Champion Challenge
Ben stepped out the door, he was immediately met with a chorus of boos.
Clearly, all the spectators felt that he was extremely weak, even weaker than the Prince of Asgard from before.
From the hovering aircraft, Valkyrie was also watching the impending battle.
She wasn't originally qualified, but she had brought the Red Wind Queen to the Empire, so she received some preferential treatment from the Red King.
At this moment, she sat suspended in mid-air on the deck of the spaceship, one leg bent, holding a wine bottle in her right hand, resting it on her knee, drinking and shaking her head.
"What a pity. I thought you were quite clever, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid."
In fact, Valkyrie had a good impression of Ben. Of all the fighters she had captured over the years, Ben was the most honest and obedient. Not only that, he also helped her sell Loki for a high price, so that she wouldn't have to worry about money for alcohol for the next few decades.
She had originally planned to visit Ben sometime, but now she doesn't need to go through that trouble.
All you need to do is visit his grave and have a couple of drinks each year.
The drunken Valkyrie looked at Ben, who was tiny but fearless standing in front of the giant, and for some reason, seemed to see himself in his eyes.
Thousands of years ago, wasn't she just the same, fearless, wielding her blade against the goddess of death for the sake of Asgard's throne?
But what was the result?
All the Valkyries were wiped out, leaving her alone to eke out a living, tormented by nightmares day and night.
She didn't know what kind of belief led Ben to come to this Gladiator Arena and Champion Challenge, showing no fear even in the face of death.
But in her view, Ben now is just as foolish as she used to be.
On the Totem Tower, Looma also saw this fearless challenger who was taking on the Champion Challenge. He looked weak, his thin arms more fragile than old tree branches, as if they would shatter at the slightest touch.
"This is my opponent?"
She finally gave up all hope, sighed, and said, "It looks like this is the end for him."
In fact, Ben looked much better than the badly injured Loki, and his physique was more well-proportioned and muscular.
However, the aliens' judgment of a person's strength is not based solely on physical size, but also on the energy within their bodies.
"An ant like him dares to dream of Champion Challenge? Death is his only fate." Upon hearing Looma's words, the Red King said with a cruel laugh, "His only value is to die a miserable death for my amusement."
Hearing this, Looma glanced at him and said unhappily, "At least he has the courage to face a monster he can't possibly defeat unarmed."
She was clearly mocking the Red King.
The cowardly Red King didn't dare to go into battle wearing only Light Armor.
But...
Ben: Can't win at all? I don't understand!
What appears to be a monstrous and terrifying creature to others is nothing more than a slightly larger punching bag to Ben.
The Gladiator Arena allowed every warrior to carry a weapon, but Ben only wore a symbolic Light Armor; he didn't need a weapon at all.
"Because I possess the most powerful Omnitrix in the entire universe!"
He slightly curled the corners of his mouth.
At the same time, his gaze fell upon the high platform, and he almost cried out in surprise.
Princess Looma?
Yes, he saw Looma.
If there's anything that has completely surprised Ben so far, it's undoubtedly the existence of Looma.
"The Red Wind Queen is Looma?"
Previously, Ben had always considered the Red Wind Queen and the Red King as two enemies bound together, but now it seems that may not be the case.
"The Tetramand seem to respect the strong. If we can defeat them, we can make them submit?" Ben thought.
In that case, he could easily bring Looma to his side, thus giving the Galactic Plumbers another powerful member besides Loki, Bill, and Valkyrie!
That's right, even though the Galactic Plumbers hasn't been established yet, Ben is already planning what will happen next.
Even the candidate qualified to serve as Security Officer has been identified.
But no matter what, he has to win over this female Tetramand first!
High up, Ben's gaze was caught by the people on the Totem Tower.
"Looma, it seems he's already infatuated with you," Caiera teased.
Looma did not react to this.
She shook her head and said, "I have no interest in weak insects, and besides, if he's distracted by something like this during a battle, he's not far from death."
Looma is right.
At that moment, the Corker monster pounced on Ben. Once its enormous size rolled over, it would probably crush Ben's tiny body instantly.
And that kid was still daydreaming.
Isn't that just courting death?
If it weren't for her respect for Ben's courage, Looma probably would have turned and left long ago.
But that's all for now.
The enormous monster had already pressed down on its opponent.
As the light above dimmed, Ben snapped out of his daze and looked up to see the red monster spreading all its tentacles and pressing down on him.
Its outstretched body is like an impenetrable net, blotting out the sky and the sun, and also blocking everyone's view.
When Ben looked over, he was met with its dense array of sharp teeth, like those of a meat grinder.
Thump!!
The ground is shaking.
Amidst a chorus of boos, the match finally came to an end.
The audience seemed unsatisfied with the fight, as it ended too quickly. They felt less like they had entered Gladiator Arena and more like they had paid a high price to enter a zoo to watch a giant monster eat.
"This doesn't even qualify as a gladiatorial contest!" many people shouted, but fortunately, no one dared to demand a refund in front of the Red King.
Valkyrie shook her head, stood up, and poured the unfinished wine in her hand onto the ground as a way of mourning Ben.
"This is so boring, I'm leaving."
Looma shook her head and turned away.
However, just as everyone's attention left the arena, something unexpected happened!
"Boom!"
A deafening roar, like a cannonball being fired!
The next moment, a gust of wind carried the monster's roar.
Looma immediately turned around, and the next moment, her eyes widened—the colossal monster, weighing at least tens of tons, was now shooting into the sky!
Half of its body had disappeared, as if it had been hit by some violent impact and exploded. Sticky chunks of flesh rained down on the arena, soaking the grieving spectators.
But no one was upset by it.
Instead, a burst of enthusiastic cheers resounded through the sky!
Everyone looked toward the arena, where a burly man with a bright red body, two pairs of eyes, and four arms was raising his fist.
Without a doubt, it was he who punched the giant to pieces!
His power, along with his striking resemblance to the Red Wind Queen, drove everyone mad.
The audience cheered enthusiastically.
They didn't know Ben's name or title, but without much thought, a very fitting name came to mind for all of them.
Almost tens of thousands of people shouted in unison:
"Red King!"
"Red King!"
"..."
The Red King on the Totem Tower was stunned when he heard this cry.
Oh no, I've become a stand-in!
He really wanted to say: I am the Red King!
At that moment, he couldn't care less about anything else. Anmo Yashan's ant-like eyes subconsciously looked at Looma. Sure enough, at that moment, Looma's eyes seemed to be glued to Ben, unable to look away.
It's not that she immediately fell in love with the Four Arms, but after being in this world for so long, seeing Looma, a member of her own kind, for the first time, it was impossible for her not to be moved at all.
Just as the Red King was about to say something, he saw Ben in the Gladiator Arena actually beckoning to Looma with his finger in a provocative manner.
Are you challenging me?
Looma smiled; she had no intention of refusing at Reagan.
"Wait, Looma, this isn't in accordance with the rules. He needs to complete three battles first..." Caiera said, frowning.
But Looma roughly pushed her away. "I can't wait that long!"
Having finally encountered a Tetramand, if she couldn't start fighting immediately, Looma felt like ants were crawling all over her body.
Therefore, she jumped without hesitation.
Thump!
It crashed to the ground like a red meteorite.
"Red Wind Queen!"
"Red Wind Queen!"
"..."
When the audience saw the Red Wind Queen leave the stage, the already enthusiastic atmosphere became even more intense, as if a large amount of gasoline had been poured on a raging fire!
At this moment, they felt like they had made a killing by buying tickets for today's game!
In the Gladiator Arena, two four-armed warriors stood facing each other.
"You're quite handsome. I've never seen you in the army before. Did Dad send you to find me?" Looma asked.
But Ben didn't answer; instead, he grinned and clasped his four arms together.
"If you want to know, fight first!"
Upon hearing this, Looma was not angry at all; on the contrary, she became happy.
"That's more like it!"
Just then, the corpse of the giant monster that had been blasted into the sky fell back down. It was like the sound of a drumbeat signaling the start of a battle. The moment it hit the ground, Ben and Looma charged at each other at the same time!
Thump!!
Their elbows collided, instantly creating a huge gust of wind.
It was only at this point that many people, still in shock, realized what had happened.
The Red King looked towards the arena, his expression shifting between light and shadow.
Valkyrie was nearly blown off the plane by the strong winds. She stared in disbelief, not even noticing when the bottle slipped from her hand, and muttered to herself in a daze:
"You never told me that you and the Red Wind Queen are of the same race..."
Korg peered out through the crack; the intense tremors loosened the stones binding him, sending debris scattering across the ground.
Wow, I knew he could do it!
"When did you say he was good? You clearly said he was the new Loki, and that he'd die even faster Loki," Miek retorted.
That's because I didn't know he had four arms.
"I have dozens." The Zergling Miek straightened up, revealing a row of abdominal legs.
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