Splash——
On the turbulent surface of the Atlantic Ocean, suddenly, as if bubbling with boiling water, the sea, roughly five hundred meters in diameter, seemed to be rising.
Then.
Boom!
A huge, dead deep-sea beast emerged from the water, lingering in mid-air for a moment before crashing heavily back into the sea with a thunderous sound.
Splash.
The sea creature hit the water's surface with a force almost equivalent to crashing onto concrete, instantly turning the seawater a bright red with rolling fresh blood.
In the blink of an eye, the surrounding marine life, having lost their target, set their sights on this already dead but still deliciously fragrant giant sea monster.
"Clang!"
Standing in mid-air above the sea, Hawk observed the massive sea monster's corpse, which was being devoured by countless marine creatures. With a thought, the wings of the Netherworld Armor behind him separated, transforming into a black stream of light, weaving back and forth across the body of the sea monster.
In an instant!
The sea monster was sliced and diced into pieces.
The next second.
Ignoring the marine creatures below engaged in a savage struggle for meat, Hawk withdrew his gaze and looked toward the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.
Namor had escaped.
Just like last time, he called upon an innocent sea giant to take the hit for him. Just as Hawk was momentarily distracted by the sea giant, Namor slipped into a crevice in the seabed and escaped.
Three-man assault.
Strucker was dead.
Shuri had died tragically.
Namor fled.
But...
Unlike last time, when Namor escaped, Hawk couldn't find Namor's lair, and he was also rushing back to New York City last time.
But this time?
"Escape?"
"You can run from the monk, but you can't run from the temple."
"In this world!"
"If I say I'll kill your entire clan, I'll kill your entire clan!"
As Hawk's golden pupils gleamed, the Nemo Trident, suppressed within the Little Cosmos, flashed with white light and appeared in his hand once more.
As soon as the Nemo Trident appeared, it began to vibrate ceaselessly, trying to leave Hawk's hand and return to its rightful owner.
But Hawk would never let it succeed.
Hawk gripped the Nemo Trident with both hands. With a burst of Power of the Little Cosmos, he forcefully tried to break the Nemo Trident.
The Nemo Trident bent in response.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
"Thud thud thud!"
As the Nemo Trident bent, its vibration grew more intense, while the Power of the Ocean flowing over it tried to contend with the Power of the Little Cosmos in Hawk's hands.
In an instant.
Billowing hot steam gushed out from where Hawk held the Nemo Trident.
"Is Hawk really planning to break this thing?"
Sharon, at New York S.H.I.E.L.D. Central, watched the big screen as Hawk attempted to break the Nemo Trident, a hint of curiosity mixed with a touch of regret.
After all...
"This trident should be like Thor's hammer, a Divine Artifact, right?"
"The Nemo Trident."
Gwen, standing beside her, replied, "It's said to be the weapon of the sea god Poseidon."
Sharon raised an eyebrow.
"Poseidon? Zeus, Greek mythology."
"Yeah."
"Hiss!"
Sharon blinked at Gwen, who nodded. "So, the legends about God King Odin and God King Zeus are true here?"
Gwen shook her head. "Hawk mentioned there is indeed a Zeus in the cosmos, but not on Earth."
Upon hearing this, Sharon instinctively looked at the Nemo Trident on the big screen.
"Then this trident?"
"Who knows, maybe Poseidon visited Earth before, just like Odin did before?"
Gwen said, her gaze unconsciously moving up to the second floor, where Wanda and others were in one of the rooms.
After Wanda and Pietro returned, Sharon had directed someone to escort them to the second-floor rest area.
Primarily because Billy and Tommy were hungry and needed to eat.
Just now, after feeding Billy and Tommy, Wanda stood up to reopen the curtains in the slightly dim room.
Standing on the first floor, Gwen's gaze once again met Wanda's, who was at the window on the second floor.
As Wanda's gaze fell on her, Gwen smiled slightly.
Wanda was initially stunned, then returned a faint smile.
Gwen then withdrew her gaze.
Seeing this, Wanda also turned away from the window.
Pietro was helping change Billy's diaper on the sofa.
The diaper was purchased by a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
Wanda stepped over, taking over her brother's task.
Pietro picked up Tommy, holding him in his arms. "It seems like we're under house arrest."
Wanda glanced at her brother, Pietro: "Maybe we have to wait for him to return."
Upon hearing this, Pietro thought for a moment and nodded.
On the Atlantic!
Hawk continued to battle the Nemo Trident, which was resisting him.
He had tried to break it last time.
But he didn't succeed.
This time, he felt he could break the Nemo Trident, but chose not to.
After all, he was no Hel.
This trident, once tamed, could be handed to his future son to use when he and Gwen had children.
What?
This thing belongs to Poseidon?
Sorry.
This is Hawk's trophy.
So…
He can use it as he wishes.
But as a divine artifact, the Nemo Trident will surely be unwilling, so it needs to be tamed.
After all, if he wants to find Namor's lair, he will need the guidance of this Nemo Trident.
Still the same words.
If he says he will eliminate Namor's entire clan, he will definitely do so!
After all, he is the Demon King.
And a Demon King with a soul from the East, in the face of whose murderous intent, even the most terrifying Demon King of the West would be considered a Saint.
Soon.
With Hawk's continuous pressure, the Nemo Trident in his hand has bent to its limit.
Hawk then looked at the Nemo Trident in his hand!
"Submit!"
"Or die!"
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
Almost the moment Hawk finished speaking, the Nemo Trident in his hand made its choice, and a blue light point appeared at the tip of the middle fork.
The light point whooshed into his Little Cosmos.
Immediately after, a water world filled with blue appeared in Hawk's Little Cosmos, and at the same time, Hawk felt that the Nemo Trident in his hand was no longer a weapon but seemed to be an extension of his own body.
Hawk raised an eyebrow, released his left hand, grasped the Nemo Trident with his right hand, and the tip of the trident suddenly hooked the sea surface below.
"Rise!"
"Boom!"
A thick water column, about a hundred meters high, shot up from the sea and formed a towering water column above the surface.
Sharon was stunned.
"Hiss, this is..."
"It should be the function of that trident, Hawk has tamed it."
Gwen looked at the screen, where Hawk was on the sea, waving the trident with one hand, summoning one water dragon after another, and seemed to feel Hawk's joy, showing a hint of a smile for him.
Sharon looked at the screen, where Hawk was treating the Atlantic Ocean like a playground: "Is the power of this trident that strong? That strange creature just now didn't seem as powerful as Hawk."
Yes.
If before, Namor's use of the trident felt like an entry-level skill.
Now, Hawk using the trident is a mastery.
An illusion?
Sharon was curious.
Unfortunately.
This is no illusion.
Because Namor never truly possessed the Nemo Trident from the start.
The Nemo Trident's act of surrendering its core to Hawk just now is the best proof.
As is known.
Thor's hammer is forged from the core of a planet, possessing the weight of a planet.
The Nemo Trident possesses the weight of a water world.
This trident is indeed Poseidon's relic from Zeus's mythology. The reason the Nemo Trident chose to follow Namor is simple.
Because Namor is a descendant of Atlantis.
And the gods that Atlantis once worshipped were Poseidon.
But…
Namor could use the trident, but never truly owned it.
But now!
Hawk truly possesses it.
Above the Atlantic Ocean, Hawk, who has summoned several sea dragons, stands in mid-air, holding the Nemo Trident.
The Black Phoenix Nether Armor on him disassembles and returns to the Netherworld.
His gaze locks onto the position of Namor's lair transmitted by the Nemo Trident just now.
The next moment.
Hawk glanced at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Satellite directed this way, then instantly, with a boom, holding the trident, he plunged into the sea.
This entry into the sea, with the help of the Nemo Trident, made Hawk feel as if he was one with the surrounding seawater, rapidly advancing towards Namor's lair.
"Uh..."
Sharon blinked, watching Hawk disappear into the ocean and lose signal after just glancing at the satellite: "Doesn't Hawk plan to come back?"
Gwen recalled the still-murderous gaze of Hawk when looking at the satellite: "Things aren't finished yet, I guess."
She also couldn't understand why people kept provoking Hawk.
Hawk is clearly so kind.
This was Gwen's true feeling.
And indeed, under the premise of not being provoked, Hawk stayed quietly in New York City, never leaving.
Even S.H.I.E.L.D., although wanting Hawk to join The Avengers, Sharon had told her.
Director Hill and Commander Hand had considered it.
Both felt that Hawk staying quietly in New York City, with peace and quiet, was of higher value than having him join The Avengers.
In the end...
Even though Hawk wanted peace and quiet, people kept trying to provoke him.
It's their fault for being wiped out!
Gwen thought of Namor, who had helped Strucker attack Hawk earlier, and thought silently to herself, with no sympathy.
I sympathize with him.
Who will sympathize with me?
Gwen thought in her heart, then once again looked up towards the second-floor lounge.
...