Chapter 225: Marvel: Awakening the Little Universe at the Start, Chapter 114

"Driver, follow that car in front."

"No problem."

The driver looked at the two Franklins before him, his eyes lighting up. He took the money, shifted gears, and stepped on the gas—all in one smooth motion.

In an instant.

The taxi darted out, following the red family car carrying Jane Foster that was driving ahead.

Gwen, sitting in the back seat, nudged Hawk's shoulder, then met his gaze, her voice very soft.

"Are we..."

"Taking the key that leads to the Underworld!"

Hawk smiled slightly.

It was the same old saying.

If he wanted to go to the Underworld and retrieve his sister's soul from Mephisto, then unless he fought Mephisto, expecting Mephisto to obediently hand over his sister's soul was nothing but a pipe dream.

But with his current strength, going to the Underworld to find Mephisto was no different from seeking death.

After all...

Even Mephisto had seen that his Little Universe did not exist in this universe. With the Little Universe transiting through the Phoenix constellation before being projected onto Earth, he could only exert at most seventy or eighty percent of his full strength.

It might be enough to deal with small fry.

But against a character like Mephisto, who could already be called a god, it was not worth watching.

Therefore!

From this perspective, Hawk was not wrong when he said the Reality Stone was his key to the Underworld.

After all, only by obtaining the Reality Stone and completely manifesting his Little Universe into reality would he have the confidence to go to the Underworld and have a showdown with Mephisto.

Because once his Little Universe was materialized, it would be at the level of a Gold Saint.

A Gold Saint fighting Mephisto.

That was something worth aiming for.

Half an hour later.

The red family car in front stopped at a container terminal.

The taxi driver also pulled over.

Hawk and Gwen opened the car doors and stepped out.

The next second.

Gwen looked at a container standing upright on the ground not far away and patted Hawk beside her.

"Hawk, look."

"Hmm."

Hawk also saw the container standing on the ground, as well as the one lying horizontally above it. He nodded, then looked toward Jane Foster, who had just stepped out of the red family car, along with her assistant Darcy Lewis and her assistant Ian.

Jane and Darcy also saw Hawk.

Darcy glanced at Hawk and Gwen with some uncertainty, then said to Jane beside her: "Are they... following us?"

Jane did not speak.

Because the two people Darcy mentioned had already walked over.

Hawk looked at the Thor's girlfriend who was watching him, and smiled as he extended his right hand: "Dr. Foster, hello."

Jane frowned and shook hands with Hawk.

"You are..."

"Hawk."

Hawk smiled slightly, then locked his gaze on an unfinished building not far away: "I have something of mine in there, and I've come to take it."

Having said that.

Hawk politely smiled and nodded at Jane Foster, then said to Gwen beside him: "Let's go."

Gwen responded.

Hawk then took Gwen's hand and walked toward the unfinished building not far away.

He no longer needed Dr. Jane Foster to lead the way.

Because...

His vibrating Sixth Sense was telling him at this moment that what he wanted was inside that unfinished building.

Jane Foster looked at Hawk and Gwen walking toward the unfinished building, stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and looked at Darcy beside her.

"Say it again, what is in here?"

"The Infinity Stones."

Walking toward the unfinished building with Hawk, Gwen, who had also learned the purpose of this trip from Hawk, was slightly stunned: "What is that?"

Hawk walked toward the unfinished building while explaining to Gwen.

"There are two versions of the origin of the Infinity Stones."

"The first version is that the Infinity Stones were condensed after the self-death of Nemesis."

"Let's put that version aside for now."

"The second version is that it is rumored that before the Big Bang, there were six singularities. After the Big Bang occurred, the residual matter of these six singularities condensed into six gems possessing the fundamental forces of the universe."

"The Space Stone, which can manipulate space, distort space, and even rearrange space!"

"The Mind Stone, which can manipulate minds, enhance mental power, and project energy beams!"

"The Reality Stone, which distorts reality and rearranges matter."

"The Power Stone, which possesses infinite power and energy."

"The Time Stone, which controls all time."

"And the Soul Stone, which can establish a soul realm."

Hawk did not hide anything, giving Gwen a concise explanation of the Infinity Stones, then said to Gwen: "You have seen one of them."

Gwen, still shocked by whether Hawk was telling a story, looked at Hawk subconsciously upon hearing this.

"I've seen one?"

"The Tesseract."

Hawk shrugged: "It's described in history textbooks; it was what Captain America snatched from the Third Germany back in the day. By the way, the wormhole over New York City last year was also opened by the Tesseract. The Tesseract is the Space Stone I just mentioned."

Gwen realized, then shook her head: "That's not right, the Tesseract isn't a stone, I remember."

Hawk laughed: "The Tesseract is just the carrier for the Space Stone; you can think of it as the box that holds the stone."

Gwen nodded, half-understanding.

"Then what we are looking for this time is..."

"The Reality Stone."

Hawk said, looking at the unfinished building before him, listening to the exclamations coming from inside, and pulled Gwen inside.

He hadn't wanted to bring Gwen here at first.

But...

Gwen understood him very well, which made him change his mind and bring her here.

After the two walked into the unfinished building, they followed the sound of the exclamations and immediately saw a miraculous scene.

A boy standing on the stairs threw a wine bottle into the stairwell, but instead of falling to the ground and shattering according to common sense, the bottle suddenly disappeared halfway down, only to reappear in the air above and continue falling.

Over and over again.

At this moment, perpetual motion had become reality.

Gwen's pupils contracted.

"This..."

"Hiss!"

Jane Foster, who had followed behind and arrived just then, also looked at this scene in shock, unable to help but gasp.

The assistant Darcy beside her said with a smile: "Now you know why I asked you to come."

Jane Foster came back to her senses, said nothing, and reached for her handheld device, walking toward the stairs.

Hawk also smiled at Gwen beside him.

"Hold me tight."

"Huh?"

Hawk said nothing, pulling Gwen into his arms.

The next second.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, Hawk had already carried Gwen, sweeping past Jane Foster, her assistant Darcy, and the three little brats playing happily with the wine bottles. With all five senses fully open, he followed the unknown fluctuations in the air to the fourth-floor corridor of the unfinished building.

After Gwen got down from Hawk's arms, she couldn't help but cover her forehead.

"Hawk!"

"Hmm?"

"Don't do that again."

Gwen endured the discomfort in her heart and said seriously to Hawk: "Unless it's an emergency, you are not allowed to do that."

Hawk complied readily: "Okay, you stay here."

He looked at the positional fluctuations coming from the front of the corridor, thought for a moment, and decided not to let Gwen continue following him.

Because, while the power of the Infinity Stones is infinitely great, the side effects of each Infinity Stone are equally infinitely great.

No matter which Infinity Stone it is, it is not something that can be touched.

However...

Just as Hawk intended to go forward alone, his Sixth Sense suddenly stirred.

He subconsciously looked at Jane Foster, who had also climbed up the stairs.

Their eyes met.

It was Hawk who spoke first.

"Dr. Foster, do you intend to go inside and take a look?"

"..."

Jane looked at the direction indicated by the instrument in her hand, then looked at the smile on Hawk's face, and frowned: "Are you planning to block the way?"

Hawk smiled, said nothing, just stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.

The Sixth Sense that had just been triggered suddenly reminded him of one thing.

That is...

In the original plot, it was less that Jane Foster found the Reality Stone, and more that the Reality Stone found her.

The Reality Stone was right in front of him, and there was only one chance.

Therefore.

Just in case, he intended to let Jane Foster help lead the way, acting as a guide to bring him to the Reality Stone.

Jane looked at Hawk, who had stepped aside, and hesitated instead.

After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch; though this is an Eastern proverb, the West has similar ones, and in short, the meaning is the same.

Seeing this, Hawk chuckled, leaned his mouth to Gwen's ear, and whispered: "Don't be surprised if I disappear in a moment; I'll be out in about six hours."