NOVEL WEB Chapter 87: Chapter 87
As the power of time emerged, a green magical array materialized on Kurohane's right hand. A faint, pulsating green light also enveloped the hands of the Dwarf King, Eitri!
A drop of cold sweat trickled down Kurohane's forehead, it was still a bit unfamiliar using the power of the Time Stone for the first time. Although the Vishanti of the Sacred Dimension had instilled the magic of time manipulation into his brain, Kurohane still felt like he had just graduated from medical school and was immediately pulled to an operating table to perform surgery!
With his right hand pressing lightly on the green magical array, Kurohane slowly rotated the array counter-clockwise. The Dwarf King's two cruel iron hands also began to emit a sharp, grinding metal sound, causing everyone present to wince. Pain was clearly etched on Eitri's face.
After Kurohane rotated the magical array 180 degrees counter-clockwise, the Dwarf King's hands turned bright red, emitting scorching heat. Immediately afterward, two blobs of glowing red molten Uru metal flowed down from his hands. The Dwarf King instantly let out a painful wail, after all, the temperature required to melt a chunk of Uru metal would need a burning star to provide the energy!
Kurohane dispersed the power of the Time Stone, and a white light emanated from his hand. He pressed firmly towards the Dwarf King's hands, the white light instantly illuminating the surroundings, causing some people to instinctively close their eyes and shield them with their hands.
When the white light dissipated, the Dwarf King's hands had returned to their original state—intact, without a trace. If only the Uru metal weren't still glowing red on the ground, everyone would have thought that everything that had just happened was merely their imagination!
Dwarf King: (stunned, repeatedly staring at his hands).
Thor: (mouth agape, mesmerized).
Rocket: (squinting, still dazzled).
Except for Rocket, whose eyes were too dazzled to open, the Dwarf King and Thor looked at Kurohane with eyes filled with profound respect. At this moment, Kurohane only felt hollow in his heart. The Dwarf King, after all, was a figure from Asgardian mythology. The Holy Energy consumed to heal him was far greater than the energy consumed to heal Earthlings. Moreover, time was short, and he had no time to draw energy from the Sacred Dimension, he could only use the reserves within his Holy Scar, and this had almost completely drained Kurohane!
"How do you feel? Can you forge another Infinity Gauntlet now?" Kurohane subtly wiped the sweat from his forehead and said as nonchalantly as possible, as if it were a trivial matter. "Also, regarding the full body armor we agreed on, I want the easy-to-wear kind."
Thor clutched Kurohane's shoulder, his eyes gleaming with painful hope. "Kurohane, how did you do it? Can you help me bring back my loved ones?" He seemed to see hope for rebuilding Asgard. This method of reversing time, no matter where it was used, was a god-like technique, or rather, even he, a god, was completely incapable of reversing time!
However, Kurohane looked at Thor with annoyance and explained what had just happened to this magic-ignorant Thor. "What I just reversed time on was an inanimate object, which was the Uru metal in the Dwarf King's hands. I only needed to revert it to its state before hardening, so it could leave these two hands. Even so, I struggled. Do you know how much I paid to reverse five years of time? Besides, reversing the time of life is completely different from reversing the time of an object. Don't you see that I only healed the Dwarf King's hands, instead of restoring his entire body to how it was five years ago?"
Kurohane's words completely silenced Thor. Rocket, who had recovered, could also feel the profound sadness in Thor, they were both very similar. In their life journeys, they had lost many things, both friends and family. Therefore, the bond between Rocket and Thor wasn't just because they made a weapon on Nidavellir last time.
However, Kurohane focused his attention on the Dwarf King. This Dwarf King, with his bushy beard and standing two Kurohanes tall, was like a big child who had just received a new toy, repeatedly examining his hands, again and again.
"Hello?! Distinguished Dwarf King, can you start working now?" Kurohane urged, his tone slightly impatient.
"Yes! I will definitely use my best abilities!" The Dwarf King nodded excitedly, then bowed very respectfully towards Kurohane, however, Kurohane turned his body sideways, only accepting half of the Dwarf King's bow.
"No need to be so polite, after all, this is just a transaction," Kurohane said casually.
"Honorable Kurohane, Mage, you don't know how important a pair of hands capable of forging weapons is to our dwarf race! From now on, you are an honored guest of the dwarf race, and my closest friend," Eitri spoke sincerely, his eyes glistening.
After the Dwarf King finished speaking, he turned and walked away. After a few steps, he turned back and walked closer, under Kurohane's slightly bewildered gaze, he carefully picked up a basin and collected the Uru metal from the ground!
Dwarf King: (shrugged lightly). What's so strange? Such precious metal is hard to find! Frugality and managing the household are virtues everywhere!
Kurohane watched the Dwarf King leave with a strange expression, and became even more speechless looking at the profoundly sad bear and god. Thanos had committed countless crimes, causing the current Avengers to be filled with deep bitterness and hatred. He definitely wouldn't have a good time in the future!
Kurohane suddenly remembered something and said to Rocket, "Hey! Rocket, do you want to know how Thanos acquired the Soul Stone?"
"Didn't he just get it that way? No..." Rocket was shaken from his sadness by Kurohane's words, but he didn't know what would happen next! "It seems you said that obtaining the Soul Stone requires sacrificing the soul of the person you love most. That's Thanos, a tyrant who wants to kill half of life in the Universe. Where could he find someone he loves most?"
"Then guess how Gamora died? You don't actually think Thanos just killed her, do you?" Kurohane looked at Rocket, his expression unreadable.
Rocket: (eyes widening, shocked). Nebula also mentioned Gamora's death after she returned, but she didn't know the specific details, and thought Thanos had just killed Gamora, not used her in exchange for the Soul Stone!
"But what does it matter? As long as the snap happens, Gamora will be resurrected!" Rocket tried to convince himself, his voice trembling.
"No, Gamora will never be resurrected. She became part of the Soul Stone," Kurohane spoke coldly, without hesitation.
After Kurohane finished speaking, he patted Rocket's head, then turned and walked away, leaving Rocket with the silhouette of a villain!
Rocket's furry face instantly crumpled, and unable to restrain himself, he hugged Thor's leg and began to cry! Thor was also affected, grabbing Rocket and starting to cry too. If Rocket's physical condition wasn't extraordinary, he might have suffocated in that ball of fat!
Hiding to the side, Kurohane took out a notebook and carefully wrote down a sentence, "Keep the Guardians of the Galaxy's spaceship as far away as possible; there's a Sha Diao virus there! Big data analysis suggests its biological mother is most likely Star-Lord!"