Chapter 20: Criticality

Myself... Will you be afraid of your own strength?

This sad fact made Kira want to smile bitterly, but the smile suddenly froze before the corners of her mouth could be reached.

- Now is not the time to laugh at yourself.

For those who have been in the "hell" all the way, not being able to correctly control their strength is far more dangerous than not having one's strength. Only by clearly mastering their own abilities will there be no hopeless hesitation when the crisis comes, and they will not miss the moment when they are enough to save themselves!

Yes, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Calming down, Kira opened her personal PC on the table, and the optical screen that replaced the old-fashioned clamshell immediately projected a faint blue light. These technologies beyond his comprehension have become accessible due to the complete fusion of memory and soul. I received the experimental data processing tasks assigned by my professor today, and this kind of large-volume and time-consuming work is usually done by students like myself.

After adjusting the state, as soon as her hands touched the keyboard, Kira turned on the once mysterious "critical state".

- Critical Breakthrough, Begin!

Compared to the unstable flash of inspiration in the Skyclave Realm, the second-order critical breakthrough after the system enhancement has become more stable than before, and the effect is more obvious.

The feeling of the soul leaving the body and manipulating everything as if it were a bystander reappears, and he can even selectively cut off the passive collection of certain information around him, thereby speeding up the efficiency of the work he is doing!

His hands were like butterflies dancing among the flowers, beating on the keyboard until the end of the day, so fast that his fingers were almost connected into an afterimage, and on the computer screen, characters that seemed to be automatic processing programs were flashing like flowing water.

Twenty minutes were spent with the sound of crackling keyboards...

Incredibly, it wasn't until Kira voluntarily exited the state of "critical breakthrough" that the fatigue of the brain and the pain in the fingers suddenly appeared.

On the whole, while maintaining the state of "critical breakthrough", Kira can now increase the already exaggerated physical fitness and neural processing ability by about 30% - that is, the amount of power that the brain normally seals for self-protection can be fully exerted.

What's more worth mentioning is that, unlike the previous first-order criticality, Kira now not only has a strong ability to collect information around her, but also has strengthened her ability to process and judge, and at critical moments, she can even speed up the processing of effective information by shielding out some irrelevant senses.

I'm afraid that the effect of this ability in actual combat will be even more obvious.

- Because of the exaggerated intelligence gathering power, not only can you use God's perspective to avoid emotional fluctuations, but even pain, bitterness, or pungent smells and other distracting factors such as critical state can be perfectly shielded!

Compared with the "explosive seed" in the original work, this is already a skill on top of it!

…

After massaging the somewhat stiff cervical spine, the crazy test just now made most of the data sorting work that might have taken two or three hours to process completed, and only some finishing touches remained.

Kira got up and poured herself a cup of hot water, taking a sip to ease her nerves.

After the test, he concluded that the points spent on strengthening the "Critical Breakthrough" were definitely worth the price, at least after having such an ability, his safety factor in the Gundam World Realm was increased by several grades.

As for the "feverish awakening"

This ability is not easy to try, Kira has tried to activate it, but from the reality of the situation, it is closer to some kind of passive effect. This worries him a little again... If he completely loses his mind in a fit of rage, causing him to be unable to use "Critical", I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses.

Of course, this is not the biggest problem, the ability to exchange just two hundred points, Kira did not take it to heart. For him now, the most important thing is the completely unknown "critical transcendence"...

Judging from the name alone, it is probably an advanced ability above the "Critical Breakthrough", and his obsession with the "Critical" state made him exchange this promotion without hesitation, but then there were unexpected problems.

It's not that she can't, but in fact, from within her subconscious, Kira resists using this ability.

It was like some kind of warning from the body itself, reminding the host that the risks of this ability far outweigh the increase in power it brings.

This vague warning has always bothered Kira, as mentioned before, even if he really gives up the ability to "transcend the borderline", the uncertainty of his own strength, or the unexpected situation that must enter this state will make him suffer greatly!

Then it's better to do it a little bit.

Since it is impossible to avoid this catastrophe no matter what, it is better to take advantage of the relatively safe environment now to face it quickly. Rather than procrastinate and gamble in a hurry when it is necessary, he is more accustomed to taking risks in advance.

First of all, I used my personal PC to set up an automatic medical procedure after four hours, and Kira, who was gradually recovering, opened the database that had not yet been completed again...

Then the first is the critical breakthrough.

… Begin!

A similar sensation hit her again, and as she used it at this time, Kira could clearly feel that her body was gradually adapting to this super state, and the load she was bearing was gradually decreasing.

Of course, this trial doesn't end here.

Phase 2...

Critical transcendence!

It's just getting into this state.

Kira's eyes suddenly lost focus, and the muscles in his arms bulged abnormally, and then as if they were regrouped, reaching a new balance and settling down, and his body began to faithfully carry out the work order to "complete the data collation".

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When I came back to my senses, it was three hours later...

Even if you can barely open your eyes, support your body from the swivel chair, and put your whole body up... In particular, the pain in the hands is constantly coming from the heart.

After actually experiencing it, Kira finally knew what it was, and her body instinctively rejected this ability called "critical transcendence"...

Or is he himself too naïve.

Looking at the database information that had been saved on the screen, Kira could only smile helplessly.

In fact, from the very beginning, you should understand the true meaning of this ability from the name alone.

The so-called "criticality" is originally an existence that often appears at the same time as the words limit, boundary, and so on. From a scientific point of view, criticality refers to the minimum transformation condition from one state or physical quantity to another.

The human body, in order to maintain the existence of human beings, usually buries most of the human body's abilities, setting an insurmountable limit of use, and under the control of the brain, all human behaviors will be carried out within this line.

And the "critical breakthrough" is actually to improve the ability to a state of stability or even half a foot across this line.

When a person is maintained in a state of "critical breakthrough", he can be called a perfect human being, and the perfection here certainly does not mean that he cannot progress anymore, the most critical problem is in the receptor of this ability, that is, the qualifier "human"...

Once you cross that line, you can't be called human...

- The meaning of "critical transcendence" is to completely exceed that line, and then it will no longer be able to use 100% of the body's force, it may be 120% or 200%! And this terrible increase is not inherently recognized by the body, nor can it be controlled by reason...

Just like this time, Kira, who used "Critical Transcendence" to perform the action of "completing data sorting", was completely out of control after crossing the boundary, and the work that would have taken more than 15 minutes to complete even if it was maintained at the critical level was completely sorted out in just a few minutes.

During this period, it is not only the acceleration of the speed of body movements, but also the most basic thinking circuits in the brain have begun to change, and many algorithms and formulas have even surpassed Kira's current reserves!

But it's also a matter of course... If we no longer look at everything in the human world, then of course the methods and ways are different.

…

Trembling, he turned off the alarm to seek medical attention, and Kira lay there motionless.

It took three hours of recuperation for the general to regain consciousness, but his body was fully recovered, and he didn't know when it would be.

Comprehensive conclusions.

- Critical transcendence... It does not have real combat value.

PS: This is the end of the basic introduction, because this volume is relatively long, so it dragged on for several chapters and the next is a meat play! Ask for everything