binnovel Chapter 281 - 282: Future Alex: You Really Are Alex Too!
Chapter 281 - 282: Future Alex: You Really Are Alex Too!
Thud!Dust scattered into the air as Alex forced himself back onto his feet. His ribs ached faintly from the earlier blow, but his eyes were burning with fighting spirit. In the next heartbeat, his figure blurred, and with a sharp whoosh he launched himself upward into the skies like a meteor tearing through the air.
Boom!
The sonic boom trailed behind him, but before he could even savor the freedom of flight, another sonic boom split the sky—faster, heavier, more controlled. The 2016 Alex had already caught up, effortlessly closing the distance as though mocking his younger self's speed.
Alex felt it immediately.
The difference was like night and day.
Through this brief clash, he understood a cruel truth: the other Alex surpassed him in every single way—strength, speed, combat instinct, even the terrifying pressure that radiated from his very presence.
It was suffocating.
He compared it to his earlier battle against Thanos. That fight had been brutal, a life-or-death struggle where every move had been calculated. Yet now, facing his older self, Alex realized with shocking clarity—Thanos had been right to fear him. Because the 2016 Alex wasn't just strong; he was something far beyond what Thanos could ever hope to match.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Two streaks of light carved across the heavens, weaving through clouds, leaving behind booming shockwaves that rattled windows in the distant city below. Within minutes, the two blurred figures left behind skyscrapers and highways, the urban sprawl shrinking until only barren wilderness stretched beneath them—a vast, uninhabited wasteland where no innocent lives would be caught in the crossfire.
rable wall—both Homelanders were completely immune to his probing. For the world's greatest telepath, this was a rare and unsettling sensation.
The 2016 Alex raised a hand, gesturing toward the jet. "Let's talk on the plane."
Only after everyone had boarded and taken their seats did he turn to Charles with gravity in his eyes.
"Charles, I need you to ensure our conversation remains completely confidential."
The tone left no room for debate. Charles nodded, immediately focusing his vast psychic powers to erect a powerful mental barrier around them, isolating the cabin from any potential intrusion.
Only then did the elder Alex exhale slightly, reassured.
Erik, however, couldn't hold back his impatience. His sharp gaze darted between the two. "Alex, who is he? What is this all about?"
The 2016 Alex leaned back in his seat, a faint smile curving his lips. "He's me. From another timeline. From both the past… and the future. Say hello to my friends."
For Charles, Erik, and Hank, this statement was like a thunderclap.
Another Alex? From another timeline? But the phrasing—"past and future"?
Their expressions turned incredulous as they struggled to piece it together.
Alex himself chuckled softly. Looking at these familiar faces—older, but still carrying that familiar fire—he couldn't help but grin.
"Charles, Erik, Hank… you've all aged so much! I'm Alex from 1964. But I came to you from the year 2023."
Hank frowned, utterly lost. "Wait, wait. You're Alex from 1964, but you went to 2023 first, and then returned here, to 2016?"
"Exactly. That's right." Alex nodded with a smile.
The three men exchanged heavy glances. Even for mutants who had seen countless impossible things, this was a revelation that stretched the limits of belief.
But one fact was certain: if Alex had truly risked traveling through time multiple times, then the reason had to be dire.
The 2016 Alex finally spoke, his tone steady but heavy with weight.
"Here's the situation." His gaze swept across Charles and Erik. "The other me discovered that in one month's time, our entire mutant population vanishes without a trace. That's why he's here—to find out the truth."
The words sank like stones into their hearts.
Charles's expression darkened, Erik's fists clenched tightly, and even Hank paled.
In an instant, the atmosphere inside the Blackbird grew unbearably heavy.
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