Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 204 The Avengers' Big Three and the Phoenix (Third Update!)
Alexander Pierce’s apology was delivered in a calm voice.

but……

Decisive and resolute!

Gwen on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, then blinked as she looked at the phone that had already been disconnected.

next second.

Shet!

Realizing what was about to happen, Gwen's expression changed. She blurted out something unusual, jumped up from the sofa, grabbed her phone, and ran barefoot towards the safe house in the basement.

one more time.

She's not some delicate, naive girl; she's the sheriff's daughter, a strong woman who, under George's influence, subscribes to gun magazines every week and enjoys reading police department reports in her spare time.

However, Gwen did not intend to confront what was about to happen head-on, unlike last time.

the first.

Hawke had said last time that this wouldn't be allowed to happen again, and she listened.

second.

Since Hydra dared to do this, it means Hawke intends to join the side of justice. At this crucial moment when Hawke is about to become a superhero, she is not willing to let Hawke miss this moment of glory because of herself.

and so……

Hawk, go become a superhero and save the world!

She practically ran to the basement, entered the password, quickly opened the heavy safe house door, and went inside. Only after locking the door completely with thirty-five mechanical locks from the inside did Gwen breathe a sigh of relief, silently thinking to herself.

In fact, Gwen's guess was correct.

After hanging up the phone, Alexander Pierce turned to the Hydra agent captain beside him and ordered in a deep voice, "Get them moving. Capture Gwen Stacy. This is our only chance. Success is not an option."

He had just learned from the SHIELD monitoring center that the Hawk Limit was moving toward the island nation.

The fact that Ophelia had hung up on him earlier further proved this.

The information just reported by the Hydra agent captain about the successive loss of contact with various bases, along with the crimson glow that preceded the loss of contact, further illustrates one point.

Hawke is eliminating their members at a rate of one base every five minutes and is rapidly closing in on him.

That phone call was him making his final plans.

after all--

These three Insight Motherships are about to be launched. Once they are successfully launched, he will be invincible below the gods.

He absolutely could not allow himself to fail at this time.

Hawke won't do either!
Ultimately, Alexander Pierce was never a good person.

The most important thing.

Hawke already knows that Anna is an imposter.

and so……

It's death either way, so why not take a gamble?

If they do nothing, he's doomed to lose this time, but if they capture Gwen Stacy, they have a chance of success.

Alexander Pierce admitted to making a bet.

Unfortunately, he forgot one more thing.

called——

Gamblers, gamblers, in the end, they lose everything!
Just then, a Hydra agent standing nearby nodded, took out his phone, and prepared to activate two heavily armed Hydra agents who had been lying in wait outside Palm Street, ready to breach the door in ten seconds.

Bang!
Natasha, the Black Widow agent disguised as a member of the Paris council, made her move.

She executed a flying armbar, slamming the Hydra agent in front of her, who was holding a gun with his arms crossed, to the ground with a thud. She then swiftly seized his sidearm, just as the Hydra agent captain put down the phone, drew his pistol, and prepared to fire.

Bang!
The Hydra agent captain's head snapped back as Natasha shot him in the head.

next second.

While trapping a Hydra agent between her thighs and killing him, Natasha, lying on the ground, repeatedly pulled the trigger of her pistol at the remaining four Hydra agents who had reacted.

With the sound of gunfire, four Hydra agents, each with a different appearance and movement, fell to the ground.

The East Country council member quickly joined the fray, seized a pistol, and pointed it at Alexander Pierce, who instinctively bent over before realizing what was happening and preparing to do something. He said in a deep voice, "Don't move!"

Alexander Pierce frowned, ignoring the East Council members, and looked at the Paris Council members who were slowly rising from the ground.

Natasha slowly rose from the ground and looked at Alexander Pierce: "You're despicable, Pierce."

As she spoke, Natasha ripped off her scalp, revealing her true face, and stared coldly at Alexander Pierce.

Although she didn't know what had happened.

but……

Alexander Pierce has gone so far as to kidnap the Demon King's shackles, which means one thing: Hawke is no longer standing by; he's already involved.

And they're on the side of Aegis.

and so……

In this situation, how could it be allowed to stand by and watch Alexander Pierce make the call?

Alexander Pierce smiled as he looked at Natasha, who had revealed her true face.

"Natasha."

"Sorry, your idea of ​​kidnapping Gwen Stacy to blackmail Hawke is doomed to fail."

"It doesn't matter."

"My Insight Mothership has taken off."

Alexander Pierce smiled and turned to look out the large floor-to-ceiling window.

into the eye.

Accompanied by the roar of massive engines, the three Insight Motherships, equipped with Insight Algorithms, are successively passing through the exits and beginning to ascend towards their designated positions.

To the naked eye, Captain America and the Winter Soldier are locked in a fierce battle aboard one of the motherships.

It is very obvious.

Captain America is giving them a good beating.

They were utterly thrashed.

After all, this time Captain America and Natasha had the help of the New York S.H.I.E.L.D., but they lacked Falcon with wings, and he already knew that the Winter Soldier was his good buddy Bucky.

So... Captain America, who was already evenly matched with everyone, was naturally overwhelmed by the Winter Soldier when he held back.

Natasha glanced at him, her expression unchanged, then looked at Alexander Pierce, her words somewhat veiled: "Once Hawke arrives, you won't be able to accomplish any of your plans. Besides, Hawke was someone you pushed onto our side."

Alexander Pierce stared blankly at Natasha: "You know nothing!"

Does he want to offend Hawke?
No.

He didn't want to, but unfortunately he had two terrible teammates, and these two teammates had tied him to the same boat from the very beginning.

Whether it's a clone of Sitori or a clone of Zola, they're doomed to die once they're exposed.

There was only one solution at the time.

She relied on Anna to deceive Hawke, and then prayed that Hawke would never find out.

They did succeed.

They failed again, but the die was cast, and they had no choice but to proceed.

and so……

If he could do it all over again, he would definitely kick those two incompetent teammates out immediately.

Alexander Pierce thought to himself.

Natasha raised an eyebrow, sensing a hidden meaning in Alexander Pierce's words: "What else did you do to Hawke?"

Alexander Pierce looked grim.

at this time.

With a loud bang, everyone in the conference room turned to look outside.

into the eye.

A thick bolt of lightning crackled and flashed, and then a deity made a dazzling appearance amidst the lightning.

"Boom!"

As Thor, clad in his thunderous armor, appeared atop the Mothership of Insight, he swung his hammer and struck the command level of the Mothership. A golden light, enveloping the Mothership's ship god, flashed by, creating ripples in the air.

but……

The mothership was completely intact, without even a slight movement.

Natasha, who was also turning her head to look at the scene outside, changed her expression and looked at Alexander Pierce.

"Vibranium Shield!"

"Yes."

Alexander Pierce chuckled: "That's why Project Insight has been delayed until now. In this world, apart from Hawk, even Thor can't break the vibranium shield's defense."

Natasha's lips curled into a sneer: "Hawk is already on his way."

Alexander Pierce remained silent.

Yes.

Hawke is on his way.

at this time.

Natasha heard Commander Victoria Hand's voice through her concealed earpiece: "Tony has arrived too."

The words fell.

Bang!
A red light flashed across the sky, and Iron Man Tony Stark landed on another Helicopter Insight in the classic pose.

Followed by.

Tony Stark's voice was directly connected to the secret communication system set up by Commander Hand.

"what should I do."

“Overlay control procedures, that’s your forte.”

"clear."

Tony Stark, clad in his Iron Man suit, nodded: "Jarvis!"

Jarvis responded immediately.

Sharon's voice was filled with surprise and delight: "Commander, did you contact Thor and Tony?"

Commander Hand, far away in New York City, looked more relaxed upon seeing the arrival of the Avengers' Big Three: "Tony was contacted by Coulson, who had Pepper Potts's private number and got in touch with Tony in South Korea."

“Nasol…”

"When Hawke passed through New Mexico, Thor sensed it and came over after parting ways with Hawke."

"Hawk is here too?"

Sharon, who was leading S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in a fierce battle against Hydra agents, was overjoyed to hear this: "Hawk has joined the fray."

Commander Hand looked at the large screen showing the SHIELD bases being relit, and listened to the voices of surviving agents from various locations who were beginning to connect with SHIELD. He smiled and said, "Yes, Hawke has gone down."

Sharon perked up: "Where is Hawke now? Has he arrived yet?"

Just as Commander Hand was about to speak, another voice rang out in the command center.

“S.H.I.E.L.D. Level 6 Agent Jack Mas reporting to Commander.”

"The phoenix just saved us."

With the recapture of the West Virginia Shield branch, all the states leading to the District of Columbia were lit up on the big screen.

Commander Hand's eyes lit up.

"Hold on a little longer, the Phoenix will arrive soon."

"too……"

"Not immediately."

"Yes, we have arrived."

Natasha, who was confronting Alexander Pierce, looked at the rainbow light that was rushing towards them at an extremely fast speed, spoke, and then turned to look at Alexander Pierce.

"Hawk is here."

"You lost!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)