Astonishing Discovery

Chapter Fourteen: Astonishing Discovery

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"...There's a residual of my power within them. During this time, they should be able to resist a certain degree of mutation. Before this residual power is depleted, they should be able to enter the Residual Field without any issues. Moreover, if I accompany them, I can replenish this power for them at any time, and then they won't have to fear the mutations within the Residual Field."

Lu Yuanming shared this information with everyone, and it quickly spread.

This was the most uplifting piece of information since Lu Yuanming received the Apocalypse Information.

Besides their terrifying mortality rate and the fact that they couldn't be broken by weapons from the outside, the greatest terror of the Monster Field came from mutations. The vast majority of deaths resulted from mutations. At the same time, these mutations could turn allies into enemies. If this mutation problem could be solved, then the Monster Field would simply be a more dangerous and random natural disaster.

Concurrently, Lu Yuanming found Elder Wang and explained the power that could resist mutations.

"...From strong blessings, wishes, and emotions?"

Elder Wang was stunned.

Although Lu Yuanming had already displayed Supernatural Power, whether it was the three-meter-tall Armored Man that resembled a Spirit Familiar or a Stand User, or the Healing Ability he had just shown, these were all Supernatural Powers. However, countless researchers had been studying these abilities, and they had some general hypotheses. Only what he proposed now was truly idealistic.

Lu Yuanming immediately said, "Yes, when someone has a strong wish, blessing, or emotional sentiment towards me, I can gain power. This power seems to be visible, tangible, and usable only by me. But if the quantity is sufficient, it can be used for healing, protection, or even to create things within the field."

Elder Wang said urgently, "You should have told us sooner! This is a major matter, a matter of Strategic Level importance!!"

After speaking, Elder Wang asked Lu Yuanming to stay at the Base. He then left with his people. At this moment, an Officer approached. Since Lu Yuanming's deployment time was still available, and his Soul Body had been appearing behind him, the Officer had come to have Lu Yuanming's Soul Body's various strengths measured.

Lu Yuanming had intended to do this anyway. He immediately went with the Officer to the Base's Weapon Testing Ground. There were naturally many instruments there, none of which Lu Yuanming recognized. Fortunately, there were enough Researchers, and they had been waiting with shining eyes. Upon seeing Lu Yuanming arrive and receiving his confirmation, they immediately swarmed him, each with the look of a virgin bachelor seeing a beautiful virgin undress after thirty years. They touched, tested, and some Researchers even planned to use various equipment to cut open the Soul Body.

"Hey, that's going too far, buddy! This is my Soul Body, not some machine!" Lu Yuanming stopped a guy holding a Chainsaw. After sticking some Metal Sheets all over his body, he immediately entered the testing ground.

Then, all the Researchers began their tests. As Lu Yuanming's Soul Body attacked, its speed, its Visual Capture of high-speed objects, and its Neural Reaction Speed were measured, and astonishing data appeared before everyone.

"Single Arm Burst Strength twenty-seven tons, Sustained Strength eleven tons..."

"100 meters in 4.62 seconds..."

"The Armor's defense..."

Although it was a simple test, the data still shocked everyone.

Compared to modern technological weapons, this data wasn't astonishing. But as data for a living being (the Soul Body was tentatively considered a life form), it was too exaggerated.

To know that in the real world, very few people could lift a hundred catties, and anyone who could lift a hundred kilograms would be considered a Little Superman by many. Lu Yuanming's Soul Body could spread its arms and hold two Metal Blocks weighing two tons each level with its head. With both arms exerting force simultaneously, it could lift twenty tons, and with a burst from both arms, it could flip a fifty-ton tank!

This was truly Superman Strength, worthy of the name.

This wasn't even the most terrifying part. The most terrifying aspect was that his Soul Body also possessed a Monster-like Immunity. Ordinary Pistol Bullets couldn't even break its defense. Rifle Bullets could pierce the armor, but they only penetrated a few millimeters into the flesh, meaning they couldn't even break the skin.

His physical body was still that of an ordinary person, so when his soul body moved, he had to consider his physical body. He also didn't dare to exert his full strength when running, otherwise, his physical body might get injured.

The officer watched Lu Yuanming's test from outside, and also watched these researchers excitedly calling out data. He watched in silence, only occasionally flashing divine light in his eyes. When Lu Yuanming's test was about to end, he said to the head of the research group standing beside him, "All data is to be classified as a Class 1 Classified Military Document. You are the person in charge here, and you must remember the secrecy regulations. Also, send my opinion up along with it. I suggest we immediately mobilize all manpower and material resources for armor research and development for the target individual's physical body protection."

Lu Yuanming, of course, knew nothing of all this. He was having fun in the testing ground, and even intended to use colorless light particles for strength multiplication. One particle could multiply his basic strength by three times, and two particles by seven times. If he really used them, let alone seven times, even tripling his current basic strength would make him not a quasi-superhuman, but a true superhuman template in the real world. He could even be considered a one-man army capable of breaking through enemy lines on a modern battlefield.

However, using colorless light particles to multiply strength had side effects. Although the side effects of one colorless light particle were very small, Lu Yuanming did not use it lightly. Next, when Elder Wang returned, he would likely enter the residual field. He didn't know what the situation was like inside, so it was best to maintain his full strength as much as possible.

At the same time, Elder Wang was also rapidly communicating with the highest level to obtain information. During this period, many scientific researchers, scientists, and related think tanks also reported their analysis information.

"...Based on Lu Yuanming's resume and files from childhood to adulthood, and the personality model established from analyzing him, he is a sincere person who speaks cautiously but truthfully. According to this analysis, the future possibilities he mentioned exceed eighty percent, but there is key information that is unclear. The analysis team is currently performing analysis and grading of the harmful information. A total of one hundred and thirty-two teams have divided the potentially harmful information into nine levels. The current opinion is to use death row inmates to screen the harmful information level by level, from which non-harmful information and less harmful information can be found. By proceeding level by level, we can break through the information constraint and analyze the cause and solution of the great calamity."

A man in his fifties was reporting to his superior officers via video. The superior officers all nodded. One of the officers asked, "Regarding the large-scale dissemination disaster that the harmful information might cause, is there any way to restrict it?"

When asked about this, the man in his fifties' face turned somewhat pale. He forcibly calmed his mind before saying, "Regarding the investigation of the missing death row inmate's files, we found that all 'information' about him has disappeared. We only knew that such a person had disappeared first, and then we went back to trace it, so we could confirm his existence. But whether he was male or female, old or young, all information about his existence could no longer be found. This far exceeds our previous understanding of cognitive alteration. This information hazard has reached the level of altering physical logic and causality. It is truly... unheard of and unimaginable."

The officer who asked the question also sighed, "The universe is vast, and there are all sorts of wonders. So, what is your analysis of this information hazard?"

The man quickly said, "In our reasoning, this kind of information hazard is the most terrifying top-tier information hazard source. It must not be leaked in the slightest. We still don't know if the transmission route of this information hazard can only be face-to-face, or if all transmission routes will cause the information hazard to occur. We also don't know the incubation period, nor the effect. Therefore, I suggest that the country establish a new defense mechanism specifically to guard against this information hazard. At the same time, the danger level of this information hazard must be raised to the highest level, equivalent to a nuclear apocalypse, or even higher. This is our opinion after analysis."

The officers listened intently. After this man, there were several more rounds of personnel giving various analysis reports. Especially regarding the source of power requested by Lu Yuanming, these people made urgent reports. They analyzed the power according to Lu Yuanming's request and proposed that such healing ability was likely a small manifestation of that ability. The core mechanism of this ability was likely a miracle power similar to wishing. They hoped that the country would immediately increase propaganda, promoting Lu Yuanming nationwide as a war hero and a hero of saving people. They could even request international cooperation to strengthen the source and reserves of Lu Yuanming's power.

After all this was over, Elder Wang discussed some military and civilian affairs with the other leaders, as well as Lu Yuanming's protection, and also the unknown disasters in the future, which will not be mentioned here.

As soon as Elder Wang finished here, he immediately took Lu Yuanming away. At the same time, he was looking at Lu Yuanming's soul body test report on the plane, as well as reports on the time limit for Lu Yuanming to use supernatural power in the material world.

"Thirteen minutes duration. The duration may be reduced due to strenuous movements of the soul body... Thirteen minutes, the time is a bit short."

Elder Wang thought more.

As the only supernatural being in this era, he could not only fight the root of disaster in the field but also use supernatural power in the real material world. Moreover, that healing power could be described as miraculous. He had undergone a full physical examination during his previous communication with the central government, and all his old ailments were completely cured, especially his heart. According to the doctor, his heart had recovered to the state it was in when he was only forty or fifty years old.

All of this indicated Lu Yuanming's importance, especially since Lu Yuanming also knew a lot of key core information related to the root of this catastrophe and the potential doomsday catastrophes in the future. He was the most important, far more important than Elder Wang himself, and far more important than any individual on this Earth. But precisely because of this, there were many people who harbored malice or covetousness towards Lu Yuanming. Not to mention anything else, those wealthy and powerful individuals who were old and frail, suffering from terminal illnesses, did they not want to be cured? And those warlord dictators, or old imperialists including the USA, did they not want to control Lu Yuanming?

Therefore, Lu Yuanming's safety issues must be thoroughly resolved!

Thirteen minutes of superman time was absolutely not safe. The biggest problem was whether the consumption of Lu Yuanming using this superman state was large, and whether the side effects were large.

"It seems that we need to create a security charter for this aspect... It's best to have someone close to him. He is still young, and young love is just right," Elder Wang thought carefully.

However, these were all long-term matters for the future. The most important thing now was the residual field in Chunxi Road. Having such a thing in the downtown area of a big city was a huge hidden danger, and it was also the reason why Lu Yuanming had to enter it personally.

Soon, the plane landed directly in Chunxi Road. The team about to enter the residual field had already completed their preparations. A total of twenty-eight people, including eighteen soldiers responsible for guarding, and the remaining ten were expert researchers from various fields. With Lu Yuanming also accompanying them, this exploration team consisted of twenty-nine people in total.

Except for Lu Yuanming, the other twenty-eight people were all wearing modified biohazard suits, equipped with oxygen tanks, which could isolate all physical contact within the field. Only Lu Yuanming wore a bulletproof vest and a steel helmet, which was also to allow his soul body to function.

Lu Yuanming then led the team, with eighteen soldiers leading the way, and this exploration team entered the residual field.

As soon as they entered, Lu Yuanming's soul body emerged from behind him. This was indeed a field, and it also had dark matter characteristics. At the same time, Lu Yuanming's soul body pinched five colorless light particles and patted them downwards. The white light erupted, enveloping everyone. Those who were sick were cured, and those who were not sick were all wrapped in a very faint white light.

These people had naturally been informed long ago that the white light could resist mutations, so no one panicked. As soon as they entered, they immediately surveyed their surroundings.

The environment inside this Residual Field was no longer a small island in the sea, but rather inside a Damaged Building. However, the building's appearance was very strange, with curved walls and a warped floor. The entire structure seemed to be Oval in shape, not the Square shape common to Humans.

Ten Researchers immediately began their collection and manipulation, with some even taking out their Laptops to calculate data and measure various constants. The Exploration Team did not explore the building but immediately secured their position.

Lu Yuanming didn't understand these things, but he kept his mission in mind, which was simply to guard this Exploration Team.

At this moment, a Researcher suddenly exclaimed "Yi!", and then he immediately called over a few people next to him. These people came before him and, looking at the data he had calculated, were all astonished. Then, a Researcher ran to Lu Yuanming and proposed leaving the building's perimeter to investigate the outside.

The building was damaged and incomplete, so a gap could easily be found to exit. Thus, with Soldiers leading, Lu Yuanming closely following, and Researchers accompanying them, the team exited the building through a large gap. Outside the building was a hazy scene like frosted glass. Anything beyond a hundred meters from the building was unclear. This field was approximately a small area with a diameter of about three hundred meters. Only the building and the area within a hundred meters outside it existed. Of course, vertical space also existed, and through this space, they could even see the Starry Sky and Stars.

These Researchers immediately took soil samples, collected the building's outer wall materials, and analyzed the air composition. The Researcher who had just seemed to discover something called over two other Researchers. The three of them began taking photos of the Starry Sky, inputting them into Computers, and calculating formulas.

Time passed minute by minute. Lu Yuanming and the captain leading the Soldiers watched their Watches. The first exploration only had thirty minutes. Once the time was up, they had to return immediately.

At this point, with only five minutes left until their return, the leading Officer was about to issue the order to assemble the team. Suddenly, the Researcher who had previously exclaimed stood up abruptly, even dropping his Computer onto the ground. Those around were immediately alerted, and the Soldiers aimed their Firearms at the surroundings. Lu Yuanming rushed towards the Researcher, asking as he ran, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell!?"

The Researcher seemed to be greatly shocked. He pointed at the data on the Computer, trying desperately to speak, but not a single word came out. It wasn't until Lu Yuanming reached his side that he shouted, "No, impossible! This is..."

"Mars!?"