"Quite something."
Hawking subconsciously glanced at the abyss ahead and was instantly captivated.
His eleven or twelve-year-old body had already entered puberty, and coupled with the soul of an adult from his previous life, it was inevitable to have some reaction to the beautiful scenery so close at hand.
Perhaps this was the benefit of being reborn as a child.
"Everything will be fine."
Finally, Storm patted Hawking's head and stood up.
In her opinion, what bad intentions could a child have? She didn't think too much into it.
At this moment, Hawking also reacted, coughing awkwardly, then said:
"Piotr hasn't been able to contact Professor. The main target of the group yesterday was the Cerebro. Based on what Logan told me about Professor's abilities and Cerebro's function, I suspect those people have already captured Professor and want to use Professor and Cerebro to do something."
Hearing Hawking's sudden analysis, which was so close to the truth, everyone was stunned.
At this point, Logan walked up to Hawking and introduced him:
"Don't underestimate Hawking. Most of the invading soldiers yesterday were taken down by him, and he even destroyed ten combat helicopters.
If he hadn't helped, and it was just me, it would have been really troublesome.
So I suggest that he be included in the upcoming meetings and actions!"
Hawking had talked to him that morning, asking for a lot of information and making his own guesses and judgments, most of which matched the intelligence Magneto brought.
Coupled with their battle yesterday, he really felt that Hawking could be brought along.
Of course, it definitely wasn't because Hawking threatened to tell Professor about the two of them smoking and drinking together last night that he agreed to help speak up.
"Truly an extraordinary elite!"
Hearing Wolverine's words, Magneto looked at Hawking with eyes full of admiration, wishing he could immediately recruit him into his Brotherhood of Mutants and nurture him well.
To have such strength and wisdom at such a young age, he would definitely be an elite among elites when he grew up.
If he could be brought over, he would be another great general under him.
"But he's still a child."
Storm and Professor Qin, the two female teachers, clearly did not agree to let Hawking, a child, participate in the dangerous actions that would follow, even if Hawking had powerful abilities.
In their eyes, no matter how strong a child's abilities were, they were still a child and should not be sent to the battlefield.
"He's not an ordinary child, but a warrior. In my opinion, he is more suitable for the upcoming actions than you hothouse flowers cultivated by Charles!"
Magneto stepped forward and said.
He said this partly to increase Hawking's goodwill towards him. What strong-willed children lack most is a sense of recognition. As long as he feels you recognize him, he will unconsciously lean towards you.
On the other hand, he truly believed it. Aside from Wolverine, the other X-Men were like toddlers in his eyes. Although their abilities were well-developed under Charles's guidance, they weren't ruthless enough.
They held back, even against enemies, only injuring them instead of killing them. They were too naive, just like Charles.
If Charles had been as ruthless as him and killed him after capturing him, the Brotherhood of Mutants would have long ceased to exist.
"Hothouse flowers? Last time at the Battle of Liberty Island, I wonder who ultimately lost and was sent to prison until now."
Wolverine raised his right hand, extending the middle metal claw towards Magneto, as if giving him the middle finger.
Magneto just smiled at the sight:
"You still don't learn."
Wolverine, with his entire body made of Adamantium, was naturally countered by Magneto's abilities. Magneto could make Wolverine's life a living hell whenever he wanted.
Mystique, standing nearby, stepped forward and stroked Wolverine's chin, then leaned against Magneto and scoffed:
"You won't always be so lucky."
"Um, I think now is not the time to bring up old scores, but rather to think about how to rescue Professor, isn't it?"
Hawking saw the tension escalating and quickly stepped forward to mediate.
Hearing a child like Hawking say this, both sides found it indeed difficult to continue arguing.
"You're right. For Charles's safety and the safety of all Mutants, we really need to cooperate well this time."
Magneto nodded.
Wolverine also retracted his claws.
Hawking then stepped forward, taking Storm's hand with one hand and Phoenix's hand with the other, and said:
"Teachers, I know you mean well for me, but the situation is special now. For Professor, for the school, for all Mutants, including my younger sister and brother, I must join.
Also, please rest assured, I grew up in a war-torn country like Sokovia, I am very good at fighting, and I am also very good at protecting myself. If there is real danger, I will protect myself."
Looking at Hawking's determined eyes, Storm and Phoenix exchanged glances, then finally nodded helplessly.
They could only sigh inwardly, what a good child!
"Remember, that old man over there is a big bad guy. You must listen to him as little as possible."
Storm squatted down and whispered into Hawking's ear, pointing at Magneto.
She was afraid that Hawking, being young, would be swayed by Magneto's crooked theories.
"Don't worry, I'm not that easily fooled by that old man."
Hawking smiled and winked.
So, everyone went to the meeting room Colossus had already prepared and began to discuss the action plan.
At the beginning of the meeting, Magneto revealed all the intelligence he knew.
"That's how it is. The intelligence I currently have is that Stryker has built a new Cerebro chamber in his Base. This time, stealing the Cerebro mainframe should be to fully complete it.
If he really controls Charles to use Cerebro to kill all Mutants, then all of you, except me, will die.
However, I still cannot determine the exact location of Stryker's experimental Base."
Finally, Magneto pointed to the helmet on his head.
His helmet could block Professor X's psychic intrusion and also psychic attacks.
The meaning he wanted to convey was also clear: even in the worst-case scenario, he would be fine, so the X-Men should be more anxious. He was a friend who came to help out of good will, and they should trust him.
"But one of you should know."
"Professor has already tried, but I still can't recover my memories."
Wolverine frowned.
According to Magneto, he had once been captured by Stryker and experimented on in that experimental Base, but he had lost those memories.
"Oh, you think everything is about you again?"
Magneto smiled mockingly at Wolverine.
"The person the old gentleman is talking about should be him."
At this moment, Hawking spoke, pointing to Nightcrawler.
"Since he was controlled by Stryker to attack the President, it's highly likely he's been to the experimental Base. If Professor Qin uses her telepathic abilities to read his memories, perhaps clues about the Base can be found."
Displaying his wisdom appropriately would allow him to gain some say in the upcoming actions, otherwise, everyone would still treat him as a child.