He Gave a Smile All Men Understood, Then Quickly...

He gave a smile all men understood, then quickly...

Whoosh.

Watching the distant explosion, Jessica flew down from the sky.

"That should be the end of it, right?"

Rubbing his aching butt, Luke walked over and complained.

"Guys, I really don't want there to be a next time!"

The five looked at one another, then burst out laughing together.

"Hahahaha."

After going through several life-and-death crises, they had developed a certain tacit understanding.

Although it was a pity that Baroque had escaped, they had still destroyed one of their hideouts, so it wasn't as if they had gained nothing.

Most importantly, they had gotten to know one another and formed a good bond.

"I propose that we form an alliance to deal with powerful enemies together!"

Matt's sudden suggestion set everyone present thinking.

Their smiles gradually faded. Thinking that Shadaloo was highly likely to come after him, Luke was the first to nod in agreement.

"I agree. One person's strength is limited, but if we unite, we can unleash boundless power!"

Jessica was the second to nod.

"That actually sounds pretty good. I'm in."

Standing to one side, Chun-Li looked somewhat troubled.

"Sorry, I'm with Interpol. I can't stay in one place all the time."

Frank nodded in agreement from the side.

"Our styles are vastly different, and we won't have that much time to stay together and hang out with you."

He pursed his lips, then continued explaining, "Besides, I have my own 'business' to take care of!"

Matt waved it off nonchalantly and explained.

"We don't necessarily have to stay together all the time. We can put the name out there first, and whenever there's an opportunity, we can act together."

After hearing Matt's explanation, the two smiled in relief and nodded to join.

"Then we need a name, right?" Jessica raised her hand with a suggestion.

"How about the Heroine Club?"

"Not great. The Big Black and Strong Alliance sounds more imposing."

"The Firepower War Band?"

"The Street Fighter Squad?"

Everyone became interested and began offering their own suggestions.

Seeing the others look at him, Matt hesitated for a moment before voicing the name in his heart.

"Why not call it—the Defenders!"

Tap. Tap.

Almost the instant the footsteps rang out, everyone turned at once toward the approaching figures.

"Only two people?"

Jessica muttered in confusion.

She had thought it was another group of Central Intelligence Agency agents.

The Iron Cavalry, Melinda May, carefully supported Coulson as they walked toward them step by step.

She had originally intended to bring along two teams of agents to bolster their presence, but under Coulson's adamant insistence, she had come in without bringing anyone.

Coulson looked utterly miserable at the moment. Leaning on a cane, with everything except his right eye wrapped in bandages, he looked exactly like Danzo.

Frank and the others did not lower their guard. When the two were still ten meters away, he subtly aimed his handgun in their direction.

"Who are you?"

Agent May said nothing. She merely took half a step back, indicating that Coulson was the one in charge.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Coulson raised both hands and offered a friendly smile.

"Everyone, we need to talk."

Dimensional Space.

[Emotion Points from Melinda May +413]

[Emotion Points from Phil Coulson +426]

[Emotion Points from Nick Fury +403]

[Emotion Points from Alexander Pierce +477]

[.]

Host: Li Chao (Lord of Dimensions/Demon God).

Affiliated World: Marvel Universe.

Lifespan: Infinite.

Items: Fire Cloud Evil God, Six Treasury Immortal Thieves, Chun-Li, Shadaloo, Andrew, Bu Jingyun, Constantine, Loki Mask, Calming Talisman*2, a video recording, Killing Stone Fragment*3, Emperor Shitian, Little Master

Emotion Points: 179486.13.

"This commotion brought in even more gains than I expected."

Taking a sip of milk and shifting his gaze away from the system panel, Li Chao looked at the cards in his hand.

These were the cards he had just drawn from two Silver Treasure Chests at the cost of 200,000 Emotion Points.

[C-Rank 8-Star Character Card: A Xing.

Ability: Buddha's Palm.

Description: A martial arts prodigy from the world of Kung Fu. After a severe injury opened all the meridians throughout his body, he comprehended Buddhism's supreme technique—Buddha's Palm.]

[B-Rank Item Card: Chinese Pride Art.

Description: The highest-tier cultivation technique from the world of Chinese Hero. With a single sword strike, heaven and earth tremble.]

[C-Rank Item Card: Corpse Control Spell.

Description: A Maoshan Taoist technique from the world of Vampire Expert. It can command the corpses of the dead.]

[B-Rank Scene Card: Black Hand Gang.

Included Characters: Valmont, Chow, Ratso, Finn, Black Tiger Hak Foo, Holy Lord (without Talismans, sealed state)

Description: An underworld force from the world of Jackie Chan Adventures. They colluded with the Fire Demon Holy Lord, one of the Eight Demons, exploiting one another.]

[C-Rank Item Card: Red Sword.

Description: A supreme divine weapon from the world of Chinese Hero. It is Hua Yingxiong's personal sword.]

[D-Rank Item Card: Stairway to the Sun.

Description: A special plant from the world of Resident Evil. Originally a sacred relic of the Ndipaya Tribe in West Africa, it was used in an important ritual to choose their king. However, it was seized by the Umbrella Corporation, which extracted the Progenitor Virus from it for biochemical research into the T-Virus and G-Virus.]

After several rounds of card draws, Li Chao had already discovered a few patterns.

A Silver Treasure Chest would yield at least one B-Rank card.

However, that B-Rank card was not necessarily a character card. It could very well be an item card, or even the rarest type—a scene card.

"A B-Rank Black Hand Gang?!"

To be honest, Li Chao had indeed been somewhat surprised at first, because in his impression, the Black Hand Gang was not particularly powerful.

Calling them D-Rank might have been underestimating them a little.

But even if they were placed in C-Rank, they would undoubtedly be among the weakest of the bunch!

However, after seeing Holy Lord's description in the included character section, he immediately calmed down.

Although this Holy Lord was sealed and unable to move, and was also missing the support of all twelve Talismans—

At the very least, he was still one of the Eight Demons of that world. Even after being miserably sealed away, he still warranted a B-Rank evaluation.

"This should be the biggest haul from these treasure chests!"

Taking another huge gulp of milk, Li Chao smiled like a fox.

He kept 100,000 Emotion Points and invested the remaining 70,000-plus points into his dimension.

This was his largest investment so far. As his Emotion Points were rapidly consumed, the dimension's area expanded just as quickly.

Soon, a... bedroom appeared to the left, right beside the bathroom?

Pushing open the door, he found that the bedroom was not large, roughly ten square meters.

A single bed, a wardrobe, a desk and chair, an air conditioner, and a computer.

It was no different from Li Chao's own room in his previous life.

Looking at the familiar scene before him, Li Chao knew these things had merely materialized from his memories, yet he still could not help rushing toward his computer with a slap of his feet against the floor.

It contained not only the "precious games" he had collected, but also some "out-of-print classic Japanese action films."

Turning on the computer and moving the mouse, he skillfully opened a certain secret folder. His eyes reddened with excitement, and his entire body stirred restlessly.

"Oh my god, they're actually still here!!"

666, thanks to the power of the dimension, bro.

With a smile every man understood on his face, he quickly sat down at the computer desk, reached for a roll of tissue paper, and decided to properly reminisce about the past tonight.

"Hehehe."

I woke up late this morning. When I saw it had already been posted, I hurriedly made some edits.

I just added details about forming a team. The Defenders have officially been established.