One month later.
The Void.
A translucent dome of light gold stood tall.
Not far outside the dome, there was a high platform, and on the high platform was a throne symbolizing power and status.
Below the throne.
Reed, Benjamin, Old Loki, Young Loki, Thor, Sharon Carter, Maria Hill, and the scavenging team managed by the Lokis were all present.
Looking around, there were throngs of people, densely packed.
Inside the dome.
Five unconscious men and women lay on the ground not far apart, completely unaware that countless eyes were eagerly waiting for them to wake up.
On the high platform, on the throne.
The kimo bead on Samuel's wrist projected holographic image information of the five people, from left to right, they were:
[Number 1]
Name: Bruce Wayne
Title: Batman
Abilities: Human peak physical fitness, proficient in 127 martial arts.
From: Batman: The Dark Knight Rises
[Number 2]
Name: Laura Zuspike Zack
Title: Second Generation Silk
Abilities: Skilled hand-to-hand combat.
From: Watchmen
[Number 3]
Name: Harry Osborn
Title: Green Goblin
Abilities: None
From: the amazing spider-man
[Number 4]
Name: Marcos Diaz
Title: Eclipse
Abilities: Absorbs, stores, and releases solar energy
From: The Gifted
[Number 5]
Name: Illyana Rasputin
Title: Magik
Abilities: Creates Spiritual Energy shields and armor, summons a magic weapon called the Soulsword, teleportation.
From: New Mutants
As the first batch of contestants for the [Void Brawl Arena], they were all handpicked and brought back by Samuel himself.
To him, each person represented a different meaning.
"Uh-huh—"
Inside the dome, Bruce Wayne, wearing a valuable suit, woke up slowly with a frown.
He remembered that he was about to attend a party, and then—
"Hiss!"
Bruce Wayne held his head, realizing that he couldn't remember anything at all.
"What is this place? Who are you!"
A somewhat panicked man's voice came from the side. Bruce Wayne turned to look, and a young man was looking around nervously.
Besides this man, there were several other people who had just woken up.
Including himself, there were five people here, three men and two women, who presumably didn't know each other.
Just as the few people were looking at each other and being wary, a figure appeared silently in front of them.
"Welcome to the Void Melee Arena."
"There is only one rule here, and that is to fight!"
"The winner is King, and the survivor is also King."
"The final winner can choose to go home, or they can make a wish."
"The surviving losers will participate in the next round of competition until they die or become a winner."
"The competition, begins now!"
Silence.
The five people stared at the man who was talking to himself, looking at each other.
Suddenly, a man walked out, cursing.
Eclipse, hands wild with rage, pointed them at Samuel, who had just finished his opening speech.
"Listen, I don't give a damn who You are, You must send me back right now, or I'll stab out Your eyes and blow Your head off."
"Did You hear me? Bastard!"
Buzz!
Eclipse's hands lit up with a light like the Sun.
"Cool, You're a Mutant too?" Magik whistled and shouted with a grin, "Go for it, kill him!"
"Mutant?"
Batman muttered the new term to himself, noticing that the other two people also seemed to have never heard the term Mutant, and they looked at the man's glowing hands with shocked expressions.
"Alright, alright, let's figure out the situation first."
"For You, Your current reaction is normal, but You really should use Your brains to think about Your current situation."
"Since I can bring You here, what makes You think You can threaten me?"
Samuel raised his hand, aimed at Eclipse, and lightly shook it. With a bang, a ball of energy directly sent Eclipse flying out.
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, drop reward: 5 points"
Samuel pursed his lips and smiled brightly, "To be fair, as long as one person doesn't follow the rules, everyone will be punished."
"Don't worry, the force is the same!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Four energy waves blasted out almost simultaneously.
Batman reacted fastest, immediately rolling on the ground to try and dodge, but his body seemed to lose control for a moment, pausing for a few seconds.
"Boom!"
Batman was hit and rolled away.
Green Goblin, Second Generation Silk, and Magik were hit almost simultaneously.
"Friendship second, competition first."
"I'll be waiting for You, the final winner!"
Samuel smiled, and with a whoosh, returned to the high platform outside the dome.
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, drop reward: 5 points"
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, drop reward: 5 points"
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, drop reward: 5 points"
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, drop reward: Spiritual Energy Armor (Magik)"
Not bad, got a drop!
Samuel's thought moved, and instantly, his right shoulder and arm were covered with a layer of armor that looked like metal.
"Just average."
Samuel didn't choose to cover his whole body, but put it away. He was more interested in the arena competition inside the dome now.
By the way, this dome is an upgraded version of Reed's force field shield, amplified by Ten Rings energy, its defense effect has been strengthened several times, and it also has some other functions.
For example, prohibiting teleportation.
For example, they can see clearly what's inside from the outside, but the people inside cannot see the outside. For the people inside, the boundary of the dome is the same as the surrounding environment!
The reason Samuel personally gave the opening speech was to let the contestants know his identity, and to get a reward drop before the melee.
...
Samuel will definitely go to the Worlds of these contestants again. He doesn't want to have to reintroduce himself when the time comes.
Although pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger is interesting, if just anyone dares to jump around in front of him, then it's not pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, but actually being a pig!
"My name is Harry Osborn, my Father is the President of Osborn Enterprise, Norman Osborn."
"If You don't hurt me, I can give You a lot of money!"
"Osborn Enterprise? I've never heard of it." Second Generation Silk shook her head and continued, "Have You heard of Watchmen?"
"Never heard of them."
"I haven't either."
"Are You Mutants?" Batman looked at Eclipse and Magik.
Magik shrugged coolly.
Eclipse, however, activated his ability and aimed it at Batman: "Damn it, You're from an anti-Mutant organization?"
"I'm not."
"I don't believe You!"
Eclipse shouted loudly and directly attacked Batman!
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