When he came, it was a Spark Portal.
When he returned, it was naturally also a Spark Portal.
Following a burst of sparks, Hawk, who had bid farewell to the Sorcerer Supreme and studied at Kamar-Taj for two days, stepped out of the portal hand-in-hand with Gwen and had already returned to Kamar-Taj's temple in New York City.
Soon.
Hawk and Gwen walked out of the temple, whose presence was infinitely reduced behind them, got back into the car, and then stepped on the gas, heading towards Palm Street.
Just then.
Gwen, who had just gotten into the car and buckled her seatbelt, looked at New York City, which was also morning, and seemed to think of something.
"Something's not right!"
"What's wrong?"
Hawk glanced at Gwen, who had suddenly spoken.
Gwen blinked and said, "When we went to Kamar-Taj, it was morning, and it was morning there too, but logically, shouldn't it be night there already?"
Hawk thought Gwen was curious about something, and hearing her, he chuckled and said, "This is what the Sorcerer Supreme did."
Gwen raised an eyebrow.
Hawk smiled and said, "She was worried about us having jet lag. Don't forget, the Time Stone is with her."
Gwen nodded, an expression of realization on her face.
Half an hour later.
The audi a8 entered the garage.
The next second.
After successfully dropping Gwen off at home, Hawk instantly disappeared from the garage. When he reappeared, he had once again transformed into a reddish-black light, streaking from ten thousand meters in the sky towards Fort Stockton, Texas.
The alarm at the New York S.H.I.E.L.D. Operations Command Center blared again.
"Hiss!"
"Here it comes again."
"Where is it going this time?"
"Looking at the trajectory, it seems to be heading towards Texas again."
"Call Agent Carter."
"Okay."
Several S.H.I.E.L.D. agents on holiday duty, watching Hawk, who was almost impossible to track under the S.H.I.E.L.D. satellite due to his speed, immediately prepared to call Sharon Carter, who was currently on vacation in Texas, after confirming Hawk's trajectory and position.
To be clear, there were very few Agents in the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. who had dealt with Hawk.
Sharon Carter was already considered an expert in this regard.
At the same time, another person who sensed Hawk's aura rapidly heading towards Fort Stockton, Texas, was Qiang Ni · Bu Lei Zi, who was currently sitting in the last row of a bus traveling from Pottsville County, Pennsylvania, to New York City. He looked a bit disheveled and tired, sporting Nicholas Cage's old face.
Don't ask him why he was on a bus.
Because even the Ghost Rider couldn't travel from Texas to New York City overnight.
The most important point was that after leaving Texas, even the Ghost Rider couldn't appear during the day.
So...
This led to Qiang Ni · Bu Lei Zi diligently buying bus tickets and heading towards New York City during the day. At night, the Ghost Rider would steal someone else's motorcycle, then transform back into the Ghost Rider, cackling as he continued towards New York City.
Actually, logically speaking, even with this, they should have arrived in New York City yesterday.
But who made Qiang Ni · Bu Lei Zi already targeted by S.H.I.E.L.D.?
That's right.
The Ghost Rider might not be afraid of S.H.I.E.L.D., but Qiang Ni · Bu Lei Zi only knew that law enforcement agencies were trying to arrest him, so much so that he barely dared to move yesterday. He found a place to hide and only continued his journey at night after he could transform into the Ghost Rider.
This matter was mainly Qiang Ni's own fault.
In a word.
If you don't want to perform anymore, you can always issue a notice ten days or half a month in advance.
As a result, a professional S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, who had spent a lot of money on an inner-circle ticket, was eagerly waiting to enjoy your performance the next evening, but you, you bastard, directly stood her up.
Feeling played, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent flushed red and swore to find this unreliable Blaze Johnny.
In a word.
The enraged S.H.I.E.L.D. agent also wanted Blaze Johnny to know that her temper was also very fiery.
Then, under S.H.I.E.L.D. surveillance, they saw Qiang Ni · Bu Lei Zi transform into the Ghost Rider, enter a gas station, blow up the gas station while stealing a biker's motorcycle, and then cackle as he burst out of the exploding gas station.
Thus, a personal grudge completely turned into official business.
No doubt about it.
S.H.I.E.L.D. machinery was instantly mobilized, fully searching for Qiang Ni · Bu Lei Zi.
Although S.H.I.E.L.D.'s elites were still in Africa, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents remaining on home soil were actually quite capable.
If it were an ordinary person, they would have probably been found long ago.
But Qiang Ni, relying on his keen intuition, which had merged with the Ghost Rider, managed to avoid S.H.I.E.L.D.'s sight again and again, and even successfully boarded the bus to New York City this morning.
As a result...
Just as he was about to reach New York in three hours, Qiang Ni · Bu Lei Zi felt Hawk's marked aura rapidly move towards Texas again, and he was almost in tears.
But!
What else could he do?
His father's soul was still waiting for him to rescue.
As Qiang Ni's thoughts churned, he walked towards the bus door, shouting, "Driver, stop the car! My house is on Fire, I need to get off."
The driver slammed on the brakes, almost sending Qiang Ni stumbling into the bus aisle.
Five seconds later.
The bus sped away.
Qiang Ni looked at the departing bus, then at the desolate road, and suddenly froze, realizing something.
He should have gotten off at the next transfer station.
Hawk had now landed back in the valley where he had dueled the Earth Demon before.
The moment he landed, the aura of the Hell Dimension attacked again, instantly attempting to suppress his combat power.
But...
The law of life and death also flowed through Hawk's body. Under the washing of the law of life and death, the feeling of his combat power being suppressed instantly disappeared.
After all, before my underworld is built, if you say I die and go to hell, I won't argue with you.
But now that my underworld is built, if you say I die and still go to your hell, then isn't my underworld built for nothing?
Hawk felt the dissipating Hell aura, stood still, stretched his limbs, then took out his phone from his pocket, looked at the incoming call, and directly chose to answer.
"Sharon."
"Hawk, you're back at Fort Stockton again?"
"Yes."
Hawk smiled and said, "I think that motorcycle stunt show you mentioned is pretty good. I thought about it and felt I should come and see it."
It was better not to mention it.
But once mentioned!
Sharon, on the other end of the phone, instantly became full of resentment: "You mean Blaze Johnny? Don't even mention him! That damned guy is actually a demon."
Hawk raised an eyebrow.
Sharon then explained how she had spent a lot of money on tickets, had been looking forward to it for who knows how long, only for Blaze Johnny's performance to be canceled. She was so angry that when she went to find Blaze Johnny to have a real-life PK, she discovered him transforming into a skeleton man.
"Then you're too late. That guy has already fled to Pennsylvania."
"Not late, just right."
Hawk listened to Sharon's explanation and completely confirmed that the surprise Mephisto gave him was the Ghost Rider.
But when he thought of the Ghost Rider, who had been struggling to get to New York City for the past two days, he felt an uncontrollable urge to laugh.
However, Hawk ultimately restrained himself, then sensing Sharon's confusion on the other end of the phone, he chuckled and said, "He's coming for me. I'll give you a piece of advice: don't let your people get close to him at night."
Sharon was stunned at first, then a little curious.
"What happens if they get close?"
"He used to be a Hell Lord, but he was defeated by Mephisto and turned into a Spirit of Vengeance by Mephisto, specifically to harvest souls for Mephisto. What do you think will happen if you get close?"
"Hiss!"
Sharon gasped, then quickly said, "Okay, thank you. I'll report this information. But, he's coming for you, so you…"
Hawk smiled and said, "I came for him."
Sharon, on the other end of the phone, had an expression of realization. After hanging up with Hawk, she quickly reported the latest situation.
The intelligence quickly transferred.
Soon.
Two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, who were driving along the road trying to find Johnny's whereabouts, their eyes lit up as they saw Johnny not far away, thumbing for a ride on the road. Just as they were about to speed up and rush over to claim credit.
The latest intelligence arrived.
Johnny looked at the Chevrolet SUV driving towards him not far away, and a happy expression appeared on his face.
The next second.
The Chevrolet SUV whizzed past without stopping. The driver and the two men in black suits in the passenger seat acted as if they didn't see him at all, driving straight past him and accelerating forward.
Caw!
Caw!
Caw!
A crow flew by, leaving three bold question marks above Johnny's head.
"WTF—"
"People here are so heartless!"
After Qiang Ni reacted, he looked at the distant Chevrolet SUV and instinctively blurted out a curse, unable to help but complain that people in Pennsylvania were not at all like the mutually helpful people of Texas.
Night fell!
In the desolate canyon fifty kilometers south of Fort Stockton.
Hawk sat on a cliff, looking up at the quietly rising Moon.
Tonight's Moon was very full.
He remembered when he was little, in the church, every August 15th, when he stood behind the church and looked up at the Moon, his younger sister Anya would also imitate him, looking up at the Moon with him.
Unfortunately, ever since Anya's accidental death, he had rarely looked at the Moon all these years.
Because ever since Anya passed away, whenever he looked up at the Moon, he would always think of his sister, who would stand beside him, imitating his movements and looking up at the Moon with him.
He was afraid of being reminded of sad memories.
And also afraid of seeing things that reminded him of her.
So, today was the first time in so many years that he had seriously looked at the Moon again.
Because...
If all went well, he would be able to bring his sister back before the Sun rose tomorrow.
The reason he built the underworld so perfectly, even using the Reality Stone to create a realistic Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, was so that his sister could live comfortably during her time in the underworld.
Soon!
Anya, I'm coming to pick you up soon.
As a cackling sound gradually came from afar, Hawk slowly withdrew his gaze and looked in the direction of the cackling sound.
In view!
...
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