"Don't believe him. He's sinister and cunning, full of lies. Once he gets back, he'll definitely order the troops to attack us directly."
Seeing Ross flee, Banner hurriedly warned Hawking.
Ross had tricked him into helping with research before. Only now had he seen Ross's true colors. He knew Ross definitely was not going back to get any evidence, nor was there any evidence at all.
He just wanted to hide away and command the military to take them down.
But Hawking merely waved his hand and smiled.
"It's fine. He has to give it a try before he'll be satisfied."
As someone who knew Legilimency, how could he not know what Ross was thinking?
He simply wanted Ross to launch the attack first, so it would be easier to deal with things afterward.
Besides, he intended to give these military people a proper warning, to let them know that even without Magneto involved, their modern weapons were completely useless against him.
Many high-ranking government officials might be quite sinister and cunning, but they valued their lives dearly. With prior examples before them, unless they could be certain they could kill Hawking or had enough benefits to tempt them, they would not take such risks.
But the military's generals were different. Like General Ross, most of them were rather conceited and hawkish. They believed they commanded vast forces and possessed all kinds of powerful weapons, so they had far more nerve than those who sat in offices.
Like Colonel Stryker before, for instance.
That was why he had not taken Banner away directly this time. It was not only because of the agreement; he also wanted to make an example of them again, to let the military know that the modern weapons they were so proud of were utterly useless