Everyone's eyes locked onto the figure in white, disbelief written across their faces. They could hardly believe that the Doctor Doom they had waited so long for was dressed like this.
Fortunately, Nick reacted quickly. Though the man's appearance briefly stunned him too, he soon recovered and stepped forward to greet him. "Are you Doctor Doom?"
At that, Doctor Doom, who had already stepped through the gates of Hell, glanced at Nick. The gates swiftly vanished behind him, and a refined smile appeared on his face.
"I am. Were you the one who released me?"
"That's right."
Nick nodded without the slightest hesitation.
Seeing his shameless behavior, Quicksilver and his sister grew anxious and hurried forward. "Hello, Doctor. We were the ones who released you."
Quicksilver cut Nick off. Doctor Doom turned toward the two of them, and a flicker of interest crossed his eyes when his gaze settled on Wanda.
"I can sense traces of Chaos Magic in you."
"To think someone still practices Chaos Magic in this day and age. How rare."
With that, Doctor Doom's gaze continued moving as he surveyed his surroundings. Soon, Hela came into view.
A flash of surprise crossed his eyes.
"You?"
Hela answered with a cold snort.
"I didn't expect it to be you, either. If I'd known, I would never have let you out."
Hela spoke aggressively, but Doctor Doom showed no anger. Instead, his smile deepened.
"What a pity you missed your chance."
Listening to their exchange, Nick and the others looked startled. From the sound of it, these two knew each other.
As questions arose in everyone's minds, Thor voiced what they were all wondering.
"You know him?"
"Yes."
Hela nodded, then continued with a frown, "An irritating bastard."
Clearly, they were more than mere acquaintances. They might even