As Irina, with a confident smile, and the audience, marveling at the missiles traveling at six times the speed of sound, anticipated the end of the Messiah, the scene took an unexpected turn.
Tony Stark was silent, Magneto Erik was in shock, and Professor X Charles was anxiously heading towards the Cerebro room, all hoping to intervene and save the Messiah.
Meanwhile, the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj lamented that one of the only two Omega mutants was about to die. However, as the missiles approached the Messiah, a startling scene unfolded.
In the broadcast, the Messiah was seen facing the incoming missiles, seemingly observing them. The next moment, his figure began to blur.
With a whoosh, the Messiah vanished from sight.
"What just happened?"
The technicians were stunned and quickly zoomed in on the live feed.
As the view expanded, everyone saw what was really happening.
A shadow was speeding through the sky at an incredible pace!
Behind this shadow, the missiles trailed like a flock of persistent followers.
No matter how the missiles pursued, they couldn't catch up with the moving shadow.
"Is that shadow…"
Irina's realization hit her, and her expression froze with shock.
"Is that the Messiah?"
"He's flying?"
"Am I seeing things? Did the Messiah's speed surpass that of the missiles?"
"Aren't these missiles traveling at six times the speed of sound?"
"What's going on?"
The viewers and netizens were in disbelief, their eyes wide with astonishment as they watched the Messiah move across the sky like an otherworldly craft.
Stark Tower
Tony Stark was left in stunned silence. Pepper Potts beside him covered her mouth, exclaiming in shock, "Tony, oh my God…"
She clearly realized something, deeply shocked.
Upon hearing her exclamation, Tony Stark quickly recovered and said, "JARVIS, calculate the exact speeds of the missiles and the Messiah."
"Understood, sir…" JARVIS replied.
Moments later, JARVIS provided the figures, saying, "Sir, based on the estimates, the speed of the missiles is approximately 5.9 times the speed of sound. The speed of the Messiah is…"
With mounting tension, JARVIS continued, "Seven times the speed of sound…"
The verification of his guess left both Tony Stark and Pepper Potts stunned.
The Messiah's flying speed had indeed exceeded that of the missiles!
"Seven times the speed of sound, JARVIS, are you sure?!"
Tony Stark questioned reality.
If he remembered correctly, last time, when the Messiah was pursued by missiles, his flying speed seemed not even close to the speed of sound.
So how could the current scene be explained?
Seven times the speed of sound?!
In his previous assumptions, the Messiah's speed was supposed to be slower than the missiles, and he would have been caught quickly.
Now…
A living being's speed surpassing those metal missiles and reaching seven times the speed of sound?
Was that even possible?
Tony Stark was baffled.
Suddenly, he wondered again, questioning the reality of the Messiah's reported power increase over time. Could the rumors be true?
Had the Messiah's speed really increased to Mach Seven in such a short time?
Tony Stark could hardly believe it, preferring to think of it as a hallucination rather than accepting such an absurd existence.
Brotherhood of Mutants
Magneto Erik's body was frozen in shock, his mouth agape and eyes wide.
"This kid…"
"Am I seeing things?"
Clearly, he had come to a realization.
X-Mansion
Wolverine Logan and others, who were hurrying to the Cerebro room with Professor X, had nearly arrived when they stopped in their tracks.
Both Cyclops Scott and Logan, among others, found themselves entranced by the feed on the professor's tablet.
Missiles traveling at six times the speed of sound were unable to catch up with the Messiah?
"Professor, is there a problem with the live feed?" Storm Ororo asked cautiously.
"Yes!" Wolverine Logan agreed incredulously.
Professor X Charles smiled wryly and said, "I don't think we're seeing things. The live feed is accurate."
"The Messiah's speed…"
He trailed off, overwhelmed by astonishment.
Logan and others were equally stunned.
Professor X murmured, "I think we underestimated the Messiah's potential…"
Logan and others were left in disbelief and confusion.
As fellow mutants, why was the Messiah so extraordinary? Was this the true nature of Omega mutants?
They were both envious and bitter.
Kamar-Taj
The sorcerers were left feeling dismayed.
The Messiah's speed exceeded that of missiles?
Kaecilius sighed, "No wonder the Messiah is also called an Omega mutant along with the White Cloak…"
With such an exaggerated speed, it was indeed monstrous…
No matter how much they studied magic, they could never attain such a superhuman speed…
General Public
The ordinary viewers were also coming to grips with the reality of the situation.
"This can't be real!"
"This must be a fake! How can the Messiah be that fast?"
"Even missiles can't catch up? Seven times the speed of sound? How fast is that?"
As viewers and netizens struggled to accept the reality, the Messiah, effortlessly evading the missiles, was in a good mood.
Indeed, after increasing his speed, these once-threatening missiles were no longer a challenge.
Moreover, with his ability to maintain a constant hovering flight, he could easily evade them for days without tiring. The missiles would eventually run out of fuel and self-destruct without him needing to intervene.
Of course, he didn't want to drag this out too long. Besides the potential for the military deploying faster missiles, he also didn't want to remain a passive target.
End of Chapter