In the dark forest, three terrified mutant teenagers followed X-23, using her night vision to hold hands and trudge along the rugged mountain road.
But soon, faint barking and the roar of vehicle engines, growing closer, came from behind.
"Not good, they're catching up..."
A mutant girl cried out in fear, but X-23 immediately stopped her, "Shut up, yelling like that will only help them find us faster... Everyone, don't stop, keep running up the mountain, someone will come to save us."
"Laura, will Wolverine really come to save us?"
Another mutant boy asked uncertainly, "Even if he wants to save us, he's so far away, we'll probably be killed before he gets here, right?"
"Don't think like that, he'll definitely come."
A determined look appeared on X-23's small, childish face, "Even though Logan... my dad, usually seems like a big jerk, he'll definitely figure out a way to save us."
The teenagers fell silent.
Even they didn't really believe such a miracle would happen.
But right now, they could only place their last hope on Wolverine.
However, the good times didn't last long.
Before they could get over the mountain slope, more than a dozen swift hounds caught up from behind within minutes.
These hounds seemed to have received specialized training, knowing how to work as a team.
So, after catching up with X-23 and the others, they didn't attack directly, but instead surrounded them, baring their fangs from different directions, posing as if they were about to attack, while slowly advancing, constantly compressing the group's space.
"Don't be afraid, we can handle them."
X-23 tried her best to stay calm, backing against a large tree with the other three, to avoid being attacked from all sides.
But because they had fled in such a hurry, only X-23 had beast-like night vision, the others were like blind people in this dark environment, only able to roughly determine the hounds' locations based on their low growls.
Although they all possessed powerful mutant abilities, these abilities were still being developed, and they were, after all, just immature children who had never experienced anything like this before.
So, except for X-23, the others were all trembling with fear, only hugging their heads and screaming, with no mind for fighting.
"Woof woof woof..."
When the group's range of movement had been compressed to a certain extent, several hounds finally couldn't suppress their hunting instincts and immediately launched an attack.
Puff puff—
X-23 reacted first, four adamantium claws popping out from between her fists, directly piercing the heads of two hounds that leaped towards her companions.
"Ahhh, don't bite me... Laura, help me!!"
In another direction, a thin mutant girl had already been knocked to the ground by a hound, its sharp fangs biting into her thigh, and then, working with another hound, forcefully dragged her towards the woods.
"Roar—"
X-23 let out a youthful, but still intimidating, howl like a wolf cub, and then rushed forward to rescue her companion.
But as soon as she made a move, she was immediately blocked by four hounds that suddenly rushed out.
These hounds seemed very wary of the claws on her hands, so they did not rashly launch an attack, but kept circling behind her, trying to attack from her blind spot.
Although X-23 possessed powerful self-healing abilities comparable to Wolverine, able to recover from injuries at a visible rate.
But because, apart from the six adamantium claws on her hands and feet, the bones in her body were no different from ordinary people, she would still die if her neck was bitten directly.
And although the little wolf girl's reaction speed was much faster than ordinary people, there was still a big gap between her movement speed and that of a real beast.
So, once the hounds didn't attack directly from the front, but adopted a tactic of entanglement and harassment, her advantages couldn't be brought into play at all.
"Laura, save me..."
"Help, I don't want to die, ah... don't bite me, it hurts!"
A series of miserable screams came from the darkness.
While X-23 was confronting the four hounds, the other three mutant teenagers had all been dragged into the darkness by the remaining hounds.
Although they managed to kill several hounds in a panic using their mutant abilities, they were soon bitten through their throats and limbs in surprise attacks from the remaining, aroused hounds.
"Ahhh..."
Watching her companions die tragically one by one, unable to do anything, X-23 let out a sorrowful wail, and then rushed towards the surrounding hounds like a madwoman.
But those hounds didn't plan to fight her head-on, but used more agile movements to constantly attack her from behind.
In a few moments, they successfully dragged X-23 to the ground.
The other hounds, like a pack of hunting hyenas, took the opportunity to constantly bite the little wolf girl's back, some even tearing off a large piece of flesh from her tender thighs.
But under the effect of her self-healing ability, the wounds quickly returned to normal.
It was just that the psychological trauma caused to X-23 by this devastation was far more than just physical pain.
Puff puff—
Two hounds that wanted to take the opportunity to sneak attack and bite off X-23's neck were directly beheaded by the claws she swung after rolling on the spot.
The splattered blood covered the little wolf girl's face, but she had no time to wipe it off.
While the other hounds were intimidated, she used her feet to constantly push against the ground, maintaining a supine position and successfully leaned against a large tree, temporarily escaping the predicament of being attacked from all sides.
But facing the surrounding hounds that were still eyeing her covetously, she had no way out.
What was even worse was that the enemies behind had successfully caught up.
Beams of strong light shone on the little wolf girl's location from all directions, instantly causing her vision to lose focus, forcing her to raise her hand to shield her eyes.
"My God, look at this little guy, really like a fanged wolf cub."
Donald Pierce, the head of the Reavers, separated from the crowd and came to X-23 and said:
"Hey, baby, seeing you like this breaks my heart, I really don't want to personally dig out the adamantium claws from your body in this kind of place..."
"But if you are willing to cooperate obediently, I can at least guarantee that you die more decently than you do now."
Compared to other mutant teenagers, because X-23 has a powerful self-healing ability and indestructible adamantium claws implanted in her body.
So, in order to truly destroy the evidence and not be caught with any evidence, she must be taken back to the laboratory for professional dissection.
This is also the fundamental reason why the Reavers have been relentless towards X-23.
Because once Dr. Zander Rice's news of secretly cloning mutant teenagers is exposed, the stock price and reputation of the Alkali-Transigen will instantly plummet.
Those organizations that originally cooperated with it, especially ., will instantly turn against it.
The big financial backers behind the scenes will make Dr. Zander Rice unable to bear the consequences.
"My dad will definitely come to save me, and then you will all die!!"
X-23 obviously inherited the tenacious and unyielding part of Logan Howlett's DNA, so even in the face of the current situation, there was no trace of fear or retreat on her face.
"Dad?"
Donald Pierce was stunned for a moment, then reacted and laughed loudly:
"Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect your relationship to have progressed so quickly... Not bad, from a genetic point of view, Wolverine is indeed your biological father."
"But the problem is, that old guy has long been reduced to a piece of trash under the influence of the M43 virus, even if he is here, it will be useless... What's more, where is he now?!"
"Don't say bad things about my dad."
A look of anger appeared on X-23's small, childish face, and then her thin body suddenly jumped up from the ground, waving two pairs of claws, preparing to attack Donald Pierce.
But the several hounds surrounding her once again blocked her charge.
If she didn't get rid of these annoying beasts, she probably wouldn't even be able to make a basic normal attack.
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"Hey, Laura, don't be so impulsive."
Donald Pierce spread his hands with a look of confidence, "In order to deal with you, we have put in a lot of effort this time... These military-grade hounds are specially prepared for you."
Then he waved to the soldiers behind him and ordered, "Use tranquilizer bullets directly, the boss is still waiting for us at the foot of the mountain."
"Yes."
Two soldiers then took out special tranquilizer guns and aimed their guns at the little wolf girl, who was full of anger but unable to break the situation.
"Roar ah..."
But at this moment, a tall figure with slightly staggered steps suddenly rushed out of the darkness behind.
Puff puff puff—
Logan Howlett wielded his sharp claws, and with his superb fighting skills, he successfully killed several mercenaries in a few breaths.
Taking advantage of the cover of darkness, he charged towards the encirclement where X-23 was located like a tiger descending the mountain, unstoppable all the way, "Laura, I'm here to save you!!!"
The roar full of anger resounded through the valley.
The little wolf girl couldn't help but burst into tears when she saw this. Her jerk dad actually crossed thousands of miles to rescue her like a superhero!!
But then she also learned from Logan and roared towards the several hounds in front of her.
She didn't want to sit still and wait to be rescued.
Now only blood can soothe the anger in her heart.
"WTF?!"
Donald Pierce was shocked when he saw this, and quickly pulled a few subordinates to block in front of him, while quickly retreating backwards, while taking out the walkie-talkie and calling Dr. Zander Rice, who was waiting for the result in the Eden.
"Boss, Wolverine has appeared. This old guy's condition is a little abnormal. He seems to be much stronger than when I saw him before. We may not be able to handle it... Quickly release X-24 to kill this old guy!"
Soon, a reply came from the walkie-talkie, "He really did appear... Hold on, X-24 is on the way."
After ending the call, Donald Pierce felt relieved, while ordering the release of lighting drones to light up the entire area, while commanding the mercenaries to besiege Logan Howlett, delaying as much time as possible.
Puff puff puff—
After losing the cover of darkness, dense bullets poured down on Logan Howlett's body like raindrops, but soon they were forced out of the flesh and blood under the effect of his self-healing ability.
Logan Howlett crossed his arms to protect his face, and then forcibly rushed to X-23's side against the rain of bullets.
With a raise of his hand and a fall of his claws, he directly penetrated the cover of the riot shield, piercing the heads of the two mercenaries behind.
And X-23 then imitated him, taking the opportunity to step on her father's back and pounce towards the enemy in front.
Father and daughter joined forces, killing wantonly!!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Suddenly, several tranquilizer darts flew towards the direction where the two were.
Logan Howlett, who reacted first, directly blocked X-23 with his body. The strong sense of dizziness made him feel like the world was spinning, but soon under the effect of his self-healing ability, this feeling began to gradually fade.
However.
Just as X-23 helped him pull out the tranquilizer darts from his back, preparing to launch a new round of battle, Logan Howlett suddenly staggered and almost fell to the ground.
"Damn, could it be that the recovery potion has expired?!"
Feeling the power in his body rapidly receding like a tide, Logan Howlett then remembered that Karl had said before that this magical potion that could help him restore his sense of smell and other physical functions seemed to only be effective for about a week.
And after the medicinal effect ended, his physical condition might experience a serious decline.
If calculated according to the time, it has just passed a week.
Damn, why did it have to happen at this time?
Logan Howlett really had a feeling of "I'm suffering, but I can't say it".
Especially without the blessing of self-healing ability, he couldn't perfectly take X-23 away from here.
And Frank, who came with him, had split up to go to the Eden to deal with another group of mercenaries.
So, the best course of action right now is to take advantage of the fact that he still has the strength to fight, delay the enemy as much as possible, and then have Laura go to [Eden] to find Frank for help.
Although those mercenaries have an absolute advantage in number, he doesn't think these people can deal with Frank, that "human-shaped terminator."
"Laura, listen to my instructions later, seize the opportunity to go to [Eden] at the foot of the mountain and find Frank to come and help."
The little wolf girl obviously noticed the abnormality in her old man, because although her sense of smell hasn't reached a Bug level, it is still very sensitive.
At this moment, she actually smelled a hint of decay on Logan Howlett's body.
But just now, there was clearly none…
