Chapter 44: Marvel: Awakening the Cosmo at the Start, Chapter 21

The powerful impact and force capable of killing an ordinary person on the spot could be withstood by him even without the protection of a Cloth, and even if injured, his self-healing ability, which far exceeded that of an ordinary person, could still allow him to recover from fatigue and minor injuries more quickly.

Today, the fragment that shot out from the high-speed rotating centrifuge was just such a case.

If he hadn't acted at that moment, Gwen would have had no hope of survival under this fragment; if nothing went wrong, she would have been headshot by the projectile on the spot.

But that is not the point.

The point is...

Hawk recalled the scene of his subconscious reaction while rubbing the spot on his right palm that had felt pain at the time with his left hand.

Just as he was frowning, wondering what he was thinking about, the phone placed to the side rang.

Hawk came back to his senses, slightly stunned, and looked at the phone that had rung for the first time since he bought the SIM card.

He answered.

"Hello?"

"...Yes, it's me. You've arrived?"

"Good, I'll be there right away."

He hung up the phone.

Hawk rose from the floor, and with a whoosh, his figure vanished from the spot. By the time he appeared again, he had reached the fire escape, then returned to his new apartment through the window, opened his backpack, and took out five hundred dollars.

His computer had arrived.

Ten minutes later.

At the entrance of the bridge park across the street.

Hawk arrived at the park entrance, looked at the deserted surroundings, took his phone out of his pocket, found the only number in his call history, and dialed it.

Just then, the lights of a van parked not far away flickered.

Hawk subconsciously looked toward that van.

The driver's door of the van opened, and immediately after, an Asian woman with thick, long brown hair, who looked at most in her early twenties, walked out and waved her phone at Hawk.

Hawk looked at the Asian woman's appearance and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Skye?

Standing beside her van, which doubled as a camper, Skye looked at the approaching Hawk: "Superman is not as good as me?"

Hawk nodded: "Correct."

Upon hearing this, Skye didn't waste words; she took out a laptop and handed it to Hawk: "Just like what was described during our chat this afternoon, three years old, ninety percent new, I've already reinstalled the system. Check it, and if there are no problems, pay me."

Hawk gave a hum, didn't say anything like "no need," and took the computer.

After all, this was a big-ticket item worth five hundred dollars.

If he weren't a bit embarrassed, he would have wanted to ask Gwen if she had any unused computers she could give him.

Still the same saying.

Bottom lines are meant to be broken.

Although the phone he had now was forced on him by Gwen, he had accepted it after all.

But Hawk thought about it and felt that a man should still be a bit reserved.

However...

He never expected that the seller he randomly found at the second-hand market while borrowing an office computer this afternoon would turn out to be another well-known figure in the Marvel Universe.

Skye.

The future Quake.

While feeling emotional inside, Hawk checked the "gently used by a beauty" computer Skye had brought to sell. After confirming it could boot up normally and run some built-in programs, he closed the computer, took the five hundred dollars he had prepared out of his pocket, and handed it over.

Skye took the five Franklins and checked them as well.

A moment later.

Skye put away the five hundred dollars, reached out to Hawk, and said with a smile: "Pleasure doing business."

Hawk switched the computer to his left hand and extended his right hand as well: "Pleasure doing business."

No small talk.

Only business.

After the transaction was completed, Skye didn't say another word. She got into the vehicle, started her van, and drove away with a hum.

Hawk returned to his new apartment, placed the "gently used by a beauty" computer he bought from Skye on the folding table, and incidentally placed the "gently used by a beauty" phone Gwen gave him to the side as well.

Hmm.

Comparing them like this, Gwen is still better.

Wait, what am I thinking.

Hawk frowned again, shook the distracting thoughts from his mind, and immediately connected the computer he bought from Skye to the hotspot of the phone Gwen gave him.

Next step.

Quantico.

Hawk directly opened a satellite map webpage and located it to the coordinates of Quantico.

Although some more confidential buildings and items were hidden on the satellite map.

But this was irrelevant.

With just one glance, Hawk saw a dilapidated building surrounded by sheet metal on the satellite map.

He spent half an hour confirming that this building was the laboratory Dr. Bruce Banner had at Quantico at the time.

The internet is very developed now, especially after the exposure of the original Avengers, not to mention that Bruce Banner had already been exposed once in 2009.

So...

Information regarding Bruce Banner's life, why he became the Hulk, and when he became the Hulk, is all available on the internet.

At the same time, the gossip about Bruce Banner and Betty Ross having once dated was also exposed.

But this was not the focus of Hawk's attention.

Hawk, currently in his new apartment, with one hand propping up his chin and the other sliding on the computer touchpad, looked at the introduction and satellite map of the Quantico military base on the screen, his gaze thoughtful as it fell on the locked, abandoned laboratory.

He felt he might have to break his bottom line ahead of schedule.

No choice.

He had no money, and even if he did, he estimated that Quantico wouldn't sell him the Gamma Stone.

But he wanted the Gamma Stone.

After all, it concerned the Cloth.

So there was only one path before him.

If you won't give it, then I can only take it by force.

But...

Stealing the Gamma Stone from Quantico is not the same as stealing vibranium from Wakanda.

Let's put it this way.

If he stole vibranium from Wakanda, it wouldn't matter even if it were exposed; it's a bit like automatically matching teammates as long as he dares to initiate a team fight. At that time, the whole world wouldn't come to find trouble with him, but would find trouble with Wakanda. Without needing to think, the five great powers would definitely make Wakanda hand over the vibranium, or at the very least, make Wakanda agree to a United Nations garrison.

So Hawk didn't take Wakanda to heart at all.

But stealing from Quantico is different.

However...

The Gamma Stone.

I am determined to get it.

Hawk watched the satellite map of Quantico on the computer screen, his gaze flickering.