Pfft!
One second, Sharon had just clinked coffee cups with Hawke and taken a sip of coffee; the next, seeing Hawke instantly vanish before her eyes, she spewed out all the coffee she had just drunk.
The next second!
Sharon, coughing, got up and walked out of the coffee shop, taking out her phone and dialing the S.H.I.E.L.D. New York Command Center.
"Stan Lee services…"
"NYSL, Phoenix location, quickly!"
After opening her car door and getting in, Sharon reported her code name while instructing the Command Center to immediately pull up Hawke's phone location.
Although she didn't know what had happened yet, one thing was certain.
Something was wrong.
Even though Hawke disappeared in an instant, the killing intent he exuded in that split second was still captured by her.
The question arose.
Who the hell would be so brazen as to provoke Hawke, especially after he leveled Quantico, killed Hulk at Calver Lake, slew elves at Stonehenge, and had a weekly scheduled fight with Thor on Mars?
Just then, the voice from the other end of the phone came through urgently.
"Located."
"Where!"
"Empire University."
"Hiss!"
Upon hearing that Hawke's location was Empire University, Sharon instantly gasped, and a chill ran from her tailbone straight up to her scalp.
Alright.
She took back what she just said.
Those guys weren't brazen enough to provoke Hawke; they were just tired of their whole families not dying fast enough, so they went to provoke Gwen instead.
What were they trying to do?
Didn't they know that the last person who did that had their entire family wiped out?
The most important point!
Even those lords on Capitol Hill and their squid-like financial backers behind them were eager to know Hawke's secret, yet they didn't dare to try and approach Gwen, who seemed so easy to capture.
Because to try was to die.
After all…
When a Demon King willingly puts on shackles, everyone had better not touch those shackles, or only the most terrifying Demon King will be unleashed.
And now, someone was trying to help the Demon King break those shackles!
"Gwen, run!"
"You two go first."
Inside the Empire University gymnasium, Flash Thompson yelled at Gwen, who had just arrived with Mary, then charged towards three cold-faced, bald, dark-skinned women who were heading straight for Gwen.
Flash Thompson was a campus bully.
But in his perception, since he was the bully, he naturally was the only one allowed to bully classmates; others couldn't.
Therefore, during his time at Midtown High School, Flash Thompson's reputation among some vulnerable groups was actually mixed.
After all, a bully who only knew how to bully but didn't know how to protect could never become a football team Captain and lead his team to win the U.S. High School League runner-up title.
So…
Flash Thompson charged at the three bald, dark-skinned women without hesitation.
Then—
Bang!
The lead cold-faced, bald, dark-skinned woman swung her golden staff, directly knocking Flash Thompson flying.
Flash Thompson slid rapidly across the somewhat slick floor, hitting the wall with a dull thud.
Having done all that, the three bald, dark-skinned women didn't even look back as they chased after Mary and Gwen, who were already running towards the back exit.
Their mission was to capture Gwen and then threaten Hawke to his death.
For no other reason.
Hawke had to pay for their Wakanda's sorrow and the death of their old King.
This was the will of the King!
The will of the new King.
These three bald, dark-skinned women were all from Wakanda's Dora Milaje.
This was an existence even more formidable than Wakanda's Royal Guard; the Dora Milaje members were all female, and they were Wakanda's most elite female warriors.
Their equipment and weapons, if used outside, could easily take down ten soldiers.
In fact, the three of them had infiltrated New York City a month ago and had been secretly trying to find a way to capture Gwen when she was alone, thereby threatening Hawke.
Yes.
Their target was Gwen from the beginning.
The reason was simple.
Hawke was too strong.
Terrifyingly strong, suffocatingly strong.
Fortunately, he was not without weaknesses, and Wakanda found Hawke's weakness.
His fiancée, Gwen.
Compared to Hawke, whose capture difficulty was almost zero, the success rate of capturing Gwen and thus threatening Hawke was almost one hundred percent.
Upon realizing this, Wakanda found it somewhat incomprehensible why outsiders, who also coveted Hawke's power source, simply didn't understand how to adapt and target Gwen instead.
But the outsiders couldn't figure it out.
The people of Wakanda could.
Capture Gwen, threaten Hawke, and then kill Hawke.
The plan was perfect.
Unfortunately, over the past month, the three assigned to execute this plan of kidnapping Gwen and bringing her back to Wakanda had not found an opportunity to act.
Because Gwen's life was too regular.
Classes, lunch with Hawke, classes, and then going home together after school.
They had considered launching a quick attack while Gwen was alone in class, capturing her in a short time, and bringing her back to Wakanda.
But this plan was quickly abandoned.
Because Empire University was right next to New York University; once they started their operation, if it was exposed, Hawke, who was right next door, would probably arrive in less than five seconds.
So they continued to lie in wait, continued to wait.
Originally, they thought today would be another day of disappointment, but suddenly, Hawke left New York University, and he didn't wait for Gwen.
The three women's bodies, strong unlike women, suddenly tensed.
Opportunity had arrived.
The three of them hesitated almost not at all; as soon as they confirmed Hawke's vehicle had driven one block out of New York University, they immediately drove, crashing through the guardrail at the entrance of Empire University with a bang, wasting no time, and killing their way straight to the gymnasium.
After getting out of the car, facing the onlookers of college students, to avoid wasting time, they directly struck down one student after another with their staffs, walking straight towards Gwen without looking sideways.
Just like Flash Thompson, who had just been swept away by them.
Mary and Gwen ran ahead.
They chased behind.
Just then.
The leading bald, dark-skinned woman, seeing Gwen and Mary about to pull open the emergency back door and run out, instantly transformed the Vibranium staff in her hand into a spear.
The next second.
Throw!
Hit!
"Boom!"
"Oh my goodness!"
Mary's heart pounded in fear, and she cried out, looking at the steel door pierced by the Vibranium spear, trying to reopen it, but the Vibranium spear was firmly fixed between the steel door and the ground, making it impossible to open no matter how hard she tried.
The next second.
She turned to look at the three women approaching like cheetahs and directly pulled Gwen behind her.
"Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."
"Thank you."
It wasn't Gwen who said thank you, but Hawke.
As Hawke's voice appeared, his figure also appeared in front of Mary, who was in front of Gwen, as if a ripple had spread through the air.
Hawke, who had just teleported over and heard Mary's words, turned to Mary and said, "However, my woman is protected by me."
Mary looked at the appearing Hawke, overjoyed.
But the three Wakandan women, who were already running towards them, changed their expressions drastically, and almost without thinking, instantly turned and tried to flee.
But…
Could they escape?
Hawke looked at the three pitch-black, bald, fleeing dark-skinned women and chuckled dismissively.
He didn't even raise his hand.
Under his psychokinesis, almost the moment his gaze fell upon the three bald, dark-skinned women, they instantly appeared to have their acupoints tapped from a distance, remaining frozen in their running poses, pinned to the spot.
Having done all this, Hawke didn't rush to trouble the three dark-skinned women; instead, he turned to Gwen, a smile playing on his lips: "See, I listened to you in Africa and showed them mercy, but this is how they repay me."
Gwen met Hawke's half-smiling gaze: "I told you to be merciful because I didn't want you to lose yourself, and most importantly, mercy is precious, not infinite."
Hawke understood.
"So they no longer deserve my mercy."
"I told you to try and be a kind person, not to be a bottomless pushover, and besides, you forgot something."
"Oh?"
"My grandpa is a farmer from Georgia, Hawke!"
Gwen said with a smile.
Hawke smiled.
The next second.
With a thought, without even looking, the three bald, dark-skinned women, who were frozen in time not far away, instantly bled from all seven orifices and died on the spot.
Hawke never looked at these three bald, dark-skinned women from beginning to end, nor did he think of conversing with them.
After all…
When the answer is already known, there's no need to look at the problem.
Wakanda should be destroyed!
Hawke thought to himself.
Just then.
Sharon, who had been speeding all the way, finally arrived and immediately saw the three bald, dark-skinned women still frozen in place, but bleeding from all seven orifices.
Sharon also recognized the identities of these three bald, dark-skinned women at a glance.
Wakanda.
But…
How was this possible? The Five Great Benefactors had launched a joint operation, and Wakanda's information and transportation had all been controlled. How did these three Wakandans escape, and even make it to New York City?
Sharon's expression changed as she looked at Hawke.
Just as she was about to speak.
Hawke preempted her.
"Sharon, make a call to Maria Hill."
"Ah."
"Tell Maria Hill to withdraw all personnel who need to be withdrawn before I arrive."
"Hiss!"
Sharon gasped, hearing Hawke's cold voice. She had already guessed what was about to happen but still couldn't help but look at Hawke.
"You want to…"
"After this, there will be no more Wakanda in the world!"
With that said.
Hawke looked up!
Boom!
He shot into the sky, without concealment, directly crashing through the roof of the Empire University gymnasium. After flying into the air, accompanied by the booming appearance of a sonic boom cloud.
His figure transformed into light, soaring towards Wakanda!
…
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