Jane didn't hesitate. The moment she counted to three, her right fingertip touched the sealed Aether Particle.
The next second.
Like viscous blood, the Aether Particle, seemingly alive, surged out, instantly enveloping Jane's finger.
In less than a flash, one-third of the Aether Particle rushed into Jane's body like a tide.
At the same time.
The moment Jane counted to three, Hawk also arrived beside Jane at the fastest speed.
The moment he moved, the device sealing the Aether Particle began to flicker with electric arcs, intending to blast the outsider who had trespassed into the sealed area on the spot.
But...
Just as the device's electric arcs were about to be discharged, the Aether Particle in the sealed area had all escaped.
With a loud bang, the device sealing the Aether Particle instantly closed.
The successful escape of the sealed object naturally symbolized the breaking of the seal.
Instantly.
The sealing device failed, and the Aether Particle that escaped from the sealed area frantically tried to rush into Jane's body. At this moment, Hawk appeared, pushed Jane away, and intercepted the remaining two-thirds of the Aether Particle.
Whoosh!
The dark red Aether Particle, like viscous blood, surged in, like a living creature, sweeping through every corner of Hawk's body like a raging tide.
The side effect of the Reality Stone.
Parasitism, absorbing the user's life force.
The Aether Particle entering his body was absorbing Hawk's own life force at a greedy rate.
The next moment.
Hawk opened his Little Universe. With a thought, the viscous and scorching Aether Particle instantly crashed into his Little Universe like a tide.
In an instant.
The Little Universe, under the impact of the scarlet Aether Particle like a tide, was like a calm lake into which a giant stone had been thrown.
After the Aether Particle entered the Little Universe, it spread out to every corner of the Little Universe like ripples on a calm lake.
Just then.
A Phoenix cry emerged. The Phoenix Heart, which had been fully integrated with Hawk's Little Universe in advance, opened its eyes. Amidst the sweeping Phoenix Fire, the Phoenix appeared from the light of the fire. As it flapped its wings and cried out, the scorching Phoenix Fire instantly swept through the entire Little Universe.
The Phoenix Fire instantly collided with the liquefied Aether Particle of the Reality Stone.
"Caw—"
With the collision between the two, a crimson fire, formed by the combination of the red color of the Phoenix Fire and the scarlet color of the Aether Particle, appeared.
"Boom—"
With the appearance of the crimson fire, in an instant, Hawk's Little Universe once again staged a scene like the Big Bang of the Universe.
The Little Universe was twisting.
The Little Universe was exploding.
Following that—
The Little Universe was expanding!
As the crimson fire, formed by the combination of the Phoenix Fire and the Aether Particle, rapidly spread, it seemed that in just the blink of an eye, his Little Universe was reborn.
A vast Little Universe, almost geometrically larger than before, was born.
And just as Hawk's mind was immersed in this new Little Universe, formed by the trinity fusion of himself, the Phoenix Heart, and the Aether Particle, a barely visible singularity with crimson flames was also born in the center of the Phoenix constellation cluster, 5.8 billion light-years away from Earth in the real Universe.
It seemed that this singularity was about to explode the next second.
As long as this singularity exploded, a parallel Universe would be born with the Phoenix constellation cluster as its core.
At the same time, even in a small country on Earth, a newborn baby girl's eyes now flickered with a crimson flame!
Who knows how long passed.
Hawk, immersed in this Little Universe that was no less than that of a Silver Saint, suddenly heard anxious, nervous, and uneasy calls in his ear.
Is this...
Gwen's?
Hawk's consciousness instantly returned.
The next second.
The moment he opened his eyes, he saw Gwen, her face anxious, crouching beside him, tears already welling up in her eyes.
Gwen was looking at Hawk with an incredulous gaze. He had disappeared for more than four hours and then suddenly reappeared, but now his eyes were sunken and he was shriveled like a skeleton.
After Hawk opened his eyes, he raised his hand and discovered the abnormality of his body.
With a thought.
The Silver Phoenix Little Universe instantly burned. In an instant, under Gwen's gaze, Hawk, who had been shriveled as if his life force was about to be drained and whose body resembled a mummy, recovered at the speed of an inflating balloon.
Good news.
He got the Reality Stone. Although it was only a part, he still relied on this part of the Reality Stone's power to turn his originally somewhat weak Bronze Saint combat power into solid Bronze Saint combat power.
Simply put.
He could now exert 100% of his current strength.
Bad news.
He only got a part of the Reality Stone. To truly complete the sublimation of his Little Universe and achieve materialization, he needed to gather the complete Reality Stone.
Hawk's thoughts raced as he got up from the ground with Gwen, then comforted Gwen, who had thrown herself into his arms.
While comforting Gwen, he looked around: "By the way, where's Jane Foster?"
Since he was out, Jane Foster should be out too.
Where is she?
Gwen, in his arms, looked up: "Dr. Foster? She appeared before you and just left."
Hawk heard this, listened to the thunder outside, raised an eyebrow, and pulled Gwen towards the outside.
"How long was I gone?"
"Four hours."
"That's not bad, didn't I tell you I'd be gone for at most six hours? I came out early, why are you crying?"
"Do you want to see what you looked like when you just came out? I thought you'd been sucked dry by a Vampire."
"I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Hawk apologized decisively, stopping Gwen, who seemed to have opened a floodgate and was full of resentment.
Outside, it was currently raining heavily.
Just as Hawk and Gwen were about to walk out of the building.
Hawk's heart suddenly stirred. The moment the Aether Particle energy erupted from Jane nearby, he turned on his heel and pulled Gwen into his arms.
Boom!
The Aether Particle's self-protection mechanism caused energy to erupt from Jane, sweeping around and instantly knocking away three London police officers who were trying to arrest Jane.
Thor saw this, quickly ran over, hugged Jane, and instantly looked up.
The next second.
A dazzling, colorful beam of energy descended from the sky, enveloping Thor. Accompanied by the Asgardian runes imprinted on the ground, as the colorful beam of light disappeared, Thor and Jane also vanished from their original spot.
Hawk looked at the Bifrost Bridge teleportation mark left on the ground in the distance and fell silent.
The next second.
He shook his head and chuckled.
Forget it.
Anyway, at the latest tomorrow, that Dark Elf would come to Earth to find him.
Let the bullet fly for a while.
Hawk thought to himself, then looked at the heavy rain still falling outside. With a thought, as the Little Universe energy circulated, he pulled Gwen and walked into the heavy rain in front of them.
Gwen was already prepared to be drenched.
But...
She looked at the heavy rain pouring down in front of her, then at the dry, rain-free area within a foot of herself and Hawk, and was instantly stunned.
The next second.
Gwen thought of the Reality Stone that Hawk had mentioned before he disappeared, her eyes lit up, and she looked at Hawk.
"Hawk, you..."
"Got a part."
Hawk didn't hide it from Gwen.
Although he only got a part, it was still a part of the Reality Stone. While it wasn't enough to turn his Little Universe into a Golden Phoenix Universe, he could still modify the reality of the weather within a foot of him.
For example, making the weather around him sunny.
Hawk thought to himself, then withdrew his gaze from the teleportation mark left on the ground in the distance and said to Gwen, "Let's go, let's go back."
Thor and Jane had already returned to Asgard.
Even if he wanted the complete Reality Stone now, there was nothing he could do.
But it didn't matter.
At the latest tomorrow, the leader of the Dark Elves, Malekith...
Pfft.
Mr. Malekith would bring what he wanted and find him on Earth.
After all, the Reality Stone on his side was also incomplete.
An incomplete Reality Stone would not allow Mr. Malekith, the leader of the Dark Elves, to realize his dream.
Hawk and Gwen's departure was not discovered by Jane's assistant, Jane's assistant's assistant, or the few London police officers who had gotten up from the ground.
Because he had once again used a part of the Reality Stone to modify his and Gwen's presence.
So...
The two successfully walked out of the cordon, then got into a taxi and returned to the hotel where the four of them were staying.
Mary immediately knocked on Gwen and Hawk's room after receiving a text message from Gwen that she was back.
"Gwen, give me a menstrual cup, mine just started too."
"What menstrual cup?"
Gwen's expression froze slightly, then as other expressions began to appear on Mary's face, she reacted with a laugh, turned and walked into the bedroom, opened her suitcase, took out a box of menstrual cups she had brought from New York City, then walked out and handed them to Mary.
Mary took them, said thank you, and then looked at the empty room.
"Where's Hawk?"
"He went to the rooftop."
"Okay, so are we still following the schedule tomorrow?"
"Uh..."
Gwen thought for a moment and said to Mary, "It should be according to the plan. When Hawk comes back, I'll confirm with him. Oh, have you guys eaten yet?"
Mary shrugged: "Didn't I call you an hour ago? You said to eat first, and you were still out."
Gwen remembered.
She was still waiting for the disappeared Hawk at that time.
Gwen smiled and apologized to Mary.
Mary didn't think much of it. After getting the menstrual cups, she left Gwen and Hawk's room and walked towards her and Peter's room.
Gwen closed the door and then walked towards the elevator.
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