In Avengers: Infinity War, Thor had forcibly opened the damaged Star Forge in order to forge Stormbreaker.
Standing directly in the path of the stellar torrent, he had endured its impact head-on.
He had only held on for a few dozen seconds before being burned unconscious and blasted away by the torrent.
Even with Thor's physique, he could only endure it for a few dozen seconds.
Yet the Cosmic Dwarves could hold out for years with nothing but a suit of armor. Though heat-resistant armor was fundamentally different from flesh and blood, it was still astonishing.
No wonder they were the race capable of forging the Infinity Gauntlet!
To become Asgard's designated forging race and craft godly artifacts that defied the heavens, they truly had extraordinary abilities.
However, Apocalypse noticed a problem and asked, "You said you've been trapped inside for several years?"
"Yes."
"Exactly how long?"
"Uh... let me check the time."
The dwarf repairman took out a small device, checked the time, and then converted it to Earth time with Apocalypse.
Apocalypse frowned slightly.
That timing was exactly when he had first arrived in the Nova Empire and met the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Could it be that Thanos had known from then on that obtaining the Infinity Stones was hopeless, and had made other arrangements?
The strength he had displayed during the battle on Xandar had indeed surpassed Thanos's conventional combat power.
No wonder Thanos had never come to Earth to cause trouble.
But what arrangement could possibly stand against him head-on when he possessed three or four Stones?
Apocalypse searched through memories from his previous life. It seemed the cinematic universe had never mentioned anything more powerful than the Infinity Stones.
Apocalypse asked, "Do you have a way to contact your people?"
The dwarf repairman said,