Chapter 965: Hawk, Who Was Never a Good Person (First Update!)

"Will they hand over this William Stryker?"

"They will."

Hovering in the air above Quantico, Hawk listened to Hearing Wanda’s curiosity from the side, his gaze calm: "They have no choice."

Even though he had just caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to Quantico’s weapons and hundreds of personnel.

But...

As the saying goes, out with the old, in with the new.

Right now, it looked like a loss of several hundred million dollars, but Hawk had no doubt that after he left, the reported losses would reach several billion dollars.

You don't get to know each other without a fight; having dealt with the federal military several times, Hawk understood the military's way of doing things all too well.

The most important point.

While demonstrating his violence, he had also shown enough restraint to let General Luo Si and the other generals here know that if they gave him what he wanted, then everyone else would be fine.

Unlike Magneto.

Every move was an indiscriminate AOE skill; that approach was violent enough, but it also left everyone with no room for wishful thinking.

Hawk was different.

He was violent, but he could negotiate.

So—

"They will give me what I want."

"..."

Listening to Hawk’s explanation, Hearing Wanda couldn't help but blink, then looked at Hawk beside her: "So, is that why you thought this way and chose to do it like this?"

Hawk looked at the expression on Hearing Wanda’s face and chuckled: "Otherwise? Do you really think I did this because I’m kind?"

Hearing Wanda nodded subconsciously.

She did indeed think so, because Hawk was kind and unwilling to truly confront the federal government completely, which was why he let the military hand over William Stryker and then end the matter there.

Hawk snorted.

"I have never been a good person, Hearing Wanda."

"Not a good person in the true sense."

"Although I am unwilling to admit this, it is undeniable that for me, profit is always my primary choice."

Kindness?

Don't make me laugh.

Good people are all dead; furthermore, talking about kindness to a 'transmigrator' who can turn into a 'Fourth Calamity' at any time is in itself a highly ridiculous thing.

Let’s put it this way.

The reason Hawk didn't raze Quantico to the ground was because William Stryker hadn't arrived yet.

His purpose in coming here was to coerce the military into obediently handing over William Stryker, whom he couldn't find on his own.

William Stryker, that was what he wanted.

Everything he did upon arriving here served that purpose.

Whether it was giving Quantico ten minutes to attack him, or the negotiation with General Luo Si here based on his supposed kindness, the ultimate goal was to make Quantico hand over William Stryker.

His kindness was nothing more than an excuse.

How does that saying go?

You can fool others, but don't fool yourself.

Hawk was very clear-headed; no matter what others, or even Gwen, said about him being a kind person, even if he said he was kind himself, at the end of the day, Hawk knew very well that he had never been a kind person.

One could even say he was someone who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Just like most transmigrators.

He wasn't anything special.

Just like when Hawk snatched the World Tree back then; even when someone threatened him with Gwen, he still chose to snatch the World Tree rather than protect Gwen.

So—

Hawk looked at Hearing Wanda, his voice hollow.

"I have never been a hero."

"No, you are."

Hearing this, Hearing Wanda shook her head, looking at Hawk, meeting his gaze: "I won't comment on others, but to me, you are a hero; you are a good father who, in order to save his daughter, came here without hesitation regardless of whether there was a trap."

Their eyes met.

Hawk smiled.

"Is that really what you think?"

"It’s not just what I think; it’s that you are exactly that kind of good father."

Hearing Wanda’s expression was serious: "I believe that if Qin saw you coming to save her, she would also be very happy; you know, she likes and admires you very much, even though she spends more time with me."

Hawk smiled slightly.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Hearing Wanda said, then changed the subject: "So, do you have an answer? Regarding this universe, is it a trap, or an accident?"

Hawk withdrew his gaze and closed his eyes.

The next second.

He descended into his small universe.

At this moment, in the small universe, the shadow of the Phoenix still shrouded the entire space, and countless stars were still flickering.

Hawk’s small universe energy was always there.

After all, his great power came from within himself; wherever he was, the small universe was there.

Hawk could feel the existence of his great power, but in the outside world, he couldn't exert even a fraction of it.

But...

Just like when he was in his home universe, he needed to use the Reality Stone as a fulcrum for reality to fully manifest his power.

In this current universe, it was as if he hadn't obtained the Reality Stone yet; there seemed to be a barrier blocking the manifestation of his small universe's power.

But whether this barrier was actively or passively blocking him, he wasn't quite sure yet.

However, one thing was certain.

"This universe does not welcome me."

"...We don't need this universe’s welcome either, do we?"

Hearing Wanda shrugged: "If this universe doesn't welcome us, we don't want to be here anyway; once we find our daughter, we can leave."

She didn't like this universe.

Especially after the incident in the mutant underground community; even though she wasn't a mutant, seeing the scenes of those mutants being slaughtered under the guns of Sentinel agents made her feel a sense of disgust.

But it was only disgust.

After all, she wasn't from this universe either; she was just here to find her daughter.

So...

Once they found their daughter, they wouldn't even need a reminder from this universe; their family would leave on their own.

"By the way."

Hearing Wanda thought of Qin and looked at Hawk: "You said before that we don't need to find that Professor X, that we can let Professor X bring our daughter to find us. Do you think that Professor X might be on his way here right now?"

Hearing this, Hawk frowned: "This Professor X’s mutant ability is similar to telepathic perception and control; relying on the Cerebro, he can perceive the minds of every mutant and every ordinary person on the globe without leaving his home, and invade their mental worlds."

Hearing Wanda thought for a moment: "I haven't felt anyone trying to invade my mental world."

Hawk shrugged: "Neither have I, but don't worry, let's take things one step at a time."

First, let the Quantico military hand over William Stryker.

Then...

Then just make the Quantico military hand over Professor X, right?

That’s simple enough.

Anyway, he was too lazy to go find where Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters was; after all, if he hadn't used violence, he would have gone to find Professor X, but since he had already used violence, wouldn't going to find Professor X be a waste of that violence?

Hearing Wanda looked at Hawk, who already had a plan, and nodded.

Soon.

Time passed as the two spoke, and at the same time, a helicopter appeared on the horizon, then became clear at a speed visible to the naked eye.