The information Katherine provided was quite complete.
Hawke also remembered it very clearly.
Deacon Frost didn't live alone either.
Like Elani, who was sleeping in the church just now, he slept in his own base.
To be precise, it was a skyscraper.
And it was a building where not only he lived, but also the elite Vampires of the New York City Vampire Elder Council, who could be said to live in the same skyscraper as Deacon Frost.
High emotional intelligence: Deacon Frost shared weal and woe with other Vampires.
Low emotional intelligence: This guy was afraid of Death.
After all, this guy's desire to replace the Elder Council of the thirteen pure-blood Vampires wasn't a new thing; he had been secretly accumulating power for a long time.
By now, he had already become a force to be reckoned with.
Once he translated the method to summon the Blood God, he would fully reveal his ambition and replace the thirteen pure-blood Vampires.
Unfortunately... this guy's dream was destined to be shattered.
Because Hawke entered the fray.
But!
After leaving the church, Hawke did not directly appear in Deacon Frost's Vampire skyscraper.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, or couldn't.
It was because—
Hawke's figure appeared on the outskirts of the Vampire skyscraper, then looked at the dimly lit building not far away, and then at the street in front of him, devoid of any human activity, raised an eyebrow, and then reached out his hand into the air in front of him.
The next second.
His right hand seemed to pass through the air.
At the same time.
"Ding!"
"Officer, someone has breached the屏蔽圈."
"What."
Sharon Carter, who was currently standing by the Vampire skyscraper, leaning against a S.H.I.E.L.D. command vehicle, discussing preparations to break into the skyscraper, which contained an unknown number of Vampires, to rescue Eric Brooks, heard this and subconsciously ran to the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent responsible for setting up the sensory barrier around them, then looked at the computer screen in front of her.
On the screen.
A dome-like energy shield, in 3D animation, covered a 200-meter radius centered on the Vampire skyscraper.
Just now, a ripple appeared in one part of the shield.
But now... the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who called Sharon over looked at his computer screen again and was slightly stunned.
"It's gone?"
"Just now, this position."
Sharon frowned.
Just then.
A voice sounded behind her.
Hawke, standing behind Sharon, also craned his neck, following Sharon's gaze to the computer screen: "What is this, a cognitive dampening field like Wakanda's?"
Sharon, hearing the familiar voice, subconsciously turned her head.
"Thud!"
"Hiss!"
Sharon covered her forehead, which had bumped into Hawke's chin, and gasped, but her expression was somewhat surprised as she looked at Hawke: "Hawke, why are you here?"
Hawke smiled faintly.
"You don't know?"
"What happened?"
Sharon continued to rub her forehead, looking at Hawke.
Hawke looked at Sharon, whose expression seemed genuine, and his sword-like eyebrows involuntarily raised, then he looked at the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who had already surrounded the Vampire skyscraper, and the Vampires inside the building, whose fangs were vaguely visible as they confronted the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, then he looked back at Sharon.
"What are you doing here?"
"Eric Brooks!"
"He is Blade, considered an unofficial S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. We intercepted intelligence that the Vampire leader inside, Deacon Frost, is attempting to summon the Blood God to wreak havoc on the world, so we teamed up with Blade. However, Blade went missing yesterday, suspected of being captured and brought in here."
Sharon rubbed her forehead as she briefly explained, then feeling her forehead was no longer hurting much, she lowered her arm and then realized, looking at Hawke curiously: "Oh right, what are you doing here?"
Although S.H.I.E.L.D. paid attention to Hawke, it wasn't the constant surveillance they had previously given Bruce Banner.
After all, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s relationship with Hawke was very good, and Director Maria Hill, Commander Victoria Hand, and New York S.H.I.E.L.D.'s first Agent, Sharon Carter, all wanted to maintain such a good relationship.
So S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't constantly monitor Hawke.
Only when S.H.I.E.L.D. satellites detected Hawke's energy fluctuations would an alert message be sent to Sharon immediately.
Even with Gwen and Hawke in the same city, they didn't need to send people to protect Gwen.
Only when Hawke left New York City would S.H.I.E.L.D. agents appear, and they would protect Gwen without disturbing her normal life.
The main thing was to maintain distance.
Normally, Sharon would only contact Gwen to foster their friendship, go shopping, and so on.
However, half a month ago, Sharon became busy.
Due to intelligence revealed by the unofficial Agent Blade, Deacon Frost, the leader of the New York City Vampire Elder Council, was suspected of collecting the 'Blood Scripture'.
Although she didn't know why, her intuition told Sharon that the Vampires in New York City were planning something big.
So, Sharon really didn't know why Hawke would appear here today.
But... Sharon joked: "You're not here to help us, are you?"
Hawke met Sharon's gaze, which held a hint of expectation within her joke, and also smiled faintly.
"George turned into a Vampire."
"?"
A question mark appeared above Sharon's head, and the smile on her face froze.
Hawke shrugged.
"The mastermind is Scarlet Apocalypse, and Scarlet Apocalypse's boss is Deacon Frost. I just wiped out Scarlet Apocalypse, which is why I'm here."
"Who would have thought..."
Hawke smiled as he looked at Sharon.
"What a coincidence."
"Hiss!"
Sharon recovered from her shock and looked at Hawke.
"Sorry, it's us..."
"What does it have to do with you?"
Hawke looked at Sharon, who immediately intended to apologize to him, and interrupted her directly, smiling: "This wasn't done by you, and there's nothing wrong with George becoming a Vampire."
Sharon blinked.
Hawke smiled faintly, looking at Sharon: "At least Gwen won't have to worry about George getting into an accident during a mission one day."
After all, human George was very fragile, and he liked to command on the front lines for some major cases, such as smuggling. If he accidentally got shot by a criminal, he would be directly out of the game.
But Vampire George didn't have this concern.
It could be said that.
George wouldn't even need a bulletproof vest when going to the front lines in the future; he could even stand in front and act as a bulletproof vest for other detectives.
Of course, as long as George wasn't afraid of exposing his Vampire identity.
In short.
Human George, fragile and low on health.
Vampire George, tough and durable.
Gwen no longer had to worry about George suddenly dying.
So, from a certain perspective, George becoming a Vampire was a good thing, because from now on, Gwen only needed to worry about him alone, and no longer had to share Gwen's worries with George.
Hawke thought so.
After hearing this, Sharon's expression became a little strange.
Hawke glanced at Sharon's expression.
"You're not suspecting that I deliberately let George turn into a Vampire, are you?"
"Ah, what, no, of course not."
Sharon was stunned at first, then reacted, shaking her head like a rattle drum.
Hawke raised an eyebrow.
"Really not?"
"No."
Sharon pursed her lips, looking at Hawke with a serious expression, and changed the subject: "That's not right, we surrounded this place this afternoon, Deacon Frost and his Vampires had no chance to get out."
Hawke shrugged.
"That was a week ago."
"A week ago..."
Sharon's eyes widened again when she heard this answer.
Hawke glanced at Sharon again, knowing what she was thinking now: "It's not my fault, someone wanted to play a detective game, but accidentally messed up today. I only got involved half an hour ago."
Sharon's expression showed understanding again upon hearing this.
No need to think, that 'someone' must be Gwen.
That made sense.
She was a little curious at first, because according to Hawke's temper, if George had turned into a Vampire half an hour ago, then half an hour later, it was estimated that all the Vampires in New York City would spontaneously search for the culprit.
If they didn't want to be annihilated.
Sharon thought to herself, then turned to glance at the Vampire skyscraper surrounded by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and then looked at Hawke.
"Then... should I tell my people to stand down?"
"You can."
Hawke once again saw a hint of excitement and anticipation in Sharon's eyes, and smiled faintly: "Actually, even without this, if you called me, I would come to help."
Sharon waved her hand, signaling her assistant to inform the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents surrounding the Vampire skyscraper to pull back, while shaking her head.
"I thought about asking you for help."
"And then?"
"It's just Vampires; asking you to come feels like using a nuclear bomb to swat a mosquito."
"Someone else thought the same thing at first."
Hawke's lips curved upwards as he listened to Sharon's reason: "Then she crashed and burned, and it seems you've crashed and burned too."
Sharon met Hawke's gaze, gave a wry smile, then took a deep breath.
"From now on, if anything happens, I'll ask for your help immediately."
"No problem."
Hawke said with a smile: "Call me if anything happens, or call Gwen, and I'll be there as soon as I know."
Sharon nodded upon hearing this.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome, we're friends."
Hawke said, then looked at the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who had received orders and were all withdrawing from the entrance of the Vampire skyscraper.
Sharon saw this and remembered something.
"Oh, right, Hawke, there's someone inside, no, not a person, it's a Vampire, no, that's not right, he's..."
"Half-human, half-Vampire, Eric Brooks, right?"
"...Yes, he's..."
"Your guy."
Hawke came back to himself and chuckled: "Don't worry, I won't kill him, if he's not already dead."
Sharon hummed, then looked at Hawke, who was about to step forward.
"Wait a moment, Hawke."
"Something else?"
"Mm."
Sharon nodded, looked at Hawke, clasped her hands together, and looked at Hawke with pleading eyes: "It's night, and this dampening field, the research lab has only replicated seventy percent of its functions. Please try to keep the commotion a little smaller; if it gets too big, the cleanup will be very troublesome."
Hawke looked at Sharon's expression and chuckled, shaking his head.
"Alright, I'll try my best. Anything else?"
"No, just be careful, Hawke."
"Don't worry."
Hawke smiled faintly, turned around, and stepped forward.
He instantly vanished from Sharon's sight...
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