Mephisto spoke with a loud laugh, but the greed in his eyes still made everyone present shudder.
At that moment, they felt like food laid out on a table, liable to be swallowed whole at any second. A chill settled over their hearts.
At some point, Banner had moved beside the Captain. He asked cautiously, "Captain, are you sure we should work with them?"
"Why do I get the feeling this isn't going to work out?"
The Captain badly wanted to nod and admit he felt the same way, but he had been the one pushing for this. Even though things had gone somewhat beyond his expectations, he could only bite the bullet and say, "It's fine. The Doctor is still here. There shouldn't be any problems."
"All right."
Banner replied uneasily, while the Captain stepped forward.
Though he had certainly been startled at first, as the spiritual leader of the United States, he quickly regained his composure. He took a step forward and said, "Welcome to Blue Planet, everyone, now that you've arrived from Hell."
"Do you know why we summoned you all to Blue Planet?"
Steve asked with a faint smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, a savage grin spread across Dormammu's face. "Why? That doesn't matter. What matters is that, from this moment on, Blue Planet belongs to me."
"In recognition of your summoning me here, I can reward you by making you my subordinates."
"What?"
Steve looked utterly baffled. He instinctively turned toward Doctor Doom, wanting to ask what was going on. Hadn't they agreed to bring in help? Why did it feel like they had invited an overlord instead?
Meeting Steve's gaze, Doctor Doom said calmly, "I only contacted Mephisto. He contacted the other two."
At those words, Steve's heart sank, and a bad