Solomon carefully assessed the sensation, and a satisfied smile immediately spread across his face.
Although channeling the stone through the Nth Metal bracelet drew out considerably less power than touching it directly with his bare hand, the bracelet perfectly blocked the stone's usual ambient effects. Wearing it caused no sense of impact at all.
Only when he actively drew on the stone's power for combat would a small portion of the impact pass through the bracelet, well within what he could easily withstand!
In any case, the conductivity of this Nth Metal bracelet was far better than the crude casing of Loki's old scepter, which locked away most of its power!
Having fully dealt with the Mind Stone, Solomon turned to glance at Loki, who was still frozen in place, and casually released his mental control over him.
"Hah-! Hah-!"
Regaining consciousness, Loki abruptly began gasping for breath. His expression changed drastically, and he instinctively staggered several large steps backward, only stopping when his back hit the bar.
His emerald eyes were filled with unprecedented terror as he stared fixedly at Solomon.
The feeling of having all ability to resist stripped away and his brain forcibly controlled by a single thought from the man before him had certainly been terrifying.
But what truly made Loki's blood run cold was that, during those brief dozen or so seconds under his control, he had personally watched this fellow crush the scepter's casing with his bare hand, grab the Mind Stone directly in his palm, and then mount it on his wrist as though nothing had happened!
A monster!
This fellow was absolutely a monster wearing human skin!
Solomon glanced at the scepter in his hand, now nothing but an empty shell. With a casual wave, he used a trace of illusion and