"Bullet time refers to the time when the mercury needle can enter a high-arousal combat state. The combat time that each mercury needle can maintain is different... You already know this, right?"
Hesta nodded.
"Okay," Chiba continued, "After entering bullet time, the mercury needles cannot be completely idle. We need to keep ourselves in this state - just like when you fight with others, you have to clench your fists."
Following Chiba's demonstration, Hesta also clenched his hands into fists. However, in an instant, Chiba suddenly drew his gun again and shot again at the gun target in the distance.
At this moment, the loud noise of the bullet rushing out of the gun barrel caught Hesta off guard. She subconsciously reached out to cover her ears - although it was already too late.
Chiba laughed, "However, there are always many sudden changes that will make people forget to 'make a fist', just like your reaction now. The same is true for maintaining bullet time, but for mercury needles, once we forget to maintain Your own state will quickly fall from bullet time and enter restricted time."
"Restricted time..." Hesta repeated the word in a murmur.
"It's like a car. After it starts, you can press the accelerator to accelerate or use the steering wheel to turn at any time, but once it stalls halfway, you have to take the time to restart it. In this process, your car is no longer a A nimble driving tool, you can do almost nothing with it unless the engine is restarted - the same goes for the Mercury Needle's body.
"After entering the restricted time, the mercury needle will become weak and powerless. During this period, it is difficult to even stand alone, let alone fighting.
"For example, if there is a mercury needle, his bullet time is about 10 hours, and in a certain battle, he chooses to take a temporary break while working continuously for no more than 5 hours, then next, He usually experiences periods of weakness that last anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes.
"During this period, he can't do anything. Only when this restriction time is over, can he re-enter bullet time - we call this kind of situation 'incomplete restriction time'."
Hesta thought thoughtfully, "There is also 'complete control of time'?"
"Yes," Chiba said with a smile, "Using the example just now, if the mercury needle works continuously for more than 5 hours, then when he stops again, he will directly enter the 'completely restricted time' .
"The fully restricted time is generally half of the bullet time. No matter whether the mercury needle has been working continuously for 6 hours, 7 hours or 10 hours, when he stops again, he has to lie down for 5 hours before he can Get moving.”
Hesta frowned in deep thought, "I see."
"Have you ever wondered how the length of bullet time is determined?"
Hesta tilted her head slightly, "Passed some... extreme tests?"
"Haha, almost," Qianye said with a smile, "The so-called second special training is to put chelates in a controlled place, under the responsibility of on-the-job mercury needles, to newcomers who have not yet 'second sleep'. In the face of chelation During the battle between objects, the newcomer's mercury needle's 'bullet time' will naturally awaken. The others will be responsible for keeping time nearby."
"...until 'bullet time' wears off?"
"It's not just as simple as failure," Qianye said softly. "When it is close to its own limit, the mercury needle's ability will have an extremely strong burst, which will continue to increase 20 to 150 times based on the original bullet time. But this is usually It can only last for tens of seconds to minutes, at the cost of self-destruction - after the end, the person involved will suffer from very serious bleeding and systemic organ failure, just like when the chelate dies naturally.
"The last burst period is the Acheron moment." Chiba said softly, "The calculation of bullet time is from the time you enter the 'combat state' to the end of the 'Acheron moment'."
Hesta suddenly spoke: "Is this... the reason why the base stipulates that 'bullet time must be higher than 4 hours before you can participate in combat'...?"
"Uh-huh." Qianye said softly, "Excluding some extreme values, the average time it takes for a mercury needle team of about 5 people to hunt down a chelate is 57 minutes. A bullet time of less than 4 hours is too much on the battlefield. It's dangerous. Not to mention the Acheron moment, once you enter the restricted time, let alone chelate, even a five or six-year-old child can easily wipe your neck with a knife."
Until this moment, Hesta suddenly understood many things that had happened in the past - for example, the night when Rico participated in the special training, she entered the underground hospital of the base due to serious injuries.
Thinking of this, Hesta suddenly realized something, "...but the survival time of chelates is usually only two weeks to one month. How can the base ensure that there is enough chelates for use during special training? Grab it now ?”
"Aha, that's something with a higher level of confidentiality." Qianye smiled, "If you want to think about it, you can think about it yourself, but all the news I told you today, don't let any third party know - you can do it Are you here?"
Hesta nodded seriously.
"Back to Sean, listen," Chiba continued, "His bullet time is 4 hours and 55 minutes, and the interval restriction time is 22 minutes. In other words, if he enters bullet time and is interrupted by you, Then you have at least 22 minutes to do whatever you want."
"But how do I-"
"Generally speaking, the stability of bullet time is related to the fighting will of the person involved. Do you still remember the question I asked you last time?"
Hesta was deep in thought.
Chiba continued, "As for how to do it, you have to think about it yourself."
"……Understood."
Chiba breathed out softly and looked sideways at the target in the distance, "Do you want to practice a few more rounds today? In another hour, I will have to send you back."
"Miss Chiba, do you have anything else to do this afternoon?"
"Not really, but Moli only approved me for half a day." Qianye spread his hands, "As you can see, now is a special period. There are pictures of you everywhere outside, so I let you follow me out and hang out all day. , it’s really not convenient.”
Hesta thought for a moment, "Can we practice today first? I can explain to Ms. Morley."
"Okay." Chiba smiled, "Then I'll get a few more boxes of bullets."
…
In the base, in Sophie Morley's office, Liz looked at Ms. Morley opposite with a shocked expression. She stood up and her voice sounded a little excited, "Why should we stop the investigation of Sean now?"
"We will definitely pursue this matter to the end," Molly looked at Liz in front of her calmly, "but we really didn't find any evidence in his equipment, right?"
"Obviously you also think that the power outage in the grammar classroom and the lack of surveillance video were caused by Sean——"
"Yes." Mo Li said solemnly, "But if we continue to investigate now, it will only be used as a fuss by those who are interested."
