Chapter 4692: X-Royalty: Fierce Battle (Part 2)

"It's not that I don't want to do it, but I can't do it," Doctor Strange said. "If I could still perform surgery, I wouldn't have gone to practice magic, would I?"

"Wait," Iron Man stood out. He looked at Doctor Strange and said, "You have to try, Shi Difen. Didn't you hear what he said? This mutant likely has key information about the laboratory!"

Doctor Strange's eyebrows twisted. He found that all the Avengers were looking at him. He was clearly unhappy, his face turned very dark, seemingly annoyed that everyone was forcing him to uncover the scars of the past.

Shiler knew there wasn't much time left, so he could only use strong medicine. He cleared his throat and said: "It seems that Strange from our universe was indeed right."

"What did he say?" Doctor Strange immediately turned his head.

"You are really a softie, Mr. 'God Has No Hands'."

Magneto turned his head violently, looking at the magic storm rising above Krakoa Island. He squinted his eyes and just wanted to fly out of the window when a figure wrapped in rich magic power rushed in.

Shiler walked in from the other side of the door and pointed to the location of the operating room for Doctor Strange. Doctor Strange rushed in with a blank expression.

Magneto looked at the direction where he disappeared with some shock. Shiler waited outside the operating room door, leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed, and said: "Get Professor X to find a way to eliminate or fade his memory of his hands being injured."

"Why?" Magneto asked.

"He can't perform surgery, which has a psychological reason. Eliminate this part first."

"What about the others?" Magneto asked, "Besides psychological reasons, the other reasons aren't so easy to solve, right?"

Shiler took out the Krakoa flower Magneto gave him and asked: "How do you use this thing? Eat it directly?"

"It will melt when soaked in water," Magneto said, "just drink the water. But I'm not sure if it's effective for old injuries."

Shiler took the Krakoa flower and walked into the operating room. Just as he walked in, he heard Doctor Strange's roar: "I already said I can't!"

Shiler looked at his hands. His hands were shaking violently, and even with magic, he still couldn't stabilize them, and his whole face was pale, looking in a very bad state.

Shiler shook the flower in front of his eyes, and Doctor Strange's gaze was attracted to it. Shiler put the flower into a water cup, handed the water cup to Doctor Strange, and said: "This should make you feel better."

"No. This thing can't cure it at all..."

"You must try," Shiler looked into his eyes and said, "even if you don't consider the multiverse's view of you. If the surgery fails, how will the Avengers look at you? Especially Tony Stark, you know how much he wants to get the clue."

Doctor Strange's face darkened violently. Shiler sneered in his heart: let you guys form small cliques, this is the consequence.

In the comics, the relationship between Doctor Strange and Iron Man was relatively close because they were both members of the Illuminati and both practiced interventionism. The personalities of the two also had similarities, so it wasn't strange for them to collude.

But precisely because they always stood together, they had a certain opposition to others among the Avengers. Often one person stood up to propose a plan, and when others were refuting, the other came out to help, which could be considered an ally within the group.

Precisely because of this, neither of them could lose this ally, otherwise they might be isolated within the group. Because others had significant differences with them, it was very difficult to integrate in a short time, and they were very likely to become the one left behind.

At the current stage, Doctor Strange needed the Avengers more. Tony Stark was clearly having an anxiety attack, urgently needing to do something and achieve results. If he really couldn't do it, he might really be blamed by Iron Man.

Doctor Strange took the cup of water with somewhat trembling hands and drank it in one gulp. Miraculously, he soon felt himself calm down, his breathing recovered, and even his hands weren't shaking so much anymore.

Shiler felt Professor X's brainwaves and knew that Professor X should have taken action. However, Doctor Strange's state at this time wasn't very good, and he didn't notice it, thinking it was really the credit of the Krakoa flower.

He took a deep breath and said: "The patient's situation is too complex; this might take a while."

"No one here will rush you," Shiler said and left.

Doctor Strange's movements stiffened, then he revealed a bitter smile, but still walked to the operating table and started working.

The surgery had just been going on for more than an hour when it became noisy outside. Iron Man rushed outside the operating room, wanting to know the situation inside, but was stopped by Magneto.

"You can't go in, Mr. Stark," Magneto said, "don't disturb the doctor performing surgery."

"I don't intend to disturb. I just want to know how the surgery is going? Is Shi Difen okay?"

"There shouldn't be any problems," Magneto said, "I heard he was a very famous surgeon; he should be able to complete the surgery very well."

"But he had an accident," the Iron Man of the main universe spoke quickly, pacing back and forth outside the door, "he hasn't held a scalpel since then, nor has he performed surgery. This thing also requires proficiency, right? Can he really do it after not practicing for so long?"

Then he looked at Magneto and said: "I think we should take advantage of the time now to find a good surgeon on the mainland, so that the success rate of the surgery will be greater, and we don't have to force Shi Difen."

Although the Iron Man of the main universe said it nicely, Magneto felt that he just didn't trust Doctor Strange's surgical level, worried that he would treat the patient with important clues to death.

"I think I should contact the medical consultant of the Stark Group," the Iron Man of the main

By this time, Magneto also sensed that something was wrong. This Main Universe Iron Man was acting like a madman; his words were not necessarily what he truly wanted to do, but rather more like some kind of compulsive behavior.

"Sorry, Mr. Stark, I don't think you are suitable to stay here," Magneto said. "Please leave immediately."

Magneto had also considered many aspects. He felt that the Main Universe Iron Man was somewhat mentally unstable; if he stayed here any longer, he would very likely barge into the operating room and affect the doctor's efforts to save lives. Moreover, if he were not allowed to leave and his mental state deteriorated, the mutants would have no way to answer to the Avengers. After all, they had come to help, and unnecessary non-combat attrition would affect the reputation of this universe. It would be troublesome if someone were to pin the blame on Professor X.

But the Main Universe Iron Man now clearly could not listen to reason. Magneto wanted to say something more, but the Main Universe Iron Man suddenly raised his hand, and a beam of light flashed from his cannon. Magneto hurriedly controlled his arm to lift upward, and with a "Boom," the floor was shot through.

Feeling the tremor outside the door, Doctor Strange gritted his teeth. How could he not be angry at those words from the Main Universe Iron Man? He was just trying hard to control his emotions, but now he was having trouble holding back.

"Calm down, Dr. Strange." Professor X's voice appeared in his mind. "In your life, such questioning has never been rare. But every time, you have been able to use a resounding victory in the operating room to make those who question you understand who the true genius is. This time is the same, isn't it?"

One has to admit that, setting aside his mutant abilities, Professor X is also a quite formidable psychologist. His words shifted Doctor Strange's attention to his past career, which also eased Doctor Strange's emotions somewhat.

Doctor Strange gripped his scalpel firmly and took a few deep breaths. He knew that since his hand injury, he had made countless attempts, but none had succeeded, and this time was the closest he had ever been to success. He absolutely could not give up.

Being a sorcerer is certainly fine, but why couldn't he be a surgeon who knows magic? If the entire multiverse were the same as him, that would be one thing, but since the one in the Central Universe could do it, why couldn't he?

Just as Professor X said, in his life, there had been too many moments where he won with his professional ability and ruthlessly trampled those who questioned him underfoot. As a genius like him, why should he have to abandon one talent to gain another?

Doctor Strange recalled Iron Man's questioning. At this moment, those words no longer made him angry, or rather, they allowed him to distill another kind of calmness from his rage. Gradually, that last trace of trembling hidden deep within his muscles and nerves also disappeared—God had finally offered up his hands once again.

Magneto abruptly pushed the Main Universe Iron Man out of the hospital. He did not attack Iron Man, but just found a way to throw him to the ground, wanting him to calm down. Just then, the Main Universe Avengers rushed out, and seeing Magneto's actions, they almost swarmed him.

"Stop!!!"

"What are you doing?!"

"Tony!!"

Magneto sidestepped Captain America's shield, dispersed the lightning summoned by Lei Shen, and then dodged his hammer. Before Hawkeye could draw his bow to fire, he turned and flew away.

But it was the calls of his teammates that woke the Main Universe Iron Man. He finally came to his senses, climbed up from the ground, and shouted: "Don't! Don't attack!"

Captain America hurried over to help him up, examined his armor, and found no scars on it, letting out a sigh of relief. Next was Spider-Man, though he did not rush over immediately, just standing a little further away to take a look.

"I'm fine," the Main Universe Iron Man said.

"How did you two end up fighting?" Natasha asked, frowning as she jumped down.

"I..." The Main Universe Iron Man also realized that his emotions had been somewhat out of control. He took a deep breath and said, "I was a bit worried about Shi Difen, accidentally fired a shot in the hospital, and Magneto got angry."

Banner's expression turned cold, and he said: "He had every right to be angry. What kind of person starts a fight in a hospital?"

The Main Universe Iron Man knew he was in the wrong, pursed his lips, and said: "We shouldn't have forced Shi Difen to go."

"It was clearly you who first..."

"That's why I came looking for him." The Main Universe Iron Man emphasized his tone and said, "I was just angry at the moment, and it would have been one thing if you hadn't stopped me, but you actually let him go. If he fails this time, he will definitely be devastated!"

Spider-Man, standing nearby, was stunned and then asked: "So you weren't worried that the patient would be treated to death by him, leaving us with no leads?"

"Of course I was worried!" The Main Universe Iron Man raised his voice, but soon he gritted his teeth and said, "It was precisely because I was worried about that that I wanted him to go—but I clearly didn't consider the consequences; you should have stopped me!"

Hawkeye was clearly quite speechless and said: "Who knows if you two had it planned; you always have some plans behind our backs."

The Main Universe Iron Man opened his mouth, not knowing how to refute. Spider-Man seemed to have thought of something; he looked at the Main Universe Iron Man and asked: "What did you say outside the operating room door?"

"I..." The Main Universe Iron Man seemed to have just come to his senses, and immediately said with a guilty conscience, "I didn't say anything, I just wanted the mutants to find another doctor, so that there would be no need to force Shi Difen, right?"

Everyone turned and left. Captain America said as he walked: "You're done for, Tony Stark."

Black Widow also looked back at the Main Universe Iron Man as she walked and said: "Just keep on being this reckless with your words, and you'll end up losing all your friends and spending the rest of your life with your armor!"

"I didn't. I really was just worried about him..."

"Whoever you're worried about is truly unlucky." Lei Shen also pointed at him with his hammer and said, "When Shi Difen finishes the surgery and comes out to beat you up, we definitely won't help you."

The Main Universe Iron Man was so angry he stomped his feet on the spot, but then he chased after them: "Wait for me!"