Time Variance Authority, core sector.
Judge Ravonna listened to her subordinate's report:
An entire squad of elite guards had been wiped out in the O.B. Lab, their very existence completely erased.
Her face instantly went pale.
She forced herself to remain calm, dismissed her subordinate, and hurried away.
Only Miss Minutes and Victor Timely, whom she had carefully "cultivated" from the future, remained behind.
"Did you see that, Victor?"
Miss Minutes turned her orange clock face toward the future Victor.
Her voice carried a seductive undertone:
"The diehards of the old order are still making their last stand.
But once you sit upon the throne, all resistance will vanish into thin air."
After years of being "nurtured" by the TVA Handbook and continually brainwashed by Miss Minutes,
the future Victor had long since lost an inventor's purity.
His eyes burned with a desire for power.
He nodded reservedly, his tone filled with absolute certainty:
"Of course. Once I ascend to godhood,
you, my loyal partner,
will receive everything you deserve—
a perfect body, one that can walk freely."
He was completely immersed in his fantasy of becoming the new king.
He firmly believed Miss Minutes's insinuations that Judge Ravonna had ulterior motives.
He had clearly come to regard Miss Minutes as his only confidante.
Just then, a piercing alarm rang throughout the TVA!
On the holographic screens, the indicators representing the Temporal Hidden Force's load flashed frantically.
They had already neared the critical point of collapse!
Countless timeline branches began flickering unstably and showing signs of fracture.
The entire TVA building began to tremble slightly.
As though it could fall apart at any moment.
Judge Ravonna returned.
Her expression was extremely grave as she seized the future Victor's arm:
"Quick! The Temporal Hidden Force can't hold on much longer!
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