Chapter 33 Thunder King_1
By the time the police arrived, the villa had already turned into ruins, and journalists from major news media had gathered after catching wind of the incident. They could only understand the specific circumstances of what happened through the accounts of eyewitnesses from the area.
"Let's interview this eyewitness at the scene."
"Can you tell us what happened during the incident?"
Several reporters asked as they
"It was so thrilling! Iron Man fought with two vampires inside the villa, and they brought the entire building down!"
"In the end, it was Iron Man who defeated the vampires and carried one of them away."
Iron Man fighting vampires?
This world is crazy!
A question mark appeared above the heads of all the journalists simultaneously.
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At eight o'clock at night, Qin Ming drove his pickup truck back to the recycling depot. After he had replaced the power module for Assault No. 1, he carried three tearful women to bed. Then... he turned his attention to the man in a suit strapped to the operating table.
Qin Ming began studying the body enhanced by Nanomechanical Worms. Holding a sharp scalpel, he started cutting Smith's arm.
Through the optical microscope, Qin Ming could see countless Nanomechanical Worms springing into action at the instant the wound was made. They adhered to the cytoskeleton at the edge of the wound's cells through some unknown power, pulling the cells at the edge of the wound together to heal it.
Perhaps 'Nanomechanical Worms' wasn't the best term, as these tiny creatures were only ten times smaller than red blood cells, roughly 0.8 micrometers in size, which is still 0.6 micrometers shy of the optical microscope's limit—800nm.
Qin Ming realized that these Nanomechanical Worms might not be nanoscale in the truest sense, but rather made from nanomaterials.
Nanomaterials possess many special properties that macroscopic materials do not, such as carbon nanotubes. This carbon-based nanomaterial is more than a hundred times stronger than the ultra-high-strength steel used in aircraft carrier decks, with a theoretical strength limit exceeding 150 GPa. Moreover, it exhibits semi-conductive properties and can even replace silicon materials for making computer CPUs.
When matter is reduced to the nanoscale, various nano-effects occur, such as surface effects, quantum size effects, dielectric confinement effects, and so on. They display unique properties in sound, light, electricity, magnetism, heat, mechanics, and other aspects.
Upon further study, Qin Ming conjectured that the force the Nanomechanical Worms used to attach to the cells was static adhesion. It was as if each worm—or a cluster of them—adhered to a cell, then generated electromagnetic force. They were pulled by this electromagnetic force, and the cells of the human body were also brought together along with them.
On a macroscopic level, this meant that even if he cut apart Smith's flesh and tissue, it could be healed back together through the Nanomechanical Worms.
To test his theory, Qin Ming dug out a piece of plastic pipe and several meters of copper wire from a pile of electronic waste. He coiled the copper wire around the pipe to create a solenoid, which he placed beside Smith's body before passing electricity through both ends.
According to the principle of electromagnetism, the solenoid instantly generated a strong magnetic field. Qin Ming attempted to cut Smith's arm again with the scalpel, and as expected, the healing of the arm was significantly slower this time. The blackish-red Nanomechanical Worms were disrupted by the powerful magnetic field, moving chaotically around the wound like headless flies.
His idea was confirmed by the experiment, and Qin Ming thought that if the magnetic field were stronger, it could even deprive Smith of his healing ability.
Thus, he had found the critical vulnerability of those enhanced by Nanomechanical Worms: electromagnetic fields.
With this insight, Qin Ming suddenly thought of a targeted weapon: an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) device, capable of emitting strong electromagnetic pulses that could short-circuit and paralyze these tiny creatures.
Following the same principle, Qin Ming also understood the reason these creatures could enhance physical human strength:
The Nanomechanical Worms attached to the bone and muscle cells generated electromagnetic force when the body moved. The electromagnetic force created by a single Nanoworm might be small, but when millions—or even tens of millions—combined their forces, the resulting strength was formidable.
Oftentimes, things that seem unbelievable in reality have simple principles behind them, but achieving them is not as easy.
For instance, Qin Ming had no idea how these Nanomechanical Worms were made, what nanomaterials they were composed of, what kind of miraculous structures could generate electromagnetic forces, and how to program them to accurately identify cancer cells, which was crucial for him since his body still harbored countless cancer cells.
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Perhaps these questions could be answered by the research data at RST Corporation.
And isn't there an RST person right here?
With that thought, Qin Ming looked at Smith, who had been enduring in silence, and couldn't help but smile:
"Do you think someone from RST Corporation will come to rescue you soon?"
He already knew from the original plot that these nanomechanical worms could form an electronic computer inside the human body and send electromagnetic signals to the outside world, connecting to the "Nanite" server.
That's also why he had turned on the electromagnetic shield when leaving the villa, mainly to prevent others from tracking his location.
Hearing Qin Ming's words, Smith finally couldn't hold back and cursed loudly. This guy had just cut his arm with more than a dozen knives. Did he think he was a robot without any sense of pain?
"Fuck you! Fuck your..."
"I still prefer the quiet you from just now."
As Qin Ming spoke, he removed the wires from the electrified coil, adjusted the current to a non-lethal level, and connected them to Smith.
The intense electricity coursed through his body, causing him to tremble violently, his veins bulging on his face as he appeared to endure great pain.
Urine seeped from his trousers, which was caused by the nerve paralysis due to the electric current, resulting in incontinence.
The sensation of twitching from electric shocks is extremely unpleasant, much stronger than the cramps one might experience when getting up on a cold winter morning.
After a dozen seconds, Smith seemed to give in, wanting to say something. Qin Ming turned off the switch to let him speak.
His lips quivering, he struggled to squeeze out a few words: "I can cooperate with you."
"Actually, I still prefer the unruly you from before."
Qin Ming said and turned the switch back on.
Smith: "..."
As the current was reactivated, his body resumed its relentless twitching and trembling.
As it turns out, Thunder King's method was really effective. Even someone addicted to the internet could be cured by electroshock. After another dozen seconds, Smith completely surrendered.
Qin Ming turned off the switch, smiling at the man in the suit on the operating table:
"Can we have a good talk now?"
Smith, trembling and gasping for breath:
"Alright, I'll tell you everything I know."
"As long as you don't shock me again!"
"You've finally made the right choice."
Qin Ming nodded. Just as he was about to ask a question, Smith's body suddenly trembled, then his eyes rolled back, and he died on the spot.
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