As one of the six Infinity Stones, the Soul Stone.
Its power is undoubtedly immense.
Controlling the souls of living beings is its primary function, and perceiving, stealing, and imprisoning souls are also its specialties, while entering the World of souls is its core function.
However, the method to obtain it is extremely special and cruel.
Of course.
This is relative to Hawk.
Because to obtain the Soul Stone, one must sacrifice the soul of their beloved to it, and only then will the Soul Stone appear.
So…
Never mind.
It's better to honestly level up, strive to comprehend the Eighth Sense early, understand the ability to walk between life and death, and then go to Hell to snatch his sister's soul back from Mephisto.
Hawk thought to himself, decisively erasing the idea of finding the Soul Stone completely, then, urged by Gwen outside, he washed his hands and walked out of the bathroom.
The two left the room and arrived at the hotel lobby, where Mary and Peter were already waiting.
In short.
They were in London for tourism, not for sleeping.
See?
Under Mary's relentless calls in the group chat, Hawk and Gwen could only crawl out of bed and continue with their main purpose in London.
Tourism!
In contrast, Natasha and Agent Hawkeye Barton, who had finally left Africa and arrived in London for a rest, were not so interested.
They were still working overtime on Salisbury Plain.
Hawk, who had solo-cleared the strongest BOSS, the Dark Elves leader Malekith, packed up and left.
Thor, the Thunder God, who had quickly cleared the Dark Elves who came to avenge their leader at the last moment, with one person and one hammer, also packed up and left after his speedrun.
But they could leave; Natasha and Hawkeye Barton could not.
After all…
Natasha covered her forehead, looking out at the ground full of Dark Elves corpses, the huge chasm not far away, and the ground shimmering with golden saint cloth fragments.
In summary, it was a mess.
Fortunately, although they said they were handling the aftermath, they were actually mainly supervising, because at the first sign of trouble, the S.H.I.E.L.D. cleanup team was already on standby.
At this moment, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents from the cleanup team were like diligent little bees, working in pairs; some were responsible for putting bodies into body bags, some for removing equipment from the corpses, and others for picking up fallen items on the ground, while several groups of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were intently picking up the glittering golden saint cloth fragments scattered across the plain.
Natasha only needed to supervise the entire process.
After all, as a senior Agent, personally engaging in garbage collection was clearly beneath her status.
Hawkeye Barton returned after finishing his call nearby.
Natasha, shielding her forehead from the direct afternoon sun, squinted at Barton as he returned and said with a smile, "Laura knows you can't come back today, isn't she very angry?"
Laura Barton.
Hawkeye Barton's wife. Barton kept his wife very well hidden; fewer than five people in the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. knew he was married and already had children.
Barton sighed, "No choice, work is important."
Natasha shook her head, knowing Barton didn't want to discuss his family too much outside, and promptly changed the subject.
"Where's Thor?"
"He left. He told his girlfriend he'd be back very soon."
"Last time he said 'very soon' was during the Battle of New York last year."
"I know."
"Hawk?"
"Agents in London reported that the four of them just bought tickets and entered the museum."
"…Alright."
Upon hearing this, Natasha's mouth twitched involuntarily: "I had originally planned to visit the museum today too."
Barton sighed: "I know, don't forget, I bought the tickets in advance."
Natasha frowned.
"Can the tickets be refunded?"
"No."
"…"
Natasha and Barton instinctively exchanged glances, then simultaneously looked at the still-chaotic Salisbury Plain before them, completely losing the desire to speak.
And just in a corner of their vision, unnoticed by either of them.
A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent quickly glanced at Natasha and Barton chatting in the distance, then swiftly picked up a bloodstained golden fragment from the ground with his right hand and slipped it into his pocket.
His movements were very discreet; after doing all this, he quickly returned to normal and went to another spot to continue picking up the golden fragments scattered on the ground.
The cleanup work on Salisbury Plain continued until nightfall.
The four of them, including Hawk, had also returned from the museum and, after having dinner at the hotel's buffet, went back to their respective rooms to sleep.
Because they were moving to a new location tomorrow.
After all, their trip this time was planned for a full fifteen days, and besides London, other surrounding attractions were also on Mary and Gwen's travel itinerary.
So…
Early the next morning, Hawk and the others got up early, checked out of the hotel, and went straight to Rochester.
Rochester Castle, located in this historic town, was also part of Gwen and Mary's travel plans for this trip.
Having obtained the Reality Stone and completely cleared the obstacles to his future progress, Hawk no longer thought about other things, accompanying Gwen and focusing on their trip with Mary and Peter.
In the blink of an eye.
This trip to London and its surroundings was nearing its end.
Hawk and the other three returned to the hotel where they first stayed, the day before they needed to fly back to New York.
Gwen and Mary sat together on the living room sofa in their room, diligently organizing the photos taken during this trip.
Peter went out.
A few days ago, Felicia Hardy called Peter when she found out he was in London, asking him to go to Harry's old apartment in London. There was a photo album there that Felicia Hardy hoped Peter could help bring back.
Hawk, meanwhile, stood alone on the balcony, his mind immersed in his Little Universe.
The Reality Stone transformed into the Phoenix Heart, emitting a crimson flame that illuminated every corner of the Little Universe.
Each breath of the Phoenix Heart would drive a cycle of the Little Universe, and after each cycle, Hawk would genuinely feel that his Little Universe had expanded again.
This was not an illusion.
After all, the combat power of a Silver Saint is geometrically crushing compared to a Bronze Saint.
Excluding the Five Bronze Saints!
In short, Hawk could feel that his current Little Universe was still far from reaching the limit he could control.
After all, his current speed had only just barely increased to about three hundred Mach, and if he fully burned his Little Universe, his speed could only barely reach five hundred Mach.
This sentence seems very humblebragging.
But…
A peak Silver Saint's movement speed can be infinitely close to the speed of light.
So!
He's barely started; there's still a long way to go before he reaches the peak of Silver.
Hawk thought to himself.
Just then, he slowly opened his eyes, then turned and walked into the room, saying to Gwen, who was discussing photos with Mary, "Gwen, I'm going downstairs."
Gwen looked up at Hawk upon hearing this, then nodded in understanding, and continued discussing photos with Mary.
Hawk, meanwhile, walked straight towards the door.
Soon.
Coming out of the elevator, Hawk saw Thor in the lounge on the first floor, not wearing his iconic armor, but instead a casual suit, with his messy golden hair tied up, and holding an umbrella.
Hawk raised an eyebrow and walked over.
"Thor."
"Hawk."
Thor, who was sitting with Jane, stood up, laughing heartily, as if Hawk was a long-lost friend, greeting him with a warm hug.
Jane, beside them, smiled helplessly at the scene, then also greeted Hawk.
"Hawk."
"Jane."
"Sorry, he's been unusually excited since he came down this time."
"Of course he's excited."
After Thor and Hawk released their embrace, Thor heard Jane's remark and then explained to Hawk, "This time I'm down, unless there's something urgent in Asgard, I won't go back. I originally thought the future would be very boring, but with you around, I don't think it will be."
Upon hearing this, Hawk looked at Jane with a surprised expression.
Jane, suppressing her smile at finally being reunited with her boyfriend, nodded towards Hawk.
Hawk feigned understanding and smiled slightly.
"Congratulations."
"Thank you."
Jane accepted Hawk's blessing: "Thor came down yesterday and, after learning from S.H.I.E.L.D. that you were still in London, dragged me here to find you."
Hawk was not surprised that S.H.I.E.L.D. knew his real-time location.
He also didn't object to this behavior.
After all…
This was normal S.H.I.E.L.D. work, and he was willing to cooperate, as long as S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't disturb his daily life.
Hawk smiled slightly.
"I'm going back to New York tomorrow."
"That's great, Jane, when are we going back to New York?"
"Our flight is the day after tomorrow."
Jane looked at her boyfriend, who was looking at her expectantly, appearing like a god of war on Asgard but seemingly turning into a goofball on Earth, feeling a bit helpless.
Upon hearing this, Thor then said to Hawk, "Then I'll see you in New York. Tony Stark and I are friends; we fought together in the Battle of New York last year."
Hawk said with a smile, "I know, I was there that day too, but I was in Queens."
Thor paused slightly, then recalled the peculiar fluctuation he suddenly felt on the day of the Battle of New York.
He had looked in that direction at the time, but because he was busy stopping his brother from making a grave mistake, he didn't go to investigate.
Now.
Thor suddenly understood.
"That was you."
"Yes."
"That's great, then we're comrades-in-arms."
Thor said happily, "When Jane and I get back to New York, let's get together. I'm still waiting for your challenge."
Hawk smiled as he looked at Thor.
"Alright, see you in New York!"
"See you in New York!"
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