Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 469 The Mysterious Man Standing Behind Apocalypse (Second Update!!)

Eyes facing each other.

Hawke smiled.

"Why are you looking at me? You're the boss!"

"...I'm not going!"

Wanda frowned.

Hawke shrugged.

"Yes, but our daughter might feel guilty for the rest of her life."

"...That might be a trap set for you."

"I know."

Hawke's voice remained calm as he looked at Wanda: "So, I have a plan!"

Wanda looked at the smile on Hawke's face.

"what's the plan."

"I'll go take a look first."

"Varied……"

Wanda was slightly taken aback.

next second.

Before she could even react, with a loud bang, Hawke, who was standing to the side, had already soared into the sky, creating a sonic boom cloud in the air, and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

A red light streaked across the sky.

Hawke sped off at supersonic speed toward Cairo, Egypt.

one more time.

His dictionary contained many words, but the word "escape" was not among them.

Hawke can choose a tactical retreat when he senses danger, but he also has the courage to fight to the death once he steps into a trap.

Moreover, he sensed something was amiss when he arrived in this universe.

But he still chose to set foot here, which means he was prepared for this place to be a trap for him.

But compared to when he first entered this universe and was wondering whether it was a trap or just too rudimentary, Hawke was now relaxed.

It's not the theft itself that's scary, it's having someone eyeing you!

When they first arrived, the enemy was hiding in the shadows, and even Hawke wasn't sure if such an enemy existed.

But now the enemy has appeared on its own.

Then there's nothing to worry about.

Apocalypse?

The legendary first mutant?

Wow!
The title is intimidating.

but……

and then?
Do you think you can make Hawke back down based on this alone?

nonexistent.

and so--

Cairo, Egypt.

The yellow sand churned under the scorching sun, like a golden ocean. In the desert on the outskirts of the city, a towering pyramid, built of pure metal by Magneto not long ago, rose from the ground, symbolizing the newest throne of the mutant Apocalypse.

Apocalypse stood on the sand dunes in front of the pyramids, guarded by the Four Horsemen he had recruited.

Apocalypse's deep blue skin gleamed with a metallic sheen in the sunlight.

Apocalypse was tall and robust, with dark lines on his face and head, and wrinkles on his chin.

Wearing an ancient, dark suit of armor with religious and Egyptian elements, Apocalypse, standing on the sand dunes, looked like an ancient tyrant from Egyptian mythology.

At this moment, Apocalypse had his eyes slightly closed, and the images of his resurrection flashed through his mind.

at this time.

boom!
A loud bang suddenly came from the sky.

In this world, Storm, a mutant with many dreadlocks and a Cairo thief, Psylocke, a mutant wearing a purple tight-fitting combat suit that accentuates her perfect muscle lines, Angel, a mutant with a pair of huge, sharp metal wings on her back, and Magneto, a mutant who has put on a red helmet and dark armor again because of the tragic deaths of his wife and daughter, all look up at the sky thousands of miles away.

Eye-catching!

A crimson light streaked from afar, instantly cleaving through the clouds, and then crashed down at a speed exceeding the speed of sound, landing a hundred meters away from Apocalypse and his Four Horsemen.

The moment Hawke landed, the resulting shockwave instantly leveled the surrounding sand dunes, and the shockwave traveled for miles.

A raging sandstorm, as thick as smoke, swept towards Apocalypse and his Four Horsemen.

Apocalypse remained motionless.

But his four knights were knocked to the ground by the sudden blast of air.

Despite the collapse of the sand dunes beneath her feet, Apocalypse, relying on her molecular manipulation abilities, stood firmly amidst the raging sand. Her slightly red eyes opened, and her gaze pierced through the sweeping sand before landing on Hawk, a tall man with a cold and stern face, clad in a scarlet bodysuit.

Eyes facing each other.

"I'm curious……"

Hawke spoke, his voice as usual, cool and calm, as if he were chatting casually: "You can sense me, I can understand that, but you know I come from the outside, that's what I can't understand. So, who's standing behind you, the Celestials?"

Yes.

He didn't believe that Apocalypse alone could challenge him.

Just as Hawke just said, Apocalypse may be able to sense his presence, but he has absolutely no way of knowing that he comes from outside.

no doubt.

There must be someone from outside, just like him, who found Apocalypse and made him the trailblazer this time.

Hawke's first suspects were the Celestials, with whom he had a grudge.

But he wasn't sure.

After all, if the Celestials were behind it, then Apocalypse should have arrested Professor X's daughter Jean as well when he arrested him. Only then would Hawke have been hesitant to act rashly.

Not like now.

Apocalypse had no leverage over him.

Because her daughter Chin is now with her mother, Wanda, being a mother, is strong and resolute. If the people behind the scenes want to use any diversionary tactics, they will likely be disappointed, as they will face the Scarlet Witch's overwhelming wrath as a mother.

but……

Apocalypse listened to Hawke's words without moving, his red pupils fixed on Hawke.

However, the three knights beside him, excluding Magneto, seemed to feel a sense of righteous indignation and attempted to attack Hawke.

Hawke took in everything, looking at the unmoved Apocalypse.

"Row!"

"You won't talk? Then we'll ask you all the questions when we fight!"

"Oh!"

Hawke's figure left a crimson afterimage in the desert. One second he was a hundred meters away, and the next, the moment he finished speaking, Hawke's fist was already close to Apocalypse's face.

Apocalypse crossed his arms in front of his chest, using his "mutant ability - molecular recombination" to cover his arms with an indestructible alloy shell.

boom!
The moment Hawke's fist collided with Apocalypse's arm, a deafening metallic roar erupted.

The three eager knights were once again sent flying.

Magneto quickly evaded the attack's reach, and then, as agreed with Apocalypse, rose into the air and began to exert his power, twisting and shifting the Earth's magnetic field.

The ground beneath Apocalypse's feet cracked radially, the fissures extending from his feet towards the massive metal pyramid base towering above the desert in the distance.

The entire desert seemed to tremble under Hawke's attack.

next second.

In the blink of an eye, Apocalypse could not withstand Hawke's punch, which was like a star impact. He was instantly sent flying, his body like a cannonball, piercing through three sand dunes. His momentum did not diminish as he caught up with the crack that was spreading towards the base of the pyramid. Finally, with a loud bang, his back slammed into the outer wall of the pyramid.

The moment he looked up, Hawke was already standing in front of him again.

The second punch.

boom!
Mutant ability—molecular recombination!

The moment Hawk's second punch landed, Apocalypse instantly disintegrated its molecular structure. Hawk's second punch passed directly through Apocalypse's body and pierced through the outer wall of the pyramid behind him, creating a large crater in the metal wall.

at this time.

Apocalypse's body took the opportunity to reassemble, then solidified behind Hawke. Its right hand transformed into a jet-black blade, and with a soft thud, it stabbed into Hawke's chest as he turned around in an instant.

Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Hawke is below.

God is above.

Apocalypse used one hand to restrain Hawke's body, pushing him toward the interior of the metal pyramid while forcefully stabbing Hawke's chest.

but……

The blade clashed with Hawke's crimson bodysuit, sparking a series of flashes, but it couldn't penetrate Hawke's suit.

For the first time, a look of astonishment appeared on Apocalypse's metallic face.

Hawke smirked, and just as Apocalypse was about to crash into the metal floor below, he spun in mid-air, grabbed Apocalypse's wrist, and threw him over his shoulder, sending him crashing back into the metal floor beneath the pyramid.

boom!
Apocalypse's back made intimate contact with the metal ground, producing a dull thud.

It was like the tolling of a bell.

But those outside the sound of the bell might find it pleasant to hear.

But it would be uncomfortable if someone were inside this bell.

Hawke frowned instinctively, his gaze sweeping across the pyramid's interior, which was invisible from the outside but filled with dense runes.

next second.

As the dull sound grew longer, Hawke also felt the air around him suddenly become viscous.

This gave Hawke the feeling that he had suddenly fallen into a quagmire.

That's not right!

Hawke raised an eyebrow, looked up at the large hole he had just come through, and instantly stopped, intending to leave.

But that's it.

The large hole he had just blasted open began to heal at an extremely fast speed, and was completely sealed off in the blink of an eye.

"boom!"

"Buzz!"

Hawke punched the wall, and instantly, the runes carved on the wall seemed to come alive, flashing with golden light and making melodious sounds, and the viscous feeling became even stronger.

at this time.

Hawke, who was standing in mid-air, heard the noise, turned around again, and looked down.

into the eye.

Apocalypse had already gotten up from the metal floor. As the sticky feeling around him gradually weakened, Apocalypse's body swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Two meters.

three meters.

Up to five meters.

As Apocalypse's body grew taller, complex golden runes, similar to those on the inner walls of the pyramid, also appeared on his blue skin.

The exposed golden runes of the Apocalypse seem to breathe and echo each other with the golden runes on the inner walls of the pyramid.

Hawke wasn't in a hurry to go out. He lowered his altitude and stared at Apocalypse, who had grown to be five meters tall.

"so--"

"The pyramids are your energy amplifiers?"

"..."

　Sigh, back to revising the text, back to two updates a day, back to normal next week.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)