Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 209 What Level Are You to Negotiate With Me? (Fourth Update!)
Sokovia.

It is a small, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with many mountains, barren land, and constant warfare.

Warlords were everywhere.

To put it simply, today the warlord might be in charge, but tomorrow—no, sometimes not even tomorrow, this afternoon—that warlord's head might be chopped off and hung on the presidential flag.

but……

This has nothing to do with Hawke, who just arrived here.

boom!
As a sonic boom cloud appeared over Sokovia, Hawke's figure followed closely behind, his gaze fixed on a sprawling castle nestled in a cold jungle, built on a mountainside.

next second.

Hawke had already arrived at the castle.

but……

The castle was empty, deserted, and in a state of utter chaos. Several vehicles, seemingly left behind and burned, were parked at the castle entrance.

Hawke glanced at it, his six senses activated, instantly enveloping the entire castle, then locked onto a location and vanished from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already in a spacious room on the third floor of the castle.

The place was also deserted, with countless scraps of paper scattered on the floor and pens and cables strewn across the table.

Hawke glanced around the room before his gaze settled on the spot where the Mind Stone, one of the Infinity Stones, had once been.

He possesses the Reality Stone, and even if he's not far away, he can sense the aura fluctuations of other Infinity Stones when he's close by.

And this is where the Mind Gem once resided.

But not anymore.

Hawke's mind raced, and he instantly understood why the place was deserted.

Alexander Pierce tipped them off.

wrong.

He must have informed Alexander Pierce.

Hawke recalled the phone call from the voice impersonating Anna, when the caller asked to borrow the Mind Scepter.

It was because of what he said that the scepter of the soul, which should have been here, is no longer here.

"Pierce!"

"The leader of Hydra is still the leader of Hydra."

Hawke gave a cold laugh.

next second.

Alexander Pierce, who was originally serving his sentence in the third hell, the Stone Mill Hell, was thrown directly into the eighth hell after a flash of black light.

Frozen Netherworld!

Looking out, the place is vast and boundless, with ice, snow, and icy winds constantly ravaging it. Souls that come here have only one fate: to freeze to death.

They froze to death.

But like the Stone Mill Hell, this kind of death is not a one-time death, but an endless death.

The moment Alexander Pierce appeared in the Frozen Underworld, he felt a bone-chilling cold and almost instinctively hugged his arms, his teeth chattering.

Hawke stopped paying attention to Pierce after throwing him into the Eighth Prison.

He didn't bother asking Pierce where Sitori had fled to with his Mind Stone.

No need.

If you're so capable, Sitori should keep the Mind Stone hidden for the rest of his life.

Hawke thought to himself, then turned around, just as he was about to leave and return to New York City, when suddenly a thought struck him. In a flash, he arrived in a closed room and looked at a circular object that had just been opened.

at this time.

Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The moment Hawke stepped into the room, it was as if some mechanism had been activated. The golden metal surrounding the enclosed room, and even the ceiling, rapidly closed in, and in the blink of an eye, the entire room was enveloped.

boom!
Hawke's eyes were crimson, and his phoenix rays, which possessed terrifyingly high temperatures and could instantly vaporize ordinary people, struck the metal wall without even creating a hole.

Vibranium!

"Yes."

Just as Hawke raised an eyebrow and revealed the origin of the metal, a projection shot out from the newly activated circular object with a buzzing sound.

As the voice rang out, a man's projection appeared in Hawke's line of sight.

Hawke narrowed his eyes as he looked at the man who appeared before him as a projection.

The man in the projection seemed pleased to see Hawke, a smile on his somewhat weathered face, his voice hoarse with a metallic quality.

"Mr. Phoenix, hello, we finally meet."

Wolfgang von Schettler!

Hawke also mentioned the name of the projected man, glanced at the room completely surrounded by vibranium, and looked calmly at Cistrek: "I'm the one who led you to find vibranium. Do you think this thing can trap me?"

Sitchy responded with a smile, "Of course not, I never thought I could trap you with this trick."

Hawke laughed.

"So what do you want to do?"

"Let's talk."

"it is good!"

Hawke's smile remained unchanged as he looked at the projected image of Cistrek: "Give me an address, and I'll come over in person so we can have a proper chat."

Sitchrek laughed heartily.

“Mr. Phoenix, I absolutely will not give you my current address. After all, I just moved here.”

"Did Pierce inform you?"

"Yes."

Sitchrek readily admitted: "Although Alexander Pierce and I disagree on many things, we share a common goal: to make Hydra great again."

Yes.

Whether it was him or Alexander Pierce, their goal was to make Hydra great again.

It's just that the two people have different approaches. As it stands now.

His method was slightly better.

Hawke, upon hearing Sitor's words, gave an undisguised sneer: "Make Hydra great again? We'll talk about that after I'm dead."

Sitchy smiled.

“Mr. Phoenix, no one in this world is immortal, and you are no exception.”

"is it?"

Hawke raised an eyebrow, looking at Sitorek with a slightly amused expression: "So, you've already found a way to kill me?"

Sitchrek chuckled and didn't continue the conversation.

After all, both his plan and the plan left behind by Anim Zola still need time.

and so--

“Let’s make a deal, Mr. Phoenix.”

"Don't do it."

"..."

Sitchrek's smile faltered slightly: "You haven't heard our conditions yet, Mr. Phoenix."

Hawke's lips curled up, and he looked at the projected Cistrek with a mocking expression: "Cistrek, you better pray that you can hide deep and long enough, and you better pray that whatever you're tinkering with, at least the stuff you come up with will be useful. Otherwise, you'll be in big trouble, in endless misery."

Say it.

boom!
Hawke's eyes turned crimson as he slammed into the projected device. With a loud bang, the Stryker projection, its expression frozen in astonishment, vanished.

next second.

call out!
Hawke took a step forward and appeared directly above Hydra Castle. With a punch, the Hydra Castle, nestled on the mountainside, began to collapse at a visible speed amidst violent tremors.

In no time at all, the magnificent castle had been reduced to ruins.

Hawke then headed towards New York City without looking back.

transaction?

Give me a damn thing.

What level is he in?

Unrivaled in the human world.

What level is Hydra?

A self-important organization that doesn't even know how to rebel, but is actually just an incredibly foolish villainous group.

Does he even deserve to negotiate a deal with you?
Mephisto tried to blackmail Hawke with his sister's soul, but Hawke refused to compromise. Now Hydra thinks that they have the Mind Stone and are therefore qualified to negotiate with Hawke.
what do you think.

Hawke only said that he could use the Mind Stone to cheat and quickly awaken the Seventh Sense, but he didn't say that the Mind Stone was absolutely necessary.

Without the Mind Stone to cheat, the most you'll get is a bit slower.

So what if it's slow?

Hawke didn't care.

How long has it been since he awakened his inner universe?
Just like he said to Sitor, he'd rather Sitor hold onto the Mind Stone forever and never come out.

and so……

negotiation?

Talk to your grandpa.

If you're so brave, then you'd better stay hidden from now on and never show your face, otherwise, even if I kill you, the Mind Gem will still belong to him, right?
Hawke thought to himself, and then, after returning to New York City, he appeared in the backyard of 521A Palm Street in a flash.

The two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents standing guard in the backyard instinctively drew their guns when they saw Hawke suddenly appear, but quickly realized what was happening.

"Mr. Phoenix."

Both of them were among the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that Hawke had rescued, so they recognized him and quickly greeted each other.

Gwen, who was in the living room with Commander Victoria Hand, heard the commotion in the backyard and ran out while the two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were talking. When she saw Hawke returning, her eyes lit up and she immediately hugged Hawke.

"Hawk, you're back."

"Ah."

Hawke embraced his fiancée, his gaze falling on Commander Victoria Hand, who was also walking out of the living room: "Thank you."

Commander Hand said, "We should be thanking you, Hawke. Without your help, we don't know how this turmoil would have ended."

This is the truth.

If Hawke hadn't intervened this time, who knows how things would have ended up.

In particular, I thought of those three Insight Motherships equipped with Insight Algorithms.

However, thanks to Hawk, only one of the three Insight motherships was destroyed and one was lost, but fortunately, one remained intact.

It's the Helicarrier that Tony Stark controls.

Thor's Insight Helicarrier is severely damaged and requires major repairs.

The one Hawk pierced was completely beyond repair; the price of simply pulling it out of the river was already prohibitive for A.H.I.E.L.D.

However, compared to the fact that it was actually successfully listed by Hydra, this is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

and so……

Commander Hand smiled slightly: "Since you're back, we won't bother you any longer. We'll be leaving now."

Hawke nodded.

"Walk slowly."

"Goodbye, Commander Hand."

Gwen also greeted Commander Hand with a smile.

soon.

After Commander Hand and the others left, Gwen, who had seen them to the door, turned back to Hawke with a serious expression and asked, "If you lose your left arm in the next month, it shouldn't have any impact, right?"

Hawke: “…”

(End of this chapter)