[Just as the terrifying wave of earth and stones was about to swallow the two Lokis, two portals opened behind them at the same time.]
[The Time Variance Authority's time guards rushed out of the portals, grabbed the two Lokis, and dragged them into the portals.]
[The apocalypse continued, but Loki survived.]
"Huu..."
Seeing that both he and Sylvie on the screen were being firmly held by a group of time guards, and that they had even placed time collars around their necks.
Loki instead let out a long breath.
By now, he had already seen two tragic deaths of himself on the screen before him.
The first time, Thanos strangled him to death. The second time, he voluntarily released his hand and fell into the galactic vortex.
Loki asked himself whether he was an especially determined person, so he truly did not want to see his tragic death again.
[At this moment, the image suddenly changed. A magnificent complex of buildings appeared.]
[This architecture was unusual. It did not resemble a product of Earth, but it gave people a feeling of solemnity and elegance, almost inspiring awe.]
When he saw this architecture and the tall palace in the middle, Loki's expression also showed a slight smile.
"Asgard? Why does it appear here?"
At that moment, Odin, who sat on the throne, became serious in his eyes.
[The image continues.]
[A little girl in green robes, holding one doll in each hand, was playing a game.]
["The terrifying Dragon is charging toward the palace."]
[The little girl raised the Dragon doll in her right hand and made it dive downward, then stopped the Dragon with the Valkyrie doll in her other hand.]
["The Valkyrie rushed forward, defeated the Dragon, and saved Asgard."]
[Just as the little girl was enjoying herself, a golden portal opened behind her, and several time guards from the Time Variance Authority emerged from the portal.]
[The woman leading them was the black judge.]
[However, at this moment, she seemed to be only an ordinary low-ranking guard.]
[The guard raised the time controller in her hand, merely glanced at it, and then pointed at the little girl.]
["She is our temporal criminal."]
[Several people rushed forward and grabbed the little girl, while the "black female guard" beside her read:]
["By the authority granted to us by the Time-Keepers, I arrest you on the charge of violating the Sacred Timeline."]
[The "black female guard" dragged the screaming little girl into the portal, leaving behind only one sentence as she departed.]
["Reset this."]
[Receiving the order, one time guard took a time reset device from his arms and placed it on the ground.]
[Soon, after it was activated, the reset device turned all the toys left behind by the little girl into nothingness.]
[The little girl was brought into the Time Variance Authority by the 'guard.']
[There, she experienced everything Loki had experienced earlier. She was changed into a prison uniform, forced to register, and finally sent to trial.]
[But in court, the little girl bravely resisted.]
[She fiercely bit the "guard's" hand and snatched the time controller from her at the same time.]
[Looking at the little girl opening a golden portal before her, the "guard" suddenly widened her eyes in disbelief.]
[Are you joking!]
[There were so many terrifying monsters from the multiverse, yet no one could escape from the Time Variance Authority.]
[This little girl, how could she...]
[Giving the "guard" a fierce look, the little girl turned around and rushed into the golden portal.]
Seeing this scene, even Odin's expression changed.
Who was that little girl?
Looking at her familiar clothes and the cloak behind her, could it be...
At this moment, the live broadcast room and chat group had already exploded.
[Thor: What is happening? Is that not Asgard? Those bastards from the Time Variance Authority. They dare come to Asgard and run wild!! Just watch if I do not kill them!]
[Tony Stark: That girl looks very familiar to me. Is that not that woman?]
[Stephen Strange: That should be correct.]
[Loki Odinson: A female version of Loki?]
[Peter Parker: Oh! Now I understand. The scene that was just played is Ms. Sylvie's childhood.]
[Peter Parker: Ms. Sylvie said earlier that when she was a child, people from the Time Variance Authority took her away as a temporal criminal.]
[Wanda Maximoff: You are saying that little girl is female Loki? She looks quite cute.]
[Thor: Hahaha, I remember. Loki's clothes when he was a child were similar to this little girl's. They truly are cute!]
[Loki Odinson: Shut up. Do not use cute to describe me. Besides, how many years ago are we talking about?]
[Mordo: Wait, it seems you have forgotten one thing.]
[Stephen Strange: Mordo, what do you want to say?]
[Mordo: According to Mobius, the multiverse does not exist. There is only one eternal Sacred Timeline.]
[Mordo: If that is the case, then what is going on with this little girl Loki?]
[Tony Stark: Yes! If only one Loki is allowed to exist, then when this little girl was just born, the Time Variance Authority should have erased her.]
[Tony Stark: But they waited until this female version of Loki had grown to this size. Why does that not seem right?]
[Stephen Strange: There is one more thing that you may have forgotten.]
[Stephen Strange: In the previous video, Mobius said it while reporting to the female judge.]
[Stephen Strange: He said that Loki does not necessarily have to be evil. Perhaps he is tired and wants to change!]
[Stephen Strange: If there is only one Sacred Timeline that is fixed and absolutely cannot be changed, then what he said was simply rebellion!]
[Peter Parker: In other words, the so-called Sacred Timeline does not actually exist?]
[Stephen Strange: Yes. On the contrary, the infinite multiverse has existed all along!]
Seeing Strange's speech, from Tony to Loki, several people in the live broadcast room secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they had often said earlier that the Time Variance Authority was lying, that the Time-Keepers did not exist, and so on.
But those were still only assumptions.
And the image before them could be said to be solid evidence!
The multiverse truly existed!
In every multiverse, there were different Lokis. There were men and women, and perhaps even young and old!
The so-called compression of the multiverse into one timeline by the Time Variance Authority was pure deception!
After confirming this, Peter Parker frowned again and muttered to himself:
"Since the multiverse truly exists, then why are these people from the Time Variance Authority attacking everywhere?"
"Also, since they did not erase Ms. Sylvie when she was born, why did they wait until she grew into a little girl before coming?"
Hearing Peter's question, Strange thought for a moment and said:
"In the original video, that black female judge told Mobius."
"Loki is evil, a plague of lies. He plays this role in the Sacred Timeline!"
"If what she said is true, then we can understand that..."
"The so-called Sacred Timeline is not only one. There are many, many of them."
"In many multiverses, there is a Sacred Timeline, and that is the direction of this multiverse determined by the Time Variance Authority."
"Loki's role in every multiverse is to be an evil, lying fraud."
"Once Loki deviates from this setting, a temporal branch may be born and produce a new multiverse."
"As soon as such a deviation is detected, the Time Variance Authority will take action and erase the 'good' Loki!"
Tony listened with some curiosity and asked:
"How can you remember so clearly what the female judge said?"
Strange shrugged:
"I have an unforgettable memory. Once I see something, I will not forget it."
At this moment, Loki was already stunned!
He was completely frozen, with only that one sentence echoing in his mind.
I can only be a bad guy???
Peter Parker was also stunned, but immediately said:
"Mr. Strange, what you said is a little arbitrary. After all, it can be seen from the video that this Mr. Loki also sacrificed himself and saved Thor in the future."
"This is undoubtedly a heroic feat! It has nothing to do with bad guys."
At this moment, little Wanda also said with puffed cheeks:
"Yes, the woman in the video, Loki, was only a little girl. What did she do wrong? Why was she considered a temporal criminal?"
Before Strange could answer, Loki suddenly smiled bitterly.
"I understand."
The smile on Loki's face became even more bitter, and he whispered:
"When he faced Thanos, the future me did something that did not fit the 'setting,' but immediately died! And that little girl..."
Loki gently shook his head.
"Do you remember what game she was playing before the people from the Time Variance Authority appeared?"
Tony thoughtfully said:
"She was playing as a Valkyrie, fighting a dragon that attacked Asgard."
"This..."
Peter Parker was stunned when he heard this, and a chill suddenly appeared behind his back.
Natasha Romanoff, who had remained silent the entire time, quietly said:
"This little girl wants to be a heroine, but she does not want to be the Goddess of Mischief."
"Bingo."
Tony gave Natasha Romanoff a thumbs-up:
"That is it."
"In other words, under the Time Variance Authority's setting, Loki in the multiverse can always only be an evil liar."
"If you are a good person, everything will be fine if you immediately die."
"But if, like that little girl, you aspire to be a hero from childhood, that will destroy her entire 'setting,' and the Time Variance Authority will take action!"
Hearing this, the live broadcast room fell silent.
Although Loki did not say a word, his eyes burned with anger.
Why?
Who did those people from the Time Variance Authority think they were?
How dare they define the life of him, Loki?
If I am an "evil liar," is that for you to decide?
But thinking of this, Loki frowned, suddenly sneered, and calmed down.
So that is how it is. As long as I "turn over a new leaf" and become a good person, you bastards who think you can control my life will be unable to stop yourselves from appearing, right?
Very good!
In this way, you save me from having to search for you!
At this moment, Loki secretly made a decision.
He would wait until his time-stopping ability grew stronger, and then he would do some good deeds and see whether he could draw out the Time Variance Authority!
Then it would be time for him to strike back!
At this moment, new changes appeared on the screen.
[The image continues.]
[In the Time Variance Authority, the two Lokis were separated.]
[Loki was taken into the interrogation room by his old friend, Mobius.]
[Loki saw that only two guards had been sent to escort him and suddenly became somewhat dissatisfied.]
["By the way, why did you send so many guards to follow Sylvie, while only two people are following me?"]
["I think you are insulting me."]
[Mobius sneered: "You simply cannot control yourself, can you?"]
[Loki shouted at him: "You betrayed me."]
[Mobius sneered back: "You betrayed me."]
["You should be more mature."]
["You should be more mature."]
[The two of them walked toward the interrogation room door while arguing childishly like this.]
[Opening the door, Loki discovered that this was the room where images of the future were played.]
[At this moment, Mobius sneered: "I only just discovered that you are not the God of Mischief at all."]
["Ha! The same thing again."]
[Loki raised his head and sneered.]
["An ignorant mortal lectures a god."]
["If I am not the God of Mischief, then what am I?"]
["The god of self-sabotage, the god of stabbing people in the back?"]
[Mobius raised the time controller in his hand and coldly said:]
["You are a bastard, a bad friend."]
["Now reflect on yourself a little."]
[Mobius pressed the time controller in his hand, and a red portal immediately appeared before Loki.]
[It seemed that something bad was about to happen. Loki struggled fiercely and shouted while fighting.]
["What is this? What do you want to do?"]
[Mobius: "You will know soon."]
["Ahhhhh!"]
[Thinking that there was definitely nothing good behind these doors, Loki struggled desperately, shouting as he resisted.]
[Seeing this, Mobius said.]
["Fine, let him speak. Let me see what other tricks this desperate liar can perform."]
[Loki calmed down, looked at Mobius, and said.]
["The Time Variance Authority is deceiving you."]
["That is it?"]
[Mobius had a sarcastic smile on his face and ordered: "Throw him inside."]
["No!!"]
[Although he tried to resist, Loki was pushed through the red portal by two time guards.]
[After passing through the red portal, Loki looked left and right, and the expression on his face suddenly became strange.]
[It seemed that he had seen this place before.]
["No way? This is it."]
[Spreading his hands, Loki laughed.]
[Was this not merely a room in Asgard Palace?]
[What was the point of Mobius sending him here?]
[At this moment, a female voice suddenly sounded behind him.]
["You!!"]
[Loki turned around, suddenly surprised.]
["Sif! It is you!"]
[He saw that half of the warrior Sif's long hair had been cut off. She angrily approached, scolding him as she walked.]
["You treacherous, cunning, cowardly, weak, and pathetic worm, you cut off my hair."]
["What?"]
[Looking at the short black hair tightly clenched in Sif's left hand, Loki finally sensed that something was wrong.]
["Slap!"]
[Sif first approached and slapped him across the face.]
["You deserve to be alone forever, forever."]
["So that is how it is."]
[After the slap, Loki finally woke up a little.]
["Is this a prison made from bad memories? It seems far too old-fashioned."]
[Hearing Loki's nonsense, Sif said nothing, but approached with a knee strike and hit Loki in his vital place! Then she punched him in the face and knocked him to the ground.]
[After the beating, Sif did not even look at Loki and left.]
["It hurts."]
[Loki knelt on the ground, twitching for a long time, then barely raised his head.]
[That kind of pain truly struck a man's heart.]
["I remember. Back then, I was beaten after pulling this prank."]
["Then I went for a pleasant morning bath and added a glass of wine. I forgot this incident."]
[Just as Loki thought it was over.]
[Sif's voice sounded behind him again.]
["You treacherous, cunning, cowardly, weak, and pathetic worm."]
["No way?"]
[Looking at the furious Sif approaching while clenching her fists.]
[Loki's mouth opened wide. His face was full of disbelief, as though he had seen the most absurd thing in the world.]
["Wait..."]
[Loki tried to defend himself, but what greeted him was only Sif's slap.]
["You deserve to be alone your entire life. You deserve to be like this forever!"]
[Then came a knee strike to his manhood that seemed to have been practiced thousands of times! And a fierce punch to the face!]
["Uh, uh..."]
[Kneeling on the ground for a long time, Loki raised his head.]
[Only then did he understand what had happened.]
["A time loop is incredible."]
[Just as he recovered, the familiar voice sounded behind Loki again.]
["You! You are treacherous and cunning, cowardly and weak, and utterly pathetic."]
[Looking at Sif charging toward him with murderous intent, Loki quickly stretched out his hands.]
["Fine, fine, Sif, wait a moment."]
["Bump!"]
["You deserve to be alone your entire life!"]
[A slap across the face. Loki did not even have time to cry out in pain and directly continued Sif's words.]
["I deserve to be like this forever! Fine, I know what you want to say. I understand."]
[Then he tried his best to explain to Sif what had happened.]
["Listen, you are a reconstruction of a scene from the past. You were created by an organization that controls time."]
["You must believe me and then help me escape from this time loop. All right?"]
[After listening to Loki's words, Sif nodded and placed her hands on Loki's shoulders, looking at him sincerely.]
["Good, you finally believe me. That is good."]
[Immediately afterward, the familiar pain instantly spread throughout his entire body from his vital point.]
[Looking at Loki, who had been knocked to the ground, Sif said with contempt:]
["Utterly pathetic!"]
In the live broadcast room.
Looking at the terrifying scene on the screen that seemed to repeat endlessly, the faces of all the men changed drastically. Even Peter Parker was no exception.
Loki himself was even paler, and cold sweat on his forehead flowed down his face.
And a certain part of his body felt an even stronger pain.
No way!
This kind of punishment was far too terrifying!
And Stephen Strange, who stood beside him, looked at this strange and terrifying scene before him, and a strange thought suddenly appeared in his heart.
Why did he feel as though he had already experienced this scene?
Thinking of this, Strange quickly shook his head and threw the thought out of his mind.
Impossible. This should be some kind of optical illusion.
Kamar-Taj.
Looking at the scene on the screen, a faint smile appeared on the Ancient One's face.
"Interesting. Besides the master of the Time Stone, there are actually some people who know how to use this time loop."
"This is truly interesting."
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