Kryptonians: Man of Steel

Chapter 1401 Confrontation
The spectrometer did not detect any clear spectral signals. The demonic power was like a completely unknown field that did not follow any known laws of matter and energy.

"What exactly is this demonic power? Why can it break through the limitations of physics?"

A researcher muttered to himself.

If they cannot figure out the nature and working principle of the demonic power, they will always be in a passive position and vulnerable to attacks.

"Prepare the artillery, blow it to pieces!!!"

The commander ordered angrily.

Originally, they still had the idea of ​​capturing the stone monster alive, hoping that through the study of monsters and demons, they could uncover the mystery of supernatural forces and gain a new and powerful force, bringing a qualitative leap to America's military and technological development.

But in this situation, the powerful strength and strange abilities displayed by the stone monster are far beyond their control. The plan to continue capturing it alive is obviously unrealistic, and they can only choose to destroy it completely.

"Wait, try liquid nitrogen first!"

The big shot who was watching the battle from behind stopped the commander.

Although using artillery directly can solve the problem, it may cause irreparable damage and it is impossible to obtain any valuable information from the stone monster.

So they came up with the idea of ​​using liquid nitrogen cooling to capture the stone monster.

Liquid nitrogen is an extremely low-temperature liquid with a boiling point of -196°C.

When liquid nitrogen comes into contact with the stone monster, it quickly absorbs the heat from the surface of the stone, causing its temperature to drop sharply.

If the stone monster's body is made of ordinary matter, then at such low temperatures its physical properties may change dramatically, such as becoming brittle and fragile, making it easier to capture.

If the liquid nitrogen cooling method is ineffective, the big shot also suggested trying electric shock.

Electric shock uses the thermal, electrochemical and physiological effects produced when electric current passes through an object to affect the object.

For some conductive materials, electric shock may cause changes in their internal structure or even cause them to lose their original function.

Although it is not clear whether the stone monsters are conductive, electric shocks may be able to interfere with the operation of the monster power, thereby weakening the power of the stone monsters.

Although this stone monster is very powerful, it does not mean that there is no way to capture it alive.

The big shot also mentioned that the principle of thermal expansion and contraction might be able to deal with it.

Thermal expansion and contraction is a basic physical property of objects. When an object is heated, the distance between its molecules will increase and its volume will expand; when an object is cooled, the distance between its molecules will decrease and its volume will shrink.

If this principle can be used cleverly, for example, by first heating the stone monster to expand its volume, and then quickly cooling it to cause its volume to shrink sharply, this drastic change in volume may cause damage to the stone monster's body, thus creating an opportunity to capture it alive.

However, researchers do not hold out much hope of capturing the stone monster alive using these methods.

Because the demonic power is so special, the various strange abilities it demonstrates have far exceeded their understanding of matter and energy.

They were worried that these conventional physical means might be as vulnerable as paper in the face of demonic power.

But anyway, they decided to give it a try. After all, this was the only solution they could think of at the moment.

There are no real freezing weapons in the real world, but America is rich.

They directly sent helicopters to transport a large number of super-cold liquid nitrogen containers and dropped them over the stone monster.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The moment the liquid nitrogen container touched the ground, there was a loud explosion.

The white liquid nitrogen spread rapidly around like a surge of cold currents.

Wherever they went, the ground was instantly covered with a thick layer of frost, and the surrounding air became bitterly cold.

The stone monster seemed to sense the danger. It stopped, raised its head, and looked at the liquid nitrogen falling from the sky with its eyes that flashed with strange light. When the liquid nitrogen touched its body, the scene that the researchers expected did not appear.

It turns out that liquid nitrogen is not very suitable as a weapon.

At room temperature, liquid nitrogen will boil and vaporize violently, producing the "Leidenfrost effect".

This means that liquid nitrogen cannot come into close contact with the target and it is difficult to take away the heat from the target, so the absorption power is very low and the attack effect is very poor.

An invisible protective film seemed to have formed around the stone monster's body. The liquid nitrogen was bounced off the moment it touched it and could not cause any substantial damage to it.

"With the power of the demon, it is impossible to have any effect on it. There is no need to implement subsequent electric shocks and thermal expansion and contraction."

The researchers thought the success rate was not very high, and just in time Soma Yukihira came.

When Soma Yukihira saw the stone monster, he immediately pulled out his original sword.

It was naturally impossible for him to give up his original sword and use the demon sword exclusively. In his opinion, the demon sword was a trump card that would only be used when absolutely necessary. It was like a double-edged sword. Although it possessed great power, it could backfire on itself if one was not careful, bringing unpredictable consequences.

So he carried the magic sword on his back.

The stone monster spewed stones at Soma Yukihira who was approaching.

Soma Yukihira's pupils shrank instantly, and his brain reacted in a flash.

He didn't have time to think, and immediately rolled over on the ground, his body rolling quickly on the ground like a flexible ball.

The rocks flew past his body and hit the ground behind him hard, splashing up a cloud of gravel and dust.

However, the stone monster's attacks did not stop there.

It spewed rocks madly, like a tireless war machine.

While dodging the rocks, Soma Yukihira kept looking for opportunities to get closer to the stone monster.

But the stone monster's attack was too fierce, and the speed of those stones was astonishingly fast, reaching one thousand meters per second.

And because they are irregular stones, their flight paths are completely random, like a group of out-of-control meteors.

A stone flew past Soma Yukihira's cheek. Even though it was just the slightest contact with his cheek, the strong wind pressure was like a sharp blade, instantly tearing the skin on his cheek.

The blood vessels broke under the tremendous pressure, and blood spurted out like a fountain, staining half of his cheek red.

Soma Yukihira only felt a sharp pain in his cheek, but he didn't care about that and continued to rush forward while enduring the pain.

However, fate did not seem to let him off easily.

(End of this chapter)