Two hours ago, the North China Plain was smoky in front of the inaccessible hills, the high windbreak belts were like walls cutting off the world, and the smoky battlefield was silent.

"Then, as agreed, I will tell you the secret of my abilities. Ed patted his chest, and the fragments of his tattered suit flew like butterflies, revealing his strong muscles with a metallic sheen. An M18A4 Broadsword-4 anti-infantry mine failed to cause any damage to the tall man, and this mine was the most lethal weapon Gu Tie found from the scavenger. "In Lucifer's laboratory, I found my own strength, I should say. At first I didn't understand where this power came from, but then, Lucifer's scientists figured out why. As he spoke, the Pole pulled a compressed energy bar out of his trouser pocket and stuffed it into his mouth, munching on it.

"Superhuman muscle activity?" Gu Tie's voice was ethereal, and he didn't know where it came from.

Ed shook his head: "That's the effect, not the cause." Iron, you must know where the energy for muscle activity comes from. ”

"Adenine nucleoside triphosphate (ATP). This is the knowledge of biology class in middle school. The Chinese replied.

"What about the energy source for short bursts of intense exercise. The bearded man asked.

"ATP-CP system. Although the absolute value of the energy supply of the non-RU acid phosphogen system is not large, and the time it can be maintained is also very short, due to its rapid energy availability, short-distance running (40-60m sprint), jumping, throwing, spinning, sprinting or other strenuous exercises that need to be completed within 10 seconds all rely on ATP-CP storage as its main energy source. Gu Tie replied patiently.

"What is the source of the ATP?" Ed asked.

"Mitochondria. Mitochondria are organelles in eukaryotic cells that are enclosed by a bilayer of highly specialized unit membranes. The main function is to synthesize ATP through oxidative phosphorylation, which provides energy for various physiological activities of cells. In addition, mitochondria have their own DNA and genetic system, but the mitochondrial genome has a limited number of genes, so mitochondria are only a semi-autonomous organelle...... I see, Eddard. Gu Tie's voice turned cold, "Your ability is to stimulate the energy of the mitochondria and provide ATP support to the muscle tissues beyond ordinary people, so you can repeatedly make violent movements in a short period of time, bursting out with amazing strength." ”

The bearded man snapped his fingers happily: "Right! You guessed correctly every time." When I woke up on the test bench and found that there were thousands of elves singing happily in every cell of my body, and the sound of hundreds of millions of cheers was beyond the range of my brain, I immediately fainted and fell into a coma for three days before waking up. Perhaps many losers have been defeated by themselves like this...... In short, mitochondria are directly at the behest of my partners, and they can do more than just produce ATP. He raised his right hand, and there was a small flame burning between the thumb and middle finger of the finger that had just snapped his fingers, "The manifestations of energy are ever-changing, and when I defended against the explosion of a mine, I forcibly emitted a high heat on the surface of my body, vaporizing a layer of epidermal cells, forming a protective layer of high-pressure steam around the skin. I'm still a newbie, and there are so many interesting abilities that I haven't discovered yet. ”

"Ah, Ed, it's been like that since then, every time I feel like I recognize you, you show you a different side that I don't know. Gu Tie's figure slowly walked from the smoke, and as he walked, he lowered his head and fiddled with the pistol, "But you can't strengthen every muscle at any time, your attention is always faster than bullets, right?"

"Haha, hahaha......" The Pole suddenly laughed and pointed to the figure that was getting closer and closer: "This trick is too naïve, put a projection in front of me, and sneak attack at the moment I make a move?"

"Well, Lao Ai, if I were you, I would have to weigh the possibility that this is a real person. Gu Tie's mouth fluttered, but the voice came from another direction, and he slowly raised the muzzle of the gun and aimed it at Ed's forehead.

Ed was stunned for a moment, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Of course I considered this possibility, and I also considered more possibilities, the chain of suspicion is endless, but there can only be 'yes' or 'no' judgment, my choice is...... Attack!"

"Bang!"

At the same time as the gunshot rang out, Ed's figure fell to the ground suddenly, grabbed a handful of gravel in his right hand and threw it into the air, the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger of his right hand flicked in order, and the mitochondria injected amazing energy into the flexor muscles of the fingers. The stereoscopic image produced by the projector is distorted, "But you made a mistake, iron." The same popping sound came from the left hand of the Pole, "The gunfire betrays your true bearings." Regardless of whether there is a phantom in front of you, only a real person can attack. ”

"Bang bang!" the pistol fired two more shots, and Ed bounced backwards, leaving two more smoking bullet holes in the ground. A string of stone projectiles from his left hand shot into the depths of the dense forest, "I'm coming!" The bearded man glared at his legs, and his body turned into a swift arrow and threw it in the direction of the shot. "Boom!" Two poplars with the thickness of the bowl mouth were brutally broken, and in front of a bush of withered yellow bushes sat Gu Tie, who was bleeding from his chest, he was holding a pistol in his hand, but he was no longer able to shoot.

"I'm disappointed, old friend. Ed stopped in front of him and looked down at the pale Chinese. A blood blister appeared in Gu Tie's mouth, and he said in a weak voice: "Old, old Ai...... There's something to tell you......"

The Pole took a half-step back vigilantly: "You're a scheming guy who can't believe you even if you're dying." See you in the next life, if you Chinese believe in the afterlife. He lifted his big foot and stomped on his body on the ground. It was then that he discovered a detail.

The trigger of the Glock pistol was covered with a leather loop, and the back of the leather loop was attached to a bow-like structure made of tree branches, and Gu Tie's fingers almost coincided with this small mechanism, which could not be seen without careful observation. In the jungle warfare course, Ed had seen a similar mechanism, with a heavy object hanging from the back of the bow-like structure as a pendulum, and the pendulum drove the bowstring to tighten the leather ring at the trigger, which could cause the gun to fire irregularly, which was a simple but ingenious device to confuse the enemy. This can only show that Gu Tie, who was dying, was not hit by a stone bullet, but ...... A phantom.

"Boom!"

The phantom turned into an explosion, and the directional grenade burst out of thousands of small steel balls that whistled and shot, unable to protect all the vital points for a while, Ed covered his face with both hands, kicked the ground with his right foot and retreated, taking advantage of the retreat to eliminate the impact of the steel bullet. At this time, Gu Tie's relaxed voice came: "Phew! This bottle of ketchup from the scavenger has expired...... I actually took a big sip of it...... Lao Ai, Lao Ai, your mitochondria are indeed very useful, but I have found three weaknesses in you. ”

The Pole had no time to talk, his body retreated like a bulldozer reversing at high speed, and the overwhelming steel balls forced him to retreat, and the tall man kept observing the movement around him out of the corner of his eye.

"The first weakness, according to the law of conservation of energy, you can't use your capacity indefinitely, mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation depletes the sugars, fats and amino acids in your body, and even if you have a different energy storage capacity than ordinary people, there is a limit to consumption. Gu Tie's phantom appeared in front of him and raised a finger.

"Boom!" There was another loud noise and flames on the left side, Ed gritted his teeth and mobilized the power of his mitochondria to defend the left half of his body, but the skin did not feel any impact, and the explosions and flames were just illusions simulated by sound and light equipment.

"The second weakness, according to human anatomy, is that humans are actually poor heat dissipation bodies, and the heat generated by muscle and visceral activities can easily accumulate and elevate in the body. The mitochondria in your body are hundreds of millions of tiny engines, and the result of overwork is hyperthermia, and if you cool down by sweating, it won't be long before you lose your combat effectiveness due to dehydration, and if you seal the sweat glands, the heat can't be effectively removed, and you'll boil your brain, old friend. -- Everyone knows that a water-cooled engine is much more efficient than an air-cooled engine, so what would you choose?"

Gu Tie's phantom raised his second finger. No sooner had Ed withdrawn his defenses than a "bang!" a shot rang out from the left, a bullet popping into his left arm, and the Pole let out a roar of pain. Before he could react, there was another loud bang on the right side, and the flames rose, and Ed slammed to change direction, shrinking his body to protect the vital point, but it was another realistic feint, and the explosion did not break even a blade of grass.

"What about making a simple judgment and a continuous two-choice judgment? Do you have the courage to decide that it is a phantom? As long as you are not given a chance to breathe, what will happen to an overheated engine without fuel replenishment, Lao Ai?" came the Chinese with a laughing voice.

Explosions, gunshots, traps, Gu Tie used the power of one person to turn the windbreak into a fierce battle zone that was both real and illusory. After four false explosions in a row, Ed's patience was at its limit, and he roared and turned his head to attack the enemy, but the fifth explosion at his feet was real, "Boom!" Boom, using a standard grenade to improvise a pressure mine that blasted the huge body into the air. The shock wave and shrapnel tore through the muscles in Ed's legs, and the Pole let out a terrible roar and landed heavily on the ground. He didn't get a chance to breathe, a string of submachine gun bullets swept in, and only then did he find that Gu Tie had led him step by step to the spoon handle area of the three-link spoon ambush formation, the forest was covered with soldiers' corpses and weapons, and a series of real and false attacks made his body almost to the limit. Ed felt the air as heavy as mercury, barely able to breathe, and the countless tiny mitochondria in his body let out a scream of dissatisfaction, and began to greedily gnaw at his muscles, bones, and blood vessels.

He began to feel fear, an emotion he had not felt since becoming a "child of God."