Chapter 523: The Battle of Wills
Lu Xiao's eagle pupils could see the flow of magic to a certain extent, and an ice-blue line of magic was clearly probed on the Infinity Gauntlet, extending along Thor's arm to his torso.
"Ha ......"
With a long exhale, Thor recovered from the side effects of the gem-setting.
"The effect of the side effects is more obvious than last time, and I'm sure that without strong willpower, no matter how strong a person is, he will not be able to withstand the recoil of six gems working at the same time."
The human body automatically produces a stress response when it is subjected to excessive pain, that is, a coma that cuts off consciousness.
The Infinity Gauntlet must be awake if you want to control it, and if you pass out, you will lose all your efforts.
As for whether or not the Infinity Gauntlet can survive after using the Infinity Gauntlet set with six gems, it depends on the user's own physical fitness, and there is a high probability that they will die on the spot.
The Asgardians' physique far surpassed that of the earthlings, and Thor had such a violent reaction just by activating the gem, Lu Xiao could hardly imagine how painful Stark would be before and after snapping his fingers in the original plot.
"There's only so much I can do for the time being."
Thor took off his gloves and handed them to Lu Xiao, and pointed to the Time Gem hanging on Lu Xiao's chest: "Next, I will be busy preparing for the enthronement ceremony, and the Mind Gem and the Time Gem can only be fused by the Midgards themselves." ”
Lu Xiao nodded solemnly: "Keep in touch at any time, notify me immediately if you have any new discoveries, and in addition, I will try to find time to attend your enthronement ceremony." ”
Thor smiled freely: "Don't force it, it's a special time, and it's still important to get down to business." ”
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After being inlaid with a space gem with infinite energy, activating the reality gem no longer consumes the user's own energy and life force, and the Infinity Gauntlet can already be used initially.
However, Lu Xiao has no plans to test the Infinity Gauntlet for the time being, as Thor said, he still has a lot of things to do next.
After saying goodbye to Thor, Brunhilde and others, Lu Xiao stepped into the portal to Earth with Yongzhen and Banner.
In order to facilitate Banner's return to the Alliance headquarters, Lu Xiao chose the exit of the portal outside the gate of the New York Temple.
The hustle and bustle of New York's metropolis is something Banner misses.
At this time, the earth is in the early morning rush hour, the congested streets are constantly honking car horns, busy social animals are hurrying to and fro from street to alley, and the hot atmosphere is in stark contrast to the slow-paced Asgard.
"New York...... I'm finally back. ”
Banner took a deep breath, and the familiar air of Earth made his expression a little complicated, with nostalgia and unease.
Lu Xiao had been away from Earth for more than two months, and he was a little worried about whether Strange had made a moth in Kama Taj.
"Dr. Banner, do you need me to send you back to Coalition headquarters?"
"No, no."
Banner rubbed his cheeks to sort out his emotions: "I'll walk over by myself, I can adjust my state on the way." ”
"By the way, is the new headquarters already in operation?"
"Yes, you should know the location, right?"
Seeing Banner strolling away along the street, Lu Xiao and Yongzhen also turned around and entered the temple.
After some personnel adjustments, the king who was originally stationed in the Hong Kong Temple was transferred to New York, and Lu Xiao and Yongzhen had just entered the temple, and the king, who was the guardian of the New York Temple, had a sense.
"Supreme Mage, you're finally back."
The king's appearance did not seem to have changed much, except that he had grown a mustache on his upper lip at some point.
After a few simple greetings, Lu Xiao went straight to the point: "Wang, is there anything unusual happening with Kama Taj?" ”
Wang shook his head: "There are no big problems, but there are some small contradictions." ”
"Oh? How so? ”
[520 www.biquge520.xyz] Wang smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know the specific situation, it's about Strange and Wanda, the two seem to be born incompatible, and it is easy to quarrel when they get together." ”
Lu Xiao is not too surprised by this, the collision between geniuses and geniuses does not necessarily produce a spark of friendship, especially two geniuses engaged in the same industry.
As the saying goes, peers are enemies.
According to Wang's simple description, the relationship between Strange and Wanda is not so bad, but more of a battle of wills caused by mutual competition.
"Okay, I'll go back and see what's going on."
Lu Xiao patted the king on the shoulder and ordered: "The storm is coming, let the mystics of the temple be vigilant, and notify Kama Taj immediately if there is an abnormal situation." ”
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Lu Xiao originally thought that during the time he and Yongzhen left the earth, Strange would more or less make some trouble.
As it turned out, he underestimated Strange's self-control.
After Lu Xiao made a clear assurance, Strange forcibly suppressed his curiosity and focused on what Lu Xiao had explained before leaving.
Build a solid foundation.
Strange's progress is indeed fast, but his rapid growth in power has also laid some hidden dangers for his future.
There is a folk saying in China that if you don't practice martial arts, the first game will be empty, and Strange was in a similar situation earlier.
After calming down, Strange gave up on continuing to study profound spells, and began to condense mana from scratch, strengthening the precise control of mana, just like the precision surgery he used to perform.
On the other hand, before leaving, Lu Xiao instructed Wanda to devote some energy to keep an eye on Strange to prevent him from causing trouble.
Wanda has no objection to Lu Xiao's commission itself, but she always looks down on Strange, who has no one in her eyes.
Spying on Strange will inevitably compress Wanda's personal time, and many aspects of unhappiness will pile up, and Wanda's attitude towards Strange will naturally not be very good.
When Lu Xiao and Yongzhen returned to Kama Taj through the temple portal, Wanda and Strange happened to be "fighting" in the martial arts training ground.
Although Wanda joined Kama Taj, she still mainly relied on her innate chaos magic, and only slightly dabbled in many of Kama Taj's secret techniques.
The deeper Wanda taps into her potential, the more powerful the Chaos magic becomes.
Due to Strange's temporary pause to consolidate his foundation, he has not learned many types of mystical arts, and has not really embarked on his own path as an occultist.
The tradition left by the Ancient One in Kama Taj cannot be eliminated in just a few years, and many new mystical artists will still focus on both martial arts and introductory arcane arts.
Lu Xiao didn't plan to completely change this atmosphere, he didn't want to cultivate all the secret magicians of Kama Taj into a turret that could only stand behind and cast spells, basic melee ability and good physical fitness were still necessary.
Strange held the club-like Scepter of the Court of Life in his hand, and it could be seen that he did not have a good relationship with this weapon, and he looked very rusty when wielding.
The activated Life Court Scepter can whip enemies like a whip, but Strange's energy whip is deflected by Wanda's play.
The crimson Chaos magic easily wrapped around the golden energy whip, and as Wanda pulled around, Strange was shaken to the ground.
In terms of combat effectiveness alone, Strange, who has just started out, is definitely not Wanda's opponent with natural ability.
But Strange was very tenacious and insisted on fighting until the last minute, even if he was defeated.
"Hey~"
Lu Xiao smiled bitterly and held his forehead: "This is not a competition at all, but a teasing...... Yongzhen, go and separate them. ”
Yongzhen was funny and agreed, and used the shrinking footwork to break into the martial arts training ground.
Grabbing the scepter of the Court of Life swung by Strange with his bare hand with his bare hand, and with his left hand, he made half of the word "Pro" to seal Wanda, and Yongzhen controlled the situation within a second of entering.
This is also Wanda's own willingness to cooperate, otherwise it will be difficult for Yongzhen to really stop her in a hurry.
"Sister Yongzhen? You're back! ”
Yongzhen's return made Wanda immediately abandon the idea of teaching the little junior brother, enthusiastically took Yongzhen's arm, and discussed something with her on chatter.
"Whew~"
Finally there was no shame, and Strange breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well done."
Lu Xiao walked up from behind, smiled and patted Strange on the back: "I can see that your mana has been condensed a lot, and your control has been significantly strengthened, it seems that you have not wasted your efforts during this time." ”