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"Hmph, if you don't restrict my magic and superpowers, how dare you fight me…
Separating Hulk's body and soul, Kevin looked at the ejected soul, about to say something harsh.
But Kevin quickly shut his mouth, his eyes wide as he looked at Hulk's soul.
Hulk's soul… didn't look much different from when he was a normal human. The only key difference was that after Hulk's soul emerged, it began to transform into colorful ribbons, flowing from the air into Kevin's body!
At that moment, Kevin felt as if his soul had been completed.
He looked at the skill tree again, only to see that the skill points on it instantly increased by five, and one of the previously blurry icons was gradually solidifying.
Among the three icons connecting to the next stage, the initial [God of Mist's Divinity] was already fixed.
One of the remaining two was tentatively named [Sea God's Divinity] by Kevin, if it truly had something to do with 'cognition'.
Kevin originally thought the remaining skill icon should also be related to cognition, and he planned to find a way to solidify it further after the [Sea God's Divinity] skill appeared.
However, now, Hulk's soul flew into Kevin's body.
He became the nourishment for that skill, beginning to make the blurry skill icon complete.
And this greatly shocked Kevin.
Heaven help him, he had never thought of killing these versions of himself.
Even if Iron Man wanted to capture him for research, Kevin had no intention of killing them.
Because they were all Kevin himself, different possibilities of Kevin in these timelines of the Marvel World.
Seeing them, Kevin felt as if he was seeing his family, his brothers.
Just as Barry would call his parallel world selves brothers, Kevin also regarded them as his brothers.
So he had never had any murderous intent towards these people.
But now, simply ejecting Hulk's soul from his body led to Hulk's death.
This left Kevin feeling bewildered.
At the same time, a sense of fear of the unknown arose within him.
If Hulk died after his soul was ejected by himself, would others… be the same?
What exactly was the origin of these 'Kevins', and were they truly related to Kevin himself?
Why did Kevin always feel that their existence was merely… nourishment for his own growth?
"Damn it! I knew he was trouble!!!"
Kevin was shocked by Hulk's death.
Below, Iron Man, who was fighting Cassie, also saw this scene and shouted on the battlefield.
Hulk's soulless corpse fell from mid-air, hitting the ground with a heavy thud.
At this loud noise, and Iron Man's angry roar, everyone on the battlefield stopped fighting.
All the Kevins on the entire battlefield stopped simultaneously. They all looked at Kevin, who stood in front of Karathen and next to Hulk's corpse.
Their gazes held anger, surprise, scrutiny, confusion…
While everyone was surprised, Iron Man said:
"I told you all along! He, who suddenly appeared and doesn't belong to the Marvel World, must be problematic! It makes no sense that all of us are in the Marvel World, and only he ran to another universe!
"According to my deduction, our birth must be related to him! Even… our birth is to become his nourishment at this very moment! But you didn't believe me! Sorcerer Supreme didn't believe me either!
"Now what! Hulk is dead!!"
Iron Man shouted at everyone.
He opened his faceplate, revealing his appearance to everyone, showing a middle-aged face similar to Kevin's.
At this moment, his face was filled with anger, seemingly directed at Kevin.
Cassie also opened her faceplate, her brows deeply furrowed, looking at Hulk's corpse at Kevin's feet, a hint of fear in her eyes.
She also seemed to have a bit more apprehension and fear towards Kevin himself.
This was only natural.
No one wants to be someone else's nourishment.
If Kevin himself knew that he might be someone's nourishment, Kevin would certainly rise up in resistance and eliminate the threat before he could feel at ease.
Although everyone had different experiences, this mindset and idea should be no different.
Iron Man was the radical among them. Seeing that everyone was still silent, he began to incite the crowd:
"What are you still waiting for! Go capture him!! Or kill him! Do you want to become his nourishment too?!"
"Stark, you're too extreme. Things might not be as you think."
Nightcrawler suddenly appeared and said to Iron Man.
Although he seemed to be speaking up for Kevin, he subconsciously kept his distance from Kevin.
He had clearly seen the scene where Hulk's soul turned into threads and flowed into Kevin's body.
Anyone who saw this scene would feel fear towards Kevin.
Seeing everyone's gaze focused on him, Kevin slightly opened his mouth to explain, but found that he simply couldn't.
Because he didn't know what was going on either.
Why Hulk died, why his soul became skill points, Kevin knew nothing about these things.
Without knowing the reason, he couldn't clear up the misunderstanding.
And speaking of which… could this really be considered a misunderstanding?
"I say, everyone…"
Just as the atmosphere on the field became stiff and was sliding towards a point of One Goes Without Return, Spider-Man Parker suddenly said:
"Alioth is already here. Are you going to fight, or run together? At least give us an answer."
Hearing Spider-Man say this, Nightcrawler also took a deep breath.
He no longer looked at Kevin, and seriously said to Iron Man:
"Stark, your questions can wait until later. Right now… we need Loki to complete what he needs to complete, unless you want to stay here forever!"
"Kurt! Do you still want to stand on his side? Wake up! We're together! He—"
Iron Man pointed at Kevin: "—is the enemy!"
"Stark! We need to trust Wen Yi!"
Seeing Iron Man's stubbornness, Nightcrawler also became a little angry.
Perhaps Kevin did have some issues, but at least Wen Yi was willing to trust him, and after Nightcrawler's probing, he didn't believe that Kevin truly wanted to eat them all like snacks.
"Heh, trust Wen Yi? And then end up like Hulk?"
Iron Man pointed at Hulk's corpse.
"This was an accident…" Nightcrawler said with a frown, then looked at Kevin: "…This was an accident, right?"
"…It was an accident."
Not wanting to fight 'himself', and even less wanting to make himself an enemy of the Transverse Council, Kevin finally began to defend himself:
"I swear, I just wanted to knock his soul out. You know, when Hulk went to see Ancient One in Avengers 4, Ancient One used this method to make Hulk 'peacefully' talk to her. I never intended to kill him."
"I believe you."
Nightcrawler spoke first.
Although he was somewhat afraid of Kevin's 'special ability', Nightcrawler believed that this incident was indeed not Kevin's intention.
"Guys, we really don't have time!"
Seeing that everyone was still arguing about this matter, Spider-Man could no longer bear it. He pointed at the purple thundercloud flying in the distance, forming the shape of a hound, and said:
"If we don't make a decision soon, we'll become its nourishment before we become Kevin's nourishment!"
"Damn it! Stark!!!"
Seeing Alioth flying over, Nightcrawler also became a little anxious.
Iron Man coldly stared at Kevin, then his gaze shifted to Nightcrawler, and he said:
"Even if I let Loki go, it's useless, Sylvie isn't here!"
Regardless of whether Sylvie was there or not, Iron Man saying this meant that he no longer intended to pursue Kevin.
Whether Hulk's death was an accident or not, they all needed to face Alioth first now.
Seeing Iron Man temporarily put aside his hostility, Kevin also raised his hand and released his summon on Karathen, letting Karathen return to the DC Universe.
Then he turned and walked towards Alioth, saying:
"I'll hold it off. When Sylvie arrives, you just let them continue the plot."
"Are you sure you'll be okay alone?"
Nightcrawler expressed his concern.
Kevin turned his head and glanced at him, then his gaze met Iron Man's.
After a long while, he said:
"Perhaps Iron Man is right, I am a special individual among you, so… no problem, I'll be fine, you can rest assured."
With Kevin's current physical condition, even if he truly couldn't control Alioth, he could at least ensure that he wouldn't be devoured by it.
Moreover, Kevin still had the Undying Body, so even if he really died, he could revive nearby.
With his life safety guaranteed, Kevin could naturally approach Alioth with confidence.
…
Watching Kevin, the 'mother body', approach Alioth, and personally seeing him being swallowed by the purple thundercloud, Nightcrawler's heart couldn't help but clench.
Iron Man noticed Nightcrawler's expression, sneered, and asked, "What? Worried about him? Aren't you worried about Hulk?"
"I'm not familiar with Hulk, and... you know our fate. There will be a day when we die."
"But it's precisely because we don't want to die that we gathered together and came here!"
Iron Man said to Nightcrawler furiously.
Everything Kevin saw in the Time Theater within the TVA was not false.
The ultimate fate of all variants is death, and few die of old age; this much is true.
But this doesn't mean that all variants will accept their fate.
They are Transmigrators, and Transmigrators have always believed in the saying, 'My fate is up to me, not to heaven.'
Although they cannot significantly alter their fate due to the existence of the TVA, they also know that the TVA will not exist for long before it is changed by Loki.
At that time, they can do whatever they want.
So, it's not that they truly accepted their original fate; rather, they are enduring, enduring until the day Loki sits on the Time Throne.
No one wants to die; Iron Man doesn't, and Nightcrawler doesn't either.
It is precisely for this reason that, under the guidance of Sorcerer Supreme Wen Yi, they formed the Kevin Council, watching over each other, confirming the trajectory of their destinies, and ensuring they do not deviate from their original fate before Loki becomes the Story God.
At the same time, they sought the truth of why there were so many of them.
Iron Man was the closest to the truth.
He had noticed a long time ago that the soul frequencies of all Transmigrators were exactly the same.
They were like copy-pasted existences.
Perhaps some people thought Iron Man was overthinking; they were all time traveler 'Wei Wen' before transmigration, so wouldn't it be normal for their souls to be the same?
Yes, if they were the same before transmigration, Iron Man would definitely say nothing.
But the problem is that after transmigration, they experienced so much in the Marvel World, and each person's story was different, yet in the end, their soul frequencies were all identical.
They were flawlessly identical, which was quite terrifying.
This proves that...
All of Kevin's souls are replicated.
Their future, potential, and even soul lifespan might be fixed.
This leads to another speculation.
A more terrifying speculation.
All of them are merely 'nutrients' prepared for someone, just waiting for them to grow normally, and then someone comes to harvest them.
Although this is just a guess, in Iron Man's view, it might be the closest to the truth!
And verifying this guess is very simple.
Find the person suspected of being Kevin's 'Progenitor' and conduct further research on him. Once it's discovered that his soul frequency is even slightly different from everyone else's, or if he has more or less of certain things, then this guess can be confirmed!
For this reason, Iron Man rallied those 'Kevin' variants who were also unwilling to accept their fate, proactively contacted the TVA to come to the Void, and waited for the 'Progenitor' to arrive.
So Iron Man waited for Kevin.
At the same time, Hulk's death also confirmed his conjecture.
Even if all of them killed each other and annihilated their souls, they would not become stronger, nor was there a setting that the more they killed themselves, the stronger they would become.
But the Kevin Progenitor does.
From the performance of Hulk's death just now, his soul should have enhanced certain aspects of that 'Kevin Progenitor'.
In other words, as long as the 'Kevin Progenitor' is willing, he can kill all Kevin variants and use them to strengthen himself!
This is undoubtedly a very terrifying thing, and enough to make everyone vigilant.
But Nightcrawler and the others seemed completely unaware of this, still choosing to stand with the 'Progenitor', which was what Iron Man found difficult to accept.
Everyone gathered together because they didn't want to die, but you are helping the source of danger so much. Aren't you really afraid that he will slaughter everyone one day?
"...At least, we should believe in myself."
Nightcrawler was silent for a long time, then said to Iron Man.
Iron Man scoffed:
"Believe in myself? Believe in the self who gives up when things get tough, or the self who is willing to be a doormat for a little petty gain? Or the self who has no ambition and just drifts along?
"Come on, Kurt, precisely because it's ourselves, we understand our true nature. Although on the surface we seem very laid-back, we know that given the chance, if our ambition is ignited, we can become anyone!
"Otherwise, why would we become the Sorcerer Supreme? Why would we become Iron Man? Ant-Man? And Hulk?
"You've seen countless versions of us in countless worlds. You should know that there are no absolutely ordinary people among us. Everyone... including those of us who transmigrated to ancient worlds where we couldn't interact with Marvel, eventually achieved something.
"That's why I believe, I believe he... if given the chance, he will kill all of us!"
Unlike the Kevin Progenitor.
None of the Kevin variants here have a golden finger.
All they have is an understanding of the Marvel plot and some knowledge that has long been forgotten.
But even with just these, they still became strong in their respective timelines.
Not to say how strong, but at least never ordinary.
Being able to become anyone, when they encounter an opportunity, they will definitely seize it tightly.
Anyway, Iron Man believes that if one day he knew that he could become stronger by killing his parallel self, he might hesitate at first, but over time, he would still do what he should do.
However, after listening to Iron Man's words, Nightcrawler said with a complex expression:
"Stark... you are no longer suitable to be a Superhero."
"I never said I wanted to be a Superhero!"
"But at least in your world, you are Tony's brother..."
"Brother my ass! Do you think I want this identity?!"
As if something he didn't want to be mentioned was brought up, Iron Man instantly exploded, angrily saying to Nightcrawler.
Nightcrawler opened his mouth slightly, about to speak.
Spider-Man's voice cut in, saying:
"Can you two stop arguing? Sylvie is already here."
"..."
The two instantly fell silent, exchanged glances, and then quickly looked away, both turning towards Spider-Man.
Spider-Man pointed into the distance, where someone was driving a car towards them.
The car stopped in front of everyone, and a very young man got out of the driver's seat.
His appearance was similar to Kevin's, but much younger. As soon as he got out of the car, he pointed to the car behind him and said to everyone:
"I brought her over before the Lokis could get to her... By the way, I heard Kurt say you guys were fighting? How come you seem pretty harmonious now?"
"...There was a slight accident, but you did well, Sydney. Now we just need Sylvie."
Nightcrawler walked over and praised the young man who had arrived.
Undoubtedly, the one who brought Sylvie over was one of Kevin's variants.
His name is also Kevin, Kevin Sydney, a member of the X-Men in a certain parallel universe, codenamed 'Morph'. He can transform into anyone's appearance and has telepathy.
In a sense, he is the male version of Mystique.
Morph brought Sylvie over. Sylvie looked at the Kevin variants in front of her, paused for a moment, then her gaze shifted left and right, and she saw Loki hiding in the crowd.
Loki also saw Sylvie.
Without the Kevins' urging, the two, reunited, quickly approached each other, their eyes filled with indescribable emotions.
Cassie walked over at this moment, asking with a complex expression:
"This is the end. Are you ready?"
She was asking Nightcrawler.
Nightcrawler nodded, glancing towards Iron Man, and said, "...Ready. How about your side?"
"Same..."
Cassie replied softly, also looking at Iron Man.
Don't forget, they had used special means to call for people before, but now only they are here, including Iron Man and his group. Only a few people are here.
This isn't because they failed to call for people; it's because while Kang is still alive, they cannot significantly alter the timeline.
But as soon as Kang dies, countless Kevins will instantly appear in the Void.
At that time...
That will be the true 'Kevin War'.
Provided Iron Man is determined to fight.
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