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19. Possession.

She was a beautiful young woman with long hair cascading down her shoulders, a flawless face, and a hint of madness hidden beneath her calm demeanor. She wore a red dress, and atop her head was a red headpiece with two sharp horns.

The Scarlet Witch!

Pietro instantly recognized the woman. The Scarlet Witch's betrayal of the Avengers and her subsequent role as a whistleblower had shaken half the world. Pietro never dreamed he would see her here.

Similarly, Pietro was confused as to why the black officer referred to the Scarlet Witch as "President X."

The Scarlet Witch gazed indifferently at the subordinate she had nearly incapacitated with a single blow. She gently raised her left hand, and crimson energy enveloped the black man's body, lifting him from outside the factory as if he were held by an invisible hand.

"Are you saying there is a traitor in my army?" The Scarlet Witch's voice was melodious, like a nightingale's song, making anyone who heard it involuntarily smile. However, her tone was icy, creating a jarring contrast.

"I-I don't know, sir," the black man stammered, clearly in immense pain.

"I personally selected each of you," the Scarlet Witch began. "You were chosen by me, and I am proud of you, despite your lowly human status. I gave you one task: to protect me until I fully possess this body!"

"But what have you done? You let those Avengers remnants find this place. I should execute all of you."

As she spoke, the Scarlet Witch clenched her fist, and the black man's body was instantly compressed into a ball by the red energy. He couldn't even scream before being reduced to an unrecognizable state. The surrounding soldiers bowed their heads silently, not daring to make a sound for fear of attracting President X's attention and becoming his next "toy."

The Scarlet Witch looked at her handiwork, a hint of happiness appeared in her eyes for the first time. "Look at this power, so wonderful, so magical. It will be the key to my rule over this planet. I haven't even used the full power of this body yet."

Suddenly, the Scarlet Witch frowned as if sensing something. She raised her hand and crimson energy danced at her fingertips. Quickly, she seemed to confirm something and abruptly turned her head. Her gaze landed directly on Pietro's hiding spot. Being seen by the Scarlet Witch scared Pietro out of his wits.

He reacted instantly. Though he didn't know how he had been exposed, Pietro knew staying meant death. He lightly stepped, and in a flash, ran a hundred meters away. Even the Scarlet Witch couldn't keep up with his speed.

As he ran through the hole the Scarlet Witch had blasted earlier, Pietro suddenly felt his right leg snap as if forcibly broken. A crisp sound that only he could hear echoed, and the next moment, he lost his balance, tumbling to the ground and rolling into a mound of industrial waste.

"Hiss...!" Pietro clutched his leg, gritting his teeth to stifle his cries. The pain assaulted his mind, bringing tears to his eyes. The Scarlet Witch tilted her head slightly as she looked at Pietro.

"Interesting... I remember you. You're also a prisoner from the mutant prison. Your helmet is intriguing; it blocks my telepathy. No wonder I didn't detect your presence. It reminds me of an old friend, though he should be long dead."

Pietro, meanwhile, had no time to respond to the Scarlet Witch's words. He was using all his strength to suppress the pain in his leg. His leg had been forcibly broken by Chaos Magic. The pain would have knocked anypne else uncocious but not him.

"So, you allied with the Avengers' remnants? It doesn't matter. With this power, no one can stop me. I must thank you for the gift. I'll take this helmet."

The Scarlet Witch raised her hand again, crimson energy enveloping Pietro's head. She intended to take his head along with the helmet. At that moment, a laser beam suddenly shot towards the Scarlet Witch at high speed.

Without any extra movement, the Scarlet Witch's wrist flicked, and the laser beam curved in mid-air, shooting into the night sky. As she prepared to unleash a powerful telepathic wave to find and control her attacker, a blue smoke bomb exploded in front of her. A sharp claw emerged from the smoke, slashing towards her throat.

The Scarlet Witch instinctively unleashed a surge of red energy, blasting the attacker away. But before she could catch her breath, a blue creature swung a massive stone pillar at her.

The Scarlet Witch managed to raise her hands, but the next moment, she was sent flying, crashing into the white container with an explosion. The mutant prisoners had arrived.

The soldiers immediately engaged them, but how could ordinary humans fight these monsters? Especially since their strength had drastically increased after losing their humanity. At this point, Alex let out a sigh of relief.

Honestly, he had gambled by shooting the palm cannon at the Scarlet Witch. Alex had seen the approaching mutants, but he feared that the Scarlet Witch would invade his mind before they arrived.

Yes, Alex now knew that the Scarlet Witch was President X, or rather, that President X had possessed the Scarlet Witch using telepathy. Pietro was crucial to Alex's escape from this universe. Without Pietro, he couldn't find President X's secret chamber.

Similarly, fearing Alex's deceit, Pietro hadn't revealed the location of the secret chamber. So, Alex couldn't let Pietro die here.

The gamble paid off. President X's abilities weren't as invincible as he had feared, giving them a significant advantage.

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