Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 264 S.H.I.E.L.D. and Blades (Second Update!)

The information Catherine provided was quite comprehensive.

Hawke remembers it very clearly too.

Dickon Frost did not live alone either.

Like Errani, who just slept in the church, he slept in his own base.

To be precise, it's a large building.

Moreover, it wasn't just one building; it was a whole building where Dickon Frost lived. It was more than just him. You could say that the elite vampires of the New York City Vampire Elders all lived in the same building as Dickon Frost.

With high emotional intelligence, Dickon Frost shares joys and sorrows with other vampires.

Low emotional intelligence, this guy is afraid of dying.

After all, this guy's ambition to replace the elders of the thirteen pure-blooded vampires wasn't something that happened overnight; he had been secretly accumulating power for a long time.

By now, it has become quite a force to be reckoned with.

Once he translates the method to summon the Blood God, his ambition will be fully exposed, and he will replace the thirteen pureblood vampires.

pity……

This guy's dream is destined to be shattered.

Because Hawke was substituted.

but!
Hawke did not appear directly inside Dickon Frost's vampire mansion after leaving the church.

It’s not that I don’t want to, nor that I can’t.

But -

Hawke appeared on the outskirts of the Vampire Tower, then looked at the dark building in the distance and the deserted street in front of him. He raised an eyebrow, then stretched out his hand towards the air in front of him.

next second.

His right hand seemed to pass through the air.

at the same time.

"Ding!"

"Sir, someone has broken through the shielding."

"What."

Sharon Carter, who was standing in the Vampire Tower, leaning against a SHIELD command vehicle, discussing plans to break into the building where an unknown number of vampires were located to rescue Eric Brooks, instinctively ran to the agent in charge of establishing a sensory barrier around them upon hearing this, and then looked at the computer screen in front of her.

into the eye.

An energy dome-like shield, rendered in 3D animation, covers the area around the Vampire Tower, which has a diameter of 200 meters.

Just now, a section of the shielding layer experienced a fluctuation.

but now……

The S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who summoned Sharon paused slightly as he looked at his computer screen.

"Gone?"

"This spot just now."

Sharon frowned.

at this time.

A voice sounded behind her.

Hawke, standing behind Sharon, also craned his neck and followed Sharon's gaze to the computer screen: "What is this? Is it a cognitive shield like Wakanda's?"

Sharon turned her head instinctively upon hearing the familiar voice.

"Boom!"

"hiss!"

Sharon rubbed her forehead where she had bumped into Hawke's chin, gasped, but looked at Hawke with a hint of surprise: "Hawk, what brings you here?"

Hawke smiled.

"You do not know?"

"What happened?"

Sharon continued rubbing her forehead, looking at Hawke.

Hawke looked at Sharon, whose expression seemed genuine, and raised an eyebrow. He then looked at the SHIELD agents who had surrounded the Vampire Tower, and the vampires inside the tower who were vaguely showing their fangs and confronting the SHIELD agents. Finally, he looked back at Sharon.

"What are you doing here?"

"Eric Brooks!"

"He's Blade, a kind of unofficial agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. We intercepted intelligence that the vampire leader inside, Dickon Frost, was trying to summon the Blood God to wreak havoc on the world, so we teamed up with Blade. As a result, Blade went missing yesterday, and it's suspected that he was captured and brought here."

Sharon rubbed her forehead and gave a brief explanation. After feeling that the pain in her forehead had subsided, she lowered her arm and then looked at Hawke with some curiosity: "By the way, what are you doing here?"

While S.H.I.E.L.D. is keeping an eye on Hawke, they aren't monitoring him as closely as they were with Bruce Banner.

After all, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hawke have a very good relationship, and Director Maria Hill, Commander Victoria Hand, and New York S.H.I.E.L.D.'s First Agent Sharon Carter all want to maintain this good relationship.

Therefore, S.H.I.E.L.D. did not monitor Hawke all the time.

The Aegis satellites only send an alert text message to Sharon when they detect Hawk's energy fluctuations.

Even when Gwen and Hawke were in the same city, they didn't need to send anyone to protect Gwen.

S.H.I.E.L.D. agents will only appear if Hawke leaves New York City, and they will protect Gwen without disturbing her normal life.

The main point is to maintain distance.

Normally, Sharon would only keep in touch with Gwen and go shopping together.

However, Sharon had already been busy for the past two weeks.

According to intelligence revealed by unofficial agent Blade, Dickon Frost, the leader of the New York City Vampire Elders, is suspected of collecting the Book of Blood.

Although she didn't know why, Sharon's intuition told her that the vampires in New York City were about to do something big.

So Sharon really didn't know why Hawke was here today.

but……

Sharon joked, "They're not here to help us, are they?"

Hawke met Sharon's joking yet expectant gaze with a slight smile.

"George has become a vampire."

"?"

A question mark appeared above Sharon's head, and her smile froze.

Hawke shrugged.

"The mastermind is Crimson Apocalypse, and the mastermind behind Crimson Apocalypse is Dickon Frost. I just destroyed Crimson Apocalypse, which is why I'm here."

"I never expected..."

Hawke smiled at Sharon.

"What a coincidence."

"hiss!"

Sharon snapped out of her shock and looked at Hawke. "Sorry, it was us..."

"What does it have to do with you?"

Hawke interrupted Sharon, who was about to apologize to him immediately, and said with a smile, "This is your doing again, and there's nothing wrong with George becoming a vampire."

Sharon blinked.

Hawke smiled slightly and looked at Sharon: "At least Gwen won't have to worry about George having an accident when he's on a mission."

After all, human George is quite fragile, and he likes to go to the front lines to command some major cases, such as smuggling cases. If he is not careful and gets shot by a criminal, he will be dead.

But vampire George didn't have this worry.

you could put it that way.

George won't need bulletproof vests when he goes to the front lines anymore; he can even stand in front of the police as a bulletproof vest for the other detectives.

Of course, as long as George isn't afraid of revealing his vampire identity.

In a word.

Human George has fragile skin and low blood volume.

George the vampire is tough and resilient.

Gwen no longer has to worry about George suddenly dying.

So from a certain perspective, it's a good thing that George became a vampire, because Gwen only needs to worry about him now, and no longer needs to share Gwen's worries with George.

Hawke thought so.

After Sharon heard this, her expression became somewhat strange.

Hawke glanced at Sharon's expression.

"You don't suspect that I deliberately turned George into a vampire, do you?"

"Ah, what? No, of course not."

Sharon was taken aback at first, then realized what she meant and shook her head like a rattle-drum.

Hawke raised his eyebrows.

"Really not?"

"No."

Sharon pursed her lips, looking at Hawke with a serious expression, and changed the subject: "That's not right, we surrounded this place this afternoon, Dickon Frost and his vampires had no chance to get out."

Hawke shrugged.

"This happened a week ago."

"A week ago..."

Sharon's eyes widened again upon hearing this answer.

Hawke glanced at Sharon again and knew what she was thinking: "It's not my fault. Someone wanted to play a detective game, but they messed it up today. I only left the game half an hour ago."

Upon hearing this, Sharon's expression changed to one of realization.

Without a doubt, this person must be Gwen.

That's right.

She was initially a little curious, after all, given Hawke's temperament, George had turned into a vampire half an hour ago, and half an hour later, all the vampires in New York City would probably be spontaneously searching for the culprit.

If they don't want their race to be wiped out.

Sharon thought to herself, then turned to look at the Vampire Tower surrounded by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, before looking at Hawke.

"Then... I'll send my men down?"

"can."

Hawke looked at Sharon's eyes once again and smiled slightly, "Actually, even if this hadn't happened, you could have given me a call and I would have come to help."

Sharon shook her head as she instructed her assistant to notify the SHIELD agents surrounding Vampire Tower to tear it down.

"I did think about asking you for help."

"Then?"

"They're just vampires. Asking you to come over feels like using a nuclear bomb to kill a mosquito."

"That's what someone thought at first too."

Hawke listened to Sharon's reasoning and smiled: "Then she messed up, and it seems like you messed up too."

Sharon met Hawke's gaze, gave a wry smile, and then took a deep breath.

"If I ever need anything in the future, I will definitely ask you for help immediately."

"no problem."

Hawke smiled and said, "Call me if you need anything, or call Gwen. I'll come over as soon as I know."

Sharon nodded upon hearing this.

"Thank you."

You're welcome, we're friends.

Hawke said this, then looked at the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who had received orders and were all withdrawing from the entrance of the Vampire Tower.

Seeing this, Sharon thought of something.

“Oh, right, Hawke, there’s someone inside… no, not a person, a vampire… no, he is…”

"Half-human, half-vampire, Eric Brooks, right?"

"...Yes, he is..."

“Your people.”

Hawke snapped out of his daze and chuckled, "Don't worry, I won't kill him if he's not dead."

Sharon hummed in agreement, then looked at Hawke, who was about to lift his foot.

"Wait a minute, Hawke."

"Anything else?"

"Ah."

Sharon nodded, looked at Hawke, clasped her hands together, and stared at Hawke expectantly: "It's nighttime. The research lab has only replicated 70% of the functionality of this shielding ring. Please keep things a little quiet. If you make too much noise, it will be a lot of trouble to clean up."

Hawke looked at Sharon and shook his head with a smile.

"Okay, I'll try my best. Is there anything else?"

"That's all. Be careful, Hawke."

"rest assured."

Hawke smiled slightly, turned around, and lifted his foot.

He vanished from Sharon's sight in an instant.

……

(End of this chapter)