After Venom swore its loyalty,
Renjie vanished from the room, heading toward his next destination.
He left behind no instructions.
But Venom and Eddie were not fools.
They already knew
where to go,
and who to find.
To claim this new job
and that ten-million annual salary.
[Venom]: Eddie! Hammer Industries!
Venom said excitedly.
It longed to escape the cramped apartment and begin a brand-new life
one filled with junk food and luxury baths!
"Wait… maybe we should, uh… do a few other things first…"
"Like taking a shower and putting on some clean clothes."
"Oh, and by the way—would you like to try fresh seafood and chocolate ice-cream scoops?"
Eddie glanced toward the hotel phone and swallowed instinctively.
With just one call,
the hotel concierge would provide everything.
Truthfully
it had been a very, very long time since he'd treated himself properly.
And now
the chance was right in front of him.
Venom froze for a moment.
Wasn't this exactly the life its species had always dreamed of?
[Venom]: I like this job!
Venom replied excitedly.
It couldn't wait to feast—to taste food even more delicious than humans.
Just as they were celebrating their new life
on another distant land,
a brutal battle was unfolding.
...
Latveria
A remote nation in Eastern Europe.
"Renjie! This is not a place you should have come!"
"You should never have provoked me!"
A majestic voice, laced with boundless fury, roared into the sky.
The man known as Doctor Doom glared at the invader above.
He thrust his arms forward.
Crimson light wove rapidly through the air, forming a massive magic circle!
A blood-red formation nearly a hundred meters wide, shimmering with sinister runes.
The circle collapsed—
transforming into a scarlet tunnel.
This was
the Gate of Hell.
It led directly to true Hell itself.
Countless demons howled as they poured out, eager to tear their prey apart.
The monstrous horde shrieked and screamed
beating their wings and surging into the sky.
Magnificent…
Renjie floated beneath the heavens, admiring the spectacle with genuine awe.
No wonder he had his eye on this man.
Doctor Doom's power was not inferior to beings like Thanos.
A demi-celestial level threat—
perhaps even greater.
He was one of the most terrifying super-villains on Earth.
Once a classmate of Tony Stark in high school,
a genius in scientific research.
The alloy armor he wore far surpassed Iron Man's.
And he also mastered sorcery
having signed pacts with Hell Lords.
The fusion of technology and magic
only Victor von Doom could achieve such a feat.
But
before Renjie, the wielder of the Space Stone
it was still not enough.
Blue spatial energy instantly gathered in Renjie's palm.
He raised his hand—
and slashed through the void.
BOOM!!!
The compressed spatial force detonated, creating a terrifying space quake!
Invisible waves rippled
and vanished in an instant.
The demonic army
and the crimson Gate of Hell
disappeared without a trace.
One moment, Doom stood on the ground.
The next
he was suspended high in the air.
What just happened?
Doctor Doom stared in shock, mouth agape.
Spatial erasure.
There was no mistake.
With a casual wave,
this man had erased several kilometers of space itself.
Demons.
Energy.
Air.
Atoms.
Even the Gate of Hell
wiped from existence.
Like cutting out the middle of a cake
and pressing the two ends back together.
That was why
Doom had instantly shifted thousands of meters to Renjie's side.
Terrifying.
Their power was not even on the same dimensional plane.
If Renjie had not shown mercy
Doom himself would have been erased as well.
Renjie lifted his hand and placed it on Doctor Doom's shoulder.
Doom shuddered instinctively.
He did not resist.
He knew
there was no point.
Renjie smiled faintly and sighed.
"Victor…"
"We are the same kind of people."
"We desire more than material gain."
"We seek spiritual fulfillment."
"Public devotion. Glory."
"To be worshiped. To be revered."
"We want everything—and to be bound by nothing."
"The only difference…"
"You rule Latveria."
"I rule the entire world
including your domain."
Renjie spoke calmly.
Doom laughed in agreement.
He had seen through it long ago.
This young man
was just like him.
Only stronger.
And far more greedy.
...
"What do you want from me?"
"To offer up my soil and declare you my new king?"
Doom sneered.
His country was not wealthy.
Aside from his loyalty,
there was nothing here worth Renjie's personal visit.
Renjie shook his head, his expression growing serious.
"I'll get straight to the point."
"Victor von Doom."
"I have founded a superhero team."
"I am recruiting."
"You are exceptional—worthy of my personal invitation."
"You know what kind of profits this alliance can bring."
"Not only for you
but for your entire nation."
Renjie spoke sincerely, utterly unlike how he treated Venom.
"And the price?" Doom asked quietly.
This was a deal he could not lose.
"When the assembly order is issued, I will require your power."
"You cannot refuse."
Renjie stated his condition.
"…Agreed."
Doctor Doom accepted without hesitation and extended his hand.
They clasped hands
then turned together toward the city bathed in dusk.
From this moment on
aside from Captain Marvel
all members had been recruited.
It was time…
to go to Wakanda
and reclaim what belonged to the Injustice League!!!
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