Although Deathstorm no longer had normal human emotions, he still retained a scientific curiosity.
Therefore, he was very interested in the bomb brought by The Shazams; he was currently circling it. This bomb originally had an operating interface, but it had been violently disassembled by The Shazams.
To complete Owlman's mission, they had tried very hard to use their brains.
"Very interesting; its interior seems to use quantum communication principles for encryption, preventing me from observing specific information," Deathstorm marveled.
The Quantum Ontology Bomb itself used quantum encryption technology to process its detonation program information; if the key was not sent in the correct way, and other methods were used to interfere, the information in its superposition state would collapse into a jumble of garbled code.
Although Wilson adopted a very aggressive deterrent method like mutual destruction, he hadn't completely lost his mind.
For the Quantum Ontology Bomb's activation program, he had people apply the highest level of information security technology currently attainable by humanity.
In the field of quantum communication, this World may have already surpassed Dane's World; it's important to know that once quantum technology is used, even Cortana might not be able to crack it.
Because any act of observation will lead to information distortion, making it impossible to guarantee the authenticity of the obtained information, and naturally, cracking it becomes impossible.
Deathstorm was not interested in the Quantum Ontology Bomb itself because, under quantum encryption, he couldn't distinguish how powerful the warhead was.
He was now completely captivated by the encryption technology on this warhead, even willing to abandon his current research project on Kryptonite for it.
To understand why he was so invested in this, one must first understand that Deathstorm's ability is "to rearrange atoms and subatomic particles." It's important to understand the effect of this ability.
Our World, in terms of scale, is often divided into two parts: "macroscopic" and "microscopic." So what constitutes macroscopic? What constitutes microscopic?
The dividing line between macroscopic and microscopic is the atom.
Generally, parts larger than or equal to an atom are called the macroscopic World, and parts smaller than an atom are called the microscopic World.
As is well known, the macroscopic and microscopic Worlds do not follow the same physical principles, leading to "classical mechanics" and "quantum mechanics."
And Deathstorm's ability to manipulate 01 atoms proves that he can control the macroscopic World to a certain extent.
He can also manipulate some subatomic structures; subatomic particles are particles smaller than atoms, belonging to the microscopic realm.
This means Deathstorm has the ability to influence the microscopic World, but once the material World enters the microscopic, problems arise.
Unlike the macroscopic World, the particles in the microscopic World do not have fixed or continuous positions.
Taking electrons as an example, electrons do not orbit the central atomic nucleus in a circular motion like celestial bodies; instead, they appear to flash randomly.
Scientists can only use statistics to calculate the approximate probability of an electron appearing in a certain area, based on the electron's general region of appearance.
And based on the "uncertainty principle," any observation of a quantum will cause its original superposition state to collapse into a definite state, but which one? It's uncertain.
Again, taking electrons as an example, when you observe it, you might find it can be either spin-up or spin-down, which even Schrödinger found bewildering.
This gave rise to the famous quote: "Does God play dice?"
This means that if Deathstorm wants to perform precise operations on microscopic particles, he cannot destroy the quantum's superposition state, otherwise, it will trigger the "uncertainty principle."
Therefore, the quantum superposition must be maintained, as this is its most complete state.
However, every time Deathstorm operates on subatomic particles, it inevitably triggers the "observer effect." This is easy to understand: the act of "operation" itself is an interference, and interference inevitably triggers the "observer effect," leading to the collapse of the quantum superposition state.
Therefore, every time he performs subatomic-level operations, it's like rolling dice; he only succeeds when he's lucky, and most of the time, he doesn't get the desired result.
Sometimes Deathstorm feels his ability should be called a "slot machine," only "paying out" when three identical symbols appear.
Of course, this only applies to subatomic-level operations; at the atomic level and above, he can still get relatively definite results.
Although Deathstorm himself doesn't know it, this is actually the limitation of the Storm Matrix.
Similar to Firestorm having the Firestorm Matrix, Deathstorm also has a Storm Matrix, which is essentially a knowledge system, a universal formula, compiled from the user's own knowledge and accumulation.
Deathstorm can only manipulate particles within the limits allowed by the Matrix; he cannot materialize matter merely by imagination like a Lantern.
He cannot create something out of nothing, cannot increase the mass of matter, and cannot "cast spells" on things he doesn't understand, ignoring the process and directly achieving the result.
However, where this ability is superior to Emotional Spectrum power is that the matter Deathstorm modifies is permanent.
As long as he doesn't reverse the transformation process of the matter, it is the final result of the material change and can be maintained indefinitely, of course, this refers to situations where natural conditions permit.
Matter created by Emotional Spectrum power will eventually turn into nothingness due to energy depletion.
In Deathstorm's knowledge system, quantum mechanics has always been a difficult knowledge to penetrate, a "truth" he has always diligently sought.
The existence of the "observer effect" always places a barrier between him and the microscopic World, preventing him from truly comprehending the mysteries of matter.
Deathstorm urgently hopes to break through this barrier because he has a premonition that once he breaks through the barrier set by the "uncertainty principle," his abilities will enter a completely new realm.
If Dane were here, he would understand that Deathstorm is pursuing the realm of Dr. Manhattan, a "God" who can delve his gaze into the Quantum Realm.
But even Dr. Manhattan, in reality, has not fully broken through the "uncertainty principle"; every observation he makes changes and splits a brand new parallel World.
"Observation" is "interference"; in terms of the Honghuang (Primordial Chaos) narrative, every projection of Dr. Manhattan's gaze is incurring karma, and he cannot extricate himself from this karma.
This is also one of the reasons why Dr. Manhattan is not absolutely invincible and was eventually even counter-killed by the Justice League.
As long as he cannot break through this "karma," when considered on a cosmic scale, he is merely a mortal emitting blue light.
Deathstorm failed to understand this; he is still far from reaching Dr. Manhattan's realm, and now he merely craves knowledge out of a need for knowledge and to develop his own power.
The Shazams do not have a high scientific literacy, even though each of them possesses a Super Brain.
But "having" and "knowing how to use" are two different concepts, wouldn't you agree, Clark?
Therefore, one of the Captain Shazams asked, "Can you fix it?"
Deathstorm wasn't sure, but he told The Shazams and the others, "I can try."
He possessed the ability to manipulate microscopic particles. Although he was far from being able to manipulate quantum light particles freely, with enough dice rolls, he was bound to hit the mark once or twice, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse.
Unlike humans who need instruments for experiments, Deathstorm's ability allowed him to increase the efficiency of his 'dice rolls,' and he could also complete his desired research by recording the process. For him, it was a win-win situation.
Therefore, Deathstorm gladly accepted the task. By the time Dane and the others captured Ultraman and Martian Manhunter, Deathstorm had already 'rolled the dice' over ten billion times. At a very ordinary moment, he rolled the numbers he wanted.
Instantly, by analyzing the particle structure of the warhead, Deathstorm understood what it was for.
"You must be insane! If this bomb explodes here, it will destroy the entire Earth!"
Even Deathstorm, who was devoid of emotion, was shocked by The Shazams' ambition.
"Was your action truly orchestrated by Owlman?"
The three members of The Shazams quietly surrounded Deathstorm.
"Your work is done. Hand it over to us!"
Deathstorm obviously couldn't do that. Although he had no attachment to this World, he didn't want to die yet. He hadn't yet obtained the 'truth' he sought, and he couldn't die before that!
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