In the eyes of White Queen, Salvador, and others, Shaw's initiative to state that Fang Yuan was more terrifying was undoubtedly the ultimate recognition of Fang Yuan's ability.
However, despite the recognition, Shaw couldn't wait any longer.
"I have waited for decades; I don't have time to wait another few decades," Shaw pointed out the shortcomings in Fang Yuan's plan.
If it were twenty years ago, Shaw would still be willing to use Fang Yuan's method, but now, even if he wanted to, he didn't have the time.
Thus, Shaw also understood why Fang Yuan had hidden these things before; it was because he and Fang Yuan were destined not to be on the same path.
"It seems Mutants have arrived at the most critical moment," Shaw said slowly.
White Queen's heart tightened again; Mutants were facing a critical moment, but Shaw had the chance to eliminate Fang Yuan now and remove a threat to himself.
Fang Yuan, however, just looked at Shaw quietly, not saying another word.
He had, however, prepared to run away at any moment.
Everyone was waiting for Shaw to make his choice.
Shaw raised his hand; although Shaw held a wine glass, Fang Yuan's body unconsciously tensed up a little.
With Shaw's strength, he could easily turn the wine glass into a shrapnel grenade, and if Fang Yuan wasn't vigilant enough, he might not even react in time.
"Ding!"
Shaw clinked his wine glass with Fang Yuan's.
The wine glass trembled continuously, but Fang Yuan's heart settled down.
Shaw didn't make a move but laughed heartily, "How many years has it been? No one has ever been able to discuss the future of Mutants with me so frankly."
"Everyone I've met has either not thought about the future or blindly opposed me because they didn't agree with me," Shaw looked at Fang Yuan with some relief, "Only you, while considering the entire Mutant race, can also debate with me."
Shaw had a feeling of finally finding a kindred spirit.
He thought for a moment, then said to Fang Yuan with great passion, "Since that's the case, let's have a duel!"
Huh?
Fang Yuan had a face full of question marks.
A duel?
He imagined himself and Shaw throwing white gloves at each other, then engaging in passionate close combat in a circular arena.
Or White Queen shouting 3-2-1, and he and Shaw walking ten paces back-to-back, then simultaneously turning and drawing guns to shoot each other…
"Let's just see who wins this time," Shaw's words surprised everyone.
"If I win, you'll work for me with peace of mind. If you win, the Hellfire Club is yours!"
Shaw grinned, "Old rule, winner takes all!"
Fang Yuan was greatly shocked. Although he didn't know what the original Sebastian Shaw in the plot was like, the Sebastian Shaw he encountered truly lived up to the name Black King.
His ambition truly soared to the heavens.
Fang Yuan had no reason to refuse Shaw's challenge; he also proactively clinked glasses with Shaw.
"Ding!"
"It's a deal!"
White Queen, Red Devil, Salvador, and the others were all greatly shocked; they all clearly knew.
The victor of this battle would be the King of Mutants!
Fang Yuan quickly returned to New York, still escorted by Red Devil.
"Are you serious?" Red Devil asked, "Betting against Shaw?"
"You might not have seen the terror of Black King's full power."
Red Devil only spoke a few more words when he was with Fang Yuan.
Sebastian Shaw could now absorb the energy of a nuclear reactor. Although limited by his physical strength, Shaw had an absorption limit and couldn't instantly unleash the power of a nuclear bomb, but it was still enough to run rampant among human armies.
"Are you worried about me?" Fang Yuan, however, was joking, "It seems you've already chosen which side to help?"
Red Devil fell silent.
After a long pause, he finally uttered, "Shaw is not as simple as you think."
Fang Yuan couldn't help but laugh; being able to say that was enough to prove Red Devil's bias.
He confidently replied, "Don't worry, tomorrow's victor will definitely be me!"
Red Devil was somewhat surprised; he hadn't revealed Shaw's plan to Fang Yuan.
"You see, I'm not as simple as I look either," Fang Yuan's smile remained.
Although Shaw hadn't explicitly stated it, Fang Yuan knew that tomorrow was the decisive moment.
Shaw's thinking was that if Fang Yuan didn't even have this grasp of the current situation, he wouldn't be qualified to be his Black King's opponent.
But Fang Yuan didn't need to analyze it at all, because the big decisive battle in the plot was tomorrow.
Although this was a bit like cheating, knowing the plot was also Fang Yuan's ability.
He didn't continue to pressure Red Devil to choose a side; by tomorrow, Red Devil would understand what to choose on his own.
Returning to Xavier's Mansion.
The Mansion was very lively tonight because Fang Yuan had told Charles in advance that tomorrow was the decisive battle, so all members of the X-Squad were preparing for battle.
When Fang Yuan arrived at the Mansion's Underground Room, a beast-man covered in blue fur was distributing combat suits to the X-Squad members.
"Uh, Hank?" Fang Yuan exclaimed in surprise.
After not seeing his handsome big boy for two days, had he gone wild?
Seeing Fang Yuan, Hank scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, "Yes... yes."
Fang Yuan was very curious. In the original plot, Hank turned into this because he planned to inject a serum to hide his X-gene and suppress physical changes, but it backfired.
Now that Hank had joined his Vought Corporation and become a celebrity hero, although his popularity was at the bottom of the X-Squad, he had still received a welcome Hank never dared to dream of.
Logically, Hank shouldn't want to hide himself anymore.
Charles helped him explain, "Hank felt that in his original state, he couldn't exert his full abilities and was worried he couldn't help us in battle, so he developed a drug to stimulate his physical potential."
"Oh?" Fang Yuan was amused; he immediately thought of how to package Hank.
Willing to actively turn into a monster to protect his companions—that's another persona that would attract fans.
Ahem, professional habit.
After all, Fang Yuan was an old Vought.
He patted Hank on the shoulder, "Well done!"
Hank's furry face immediately broke into a joyful smile, clearly pleased by Fang Yuan's praise.
"But now that you've transformed, do you still need to wear glasses?" Fang Yuan tilted his head.
"Uh, this... it's mainly out of habit," Hank smiled awkwardly, then took out a set of clothes, "Boss, this is yours."
Because all the X-Squad members admired Fang Yuan's contributions to Mutants, except for Charles, Eric, and Raven, who had known him for a long time, everyone else felt it was inappropriate to call Fang Yuan by his first name.
Since they were all employees of Vought Corporation, Alex and the others simply called Fang Yuan Boss.
At first glance, Fang Yuan knew what it was. Sure enough, he unfolded it and saw.
It was a dark blue combat suit with a yellow vest over it, the classic yellow and blue Color of the X-Men.
The dark blue combat suit could help them resist the effects of extreme gravity and temperature, while the yellow vest had bulletproof capabilities.
Everyone present received a set, including Angel Warren.
Looking at Professor X, Magneto, Mystique, and the others on the field, Fang Yuan smiled slightly, "Since we have unified combat suits, I think we should also change to a formal name."
"What?" Raven was very supportive, and everyone else looked over.
"X-Squad is just our temporary name. Now that everyone has undergone training and begun the mission to save the World, we should be called—"
"X-Men!"
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