Attack at Midnight

After putting Little Wanda and Little Pietro to sleep, Hawking sat back up and continued training his qi.

"Time to sleep."

Seeing that it was nearly midnight, he finally began preparing for bed.

But the moment he lay down, he vaguely heard additional footsteps upstairs.

His body was now stronger than that of an ordinary person, so naturally, his five senses were sharper as well.

Whoosh!

Just then, a little girl about his age suddenly passed through the ceiling and fell down.

Hawking hurriedly got up and caught her.

"What happened?"

The little girl who could pass through walls was Shadowcat. When they had eaten in the cafeteria earlier, Colossus had introduced him to some of the school's students.

"Hawking, a lot of people with guns broke into my room. They tried to attack me!"

Shadowcat explained nervously.

"Ah!!!!"

The instant Shadowcat finished speaking, a terrifying scream echoed throughout the entire Mutant School.

Hearing the scream, Hawking, Shadowcat, and the awakened Wanda and Pietro all covered their ears in pain.

"It's Teresa."

Teresa was also a student at the school. She was around Wanda's age, and her ability allowed her to unleash screams over an enormous area.

It seemed she had been attacked as well, just like Shadowcat.

A moment later, the screaming stopped, and heavy footsteps immediately sounded outside the door.

"Load the Protagonist Template."

Without any hesitation, Hawking summoned the panel and loaded Thirteen Years Old Sun Goku's template.

He could handle a few burly men with bare hands now, but dealing with a group of elite soldiers armed with guns was clearly impossible.

Besides, he had to protect Wanda and Pietro.

His hair instantly grew longer and stood on end. The Turtle School Martial Arts Uniform and Power Pole appeared on him, and he had already transformed before the door was kicked open.

"Follow me!"

In his Goku form, Hawking flashed forward and appeared before the three soldiers raising tranquilizer guns to fire. He struck three times in quick succession.

The three soldiers flew away in the blink of an eye as if they had been hit by speeding cars.

"Let them go!"

He had originally planned to take Wanda and the other two somewhere safe before coming back to help. But when he stepped outside and saw the children in the hallway about to be taken away, Goku's personality influenced him again.

Without a second thought, he charged forward.

The fully armed soldiers also noticed that something had gone wrong here. Calm and well-trained, they coordinated their fire at Hawking.

Hawking pulled the golden staff from his back and spun it into a circle, directly batting away all the tranquilizer darts.

Forget tranquilizer darts—even live rounds would at most hurt a little if they hit him. They could not even break his skin.

Still, he had to watch out for vital areas like his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

Although he was currently affected by part of Goku's personality, his own personality remained dominant. He would not truly be as recklessly headstrong as Goku.

"Switch to live rounds."

Seeing how formidable Hawking was, the soldiers immediately replaced the tranquilizer rounds with more powerful live ammunition.

But they had greatly underestimated Hawking's speed. The moment those words left their mouths, Hawking was already in front of them.

Bang bang bang bang!

The Power Pole swept out repeatedly. He did not need any Moves; relying on utterly overwhelming strength and speed, he took out several soldiers almost instantly before they could react.

"That was so cool!"

The three little ones who had come out of the room all cried out in amazement as they watched Hawking instantly defeat the soldiers.

Even Wanda and Pietro had only known that Hawking was very strong. They had never known his Combat Power was this high.

"Everyone, follow me."

With Wanda and the rescued children, Hawking began heading downstairs.

He cut through the soldiers blocking the way like slicing melons and vegetables. Before long, he had rescued more than a dozen students and encountered Colossus, who was also saving people.

"Hawking, this way!"

Colossus, his entire body covered in metal, carried a student who had been knocked unconscious by a tranquilizer gun. He had opened a hidden door on the first floor and was directing everyone to evacuate. When he saw Hawking arrive with a group of students, he immediately waved and shouted.

Although the school's students each had their own abilities, and some of those abilities possessed considerable destructive power, they had never received combat training. They were merely teenagers, with the youngest only seven or eight years old.

Only Colossus, who was about to graduate and had chosen to remain as an X-Man, could barely be considered a warrior.

So what they needed to do now was leave through the emergency evacuation route prepared by the school, not join forces to drive away the invaders.

"Where are Professor X and the others?"

After kicking two soldiers blocking the way flying, Hawking brought Wanda and the dozen or so children to Colossus.

Normally, if Professor X had been here, these invaders would probably have had their bodies controlled before they even reached the school gates. This situation could never have happened.

Even Magneto, without his helmet, would still be controlled in front of Professor X.

"They went out. The professor and the others all went out tonight. They won't be back until tomorrow!"

Colossus returned to his normal body and explained while staring at Hawking in astonishment.

He had only learned from Wanda and Pietro that Hawking was incredibly strong because he could eat. He had not known that, despite his young age, Hawking was so skilled in combat.

"Ah!!"

At that moment, two screams suddenly rang out from around the corner of the corridor to the right.

A burly man in a tank top extended sharp metal blades from both hands and plunged them deep into the chests of two soldiers. Roaring, he slammed them hard into the corner of the wall, only retracting his wolf claws after the two soldiers lost consciousness.

More than a dozen rescued students were following behind him as well.

"Wolverine Logan!"

With such obvious traits, Hawking recognized him at a glance.

Colossus's next words confirmed his guess.

"Mr. Logan, what do we do next?"

Wolverine flicked the blood from his Adamantium Claws.

Colossus glanced at the younger students entering the tunnel and quickly replied.

"Bobby, John, and Rogue aren't here!"

"I'll find them. You take these kids somewhere safe."

Wolverine turned to look for the three students who had been separated from the others, but Hawking called out to stop him.

"I'm coming with you!"

Wanda and Pietro should be fine hiding in the tunnel with Colossus and the other students. This was also a good opportunity for him to wipe out all these invaders with Wolverine and earn some Justice Points.

"Kid, wait a few more years until you're a warrior. For now, be good and stay with them."

Wolverine stopped, looked Hawking over, and waved dismissively. Hawking looked about eleven or twelve.

Clearly, he did not think a child could be of any help.

Crash!

The glass at the end of the corridor suddenly shattered. A combat helicopter's searchlight shone inside, while the helicopter's machine gun was aimed directly at them.

"Oh, shit, move!"

Wolverine cursed, extended his Adamantium Claws, and charged straight ahead. But before he had even made it halfway, the machine gun had already begun firing.

A dense barrage of bullets targeted Wolverine. Though his body could heal itself and he would not be killed, the gunfire still forced him back again and again, leaving him unable to advance.