Bab 114: Chapter 115: Kneeling to Receive the Sword
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"I can't move my body at all now," Tony Stark glared at Thor and said fiercely, "An invisible force has immobilized my body. I can only move my mouth, eyes, and make some facial expressions. I can't even move a finger."
"I'm the same," Thor replied helplessly, "I can only move my mouth and eyes, nothing else."
"So, once this sword is swung, not only does it immobilize the enemy, but it also immobilizes the wielder?" Steve Rogers furrowed his brows. If that were the case, the drawbacks of this divine sword would be quite significant.
However, despite that, it was still a divine artifact. It just couldn't be used by a single person; it required teammates to wield it.
Or someone who had techniques that could be activated without moving.
"Alright, Thor, put away the sword!" Tony Stark called out, "You've already figured out the shortcomings of this sword!"
"No, Stark, it's not enough," Steve Rogers spoke before Thor had a chance to respond, "I think we need to test how long this sword can work. It's crucial."
"Captain is right. We need to understand this," Thor maintained his sword-swinging posture, "Stark, don't be in a hurry. I'm not like you. Can't you move at all?"
"Thor, isn't you not being able to move the same as me not being able to move?" Tony Stark retorted irritably, "I'm kneeling in front of you!"
"You can curse me in your heart."
"As if you need to tell me! I've been cursing you in my heart already!" Tony Stark vented, "Thor, for the love of... are you really just testing the sword, or are you trying to torture me?"
"Stark, think about our future enemies, Ultron. Imagine him kneeling before me," Thor grinned mischievously, "Think about Thanos, that purple potato. Even if the three of us join forces, we won't be able to beat him. Imagine him kneeling before me..."
"I think about your head, Thor! Are you out of your mind? Why should I imagine you looking majestic?" Tony Stark exclaimed, "If I have to imagine, I'll imagine myself. Give me the sword, I'll test it!"
"This is my sword, and it's not suitable to let you test it, right?"
"I don't mind. We are good friends, and helping each other is what friends do. I'm more than happy to help you test the sword."
"But I do mind."
"Stark, just be patient. When Thor kneels, you can hold the sword," Steve Rogers said nonchalantly.
"What?" Thor's smiling face froze, "Do I have to kneel too?"
"You need to kneel, not just you, but I also need to kneel, and Hulk too," Steve Rogers said, "The Answering Space said that the duration the receiver of the sword can hold it varies depending on their strength. We need to test different power levels to roughly estimate how long they can endure holding the sword against enemies in the future."
"Captain is right, but is it necessary to bring Hulk out?" Bruce Banner expressed concern, "Hulk might harm you."
"Dr. Banner, don't worry. We have the consciousness wristbands on, there's no need to be concerned," Steve Rogers assured him, "Besides, we can also see how effective the consciousness wristbands are."
"That's fine then." After some thought, Bruce Banner agreed. After all, there was no one else in the Answering Space. Steve Rogers and Thor were both super-soldiers, and Thor was a god. Even Tony Stark, without his armor, had the wristband.
Thor knelt for a full ten minutes.
During these ten minutes, Tony Stark made multiple attempts, using all his strength, but he couldn't move a single bit.
"Thor! Put the sword away!" Finally, Tony Stark said wearily.
"Why?" Thor asked, "Do you feel you can move again?"
"No, my hands are numb, and my knees are numb from kneeling," Tony Stark said, "I think we don't need to continue. A regular person like me probably has no chance of escaping from beneath the sword."
"Thor, put the sword away. It's been ten minutes," Steve Rogers also spoke, "Battles change in an instant; within seconds, the situation may turn around. Being suppressed by a sword for ten minutes, we'd be dead long before then. Even if we could break free from the sword, it wouldn't mean much."
"Alright." Thor put the sword away.
It was strange that when he held the sword before, he couldn't perform any actions, not even moving his arms. However, the moment he wanted to put the sword away, it returned immediately.
"I never want to receive the sword again," Thor put the sword away, and the force that had been imprisoning Tony Stark's body disappeared. He quickly stood up and began moving his hands and feet.
"Captain, it's your turn. Shall I swing the sword at you?" Thor asked while holding the sword.
"Just me," Steve Rogers was unlike Tony Stark; he didn't find anything wrong with it.
"Captain, watch the sword!" Thor grinned broadly and swung the divine sword again.
Swoosh!
Steve Rogers, like a mountain collapsing and the earth crumbling, fell to his knees with a thunderous crash. He knelt under the sword in the blink of an eye and clasped his hands together, trapping the sword between them with a loud snap.
"This feeling..." Steve Rogers knelt there, trying to describe the sensation of being forced to receive the blade, "It's like my body has become a puppet on strings. I'm aware, but completely unable to control it. The moment I kneel to receive the sword is so short that this description might not be accurate."
"Captain, I believe you can stand up. Keep going!" Thor, pleased, continued to swing the sword, feeling like he had reached the pinnacle of his life at this moment.
Needless to say, Steve Rogers was also giving it his all. He was really going all out. Looking at how he clenched his teeth and his forehead veins bulged, one could tell how desperately he was trying.
This desperate struggle continued for a full five minutes. Steve Rogers' hands finally separated from their clasped position and, at the same time, he sat on the ground, gasping for breath.
"Four minutes and forty-seven seconds." Tony Stark kept track of the time, "Congratulations, Captain, you broke free from this damn sword."
"If it took Captain nearly five minutes, then we can assume that regular people have no way of breaking free from the divine sword," Bruce Banner said.
"Let's try the Zombie Form," Steve Rogers immediately transformed into his Zombie Form, and his skin turned pale, while his teeth and nails grew longer.
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