Humans Shrunk 100 Times

Regarding his own abilities, Chen Mu was undoubtedly the most aware. During this period, he underwent targeted training, focusing primarily on his combat capabilities. After all, staying alive was the top priority. Combat could be divided into two aspects: offense and defense. Inspired by the critical situation he faced last time, he developed the subconscious ability to conjure a shield instantly, capable of withstanding most physical attacks.

However, what surprised Chen Mu was that this shield technique proved to be immensely helpful in his current endeavor of crafting plastic panels. Compared to his previous attempts at building houses, the speed had significantly increased, and the quality had notably improved. The thickness was even, the edges were smoother, and much less post-processing work was required.

It should be noted that this time, the plastic panel he was making was much larger than before.

"Have you been doing targeted training recently?" Tang Jing asked.

"Yes, it's about the shield I unintentionally created last time," Chen Mu replied. As he spoke, he reached out to his waist and, in an instant, a circular shield appeared in his hand, blocking in front of him.

To others, this move seemed unbelievably fast and unimaginable.

He Ying, Du Jiajia, and the others were startled at first but then burst into applause, leaving Chen Mu feeling a bit shy.

"This move is indeed impressive," Tang Jing also smiled and then added, "But have you ever thought about trying another approach?"

"What approach?" Chen Mu asked.

"Well... For example, trying to control this stainless steel to wrap around your own body," Tang Jing suggested.

Chen Mu pondered for a moment and understood Tang Jing's idea. He was inspired once again and focused his attention on the stainless steel in his hand.

This time, the stainless steel didn't undergo significant changes. Instead, it slowly melted on Chen Mu's hand, resembling gravity-defying flowing water, climbing up his arm until it covered half of his forearm with its silvery-gray metal.

Suddenly, Chen Mu stopped.

Tang Jing smiled and said, "That's it."

At this moment, coincidentally, Qian Fei, who was carrying something over, saw this scene and immediately exclaimed, "Wow, it's Iron Man!"

Iron Man's nano suit, which is usually inconspicuous, can quickly cover the entire body when needed.

Chen Mu's movements resembled those of Tony Stark from Avengers: Infinity War, though both the speed and coverage were far from comparable.

Qian Fei seemed to be a Marvel fan and quickly chattered about the situation of Iron Man's suit.

Tang Jing nodded and said, "Actually, that's what I had in mind."

However, Chen Mu shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, the cost-effectiveness of doing it this way is currently low, and the difficulty is quite high. It's unlikely to achieve full-body coverage, I reckon."

Tang Jing pondered for a moment and asked, "Chen Mu, your ability requires physical contact with objects, right?"

"Yes."

"Does it have to be both hands?"

"Well... I tried using my feet, and it works too, but the efficiency is still not as good as using both hands."

"Besides hands and feet, what about other parts of your body?"

"Hmm?"

"Have you ever thought that if your entire body could be used as a pivot for your control ability..."

Before Tang Jing finished her sentence, Chen Mu already understood her meaning and immediately focused his mind.

In the next moment, the "stainless steel glove" that had only reached his forearm once again changed. Just like before, it continued to climb slowly up his arm.

Surprisingly, this time the speed was no slower than before.

"As I thought," Chen Mu felt joy in his heart and said with a smile, "It seems not limited to just hands and feet. Any part of the body in contact with the material can produce an effect, although the efficiency seems to be slightly lower than using the feet."

"This speed is already quite fast," Tang Jing remarked.

"I tried to control the target with each patch of skin on my arm separately, completing the entire action step by step, and it seems to work quite well," Chen Mu explained.

As he spoke, the metal glove had already spread over his entire right hand and up to his shoulder.

Then, without pausing for a moment, it continued to cover the torso.

He was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, and the metal battle attire spread closely against his skin. So it appeared as if Chen Mu was wearing a tight-fitting suit underneath the T-shirt.

Chen Mu seemed to have found a certain technique, and the coverage of the battle attire became faster and faster, extending from his right hand to his left hand, passing through his entire body.

Soon, his entire upper body, except for his head, was wrapped in a thin layer of stainless steel, resembling a half Iron Man.

"Wow!"

"Cool!"

The boys who were originally moving supplies were now drawn by the commotion and came over.

Upon seeing Chen Mu's half Iron Man appearance, Wei Dalei and the others were both amazed and envious, exclaiming with excitement.

Chen Mu placed both hands at a 45-degree angle and turned around stiffly, feeling quite novel himself.

"However, this way, you can't move, can you?" Tang Jing pointed out with amusement.

Obviously, even with just a thin layer of stainless steel, Chen Mu was securely bound, like a statue, unable to move and only fit for people to admire.

"It seems not very practical," Tang Jing chuckled.

However, at that moment, Chen Mu suddenly moved. His hands slowly made a hugging gesture.

Though it was slow, he was indeed moving.

"How did you manage that?"

"It's just using the ability in real-time to change the shape of the battle attire," Chen Mu said while doing stretching exercises.

"That way, it's not entirely useless," Tang Jing mused.

"But it's very taxing," Chen Mu added, gradually retracting the metal battle attire. The stainless steel crawled back along the same path it came from, eventually returning to his right hand, transforming into a belt, and wrapping around his waist again.

"Currently, its effect is quite limited, probably not as useful as a shield, but it's indeed a line of thought," Chen Mu explained.

He was well aware that utilizing other parts of the body to activate the ability didn't seem to have much practical value at the moment. The battle attire was still far from being effective in real combat.

However, as his ability further strengthened and his control became more proficient, this approach might have many unexpected applications.

Suddenly, Feng Xiaoyu asked, "If someone becomes proficient enough with this ability, could they go through walls?"

Everyone was momentarily stunned by the question but quickly agreed that it might be possible.

Even Chen Mu and Tang Jing nodded thoughtfully.

Ever since Feng Xiaoyu saw Chen Mu for the first time, she had been curious about his abilities. Although Chen Mu had not intentionally hidden anything from her, he also hadn't provided a direct answer. This only fueled Feng Xiaoyu's curiosity, and after formally joining the group, she had finally learned about it from others. Naturally, during idle moments, she had also pondered over it.

For those without awakened abilities, the longing for extraordinary powers was understandable.

Just like Du Jiajia.

Although she never said it out loud, there were times when discussing extraordinary abilities that she couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment.

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