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"In the future, help Kevin with something within your capabilities."
This condition, in Loki's eyes, was nothing at all, especially since, given his current predicament, there was no certainty of an 'after' for him.
However, Loki was still very curious.
"Why me?"
He asked a question that many people seemed to ask.
Kevin almost laughed when he heard this, because he remembered that a long time ago, he seemed to have asked a similar question when facing Ancient One.
Yes, why 'me' and not someone else?
However, what was a problem then was no longer a problem now.
Kevin had no intention of lecturing Loki at length, nor did he feel like telling Loki what kind of person he would become in the future.
Kevin merely sat up a little and replied, "Your question has no meaning. It's like asking why Loki is Loki. Because you are you, you are Loki, and that's why I came to you."
"What? Do you want to discuss philosophy with me?"
Loki's brows furrowed even deeper.
Kevin chuckled and said, "It's not a philosophical question, but because no matter what I say, you won't believe it."
"How do you know I won't believe it if you don't say it?"
"Alright, then let me put it another way… because explaining it from beginning to end would be too time-consuming, so I've decided to skip this topic and take you directly to meet the Time Keepers. How does that sound?"
"…"
Loki was speechless this time.
Because Kevin was right, it was almost time for their judgment.
The Time Keepers were going to judge them personally; this was their only chance to meet the Time Keepers.
So, in the end, Loki still didn't understand why Kevin valued him so much.
Without the Mobius interlude, Loki was quickly taken away by Ravonna Renslayer to meet the Time Keepers with Sylvie.
And after participating in this segment of the plot, Kevin shrugged, looking at the meager skill points added to his skill tree.
Following the plot yields few skill points.
Besides changing Mobius's pruned fate, the skill points gained from participating in the plot during this period weren't even ten.
However, even a small mosquito is meat; though the skill points were few, they were better than nothing.
After completing this plot segment, Kevin began to plan his next step.
Go to the Void, assist Loki and the others to quickly reach the Time Citadel, kill Kang, and release the Sacred Timeline from its restraints.
Then, more Kevins could gather together and quickly manufacture the Time Restraint Device.
"But perhaps I could also go to Kang for some guidance?"
Upon careful thought, the person who understood the structure of the timeline best, besides Kang, would be no one else.
He created the TVA, and he also created the device that stabilized the Sacred Timeline.
Perhaps Kevin should seek him out.
However, Kang, located at the end of time and currently the big boss, might not say much to Kevin.
After all, his designated successor was Loki.
Not Kevin.
"In any case, I should prune myself first."
Shaking the pruning stick in his hand, Kevin hesitated repeatedly before finally opening it and pointing the glowing end at himself.
To be honest, this was a risk for Kevin.
Because if Alioth could harm Kevin, if there was something in the Void that could pose a life threat to Kevin.
Then Kevin, unable to travel between worlds, might very well be in mortal danger.
But having come this far, Kevin couldn't just give up, so after taking a few deep breaths, Kevin, in a 'seppuku' manner, pressed the glowing end against his stomach.
Swish—
Golden specks of light spread from Kevin's abdomen across his entire body, like a paper doll instantly burned away, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished from the empty corridor.
…
The Void.
A junkyard located outside of time, where everything that is pruned falls, becoming food for the monster Alioth.
But not everything is consumed by Alioth.
Some things, some people, can survive here, as long as they don't attract Alioth's attention.
For example, the Lokis in the original plot.
They strangely survived in this land of exile.
Although some speculate that this was because Kang knew that Loki would inherit his position, which is why he spared all Lokis.
But the true situation, perhaps only those who personally arrive in this land of exile will know.
And now Kevin felt that.
Perhaps the standard for survival here, besides being able to hide and being favored by Kang, required another standard.
That was strength.
Strength that Alioth could not contend with.
Just like the few chasing Kevin behind him now.
"Don't run!!!"
"Catch him!!!!"
"He's definitely the main body!! Grab him so I can study him!! Maybe we can find a way to transcend the Marvel Universe!!"
Behind Kevin, three people were relentlessly chasing him.
One of them, whose body had turned into a water element, flew in the sky, occasionally shooting water arrows to prevent Kevin from escaping.
The second one, whose entire body was green, was a complete Hulk, roaring angrily at Kevin.
The last one, covered in silver armor, released a special, bizarre wave in Kevin's direction.
And it was this last guy who forced Kevin to choose to run.
Because the strange wave emitted from this guy's armor perfectly blocked Kevin's internal magic!
To put it in simpler terms, this guy had mastered special magic-sealing techniques that could prevent Kevin from using magic!
"Damn it!! Wen Yi didn't say there were 'me's' here too!!"
Kevin, being chased all over the place, only wanted to curse.
As soon as he arrived in the Void, before Kevin could figure out what was going on, he was found by the three guys behind him, who then swarmed him without any martial ethics, ganging up on him.
Two fists are no match for four hands, and with three of himself, Kevin could only choose to flee in disarray, while cursing Wen Yi in his heart.
Although Wen Yi said he would let Kevin be pruned to come to the Void to help Loki and the others.
But he didn't say that there were other Kevins in the Void.
The three behind him—an Omega-level mutant, a Hulk, and an Iron Man Mark II—were all formidable existences!
If he had known they would be here, and that they had such great hostility towards Kevin, how could Kevin have come unprepared!
Damn it!
Wen Yi, you tricked me!!!
It was evident that Wen Yi definitely knew about the situation here; otherwise, he wouldn't have emphasized that Kevin had to come to the Void himself.
But he didn't tell Kevin that there were many 'them' here, and that they were unruly ones!
Regardless of the reason, Kevin had marked this grudge down, and when he returned, whether Kevin would retaliate against him was the end of it!
But the matter of retaliating against Wen Yi would be discussed later.
The immediate priority now was to escape the current predicament.
First, let's analyze.
Among the three people behind, the most troublesome was undoubtedly Iron Man Kevin.
Not only was the material of his armor Vibranium, but he also mastered the TVA's technology that could disable magic and superpowers.
Based on his physical prowess, Kevin should have no problem fighting him, but there were also Hulk Kevin and Mutant Kevin nearby.
The mutant's ability was very strong; his body had completely turned into water, yet Kevin couldn't control him.
Although Iron Man Kevin's interference was part of the reason, even without the interference, Kevin felt that with his own abilities, he probably couldn't control the water in the other party's body.
And there was Hulk.
This guy seemed to have come from the comic world and hadn't been weakened by the movie world; he truly got stronger the angrier he got.
Just now, Kevin tried to punch him.
The other party's arm was fractured, but Kevin also felt bone pain.
It felt like his bone had cracked.
One should know that with Kevin's current physical prowess, he could arm wrestle with a Kryptonian, yet he still suffered a loss against Hulk, which indicated Hulk's immense strength.
Especially since the aura around him was constantly rising, growing stronger and stronger.
The three cooperated seamlessly, having worked together for an unknown period, making it impossible for Kevin to find a way to break the situation for a while.
But as Kevin was wondering whether to just go all out against them.
Suddenly, a discarded car wreckage flew from a distance, heading straight for Iron Man behind Kevin!
"Look out!!"
Seeing Iron Man attacked, the mutant immediately flew to Iron Man's side, conjuring a huge wave of water out of thin air to block the car wreckage.
Hulk roared at the direction the car wreckage flew from, then picked up a piece of iron sheet about ten square meters from the ground and threw it towards the same direction as a weapon.
Whoosh—!
The iron sheet flew fast and hard. If it really hit someone, the person would likely be instantly pulverized.
But as the iron sheet flew through the air, before it could land, several white silk-like objects stuck to it.
Then the iron sheet was swung by the white silk-like objects, and after circling due to inertia, it flew back towards Hulk!
Holy crap! Spider-Man!?
When Kevin saw the white silk-like objects, he immediately recognized them as Spider-Man's signature webs!
Which meant the person who just saved Kevin was a little Spider-Man from who-knows-which universe!
"Roar!!!"
Kevin was still guessing when the iron sheet had already returned in front of Hulk.
Hulk grabbed the iron sheet with both hands, took two steps back, then tore it into two pieces with force, threw them to the ground, and roared into the distance.
"Oh, sorry, I think I made you angry."
As Hulk roared, a black head emerged from behind a mountain of garbage in the distance.
He leaped from the garbage pile, landing on the top layer of the garbage mountain, half-crouching in the classic Spider-Man entrance pose, his white eye-lenses on his mask looking at the few people in front of him.
"It's you!"
The appearance of the black Spider-Man immediately made Hydro-Man recognize him.
The black Spider-Man also looked at him, his white eye-lenses moved, and he said, "Isn't this my old foe Hydro-Man? Oh… sorry, I made a mistake, you're not the Hydro-Man I know, so is this a high-quality cosplay? I advise you not to, cosplaying villains has no future. You might as well cosplay me."
"Shut up!!"
The mutant was annoyed by Spider-Man's incessant chatter. He instantly gave up chasing Kevin, forming water cannons with both hands, and thick water jets shot towards Spider-Man!
Spider-Man deftly dodged the water jets, all while trash-talking:
"Angry? Or do you not like me? I get it, you must be my hater! But it's okay, I'm very magnanimous, I'll forgive you even if you're a hater."
"Enough, Parker!"
Iron Man… or perhaps Iron Kevin is more appropriate.
Iron Man Kevin stopped targeting Kevin. He turned one of his cannon barrels towards Spider-Man and yelled at him, "If you're not helping, don't cause trouble!!"
"Who said I'm not helping? Aren't I helping 'me' fight you guys?"
Spider-Man immediately replied.
Iron Man Kevin said furiously, "You shouldn't help him! You should know very well that he is different from us, he is the anomaly! We need to study his body and understand the reason for our birth to have a chance to leave this place!"
"Sorry, I hate human experimentation, and I don't agree with your ideas… By the way, was this why you didn't obediently agree to the TVA resetting time back then?"
Spider-Man asked in surprise.
In the long Sacred Timeline, it wasn't uncommon for Superheroes or Supervillains to deviate from their original fate and be discovered by the TVA.
But because Superheroes are mostly people of extremely high character, as long as the TVA explained the key points, they would cooperate and agree to the TVA resetting their time.
Supervillains, however, did not receive such treatment.
They were either pruned, or physically eliminated by the corresponding Superheroes invited by the TVA.
So, it was rare for Superheroes to come to the Void.
But the people here, whether Iron Man, Hulk, or the mutant, they must have been Superheroes in their respective universes before coming here.
Yet they still ended up here.
Besides the explanation that they wanted to resist fate, the only other explanation Kevin could think of was that they deliberately came here.
Just like Kevin.
"Stop wasting words with him, defeat him, then capture the variant—"
Hydro-Man said impatiently to Iron Man.
But before he finished speaking, a crisp voice interjected from beside him:
"Sorry, but that's not up to you."
"...What?"
Bang!!!
The petite figure rapidly grew larger in front of Hydro-Man, releasing concussive blasts from both hands, sending Hydro-Man flying with a powerful strike.
Hulk saw this and was about to step forward to punch the small figure away.
But the newly appeared figure instantly shrunk to the size of an ant, disappearing from Hulk's sight.
It's Ant-Man!
No…
Or rather, Wasp?
No, how did a female variant get mixed in here!?
When he saw the graceful figure of that Ant-Man, Kevin was completely flustered.
Although he had considered that with so many Kevin variants, there might be female variants.
Just like Loki had a Sylvie.
But when he actually saw this female variant, Kevin still couldn't hold it together.
This joke was truly too big.
"Don't just stand there, follow me."
While Spider-Man and Wasp were engaging the battle ahead, a mature voice sounded in Kevin's ear.
Kevin turned his head and saw a middle-aged man with blue skin and a tail behind him appear beside him.
As soon as he appeared, he grabbed Kevin's arm, and then the two of them turned into smoke and disappeared from the battlefield.
This was another mutant Kevin, and from the looks of it, he was a mutant who could teleport.
His vision flickered from bright to dark, and after the scene changed, Kevin and the mutant variant appeared in a small room.
The room seemed to be a converted abandoned train car, generally narrow, and car windows could still be seen on both sides.
However, it was well-decorated, with various small ornaments and electronic devices placed around, giving it a cozy, home-like feel.
"Wait here."
Nightcrawler brought Kevin here, instructed him, and then turned into a puff of blue smoke, disappearing from Kevin's sight.
A few seconds later, Nightcrawler reappeared.
He was accompanied by a black Spider-Man, and… Wasp, who was small and perched on Nightcrawler's body.
It was here that the 'chase' and 'aid' that had muddled Kevin's mind finally ended.
He stared blankly at the people in front of him, his gaze shifting uncertainly among them:
"Are you… all… me?"
Leaving aside the female variant.
Just looking at the mutant Nightcrawler in front of him, there was not a single trace of Kevin's appearance on him.
Leaving aside the blue skin, his facial features were completely different from Kevin's; they were simply two different appearances.
And the black Spider-Man had now taken off his mask.
Revealing a slightly younger, baby-faced look.
His appearance was also different from Kevin's, completely lacking any 'Deep' look.
That's why Kevin was curious if they were himself.
The female variant, Wasp, grew from small to large, opened her cowl, and lay on a lounge chair not far away, answering Kevin's question in a light tone:
"What do you think?"
Kevin didn't know how to answer.
The Nightcrawler variant then said in a deep voice, "The only ones who can survive here, besides Loki, are us."
"But your appearances…"
"Loki's appearances are all strange and varied, so it's normal for our appearances to change, right? Or do you think those three guys chasing you up there look like you?"
Nightcrawler asked again, and Kevin shook his head repeatedly.
Hulk's appearance was quite different from Kevin's, and Hydro-Man's entire facial features were a blurred mess, making his original appearance unrecognizable.
Iron Man wore a mask, so he couldn't be seen.
Thinking this way, Kevin felt that different appearances didn't seem like a big deal.
At least the soul was the same, and that was enough.
But that being said…
Kevin looked at Wasp with a strange expression:
"But we are all male, after all… This one…"
"What, do you look down on transformation types?"
Wasp rolled her eyes, feigning ferocity as she asked.
She was quite frank, openly admitting her transformation.
Nightcrawler also sat down and explained to Kevin, "Reincarnation is a technical skill. I've even seen us turn into ducks. Being like her is already pretty good."
"Duck… duck…"
Kevin knew that there was an animal universe in the Marvel Universe.
In Spider-Man's parallel universe, Spider-Ham came from that universe.
However, he had never imagined that he would transmigrate into such a universe.
And as soon as he thought of himself possibly transmigrating into an animal universe and becoming a duck, Kevin couldn't help but shiver.
Honestly, Kevin would rather die than turn into a duck!
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