When Natasha said this, both her tone and expression were quite certain.
In fact...
Alexander Pierce looked at the crimson light swiftly skimming from the horizon and listened to Natasha's words without refuting them.
After all!
The fact is just that.
Boom!
Hawk's figure transformed into a rainbow, accompanied by a stream of light, instantly pierced through the top layer of the Insight Mother Ship. The Vibranium Shield equipped by the Insight Mother Ship was penetrated in an instant without producing a single ripple.
The next second.
The intense sound of an explosion erupted, and dazzling flames burst out from both the upper and lower ends of the Insight Mother Ship.
The shockwave from the massive explosion swept in all directions, directly blowing away Captain America and Winter Soldier, this pair of former best friends, who were still in the middle of their confrontation.
With a thud!
Captain America quickly rolled over and got back on his feet after hitting the ground.
But the Winter Soldier wasn't so lucky.
Because he was caught by Hawk.
The Winter Soldier, seeing Hawk in front of him, attempted to retaliate but was already caught by the throat.
Just at the moment when Hawk's eyes flickered with a scarlet light.
Captain America promptly spoke: "Hawk, please..."
The scarlet light in Hawk's eyes dissipated as he looked at Steve anxiously getting up not far away: "Captain?"
Steve quickly said: "Don't kill him, please."
He was very nervous.
Because just now, when they rushed over from New York City, he had heard many things about Hawk from Natasha, Sharon, and Commander Hand.
First and foremost was General Ross's massacre and Wakanda's genocide.
Obviously.
Hawk is ruthless, so he feared Hawk might casually finish his best buddy for real.
However...
Despite his anger, Hawk was not so overwhelmed by it.
He just wanted to see if Captain America Steve felt differently about his best buddy in the way the legends said.
As expected.
Hawk, who got the answer he wanted, chuckled, looked at Steve's anxious face, and then threw Winter Soldier Bucky at Captain America's feet.
"He's yours, Captain."
"...Thank you."
"No need!"
Hawk said, then flashed his figure to appear on the second Insight Mother Ship.
Thor was still battling hard against the Vibranium Shield of the Insight Mother Ship.
Hawk raised an eyebrow.
"Need a hand?"
"No need!"
Thor, without turning his head, said, and perhaps due to the arrival of his sparring partner, not wanting to be underestimated by them, he roared, his biceps tightening, Thunder Power coursing, and Mjolnir covered in lightning, once again struck the Vibranium Shield in front of him.
"Boom!"
"Crack—"
With the eruption of the massive lightning sound, a web-like crack appeared on the Vibranium Shield, quickly spreading in all directions.
Seeing this, Hawk didn't linger and directly reached out to Pepper Potts through Phil Coulson, then, under Pepper Potts's surprised gaze, donned the Iron Battle Armor that came flying from the private jet, and arrived on the third Insight Mother Ship that Tony Stark was in charge of.
The Insight Mother Ship was already littered with Hydra's corpses haphazardly.
Hawk glanced, seemingly unopposed, entering the command cabin of the Insight Mother Ship, and connected with Jarvis to seize control of the Insight Mother Ship, then withdrew his gaze and looked at Natasha, who was standing at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters' top floor looking this way.
The next second.
Boom!
As ripples in space appeared, Hawk's figure disappeared from the Insight Mother Ship and appeared in the conference room on the top floor of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Three Feathers.
Hawk's gaze first fell on Alexander Pierce.
"Where is Anna."
"..."
Alexander Pierce, looking at Hawk, was momentarily dazed but then returned to calmness.
"Dead."
"Is that so?"
Hawk's expression remained unchanged; instead, he chuckled: "Looks like you've been hiding a lot from me, but that's okay, let's find a place to chat slowly."
Alexander Pierce's eyes shrank, teeth biting without hesitation...
With Sixth Sense activated, capturing Alexander Pierce's heartbeat, pulse, and eyes entirely, Hawk's mind moved, and with telekinesis, he froze Alexander Pierce, who was about to bite into the poison to commit suicide, in place.
Just then.
Natasha said: "He just tried to activate the Hydra Agents hidden outside Palm Street, attempting to use Gwen to coerce you."
Hawk's expression changed slightly.
"But I stopped it, and his call didn't go through. Commander Victoria Hand has already dispatched a S.H.I.E.L.D. team to protect Gwen."
"Thank you."
Upon hearing this, Hawk felt his previously tensed heart relax a bit. He glanced at Natasha, smiled, and then turned his gaze towards the Eastern Country delegate holding a gun: "I have some personal matters to discuss with Alexander Pierce. You don't mind if I take him away, do you?"
The Eastern Country delegate, dressed elegantly and with an equally elegant smile, replied,
"We never interfere in others' internal affairs."
"Thank you."
Hawk smiled slightly, and when he looked at Alexander Pierce again, his gaze became incredibly sharp: "I always thought you were the smartest person in Hydra; I never imagined you were actually the most foolish one."
Frozen in place by telekinesis, Alexander Pierce showed no expression.
But...
His heart was racing, and even his pupils were rapidly contracting at this moment.
Hawk chuckled, preparing to take Alexander Pierce away. He intended to first return to New York City to confirm Gwen's safety and then find a secluded spot to have a proper chat with Alexander Pierce about their issues.
Just then, Natasha seemed to hear something, called out to Hawk, and handed him an earpiece she took out: "Hawk, Gwen has been rescued from the safe house."
Hawk took the earpiece from Natasha and placed it in his ear.
"Gwen?"
"Hawk!"
With Commander Hand personally leading the team and accompanied by the female agent he had met at the hospital, they confirmed the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent coming out of the basement safe house was Gwen. Listening to Hawk's voice through the earpiece, she smiled and said, "I'm fine now. Do what you need to do, be a hero, I'm proud of you."
Hawk's lips curled up.
"Hero, you know..."
"A hero doesn't need to always act, just needs to step up at crucial moments, and that's a hero."
"Alright, if you want me to be a hero."
"I'll wait for you to come back."
"Okay."
Gwen's voice was gentle, very calm, reminding Hawk of the time when he was grandstanding at the Quantico Base, and Gwen called him home. Her voice seemed just like now, soothing his restless heart all at once.
"Gwen wants me to be a hero, so I'll help you this time." Hawk took off the earpiece and handed it back to Natasha: "Keep an eye on Pierce, don't let him commit suicide. Even if he dies, I can still go to Hell to find him, but that would be troublesome."
After all, he was already at odds with Mephisto.
Though last time ended with Mephisto compromising.
But...
That was because neither Hawk nor Mephisto could kill each other. However, if given the chance, whether it was Hawk or Mephisto, they would want to kill each other.
So in this situation, if Pierce died and his soul went to Mephisto, retrieving it would inevitably lead to more conflicts.
Better to avoid trouble if possible.
Hawk thought to himself, and after Natasha nodded in agreement, with a thought, he appeared once again in the sky outside the S.H.I.E.L.D. Three Feathers Headquarters.
In the next moment,
His Sixth Sense spread out like a net, casting over the S.H.I.E.L.D. Tower in front of him.
He saw the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, who were at a disadvantage but still stubbornly resisting the Hydra agents.
He also saw Sharon Carter leading a team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, attempting to break through to the command center of the underground mothership base.
S.H.I.E.L.D. agents looked determined, ready to die if necessary.
Hydra agents wore ferocious expressions, with a severe inclination towards self-destruction, like they wanted to take someone down with them even if they died.
With his Sixth Sense fully activated, Hawk hovered in the air, his mind taking in the myriad conditions of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra on the ground and below.
Then—
Boom!
Hawk's Little Cosmos exploded. Under the enormous energy generated by the explosion, his Sixth Sense split into countless threads, accurately locking onto one Hydra agent after another.
Until the last Hydra agent was locked onto.
Buzz!
The Hydra agents battling the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents began disappearing one after another like magic tricks in front of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
Leading her team to the control center of the underground base, Sharon suddenly saw a Hydra agent in front of her with a gun pointed at her. Her heart sank, and she was ready to die.
However...
The Hydra agent suddenly vanished from in front of her eyes.
Sharon was initially stunned but then seemed to realize something.
"Hawk!"
"Yes, it's him."
From Pierce's mouth, after pulling out that venomous fang, Natasha heard Sharon's murmurs over the earpiece, then looked at the scene outside and confirmed it.
In sight.
Outside the S.H.I.E.L.D. building, a lifelike Fire Phoenix soared in the air.
Below this Fire Phoenix, one Hydra agent after another appeared, then were instantly incinerated by the Phoenix Fire without even having time to scream.
Numerous Hydra agents, teleported out by Hawk using 'Sixth Sense - Teleportation,' flew toward their self-destructive endpoint like moths to a flame.
This could be said to be—
Having one's wish fulfilled!
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