Hawk replied quickly.
Without hesitation.
Clearly.
Gwen was also very happy with his answer, and her voice became a bit clearer.
After a while.
The two lovers, who had only officially confirmed their relationship a few days ago, finally finished their long phone call and reluctantly hung up.
Mainly, Gwen was reluctant.
Hawk also…
Alright.
He was also a bit reluctant.
However, Hawk knew why he had liked Gwen since ninth grade but had waited until now to confront those feelings.
In a word.
He wasn't qualified before, but now he had become stronger and was qualified.
So…
Whether it was to continue getting stronger or to maintain that qualification, Hawk felt that he should work even harder than before, rather than slacking off.
His current strength might be great, but if he slacked off now, how long could that strength last?
One year?
Or two or three years?
The curtain of the Marvel Universe had already been drawn, so Hawk not only dared not relax but also felt a sense of urgency.
Therefore, after ending his call with Gwen, Hawk began his daily task of ten thousand punches.
In reality, hitting the sandbag now held no meaning for him.
But Hawk wasn't hitting the sandbag now; instead, he was using this method to calm his mind, allowing himself to continue searching for that Sixth Sense within this tranquility—a Sixth Sense that Hawk knew existed but felt he could never quite grasp.
On the apartment rooftop.
The sandbag hanging on a clothesline swayed gently with Hawk's punches.
Hawk's eyes were vacant, his thoughts scattered, feeling as if he were searching for something the size of a grain of rice in an endless darkness.
Until…
Faint screams and shouts reached his ears.
The look in Hawk's eyes quickly left the darkness; once focused, he instinctively turned towards the Williamsburg Bridge, the direction from which the screams and shouts originated.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Space rapidly contracted before Hawk's eyes; in just a blink, Hawk, standing several kilometers from the Williamsburg Bridge, clearly saw the scene unfolding on the Williamsburg Bridge.
The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, spanning the East River.
Many people use this bridge to go to Manhattan for work during the day and return to Brooklyn on the other side of the bridge to rest at night, so the Williamsburg Bridge is always very busy.
Tonight was no exception.
But now, something unexpected happened.
Countless Manhattan white-collar workers, stuck on the bridge, were screaming as they ran, listening to the constant sound of overturned vehicles behind them.
In his sight.
A massive creature, covered in gray-green scales and with a head resembling a Lizard, was rapidly traversing the tops of vehicles.
And as it moved, its equally strong long tail hooked vehicles, effortlessly flinging them away.
It seemed to be searching for something.
"This is…"
"Lizard Dr.?"
After taking in this scene, Hawk's sword-like eyebrows raised involuntarily.
At the same time, a thought appeared in his mind.
It wasn't how Dr. Connors transformed into Lizard Dr. without the warning of the Amazing Spider-Man.
But rather…
It was over. Dr. Connors's recommendation letter was useless.
New York University might recognize Dr. Connors's favor, but it would definitely not recognize Lizard Dr.'s favor.
So, if nothing unexpected happened, the value of Hawk's handwritten recommendation letter from Dr. Connors, at the moment Dr. Connors turned into Lizard Dr., plummeted from immeasurable to less than a piece of waste paper.
Even the stock market wouldn't dare to dive like that.
Soon.
Lizard Dr., making his debut on the Williamsburg Bridge, seemed to have found what he was looking for.
An elite man in a suit was hooked out of his car by Lizard Dr.'s tail.
The middle-aged man, holding a briefcase with serum intended for the military hospital, trembled in fear as he looked at Lizard Dr. staring at him with glowing green eyes.
But he still mustered his courage.
"You…"
"Ah!"
"Pfft!"
Just as the middle-aged man opened his mouth, Lizard Dr. had already snatched the briefcase from his arms with a claw, then abruptly swung its tail, sending the middle-aged man flying. He was slammed against the bridge railing.
The next second.
A steel cable passed through the middle-aged man's waist, severing him in half. The middle-aged man, split into two, fell towards the river below, blood spraying everywhere.
But just then.
Spider-Man…
Pfft.
Spider-Woman made a dazzling appearance.
Swinging through the air on a web he shot, Peter rapidly adjusted his body, then brought his feet together, like a cannonball, kicking Lizard Dr., who seemed about to turn and leave.
Lizard Dr. stumbled instantly. Once steady, he turned to look at Peter, who was now squatting on the car roof, clinging to it with both hands and feet. He opened his large mouth, his green tongue flailing, and let out a roar at Peter.
The next moment.
Peter shot a web from his right wrist, which slapped and adhered to the briefcase in Lizard Dr.'s arms, then tugged.
Lizard Dr. became utterly enraged watching the briefcase slip from his grasp. He immediately hooked nearby vehicles with his tail, flinging them one after another towards Peter.
The war between Spider-Woman and Lizard Dr. quickly erupted.
Standing on his apartment rooftop, Hawk watched with great interest.
However, just then, he remembered something and immediately turned towards the sandbag, his entire body instantly transforming into an afterimage, countless phantom punches lightly landing on the sandbag.
Thirty seconds later.
Hawk, having quickly completed his ten thousand punches for the day, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He then looked back towards the Williamsburg Bridge, ready to watch the show without any psychological burden.
But…
"Where's Lizard Dr.?"
"Where's Spider-Woman?"
"Where are they?"
Hawk, who had refocused his gaze on the Williamsburg Bridge and was ready for more action, was dumbfounded.
However, he quickly noticed the water beneath the Williamsburg Bridge.
Beneath the water, a Shadow seemed to be moving rapidly.
Very fast.
In any case, Peter, who had been swinging along, eventually lost track of Lizard Dr. near Roosevelt Island.
It was too dark, and Lizard Dr.'s speed underwater was indeed very fast.
Peter stopped on the rooftop of a tall building, looking at the last known location where he lost Lizard Dr.'s trail, and shook his head.
Just as he was about to leave and go home, he suddenly sensed something and went to the edge of the rooftop.
In his sight.
He saw Hawk standing on the rooftop of a ten-story building not far away.
Hawk smiled and waved at Spider-Woman, who was squatting on the edge of the rooftop, looking his way.
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