Chapter 431: Anger, Panic
Inside the room, Morrison’s expression changed. From the way that the person outside the door was speaking, he had clearly come over without any good intentions.
Additionally, with him mentioning that there was a debt between them, it implied that he knew about him. If that was the case, then that meant that this person was a mutant.
Morrison could not understand when he had provoked a mutant, especially someone that he did not recognize. Maybe, was it possible that this person was a friend or was somehow related to some of the mutants that he had taken care of over the years?
As a member of NEXUS, after the appearance of the mutants, they had to occasionally deal with them. After all, mutants did not originate exclusively from this nation.
Instead, several other nations also did research on the mutation serum. Therefore, it was not possible to be able to fully control the mutants.
Even he himself could not understand the reason why none of the mutants had never really acted out. He did not believe that just the intimidation from NEXUS and other few organizations could prevent the mutants from acting out.
Those with petty minds, they might not mind the consequences that they would face after taking action. Or maybe, they could be completely ignorant about the strength of the organizations that managed the mutant activities.
Despite what he was thinking, at this moment, Morrison understood that he had to get away.
First of all, he did not understand the intentions of the other party. But definitely, he did not come here with good intentions.
Secondly, this was a public place. A hotel like this, it had so many people inside. If the two of them fought here, there was a high probability of many innocent civilians being implicated.
By then, even if he managed to deal with this person, he would still have to face some consequences from the organization.
As he thought about this, he stopped packing and headed towards the window. He looked outside, but he had no confidence that he could not end up injured if he jumped out from this high.
Moreover, he did not know if there were any other mutants that were looking for him. If he ended up getting injured after jumping down, only to be surrounded by other mutants, things could easily get out of hand.
Something that made him extremely cautious was the information that he had received not long ago. It was said that things would begin getting out of hand, and soon, some mutants would act.
The ordinary civilians would come to know about the existence of mutants, and there was an expectation of chaos. It was because of this that he was here, to help out in case of something like that.
Despite thinking so much, he could not find a way out of this situation. While he was still puzzled about how he was supposed to handle this, suddenly, he looked at the door of the room.
He had already locked the door from the inside, and was planning to open it when he was leaving. But for some reason, the electronic lock was unlocked.
This sent Morrison’s mind spinning. Was it possible that this guy had gotten the spare key of this room? Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to be able to open the door, right?
Despite what he was thinking, he cautiously gazed at the door. He was prepared to take action at any moment, and in fact, he was planning to take the initiative.
Soon, the door was opened, and a figure came in. Morrison did not even wait for this person to fully appear, before he attacked.
He rushed towards the door, moving at a speed beyond an ordinary athlete. As he moved, the tiles below his feet cracked from the force exerted by his feet.
Within just two seconds, he was already at the door, and he immediately kicked at the figure that had finally stepped into the room.
Unexpectedly, as he attacked, this person’s voice reached him, and his words left Morrison completely startled.
"I have no time to play games with you." Michael stated.
His words, Morrison could not understand. When did they start playing games? Was this not a matter of life and death? Or was it possible that this person was just messing with him?
As he was still confused about the situation, his expression shifted once again. He was horrified to realize that, the kick that he was launching towards the figure was suddenly stopped by an invisible force.
And no matter how much he tried to retract his leg, he realized that it could not move at all. It was as if it was frozen in place.
But that was not all. As he tried to adjust himself, so that he could try to find a solution to this, he realized that his entire body could not move. Therefore, he remained frozen in place, maintaining the kicking posture.
He stood with one of his legs in the air, both of his arms behind him, for balance, with a frown on his face.
It was also at this time that he finally clearly saw who this person was. And the moment that he noticed his appearance, he immediately recognized him.
Immediately, he was overcame with anger. If not for the fact that he was frozen in place, he would have already tried to attack Michael once again.
He knew that Michael was Kate’s boyfriend. They had a good relationship, and he believed that if he killed Michael, Kate would definitely suffer.
Even though Michael was not involved in the death of his brother at all, Morrison did not care. Looking at Michael, it reminded him of the fact that he had lost someone that he loved.
And someone that was involved in the death of his brother, the person that she cared about, was right in front of him.
Previously, he had planned the first deal with Kate. He had the intention of making her suffer emotionally from losing the people that she loved, but he did not have the chance.
Kate was after all a member of NEXUS. Because of this, in case something happened to the people around her, it would attract attention. Eventually, it might be difficult for her to be killed.
That was especially if this matter involved Alex. Morrison understood Alex’s personality well. Alex would definitely not allow anything to happen to his team members, if he knew that they were being targeted.
Despite the anger that he was feeling, Morrison was panicking at this moment. He was not easily controlled by his emotions, but at times, he really lost control.
At a moment like this, facing Michael, since he was not the direct culprit, the anger within Morrison’s heart could not control him.
It was because of this that he could finally think of the situation that he was in. He could recognize the ability that was used against him, it was definitely telekinesis.
Within the organization, there were a few individuals with the telekinesis ability. In fact, he himself had dealt with a mutant possessing the telekinesis ability.
It was just that, this was the first time that he had realized that this ability could be this powerful. This made him wonder, just what kind of ability was this? What grade of telekinesis ability was this?
Just like the other abilities, the telekinesis ability also had several grades. The higher the grade of the ability, the more powerful the ability.
Michael’s ability to completely immobilize him indicated that the grade of this ability was way above anything that he knew. At least, none of the people that he knew or had faced could do this.
Michael on the other hand, looked at Morrison for a few seconds. He could see the shifting expression on Morrison’s face, but he did not bother to say anything.
Michael was of course angry at the fact that this guy had targeted Kate. Looking at the anger in his eyes, clearly, he also recognized him. And probably, after dealing with Kate, he would have come after him.
And maybe after that, he would have gone ahead to target the other people close to him. As he thought about this, the anger within Michael’s heart intensified.
He really wanted to subject this guy to the same treatment that he had given Amos. To make him face extreme pain, to the extent that he would regret ever being born.
But that was something that would waste a lot of his time. Maybe, should he allow Kate to deal with him? He on the other hand could go ahead and deal with the accomplices that had helped Morrison in one way or the other.
As he thought about this, he finally made a decision. Taking this guy out of this building alive, it would be too troublesome for him. It was not impossible, but Michael did not want to waste so much time doing something like that.
Therefore, he acted. Using the telekinesis ability, he began applying pressure on different parts of Morrison’s body. First of all, he started with using the telekinesis ability to make sure that Morrison could not open his mouth.
Next, he closed the door behind him, ensuring that it was locked. And after that, he intensified the pressure on Morrison’s body, starting with the fingers.
First of all, he used the telekinesis ability to pull out the thumb’s fingernail, making Morrison experience tremendous pain. He wanted to scream, but only some muffled sound came out.
His eyes widened, as he tried to struggle. But no matter how much he tried, his body could not move at all.
"Cool down a little. We still have more things to do." Michael stated as he pulled out yet another fingernail, intensifying the pain that Morrison was experiencing.