"Duang~~~"
A huge gong sounded, and Angel, wearing sunglasses, made a dazzling entrance.
Amidst the cheers of over a hundred thousand spectators, he cleared his throat and began to shout loudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience! The World's Greatest Ability User Tournament official tournament is about to begin.
In the preliminaries, after fierce competition and elimination, twenty-six victors emerged from contestants around the World.
Over the next few days, these twenty-six victors will compete in one-on-one matches determined by drawing lots.
Who will ultimately be the strongest challenger, able to challenge our strongest Superheroes, win a prize of tens of millions, a luxury car, and a Villa, and have us fulfill one of his wishes?"
"Iron Man will win! Thor, go! Loki, I love you!"
Fans of the top twenty-six frantically cheered for their contestants.
"This competition has no time limit; it will continue until a winner is decided. Falling out of the competition ring, being knocked down for ten seconds and unable to get up, or conceding oneself will all be considered a surrender.
Alright, the exciting matches of this Inhumans Convention are about to begin.
First, please welcome contestant Thor, who calls himself Thor, and contestant Namor, who calls himself Aquaman, for the first duel!"
Amidst Angel's passionate hosting and the audience's cheers, Thor, wearing silver armor and a red cape, and Namor, in his cool Atlantis attire, walked side-by-side onto the ring.
"The first match should at least be interesting."
Adam, sitting on the high platform, slowly rose and flew above the ring. The gong sounded again, and the competition officially began.
The referee for the official tournament was, of course, Adam, but this time he didn't use Wood Release clones; he personally took the stage.
The reason he chose Thor and Namor for the first match was that he felt if the first match of the official tournament wasn't up to a certain standard, it wouldn't serve as a warm-up.
Namor's strength was not weak, and Thor was one of the strongest among the top twenty-six. Their battle shouldn't be too boring.
It also happened to be King against King, God against God, the future King of Asgard against the current King of Atlantis, Thor against the feathered serpent god.
"Human, you are not my opponent!"
"Human, you are not my opponent!"
As the gong sounded, Thor and Namor simultaneously raised their hammer and spear, unleashing fierce words at each other.
However, their fierce words were exactly the same.
Clearly, both considered the other to be an Inhumans among humans.
"How dare you mimic my words!"
"How dare you mimic my words!"
Both of their faces simultaneously showed anger, and they again spoke the same words.
They thought the other was teasing them, deliberately mimicking their speech.
And so, feeling insulted, the two gods simultaneously charged at each other.
"Boom!"
Mjolnir and the Vibranium spear collided fiercely, and the immense power caused slight cracks to appear in the sturdy Wood Release ring.
However, with a slight lift of Adam's hand, it immediately repaired itself.
"Get out of King's way!"
Thor roared, smashing Namor away with a single hammer blow.
It was clear that in terms of pure strength, Thor was more than a match for Namor.
However, Namor's combat experience was clearly very rich. The moment he was smashed away, the two pairs of small wings on his feet flapped frantically, and his body actually circled behind Thor in a strange arc, stabbing like lightning.
Thor quickly turned to block, and because of a momentary lapse in attention, he was actually forced back several steps before he could stabilize himself.
But Namor did not stop at all. The Vibranium spear delivered a series of rapid stabs, so fast that it seemed as if hundreds of spears were attacking Thor simultaneously.
Thor's thousand years of combat experience was not for nothing; he quickly reacted, firmly blocking every attack of the spear with Mjolnir.
At the same time, he used his strength advantage to counter-shock Namor, causing Namor's arm to tremble slightly during the continuous collisions.
So he had no choice but to constantly rely on agile footwork, attacking Thor from various directions in the air.
The two went back and forth, fighting very fiercely, seemingly about to be pierced through the heart and have their heads smashed at any moment. The audience watched with surging blood and continuous screams.
Compared to the previous battles, this current battle truly made them feel what true power was.
Because sometimes, the speed of the two was so fast that if it weren't for some slow-motion shots on the big screen and the constantly breaking and repairing ring, they would only see afterimages.
"Such a mere human is actually so strong!"
"Such a mere human is actually so strong!"
The two separated again, their eyes becoming serious.
From their surprised expressions, Adam knew that neither had expected the other to be able to fight them to this extent.
Indeed, that was the case.
Thor had not expected such a powerful master among mortals. He had originally come to Midgard with his brother Loki to participate in this competition, just for fun.
He had never imagined such a strong person among mortals.
And indeed, his preliminary matches had gone very smoothly; no one had been able to withstand three of his hammer blows.
Abilities like Wind and Fire, while flashy, actually had no destructive power for him.
Even the organizer of this convention, the strongest Superheroes who created this city, he did not think would be very powerful.
Those were just magic tricks like Loki's; in a real fight, they probably couldn't withstand a few of his hammer blows.
Namor was the same; he hadn't expected to encounter such a formidable opponent in his first match of the official tournament.
He felt that he was fighting very hard, even constantly on the defensive, barely able to hold on by relying on his flexible aerial movements.
If all the top twenty-six were strong individuals of this level, he truly felt that Atlantis should not even think about coming out to destroy humanity; it would be impossible to win.
"In that case, I won't hold back!"
Seeing that he couldn't defeat his opponent in close combat, Thor's eyes shot out lightning, and the power of Thor surged within him as he slowly raised Mjolnir.
That's right, he was about to unleash his ultimate move.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Streaks of lightning flew from the dark clouds, striking down directly at Namor in the air.
Namor immediately felt a strong sense of unease. The powerful sense of crisis that surged within him made him dare not hold back any longer. He also raised the Vibranium spear and activated its defensive mechanism.
An energy shield rose from the Vibranium spear, protecting him.
The Vibranium spear looked like just a metal spear on the outside, but in reality, it contained Atlantis's most advanced technological achievements.
It could not only fire energy attacks but also create an energy shield to protect its wielder.
Unfortunately, Thor's lightning was ultimately more powerful. After a series of lightning strikes, the energy shield shattered with a crash, and Namor was struck so hard that he could barely maintain his position in mid-air.
"I forgot to tell you, I can also fly. It's over!"
Thor flung Mjolnir, flew to Namor's side, and hammered him out of the ring.
"The winner of the first match, Thor!"