Star-Lord immediately agreed, "Captain America might not be able to block Thanos's palm now, but he might be able to in the future."
However, others who knew Captain America weren't as optimistic as Star-Lord.
After all, Captain America's strength primarily came from the Super-Soldier Serum. Once injected, the enhancement was a one-time thing. It wasn't like the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, where one could continuously develop and strengthen their abilities.
Even if Captain America's strength could increase in the future, the extent of the increase should be extremely limited.
Of course, this was just one direction for judgment; no one could guarantee it 100%.
After all, no one could determine if Captain America would have other opportunities in the future, or increase his strength significantly through other means. "I think Captain Rogers will be able to block Thanos's palm in the future," Tony Stark said again, his voice much more certain.
This made everyone at the scene a little curious.
Why was Tony Stark so certain?
"Remember Endgame?"
Without waiting for anyone to ask, Tony Stark explained his reasoning.
"I remember telling you all that Rogers' shield was destroyed by Thanos' sword. I might not have been very specific at the time, so let me give you a more detailed description."
"Rogers held the shield with both hands in front of him." Tony Stark gestured simply. "Thanos then swung his sword down again and again, hacking down three or four times in a row until he broke the Captain's shield."
"Although it was a bit of a mess, and although he eventually fell to the ground, but... yes, Rogers blocked Thanos' series of attacks, at least the first blow he completely blocked."
"If his shield hadn't shattered, I believe Rogers might have even blocked a few more."
After Tony Stark explained it this way, everyone present had no questions.
Since Captain America could block Thanos' sword attacks with his shield, it showed that Captain America's strength was indeed enough to withstand Thanos' power.
So, blocking Thanos's palm strike wouldn't be that strange.
"Rogers is temporarily off the table, what about Scarlet Witch?"
Black Widow shifted her gaze downwards, focusing on the Scarlet Witch option. "We still don't know enough about her."
Scarlet Witch had demonstrated some magical abilities to the group, but each time it was just a few moves, not enough to fully showcase her power.
Even more importantly, magical abilities were different from Captain America's Super-Soldier Serum; magic likely had a huge growth potential.
Even if the current Scarlet Witch couldn't block Thanos's palm strike, growing to that level in the future was perfectly reasonable.
So, everyone present exchanged a few words, and ultimately agreed that Scarlet Witch couldn't be ruled out either.
Like Captain America's option, she could only be considered provisional for now, and a final selection could only be made after a comparison.
After Scarlet Witch, everyone began discussing the third option: Tony Stark.
"I think my strength is pretty clear, right?"
Tony Stark said, a touch of arrogance on his face. "I'm the guy who made Thanos bleed! I cut his face, something Thor and Hulk couldn't do."
The first question Tony Stark was asked in the quiz space was about who had injured Thanos.
The choices were Hulk and Thor, but the answer was Tony Stark.
That proved that Thor and Hulk hadn't managed what Stark had.
"A scratch?" Thor scoffed, smiling. "I chopped off Thanos' head!"
"Yeah, after a bunch of people had already beaten him up! I fought Thanos one-on-one!" Tony Stark retorted, not backing down.
"Stark, it's just a small wound, nothing to brag about," Thor scoffed, implying it wasn't a big deal.
"Okay!" Captain America interrupted the two, summing it up. "Stark will wear the Nano-Suit in the future and fight Thanos in close combat, so there's no doubt he can also block Thanos's punch, so..."
At this point, Captain America turned his gaze to the last option, "Drax the Destroyer, does anyone here know him?"
Everyone at the scene looked at each other and shook their heads. No one had ever heard of this name.
"Destroyer, what a presumptuous name," Thor was a little displeased. "Is he even more powerful than our ultimate weapon of Asgard?"
Hearing Thor say this, everyone came to a realization.
That's right, wasn't Asgard's "Fire Giant Mech" also called the Destroyer?
Its strength was simply off the charts; Tony Stark, Captain America, and Thor couldn't even handle it together.
Finally, they could only use a clever method to send him to an unknown realm.
That Drax, he also had this nickname.
"This person shouldn't be ordinary. Let's assume he can also withstand a blow from Thanos," Captain America said to everyone after some thought.
"So, all four people in the options can withstand a blow from Thanos?" Doctor Strange shrugged slightly, glancing at everyone. "Do we have a way to eliminate someone now?"
"Actually, we do," Black Widow said first, clearly remembering something.
"Everyone, do you remember the image of Director Fury turning to dust? At the time, Director Fury asked Hill, 'Haven't contacted Stark yet?' Stark shouldn't have been involved in the Battle of Wakanda at all!"
Hearing Black Widow say this, Captain America also recalled it.
His eyes shone, and he nodded in agreement. "That's right! They used satellites to monitor the entire Earth at the time, but they couldn't find Stark."
"If Stark had been in Wakanda fighting Thanos, this shouldn't have happened."
"I'm glad you all thought of that too." Tony Stark chimed in. "But your phrasing isn't quite accurate. What Nick Fury asked was, 'Has there been any word from Stark yet?' That one word, 'yet,' is crucial, everyone."
"'Any word yet?' What does that imply? It implies that I had already gone missing before the unknown objects appeared over Wakanda!"
"We now know that those unknown objects were probably Thanos's fleet, most likely."
"In other words, I was already gone before Thanos invaded Wakanda!"
"So, yes, although your analysis isn't rigorous enough, your conclusion is correct. I didn't participate in the Battle of Wakanda."
After everyone discussed it, Tony Stark was ruled out without much argument.
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Before Thanos's fleet arrived in Wakanda, Tony Stark had already lost contact. Obviously, he must have been held up by something else important.
The possibility of him not participating in the Battle of Wakanda was still very, very high.
However, aside from Iron Man, Tony Stark, everyone else, after some thought, couldn't come up with any other known clues to support eliminating anyone else.
They could only proceed with "pure analysis" from here on out, without the support of any known clues.
"Captain America, Scarlet Witch, Drax the Destroyer."
Black Widow stared at the three options, speaking eloquently, "I don't know Drax the Destroyer at all, so let's set him aside for now. But if it's Captain America or Scarlet Witch, I would rule out Scarlet Witch."
"We all know Scarlet Witch is a witch. She is proficient in magic, and we've seen her fight; she always uses magic."
"Captain Rogers' style, on the other hand, is hand-to-hand combat! At most, he throws his shield."
"And taking Thanos's palm strike head-on clearly falls into the category of close-quarters combat. So, comparing the two's styles, I think the possibility of it being Captain America is higher."
"Sounds reasonable," Thor nodded in agreement.
Scarlet Witch is proficient in magic, capable of flight, remote attacks, telekinesis, and possibly other mysterious magical abilities.
But Captain America is fundamentally a hand-to-hand combatant.
Comparing the two, Captain America has a greater "chance of winning."
"So, what about this Drax the Destroyer?" Star-Lord asked, pointing at the last option. "None of us know him. How do we judge?"
"If I had to choose, I'd pick Captain America," Doctor Strange offered his opinion. "If all the other options were eliminated, and only Drax the Destroyer remained, I'd choose him."
"But Captain America hasn't been eliminated yet, and he's a perfectly viable option."
"I wouldn't abandon a perfectly viable option to choose something I know nothing about."
Doctor Strange's line of thinking essentially represented the mindset of most people present.
Between Captain America and a complete stranger like Drax the Destroyer, most people would choose Captain America.
"This sounds like a gamble," Star-Lord shrugged. "But Captain America versus Drax... Captain America definitely has the better odds. So, I'll bet on Captain America too. Now it's my turn to answer, right?"
Star-Lord asked, glancing around at everyone present.
After receiving confirmation, he turned to the big screen and announced his answer, "I choose A, Captain America, Steve Rogers."
[Correct Answer!]
The system immediately chimed with the notification.
"YES!"
Star-Lord slapped his thigh excitedly. He got it right! This was great.
Ever since he received the space combat suit as a reward last time, Star-Lord had been eagerly anticipating another reward from the system.
Star-Lord had no idea what this Eight Gates was, but could a system reward ever be bad?
[Congratulations to the answerer Peter Quill for receiving the reward: First Gate of the Eight Gates!]
Whoosh!
Along with the system's prompt, Star-Lord's mind immediately filled with information related to the First Gate of the Eight Gates.
Of course, this body technique was also forcibly bound to Star-Lord, so there was no need to explain that.
As long as Star-Lord had a thought, he could open his Gate of Opening, even if he didn't have any Chakra in his body.
This was the difference between a system's gift and self-cultivation.
"This is… the Eight Gates?"
Star-Lord immediately became excited. He couldn't wait to try it out and immediately opened the Gate of Opening.
A massive power, like a vast ocean, instantly surged into every muscle and every cell of Star-Lord's body.
He immediately felt that he was brimming with power, capable of plowing ten acres of land without blinking an eye, and without even breaking a sweat.
"Hahaha! Amazing, really amazing! I am the legendary Star-Lord!" Star-Lord laughed excitedly.
Whoosh!
Amidst his laughter, Star-Lord couldn't contain himself and threw several punches into the air in rapid succession, so fast that they were almost invisible.
They even produced a whooshing sound as they broke through the air.
Whoosh!
Star-Lord then leaped, jumping five or six meters in an instant, his speed reaching an extreme.
Without exaggeration, Star-Lord was now a super soldier.
"This is the result of me using one hundred percent of my physical strength! Turns out, I'm actually this amazing!" Star-Lord was ecstatic, laughing incessantly.
"Star-Lord, does that mean this Gate of Opening allows you to use one hundred percent of your physical strength?" Doctor Strange keenly seized on this point, staring at Star-Lord.
"That's right! This Gate of Opening can lift the restrictions on the brain, allowing the body to exert one hundred percent of its power!" Star-Lord had finished his experiments and stopped, saying this to Doctor Strange.
"Wouldn't that cause tremendous damage to the body?" Black Widow was even more perceptive, catching the key point.
"Really?" Star-Lord felt around a bit, his face unconcerned. "Why don't I feel anything?"
Everyone then remembered that this guy, Star-Lord, could catch the Power Stone with his bare hands. They couldn't help but ponder, maybe this seemingly unreliable guy wasn't just anyone.
"Eight Gates? Is it just me who noticed the 'Eight Gates'?" Tony Stark revealed a curious expression. "Besides the Gate of Opening, there should be seven other gates, right?"
This was a natural conjecture.
"That's right." Star-Lord nodded. "Besides the Gate of Opening, there are seven other gates. The Gate of Opening is just the first of the Eight Gates."
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