Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 214 Hawke's Bet with Tony (First Update!)

Rhyolite Ghost Town isn't actually called Rhyolite Ghost Town, and its specific coordinates aren't in Alaska.

Its real name is Leolette.

Located in Nevada, but relatively close to Alaska, and abandoned in 1923 after the death of its last resident, many people now believe it to be in Alaska.

It is also known as Ghost Town because of this.

Because the area has abundant mineral deposits, particularly rhyolite, it is also known as the Rhyolite Ghost Town.

However, that's all in the past now.

In 1904, a large amount of rhyolite was discovered here, leading to the establishment of the town. The population peaked in 1908, but then the economic crisis caused the population to gradually decline. Eventually, the mineral deposits were exhausted, and the people left completely. Today, only the ruins and desert remain, struggling to tell the story of the town's former glory.

But today, the place is brightly lit, especially the entrances built for mining in the past, where people are constantly going in and out of the mine, carrying things back and forth.

Anyone who didn't know better would think some company had come to this godforsaken place for a team-building event.

It's almost the same.

These people are all S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and the reason they are here is naturally because of Hydra.

Although Hawke recently went out and circled the Federation, eliminating Hydra agents in various places.

But he only eliminated the Hydra agents on the surface.

It's important to know that Hydra has been working closely with S.H.I.E.L.D. for many years, cultivating a vast number of Hydra agents in secret.

and so……

During this period, S.H.I.E.L.D. has been launching attacks everywhere, systematically eliminating these Hydra remnants.

And this is the place they found not long ago.

The leader of the team was none other than Tony Stark.

At that moment, Tony was having Jarvis contact Gwen and ask her to tell Hawke to come over if he had time.

at this time.

Gwen, who was on a call, interrupted him.

"Um, Tony, Hawke has already gone out."

"out?"

Tony paused slightly upon hearing Gwen's question: "Where did she go?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a voice rang out behind him.

"I've come to your place."

"..."

Tony instinctively turned his head and was startled to see Hawke, who had appeared in front of him without him noticing. He instinctively said goodbye to Gwen on the other end of the call, and then his gaze fell on Hawke's current appearance.

White T-shirt.

Black shorts.

His left arm was in a cast and secured with bandages.

Tony activated his visor and looked at Hawke's appearance with some curiosity.

"Your injury..."

"Do not ask."

Hawke raised his intact right hand and interrupted him.

He originally intended to remove the cast from his left arm, knowing that coming out like that would not only make him look bad but also affect his combat effectiveness.

but……

Hawke thought about the treatment he had received since his injury.

He felt that one hand was enough, so what if his left arm was injured? He even considered whether he could find a way to extend the leave for a while after the 100-day period expired.

After all, lying down is fun for a while, and lying down all the time is even more fun.

In a physical sense.

But he obviously couldn't tell anyone this.

Hawke abruptly interrupted Tony's question, asking with some curiosity, "What are you doing here?"

Tony's expression turned serious: "Everyone has a duty to fight Hydra..."

Hawke turned and left.

joke.

What are you, the world's largest capitalist, spouting about everyone's responsibility?

You probably found it boring to stay at the company, and Pepper Potts dragged you into handling company affairs, so you used the excuse of fighting Hydra to run away, right?

Hawke, ignoring Tony behind him, turned and walked toward the entrance to the underground mine not far away.

His six senses had already spread the moment he landed, and then he discovered something interesting.

Deep within the underground mine, a huge space had been carved out, a room deep within a base filled with congealed blood and corpses, the exact time of which was unknown.

After Hawke appeared in the room, his gaze was fixed on the Phoenix Cloth that had been pieced together on the table in front of him.

His sacred garment.

To be precise, it was the Saint Cloth that was shattered during his battle with the Dark Elf Malekith.

This explains why Tony mentioned on the phone that there was energy fluctuation from his Cloth here.

Hawke stared in astonishment at the Saint Cloth that had been pieced together before him.

His eyes held no nostalgia for his first Saint Cloth, only boundless curiosity.

Well known.

His holy armor was completely shattered and pulverized at Stonehenge in London, with not a single piece larger than a fingernail.

result……

"hiss!"

"Hydra is impressive. My Saint Cloth was shattered to pieces back then, and they still had the patience to put it back together?"

Hawke blinked and sighed inwardly.

at this time.

Tony Stark also walked in from outside; after all, he couldn't teleport, so he had to obediently run in.

Hawke then learned how Tony Stark and S.H.I.E.L.D. found their way here.

After Maria Hill was promoted to Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., she began a large-scale purge within the company.

The result was shocking; I was surprised when I found out.

In the SHIELD prison codenamed Cold Storage, which originally held cloning expert Dr. Merrick, it wasn't just Dr. Merrick who was switched; more than a dozen other criminals who had been captured by SHIELD were also switched.

The Sandbox, a warehouse specifically used by SHIELD to store various dangerous items, also saw many registered items lost during this registration process.

The first fragment of Hawk's Phoenix Cloth, which was collected from Stonehenge in London, is stored in this sandbox warehouse.

Bad news. A lot of S.H.I.E.L.D. stuff is missing.

good news.

Because whether it's a slingshot, a sandbox, or a cold storage, they are all located in remote, uninhabited places, the Hydra agents hiding within them are unaware that Hydra's second attempt has failed.

and so……

S.H.I.E.L.D. obtained a clue to track down the missing item.

Maria Hill originally intended to list Hawk's Cloth as the number one item to search for.

S.H.I.E.L.D.'s systems are no longer reliable, and the systems on the Insight Helicarrier also need to be rewritten. Jarvis is in charge of helping S.H.I.E.L.D. rebuild the systems.

So when Tony learned that Hawk's Cloth was missing, he stepped forward and took on the mission.

Do not ask.

The question is that he is also very curious about Hawk's armor.

This is not.

With the intervention of Tony Stark, one of Marvel's rare geniuses and Iron Man, and his top-tier AI, they quickly followed the clues and found the place.

"However, when we arrived, it seemed that they already knew they had been exposed."

"The entire system here is damaged. Jarvis is checking if any parts have been recovered."

"..."

As Hawke listened to Tony's account, he thought of the congealed blood and the corpses bleeding from all seven orifices that he had sensed through his sixth sense scan.

but……

Hawke glanced at the Saint Cloth that Hydra had reassembled and couldn't help but chuckle: "Why are they studying one of my tattered suits? Are they planning to make a replica?"

Are Saint Cloths important?

Of course it matters.

But the important thing isn't the Cloth itself, but the Cloth that can connect to one's own cosmos.

The connection between the Saint Cloth before him and his Cosmo was severed the moment it shattered. A Saint Cloth that has lost its connection with the Cosmo is nothing more than a battle suit made of a special material.

Saint Cloth.

Saint Cloth.

The Saint Seiya costume.

Only the clothes worn by Saint Seiya warriors are qualified to be called Saint Cloths.

If it weren't worn by a Saint Seiya character.

Ha ha.

It was just an ordinary piece of clothing.

and so……

Hawke couldn't help but sneer as he considered Hydra's most likely plan to collect his Cloths.

Tony, who was standing nearby, saw this.

"Aren't you afraid they'll replicate it?"

"Fear?"

Hawke raised an eyebrow and looked at Tony with a serious expression: "Tony, if you want, I can lend you the Black Phoenix Surplice that I'm currently using. If you can replicate... no, if you can create a suit that's just as good, I'll grant you any request, unconditionally and without any restrictions. You can ask me to fulfill this promise anytime, anywhere. How about it?"

Tony smiled when he heard Hawke's words.

"Really?"

"I rarely joke."

Hawke smiled and gave Tony an affirmative answer.

If Tony can truly create a suit of armor that is no weaker than the Dark Phoenix Surplice, what's wrong with granting Tony one request?

He would agree to ten, let alone one.

The reason is simple.

He has found his future Saint Cloth craftsman.

and so!
He made a killing.

Just as Hawke was thinking this, Tony chuckled and agreed without hesitation.

"Okay."

"Don't you want to consider it?"

Hawke looked at Tony, who had agreed so quickly, and said with a smile, "If you can replicate it, I will grant you one request unconditionally, but I haven't said yet, what if you lose?"

Tony reached out his hand.

"explain."

"If you lose, give me a hundred million, how about it?"

"…Are you short of money?"

Tony had expected Hawke to make some kind of demand, but to his surprise, Hawke only asked for a hundred million. Tony looked at Hawke with some curiosity.

Hawke shrugged.

"There's nothing I can do. I have a virtuous wife at home. I told her I was out of money and I would go to the Five Great Philanthropists to borrow some, but she wouldn't let me. She said I should be a kind person."

"Thank you, Gwen."

Upon hearing this, Tony thought to himself, then opened his Iron Man suit, stepped out, and extended his right hand to Hawke: "It's settled then. If I lose, I'll give you a hundred million. If you lose, you have to grant me one request."

Hawke smiled and extended his right hand, looking at Tony who seemed afraid of having a change of heart and was eager to reach an agreement.

"Deal done!"

"Deal done!"

The two shook hands, but the touch was brief.

next second.

Tony gave Hawke a strange smile.

"You're doomed to lose."

"hehe."

Upon hearing this, Hawke noticed the hidden smugness on Tony's face and raised an eyebrow.

"I do not believe."

"follow me."

"..."

(End of this chapter)