"Of course there was a reason."
Andrew did not tell Set the truth. Although Set was an undercover agent and was almost incapable of escaping his control, almost was not the same as absolutely.
In fact, even absolute certainty could still lead to problems. After all, they were all Multiverse big shots with far too many methods at their disposal. They could even manipulate Timelines at will.
Seeing that Andrew would not explain, Set snorted unhappily but did not press further. He had no choice. In his cooperation with Andrew, he was the weaker party. Their equality was merely superficial; in reality, Andrew held the dominant position.
"What do you want me to do, Mechanical Demon King?"
Set asked directly. Since Andrew had appeared in person, he must have something to instruct him to do. Otherwise, there had been no need for him to show himself.
"You are destined to lose this war."
Andrew said, "Set, I came to you because I want you to protect those two Compound V Big Trees and make sure they can safely escape this Small World rather than die here."
"You want me to risk my life protecting those two little brats?"
Set frowned and asked, "Mechanical Demon King, why should I protect those two? Besides, I'm not Chthon. Chthon only sent an avatar here, and the Compound V Big Trees are important, so it makes sense for him to protect them with everything he has.
"I'm the main body. It makes no sense for me to protect them at the cost of my life, no matter how you look at it. Don't tell me they're my illegitimate children. Even if they were, there would be no reason for me to sacrifice myself to protect them."
"Why should you protect them? Naturally, because it