The information Catherine provided was quite comprehensive.
Hawk also remembered it clearly.
Deacon Frost isn't living alone.
Just like Elani, who sleeps in the church, Deacon Frost also sleeps in his own territory.
To be precise, it's a building.
And not just any building—it's one where not only he resides; you could say the elite vampires of the New York City Vampire Elder Council all live in the same building as Deacon Frost.
High emotional intelligence: Deacon Frost shares joys and sorrows with other vampires.
Low emotional intelligence: This guy is afraid of death.
After all, this guy has been trying to replace the thirteen pure-blood vampire Elder Council for a long time, secretly amassing power.
Now he's already quite influential.
Once he figures out how to summon the Blood God, he will fully unveil his ambitions and replace the thirteen pure-blood vampires.
Unfortunately...
This guy's dream is destined to shatter.
Because Hawk has stepped in.
But!
Hawk didn't appear in Deacon Frost's Vampire Mansion immediately after leaving the church.
Not that he didn't want to, and not that he couldn't.
But—
Hawk's figure appeared on the outskirts of the Vampire Mansion, then looked at the dimly lit building nearby and the street devoid of any smoke, raised an eyebrow, and then reached out his hand into the air.
Next second.
His right hand seemed to pass through the air.
Meanwhile.
"Ding!"
"Officer, someone broke through the shield barrier."
"What?"
Sharon Carter, who was leaning against a S.H.I.E.L.D. command truck near the Vampire Mansion, discussing plans to storm the building with unknown numbers of vampires to rescue Eric Brooks, instinctively ran over to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent responsible for setting up sensory barriers and looked at the computer screen in front of them.
At first glance.
A dome-like energy shield, depicted in 3D animation, covered a 200-meter diameter area centered around the Vampire Mansion.
Just a moment ago, there was a disturbance in one section of the shield.
But now...
The S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent who summoned Sharon over slightly froze as they looked at their computer screen.
"It's gone?"
"This was the spot just now."
Sharon frowned.
And then.
A voice sounded behind her.
Standing behind Sharon was Hawk, leaning over, following Sharon's gaze to the computer screen: "What's this, a cognitive shielding circle like in Wakanda?"
Upon hearing this familiar voice, Sharon instinctively turned around.
"Thud!"
"Hiss!"
Sharon held her forehead where it collided with Hawk's chin, took a sharp breath, but looked happily at Hawk: "Hawk, why are you here?"
Hawk smiled slightly.
"You don't know?"
"Did something happen?"
Sharon continued rubbing her forehead, looking at Hawk.
Hawk observed Sharon, who seemed sincerely surprised, raised an eyebrow, then glanced at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents surrounding the Vampire Mansion and the vampires inside letting out fangs, confronting the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents, before turning back to Sharon.
"What are you guys doing here?"
"Eric Brooks!"
"He's Blade Warrior, considered as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s special operative. We intercepted intelligence that the vampire leader Deacon Frost inside is attempting to summon the Blood God to wreak havoc. Thus, we teamed up with Blade, but yesterday Blade went missing, suspected to be captured inside."
Sharon explained simply while rubbing her forehead and, after realizing it didn't hurt much anymore, put down her arm and curiously looked at Hawk: "By the way, what are you doing here?"
S.H.I.E.L.D., though monitoring Hawk, doesn't do it constantly like they did with Bruce Banner.
Given the good relationship S.H.I.E.L.D. has with Hawk, and with Director Maria Hill, Commander Victoria Hand, and New York S.H.I.E.L.D. First Agent Sharon Carter eager to maintain this relationship.
Therefore, S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't monitor Hawk constantly.
Only when S.H.I.E.L.D. Satellite picks up energy fluctuations around Hawk would they immediately send alert messages to Sharon.
Even when Gwen and Hawk are in the same city, they don't need to send people to protect Gwen.
Only when Hawk leaves New York City does S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents appear to protect Gwen without disrupting her normal life.
The focus is on keeping a distance.
Usually, Sharon only keeps in touch with Gwen, bonding through shopping or hanging out.
However, half a month ago, Sharon became busy.
Because of intelligence provided by special agent Blade Warrior suggesting that New York City's Vampire Elder Council leader Deacon Frost might be looking for the Blood Scripture.
Though the purpose was unclear, instinct told Sharon that the vampires of New York City were up to something big.
Therefore, Sharon really didn't know why Hawk appeared here today.
However...
Sharon jokingly said: "Are you here to help us?"
Hawk met Sharon's playful yet expectant gaze with a slight smile.
"George became a vampire."
"?"
A question mark appeared over Sharon's head, her smiling face froze.
Hawk shrugged.
"Black Hand is the Blood Red Apocalypse, and its mastermind is Deacon Frost. I just destroyed the Blood Red Apocalypse, so I could make it here."
"Unexpectedly..."
Hawk smiled looking at Sharon.
"Such coincidence."
"Hiss!"
Sharon snapped out of her shock and looked at Hawk.
"Sorry, it's our..."
"It's nothing to do with you."
Hawk interrupted Sharon, who immediately wanted to apologize, and said with a smile, "It was you guys who did this, and there's nothing bad about George becoming a vampire."
Sharon blinked.
Hawk smiled slightly and looked at Sharon: "At least now Gwen doesn't have to worry about George having an accident while on a mission."
After all, human George is quite fragile, and he enjoys taking charge on the front line in major cases like smuggling. If he's accidentally shot by a criminal, that would be game over for him.
But vampire George doesn't have such concerns.
In other words,
George won't need bulletproof vests on the front line any longer, and he can even serve as a bulletproof vest for other detectives.
Of course, as long as George isn't afraid to expose his identity as a vampire.
In short,
Human George—fragile skin and little blood.
Vampire George—tough skin and resilient.
Gwen doesn't have to worry about George suddenly dying anymore.
So from a certain perspective, George becoming a vampire is a good thing, because Gwen will only have to worry about him alone now. She won't need to share Gwen's worries with George anymore.
Hawk thought to himself.
After hearing this, Sharon's expression became somewhat peculiar.
Hawk glanced at Sharon's expression.
"You're not suspecting that I intentionally turned George into a vampire, are you?"
"Ah, what? No, of course not."
Sharon was initially stunned but then realized and shook her head like a rattle.
Hawk raised his eyebrows.
"Really?"
"No."
Sharon pursed her lips and looked at Hawk seriously, changing the subject: "That's not right, we surrounded this place this afternoon, Deacon Frost and his vampires didn't have any chance to get out."
Hawk shrugged.
"It happened a week ago."
"A week ago..."
Upon hearing this answer, Sharon's eyes widened again.
Hawk glanced at Sharon again, knowing what she was thinking: "It's none of my business. Someone wanted to play detective games and accidentally messed up today; I came in half an hour ago."
Sharon, upon hearing this, realized immediately.
No need to guess, that someone must be Gwen.
That made sense.
She was curious at first because given Hawk's temperament, George turned into a vampire half an hour ago, and in half an hour, the whole of New York City's vampires would probably be busy searching for the culprit.
If they don't want to be exterminated.
Sharon thought, then turned to look at the Vampire Mansion surrounded by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and then at Hawk.
"So... should I call my people down?"
"Sure."
Hawk saw the excitement and anticipation in Sharon's eyes and smiled slightly: "Even without this, if you give me a call, I'd come over to help."
As Sharon instructed her assistant to notify the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents surrounding the Vampire Mansion to pull back, she shook her head.
"Thought about asking you for help."
"Then?"
"They're just vampires, calling you over feels like using a nuke to kill mosquitoes."
"Someone thought the same at first."
Hawk listened to Sharon's reasoning, his lips curled up: "Then she messed up, and it seems like you guys messed up too."
Sharon met Hawk's gaze, smiled wryly, and took a deep breath.
"I'll definitely ask for your help first if there's something next time."
"No problem."
Hawk said with a smile: "Give me a call, or call Gwen, and I'll come right away."
Sharon nodded upon hearing this.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome, friends."
Hawk said, then looked towards the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who had received orders, and were all retreating from the entrance of the Vampire Mansion.
Seeing this, Sharon thought of something.
"Right, Hawk, there's someone inside, or rather not a person—it's a vampire, or rather he's..."
"A half-human, half-vampire, Eric Brooks, right."
"...Yes, he's..."
"Your people."
Hawk returned his focus and laughed: "Don't worry, I won't kill him, if he's not already dead."
Sharon nodded, then watched Hawk prepare to step forward.
"Wait, Hawk."
"Anything else?"
"Yes."
Sharon nodded and looked at Hawk, clasping her hands together, looking at Hawk expectantly: "It's night now, the isolation field, the research lab has only replicated seventy percent of its function, please keep the commotion small, if it's too big, it's hard to wrap up."
Seeing Sharon like this, Hawk laughed and shook his head.
"Okay, I'll do my best. Anything else?"
"That's all, be careful, Hawk."
"Don't worry."
Hawk smiled slightly, turned, and stepped out.
Instantly disappearing from Sharon's sight.
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