Establishing Authority (First Update)

"Don't trust him. He's treacherous and cunning, a liar. He'll definitely order his troops to attack us when he gets back."

Seeing Thaddeus Ross escape, Banner quickly reminded Hawking.

He had been tricked by Thaddeus Ross into helping with the research, and now he saw Thaddeus Ross's true colors. He knew that Thaddeus Ross was definitely not going back to get any evidence, nor did he have any evidence at all.

He wanted to hide and command the army to take them down.

However, Hawking waved his hand and laughed:

"It's alright, I'll only be satisfied if he gets a chance to try."

With his Legilimency, how could he not know what Thaddeus Ross was thinking?

He just wanted Thaddeus Ross to launch the attack first, so that it would be easier to deal with it afterwards.

He also planned to give these military personnel a good talking-to, to let them know that even without Magneto, their modern weapons would be useless against him.

Many high-ranking government officials, despite being cunning and treacherous, are very risk-averse. Given past examples and the uncertainty of whether they can kill Hawking, or if there are sufficient incentives to entice them, they will not take any risks.

But the generals in the military were different. Most of them, like General Ross, were quite arrogant and were basically hawks. They believed that they had a large army and various powerful weapons, and were much bolder than those who just sat in offices.

Just like Colonel Stryker before him.

So this time he didn't take Banner away directly, not only because of the agreement, but also because he wanted to make an example of him again, to let the military know that their proud modern weapons were useless against him.

Even if a nuclear bomb were used, it would not be able to harm him in the slightest.

"Electromagnetic Woman, has it all been broadcast?"

As Thaddeus Ross entered the command vehicle, Hawking asked without turning his head.

The blonde girl standing among the group of Super Hero nodded:

"Boss, they've all been transferred out."

"Okay, let's continue."

Hawking smiled and nodded.

Electromagnetic Woman is a non-combat Mutants, but she is usually taken along on any major mission.

Because she can use her ability to broadcast everything she sees live to all the televisions covering an entire city, it's perfect for propaganda.

He had the Electromagnetic Woman start a live broadcast the moment Banner woke up.

If Thaddeus Ross launches an attack, it will confirm Banner's claim that Thaddeus Ross intends to silence him. Then, there will be no problem for Banner to retaliate and capture General Ross.

Sure enough, the next second, the elite snipers who were already positioned on the surrounding buildings, originally intended to deal with the Hulk, launched an attack on Hawking.

Thirty Barrett sniper rifles, capable of accurately penetrating 15mm thick steel plates from 500 meters away, were simultaneously aimed at Hawking's vital organs and fired. All thirty bullets appeared in front of Hawking at the same time.

"I refuse to believe you can stop me!"

Inside the command vehicle, Thaddeus Ross stared wide-eyed at Hawking on the screen in front of him.

Without Magneto's natural ability to counter him, he didn't believe Hawking could withstand thirty Barrett attacking simultaneously.

The Barrett, known as the "human cannon," is so powerful that even armored vehicles would have to give way to it. Could Hawking's physical body compare to an armored vehicle?

Moreover, this was a surprise attack, unlike the attack on Apocalypse which was prepared in advance. He estimated that Hawking wouldn't have had time to activate his abilities.

Based on his understanding of these ability users, many of them, no matter how powerful, would still die if attacked before or after activating their abilities.

For example, the famous Professor X, once he has located the target, can still kill it with a single long-range missile.

He believed that if he could hit Hawking's body before Hawking activated his ability and transformed into a terrifying Great Ape, Hawking would also be unable to withstand it.

Unfortunately, Hawking was neither Mutants nor a superhuman, so the methods he used to deal with other Super Hero were completely ineffective against him.

Moreover, his strength at this time is much greater than when he fought Apocalypse. Even without Great Ape Transformation, he would not lose to Apocalypse.

His apparent basic Combat Power is only 1200, but he has too many magical and Ninjutsu abilities.

With proper coordination from all sides, it's quite normal for them to achieve a Combat Power strength of three to four thousand.

"A trivial skill!"

Hawking's body instantly transformed into a series of afterimages, which then merged back into one. To others, he appeared to move, yet also appeared not to move.

The only difference was that he now had a handful of flattened bullets in his hand.

"Everyone be careful!"

Only then did everyone realize that Hawking had been attacked, and they quickly activated their defensive abilities.

Colossus transformed into Colossus once more, the Valkyrie stood in front of Hawking with her large shield, and Spider-Man and the others formed a defensive circle around Bruce Banner.

"I knew he wasn't the type to keep his promises. I'll release Hulk to help!"

Surrounded by everyone, Banner suddenly realized that when faced with danger like today, he still had to rely on the Hulk.

"No need. You haven't fully communicated with him yet. Releasing him might actually do more harm than good."

Hawking released his grip and threw the bullets on the ground:

"Piotr, Peter, and Jessica, you stay here and don't move. I'll handle what happens next."

"Attack with all forces, no matter what!"

Seeing that Hawking had actually caught Barrett's attack with his bare hands, Thaddeus Ross in the command vehicle was shocked and immediately gave the order for a full-scale attack with no survivors.

Even if they are all killed, it doesn't matter, as long as there are corpses and blood, experimental research can still be conducted.

It's not surprising that General Ross didn't expect this outcome, since the only information he had about Hawking was from Hawking's early days fighting crime in New York City.

In the battle of Cairo, thanks to Magneto, the intelligence they obtained came from television, just like everyone else.

They didn't really understand Hawking that well. The only ones who truly understood Hawking's abilities were S.H.I.E.L.D.., Hydra, and Magneto.

Magneto was imprisoned at the Mutant School and personally supervised by Professor X.

S.H.I.E.L.D.. would never share its intelligence with the military, Hydra would certainly not.

If Nick Fury knew that Thaddeus Ross was going to kill Hawking with a sniper rifle today, he probably wouldn't say anything except "stupid."

"Boom boom boom!"

Rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, Rocket, missiles, tanks, and other weapons were unleashed in a full-scale, overwhelming attack on Hawking and Colossus and his men behind him.

This is more than ten times stronger than the firepower when we fought the Hulk.

"Super Shield Charm!"

Hawking pointed, and a magical protective shield instantly enveloped everyone, isolating them from all attacks.