Chapter 114: The Man of Steel
<strong>Chapter 114: The Man of Steel</strong>
<span style="font-weight:400">“Superman? Hmm, I like it! He shall now be called SUPERMAN!”
<span style="font-weight:400">The Grandmaster loudly proimed but Benjamin ignored him as he was questioning his System.
<span style="font-weight:400">System! How is this guy here!? Isn’t he a DC character!?
<span style="font-weight:400">[Host, it isn’t impossible for one or two characters from other universes to end up here in the Marvel universe. There is always some magical phenomenon, spatial rift, or other mambo jumbo that would cause such situations.]
<span style="font-weight:400">Well…yeah. But still! Isn’t it too much to have Superman end up here!? What kind of situation happened for him to appear here of all ces!?
<span style="font-weight:400">[In this instance, Kal-El had just escaped in a pod from Krypton’s destruction when an anomaly urred, creating a temporary passageway from that DC universe to this Marvel universe. Moreover, he didn’t end up on Earth, but was found by the Collector instead. Curious about this ‘alien’ that was from another universe, the Collector took him in and put him on disy. One day, the Grandmaster found the boy had extraordinary abilities and challenged the Collector in a game with Kal-El as the prize. Naturally, he won over the Collector and took Kal-El to Sakaar, where he was raised into a diator who would fight for him till death!]
<span style="font-weight:400">Hearing the story from the System, Benjamin fell speechless.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although the System summarized it quite a lot, Benjamin could tell that many things should’ve happened in between.
<span style="font-weight:400">It may as well be a story on its own spanning a hundred chapters or something!
<span style="font-weight:400">But…what kind of anomaly can create such a situation?
<span style="font-weight:400">It shouldn’t be just an ident or something, right?
<span style="font-weight:400">[Correct. The reason for the anomaly was that a System Holder had transmigrated to that DC universe at that time and reced the original Kal-El.]
<span style="font-weight:400">…
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was speechless again.
<span style="font-weight:400">He couldn’t help but wonder if the same thing happened when he arrived to this world…
<span style="font-weight:400">Did he also kick out the ‘original’ Benjamin Freed and stranded him in some unknown universe?
<span style="font-weight:400">[Host does not need to worry. The System is the Ultimate Marvel System! It is not like those weak and trash Systems that causes side effects! When you transmigrated here, you did not rece anyone. Reality was simply rewritten such that ‘Benjamin Freed’ exists before your arrival.]
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was surprised to hear that.
<span style="font-weight:400">Does that mean…he doesn’t actually have any parents who died in an ident in this world?
<span style="font-weight:400">[Correct. It is merely the ‘background story’ for your identity as it is the most convenient.]
<span style="font-weight:400">I see…
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was silent for a while as he was in deep thought.
<span style="font-weight:400">After some time, he asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">System…who was it that transmigrated me and gave me the Ultimate Stud- err Ultimate Marvel System? Also, why?
<span style="font-weight:400">[...Host does not have sufficient permission at the moment. However, it is close. Host doesn’t need to worry about these things at the moment. In time, you will know the truth.]
<span style="font-weight:400">Figures.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin sighed and shook his head.
<span style="font-weight:400">Anyway, it is always this temte when asking a System where it came from.
<span style="font-weight:400">Forget it. When the timees, I’ll ask the guy myself and if he doesn’t answer properly, I’ll beat it out of him!
<span style="font-weight:400">[...]
<span style="font-weight:400">The System let out an imaginary sweat.
<span style="font-weight:400">[Host, you…well, nevermind. See how you beat him when you know.]
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin stopped paying attention to the System and turned to focus on the match.
<span style="font-weight:400">Looking at Superman and Thor fighting, they seemed to be even at the moment. Every time Superman shoots hisser eyes, Thor shoots his lightning.
<span style="font-weight:400">When Superman uses his freeze breath, Thor just shrugs off the ice and uses his hammer to create a whirlwind to attack.
<span style="font-weight:400">Superman continues to use his freeze breath and froze the whirlwind but Thor uses the frozen whirlwind as cover as he smash it, sending frozen debris flying everywhere towards Superman.
<span style="font-weight:400">If there was one thing Superman could use against Thor, it was the fact that he has superspeed while Thor’s speed aren’t up to par.
<span style="font-weight:400">So while it looks like an even fight right now, Thor was slowly losing.
<span style="font-weight:400">“AAAHH! STOP RUNNING AROUND!!!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Thor shouted and raised his hammer high up as he gathered lightning then smashed it onto the ground, creating a shockwave of lightning all around him.
<span style="font-weight:400">Superman was blown away to the walls of the arena where a small crater formed.
<span style="font-weight:400">However, it wasn’t enough to knock him out as soon, Superman charged towards Thor once more.
<span style="font-weight:400">Against a frontal assault, Thor wasn’t afraid and swung his hammer to meet Superman’s fist.
<span style="font-weight:400">*BOOM*
<span style="font-weight:400">An explosion urred in the middle of the arena and both Thor and Superman were flung to opposite sides of the walls.
<span style="font-weight:400">The whole site fell silent as they awaited the oue with bated breaths.
<span style="font-weight:400">When the dust cleared, both sides were still down for the count!
<span style="font-weight:400">It was a tie!
<span style="font-weight:400">The Grandmaster was shocked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“No! It can’t be! How is it a tie!?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smirked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, it can’t be helped. Seems like no one won this round. Shall we make another bet then?”
<span style="font-weight:400">While he looked confident on the outside, inside, he sighed in relief.
<span style="font-weight:400">Good thing he was fast and used his Soul Stone discreetly to make Superman fall asleep. Otherwise, they would lose and this trip would be wasted.
<span style="font-weight:400">The Grandmaster frowned on his words.
<span style="font-weight:400">He could tell that this guy was upto something.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Forget it. I won’t gain anything when I win. It’s not worth the trouble. Take your people and get out of my.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t be like that. How about this then? If you win, we stay as your…diators. If we win, you’ll buy our prisoners at twice the price and we take Superman with us.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh?
<span style="font-weight:400">The Grandmaster was tempted.
<span style="font-weight:400">He thought for a moment before nodding.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Very well. But I decide the game.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Fine.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Grandmaster grinned.
<span style="font-weight:400">“The game shall be a race! Prepare your race cars tomorrow. The game will start in the afternoon.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Hearing that, Nightcrawler was shocked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hey! We don’t even have a race car! And you’re holding the game tomorrow!?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Not my problem.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Grandmasterughed as he turned to leave.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Heh, if I were you, I’d make myselffortable here. After all, you will be staying here after the game ends. Hahahaha!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Voyager also turned around and waved at them.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Good luck with the game tomorrow! I’ll be participating in it as well!”
<span style="font-weight:400">After the two left, Nightcrawler asked anxiously.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What do we do!? We don’t even have a car! Can we use the spaceship instead? Maybe we can add wheels on it to pass it off as a car.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hey! Hands off my spaceship! No one will be modifying anything on my ship!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Starlord quickly said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah! What he said! But just for your information, it is MY ship!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Rocket Racoon added.
<span style="font-weight:400">Starlord facepalmed and sighed.
<span style="font-weight:400">At the side, Carol was quite rxed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Why are you fussing so much? Did you forget that Ben has that car of his that roadkilled Thanos?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ah, that’s true.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Nightcrawler remembered the scene and finally sighed in relief.
<span style="font-weight:400">Daredevil turned to Benjamin and asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Can you get it ready for tomorrow?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry. I brought it with me. When the timees, we just have to win. Anyway, I don’t think a car with Infinity Stones would lose.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“That’s true.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Everyone nodded and couldn’t help but pity Grandmaster.
<span style="font-weight:400">That guy still looked smug when he left. He has no idea that he just dug his own grave.
<span style="font-weight:400">“More importantly, why did you request that Superman guy? You also seem to know him?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Iron Fist asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hmm, not so much as know him. It’s just that that guy shouldn’t be from this universe. I’m worried about simply leaving him here. Who knows what kind of side effect his existence could bring? It’s better to have him close so we can be ready when somethinges.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Actually, it would be better to toss him back to the DC Universe.
<span style="font-weight:400">But was that possible?
<span style="font-weight:400">[It is possible.]
<span style="font-weight:400">Can you open a portal to the DC Universe, System!?
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin asked in surprise.
<span style="font-weight:400">[Host can buy the World Gate in the System Shop and input the coordinates. The only thing the Host needs is the coordinates of the DC Universe, which the System cannot provide.]
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nced at the store and looked for it.
<span style="font-weight:400">The price…well, as expected, it’s pretty expensive. However, he could still afford it…
<span style="font-weight:400">But then, where are we supposed to get the coordinates?
<span style="font-weight:400">[Kal-El’s ship should have some residual spatial coordinates on it which you can extract using the Quantum Analyzer in the System Shop.]
<span style="font-weight:400">…System, why do I feel like you’re using this as an opportunity to advertise items to make me spend MP on?
<span style="font-weight:400">[...Host is imagining things. Other than that, the System can try to connect with another System in the DC Universe and ask it for cooperation.]
<span style="font-weight:400">Huh? You can do that?
<span style="font-weight:400">[The System does not have this function, but as the Ultimate Marvel System, it is easy tomunicate with other Systems in a different universe.]
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was a bit surprised.
<span style="font-weight:400">It’s the first time Benjamin saw the System flex so much of its capabilities.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although Benjamin doesn’t really get it, it sounds pretty impressive.
<span style="font-weight:400">It seems it’s not just the Ultimate Stud System for nothing.
<span style="font-weight:400">[...]
<span style="font-weight:400">Ahem. Anyway, we’ll do it tomorrow after we win.
<span style="font-weight:400">It’s better to still ask Superman’s opinion.
<span style="font-weight:400">If he wants to stay in this universe, then there’s no need to do all those things.
<span style="font-weight:400">[Very well.]
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright. Let’s go get Thor and find a ce to rest.”