049 An invitation from a stranger
They tossed all night until the sun shone on the bed the next morning Selena didn't wake up slowly.
The air in the morning was a little cool and the bright light fell on the smooth forehead, causing Selena to squint her eyes. She blocked the sun with her hands and then opened it again. Only then did she notice that she was wrapped naked in the blanket alone. The intimate man last night was no longer by her side. This night was like a dream. If it weren't for the soreness on her body and the faint kiss marks on her chest that proved the fanaticism of the previous night, she almost really thought that none of this had happened.
The room was very quiet, with only the clicking clock hands walking in the living room, and there was no sound in the bathroom. Maybe he went out, Selena felt a little sad. She sat up from the blanket with her infinite beauty exposed, and after a while she got out of the bed lazily.
As soon as her feet landed, she felt weak. Perhaps she was exhausted from her physical strength too crazy last night. Even as an evolved blood clan, she was unable to support her strength. I don’t know how that person did it. Judging from her appearance, she would have to rest for a few more hours before she could recover her physical strength.
Selena looked at the log on the wall, where she had her most recent work records. After leaving New York, she came to Los Angeles alone and became an actress with her excellent qualities. Although she was a very inconspicuous supporting actor, she was one step closer to her dream. Just two days ago, she was recommended by a senior in the industry to go to a company for an important supporting role audition, and it was this morning.
But since Eric is here, of course he has to let go of those.
Nothing is more important than him. Selena smiled faintly and waved her hand to wipe off her hair hanging from her sideburns.
With a squeak, the apartment door opened and walked into the living room alone. Eric was back after hearing the footsteps.
Selena put on a shirt and walked out of the bedroom barefoot, then saw Eric putting breakfast on the dining table outside, which he had just bought outside.
Looking at his busy figure at the table, Selena suddenly felt a sense of emotion. Her childhood warm memory of her family quietly coincided with the scene in front of her. The long-standing unimaginable expectations were satisfied at this moment, which made her feel a strong sense of dizziness.
"Eric..." His voice was sandy and hoarse, and Selena's words seemed to be stuck when she reached her mouth and could not be said anymore.
"You are so tired, I didn't wake you up. Your kitchen has nothing but milk, so I went to buy breakfast and I'll eat it." Eric heard the slightly nasal call behind him and guessed Selena's mood, but he didn't say anything, just greeted casually.
Selena tried hard to calm her mood, washed up briefly, and then started eating breakfast.
"You have plenty of time to audition at 10:00," Eric said, knowing Selena's schedule.
"I should accompany you everywhere." Selena planned to give up this opportunity to accompany her man, but Eric persuaded her.
"I know you've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time," Eric said gently. "We have a long time left. Now you just need to do what you want. As for me--you've seen it, I can come over at any time."
"Then take a plane back from a long distance?" Selena smiled. This was Eric's limitation. He could use the power of the Lord God to make a short long journey, but he only had one-way tickets. He had to find another way when he went back.
Unless there is a person from the Lord God's world on that side as a coordinate for him, it will be so troublesome.
After being persuaded for a while, Selena no longer insisted on her own opinion. Perhaps a foreign poem quoted by Eric convinced her: As long as she is a close lover, no matter how far apart they are, she will be very close to you. This makes her feel warm and caring.
After saying goodbye to her beloved, Eric set out to the airport. He came suddenly and didn't even leave a message. It was probably that Ororo would be furious again. When he thought of her cute and swelling look, Eric wanted to laugh.
Of course, it is not good to always absent from work like this. As a college teacher, we should set a good example for students. It seems that we have to pay attention to it in the future.
He thought about things so he took a taxi to LAK--Los Angeles International Airport, where he could take the plane back to New York.
Los Angeles International Airport is one of the world's most busy airports. You often see multiple flights preparing to land near the airport. Every time you take off, multiple planes will be waiting for the runway. So if you don't know where your plane's terminal is, it will be difficult for passengers to find their plane at the airport. Fortunately, Eric is not too anxious. Anyway, he is destined to be criticized by Ororo today, so it doesn't matter if he waits for a few hours. The plane in the afternoon arrives at the destination after six hours. It may be already evening when he returns to the academy. Let's talk about it later.
With this feeling, he walked casually outside the airport. Compared with the tired and busy life in the past, this lazy state made him enjoy it.
Unfortunately, this kind of happiness cannot last too long. Eric was walking and suddenly felt a gaze from a distance, and stopped on him for a while before turning away. The gaze was so concise and powerful that it showed that its owner was a person with very strong abilities. Even Eric was a little scared, and the coldness contained in it was self-evident, which was definitely not goodwill.
Trouble always comes uninvited, so you can't even push it away.
He remained silent, acted as if he knew nothing, and slowly adjusted his state until a child came and called him.
"Sir?" the child cried. "Mr. Eric?"
"What?" Eric raised his eyebrows. This child was a mutant. Although his ability was not very strong, his magnetic field was obviously different from that of ordinary people.
"Someone is looking for it." said the child.
Eric followed the little mutant to the nearby hangar. This was a very spacious large-span building, mainly responsible for the task of repairing the plane. However, there was no airplane here today, and even the commonly used parts stored were collected. A man stood in the empty space. Seeing Eric come in, he greeted him from afar.
"I've seen you on TV." This is a brown-haired man wearing a windbreaker with the same color as his hair, and he is about thirty years old. "You are an admirable guy. If you go to the election, I think I will vote for you, but I'm very sorry, today I was commissioned by someone to invite you to a place."
"No need to apologize, you have the right to invite." Of course, I also have the right to refuse. Eric gradually approached until he could clearly distinguish the red pupils in the man's black eyes in the dim light with his naked eyes.
"Has anyone accused you of illegally hiring child labor? The child looked younger than the lower-grader in the academy? Is he ten years old?" Eric stopped and pointed to the child who walked up to the man.
"Nine and a half years old. Krien is just passing the message on his behalf. He is the same identity as us. I have adopted him temporarily. If my invitation fails today, I will ask you to take him to Xavier Academy. I heard that it is a paradise for mutants." The brown-haired man patted the boy Krien's head and said. When the boy heard his words, he quickly turned and stared at Eric, for fear that he would refuse.
"It's unavoidable." Eric replied. No matter what the man intended, he would not miss the opportunity to strengthen the mutant team.
After receiving the reply, the man ordered Crien to leave the place, then took out a stack of cards and quickly sorted it out in his palm.
"My ability is to detonate objects. Cards are my most commonly used tools. Please be careful next." After he said that, he waved his hand and a card floated to the middle of the two like leaves falling from the sky.
As soon as it landed, there was a roar. The piece of paper burst out a pit like a grenade. This was a warning, and the man would not hold back again.
He drew out three cards and waved them violently. These three pieces of paper with explosive power cut through the space at an extremely high speed and came to Eric.
This attack seemed casual, but it was not simple. First of all, the venue he chose was beneficial to him. The hangar was vast and empty, and there were not many metal objects to use. Even if Eric could pull off the steel plate on the top of the culvert, he had enough time to use this gap to launch an attack. Then his attack angle was very clever, and three cards enveloped the enemy's upper body. No matter how Eric hid, one would always fall on him. If he was not picked up, he would be severely damaged.
In Eric's view, these pieces of paper are just one word: fast.
Under the urging of the man, they were not as light as they looked, but turned into three murder weapons and came to his body in an instant. He could even observe the three obvious trajectories they formed when they cut through the air.
Eric waved and threw the steel balls, which collided with one of them, and then a powerful shock wave burst out around the steel balls, blowing them up and flying back.
Destroy one and avoid the other two. Before Eric could fight back, a feeling of making hair stand up from the beginning was poured down. The man had launched a new offensive. This time he threw five cards. They were no longer fast and incompetent flights, but were moving fast or slow. Some went in straight lines and single, while others drew perfect arcs and hit indirectly from both sides.
Eric's instinct saved himself. Although he had never encountered such an opponent, his experience in the world of the Lord God made him make the best choice. He did not defend passively, but approached head-on, and used the shortest time to narrow the distance between the two.
The man expected this possibility. Eric had just avoided the weapon he was facing, and then faced a wave of attacks that were coming. Cards were flying all over the sky, surrounding him like a big net, and then gathered in the middle.
Under such a close attack, Eric had no time to think. He took out all the steel balls and forced them out of the greatest force, allowing them to fire out in all directions like raindrops. The steel balls hit the card and immediately detonated the power contained in it. The explosion sounded continuously, making Eric's ears buzzing.
Chapter completed!