"Otherwise, what will you do?!"
"…"
The moment that faint voice echoed from behind the HYDRA trio, the expressions on their faces instantly vanished.
Even their complexions turned deathly pale in an instant.
Gwen, however, smiled.
The stern and intimidating expression on her pretty face melted away at a visible speed, her gaze sweeping past the shoulders of the HYDRA trio in front of her and landing on Hawk, who seemed to have refreshed from space behind them, her expression gradually forming a beautiful smile.
Indeed!
When I'm in danger, Hawk always appears by my side at the first possible moment.
Gwen smiled sweetly.
The next second.
Her gaze returned to the HYDRA trio in front of her, whose faces were deathly pale and bodies seemed to be trembling, and she gave them a look that said, 'I warned you,' as if to say, "See, I just warned you."
Meanwhile, inside the house, Sharon Carter, who had been pressing against the wall, trying to stay conscious and even planning to go out at the last moment to avoid implicating Gwen, heard Hawk's voice, her expression immediately relaxed, and then her whole body went limp, falling to the ground with a thud.
Hearing the commotion, Gwen turned around and immediately saw Sharon, who had fallen from the wall onto the floor.
"Sharon!"
Gwen's expression instantly changed, and she turned and ran into the house, not even closing the door.
Because the Master of the house was back, there was no need to close the door.
When Hawk realized he couldn't reach Gwen via satellite phone, he worried something might have happened, so he hung up the phone and rushed back to New York City as fast as he could.
Then…
From a distance, he saw the three federal Agents standing at his doorstep, blocked by Gwen, and then, with a thought, his figure vanished from tens of thousands of feet in the sky, reappearing slowly behind the three federal Agents, just in time to hear the words that seemed to be threatening his fiancée.
Hawk smiled.
As Gwen, without even pretending, shouted Sharon's name and turned to run into the house, the HYDRA trio standing at the door also reacted, their expressions like they were at a funeral, their heads turning slowly like mechanical parts.
They saw Hawk.
The man dubbed 'Demon King' by the organization.
Hawk looked at the three HYDRA Agents who had turned around, his expression unreadable, and his tone remarkably calm: "Go on, otherwise what will you do? Are you planning to force your way into my house, or kill my fiancée before breaking in?"
The HYDRA trio shivered at his words, shaking their heads like rattles, their faces pale, their voices urgent.
"We wouldn't dare."
"Absolutely not."
"We were just scaring him."
"We were just following orders, Demon King… ah, no, Mr. Phoenix."
"Heh heh."
Hawk looked at the three HYDRA Agents, who were almost in tears and on the verge of kneeling for mercy, and chuckled softly, making sure to confirm, just in case.
"From HYDRA?"
"…"
The HYDRA trio, who were desperately trying to secure their survival, stiffened at the sound, exchanging glances.
Finally, the leading HYDRA Agent looked up at Hawk, swallowed, and then fully and unreservedly revealed their original plan: one would play the good cop, one the bad cop, and the other the silent cop, attempting to force Sharon Carter out using this method.
"Mr. Phoenix, we really had no intention of harming Ms. Stacy."
"No, we didn't even have that thought."
"Is that so?"
Hawk listened to the HYDRA trio's plan, his gaze deepening as he looked at the three in front of him: "You said you didn't want to come, that your superiors forced you. Who? Alexander Pierce?"
The three exchanged glances, and finally, the leading HYDRA Agent answered Hawk's question.
"No, it was John Garrett."
"Who is he?"
Hawk heard the name, thought back, and found no information about this person in his memory database.
If he was right, he should be a minor character.
But…
A minor character dared to try and break into his house while he was away?
Good heavens.
Have I not killed enough, or not killed harshly enough?
Alright!
Then I'll kill more, and kill more harshly.
Hawk thought to himself.
At the same time, the leading HYDRA Agent also revealed everything he knew about his immediate superior, John Garrett.
"He's our superior, and also the Commander in charge of this New York S.H.I.E.L.D. struggle plan."
"John Garrett was once a member of S.H.I.E.L.D. too."
"But he basically doesn't carry out missions anymore; he serves as a consultant for New York S.H.I.E.L.D."
"He's the one in charge of this operation. We told him Sharon Carter had run to your place, and we originally wanted to go back, not come here."
"But John Garrett scolded us."
"He insisted we catch Sharon Carter, or kill her. If we couldn't, he'd kill us. We had no choice."
"Really!"
"We were wrong, we'll never dare again, please, spare us this once."
As the leading HYDRA Agent finished his account, the other two HYDRA Agents also joined in, one after another, revealing all the information they knew about John Garrett, and then once again pleading for their lives.
They begged Hawk.
Begging Hawk to spare their wretched lives.
Hawk remained motionless.
Just as the three stopped talking, looking at Hawk with pleading eyes, the expressionless Hawk's face revealed a hint of a smile.
The three's faces lit up with joy.
But…
Hawk's next words plunged them completely into an ice cellar.
"Thanks, but no!"
The words fell!
Eye Impact!
Hawk's eyes instantly turned crimson.
The next second.
Boom!
As two scorching crimson energy beams shot from his eyes, the three HYDRA Agents in front of him, who still harbored a trace of hope for survival, were instantly reduced to ashes by the two scorching Phoenix flames.
No.
To be precise, they were instantly vaporized, leaving not even ashes behind.
This skill was something Hawk had learned after a confrontation with Ikaris and then absorbing Tiamut's vast life energy.
The principle was actually very simple.
It was simply using Eye Impact to release his now mutated Phoenix Universe power.
After learning it, he was very much looking forward to his next meeting with Ikaris.
Hawk really wanted to know whether Ikaris's heat vision was more powerful, or if his mutated Eye Impact was superior.
But for now…
The effect was very good.
Hawk, his eyes clear again, looked at the empty spot where the HYDRA trio had just stood, not even a speck of ash remaining, and smiled faintly, thinking to himself.
He had never said he would let the three HYDRA Agents go.
What a joke.
You say you didn't have that thought, then why did you come knocking on the door?
And the three of them not only knocked, but even threatened.
Heh heh.
This indicated that these three HYDRA Agents harbored a certain degree of侥幸 psychology.
The most important point.
There might even be some kind of probing intent within it.
Hawk didn't want to give anyone a chance to probe.
Not even once.
What if he let these three go this time, and next time someone came into his house with the same excuse, saying some nonsense about not wanting to come either?
This wouldn't do.
How could this be allowed?
Hawk didn't intend to give anyone this misconception.
For this reason, he first ravaged General Ross's family graveyard, then killed Ross's entire family, and later even annihilated the Wakanda tribe.
There's a saying that goes.
The slaughter caused now is only to prevent greater slaughter.
Ending killing with killing.
Hawk wanted to make one simple thing clear to all his enemies, whether overt or covert.
Don't provoke me, I will kill your entire family, even your entire clan.
So…
"John Garrett, is it?"
"Heh heh."
"I'd like to see if you have nine lives."
Hawk's lips curved upwards, his gaze directed towards Times Square.
But just as he was about to set off for New York S.H.I.E.L.D., Gwen's voice called from inside the house.
"Hawk."
"…Coming."
The murderous intent that had just surged in Hawk's heart was instantly suppressed, and he replied, coming back to his senses, and directly returned inside the house.
Upon entering.
Gwen, who had just helped Sharon Carter onto the sofa, felt Sharon's already weak pulse and looked at Hawk: "Hawk, Sharon seems to be dying."
Hawk heard this and glanced at Sharon Carter.
"A bullet fragment hasn't been removed yet."
"Impossible, I already…"
Gwen instinctively retorted, looking at the bullet fragments she had just removed from Sharon, and indeed, one piece of the bullet was only partial.
"Hiss!"
Gwen gasped, looking at Hawk: "Then we should quickly take her to the hospital."
Hawk nodded, and with a slight flick of his right hand, under telekinesis, he instantly lifted the unconscious Sharon and moved her towards the garage.
Seeing this, Gwen also rose from the sofa and hurriedly followed Hawk towards the garage.
"I'll go with you."
"Alright."
Hawk didn't refuse either; until he was sure whether HYDRA was deliberately provoking or testing him, Gwen was safer by his side.
Only…
As Hawk placed Sharon in the back seat, waiting for the garage door to open, he seemed to remember something, turned to look at Gwen, who was already buckled into the passenger seat, and a slight smile played on his lips.
"Eating people without spitting out bones, really or fake?"
"Ah…"
Gwen, who had just fastened her seatbelt, first froze, then, meeting Hawk's half-smile, she smiled slightly.
"I was just describing you as terrifying to scare them away."
"It's all your fault."
"Me?"
Hawk was bewildered.
Gwen nodded: "Who told you to be gone for half a month? If you had come back earlier, I wouldn't have needed to describe you as so terrifying, would I?"
Hawk opened his mouth, meeting Gwen's accusing eyes, remained silent for a while, then shook his head with a wry smile.
"Alright, my fault."
"It's okay, I forgive you, drive."
"…"
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