Kryptonian: Man of Steel

Minami Rika put away her distracting thoughts and devoted herself to the cultivation of spiritual power.

The sunlight shone through the window, dappled on her focused face.

Her breathing gradually became long and deep, as if the whole world was still.

Under the guidance of Kasumigaoka Utaha and Hiratsuka Shizuka, she began to try to establish a connection with the unknown power in her body.

At first, everything seemed normal. Minami Rika only felt a weak warm current flowing slowly in her body, like the first melting stream in spring, gentle and delicate.

But as her consciousness deepened, this warm current gradually gathered into a river and began to rush through her meridians, bringing unprecedented shock and surprise.

"Is this spiritual power?"

Minami Rika stood in the quiet practice room, with unprecedented shock in her heart.

The air around her seemed to solidify, only the majestic power that had just awakened in her body was boiling, like a volcano that had been sleeping for thousands of years suddenly awakened, erupting hot and mysterious energy.

This power was both strange and familiar, as if it was a part of her life, but she had never really touched it.

Kasumigaoka Utaha stood opposite Minami Rika, and the moment she first came into contact with spiritual power was also like this.

She slowly spoke, "Let your consciousness follow the guidance of my 'spiritual power', run this flowing trajectory, and remember it. Remember, spiritual power is not a static lake, but a flowing river. Only by letting it circulate in your body can you truly master this power."

Minami Rika followed her words, closed her eyes, and tried to focus on the spiritual power trajectory described by Kasumigaoka Utaha.

At first, she felt a chaos, as if she was in a fog and couldn't find the direction.

But as time went on, a warm and gentle power began to travel in her body, starting from the dantian, along the eight extraordinary meridians, slowly upwards, until the Baihui point on the top of the head, and then slowly sinking back to the dantian.

During this process, she seemed to hear the sound of the blood in her body flowing faster, and the cheers of those tiny cells that were rejuvenated by the spiritual power.

"In this way, you can strengthen your spiritual power through continuous training."

Minami Rika opened her eyes, her eyes flashing with excitement and expectation: "I will become... extraordinary now?"

However, Kasumigaoka Utaha's smile became subtle at this moment, and she shook her head gently, "Naive. You only have spiritual power now, just like those spiritualists who have just awakened their spiritual power, who have spiritual power but don't know how to use it. In the eyes of true extraordinary beings, you are just a 'beast' with spiritual power."

Minami Rika heard this, and the excitement on her face froze instantly, replaced by an indescribable loss.

"Minami Rika, you have successfully awakened your spiritual power. This is the first step in the journey of spiritual power cultivation, but there is still a long way to go."

"The spiritual power cultivation method is not as simple as awakening spiritual power. What is more important is to learn how to control and use this power. Changes in properties and changes in form are the two cores of spiritual power use."

Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded in agreement. Her voice was direct and practical, without any embellishment: "That's right, spiritual power is not immutable. It can change according to your will. Changes in properties refer to changing the essential properties of spiritual power, such as converting spiritual power into different elemental properties such as fire, ice, and lightning. This can not only enhance your attack power, but also give you more strategic choices in battle. And changes in form are to shape spiritual power into various forms, such as shields, flying swords, ropes, etc., to adapt to different combat environments and needs."

Minami Rika frowned when she heard this, and was obviously confused by these two new concepts.

"Changes in properties and changes in form? Can spiritual power also become different or have different properties like magic?"

She couldn't help but ask the doubts in her heart.

Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled slightly, as if she had anticipated Minami Rika's confusion: "Yes, spiritual power is much more magical than you think. But mastering any power requires time and patience. What you are experiencing now is the inevitable path for all spiritualists. Don't rush for success, but calm down and learn and practice step by step."

Hiratsuka Shizuka saw her doubts, chuckled, and then her body shook, and there seemed to be lightning flashing in the air.

"Let me show you."

As she said, she slowly raised her hands, and a dazzling blue arc burst out from her fingertips in an instant, and the crackling sound echoed in the room, like thunder before a summer rainstorm.

As the lightning spread, her whole body seemed to be wrapped in a thin layer of lightning, exuding a palpitating breath.

"Look, this is my nature change - thunder. Through practice, I can transform my spiritual power into the power of thunder and lightning, which not only has a wider attack range, but also has a stronger power."

Hiratsuka Shizuka's voice was calm and firm, but the terrifying destructive power hidden behind that power made Minami Rika take a step back involuntarily.

"And what you said, directly infusing spiritual power into fists, feet or weapons, is indeed a simple way of use, but it is extremely inefficient, just like using unrefined gunpowder to directly attack the enemy. Although it can also cause damage, it is far from achieving the maximum effect."

Kasumigaoka Utaha took over the topic.

"And we who have mastered the nature change and form change are like mastering the technology of making bombs, and can transform spiritual power into a more accurate and efficient means of attack."

Minami Rika listened attentively, and the scene in front of her completely overturned her understanding of spiritual power.

She began to imagine that if she could master such skills, she would have a better chance of winning no matter what kind of enemy she faced.

"So, what is the shape change?"

Minami Rika asked impatiently, her eyes flashing with the desire to learn.

"Shape change, in simple terms, is to shape the spiritual power into a specific shape or structure to achieve a specific effect." Hiratsuka Shizuka explained, "For example, I can condense the power of lightning into a sharp blade, or a solid shield, or even create a complex spiritual formation diagram to achieve a variety of functions such as long-range attack, defense, or assisting teammates."

As she spoke, Hiratsuka Shizuka gently waved her hand, and the lightning power in the air instantly condensed into a lightning blade flashing with cold light. The sharp tip of the blade gently passed through the air, leaving a fine crack.

Then, the lightning blade turned into a halo, surrounding her, forming an indestructible lightning shield.

This series of changes made Minami Rika stunned, and she felt awe for the spiritual power in her heart.

"Mastering the changes in the nature and form of spiritual power is mastering the [art]. "

Art!

It can also be understood as a skill.

Only with art can one become a true extraordinary person, not a so-called spiritual person.

Similarly, demon power users also have the possibility of mastering "art", but their art is naturally different from that of spiritual power users.

The "art" of demon power users is more about the changes in their own bodies, such as the transformation of limbs into blades, or gigantism.

Although strictly speaking, the "art" of spiritual power users cannot be called "art" at present.

But Luther has not decided whether to do ghost or ninjutsu, so it is like this for the time being.

Nan Lixiang also understood the importance of "art".

...

While Nan Lixiang was practicing hard, Luther also noticed the changes on the battlefield.

"Interesting, humans are forced to even come up with power armor?"

Luther's eyes were filled with a bit of playfulness and amazement, a mockery of the new turn of this war, or a recognition of human creativity.

The battlefield in Kyoto, once a prosperous city, has now become a purgatory rampant with predators.

These creatures from other worlds have powerful strength and speed beyond human understanding. Their appearance completely overturned human cognition of war.

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Facing such an enemy, traditional weapons seem pale and powerless, and humans have to seek new ways out, so power armor came into being.

After spending so much time, humans finally showed their new weapon - power armor.

In fact, it was very fast, because it was not long ago. In peacetime, it took decades for power armor to appear. In this life-and-death war period and under the temptation of interests, power armor was pointed out in just a few years.

These power armors are two meters high. The streamlined appearance is not only beautiful, but also contains the wisdom of aerodynamics, which can minimize air resistance and improve mobility when moving.

The surface of the armor shines with the luster of metal and technology. It is the latest boron carbide ceramic composite armor, a miracle known as the "future material" in the military field.

Boron carbide ceramic composite armor has been revolutionized in its impact resistance, solving the problem of traditional armor being fragile when facing high-speed impact.

At the same time, its hardness reaches an astonishing 50GPa, which means that it can withstand direct attacks from almost any conventional weapon.

You should know that the hardness of many rocks in nature is only a few to a dozen GPa, while the hardness of steel is usually around 20GPa.

The expensiveness of this material is self-evident, and it is usually only used in key parts of armed helicopters to provide extreme protection.

However, for the ambitious project of building "super individual" armor, the investment and considerations behind it are far beyond the scope of simple cost-benefit analysis.

The core of this plan lies in the deep excavation and maximization of the potential of superhumans. As warriors of the new era, they are not only the hope of mankind to fight against unknown threats, but also the key force to promote technological and tactical innovation.

The design of power armor is a perfect fusion of science and art, and every detail embodies the power of top technology.

The titanium alloy shield, as the core of defense, not only uses high-strength and lightweight titanium alloy materials, but also ensures the toughness and impact resistance of the shield through advanced heat treatment processes and precision forging technology.

This shield can not only resist direct hits from conventional ammunition, but can even resist powerful kinetic energy attacks to a certain extent, providing an indestructible protective barrier for the extraordinary.

The cubic boron nitride bonded cutting knife is the finishing touch of the power armor's attack capability.

As a synthetic material, cubic boron nitride (CBN) has a hardness second only to diamond, and has excellent thermal stability and can maintain good cutting performance at high temperatures.

The blade of this tool is made by the bonding technology of precise CBN particles and metal matrix, ensuring the sharpness and durability of the blade.

On the battlefield, whether it is cutting enemy armor, destroying electronic equipment, or performing precise rescue operations, the cubic boron nitride bonded cutting knife can be easily used and become a sharp weapon in the hands of the extraordinary.

In addition to physical attack methods, power armor also integrates a variety of high-tech weapon systems, among which the design of flamethrowers and liquid nitrogen sprayers is particularly eye-catching.

The flamethrower uses high-pressure injection technology to mix fuel and oxidant and ignite it to form a high-temperature and high-speed flame flow, which can not only cause direct burning damage to the enemy, but also interfere with the enemy's vision through heat waves.

The liquid nitrogen sprayer uses the ultra-low temperature characteristics of liquid nitrogen to quickly lower the target temperature, causing a freezing effect, slowing down or even stopping the enemy's ability to move.

The combination of these two weapon systems enables the extraordinary to quickly find the most effective response strategy when facing different types of enemies.

The shoulder-fired heat source tracking bomb is the embodiment of the long-range strike capability of power armor.

The system integrates advanced infrared detection and guidance technology, which can automatically lock and track the enemy's heat source to achieve precise strikes.

This missile not only has a fast flight speed, but also has a certain intelligent avoidance ability, which can effectively avoid obstacles and ensure the accuracy of the strike.

In the complex and changing battlefield environment, the heat source tracking bomb has become a trump card in the hands of the extraordinary, which can give the enemy a fatal blow at a critical moment.

However, as mentioned above, power armor is expensive, and its cost-effectiveness is particularly prominent in conventional warfare.

The construction cost of a large cruiser is enough to equip hundreds of sets of power armor, but the roles of the two on the battlefield are different.

Cruisers have become the decisive force in naval battles with their powerful firepower, heavy armor and long-range strike capabilities; while power armor has become a leader in special operations, counter-terrorism operations and urban street fighting with its high flexibility, concealment and adaptability to complex environments.

During the research and development of power armor, engineers also faced a series of technical difficulties, among which power supply, heat dissipation and adaptability to complex terrain are particularly critical.

At the same time, in order to effectively dissipate heat, an efficient thermal management system is integrated inside the armor. Through liquid cooling circulation and heat sink design, the generated heat is quickly discharged to avoid performance degradation caused by overheating.

The emergence of the extraordinary has opened up a new field for the application of power armor.

Artificial extraordinary people have obtained "spiritual power and demon power" beyond ordinary people, but this power is often difficult to fully exert its potential in the absence of effective means of use.

The emergence of power armor provides a perfect platform for transcendents, allowing them to combine their spiritual power with the advanced technology of armor to achieve a leap in combat capabilities.