Mike's eyes lit up as he instantly understood Ares's intentions!
According to Apollo, ever since Thor first appeared, humanity had upheld a belief:
Humanity exists to protect Thor.
In truth, this belief extended to every generation of potential Supreme Beings and Supreme Beings.
Apollo was no exception.
Apollo had been struggling to understand this concept.
But why struggle when you could just see it for yourself?
Ares had tried to look into it before but couldn't see clearly.
He had the ability to reach that moment in the river of time, but he lacked the means to uncover the truth.
Apollo was simply too powerful—Ares couldn't send someone like him to the other side of the river of time.
But Ares could pay a price to send Mike there, using Mike's eyes to uncover the truth.
After explaining his plan, Ares fell silent for a longer time than usual.