The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse-Chapter 647 - 640 Battlefield

When in doubt, consult quantum mechanics.

The evolution of weapons, the plasma state.

It was clear that Lizhizi was unaware of what the plasma state was since, when he was in doubt, he turned to the I Ching, and the only weapons he could think of were merely sharp.

"What is the plasma state?"

Xiang Weiguo smiled. He loudly said inside the 59 upgrade, "Open the Second Technical Reserve Storehouse, retrieve Weapon Prototype 003."

Lizhizi was somewhat excited, but Gao Yuan was even more so.

A worker in tank attire pushed out a metal box, which was small but appeared to be quite heavy.

"Not knowing what the plasma state is, then have you heard of plasma welding? It’s pretty much the same principle, at least that’s what I believe," Xiang Weiguo said.

Xiang Weiguo took a gauntlet out of the metal box, and with a smile explained to Lizhizi: "This, is a close-combat weapon designed for mechas, capable of producing a plasma arc, seemingly able to reach a high temperature of 22,000 degrees."

At that moment, Luo Xingyu added from the side, "Once controlled nuclear fusion was achieved, providing unlimited clean energy, electromagnetic weapons and plasma arcs, which utilize magnetic constriction effects, became very feasible technical means. The plasma arc emitter was designed by my teacher’s research group, able to generate a high temperature of 22,000 degrees Celsius, with an electric arc length of seventy-five centimeters. But for the protection of the plasma jet nozzle, the usable arc length is fifty-eight centimeters."

Xiang Weiguo chuckled, "Technical stuff should still be explained by the professionals. However, do you know why this weapon was abandoned and not mounted on the mecha? Because it’s too easy to hurt oneself. Our mechas are modeled after those of Xinghe, with extremely high limb mobility; but this also brings about a problem—the slightest incautious twist inward, and the plasma arc could cut oneself."

Lizhizi’s voice trembled, "Can it be used?"

Luo Xingyu loudly affirmed, "Of course it can be used, because the Plasma Knife is independently powered, the damage to the electromagnetic weapon modules does not affect its use, it’s also very convenient and quick to dismantle."

Lizhizi was even more excited, he whispered, "Is this called the Plasma Knife?"

Luo Xingyu, controlling a mecha, took the Plasma Knife from Xiang Weiguo and approached Lizhizi, asking, "Left hand or right hand?"

After some thought, Lizhizi said, "Right hand. Is there only one?"

"Just one, we brought it as a technical reserve when we left."

Luo Xingyu lifted Lizhizi’s right arm and fitted the Plasma Knife’s emitter over it. There were special connecting catches; with a click, the Plasma Knife was firmly attached to the right arm of Lizhizi’s mecha.

"Selecting to connect the weapon will let you control it. Clench your fist to activate it, release to deactivate. Give it a try."

Luo Xingyu took a few steps back as Lizhizi took a deep breath and then clenched his right fist.

Without a sound, a blue beam of light abruptly appeared on the back of his right hand.

Called a knife, it actually resembled a knuckleduster more.

Lizhizi stared at his right hand, motionless for a long time, until Gao Yuan grew impatient and couldn’t wait any longer, loudly exclaiming, "Taoist Priest, move a bit, try it out, just don’t hurt yourself... "

Then Lizhizi burst into motion not just moving his arm; he performed an entire Tai Chi sword form.

It was indeed a tall order for technical personnel such as Luo Xingyu to use such weapons that could easily self-inflict wounds. Although the base was not lacking in martial artists—almost every soldier could grapple and fight—the question arose, who was skilled in knife fighting, and how many could wield a sword?

Every person in the base knew how to shoot, which indeed made Electromagnetic Guns and Electromagnetic Cannons the primary weapons, without any problems at all. This was to be expected, as needs determined the direction of development.

But with Lizhizi, the situation was different.

Lizhizi was not worried about cutting himself with his Plasma Knife any more than he worried about getting hurt by his own sword.

After completing his form, Lizhizi stood still, and after a long pause, he abruptly said, "I’ll take the lead!"

Gao Yuan suddenly felt envious of Lizhizi, so he said, "Taoist Priest, let me have a try."

If Lizhizi was up for it, Gao Yuan felt he was too, as were Li Jinfang and King Kong. The mechas were designed for martial arts masters like them.

Lizhizi exited the mecha, and, impatient, Gao Yuan sprang into it.

It was Gao Yuan’s first time entering a mecha, and as soon as he got in, many floating characters appeared on the transparent visor in front of him.

It felt like science fiction, like the future. It was impressive.

A full-body scan of the mecha also appeared on the helmet, seemingly right before his eyes. As Gao Yuan was still figuring out how to control it, Luo Xingyu explained from the side, "You can control powering on and off with your fingers, and just lift your foot like walking normally to..."

Gao Yuan lifted his foot, and then he felt himself leaning forward, so he quickly adjusted his center of gravity and walking posture, but the mecha suddenly lost balance under his control and began to fall backward.

"Be careful..."

With a bang, the mecha Gao Yuan was piloting lay on the ground, and at that moment, Gao Yuan was still clueless.

"Why did this happen?"

"For those not familiar with mechas, even walking is difficult at first. You have to be careful in controlling your strength; you don’t need to exert too much. This mecha has extremely high freedom of movement, it really depends on skilled operation, the cooperation required is very demanding. We thought about reducing the chassis’ mobility proactively, but... that would impair the mecha’s combat capabilities, so we had to adapt to the mecha instead."

Gao Yuan tried to stand up, but within the mecha, it seemed like he couldn’t get it right anywhere. With support behind him, he still instinctively tried to push off the ground to stand, and as he maneuvered, the mecha pushed off and suddenly flipped forward, going from lying down to prostrated on the ground.

Gao Yuan was at a loss; although he truly was a skilled fighter, it did not mean his coordination with the mecha was high.

Gao Yuan rolled over, then he quietly chose to open the mecha and silently crawled out of it.

Lizhizi silently lay inside the mecha, then silently maneuvered it to stand up—very simply, very smoothly.

Luo Xingyu sincerely exclaimed, "Taoist Priest, you truly are a genius..."

Gao Yuan coughed lightly twice and turned to Xiang Weiguo, "Uncle Xiang, how much time do we have?"

Xiang Weiguo checked his watch and replied, "There’s an hour and ten minutes left before Xinghe can come out."

"Hmm, let’s discuss tactics then."

Looking at Tianshan’s spaceship still floating motionlessly in place, Gao Yuan thought for a moment and said, "We’ll charge at full speed later on, just charge, and if the Serpent People deploy monsters, we just plow through them, opening a bloody path."

Gao Yuan looked over to Lizhizi and instructed, "Taoist Priest, you take point, just focus on charging."