Nuclear reactions are pretty cool. I mean, super hot. Afterall, the Sun is made of it.
I wonder if I can travel into space and Devour the Sun itself?
...Well, that's a food for thought in the very far future.
Anyway, there is a Nuclear fusion reaction that I learnt in class 10th.
²H + ³H → ⁴He + n + energy
Meaning, combination of Deuterium and Tritium leads to a nuclear reaction in which Helium is formed, and a neutron and energy are released.
But, the fusion reaction is far more difficult to achieve than fission. That's why nuclear fusion reactors were still not made for electricity, though the bombs already existed, using a small amount of fission to kickstart this reaction.
But with Degenerate, I can just fuse Deuterium and Tritium easily.
I floated above a wasteland that Milim introduced me to. It seems like she routinely blasts offs her attacks here.
Alright!
I dropped a slime seed containing both H2 and H3, and then...
'Degenerate: Synthesis!'
[Fusing H2 and H3...]
*Boom!*
A small explosion happened.
Alright! Long range Degenerate works!
"Eh... It wasn't that impressive."
Milim complained upon seeing the explosion.
"It was just a trial. I will show you the real thing now!"
This time, I devoured huge amounts of air and prepared H2 and H3 from it.
Honestly, it wasn't much.
I wonder if I can try this with Nitrogen and Oxygen instead of Hydrogen?
[No data—]
No one is asking you. Continue focusing on analysing Drago Buster.
[...]
Anyway, this time, I dropped a much bigger bomb.
Degenerate: Synthesis!
[Fusing H2 and H3...]
*BOOM!*
This time, a large mushroom cloud rose, heating the air to almost boiling point!
I even had to use Devourer to ensure that the explosion coming my way went straight to my stomach and not harm me!
Milim was, of course, unscathed.
"Wahahaha! What's this!? What's this!? There were no magicules used in the explosion!"
"Heh! It's science! Let me try something bigger!"
[Using Degenerate on devoured Air...]
[80% Nitrogen gas acquired]
[18% Oxygen gas acquired]
[1% other gases acquired]
[Using Degenerate on Nitrogen gas...]
[N14 atom acquired]
[Using Degenerate on Oxygen gas...]
[O16 atom acquired]
Now let's see... Hydrogen was less than 0.1% of the air I devoured. And Nitrogen is 80%. While energy per mol will be way less than Hydrogen, but Nitrogen's quantity is way more!
If it works, of course!
I dropped another seed.
Degenerate: Synthesis!
[Fusing N14 and N14 atoms—]
*BOOOOOOOOM!*
This time, a way, way stronger explosion happened! Covering the entire wasteland!
The shockwaves threw me off, but Milim grabbed me behind her.
Milim, of course, managed to tank the explosion.
But, she had some scratches.
"Wahahaha! Wahahaha! This managed to actually scratch me! It's almost as powerful as my weakened Drago Nova!
Without any magicules!
Wahahaha!
You are great Squishy!
No... it wouldn't be right to continue calling you Squishy, right?"
Milim was now in a very difficult situation.
She apparently, didn't think it was right to keep calling me Squishy after the bomb I just dropped.