Storm and Thunder

Just as Eitri, the Dwarf King, and Rocket Raccoon both fell into despair, Thor, who had been sitting silently on a thick metal pipe nearby, suddenly asked:

"How long would it take to heat that thing?"

Thor pointed at the Uru Metal in the furnace beside Eitri, which still retained the cold texture and color of metal.

"A few minutes, maybe longer. Why?"

Eitri did not understand what Thor was getting at. "Without the Star Forge, there's nothing we can do."

"No, there's another way."

Thor rose from the pipe and jumped down, landing steadily on the ground. He turned to look at the Star Forge in the distance, which had restarted but whose heat was completely dispersed.

"What way?!"

Eitri's eyes lit up as he asked excitedly.

"I'll force open that thing called the 'aperture' so the Star Forge's concentrated thermal energy can pass through and keep heating the metal."

Thor's calm voice carried a faint sense of death and madness.

"Are you crazy?! That's energy from the core of a star! Doing that is no different from suicide!"

Thor's muscle-brained idea gave Eitri a fright. He hurriedly stepped in front of Thor to stop him.

But Thor seemed to have made up his mind. He walked step by step toward Eitri and tilted his head back to meet his gaze.

Behind him was the platform closest to the outer aperture of the Star Forge.

Thor expressionlessly retorted,

"Going after Thanos without Stormbreaker is suicide anyway. Why not try? I have nothing left to lose."

"..."

"Same here. Good luck."

Eitri fell silent for a moment. Seeing Thor's determination in his eyes, he let out a desolate sigh and finally stepped aside.

"Thank you."

Thor nodded to him, walked to the edge of the platform, and leaped forward like