ethereal laugh, like that of a child, suddenly echoed in the corridor. Then, pale mist began to spread from the darkness. Seeing this, Alex couldn't help but take half a step back, but he quickly steadied himself, returning his foot to its original position.

"So this is the scene Pietro saw earlier. It's really terrifying, like watching 'The Grudge' or 'It' in VR." Licking his dry lips, Alex stared intently at the increasingly thick mist.

Feeling a wave of dizziness, Alex decisively fired several shots into the hazy figures in the mist. The gunfire briefly dispelled the mist, but soon it reformed, taking on human shapes again, accompanied by eerie laughter that seemed to mock Alex's futile efforts.

"It's useless. This is power formed entirely by psychic energy. From the moment you entered my territory, you were already within their bodies. They are everywhere; physical attacks can't destroy them."

Emma, hidden in the mist, was unaffected by the psychic energy due to her diamond form. Hearing this, Alex showed little reaction, but the sweat on his forehead revealed his awareness of the dire situation.

The mist was not a manifestation of telepathy, indicating Emma's human experiments had failed. If these children truly had awakened telepathic abilities, they could have controlled him instantly, leaving no room for resistance.

In a sense, however, Emma's experiments weren't entirely failures. These tragic children had long since died. Their souls and resentment, mixed with weak psychic energy, grew stronger as more died.

They usually lay dormant beneath the orphanage, but when someone enters, they become 'prey' for these tortured souls.

Emma, with her diamond form telepathic protection, was unafraid of this psychic energy, but Alex, a mere human, couldn't help but feel anxious in the face of this strange power.

Alex fired a few more shots at the ghostly figures, even though he knew it was futile, but he had no other choice. He couldn't use the particle beam from his palm, uncertain if it would harm these eerie entities. Moreover, Emma, was lurking nearby, waiting for an opportunity to strike. The particle beam couldn't be fired continuously, it needed a few seconds to recharge, enough time for Emma to tear him apart.

He knew Emma was waiting for that moment.So Alex quickly gave up on the particle beam. He kept his palm beam ready to fend off Emma's attack while shooting at the mist, trying to prevent the psychic energy from overwhelming his mind.

Fortunately, though powerful, the mist's attacks were simple.

Like boiling a frog, it would trap its prey within itself, wearing them down over time. When the prey could no longer bear it, the psychic energy would invade their minds, turning them into mindless zombies. Calculating the rate of psychic invasion, Alex became more agitated by the approaching shadows and whispers but quickly calmed himself.

When Pietro entered, Alex followed closely. Logically, both should be equally affected, yet Pietro seemed more affected than himself.

At first, Alex thought it was because Pietro was a mutant and he was a regular human, so the psychic energy targeted Pietro more. But now he realizes it wasn't that simple. The attacks should be indiscriminate unless influenced by...

Speed!

The biggest difference between him and Pietro was speed. Pietro was a speedster, his actions and thoughts were much faster than Alex's, thus consuming more energy.

This was the truth behind the psychic attack, Alex's eyes lit up. "I know how to deal with this now. As long as I empty my mind and minimize mental strain, these things can't touch me."

Hearing this, Emma was stunned, an expression of disbelief on her face, the first time Alex had seen such a look from her.

"I know what you're trying to do, but it's useless. I'll keep my eyes on you; you can't get past me." Alex warned Emma cautiously.

"I must admit, you surprise me. You're very smart, Alex. I'm almost in love with your mind." Emma smiled stiffly, staring deeply at Alex. "But do you think you've won?"

Emma spread her arms, and the shadows in the mist gathered around her.

"Even if you slow your consumption, you're still trapped here. How long can you last? A minute, ten minutes, half an hour? In the end, you'll die. Oh no, you'll stay and join our family."

"It won't take that long." Alex tilted his head, smiling. "I still have a bus to catch."

Before his words were finished, a figure appeared beside him. In an instant, the mist behind the figure exploded, torn apart by a silver flash of lightning, leaving a clear path through the darkness.

"What?" Emma's eyes widened, realizing the situation.

"You arrived just in time, Pietro." Without turning, Alex recognized his rescuer, and he was finally able to relax.

Pietro didn't respond immediately, He walked to Alex's side and tapped his helmet, which was made of a metal that blocked telepathy. This helmet allowed Pietro to use his abilities freely.

"I've got what we came for. Let's go. I don't want to stay here any longer."

"As you wish."

Alex jumped on Pietro's back. Their conversation lasted only a few seconds. Before Emma could react, Alex was already on Pietro's back, blowing her a kiss from afar.

"No—"

Emma reached out, trying to grab or stop them, but they vanished in a breath, their speed was beyond the visual observation of the human eye. Gasping, tears of blood ran down Emma's face. She stared into the empty darkness, releasing Alex's presence which was gone, like a phantom.

"No!!!!!!"

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