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Chapter 937 The God of Lies in the Present and Future

The evil masterminds from Earth 616 returned because Thor and Loki made a deal that wasn't exactly a deal.

In short, Thor, the Heavenly Father, unilaterally gave Anansi's head to Loki and then abandoned the World Tree and ran away. Meanwhile, Loki was still chatting with Anansi's head, learning about the so-called Godslayers and gods, when he encountered an older version of himself.

"Sorry—I have absolutely no interest in myself in my old age. While I am indeed a narcissistic person, I am not a gerontophile."

"Look at you, so young, so ignorant. Where have you gotten to? Has Malekith conquered the Nine Realms? Has Thor become the King of the World? And you? Have you groveled before them, working like a slave?"

Loki thought about it carefully: "No, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, or rather, we're not actually the same person, are we?"

Upon hearing these words, the elderly Loki burst into laughter.

"Ha, ha ha ha, you still don't know how special your world is, do you? You come from Earth 616, and I am your future! Fool! Why do you think I came to find you? Because if you die, I will cease to exist!"

Old Loki launched into a tirade without any restraint, while Loki took a half-step back in obvious disgust. He couldn't believe he would become such a—irritable and absurd fellow, utterly devoid of elegance.

On the other side, old Loki let out a long breath, calmed himself down, and looked at Loki before explaining, "Do you know? In the future, you betrayed the world at the end of the War of the Realms, helping Asgard to victory. You became a hero, a benevolent god. What a wonderful future!"

The others in Master Evil's group weren't surprised at all. After all, in their eyes, Loki's defection wasn't betrayal, but rather a calculated move based on weighing the pros and cons. But then, the elderly Loki began to sow discord: "But what did you gain? You're still that evil god, the stories about you remain unchanged, and centuries later, you'll still be that evil monster! You fool!"

Not everyone chooses to do good out of their own conscience. Some people are genuinely driven by other motives. Loki is undoubtedly one of them. He did so many good deeds, not because doing good could help others, but because he wanted to become a hero that Asgard and the world would remember.

That is why Loki will become an old Loki in the future.

But at this moment, Loki was thinking about something else, something Anansey had just mentioned.

"The essence of gods is the story of mortals—ha, so mortals portray me as a monster, and I can't change that. But why, despite doing so many things, can't I change mortals' impression of me?"

Loki's mutterings made Old Loki frown. He was about to do something when he saw Doom, arms crossed, raise a finger, and he chuckled. As for Loki, after a long silence, he looked at Old Loki and asked him about something else.

Have you seen the gods of shadow?

The Shadow Gods—beings whose very name is known and perceived—were mentioned by Odin to Loki during the Mangog invasion. However, in the Battle Realm, Loki could invoke them with ease. This was the realm of the Beyonders, where no one could defy them. Even mentioning the Shadow Gods' names would be easily blocked by the Beyonders' gaze.

When Loki heard the name, he scoffed, "Them? When you grow to my level, you'll sense them, but you'll also know that they won't interfere with us at all."

"That fool Odin saw too much and worried that those beings would destroy us, just like Thor, who also turned himself half blind. But why do those guys interfere with our destiny?"

As long as we exist, they can survive and will not interfere with us.

Loki nodded after listening, then asked curiously, "So, you mean—"

"What I mean? Of course, it's joining forces. You are my past self, we know each other best, and you also have a very good team—look at these people, they can be of great help. If you can leverage their strength, we can win this secret war!"

Loki nodded, then asked the next question: "One more question, how did you deal with Mangog?"

"Mango, what Man—"

Before Loki could finish speaking, Mangog grabbed his head with a pair of large hands, each with three fingers, and roared, "God! God of Asgard!"

"Let me go! You beast! How dare you compare me to the Asgardian fools!"

As Loki spoke, he tried to break free from Mangog's venomous claws. Seeing this, Loki couldn't help but shake his head and turn to his teammates: "Let's go. There's no need to play games with this old man. He's holding off Mangog for us, which is pretty good."

"We've got enough; we can go now."

Doom shared the same sentiment, then asked his teammates, "Where are you guys planning to go?"

"Let's go to the wasteland first. That place is currently unclaimed, and we need some forces to do the work." Namor was eager to have a force; he was too uncomfortable being a lone commander. Doom then looked at the others, and Arnim Zola chuckled: "I'm planning to go see the universe that Hydra conquered, mainly to see how Earth was destroyed in a world ruled by Hydra."

Magneto remained silent. He had originally planned to run away as soon as he arrived, but what he saw and heard along the way made him realize that his power was too weak.

Of the participating teams he'd seen, over a hundred were from universes where humans had slaughtered and exterminated mutants. He was now beginning to doubt the validity of his strategy, wondering if he could win if humans and mutants went to war.

But Magneto didn't say that, at least not in front of these so-called teammates, he shouldn't show it.

"I plan to go and see that Apocalyptic era."

Finally, Doom looked at Molecule Man, who, as the greatest contributor to the destruction of the Swordsman, simply said with a smile, "I'd like to eat something first."

"In that case, Doom thinks it's time to set off."

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