Chapter 4281: Heroes Assemble! (Part 20)

The scene below was in a frenzy. Everyone was cheering. Some held up banners, others raised posters, and there were hand-held signs with slogans like "Justice League Must Win!" and "Captain America, I Love You." Screams rose one after another.

Selina shook her head, covered her ears, and roared at Bruce: "Did you see where the snack stand is? I want to eat roasted corn on the cob!!!"

"I didn't see it!!!" Bruce roared back at her, "But I saw people eating it, so they must be selling it!!! I'll go look for it!!!"

"Forget it, don't go." Selina grabbed him, climbed out of the row of seats, and said, "With so many people, you'll get trampled to death. I'll go instead!!"

After saying that, she nimbly vaulted down several rows of seats and disappeared into the crowd. Steve looked at the sign in the distance that read "Captain America, I Love You" and said, "I bet that's Coulson."

"Yeah, you really only have one loyal fan like that." Stark hummed. He kept searching the seats, wanting to see if there were any Iron Man elements. After searching for a long time, he finally found a poster. He pulled Steve to look over there: "Look at that, that's my poster!"

Steve saw it too, but because it was on the opposite side, he couldn't see it very clearly. He said, "If only I had a camera, I'd want to take a picture of this."

"The screenshot mode of the Battleworld can be used." Stark said, "Let me see if I can zoom in..."

Peter and Pikachu were lucky; their seats were right next to the snack stand. By this time, each of them already had a corn on the cob and a cup of iced cola, sitting there and tucking in.

"There are so many people," Peter sighed, "I don't know if the Doctor can win."

"I think it's unlikely." Pikachu shook his head and said, "Although his skills are quite strong, there is always someone stronger. Don't forget, we only encountered one Batman this time; in the multiverse, there are still quite a few."

"I don't even dare to think about how strong some Batmen and Supermen will become after teaming up." Peter shook his head and said, "It's a good thing the pair we encountered was sanctioned by the administrator."

And Lord Superman was clearly feeling annoyed. He said, "We shouldn't have listened to that cloud of mist at the time; we should have seen that experiment through to the end. If we had done that, we would definitely have been the winners!"

"Not necessarily." Lord Batman said, "Absorbing the black hole only increases your power acquisition efficiency, but this is actually just a part of the strengthening. I am still researching how to output power efficiently."

"Have you been wanting to do this for a long time?"

"You could say that. Unlike Batman, there are too many powerful Supermen in the multiverse, and most of them have different philosophies than yours. If you want to gain a firm foothold among them, you must have powerful strength that can sufficiently implement your philosophy. What you currently possess is far from enough."

Lord Superman remained silent for once, because he remembered the fate of Injustice Superman. Injustice Superman was more extreme than him; he even dared to mind-control Batman, and as expected, he was besieged by other Supermen, and his life was miserable.

But precisely because there was a scapegoat like Injustice Superman, everyone's anger was directed at him, and for the time being, no one went to investigate how this Superman, who had a slightly different style from them, came to be. But such things cannot be hidden forever; sooner or later, some Superman will discover that the Justice Lords and the Justice League are different.

Lord Superman knew very well that most Supermen would never agree with his philosophy, even though he had actually eliminated all criminals globally. However, precisely because he had achieved it, he understood: solving the crime problem and eliminating criminals are two different things.

Eliminating all the criminals in this world cannot solve the crime problem. It must be admitted that there are indeed some born evildoers in this world who, regardless of the external environment, will stubbornly remain evil. But how many such people can there be?

Moreover, even born evildoers will choose to disguise or restrain themselves due to excessive pressure and will not commit heinous crimes. Therefore, the root of crime is actually the social environment.

What Lord Superman did was to eliminate everyone who had already become a criminal. But without solving the social environment problem, there will be a steady stream of new criminals. If we keep killing generation after generation like this, how many humans will be left?

Lord Superman was not evil; he had his own philosophy. He did not want to eliminate humanity; on the contrary, he wanted to make humanity better in a more extreme way. But clearly, killing like this will not make humanity better.

Solving systemic crime requires order. However, absolute power is not omnipotent; using coercive means to trap people in poverty will inevitably trigger a backlash. Therefore, besides order, development is also needed; poverty needs to be solved, and human physiological and spiritual needs must be met.

And how to achieve this is not something that can be explained in a few words. And whenever he thought of this, Lord Superman, as a Superman, felt a splitting headache.

By now, he had long discovered that eliminating all the criminals of this generation was not the end, but precisely just the beginning. And eliminating criminals physically was even the simplest step among all the things he had to do. What followed was harder at every step. In the end, even Superman wanted to find a Superman to save himself.

Fortunately, Superman really did have a dedicated Superman, and that was Batman. Lord Batman meant that even the strength he was most proficient in was far from enough now. Lord Superman dared not think about how much powerful strength was needed to reach the end of this road.

Thinking again that Lord Batman was already researching cosmic structural science and wanted to be a creator, Lord Superman now occasionally wondered if he had indeed been a bit impulsive back then and if it would have been better to solve it through peaceful means. It wasn't that what Luthor did didn't deserve death, but if he had been kept alive, this smartest person in the world could have helped do some work.

The more he thought about it, the more Lord Superman felt he was getting old. Killing in one's youth is fun for a moment, but lacking researchers is a crematorium. Should he go to another universe and kidnap one another day?

At this moment, the Beyonder had already raised the microphone and was talking incessantly:

"I have already seen everyone's enthusiasm! Welcome everyone to the scene to watch the competition! Before that, I must first introduce the competition format of the 'Heroes Assemble' duel mode. We have divided the New Earth into multiple regions, and each region will have a certain number of duelists placed in it. They will determine the winner in this region, and the regional winner will be eligible to participate in the final duel."

"Currently, all regions have finished their competitions, and we are about to start the final duel. Next, let us reveal the identities of the regional champions and look forward to their wonderful performances in the final duel!"

Everyone saw a sky screen fall from above the duel arena. No matter from which angle one looked, one could see the front of this screen. The screen gradually brightened, and two black shadows appeared on it. And amidst the cheers of the crowd, the first regional champion appeared.

"Let us welcome—Jarvis and Scarlet Witch Wanda!!!!"

"Ultimate power, precise calculations, no one can escape the red cage built by this match made in heaven. They achieved a great record of four consecutive kills in the rainforest region and are the most powerful candidates for the championship. Let us—welcome them!!!"

"Oh—!!!!"

Another burst of cheers erupted from the audience, and everyone held their banners high. And Wanda slowly descended—of course, only she was there, because Jarvis was now in her mind.

She waved to the surroundings, then smiled, and landed in the waiting area at the edge of the duel arena. She straightened her red hair and said to Jarvis, "I didn't expect us to be the first to appear."

"Be careful, there must be many experts."

"Second, we need to grandly welcome—Magneto and Professor X!!!!!"

Pfft! Seeing the young figures appearing on the screen, Stark spat out a mouthful of cola.

"No, why are there so many in our universe... ah, wait, this doesn't seem to be our universe; these are the two who are truly young."

Steve also looked at the screen, observed carefully, nodded, and said, "It's indeed not our universe. But the two of them must also be very strong; otherwise, they couldn't have won the championship."

"This old pair of partners achieved a speedrun record in the forest region, defeating all opponents in less than 200 rounds and winning the regional championship. I think everyone will feel immense pressure when hearing this record!"

Wanda's expression did indeed become a bit more serious. Their record was already quite good, but they still fought more than 300 rounds. If this young mutant combination finished the competition so quickly, they must have some trump cards. It's a pity it's not her own father; otherwise, maybe she could have let him win or something.

The young Magneto and Professor X also appeared in the waiting area. Among them, Magneto was the real body, while Professor X was a projection of brain waves. They were whispering something, possibly reviewing the previous competition. Magneto glanced at Wanda, and Wanda nodded at him, but he turned his head away.

"Still as unlikable as ever." Wanda snorted coldly and said.

"Next, coming from the 'Deep Sea'—Batwoman and Superman leading the Dead Water Army!!!!"

Wait a minute. Lord Batman stood up and said, "Where did the Superman come from?"

Lord Superman was a bit confused. However, he saw that the Superman appearing on the screen seemed to be male, and he said, "Isn't Batwoman's universe gender-swapped? The Superman in her universe should be female, right?"

Lord Superman touched his forehead and said, "Main Universe Superman."

"Him? When did he get to know Batwoman?"

"Heh." Lord Batman gave a light snort and said nothing. Lord Superman instinctively felt that there was something going on here, but since Lord Batman wouldn't say, he couldn't ask too much.

When the Main Universe Superman's figure appeared in the arena, everyone was very surprised. Because generally speaking, if Batman wants to team up with Superman, he would definitely choose the one from his own universe, and Superman is the same; they wouldn't go outside to find one. So why this combination appeared was very intriguing.

"I told you," Batwoman said in his mind, "the two of us teaming up will drop their jaws."

"I thought you didn't care about this." Main Universe Superman said.

"I didn't care in the first place. Compared to this, I care more about how we can defeat those mutants; just thinking about it, I know how strong they are."

"Don't be too nervous, there will always be a way." Main Universe Superman said.

The appearance of the Main Universe Superman made the atmosphere in the arena even more heated, and everyone was discussing what was going on. This could simply be called the biggest gossip since the establishment of Battleworld, and everyone had their own reasons.

However, there was no doubt that the combination of Batman and Superman brought pressure to all the participating contestants. Everyone knew how strong a Batman with a Superman's body could be. However, those who could compete on the same stage with them were no weaklings either. This would definitely be a wonderful battle.