Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 225 Is Dr. Merrick Real? (Fourth Update!)
This finger...

This ring...

Caroline seemed to realize something, her eyes widened as she looked at Gwen, who was smiling with her lips pursed, and then she subconsciously covered her mouth with both hands.

"hiss!"

"Yes, this is an engagement ring."

Gwen smiled and opened her palm to Caroline, showing off the six-carat purple diamond ring on her hand from every angle.

"Pretty."

"pretty."

Caroline exclaimed in agreement, then looked at Gwen: "But when did this happen? My mother and grandfather never told me who the other person was, what their name was, or what they did."

Gwen smiled slightly, and just as she was about to speak, she glanced at Hawke, who was also walking out of the study on the second floor.

Caroline looked up, following Gwen's gaze.

Eyes facing each other.

Caroline's pupils contracted rapidly.

It's not because Hawke is handsome.

It wasn't because Hawke was physically strong.

But because...

She hadn't noticed that there was a second person in the study.

Although she had only been a vampire for a short time, she was clever and quickly mastered how to control her bloodlust, her suddenly increased power, and her equally heightened senses.

But after she became a vampire, her keen senses failed to detect that there was a second one in the study.

Of course.

It would be strange if she found out.

Let's say that.

If she can discover Hawke, then it can't be said that she has become stronger, but rather that Hawke has become weaker.

Hawke observed the changes in Caroline's pupils, but did not show it.

Again.

He came here to accompany Gwen to visit her grandfather and take a vacation, not to play the fool and deceive others.

"Caroline, let me introduce you."

“Hawk Phoenix, my fiancé.”

“Hawk, this is my cousin, Caroline Fox.”

"Hello."

Hawke extended his right hand with a smile.

Caroline composed herself, looked at the outstretched right hand, and shook hands with Hawke: "Hello."

Hawke smiled slightly, choosing not to disturb the two sisters' reminiscing. After withdrawing his right hand, he said to Gwen beside him, "I'll take a stroll outside the manor. You two chat."

Gwen hummed in agreement, then watched Hawke walk toward the door and cautioned, "Be careful."

She remembered Hawke saying that there were vampires in Fallstown as well.

Although New York City also has one, New York City is big enough, and it's right under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s nose.

But Fallstown is quite small.

Although in Hawke's eyes, he was fearless, let alone a single vampire, or even an entire clan of vampires side by side.

But Hawke wasn't afraid; that was a completely different matter from her telling Hawke to be careful.

Hawke waved his hand without turning his head and walked out of the manor.

Caroline watched Hawke's departing figure, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

one more time.

Her senses, enhanced after becoming a vampire, prevented her from hearing Hawke's heartbeat, smelling his blood, or even feeling his fear.

This person seems to be fearless.

But this person isn't a vampire.

Caroline had just shaken hands with Hawke, and at that moment, she could clearly feel Hawke's pulse, the surging blood, and his heart beating like the birth of the universe through his warm palm.

But once she leaves, she can no longer sense Hawke with her five senses.

This person...

something wrong.

Caroline thought to herself.

Standing to the side, Gwen looked at her cousin, who was staring blankly at her fiancé's back, and waved her hand in front of Caroline.

"Hey."

"Feel sorry."

Caroline realized what was happening and looked at Gwen: "Gwen, your fiancé is very handsome. How did you two meet?"

Gwen glanced at Caroline and said with a smile, "I'm not telling you."

Caroline understood, grabbed Gwen's arm, shook it, and her voice became soft and sweet.

"Cousin~~~"

"call out!"

As Hawke turned right after leaving the manor, he vanished from his spot. When he reappeared, he was in a forest, looking at the male vampire whose pupils were slowly turning toward astonishment, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"hello!"

"..."

Damon Salvatore was startled when he saw Hawke appear silently in front of him. He moved like a ghost and tried to leave.

He did it.

The instant Hawke finished speaking, he vanished into the forest behind him like a blur.

but……

Just as Damon had escaped and could no longer see the Fox Manor, he stopped to ponder what that thing had just happened, when Hawke's voice came from behind him once again.

"too slow!"

"……call out!"

Damon's hair stood on end, and his heart, which had stopped beating for who knows how many years, even trembled slightly.

Without any hesitation, he turned around and, with a ghostly motion, raised his right hand, ready to strike Hawke's heart.

result!

"Boom, boom, boom——"

Damon was instantly launched into the air, flying backward like a cannonball. One after another, the towering trees behind him, some countless years old, were shattered by his impact. When he crashed into the fifth tree, Damon's pale face flushed red, and he coughed up a mouthful of dark blood, collapsing onto the damp, muddy ground. Hawke, hands in his pockets, reappeared before Damon, calmly watching the vampire leaning against a tree, coughing up blood.

"name!"

"……Who are you."

Damon was shocked to realize the difference in strength between himself and the person in front of him with just one blow. Then he remembered what his ex-girlfriend had said before she was locked in the grave by him and his brother not long ago. He looked up at Hawk, who was standing in front of him and looking down at him: "Klaus?"

Hawke chuckled upon hearing this: "I'm not a vampire!"

What level is he in?

What kind of class are vampires that they dare to try and cause trouble for him?

Hawke scoffed inwardly, looking at the somewhat familiar vampire before him. Just as he was about to speak, he looked up in the direction of Fox Manor.

at this time.

Without hesitation, Damon Salvatore, exhausted, once again went at full speed and sped off towards the town below the mountain.

But the speed is still very slow.

At least that's how Hawke sees it.

but……

Just as Hawke's eyes turned crimson, a thought suddenly struck him, and he seemed to realize something. He chuckled and withdrew the Phoenix Ray.

His reason for seeking out this vampire was simple.

Who told this vampire to be lying at his doorstep?

There is something to say.

How can I allow others to snore on the side of the couch?

Hawke, under the influence of his six senses, noticed Caroline as she approached, and also noticed the vampire who had followed her there.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a stalker.

How can this be allowed?

But just now, Hawke suddenly remembered who this somewhat familiar vampire was.

Isn't that Damon, one of the famous Salvatore brothers?

This Damon and his brother Stefan are quite a character.

Let's say that.

The two brothers had the same ex-girlfriend.

He came here intending to teach this vampire a lesson, as if it were spying or scouting.

After all, he had just arrived here when a vampire set his sights on him. If he didn't strike hard, it would be easy for those hidden enemies to think he was soft-hearted.

However, it's clear that Damon isn't like that.

He must have come with Gwen's cousin, Caroline.

As for what they're doing, that's no longer important, as long as they're not there to stalk him or his fiancée.

This is why he gave up on killing Damon.

Hawke thought to himself, glancing at Damon who had already run far away but was still within his attack range, before turning his gaze away and disappearing from the spot.

Gwen was standing in front of the car, looking for Hawke.

"Hawk!"

"coming."

Hawke appeared behind Gwen.

Upon hearing the sound, Gwen turned around and looked at Hawke who had returned. Just as she was about to speak, she wrinkled her nose, leaned close to Hawke, sniffed, and then looked up at Hawke.

"The smell of blood?"

"It's not mine."

"Whose is that?"

"A vampire."

"hiss!"

Gwen gasped, looking around. "Where? What's he doing here?"

Hawke chuckled as he watched Gwen seemingly confirming her direction.

"Ran."

"run?"

Gwen looked at Hawke with some disbelief: "You messed up?"

Hawke laughed.

"If I want to kill him, he won't survive."

"That……"

"We thought he was there to spy on us, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding, so we let him go. Didn't you say we should be kind?"

Ok.

That was indeed said by Gwen.

Gwen listened to Hawke's explanation and smiled slightly.

Hawke then changed the subject: "Your cousin is still inside. What are you doing out here? Want to catch up?"

Gwen realized what was happening and handed her phone to Hawke: "I almost forgot, Natasha just called. I came out to find you, and she said she has something to tell you. You should call Natasha back right away. I'm going to find my cousin now; we haven't finished talking yet."

She was just telling her cousin her slightly embellished story of how she met, fell in love with, and stayed with Hawke when Natasha called.

That's why she suddenly ran out to find Hawke when they were having a good conversation.

at the moment.

Once Hawke was found, Gwen waved to him, then turned and went back into the main building of the manor, ready to continue her conversation with her cousin.

Hawke, standing beside the vehicle, watched Gwen walk into the main building and then put the phone he had just answered to his ear.

"Hey."

"Hawk, Myrick's physical examination results are in."

"how."

“All the data matches perfectly with the data previously collected by Myrick.”

"From a scientific point of view, he is Merrick."

"The real Merrick!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)