Europe Branch Director

"Your Majesty!"

The surrounding guards opened fire, trying to kill the rampaging Draven.

Yet to the powerful Noxus warrior, the ** impacts were like toy marbles.

"Clang—"

The sound of shattering glass came from above the conference hall.

Clad in black armor and radiating an iron-blooded aura, Darius crashed down through the ceiling.

He was surrounded by bloodlust and terrifying killing intent. The battle axe in his hand had claimed at least ten thousand lives, while those who had died because of him indirectly were countless.

"Wakanda **, where are you?"

"I am here..."

"Then die."

Before ** could finish speaking, Darius's battle axe came down with savage force and severed his head.

Only a headless body spraying blood collapsed heavily to the ground.

The entire sequence was lightning-fast, without the slightest hesitation.

[Noxus Commander] Swain had not given the order to kill. This was purely Darius and Draven acting on their own, declaring Noxus's arrival to the world!

"No!!!"

T'Challa watched his father die miserably, his eyes splitting with rage as he let out a heart-wrenching roar.

Having succeeded, the two brothers carried **'s head and easily broke through the army's encirclement before vanishing without a trace...

Ten days had passed since the Deep Sea King was executed and the Deep-Sea Clan retreated.

The battered New York gradually began to show signs of life again.

The main force in that battle—the League of Heroes—had now become a sacred place admired by countless young people.

A dream of becoming a hero burned in every young person's heart.

After this battle, the League of Heroes' reputation in New York had completely crushed **** and reached its peak.

All participating heroes received sufficient Energy Points, and their strength fully matched their ranks.

The entire organization was flourishing—

Vice Chairman Rank: Vacant

S Rank: Tatsumaki, Sosuke Aizen

** Rank: All Might, Ulquiorra, Yatogami Tohka

B Rank: Garen, Joan of Arc, Annie, Child Emperor (Vibranium Dreadnought Giant not completed), Iron Man (Mark VII)

C Rank: Grandis, Mash, Uchiha Sasuke (13 years old), Mine, Ken Kaneki (SS-rank Ghoul), Kazuto Kirigaya, Armored Titan, Kakashi Hatake (Jonin stage), Hassan of the Hundred Faces

D Rank: Mumen Rider, Bao Xiaoheng (Ninja), Clint Eastwood (Cowboy), Thor (Unawakened)...

Other than Thor, that reckless brute who had been knocked out at the very start and made no contributions, everyone else had achievements to their name. Even Mumen Rider, the weakest among them, had scored a kill. The Energy Points contributed by hundreds of thousands of Deep-Sea Clan members had made Li Chen's assets skyrocket. Nearly a million points might seem impressive, but by the standards of "designated summons," it was only enough to recruit one beginner S-rank hero.

"Has the material delivery they promised been completed, Aizen?"

"Reporting to the BOSS, the Avengers have disbanded. All members have joined the 'League of Heroes.' Other than the Hulk retaining his ** rating, the rest will begin at D-rank."

Li Chen nodded slightly. With the Avengers dissolved, the League of Heroes he had established had fully taken over their role. The League now stood unrivaled: Garen, who had bathed in blood while slaying the Deep Sea King, had become a spiritual icon; Joan of Arc, manifesting in the form of a Heroic Spirit, had earned the worship of every side through her battlefield command abilities. The French authorities and the Church even wished to revere her as a living deity.

"The one trillion dollars agreed upon earlier has arrived."

"Allocate it as research funding and operational capital." Li Chen casually assigned the enormous sum. For heroes focused on research, funding meant limitless possibilities; as for operational expenses, the money was enough to spend until they grew sick of it—after all, nations had to balance military spending and public welfare, while the League of Heroes only needed to consider its own operations.

"That isn't the important part." Li Chen changed the subject. "Where is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s core item?"

With a snap of Aizen's fingers, the answer appeared. "Here."

A pitch-black metal case was steadily pushed into the room by mechanical arms jointly developed by Child Emperor and Tony Stark.

S.H.I.E.L.D. had previously reached an agreement with Li Chen, allowing him to choose any one treasure from its collection.

When the case fully entered the Chairman's office, its outer black coating peeled away like a receding tide.

What appeared was a pale-blue cube that pulsed with vast energy—the legendary Tesseract!

It had originally been an ancient sacred artifact of the Asgardians, a treasured possession of Thor's family, before being lost on Earth by Odin, the Allfather.

Whoever possessed it could travel through space at will, or freely fold and reconstruct the dimensions of reality.

Whether spatial teleportation or freezing time and space, such feats were as instinctive as breathing to this gem.

More importantly, it was an inexhaustible source of energy in itself.

Its true nature was one of the universe's six primordial crystals: the Space Stone!

"Crack—"

Under the crushing force of Li Chen's violent telekinesis, spiderweb-like cracks instantly spread across the cube's shell.

With one final crisp snap, the cube completely shattered.

Only a pale-blue crystal remained, quietly floating in the air.

Li Chen crooked a finger, and the gem obediently fell into his palm.

At the same time, the "Chairman's Ring" on his finger suddenly began to glow faintly:

[An above-standard energy source has been detected. Conversion can unlock random Vice Chairman-rank hero summoning authority.]

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[Ding! An above-standard energy source has been detected. Conversion can unlock random Vice Chairman-rank hero summoning authority.]

Li Chen rubbed the gem in his palm, which contained one-sixth of this universe's laws.

If it had been a functional treasure like the Time Stone or Reality Stone, perhaps it would have been worth keeping.

But stones such as Space, Soul, Power, and Mind were far less practical to him than converting them into pure energy to summon top-tier combatants.

"Convert it."

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Chen calmly issued the command.

The Space Stone immediately transformed into countless streams of blue light, all of which were devoured by the ring like rivers flowing into the sea.

A cosmic treasure that should have required all six stones to annihilate one another before it could be destroyed was as fragile as a sugar cube before this mysterious ring.

[Ding! Random summoning initiated (Vice Chairman rank)]

1. Kusuo Saiki (Esper)

2. Tang Sanzang (Muscular Demon Monk)

3. Haruhi Suzumiya (SOS Brigade Leader)

4. Doraemon (Robot Cat)

5. Saitama (One-Punch Man)

6. Little King Kong (Time-Space Administrator)

7. Roman (King Solomon)

8. Madoka Kaname (Law of Cycles)

9. Sol (Aurelion Sol)

10. Zeno (Ruler of the Universe)

Before Li Chen was a list of ten powerhouses capable of stirring up the entire world.

Even if these people had yet to reveal their true strength, the moment they joined the "League of Heroes," Li Chen's special ability would allow them to instantly break through to Chairman-rank power.

"Begin."

The pointer spun at high speed, becoming such a blur that it made his eyes dizzy—even with the S-rank peak physique bestowed by All Might, Li Chen still could not see it clearly.

Once he realized he could not predict the result, Li Chen simply gave up struggling and waited for fate to decide.

[Ding! Summoning successful—Vice Chairman "Doraemon" has joined!]

"Dora...emon?"

Li Chen did not feel any increase in power, because this blue, round-bodied fellow had not become powerful through brute strength or supernatural abilities.

His strength came from the unimaginable gadgets inside his Fourth-Dimensional Pocket.

If those gadgets had merely come from the twenty-second century, that would have been far too absurd—could humanity truly develop something like an "If Phone Booth" in only two hundred years, something that could casually

More ironic still, Doraemon claimed to be a mass-produced robot. If every robot cat could easily purchase artifacts like these, the universe should have collapsed long ago beneath the conflict of countless wishes.

Clearly, Doraemon's surface setting was only a disguise. His true nature might be that of a mysterious being from a higher dimension.

"Yo, Chairman!"

As an Anywhere Door appeared out of thin air, the round blue fellow hopped out and casually stuffed the door back into his pocket.

"Who?!"

Sosuke Aizen's Zanpakuto flew from its sheath, its cold blade pressed against Doraemon's neck.

"Hehe, don't be nervous~ I'm a new partner."

Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto said solemnly, "Put your sword away, Aizen. This is the League's first Vice Chairman—[Miracle Creation] Doraemon."

"Vice Chairman? Forgive my rudeness..." Aizen pushed up his glasses and sneered. "This round mechanical body probably isn't even qualified to be a seated officer."

Indeed, without those magical gadgets, this blue cat's combat ability was no different from that of an ordinary person. But what was truly feared was the Fourth-Dimensional Pocket on his belly—aside from Li Chen and Doraemon himself, even someone as powerful as the Captain-Commander could not take out even half a Take-Copter from it.

"Its value will soon open your eyes." The old man turned away with his cane. "After all, this position of Vice Chairman..."

Golden light suddenly appeared! A towering wave of air erupted from the summoning array.

"Activate the hundred consecutive summons!"

As ten thousand Energy Points evaporated, countless cards flew out:

▶ Entrapment Formation Warriors (Internal Energy Version) ×81

▶ Highland God of War · Gao Shun (Can defeat enemies above his rank while commanding the Entrapment Formation)

▶ Random Passerby (Cannon Fodder Certification)

▶ Illusory King · King (False God Rating)

"So this is... the conservation of luck?" Li Chen smiled bitterly while holding King's card. The man known to the world as the "** Engine" had combat strength that was not even comparable to an ordinary foot soldier.

Suddenly, every summoning card began to tremble violently!

[Notice: A special Heroic Spirit has responded to the time-space summoning—]

A silver-armored general tore open a spatial rift, his Dragon Gallant Bright Silver Spear pointed at the heavens. "Li Zilong of Changshan, reporting for duty!"

So... he intimidated his opponents with reputation?

Li Chen silently mocked himself.

Even without actual combat ability, as long as they made enough of a spectacle, perhaps he could be used as a strategic deterrent weapon?

Deterrence meant a trump card that did not need to be used; its mere existence was enough to make others afraid.

As long as he did not actually fight, that special "** Engine" of his might... perhaps... probably... should...

"Forget it. I shouldn't hope for several SSR-rank characters from a single pull."

Li Chen rubbed his temples and muttered to himself.

If he got several more characters like King, he truly feared he might suddenly suffer a heart attack.

The members who currently possessed top-tier combat strength included All Might, Ulquiorra, Tohka, and Hulk.

The promising ones included the unawakened Garen, the growing Annie, Joan of Arc who had yet to break through, Child Emperor who was developing new armor, and Iron Man who was upgrading his suit.

The basic requirement for establishing branches around the world was to have top-tier combat strength capable of holding the fort.

Tohka was pure-hearted and could not shoulder such responsibility; Hulk... unless Dr. Banner could completely control his dual personalities, that walking ** simply could not be sent out to stand alone.

Thus, the preliminary arrangements were made: All Might would lead the North American branch, stationed in Ottawa, while Ulquiorra would be responsible for the Arctic branch.

"The Asian branch needs a reliable Chinese person in charge."

Li Chen selected candidates who met the requirements: they needed both outstanding strength and administrative ability.

After repeated consideration, he finally settled on the ever-victorious general whose name had gone down in history.

"Designated summon—Li Yun."

[Notice: Historical Version (C-rank) requires 500 points. Heroic Spirit Version (SSR) requires 500,000 points.]

His reasons were more than sufficient: calm and wise judgment, experience in local governance, exceptional martial prowess, and absolute loyalty.

As for top-tier existences like Qin Shi Huang... after looking at his account balance, Li Chen decisively gave up on that money-burning idea.

"Confirm summoning the Heroic Spirit version."

In an instant, five hundred thousand Energy Points were consumed, leaving Li Chen with just over five hundred thousand points remaining.

Energy Points were being spent far faster than expected. In the blink of an eye, his reserves had been cut in half.

After a brief moment of regret, Li Chen quickly adjusted his mindset.

The candidates for branch directors in the other four major regions had yet to be decided, and every choice required the utmost caution.

His next target was clear—the European branch director!

"European branch director..."

Li Chen tapped the table lightly with his index finger, selecting the most suitable candidate from among countless historical figures.

The ideal candidate should possess tremendous prestige in Europe itself, like Joan of Arc. Unfortunately, Joan of Arc's strength had not yet reached the required standard.

If Joan of Arc could be assigned to the position, the League of Heroes' European branch could be established easily with the full support of the French government and the Church.

"Heroes recorded in European history..."

"They must also possess extremely strong public appeal..."

"There is probably only one person who meets the requirements."

With a slight shift of thought, the best candidate emerged from the vast Heroic Spirit catalogue—

The ancient ruler of Britain, a legendary existence who possessed ** bearing and combat strength on the verge of S-rank, equal in power to Heroic Spirit Li Yun.

"Designated summon, Artoria Pendragon."