Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 141 Imitation
The Plasma Beast used its own electric current to suddenly attack, blasting open the rock wall in front of it. Hot magma poured in, and it also dived into the magma.

But what it didn't expect was that Yuanze actually followed it into the magma.

Upon closer inspection, it found that Yuanze had perfectly replicated its own insulation foam.

What’s even more surprising is that when Yuanze uses this skill, the source power consumption is lower and the foam’s heat insulation effect is better.

What a great strategy of "give and take advantage of others as they would have you give me your own way".

During their first confrontation, Yuanze deliberately concealed this "stolen" heat-insulating ability in order to confuse Plasmamon and make it mistakenly believe that it still had the home advantage.

Now, although Plasmamon's core has been repaired, its source power has not yet been replenished, which makes its original home advantage become a heavy burden for it.

This made Plasmamon realize that the human in front of him had completely cracked his abilities, and he could only compete in the hard power of source power application.

This means that it has lost its advantage in all aspects, especially the unfathomable source power of the humans in front of it, which makes it aimless.

"Depend on!"

The human in front of him calculated step by step, forcing himself into a desperate situation. He couldn't help but curl up his body, slowly retreating in the magma, and continued to maintain a tough attitude.

It did not give up the fight and was still actively mobilizing its energy to seek the last bit of hope.

And at this moment, a strange aura emerged from it, constantly spreading, gradually expanding in range, and finally forming a powerful electric field surrounding it.

This electric field continued to merge with the magma that permeated it, and even the electric light carried the red light of the lava.

"This source beast, nurtured by heaven and earth, grows at a terrifying rate. It has even learned areas that are difficult for other source beasts to master." Astra made a preliminary judgment after seeing its appearance.

However, Yuanze was not afraid at all. This was not the first time he faced an enemy with domain advantage. Moreover, he saw that Plasmamon's current state could not last long.

"You can't underestimate it. This 'Electric Melting Confinement' field only requires a small amount of source power to activate. It can operate automatically in a lava environment."

Yuanze looked carefully at the data sent by Astra. The magma and electric field in this field formed a unique energy circulation system that could spontaneously maintain the operation of the field.

The thermal energy in the magma can be converted into electrical energy, providing a steady supply of energy for the electric field; and the enhancement of the electric field in turn intensifies the surge and temperature of the magma.

It turns out that the activation of this field requires the plasma beast to use source power to create a high-temperature environment, but it is obvious that there is no need to deliberately maintain this environment now.

Now, after it activated the "Phantom Electric Melting Confinement", it can absorb some of the high-temperature energy and promote the recovery of its own source power. Now it is Yuanze's turn to be unable to delay.

However, Yuanze has not yet learned the domain, so naturally he cannot force it to stop the domain through domain confrontation.

Therefore, he had to find other ways to crack this "Phantom Electric Confinement" field.

Yuanze emerged from the magma, stood on a protruding rock platform, and plugged in the cooler he exchanged from the Weapons Manufacturing Bureau.

It can temporarily suppress the turbulence of the magma and, to some extent, the efficiency of the field.

“Has the nearby geology been mapped?”

“It has been done, but it is important to note that in extreme geological conditions, the data may be slightly biased.”

In Yuanze's conjecture, the geological conditions where volcanoes and lava are located are often not very stable.

Sure enough, there was one spot on the map drawn by Astra that was clearly not so stable.

In particular, he discovered fault zones, which are weak areas formed during the movement of the earth's crust. The rocks on the fault zones have undergone long-term compression and stretching, forming complex joints and cracks.

"If this place is blown up, will it make its territory unstable?" Yuanze couldn't think of the result.

"Probably not. This channel connecting to another magma area will make the field more efficient."

"Efficient? Are there several similar fragile channels here?" A flash of inspiration came to Yuanze's mind.

"Hmm? Do you have any new ideas?" Astra was stunned for a moment, then quickly checked the relevant data and told Yuanze, "There are three or four more similar channels."

Yuanze raised the corners of his mouth and imitated Astra's tone: "You will know in a while."

Then he installed detonators in these locations, removed the coolers, and waited for a suitable opportunity.

"Crack!"

As the detonator was pressed, the magma became more turbulent due to the impact of the explosion.

The source beast showed a look of disdain on its face. It felt that its territory was rapidly increasing and this tiny human being could no longer reach its body.

It only takes a short while for his domain to be complete and he will be fully recovered. By then, this guy will have no chance of winning at all.

"Let me make you happy for a while." Yuanze whispered to himself. He no longer seemed anxious. Instead, he lay leisurely on the rock slab, looking calm and unhurried.

Suddenly, magma exploded violently, and the Plasma Beast's territory could not be sensed by Astra, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The plasma beast was also thrown heavily by the lava and fell to the ground, covered in blood, and could only barely maintain its standing posture by trembling.

It turned out that the aftermath of several explosions and the influx of a large amount of magma caused its field power to surge instantly, and the efficiency of mutual reinforcement between the electric field and magma also increased.

After experiencing several rounds of positive and negative feedback, its domain finally exceeded its own control limit and collapsed instantly, bringing about severe backlash.

If Plasmamon could use the field a few more times, he might discover that there is a delicate balance between the high temperature maintained by the source power and the electric field, and that the intensity of the high temperature needs to be reduced in a timely manner.

It needs to intervene in its own control and suppress the degree of positive feedback, but this is the first time it has been used, and it relies too much on the "home advantage" of the magma environment.

Perhaps its growth will continue to be as rapid in the future, and it may even develop more capabilities and be able to control the balance point well.

However, it has now lost this opportunity and will never be able to find this balance point again.

As Yuanze raised his sword and slashed it, the plasma beast finally ended its short life.

If it was allowed to grow, it would probably quickly become one of the top levels on Blue Star. Fortunately, it was strangled by Yuanze.

"See? I only need to make a slight move."

Yuanze stood up from a rock near the crater, shook his shoulders, dusted off his body, and gave Astra a thumbs up.

As long as you keep close track of the enemy's weaknesses, carefully plan each step, make full use of environmental factors, and stay calm to deal with every accident, killing the enemy at a higher level is not as out of reach as you imagined.

I got off work late today, so the update is delayed

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