When Natasha said that, both her tone and expression were quite certain.
In fact…
Alexander Pierce looked at the crimson light rapidly streaking across the sky, listened to Natasha's words, and didn't refute them.
After all!
It was the truth.
Boom!
Hawk's figure transformed into a rainbow, accompanied by a stream of light, instantly piercing through the uppermost Insight Mothership from top to bottom. The Vibranium shield equipped on the Insight Mothership didn't even ripple, and was instantly penetrated.
The next second.
A violent explosion sounded, and brilliant flames erupted from the upper and lower ends of the Insight Mothership.
The airwave caused by the huge explosion instantly swept in all directions, directly knocking Captain America and Winter Soldier, who were still sniping each other in the middle, flying.
With a bang!
Captain America rolled a few times after landing and quickly got back to his feet.
But Winter Soldier wasn't so lucky.
Because he was caught by Hawk.
Winter Soldier looked at Hawk in front of him, and the moment he tried to counterattack, he was already gripped by Hawk's neck.
Just as Hawk's eyes flickered with crimson light.
Captain America spoke up in time: "Hawk, please…"
The crimson light in Hawk's eyes dissipated as he looked at Steve, who was scrambling to his feet not far away: "Captain?"
Steve quickly said: "Don't kill him, please."
He was very nervous.
Because when they rushed here from New York City, they heard many things about Hawk from Natasha, Sharon, and Commander Hand.
First and foremost were General Ross's family extermination and Wakanda's tribal extermination.
Clearly.
Hawk was a ruthless person, so he was afraid that Hawk would casually truly make his good friend GG.
However…
Although Hawk was very angry now, he wasn't so blinded by rage.
He just wanted to see if Captain America Steve truly had different feelings for his good friend, as the rumors claimed.
It was indeed so.
Having gotten the answer he wanted, Hawk chuckled, looked at the nervous Steve, and then threw Winter Soldier Bucky at Captain America's feet.
"He's yours, Captain."
"…Thank you."
"You're welcome!"
Hawk said, then his figure flashed, appearing on the second Insight Mothership.
Thor was still struggling with the Insight Mothership's Vibranium shield.
Hawk raised an eyebrow.
"Need help?"
"No need!"
Thor said without looking back, and then, perhaps because of the arrival of his sparring partner and not wanting to be looked down upon by him, he roared. With his biceps tensed, lightning power circulated, and Mjolnir was covered in lightning, striking the Vibranium shield in front of him once again.
"Boom!"
"Crack——"
As the huge thunderous sound erupted, a spiderweb-like crack immediately appeared on the Vibranium shield, then spread rapidly in all directions.
Seeing this, Hawk didn't linger and went directly to the third Insight Mothership, which was being handled by Tony Stark, who had contacted Pepper Potts through Phil Coulson, then, under Pepper Potts' surprised gaze, put on the Iron Man Suit that flew directly from his private jet and arrived here.
The Insight Mothership was already littered with HYDRA corpses.
Hawk glanced at Tony Stark, who had already entered the Insight Mothership's command center as if entering an unmanned territory and was contacting Jarvis to seize control of the Insight Mothership. Then he withdrew his gaze and looked at Natasha, who was standing at the top-floor window of the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, level with him, watching the scene.
The next second.
Boom!
Accompanied by spatial ripples, the moment Hawk's figure disappeared from the Insight Mothership, he had already appeared in the conference room on the top floor of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Triskelion.
Hawk's gaze first fell on Alexander Pierce.
"Where is Anna?"
"…
Alexander Pierce looked at the appearing Hawk, his eyes momentarily dazed, then returned to calmness.
"Dead."
"Really?"
Hawk's expression remained unchanged, and he even let out a rare laugh: "It seems you've hidden a lot from me, but it doesn't matter, we'll find a place to talk slowly."
Alexander Pierce's pupils contracted, and he bit his teeth without hesitation…
With his Sixth Sense released, capturing Alexander Pierce's heartbeat, pulse, and eyes, Hawk's mind moved. Under his psychokinesis, he directly froze Alexander Pierce, who was about to bite the poison to commit suicide, in place.
Just then.
Natasha spoke up: "He just tried to activate the HYDRA Agents hidden outside Palm Street, attempting to take Gwen hostage to threaten you."
Hawk's expression changed slightly.
"But I stopped him. His call didn't go through. Commander Victoria Hand has already sent a S.H.I.E.L.D. team to protect Gwen."
"Thank you."
Hawk heard this, his heart, which had just tightened, relaxed. He looked at Natasha, smiled, and then turned his gaze to the East Country councilor holding a gun: "Alexander Pierce and I have some private matters to discuss. You don't mind if I take him, do you?"
The East Country councilor, dressed elegantly and with an elegant expression, smiled and said.
"We never interfere in the internal affairs of others."
"Thank you."
Hawk smiled slightly, and when he looked at Alexander Pierce again, his gaze had become incredibly sharp: "I always thought you were the smartest person in HYDRA. I never thought you were actually the most foolish one."
Alexander Pierce, frozen in place by psychokinesis, showed no expression.
But…
His heart rate was accelerating, and even his pupils were rapidly contracting at this moment.
Hawk chuckled, preparing to take Alexander Pierce away from here, first to New York City to confirm Gwen's safety, and then to find a secluded place to have a good talk with Alexander Pierce about their affairs.
Just then, Natasha seemed to hear something, called out to Hawk, and then took out the earpiece she was wearing and handed it to Hawk: "Hawk, Gwen has been rescued from the safe house."
Hawk took the earpiece from Natasha and put it in his ear.
"Gwen?"
"Hawk!"
Gwen, who had walked out of the Underground Room safe house after Commander Hand personally led the team and was accompanied by the female Agent Hawk had seen at the hospital, thus confirming the S.H.I.E.L.D. identity outside, smiled and said as she heard Hawk's voice through the earpiece: "I'm fine. Do what you need to do, be a hero. I'm proud of you."
Hawk's lips curved upwards.
"Hero, you know…"
"A hero doesn't need to be one all the time; they just need to step forward at critical moments. That is a hero."
"Alright, if you want me to be a hero."
"I'll be waiting for you to come back."
"Mm."
Gwen's voice was very gentle and calm, which reminded Hawk of when he had finished showing off at Quantico Base and Gwen called him home. Her voice seemed to be just like it was now, instantly calming his restless heart.
"Gwen wants me to be a hero, so I'll help you all this time." Hawk took off the earpiece and handed it 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's a lot of trouble."
After all, he and Mephisto were already at odds.
Although the last encounter ended with Mephisto's compromise.
But…
That was because neither Hawk nor Mephisto could kill the other, but if given the chance, both Hawk and Mephisto would want to kill the other.
So in this situation, if Pierce died and his soul went to Mephisto, if Hawk wanted to retrieve it, it would inevitably lead to more friction.
Better to avoid trouble.
Hawk thought to himself, then after Natasha nodded in agreement, his mind moved, and when he reappeared, he was already hovering above the S.H.I.E.L.D. Triskelion headquarters.
The next moment.
His Sixth Sense, like a net, cast itself overwhelmingly over the S.H.I.E.L.D. building in front of him.
He saw S.H.I.E.L.D. agents on the S.H.I.E.L.D. floors, at a disadvantage but still stubbornly resisting HYDRA Agents.
He also saw Sharon Carter, leading a team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, attempting to break through the S.H.I.E.L.D. underground Mothership Base command center.
The S.H.I.E.L.D. agents' expressions were resolute, as if they welcomed death.
The HYDRA Agents' faces were ferocious, with a strong tendency towards self-destruction, as if they thought, 'Even if I die, I'll take someone down with me.'
With his Sixth Sense fully open, Hawk floated above, taking in the myriad forms of S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA beings both above and below ground.
Immediately after—
Boom!
Hawk's Little Universe exploded in response. Accompanied by the immense energy generated by the Little Universe's explosion, countless coils of his Sixth Sense precisely located one HYDRA Agent after another.
Until the last HYDRA Agent was located.
Buzz!
The HYDRA Agents, who were fighting with S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, suddenly disappeared one after another from the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents' eyes, as if by magic.
Sharon, who had led her team to the underground Base control center, suddenly saw a HYDRA Agent pointing a gun at her. Her heart sank, and she was already prepared to die.
But…
That HYDRA Agent suddenly disappeared in front of her.
Sharon was stunned at first, then seemed to realize something.
"Hawk!"
"Yes, it's him."
Natasha, who had just pulled out the poisonous tooth from Pierce's mouth, heard Sharon's murmur through the earpiece, then looked at the scene outside and gave a definite answer.
In view.
Outside the S.H.I.E.L.D. building, a lifelike Fire Phoenix spread its wings and soared in the air.
And beneath this Fire Phoenix, HYDRA Agents appeared one after another, then instantly, under the Phoenix Fire, were burned to ashes without even having time to let out a scream!
Countless HYDRA Agents, teleported out by Hawk using 'Sixth Sense - Teleportation', flew towards the end of self-destruction like moths to a flame.
This could also be considered—
Getting what they wished for!
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