Witch Bonnie's barrier can restrain vampires.
But it can't restrain Hawk.
As Hawk stepped forward, accompanied by the surge of Little Cosmos power, the witch's barrier before him rippled like a calm lake disturbed.
With the appearance of the ripples.
Hawk walked inside unimpeded, his gaze calm as he looked at the wary face that instinctively roared, revealing two sharp fangs, like a fluffing kitten, Catherine: "Hello, Catherine Pierce."
Calling someone by their first name when you don't know them is considered very impolite.
Especially when facing the opposite sex.
Hawk doesn't open a harem, nor does he want to open a harem, and he especially doesn't want Gwen to think he has any idea of opening a harem.
So when he's at New York University, if a female classmate comes to find him, or when he's with Gwen at Imperial University, he only calls a woman by her first name if they both know her; otherwise, he uses the surname plus Ms.
Just like Catherine before him.
As Hawk entered, Catherine instinctively took a step back, looking at him with a wary and solemn expression.
"Who are you, Klaus's man?"
"Heh."
Upon hearing this, Hawk recalled the scene where Damon mistook him for Klaus, and now Catherine also mistook him for Klaus's man.
But he understood.
Just like his previous interpretation of the Seventh Sense.
Before glimpsing the Seventh Sense, he viewed the Seventh Sense as a frog in a well viewing the moon, unattainable yet at least visible.
But upon glimpsing the Seventh Sense, he fully understood that he viewed it as a mayfly witnessing the sky.
It's the same for Damon and Catherine seeing him.
In their perception, the Ancestral Vampire is already the most powerful vampire, and it's hard for them to imagine a more powerful figure than the Ancestral Vampire.
Hawk smiled and shook his head.
"I don't know this Klaus, I'm here for you."
"..."
Upon hearing Hawk's words, Catherine's delicate face showed a seductive smile, and her demeanor became enchanting, warmly smiling as she approached Hawk.
Watching this scene, Hawk retreated a few steps.
He didn't want to go back later and have Gwen smell a strange woman's perfume on him.
Once again.
He has no intention of opening a harem, nor does he want Gwen to worry, so when outside, he's disciplined in his relationships with unfamiliar women.
Trust is never born from nothing; it's accumulated over time.
Like now.
Let's put it this way: even if Gwen's best friend Mary returns from Los Angeles, swearing that Hawk has someone else outside, Gwen wouldn't believe it.
The reason is that Hawk maintains a distance from other women at all times.
That's why Gwen didn't ask him what he's doing outside just now.
Because of trust.
Watching Hawk retreat a few steps, Catherine's seductive expression slightly stiffened.
Goodness, are you genuinely retreating?
Are you even a man?
Hawk's expression remained calm, looking at Catherine before him, he got straight to the point.
"Let's make a deal, Lady Pierce."
"What?"
After Hawk retreated a step, Catherine's seductive expression disappeared, reverting to a wary demeanor, her aura becoming extremely cold.
Hawk was straightforward.
"I can rescue you from here."
"In return, let me examine your soul."
"How about it."
Indeed.
That was his reason for coming here at night; upon seeing Catherine, he confirmed that the soul of the captive Dr. Merrick and Catherine's soul aura originated from the same place.
Just like souls from the Hell Dimension bear the Hell Dimension's mark.
Catherine's soul and Dr. Merrick's soul are alike.
But not Hell; rather another dimension governing the Life and Death Law.
Hawk was very curious about this while also disdainful of Mephisto.
That old demon Mephisto still proclaims 'souls belong to Hell, sacred and inviolable.'
And what happened?
Old Meph, your home is almost being robbed.
Listening to Hawk's demand, Catherine was first startled.
The next second.
Whoosh!
Catherine's figure turned into a shadow before Hawk.
Hawk's smile didn't change, using telekinesis, he restrained Catherine back to the spot almost at the moment she disappeared into shadow.
As Catherine's form reappeared, feeling the invisible force binding her like a swamp, her expression showed fear and uneasiness as she struggled.
At this moment, Catherine lost all facade, exposing her true self, unease, fear, and reluctance.
Hawk chuckled, retracted his telekinesis.
The next moment, Catherine, thinking she was about to die, felt liberated and looked at Hawk again, stunned.
She thought Hawk wanted to kill her initially.
Given he mentioned souls, she wanted to escape here, which was reasonable.
But now...
Catherine frowned, looking at Hawk's calm eyes.
"You just said you wanted to..."
"Examine your soul, in return, I'll lead you out of here. Of course, you can choose to refuse."