Modern world, Eastern Europe, Sokovia.
Charred steel rebar twisted upward toward the sky, while the remains of buildings continued to burn silently, filling the air with the scent of scorched ash.
"Ahhh..."
Amid the successive screams, a civilian shelter was swallowed by searing energy, and before long, no one inside remained alive.
"Heh..."
A younger-looking Kang with a sinister expression slowly withdrew his hand, a pleased smile appearing on his face.
"You're wasting time, Purifier."
Beside him, another Kang clad in silver-gray armor spoke coldly.
The young Kang called Purifier did not care. He replied casually, "The people at Sokovia Base have already retreated. These people are like rats in a gutter, hiding who knows where. So the best thing we can do is give the place a thorough cleanup."
"Those ordinary people are nothing to worry about. What we should care about are the ones whose whereabouts are unknown, such as Miles Zero and Tony Stark."
Strategist Kang spoke slowly.
"Tell me, you're not actually planning to go looking for those troublesome people, are you?"
Purifier Kang turned and sneered. "Immortus was driven out, Annihilator and Kang Taijun were captured in Sokovia, Warden Kang has lost contact, and Conqueror was supposedly defeated by Miles... Even they were beaten by those people. Do you really think things would end better for us if we ran into them?"
"They only have a few people." Strategist Kang calmly stated the facts. "But this planet has several hundred Kangs."
"Yeah, several hundred, but what does that have to do with me?" Purifier sneered. "Shut up and admit it, Strategist. We were never social creatures. Several hundred Kangs mean several hundred different interests, so I have no intention of risking my life in this gamble."
"I only want to find enough resources on this