"So that was it."
Before Chen Mu could answer, Kang already knew that was the only explanation. He looked at Chen Mu and the others with a profound gaze and said, "My original goal was to lure Loki and Sylvie here and have them kill me. Unfortunately, no matter what, I never calculated that people like you would appear."
For some reason, Kang revealed his purpose outright. Perhaps he had some kind of backup plan, or perhaps he had always been seeking death. In any case, his actions all this time had seemed extremely strange.
From his words, it was apparent that he did seem to possess some means of escaping this timeline.
After all, Chen Mu had already known that the man who established the Time Variance Authority had also been imprisoned in this world.
"So your goal was to die and escape this timeline. As for whatever problems might arise afterward, they would have nothing to do with you anymore, right?"
Chen Mu looked at Kang and stated the reason behind his actions.
"You controlled Alioth, which also limited you to remaining in this world with it. Perhaps you were afraid it would escape, or perhaps you feared its revenge. In short, you planned to fake your death and avoid it all, even if it caused some trouble."
"That's right."
Kang admitted it very frankly. He said meaningfully, "After my death, Alioth will break free from my control, and the timelines it once devoured will all be released. Every Kang variant will reappear, and the multiversal war will rise again."
"But now that you powerful unknown entities are here, you will surely be able to keep the losses to a minimum."
In Kang's view, since Multiverse China behind them was also a massive force spanning the multiverse, he