Ten minutes later, President Loki sat on a sofa at one side of the tent, clutching his bloodied arm and baring his teeth as he said,
"So what you mean is, that troublesome female judge deliberately let us out so we could deal with the Director of the Time Variance Authority for them?"
Light gradually gathered in his other hand, and healing magic spread steadily up his arm.
The fight with Helen had drained much of Crocodile Loki's strength, so he had not bitten President Loki's arm clean off. He had merely punctured Loki's arm with several holes using his sharp teeth. Injuries of that degree could still be healed with magic.
As President Loki treated his wound, he said disdainfully,
"Why should I do her bidding and fight someone to the death? What do I get out of it?"
"But she has already thrown you here. If you refuse to work for her, I'm afraid you'll never be able to leave this place..." Loki said, shaking his head.
Seeing the other Lokis glaring at him, Loki smiled. "That's right, I'm an accomplice. But we're all Lokis. We know ourselves best. If we didn't force you with methods like this, you wouldn't do any work."
"The Director of the Time Variance Authority is only after female Lokis. We have no conflict of interest with him. Even if we're trapped here, isn't that better than risking our lives against him?" Black Loki spoke up.
"Of course, you can choose to stay here forever. The Time Variance Authority staff can't do much to you. But whether this place will remain this peaceful forever, you know better than I do."
Loki did not look at Black Loki. Instead, he fixed his gaze on Elderly Loki. Elderly Loki pursed his lips and said, "It