Marvel: DNF Invades

The magic stone was a strange ore that contained the magic power of the seventh apostle, Antuon. It came from the DNF world.

Adamantium, the densest metal known on Earth, was artificially synthesized. It came from the Marvel Universe.

The combination of the Philosopher Stone and Adamantium was something Luke had been looking forward to for a long time—he had dreamed about it countless times.

"From now on, we no longer have to grind the Philosopher Stone into powder and waste it. Tony is worthy of his name. His research results have clearly shown how to release this energy. Although the steps seem very complicated, we can finally truly utilize the potential of the Philosopher Stone."

Looking at Tony's research data, Luke didn't understand a lot of it, but fortunately, Ross helped him analyze it. It shouldn't be difficult to copy what Tony did.

"Master, Tony Stark's research results show that the key elements that make up this ore have four main characteristics."

"Which four?"

Tony called this key element that made up the Philosopher Stone the β element.

Luke knew that this was actually magic power.

"One of the greatest properties of this element is that it is very stable and inert," Ross explained. "To release its inherent energy, a smooth and continuous excitation process is required."

"Oh? What about the second one?"

"When the excitation process is realized, the energy release of this element is explosive. It will unleash all its internal energy in a very short time. The data provided by Tony Stark shows that the energy burst process is extremely short, and there will be an extremely high energy peak. It will immediately return to stability after the release, and the element itself will become extremely inert again."

"I see. This is very similar to the magic power in the game!" Luke thought.

This was indeed consistent with the magic power of the ancient and holy weapons in the game.

In DNF, it took a while to charge the magic power. After the charging was completed, the magic power would burst out in a short time. After the burst, all the accumulated energy would be lost, and it needed to be charged again.

Luke thought that he should have realized this earlier. When magic energy came into reality, it would most likely inherit this explosive characteristic.

This result was good news for him.

"This feature is great and perfect for creating explosions." Luke immediately thought of the art of explosion.

He nodded and said, "Go on."

Ross said, "The third characteristic is that since the explosion of magic energy is very short, the scope of influence is very concentrated. In Tony Stark's experiment, most of the energy was concentrated in one point."

"In other words, the range of damage is not that great?"

"You could say that."

"What is that last trait?"

"The fourth characteristic is that when magic energy explodes, it will instantly generate extremely high temperatures. The data obtained by Tony Stark shows that the temperature generated by each explosion of magic energy will not be lower than three million degrees Celsius. Through Jarvis' simulation, the energy generated by the explosion of magic energy can almost instantly melt all known metals."

Luke immediately asked nervously, "What about Adamantium?"

"There are only two metals that will not melt in Tony Stark's experiments."

"Understood."

Luke was relieved. It seemed that there was no problem with the Adamantium.

After pondering for a moment and sorting out his thoughts, Luke nodded solemnly and said, "Well, Ross, let's get started now."

With the specific parameters obtained by Tony's experiment, Ross could conduct simulation experiments.

Luke asked Ross to simulate how much kinetic energy would be generated on the Adamantium fragments after the explosion of magic energy.

Luke had already had the idea of using Adamantium or Vibranium to make grenades.

Now that he had Adamantium in his hands, he couldn't wait to realize his original idea.

"Master, did you know that the invention of the grenade can be traced back to China?"

"I think I've heard of it."

"It was the Song Dynasty that invented a weapon called a 'fireball,' which used gunpowder as the core. It was made by layering paper, cloth, and other materials to form an inner shell, then coated with flammable, moisture-proof agents like asphalt, rosin, and yellow wax.

"After being lit, the sphere exploded and generated flames when fired by hand or cannon. The explosive contents could also be modified by adding caltrops, poison, or smoke to create various effects such as poisoning, barriers, and distractions."

Luke was surprised and said, "This is the prototype of a multifunctional grenade."

"Yes. By the 13th century, this had evolved into the 'Sky Thunder' bomb."

"Sky Thunder? I've only heard of Thunderbolt Ling Zhen. Little Raccoon Water Margin Hero Card... cough cough."

"The shell of the Thunder Bomb was made of cast iron, shaped like a can—very similar to the homemade grenades the master made before. It was filled with gunpowder, and when ignited, the explosion caused high-pressure gas to burst the iron shell, sending fragments flying to kill or injure the enemy."

"Yes, that's exactly my idea."

"In Europe, it wasn't until the 17th century that people started loading gunpowder and lead bullets or metal fragments into iron cylinders. That's when the Europeans finally came up with iron grenades."

"But they're still the originators of modern grenades," Luke said with a sigh.

Ross continued, "The iron grenade had built-in sharp metal fragments and marbles. Upon explosion, they would scatter outward, causing deadly damage. However, all fragmentation grenades have one major flaw."

"A fatal flaw? What is it?"

"They are ineffective against targets and structures behind solid cover."

Luke nodded. "Yeah, that makes sense."

There were two main reasons for this flaw: the kinetic energy of the fragments and the material of the fragments themselves.

Either the kinetic energy was insufficient to penetrate the bunker, or the material of the fragments was too weak compared to the cover.

In both cases, the fragments would lose their lethality.

This was why he asked Ross to simulate and calculate ways to increase the kinetic energy and material strength of the fragments.

Magic energy and Adamantium corresponded to these two points respectively.

Luke believed the problem wasn't hard to solve—it was just a matter of how far it could be improved.

Ross quickly finished the calculations using the supercomputing power of Harvard and MIT.

He smiled and said, "Master, congratulations. The energy from the magic burst can completely accelerate the Adamantium fragments inside the grenade to an incredible degree. The kinetic energy of the fragments is extremely high. The lethality is enormous."

"To what extent?" Luke asked expectantly.

Ross explained, "During World War II, the F-1 fragmentation grenade, nicknamed 'Lemon,' had a cast iron shell. It was too heavy—600 grams—so its throwing distance was short, and the number of shrapnel pieces was low. Its effective killing radius was 30 meters, but sometimes it exploded 100 meters away and accidentally injured others."

She continued, "The M26A1, the U.S. military's current grenade, weighs 454g, has a steel shell with built-in steel fragments, uses B-type TNT, and is lethal within 15 to 20 meters. Beyond 25 meters, lethality drops significantly. It can penetrate plaster walls."

She then presented a simulated diagram of the Adamantium grenade.

"Adamantium grenade: estimated weight 2700g, steel shell with Adamantium fragments inside, detonated using a mixture purified by the Philosopher Stone. Estimated effective lethality within 1000 meters, weakening within 2000 meters. Can penetrate all substances except Adamantium and Vibranium."

"What about penetration?"

"It has extremely strong penetration. Simulations show a 100% penetration rate against anything except Adamantium and Vibranium. Hiding behind cover is useless—even for the thrower."

Luke opened his mouth in shock. "This thing is insane..."

If this grenade was real, no conventional means could stop it.

"The only problem is... it's expensive as hell."

Each grenade required five kilograms of Adamantium. He only had 50 kilograms in total—just enough for ten grenades.

And he had other projects in mind too.

"Tony should be close to a breakthrough… Let's leave some surprises for him!"

Meanwhile, in Stark Tower, Tony was preparing for a new experiment.

"Jarvis, execute the wall-breaking plan."

"Sir, what is the wall-breaking plan?"

"..." He forgot that Jarvis' data on the Magic Stone had been deleted.

"Forget it. Just help me synthesize a new element."

(TL/N: If you Notice the word philosopher Stone Comment here. It should be Magic Stone)

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