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Chapter 1700: Ineffective Attack
The area ravaged by the plasma jet was filled with a pungent burnt smell and a disgusting smell of blood.

The surrounding environment was in a mess, the ground was scorched black by the high temperature, and the rocks were broken into pieces and scattered everywhere.

Finally, in a rolling heat wave and a plasma glow that had not yet dissipated, Connors relied on his tenacious vitality to rush out of the terrifying jet.

Connors looked extremely miserable at this moment, like a demon crawling out of the abyss of hell.

Its body was covered with extremely severe burn marks, and its originally smooth and tough skin was now pitted and bumpy, as if it had been hit by countless high-speed bullets.

Each scorch mark looked as if it had been severely burned by a branding iron, with the edges curled up and a shocking dark brown color.

What is even more shocking is that the dorsal fin on its back was directly burned by the jet.

Those dorsal fins that were once sharp and intimidating are now only a few incomplete fragments hanging on the body, swaying slightly with Connors' movements, as if telling of the fierce battle that had just been experienced.

The smelly blood had no chance to gush out of the wound before it was instantly evaporated by the hot jet, leaving only streaks of dried blood that intertwined with the surrounding scorch marks, looking particularly hideous.

There was a pungent smell in the air, a mixture of burnt flesh, hair, and evaporated blood, which made people want to vomit.

Connors roared angrily, his eyes turned red and burned with flames, his eyes were full of hatred and unwillingness.

It twisted its huge body wildly and looked around, trying to find the source of its attack.

Every swing drives the surrounding air, forming turbulent airflow.

When it saw the faint light in the sky, it seemed to understand something.

That light was the source of the plasma jet launched by the MK space weapon controlled by Tony.

Connors roared toward the sky.

In fact, Connors originally had the ability to deploy an "asymmetric shield" to resist this attack.

It has its own unique electromagnetic metamaterial, which can form a one-way energy shield under the epidermis through electromagnetic pulses, which is the so-called "asymmetric penetrating shield".

The principle of this protective shield is very complicated. It utilizes the special properties of the electromagnetic field to allow energy to pass in only one direction, thereby effectively blocking external attacks.

The multi-layer foam-like skin protected by a protective shield is very strong. This skin structure was formed by Connors after many evolutions.

Each layer of the foam-like structure contains special energy and matter. They are intertwined and support each other to form an indestructible defense system.

Even if hit by the ultra-high-energy plasma jet of Tony's MK space weapon, it can regenerate quickly.

Although the plasma jet has huge energy, the protective shield can disperse and absorb its energy. At the same time, epidermal cells have strong regenerative ability and can repair damaged areas in a short time.

However, this time the attack came too suddenly and violently, and before Connors could deploy his shield, the plasma jet had already hit it.

The powerful energy instantly penetrated its epidermis and plasmatized part of its tissue.

Plasma is a state change that occurs when a substance is subjected to extremely high temperatures. The substance is decomposed into charged ions and free electrons to form plasma.

After Connors's skin was plasmatized, it lost its original defensive capabilities and was directly exposed to the attack of the plasma jet.

"Sir, the damage rate reached 30%, but the tissue regeneration speed was amazing. It only took 10.33 seconds to recover from the damage."

Jarvis's calm and clear voice rang in Tony's ears. Tony's face turned very ugly, and he stared at Connors' figure on the screen, his heart full of shock and confusion.

"For a monster that feeds on nuclear fuel and radioactive materials and has an atomic reactor in its body, it's normal for it to regenerate quickly..."

However, Tony knew in his heart what shocking secrets were hidden behind this so-called "normality".

This is almost touching the realm of mass-energy conversion, which is one of the most profound and cutting-edge fields in physics.

In classical physics, mass and energy are two completely different concepts, but Einstein's theory of relativity completely overturned this traditional cognition.

The mass-energy conversion formula E=mc2 reveals that there is an equivalent relationship between mass and energy, and they can be converted into each other.

This theory has been fully verified in nuclear reactions, such as nuclear fission and nuclear fusion, where tiny mass losses are converted into huge energy releases.

But the situation of the monster Connors in front of us is far beyond the scope of conventional nuclear reactions.

Generally speaking, the regenerative ability of organisms is based on cell division and repair mechanisms.

Cell division is a fundamental process for the growth, development and damage repair of organisms, and it requires a large amount of energy and nutrients.

Telomeres at the ends of chromosomes play a vital role during cell division.

Telomeres are like a protective cap that protects the integrity and stability of chromosomes.

However, every time a cell divides, telomeres inevitably shorten.

When telomeres shorten to a certain extent, cells stop dividing and enter the stage of aging and death. This is the famous "Hayflick limit".

Tony had previously conducted in-depth research on Connors' remaining biological sample tissues.

He used Stark Industries' most advanced scientific research equipment and technical means to conduct a comprehensive, multi-level analysis of the samples.

It turned out that Connors' cells had an incredible ability to proliferate indefinitely.

This unlimited proliferation ability is fundamentally different from that of ordinary biological cells.

The division process of ordinary biological cells is strictly regulated, and the shortening of telomeres is like a biological clock, limiting the number of cell divisions.

But Connors' cells seemed to have broken free from this bondage; their telomeres did not shorten as the cells divided.

This means that Connors' cells will not enter the aging and death stage due to telomere depletion like ordinary cells, but can divide indefinitely.

Even more shocking was the fact that Connors' cells multiplied abnormally quickly.

Cancer cells are well-known for their unlimited proliferation and rapid division, among which HeLa cells are the typical representatives.

Since their discovery in 1951, HeLa cells have been cultured in the laboratory for decades and have been widely used in various medical research, making great contributions to fields such as cancer research.

But compared with Connors' cells, the proliferation rate of HeLa cells is nothing.

(End of this chapter)