In the desolate wasteland stood the Egyptian Sphinx, greek temples, and more.
These structures were nothing much.
The skull of the Living Tribunal, which might be bone or statue;
The wreckage of a helicopter bearing Thanos's name;
Thanos's Sanctuary Ship;
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Sky Carrier;
Kree Accuser Ronan's Ship;
The crashed Project Insight sky carrier, stamped with the Hydra emblem;
An enlarged Yellowjacket helmet;
There were simply too many of these good things from different timelines and universes; unfortunately, most of them had been destroyed by Elios the "Cleaner."
As Su Quan sighed, waves of oppressive and terrifying roars suddenly resounded from the distance.
A cluster of sky-obscuring dark clouds swept over from afar like a tsunami.
Pitch-black and vast, with faint purple light flashing within, it resembled an unstoppable giant beast, instilling massive psychological oppression.
This was Elios the "Cleaner," and also the watchdog of The Variant in the End of Time!
An old man wearing a Horned Helmet, draped in a Golden Cape, and clad in a Gold and Green Bodysuit was running for his life directly ahead of Elios.
Green magic light flared, and a realistic projected clone identical to him instantly appeared, turning around to aggressively charge at Elios.
Meanwhile, the true body waved his cape, and a green-lit cloud portal materialized ahead.
He quickly plunged into the churning green portal, vanishing along with it instantly.
The realistic clone charging at Elios was instantly shattered and dissipated; losing its prey, Elios flashed thunder and lightning in rage, turning unwillingly to seek out its next target.
"Bang--"
The old man tumbling out from the green portal crashed heavily onto the ground with a muffled grunt, and as he prepared to push himself up, he suddenly saw a pair of feet enter his field of vision.
The old man slowly raised his head, and Su Quan, looking down from above, smiled and said, "Hello, Loki!"
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Elderly Loki, the true First Sorcerer of the Nine Realms!
He could teleport, create solid projected clones, and even forge identical clones for others.
The most impressive feat was that he could project and materialize the entire Asgard based entirely on memory.
The meme "Asgard Rising from Nothing" originated precisely from this!
In his timeline, when Thanos attacked Asgard's escape ship, he used a clone to assassinate Thanos, successfully deceiving the Thanos who possessed the Infinity Stones and escaping with his life.
Later, he went into seclusion on a desolate planet until, in his old age, yearning for his brother and desiring to see him one more time—he was consequently discovered by the Time Variance Authority.
Regardless of whether it was a fake death or real death, as long as one followed the "script" of the Sacred Timeline, obediently accepting a boxed meal and exiting the stage entirely when facing Thanos's raid on Asgard's escape ship, then one was a good Loki!
Elderly Loki was clearly not the good Loki designated by the Time Variance Authority, because he went back online; this would generate correlating events and lead to the emergence of a new time branch, so he was pruned.
"Are you also a Loki?" Elderly Loki slowly got up, dusting himself off, and casually bantered with a relaxed demeanor, "No matter the environment, a Loki always survives, except—"
"The Lokis appearing are getting weirder and weirder; now there's even an Asian Loki."
For Elderly Loki to say this clearly meant he had seen other Lokis, which meant the Lokis had been surviving in the Void for quite a long time.
Su Quan hadn't spotted a single version of Loki during his previous visits; one had to admit, Loki's survival instincts were truly formidable!
"I am not Loki," Su Quan shook his head in denial.
If you aren't Loki, how come you aren't the least bit surprised or scared when you see me?
After all, no matter which timeline's Loki it was, they couldn't possibly be a good person, because this was Loki's destiny!
And if you aren't Loki, how could you recognize me as Loki at a single glance?
Only a Loki understood Loki best!
"It doesn't matter if you won't admit it. Do you know what kind of place this is? The Void, the timeline's junkyard. Everything thrown here gets swallowed by that big guy Elios you just saw."
"The only ones who survive here are Lokis!"
There were many Lokis in the Void, basically dividing into two factions:
One was the "Old, Weak, Sick, and Disabled" faction where Elderly Loki belonged.
The members were "Old" Elderly Loki, "Weak" Kid Loki, "Sick" Black Loki, and "Disabled" Crocodile Loki.
The other was the ragtag Loki faction ruled by President Loki, who shared the same appearance as the Main Timeline Loki.
Although the "Old, Weak, Sick, and Disabled" faction had few members, they weren't truly old, weak, sick, or disabled.
Elderly Loki, the true First Sorcerer of the Nine Realms.
Kid Loki, who killed Thor and survived in the Void for at least a thousand years as a ruthless figure, also serving as the team's "King."
Black Loki, who possessed a hammer suspected to be Thor's Hammer, claimed to have defeated Captain America and Iron Man, and obtained all the Infinity Stones—though there was a suspicion of boasting.
Crocodile Loki, which ate its neighbor's cat; well, never mind that one. Its strength lay in its bite force, as it literally bit off President Loki's arm in Loki's solo series.
Though President Loki's faction had more members, they were basically mediocre and ragtag.
As everyone knew, Loki's two major "skills" were fake death and betrayal; even as a ragtag lot, they still held the ambitions and pursuits of becoming king.
Scheming, backstabbing, betraying, and counter-betraying were the norm for this faction!
These two Loki factions and Elios were problems that Su Quan had to resolve in order to control the Void and its endless resources.
Elderly Loki spoke to himself unconcerned, beckoning to Su Quan before turning to walk in a certain direction.
After walking a few steps, he glanced back at Su Quan left standing in place, showing no surprise on his face.
And you still say you aren't Loki—
Well, Lokis were conceited and arrogant, never trusting anyone easily. I get it!
Elderly Loki stubbornly believed that Su Quan was also a Loki; Su Quan denied it, but since he wouldn't believe him, then—so be it!
What should one do when encountering a fool in life?
Support all their views and groom them into a big fool!
Although Su Quan appreciated Elderly Loki, it didn't stop him from complaining inwardly: didn't you insist I'm Loki? Fine, I won't deny it anymore anyway. Being mistaken for Loki made it easier to interact with you guys anyway.
Following Elderly Loki, the two scaled mountains and ridges for about half an hour, arriving near the helicopter wreckage bearing Thanos's name.
The dignified Cosmic Tyrant Thanos actually flew a helicopter?
At first glance it seemed absurd, but in early comics Thanos had indeed piloted a helicopter on Earth and even attacked Hellcat.
That was Jessica Jones's sister, Trish Walker!
There was even an illustration of Thanos being hauled away by the police from that same incident.
In addition, it was rumored that Thanos's weapon, the Overlord Sky Blade, was inspired by helicopter rotor blades!
On a high slope nearby, Elderly Loki opened the "manhole cover" of the underground castle and brought Su Quan inside.
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The underground castle harbored a whole other world within, presenting an entirely different scene.
Several vending machines leaned neatly against the walls, all sorts of chairs were stacked in an orderly fashion, and dim lighting illuminated the spacious hall below.
At the very top of the hall stood a relatively short flight of stairs, atop which sat a "throne." Seated on the throne was a boy holding a crocodile, currently sizing up Su Quan, who had descended from the entrance stairs alongside Elderly Loki.
Below the throne were a few sofas, on one of which sat an armored Black man holding a hammer.
The style and layout of the entire underground castle carried a strong post-apocalyptic survivor base vibe!
Approaching closer, Su Quan sipped the red wine handed to him by Elderly Loki while pondering how to rearrange this place.
Life hadn't taught him much, imparting only four words: if you like it, snatch it!
Nato Tong's glory began with recruiting personnel; taking the first step toward becoming the Lord of the Void would start by seizing the throne and becoming the new king of this underground castle.
"This place is nice. Now—it belongs to me!" Su Quan declared under the scrutiny of the four Lokis.
"..."
Su Quan uttered shocking words, yet the Lokis reacted calmly.
"Another fellow chasing after the throne; you should've just let him fend for himself outside," Black Loki grumbled discontentedly toward Elderly Loki, standing up and pointing his hammer at Su Quan.
"You have two choices: obediently stay here, or—be killed by me!"
"A friendly reminder, I defeated Captain America and Iron Man and obtained all six Infinity Stones, so you cannot possibly be my op—po—nent—"
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