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Chapter 901 Secret War!
Chapter 901 Secret War!
"In order to figure out what a superhero is, what a supervillain is, and why you guys from different universes are always changing, I made a decision."
The Beyonder clapped his hands, and then, in the next moment, all the chosen ones appeared in another universe, or something similar.
"Welcome to Earth—61610! I must say, this is amazing, a universe that can contain 616 and 1610, and of course, other numbers as well." The Transcendent said, looking down at the universe below: "Look, this is the solar system of this universe, but its Earth exploded not long ago."
"It exploded?"
Amidst the bustling crowd, Tony burst into a gasp, almost immediately asking, "What happened?!"
"I don't know, and I don't care. I just found this place in the infinite multiverse and named it Earth 61610. Oh, look, that's Latvia in Earth 2149. This universe was infected by a zombie virus and then blown up. I deliberately modified reality to leave this area intact."
The Beyonder casually summoned a piece of the earth's crust, followed by more: "This Earth was a wasteland world, then it was eaten by Galactus, but I left behind a small part of the American Midwest. Oh, that was a universe where humans were transformed into robots by Ultron, then wiped out by Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet, and I just picked it up."
The Transcendent got tired after talking for a while, so he silently gathered various fragments of Earth. Finally, in front of everyone, with his hands in his pockets, these fragments were pieced together into a planet the same size as Earth, replacing Earth's original position in this universe.
"Okay, to put it simply, this is it. This is a new Earth pieced together from fragments of Earth from 52 different universes, which I've named the Battle Realm." Each region in the Battle Realm has its own... well, unique characteristics. Of course, many regions also have their own native inhabitants.
After rambling on for a while, the Beyonder finally got to the point: "I think the best way to figure out this strange multiverse problem is to bring everyone together. But that would be too drastic, so I've decided to hold a multiverse-level competition, with superheroes and villains from across the entire multiverse as the participants!"
"Each universe I choose can assemble a team of heroes and a team of villains. Each team is limited to six people. You can choose to participate in this project, or of course, you can choose not to. I'm very generous."
After speaking, the Transcendent waved his hand and pointed to the Battle Realm: "In each of these 52 areas, there is a protected Transcendent Beacon. When I announce the end of the battle, the team that possesses the most beacons will be the winner! And for the winning team, I will grant one wish to each member of that team."
The Transcendent looked at everyone, but it seemed that apart from a few minor villains, the others weren't very interested. The Transcendent's expression fell, then he coughed and continued, "Furthermore, the 52 native inhabitants of Earth who make up the Battle Realm are also participants in the competition; they will become part of it. And similarly, they can also exchange for my rewards. For example, the zombies will request the ability to traverse the multiverse so they can start eating, or perhaps Ultron or something—"
Some hesitated to speak, because the Beyonder had made his purpose very clear—he wanted to investigate what made someone a hero in one universe and a villain in another. Therefore, questioning his motives was pointless. The captain then asked another question: "Can you guarantee the safety of the participants, Beyonder?"
After hearing this, the Beyonder suddenly burst into a Jonah Jameson-esque laugh, then shook his head: "You think this is DC Comics, Captain America? You superheroes can die and come back to life? If that were possible, your inheritance taxes would bankrupt you. The answer is, of course, no. Every contestant could die; it's inevitable."
"Conversely, I think only heroes and villains who have just accepted this point are suitable to participate in this game."
The Transcendent seemed to remember something at this point, then smiled and said, "But don't worry, to make your world safer, you cannot tell any ordinary people about this. Similarly, no one except you knows what kind of battle you are going to fight. The entire world will not be affected by this battle."
Hearing this, Mr. Fantastic nodded: "So, this is a secret war."
"I originally planned to name this thing Marvel Showdown, but it sounds like Secret Wars would be a better name." Beyonder smiled when he heard this, and then made an exaggerated gesture: "Well then, the most crucial thing next is the selection of personnel! I'm handing over the power to form teams to you, but I will appoint two team leaders."
"The leader of the heroes will be Iron Man!"
"And the leader of the villains will be Doctor Doom!"
"Don't define Doom with your limited perspective, whatever you are." Standing in the crowd, Doom stared at the Beyonder and said this, but his focus was on something else entirely. Everything told Doom that what the Beyonder had done was real. And these fools hadn't realized just how powerful the Beyonder was. For example, Earth in this universe had been destroyed, but the planets in the entire solar system were completely unaffected, even the moon was still there.
The transcendent clearly lacked the relevant consciousness; that is to say, he modified the laws governing the universe solely through thought.
In other words—
"Tell Doom how to compete, the Overachiever."
"If you press this button before February 1st, you can be teleported to this universe." The Beyonder conjured two large red buttons in Doom and Tony's hands. "But the prerequisite is that you need to form a team of six. Alright, I have to send you all home now."
Then, another flash of white light appeared, and almost everyone disappeared, but Peter found himself still in the same spot. Then, the Beyonder appeared in front of Peter with a malicious smile: "Oh, Spider-Man, hello. I've discovered that you are a very special individual, so I've prepared a special gift for you."
"I'll allow you to lead an additional team of people from different universes to compete, with only one condition: they can't be Spider-Man."