A Certain Scientific Bee-eater

Their 'recipes' also change if the creatures they symbiotic with instead crack stone or plastic.

How much food an organism can digest depends on the balance of its gut bacteria, which can turn into flammable substances like methane gas or alcohol, depending on how an essential nutrient, sugar, is broken down.

Although it is a bit appalling, Academy City's technology is known to go to extremes, and the development of superpowers is the most basic example.

It is not impossible to replicate the dragon's breath from a biological point of view.

The unknown is scary.

If the monster outside really came out of the magic circle after someone recited a strange magic spell, there's no way to understand what happened, but Shokuhou Misaki is an atheist.

She doesn't believe in gods, ghosts, or magic.

Living in Academy City, where the level of technology has been ahead for decades, even the once mysterious phenomenon of superpower can be scientifically explained, replicated and developed. Shokuhou Misaki doesn't think there is anything that can't be used. science to understand and explain.

Therefore, this monster that does not exist in reality is likely to be a man-made product.

Using biological techniques such as cloning to rearrange DNA to create entirely new species.If it can be bound within the scope of scientific rules and morals, it may benefit human society.

But if someone abuses biological science for personal purposes, like creating more prolific black bass or a more deadly flu virus, just because they want it or because it's there.

They don't need a big conspiracy or plan, maybe just for fun to destroy the world in half.They'll lie to themselves that it's safe, but they're no different than people who can't afford a turtle and throw it down the drain.

[Biohacking].

This is a completely different type of crime than robbery and murder.

These people will use any creature that interests them, from bacteria to mammals.For them, safety is secondary.

Analysing to this extent, the so-called 'dragon' thing becomes very clear.

If it really is a puzzle game-like piece of existence out of existing animals, what is it made of?

Aside from the unnatural dragon breath, it is easy to observe from the appearance:

Bat wings.

Scales of a warm-blooded animal.

So, its weakness is...

"Shoku, Shokuhou-kun, you... do you want some drinks or ice cream?"

At this moment, Mitsuya Ayu next to her interrupted her thinking.

The girl's slightly open lips were a little dry, and her face seemed a little pale. While swallowing her saliva, she looked at her with expectant eyes, and carefully opened the satchel in front of her.

"ice cream……?"

Shokuhou Caoqi was stunned for a moment, then looked over subconsciously, it turned out that there was a freezer bag in Mi Ant Aiyu's bag? !

And she also found that there are charging components in this bag, so it is actually installed with an electric cooling device?It can put ice cream and drinks, and the girl took out ordinary mobile phones and cards from the brand-name satchel before, which may indicate that heat insulating materials are also added to the bag, which is divided into a refrigerated area and a room temperature area...

It's a super high-end luxury...

"This is it!"

Before she had time to think about Mi Ant Aiyu's brand-name bags, the moment she saw the refrigerated area, Shokuhou Caoqi suddenly had an idea in her mind.

ps: Honey Ant Aiyu (shocked): Huh?What? ?

40. Believe me

"Have you been struck by that level of lightning without being harmed..."

Misaka Mikoto, who escaped under Shokuhou Misaka's voice warning, stood up and patted the dust on her body, looking at the still-living dragon in front of her.

——The [Lightning Spear] that she didn't release just now seemed to have only paralyzed the opponent for a few seconds.

The scales on the flapping monster almost turned the color of night, the lantern-like eyes were a little red, and the giant jaws stuffed with sharp fangs spewed sparks from time to time, looking agitated as if provoked.

"Scales are harder than metal, the body can withstand hundreds of thousands of degrees of heat, and it is not afraid of electric shock,"

Misaka Mikoto felt a little excited as if she had encountered a BOSS while playing a game. The tension caused by the reality beyond the game made her blood boil even more.

"It's really interesting, it's so interesting."

The attack just now failed to bring out her full strength at all, so it can be said that it is not an exaggeration.That [Lightning Spear] that didn't keep her hand was her normal attack at best.

After all, she doesn't just generate electricity, everything that involves electromagnetic force is her domain.

She is Tokiwadai's [Super Electromagnetic Cannon], a power-generating power of level 5. As long as she is willing, she can even attract real thunderbolts for her use.

"That being said, that should be used as a last resort."

Even a person with lv5 power generation ability is difficult to surpass the mighty power of nature. Although she can trigger thunder and lightning, she cannot control it well. If she accidentally makes it go berserk, it will be more powerful than a giant dragon for the neighborhood. big disaster.

Misaka Mikoto was gradually surrounded by iron sand, just as she was about to regroup and fight the dragon again,

——'Misaka-san, I found the weakness of that monster! '

Reptiles like snakes and lizards are usually cold-blooded.

They cannot maintain their own body temperature.If a large amount of cold water or ice is poured on them, their bodies will rapidly cool, and that alone can endanger their lives.

In fact, normal lizards go into hibernation mode at 5-10 degrees.If the dragon's internal structure is the same, no matter how big it is, the cold will be its weakness.

All this can be explained by the scientific method.

As a monster in myth and legend, if the dragon can really be included in the category of science, then it is just an animal.No matter how big it is, how cruel it is, and it can fly and breathe fire, it must also contain some kind of biological structure.Obey the natural rules of breathing with your lungs, pumping with your heart, and thinking with your brain.

In this way, appearance matters.

If it has a similar profile to a lizard or a bat, then it must have biological similarities to a lizard or a bat.Bat wings are thin and have no fat, so they are less likely to generate and store body heat.

For the most part, dragons should be based on reptiles, and reptiles hibernate.

Therefore,

--'what?Want me to put it back?Are you kidding me, Shokuhou?And why are you two still in that place, didn't I say let you hide in a safe place? '

"Trust me, I won't joke about my life, Misaka-san."

Shokuhou Misaki said to Misaka Mikoto through wireless earphones while observing the situation in the park with a small portable folding telescope.

--'……ok, I get it. '

After saying this, there was no sound in the earphones, Shokuhou Misaka saw through the telescope and saw Misaka Mikoto leading the dragon to start rushing towards this side, then put down the telescope and turned to look at Mitsuya Aiyu,

"Okay, Mi Ant, let's get ready too, have we found anything?"

"In...here."

After hearing the words, Mi Ant Ayu hurriedly raised the palm-sized thing in a white paper bag with the words 'dry ice' written on it.

This is a cake shop. There must be a lot of dry ice as a coolant. This is what Shokuhou-san asked Ayu to look for, and the purpose of looking for it is...

"Ah, found... the fire water tank is hidden in such a place."

Located in the cellar of the pantry, the two worked together to remove the lid of the water tank by a small opening, and then threw the dry ice they had just found in.

- 'Shokuhou, I have arrived, the dragon is behind me, I hope you are ready. '

At this time, Misaka Mikoto's voice came from the earphones, and then there was another sound of a broken window outside.

"Don't worry, it's ready."

Shokuhou Misaki went outside and pulled out the fire hose that had been placed in a prominent position on the wall, and handed it to Misaka Mikoto, who was swept up in the dust.

"That's what you mean by being prepared? Fire hose? Shokuhou, are you kidding me? You don't think any fire can be put out with water, right?"

Misaka Mikoto suddenly showed a somewhat irritable expression on her face and said angrily.

"In fact, it is like this. Water can not only put out fires, but also slay dragons."

Shokuhou Misaki was not angry, and pushed Misaka Mikoto's back,

"Okay, hurry up, I have asked Mi Ant to open the fire hydrant at the other end. I don't need to teach you how to use the fire hose, right? The monster has already arrived."

As she said, the dragon has arrived.

This time, it didn't wander aimlessly on the roof, but came to the ground. I don't know if it found their location through the smell or other pheromones. Through the window that Misaka Mikoto broke, it entrenched high , the sharp claws pierced directly into the concrete.

The eyes of man and dragon meet.

The gray dragon leaning against the wall raised its head and opened its overly large jaw.

Roar--! !

The dragon roared, a cloud of red flashing from its throat.

"Right now, Misaka-san!"

In an instant, both released something.

The dragon released a strong breath from its huge jaws.Depending on the supply of oxygen sucked in from the wind, a flame jet sufficient to melt steel is achieved.And what was released from Misaka Mikoto's side was a high-pressure water jet.

With an explosion-like sound, white torrents rushed towards the dragon on the wall like a laser beam.The high-pressure water jet slammed into its armor of hard gray scales and thick muscles.

The dragon's breath was deflected and burned in other directions.

I don't know if it's biogas or ethanol, but in short, combustibles are needed to generate flames.Misaka Mikoto's high-pressure water cannon hit those things and deflected their orbits.

Even a professional firefighter would be stunned to see this scene.

This is no ordinary power.

Even the electronic billboards on the walls were torn to shreds.

This is the reason for adding dry ice to the tank.

The evaporation of dry ice used as a coolant in water can not only greatly increase the pressure of the water column, but also instantly cool the fire water at room temperature into ice water at minus tens of degrees Celsius.

Water freezes at zero degrees, but by adding dry ice to create supercooled water, it can remain liquid below freezing.Although stable water in its normal state, this miraculous liquid freezes when subjected to a strong shock.

"Wow-"

She almost fell due to the pressure released in an instant, Misaka Mikoto tried her best to control the fire water gun in her hand, and even used electromagnetic force to fix her body on the ground.

"Haha, my God, this is so dazzling!"

The water column is covered with a layer of frost, and there are many sharp ice in the water column. If they are facing ordinary human beings, then their bodies may be riddled with holes at this time, but what they are facing is not ordinary humans.

Even with the addition of dry ice, this powerful water jet couldn't tear the opponent's metal-like scales at all, so Shokuhou Misaka Mikoto aimed at its wide open mouth.