Chapter 31: Sacrifice

Black Widow and Hawkeye point at the Red Skull.

"Who are you?" Hawkeye asked.

The Red Skull replied lightly, "I am the guide who leads everyone to the Soul Stone. ”

"That's right, you tell us the location, and we'll go." Black Widow said.

"Oh, dear. If only it were that simple. The Red Skull said lightly, "As I said earlier, if you want to get it, you must sacrifice your beloved. What you seek is at hand, with your fears. ”

Guided by the Red Skull, Luke, Black Widow, and Hawkeye made their way to the edge of the snowy cliff and cautiously poked their heads out to look down at the cliff.

I saw that at the bottom of this thousand-meter-deep cliff, there was an ancient altar.

In fact, this entire cliff is part of the altar. It has existed for more time than anyone could have imagined. Perhaps since the dawn of time, the universe has existed since the beginning of time. Waiting for the one who took the Soul Stone to offer his/her beloved.

"The rough is down there." Black Widow said in a deep voice.

"For you, or for him." The Red Skull's tone was calm: "If you want to get the Primordial Stone, you must lose your beloved." It's the eternal bargain – soul for soul. ”

Luke looked at the Red Skull more than the Soul Stone, and he wanted to know what had happened to the Red Skull. During the period of "Captain America", the Red Skull was teleported to Vormir by the Cosmic Rubik's Cube, and what did the Red Skull go through after that it changed from a crazy nazi to this quail-like look?

Luke feels that this is the biggest secret of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Black Widow sits on a rock.

Hawkeye pinched his waist and beckoned to Luke and Red Skull on the edge of the cliff not far away, "Hey, how's it going." Then he laughed dryly twice and walked over to the Black Widow: "Oh my God." Maybe it's all his. ”

Black Widow clasped her hands and bowed her head and muttered, "No, I don't think so. ”

"Just because he knows your father's name?" Hawkeye asked with a smile.

The black widow raised her eyebrows: "Even I don't know." ”

She was adopted as a child and grew up in the Red House, and when she grew up, she investigated, and it was still unclear who her parents were.

The strange man in front of her claimed that her father's name was "Ivan". Black Widow doesn't know if it's true or not. But, her instincts told her that it might be true.

"Thanos took the rough stone from here and didn't leave with his daughter." Black Widow shook her head: "This is no coincidence. ”

Hawkeye thought about it, and could only sigh and nod: "Yes." ”

The Black Widow stared straight at the ground and said faintly, "Do whatever it takes......"

This was the oath that everyone had taken when they set off before. This is the last remaining chance. All of them will do whatever it takes to get their own Infinity Stones to complete this plan.

Now, it's their turn.

Beloved...... Perhaps, she can count as one.

Black Widow looked at Hawkeye.

You can let him get the Soul Stone, and then let Luke find a way to send him back. Then the task is completed.

Eagle Eye looked in the direction of the cliff, and said in a faint voice: "Do whatever it takes." ”

His thoughts were the same as those of Black Widow.

Clint Barton felt it was time for him to atone for his sins. Atonement for all that you have done before.

If one had to be sacrificed, it was up to him to do it. Natasha can get the rough and go back.

He doesn't regret it, and he doesn't complain. At times like these, someone has to die.

The Black Widow suddenly got up, came to Hawkeye, looked up at Hawkeye, and said, "If we don't get the Primordial Stone, hundreds of millions of people won't be able to live." ”

"I understand." Hawkeye nodded.

In his eagle eyes, there was already a little more determination, and he said in a low tone: "I think we all know who to go." ”

Black Widow nodded and whispered, "We all know that. ”

The two held hands together.

However, the atmosphere was not quite right.

After a moment, Hawkeye noticed that something was wrong, stared at Black Widow, and said with a smile: "I think our candidates may be different, Natasha." ”

Black Widow stared at Hawkeye, lowered her voice, and spoke quickly: "In the past five years, I have only one goal, which is to come here. And all this is to bring everyone back. ”

Hawkeye shook her head faintly and smiled, "Don't say anything nice to me, Natasha." ”

"Do you think I want to do that?" Black Widow said, "I'm saving your life, stupid. ”

"But I don't want you to do that." Hawkeye's tone was sincere: "Natasha, you know what I've done. You know what I've become. ”

At the beginning, the Avengers civil war made him a little disappointed in the Avengers, and since then he has stopped participating in the affairs of the Avengers and retired home to retire. Even when Thanos launched an invasion of Earth, he didn't know about it at all. Everyone decided not to disturb his life.

However, the defeat of the Infinity War had consequences that no one could ignore. His daughter, his wife, all his family, were wiped out in front of him.

Since then, he's been a different person.

In the past five years, when Black Widow led the remaining half of the Avengers to search for Thanos' whereabouts and thirst for revenge, Hawkeye was also carrying out his revenge plan.

He takes revenge on all evil forces and crimes.

He hated all evil.

It was these evils that took away his loved ones.

Gradually, however, he became the kind of person he hated. His indiscriminate killing earned him the name of a butcher.

If Natasha hadn't found him, he would still have continued to fall into the bottomless abyss. Fall. until you lose yourself forever.

Now, it's time to atone.

Black Widow is well aware of Hawkeye's mentality, and she doesn't think it's the right reason. She shook her head and smiled: "I never judge a person by fault. ”

"Maybe you should." Hawkeye said.

"But you can't do it yourself." Natasha said with a smile in her eyes.

Hawkeye was silent for a moment, stared at Black Widow, and nodded, "I really can't help you." ”

They have known and partnered for many years and have been separated countless times. Only this time, it will be forever.

They are not lovers, but they are better than lovers. No one can deny the importance they have to the other.

They are both willing to give everything they have for each other.

Natasha and Clint held each other's hands, their foreheads slowly touching each other's foreheads. They know that this time, it is goodbye.

Hawkeye has already made a decision.

"Well, you win." He sighed.

Black Widow smiled and nodded, her expression relieved, she was ready.

However, a smile suddenly appeared on Clint's lips.

Hawkeye jerked Black Widow to the ground. Black Widow looked stunned, and was caught off guard by Hawkeye and pressed to the ground.

Luke stood on the edge of the cliff and pouted: "So, this is the plot written by the writers of Avengers 4 bullshit?" ”

The red skull looked inexplicable.

Luke looked at the red skull curiously: "By the way, have you been cooked?" ”

"I don't know what you mean." Red Skull said.

Luke shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you don't understand, forget it." ”

"Tell my family I love them!" Hawkeye said in a hurried tone to the black widow on the ground.

Black Widow was not willing, she quickly rolled over, hugged Hawkeye, and the two scuffled together.

Black Widow got up from the ground. "Say it yourself!" She aimed her stun gun at Hawkeye and fired a shot.

Hawkeye shuddered from being electrified.

The Black Widow ran over and jumped off the cliff.

With a "bang", she slammed into an invisible wall of air.

An orange-yellow force field appeared, isolating Black Widow and Hawkeye.

The Black Widow stood stunned. Hawkeye also caught up and looked at the force field in surprise.

They find that Luke is gone.

"What about the kid?" Hawkeye was stunned.

Black Widow suddenly thought of something, and she threw herself on the edge of the cliff, and lay down to look down, her pupils constricting suddenly.

"No......" Black Widow couldn't believe it all.

Hawkeye stood blankly at the top of the cliff. He was in a trance, equally unwilling to believe it was true. It is he who is sacrificed and who should not be sacrificed.

I saw that at the bottom of the cliff, Luke's small figure was lying on the altar, no longer moving. The snowflakes are still drifting silently.

He...... It's still a child! Black Widow burst into tears.

Hawkeye slowly knelt down, grief-stricken.

"Now you're satisfied?" He glared at the red skull and asked sharply, "He's still a child!" ”

Black Widow and Hawkeye are both grief and self-reproach.

Below should be them, not an innocent child. And that's still Tony's child. They don't know how to explain this to Tony of the universe when the time comes.

"He's the same as Tony, a hero." Black Widow wiped tears from her cheeks and said.

Hawkeye nodded heavily.

As everyone knows, the red skull looked confused: why didn't the altar react? Too old, broken?

At this moment, a red light rose into the sky. The three of them were stunned to see that the light was coming from the altar below.

Luke was covered in a layer of blazing flames and flew straight up from the bottom of the cliff. With Lotus on top of his head. Under the stunned gaze of the three people, Luke scratched his head, slightly embarrassed: "I'm sorry, the ground slipped, and I accidentally fell down just now." ”

Luke then glared at the red skull and stretched out his little hand, "What about the Soul Stone?" ”

"You're not dead?" Red Skull asked.

"Nonsense. It's just a knock on the head. Luke rolled his eyes, he wanted to die, but he jumped down from the altar and smashed a pit, and the man was fine. Does this count as sacrificing a loved one? I've already sacrificed myself.

"Soul for soul." Red Skull shook his head and said, "You must use the soul of your loved one to ......"

"Okay, okay, nonsense. Then come again. Luke said, his head falling down again. He fell on the altar with a thud.

Black Widow and Hawkeye have looked stupid.

The red skull also looked at the bottom of the cliff in a daze, this doesn't seem to be the same as the script?

This time, it was the short-legged Lotus who was caught in the mouth of two crows and flew up.

Lotus climbed to the edge of the cliff and jumped down and shouted, "Luke, you've dropped something!" ”

Luke flew up again, and said, "Ah, what did you drop?" He looked down.

Lotus said, "Your discipline." ”

"Fuck off." Luke rolled his eyes in annoyance and held out his small hand towards the red skull.

The Red Skull still shook its head.

The altar didn't react at all. The description is not compliant. In this case, the Soul Stone will not appear.

Luke was helpless too.

What else can I do? Then go ahead.

Bia chirped and fell again.

From the bottom of the cliff came Luke's shout, "Hey, okay?" The altars are rotten. ”