Hawk's voice was very soft.
However, the Black Phoenix's projection appeared behind him, as if overlapping with him. Its Black Phoenix claws seemed to overlap with his right arm, and his right hand's five fingers, like phoenix claws, were tightly clamped onto Shuri's face.
As his fingers squeezed, blood began to ooze out, accompanied by Shuri's screams.
"Miss!"
"Princess!"
"Shuri…"
Namo, holding his trident, looked at Shuri, whose life was now entirely at Hawk's whim, his eyes blazing as if spitting Fire, fixed on Hawk.
Hawk's golden pupils showed no emotion.
It was still the same saying.
Since they chose to play dirty, he wouldn't be blamed for retaliating!
Strucker tried to threaten him with his child, so he preemptively killed Strucker's son.
Although Strucker's son knew nothing.
But… Strucker's son enjoyed the benefits, so he shouldn't shirk the consequences.
Therefore, Hawk felt no psychological pressure about killing Strucker's son.
The same applied to Namo now.
Since Namo had just chosen to attack the S.H.I.E.L.D. fighter jet carrying his three children, it was only natural for him to give Namo a "one corpse, two lives" outcome now.
To receive without giving is uncivilized!
Yes.
One corpse, two lives.
Shuri was pregnant.
Hawk had sensed Namo's aura, along with an unknown but familiar aura, around him early on when he was fighting Strucker.
But that unknown yet familiar aura was very far away; if he had gone after it immediately, there was a high probability it would have escaped.
Given that.
Hawk chose to turn the tables, then lured out this Wakanda remnant, who had been hiding in the distance, and finally couldn't resist showing his face after seeing Hawk injured and seemingly caught in a pincer attack.
Who would have thought… there would be an unexpected bonus.
And Shuri's pregnancy was why Namo dared not attack.
After Namo was revived by Shuri using the Heart-Shaped Herb, after a passionate night, Shuri unexpectedly became pregnant.
This greatly excited Namo.
Because, just as Strucker had just said, the higher the life form, the smaller the chance of offspring being born.
After all, the higher the life form, the more energy it required.
A banker's son is a banker.
A politician's son is also a politician.
Similarly.
A God's son will also be a God.
So if Gods reproduced like sows, then perhaps the Marvel Universe would now have more Gods than dogs.
Just look at Odin.
How long has Odin ruled the Nine Realms? Not millions of years, but at least ten thousand years, right?
What was the result?
How many children did Odin have?
Thor?
Loki?
Hela?
Not to mention Loki was adopted, nor Hela was suppressed; even if we count three, in ten thousand years, only three children!
From this, it's clear how difficult it is for Gods to have offspring.
In short.
Namo didn't give up the attack because of Shuri, but because of the child gestating in Shuri's womb.
He actually didn't want Shuri to come.
Although he agreed to Shuri bringing the Vibranium fighter jet to observe, he did not allow Shuri to participate in the battle.
It was only just now, after Shuri saw Hawk seemingly being ambushed by Namo and Strucker, and thinking of her father, brother, and her entire tragically deceased clan, that her head got hot and she rushed out.
And then… there was no then.
As their eyes met.
Namo looked at the extreme coldness in Hawk's golden pupils, his thoughts racing.
The next second.
He took a deep breath, his knees beginning to bend slightly.
Just then.
"Don't fall for it!"
"Namo."
Just as Namo was about to kneel to buy a sliver of hope for his child, Strucker, who was observing from the side, roared in anger: "This guy has no humanity. Even if you kneel, he still won't spare your wife."
Namo might not understand Hawk.
But Strucker understood him very well.
The most important point.
Hawk had just personally killed Wanda and Pietro, as well as his own three blood descendants, right in front of them.
This was to avoid being threatened by them and to free up his hands to deal with them.
So!
Would such a ruthless person, who could even kill his own children out of hatred, easily let them go?
How could that be?
In fact, Strucker felt that compared to Hawk, his own moral index was leagues above Hawk; compared to Hawk, Strucker felt like a saint.
And Namo, who was already preparing to kneel, heard Strucker's words and reacted, instantly staring intently at Hawk.
"You promise to spare my wife, and I will kneel!"
"You are not qualified to negotiate with me."
Hawk's tone was cold, and his five fingers gripping Shuri tightened further, eliciting another scream from Shuri. His golden pupils stared coldly at Namo.
"Kneel, or die!"
"…"
Namo's left fist and his right fist, which held the trident, were tightly clenched. He looked at Hawk, whose killing intent was almost tangible, and then at Shuri, who was screaming and weakening in Hawk's hand. He took a deep breath, ignoring Strucker's continuous pleas from the side.
Thud!
Namo directly knelt in the air, before Hawk, lowering his head for the sake of his child.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong."
"You don't know you were wrong."
Hawk's tone was faint, as he looked at Namo kneeling before him: "You just know that your wife and child are about to be killed by me."
Namo looked up, his eyes spitting Fire.
"I've knelt now, release Shuri."
"Alright."
Hawk responded indifferently.
His right hand, gripping Shuri's face, contracted like a phoenix claw. After all, he had never said that if Namo knelt, he would spare Shuri's life.
The next second.
Shuri's head exploded like a watermelon.
"Boom!"
"No——"
As Shuri's head exploded, Namo's grief-stricken roar followed.
But his roar didn't last long.
Because the next second, Namo, kneeling in the air, was directly kicked away by Hawk, following his wife.
"Here you go!"
"Boom!"
After Hawk crushed Shuri's head, he casually threw the headless corpse towards Namo. At the moment his right leg muscles exerted force, like lightning, he struck Namo, who instinctively caught Shuri's corpse.
In an instant.
Shuri's headless corpse shattered into fragments, and Namo, holding Shuri's body, was sent hurtling like a meteor towards the sea below by Hawk's powerful kick.
Bang!
Namo plunged into the sea like a meteorite.
The next second.
Hawk's eyes glowed with black light, his gaze falling upon the several Vibranium fighter jets of the Wakanda remnants, which were suspended there, still in shock from their princess's head exploding and her tragic death on the spot.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
As Hawk's black light swept across, one Vibranium fighter jet after another instantly exploded into fireballs in the air, and the souls of the Wakanda remnants went straight into the Netherworld Prison.
"sh*t——"
The series of explosions, echoing in the air, also jolted Strucker, who was still in shock at Hawk's style, decisiveness, and cruelty.
The moment Strucker came to his senses, he was met with Hawk's golden pupils, staring at him with extreme coldness.
His heart clenched.
The next second.
He turned and ran, without the slightest hesitation.
There was no other way.
Facing their threats, Hawk showed no regard, even going so far as to personally crush his own children to avoid being threatened, and then crushing Shuri without batting an eye. This made Strucker thoroughly understand why Hawk was called the Demon King by other HYDRA members.
At first, Strucker still wanted to avenge his son.
Now—
He just wanted to escape from here as quickly as possible.
But!
"Trying to run now?"
"Too late!"
Hawk watched Strucker turn and flee, then sneered. His figure flashed, and in an instant, he caught up to Strucker. Then, looking at Strucker desperately trying to escape him ahead, he directly unleashed his right hand.
"Black——"
"Phoenix Wings Soaring!"
"Chirp!!!"
As Hawk's fist struck out, the Black Phoenix, covering the sky and earth, spread its wings and appeared from his fist. In an instant, Strucker seemed to be tightly bound by the Black Phoenix's claws, and then, like a meteorite, he plunged towards a deserted island in the Atlantic Ocean below.
Boom—!!!
The Black Phoenix, gripping Strucker, streaked across the sky like black light, crashing into the rocky peak in the center of the island.
In an instant.
A terrifying and immense Impact shockwave, centered on the point of Impact, exploded outwards in a ring shape.
The sand, palm trees, and ancient coral reefs on the deserted island were all pulverized by this utterly terrifying Impact, then swept up and propelled forward with a whistling sound.
Black flames, like streaks of light, instantly engulfed the entire island.
When the Black Phoenix's phantom disappeared.
When this terrifying explosion Impact ceased.
In the original location of the island's rocky peak, a huge crater, like a meteorite Impact crater, had appeared.
The crater was bottomless, and the seawater from beneath the island was pouring down with a gushing sound.
And Strucker—
Now lay broken at the very bottom of the deep pit, his eyes wide open, watching the seawater gradually fill his body and submerge him!
Hawk stood suspended in the air above the island, the Black Phoenix phantom reflected behind him, his golden pupils cold, like a God, looking down at Strucker in the deep pit below.
The next second.
He opened his right hand and clenched it in the air!
Whoosh!
Strucker, lying in the deep pit with the Mind Stone embedded in his chest, instantly shot up like a kite, pulled by an invisible force, and at the moment Hawk's right hand formed a claw, he fell directly into Hawk's right hand.
At this moment, Strucker's—
Appearance—
Was as wretched as could be!
... (End of chapter)
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