Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 239 Merrick of Molokai Island! (5K-word long chapter!)
Molokai Island.

"Mannaroya".

"This is……"

Hawke listened to the address Klaus gave him, thought for a moment, and looked at Klaus: "Hawaii, forty-eight nautical miles east of Honolulu?"

As Klaus pondered which important figure Hawke was in the extraordinary world, he continued to look at Hawke with a sly smile.

"Yes, you were there three days ago too."

“I’ve never been to this place, not even Hawaii.”

Hawke glanced at Klaus.

The reason he was able to pinpoint the location so accurately after Klaus gave the place name was entirely due to his excellent memory.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to study law.

Hawke then looked at Klaus.

"Would you mind telling me about your experience on that island?"

What can you give me?

Klaus toyed with his wine glass with interest, watching Hawke.

He could spare Catherine, who had been hunting him for over five hundred years, just because Hawke's mere aura was enough to overwhelm him.

It's no big deal.

Anyway, his wolf blood has already been unsealed, and he's only hunting Catherine because he feels she has offended him.

Now that someone has vouched for Catherine, he has no reason to antagonize a powerful figure.

but……

“It’s one thing for me to let Catherine go for your sake.”

"If you want to know how I got out of quarantine, that's another matter."

"Will you give me some face again?"

Klaus leaned back in his booth, twirling a whiskey glass on the table with his right hand.

Hawke smiled slightly, looked at Klaus, and spread his hands.

"May I?"

"Of course!"

Klaus smiled slyly as he looked at Hawke, who was once again using his "face-saving fruit" on him: "As you wish."

Say it.

He then began to recount the story of how, three days earlier, on the night of the full moon, he had traveled to Molokai Island, 48 nautical miles east of Honolulu, Hawaii, to unseal his wolf blood, and how he had seen "Hawk" on the island.

"You know me very well."

"Although I don't know where you got that information from, you know me very well."

"So you should know that I have been searching for the most crucial doppelganger to unseal my wolf blood for many, many years."

"At first I thought that Elena was the only one who could be Catherine's doppelganger."

"but it is not the truth."

“One of my blood servants told me on my way to Fallstown that there are also doppelgangers on Molokai Island.”

"a lot of."

"So I went over there, and then I saw it."

"That's where I saw you."

"To be precise, many of you."

"It's right in a mass grave."

"In a mass grave made entirely of your doppelgangers. Many doppelgangers piled up in one."

"..."

Hawk listened calmly to Klaus's story, then glanced at him and asked, "So, you used my doppelganger to unseal the wolf blood?"

Klaus's lips curled up in a smile.

"Yes."

"Clearly, someone there seems to have mastered the technique of creating doppelgangers. They created you and then killed you."

"Clone! Merrick!"

Hawke thought to himself, then looked at Klaus: "May I ask, have you found the place that mass-produces my doppelgangers?"

“I don’t need to go looking for it. I just need the blood of the doppelganger. There’s a pit of doppelgangers there. All I need to do is have Elijah grab any werewolf and bring them to meet me.”

"Perfect timing. The lie I told has drawn all my potential enemies to Fallstown with Moonstone."

"I also found a local witch over there, and she calmly and smoothly broke my wolf blood seal."

"Then I came here to meet those enemies who tried to steal the Moonstone and stop me from unsealing the wolf blood."

"You know what happened next. I came, and you came too."

Klaus said calmly, "So, if you're asking me if I've alerted them, my answer is no. If you go to Molokai Island now, you should get what you want."

Hawke's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Klaus.

"You want me to leave Fallstown?"

"of course."

Klaus didn't hide his thoughts: "I can't see through you. You are very powerful, but you are not my enemy, and I don't want you to become my enemy. The wisest thing to do is to give you what you want, so I pardoned Catherine Pierce, and I also told you about Molokai Island. My intuition tells me that you will thank me for this."

Hawke exchanged a glance with Klaus upon hearing this.

next second.

He smiled.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Hawke then stood up from his booth: “If I can find what I want on Molokai Island, I’ll owe you a favor, Klaus. You can come to me anytime.”

Klaus looked up at Hawke.

"That's exactly what I wanted, thank you."

“Pardon Catherine Pierce, and also Elena, since you don’t need Elena anymore anyway.”

"Yes, I will pardon them."

"gone."

Hawke listened to Klaus's reply, said nothing more, and in the instant he turned around, he silently disappeared from Klaus's sight.

Klaus sensed the powerful aura that had vanished without a trace the instant Hawk disappeared, and his expression shifted.

at this time.

Elijah, dressed in a suit and tie and looking more like an elite lawyer hustling on Wall Street than a vampire, walked over from behind and sat in the booth where Hawke had just sat down. He looked at Klaus across from him and said, "You can ask him to find Michael."

Michael McElson.

Their father.

Just as Catherine was being hunted by Klaus, Klaus was being hunted by his father, Michael.

after all……

Klaus wasn't his biological son; he was the child of Michael's wife and the werewolf next door.

Klaus looked at his brother Elijah and smiled wickedly.

“I have already unsealed the wolf blood, and Michael is no longer a problem. Rather than using this favor on Michael, I would prefer to use it elsewhere.”

"for example……"

"I have not decided yet."

Klaus looked at the spot where Hawke had just disappeared: "But I'll think it over."

Fox Estate.

Caroline, Elena, and Stefan, who were sitting on the living room sofa waiting for Hawke to return, all stood up the moment they saw him come back.

Gwen also turned to look at Hawke, who had returned.

Caroline spoke first: "Brother-in-law, how is it?"

Hawke didn't answer; instead, he went to Gwen and kissed her.
He would kiss Gwen every time he came back.

This time is no exception.

After the kiss, Gwen asked a question.

"Will Klaus give you that kind of face?"

"What do you say?"

Hawke smiled at Gwen before turning his gaze to Caroline, Elena, and Stefan: "Klaus is no longer your problem. You don't even need to have your blood drawn anymore, because Klaus has found another doppelganger to solve his problem."

Upon hearing this, Elena visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Stefan was taken aback: "Another doppelganger? I thought Elena was the only doppelganger?"

Hawke smiled and glanced at Stefan.

"Obviously not."

"That……"

"You can go."

Hawke interrupted him directly.

He had no interest in talking to Stefan and Elena, and in fact, he didn't want to get involved in the matter at all.

But what could he do when his fiancée had promised to help Elena resolve this matter?

and so……

His intervention was solely to protect his fiancée and had nothing to do with anything else.

To put it bluntly.

If Caroline weren't his fiancée's cousin, even if she were Caroline, it would be extremely difficult for her to even see him.

Just like when he was an ordinary person, he knew Tony Stark, but it was difficult for him to meet Tony Stark.

Stefan understood the meaning behind those words and knew when to stop. "...Okay, sorry to bother you, Mr. Phoenix."

"fine."

Hawke said calmly, then said something to Gwen, and then returned to their room in the manor with her.

After Gwen closed the door, she turned to look at Hawke.

"Go ahead, I can go to the airport by myself tomorrow."

"Wow."

Hawke, who was about to speak, looked at Gwen who had taken the initiative and chuckled: "Is it true that I really can't hide anything from you?"

Gwen looked at Hawke with a smile in her eyes: "I just know you very well, Hawke, better than anyone else. So, yes, you can't hide anything from me. Where are you planning to go?"

Hawke smiled.

Molokai Island.

"This is……"

"Hawaii, an island 48 nautical miles east of Honolulu."

"because……"

“Merrick”.

Hawke didn't hide it from Gwen, telling her that after meeting with Klaus, he unexpectedly learned from Klaus that Dr. Merrick was very likely to be on Molokai Island.

of course.

He omitted the "crash pit" Klaus mentioned, a pit that was supposedly made up of countless clones of his.

Although Hawke didn't take it to heart, he knew that Gwen would be worried if she found out, so avoiding trouble wasn't called concealing anything, but rather a well-intentioned concealment.

Gwen blinked when she heard that the information was provided by Klaus by accident, then looked at Hawke and said, "Then you should thank me, Hawke."

Hawke raised his eyebrows.

Gwen smiled and said, "If I hadn't promised Caroline I'd help her out of this mess, you wouldn't have met with Klaus. So, thank you."

Hawke looked at Gwen with a serious expression.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Gwen smiled brightly, then her smile faded as she looked at Hawke: "Go on, catch this damn Merrick, get it done quickly, and come back home. I'll be waiting for you."

Hawke hummed.

"Then tomorrow..."

“I can get Caroline to come to the airport with me, so don’t worry about me. Hurry up and get there. Don’t let him get away this time.”

"it is good."

Seeing this, Hawke didn't say anything more. After hugging and kissing Gwen, he looked up and found himself high in the sky.

boom!
A sonic boom cloud appeared suddenly, then transformed into a streak of light, instantly hurtling towards the direction of Molokai Island.

at the same time.

Just as Gwen smiled and opened the door, preparing to go downstairs, the phone rang.

Gwen took out her phone, glanced at it, and answered the call while walking down the stairs.

Good afternoon, Sharon.

"Gwen, the Aegis satellites have just detected energy fluctuations from Hawke..."

"Hawk went to find Merrick."

Gwen came down the stairs and walked toward the living room: "Molokai Island, Hawke said it's an island near Honolulu. He just received news that the real Dr. Merrick might be there."

Sharon, on the other end of the phone, responded with a greeting.

"Thank you."

“You’re welcome. You’re our friend, Sharon, and Hawke said that if you’re asking where we are, we can tell you.”

"Thank you again. By the way, Agents Abby Bruce and Lorraine Cross are on their way."

"...I'm going back to New York City tomorrow, and Hawke might be back soon."

“I stand by, SHIELD stands by, Gwen, Hawke isn’t here, we need to make sure you’re safe.”

Sharon on the other end of the phone looked up at the two signals that were already moving toward Fox Estate to protect Gwen.

This already represents a high level of synergy between S.H.I.E.L.D., Hawk, and Gwen after the major overhaul.

Hawke has to go out, and S.H.I.E.L.D. will ensure Gwen's safety.

Having found a way to get along with Hawk, S.H.I.E.L.D. clearly understands that building a good relationship with Gwen is the same as building a good relationship with Hawk.

Therefore, if anyone dislikes Gwen's accident more than Hawk, S.H.I.E.L.D. would dare to claim second place, and even George and Helen wouldn't dare to claim first.

soon.

After hanging up the phone, Sharon used her satellite phone to contact her superior, Victoria Hand, the former commander of S.H.I.E.L.D. in New York and now the commander of S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

"Commander, Hawke has gone to Molokai Island. The real Dr. Merrick is suspected to be on that island. Should we send SHIELD agents there?"

"Need not."

Victoria Hand said almost without hesitation: "Since Hawke has already gone there, we won't go. If the real Dr. Merrick is on that island, our actions are very likely to alert him."

Although S.H.I.E.L.D. has now undergone a complete overhaul from top to bottom under the current director Maria Hill.

but……

Hydra still has remnants surviving around the world, so Maria Hill and Commander Hand suspect that there may still be undiscovered Hydra agents within SHIELD.

Therefore, the two discussed it and handed over the task of making full contact with Hawke to Sharon, whom they could trust completely. Sharon personally selected agents she could trust to join her team, which was then placed in the newly expanded New York S.H.I.E.L.D. hub to handle all of Hawke's affairs.

Any news related to Hawke was directly linked to her and Maria Hill to minimize the possibility of information leaks.

and so!
"Don't worry about what happened on Molokai Island. Hawke will handle it himself."

"Protect Gwen until Hawke returns."

"Understood. Abby and Rowling have been arranged to go there, and they have been staying in Falls Town these past few days."

"That's good. Make sure Gwen is safe."

"receive."

Sharon responded, then hung up the phone. She glanced at the large screen and ordered her men to cancel satellite tracking of Hawk Energy's signal.

It's better to be careful.

Speaking of which, given Hawke's speed, he should have already arrived at Molokai Island by now.

Sharon stared at the blacked-out screen, lost in thought.

Molokai Island.

Also known as Maurokai or Friendship Island, it is the fifth largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It features pine forests and bamboo groves, unique black sand beaches, the world's highest sea cliffs, and Kahiwa Falls with a drop of 1,570 meters.

Most of the islands still retain their natural landscape.

Especially the Wai Lo Valley, located in the northern part of the island.

The terrain here is steep and out of place with the rest of the island, retaining 99% of its original appearance. The only safe way to reach Wailow Canyon is by helicopter.

Boom!
As a streak of red light seemed to pierce the sky, Hawke silently appeared in the dense forest of Huailuo Canyon, a forest so thick it could block out any light.

next second.

He came to a large pit that was clearly dug by man and looked into it.

into the eye.

Hawke's body.

There were many Hawke's corpses, densely packed, lying haphazardly, three layers above and three layers below, not a single piece of clothing on them, each with a different expression, twisted as if they had been carelessly thrown into the large pit in front of them like trash.

but……

This isn't the only big pitfall.

Hawke looked around and saw that the soil in several places had clearly been disturbed.

My sixth sense traveled rapidly downwards along the rummaged soil.

Then--

Hawke withdrew his sixth sense and looked at the large pit in front of him, which should be the eighth one that was not yet filled and therefore not yet filled, specifically used to bury his clones.

He suddenly thought of a classic movie.

resident Evil.

Hawke suddenly realized that he was being treated the same way as the female protagonist, Alice.

The Umbrella Corporation used Alice's blood to create countless Alice clones, attempting to create a clone as perfect as the original Alice.

The same goes for the hydras here.

They seem to be planning to use quantitative change to trigger qualitative change, so that the cloned version of him will have the same power as him.

This……

Think too much.

Hawke scoffed at this.

next second.

boom!
The scorching phoenix rays shot out instantly, and the moment they landed in the crater in front of them, one corpse after another instantly vaporized. In the blink of an eye, the countless Hawk corpses in the crater had vanished without a trace.

Hawke then withdrew his gaze, and immediately vanished from his spot, appearing on a distant cliff, following the tiny, invisible footprints left on the ground.

The sea is right across the cliff.

The sea is endless.

Below the cliff lies Molokai Island's unique black sand beach.

As for the Hydra base here.

It's right under your feet.

The moment Hawke looked down at the cliff below.

The six senses suddenly came forth, enveloping everything in an instant like a net from heaven and earth!

……

(End of this chapter)