A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1042 The Frenzied Onslaught of the Electric Gun

Misaka Mikoto did not persist in launching a "retaliation" against Shokuhou Misaki—since she chose to leave voluntarily.

After the barrage of words and the release of her intense emotions, Misaka Mikoto gradually calmed down. As a superpowered individual who is passionate about and skilled in combat, Misaka Mikoto has always taken "battle" very seriously.

Moreover, Misaka Mikoto intends to continue to uphold this seriousness.

Feeling that she had already lost in love, and had lost twice in a row, the girl unknowingly got stuck in a rut, overwhelmed by anger and helplessness.

Since I've already lost in love, I can only win back some ground on the battlefield!

The pain and discomfort she experienced during the rapid charging was long forgotten. At this moment, Misaka Mikoto felt that the slight stinging pain in her body was nothing. If she had a little more time, she would even continue to find a place to charge and improve her strength as much as possible!
—An anonymous senior, an anonymous senior…

Misaka Mikoto activated her body, maximizing her superpowers. In an instant, dazzling lightning seemed to surge from every pore of the girl's body, enveloping her in a giant ball of electric light.

—The nameless senior is not my lover; he is my duel opponent, someone I must defeat!

Misaka Mikoto spoke to herself in her heart, trying to use suggestion to bring her relationship with Lin Wuming back to the way it was before—when she had just met Wuming-senpai and was not yet sure of the existence of the sisters; back to the time when she and Wuming-senpai had their last unfinished duel...

"Come on, Nameless!" Misaka Mikoto shouted, "I will win this duel!"

Lightning converged, and a thick electric gun shot towards Lin Wuming.

Of course, Lin Wuming had seen this move many times before. Although its power was indeed remarkable, for a battle between Level 5 players, this level of attack was merely the starting gun to announce the start of the war.

As expected, the electric gun missed its target due to the obstruction and deflection of the psychic barrier.

But Misaka Mikoto did not give up. After resting and recharging, the electricity in her body seemed inexhaustible.

Misaka Mikoto unleashed her electricity with abandon, firing one electric shock after another, as if she hadn't seen Lin Wuming perfectly deflect the attack.

However, Misaka Mikoto was never blinded by anger and acted rashly. Although she only used the same move to attack, she would make some minor adjustments to each electric gun attack, constantly optimizing the move in actual combat.

The biggest advantage of "Electric Shock" is its speed, followed by its power. It was by utilizing these properties that Misaka Mikoto launched a continuous offensive to suppress Lin Wuming, giving him no chance to retaliate.

Misaka Mikoto knew that this level of attack was far from "fatal" to Lin Wuming, and therefore would not trigger "bullet time".

As long as Lin Wuming doesn't enter "bullet time" mode, he will definitely not lose if it comes down to attack speed and reaction speed!

As the attack continued, Lin Wuming noticed something was wrong—Misaka Mikoto's electric gun was getting faster and faster!
Just when Lin Wuming felt he had adapted to Misaka Mikoto's attack speed and could buy time to counterattack with a little more effort, Misaka Mikoto's next attack would become even faster!
The essence of the "Electric Gun" is lightning, and theoretically, the speed of lightning is infinitely close to the speed of light.

However, in reality, due to the abundance of impurities and interference in the atmosphere, lightning travels far from the speed of light.

That's why Lin Wuming was able to react promptly and accurately when facing the electric gun attack.

But now, with Misaka Mikoto recklessly using her electric gun, she has created a "lightning environment" between herself and Lin Wuming that can remain stable for a short period of time. This is equivalent to artificially creating her own domain; combined with the thunderclouds overhead…

With the support of the environment, the interfering factors were gradually eliminated, resulting in the electric gun becoming faster and more powerful!

If the same trick works, keep using it—that's what battle is all about. Defeating your opponent is the only goal. As for the means and tactics used, they don't matter. As long as you can win, that's a good tactic!

Misaka Mikoto knew very well that in terms of the variety of techniques, she was no match for the nameless senior.

In Misaka Mikoto's view, many of her fighting techniques and the development and application of her superpowers were imitations and references to the ideas of the nameless senior.

Nen ability is an "all-purpose ability," especially in the hands of high-level Nen users, where its "omnipotence" is fully demonstrated.

Even though she thought she knew the nameless senior very well, Misaka Mikoto still couldn't guarantee that her skill tree could surpass the nameless senior in both quantity and quality.

Therefore, Misaka Mikoto decided to simply abandon skills and only use basic moves to compete in numerical stats.

Although the inability to access Misaka Mikoto's "secret meetings" prevented her from sharing many secrets with Misaka Mikoto, as she spent more time with Lin Wuming, she was able to discern some things without them needing to be explicitly stated.

For example, Misaka Mikoto knows that the nameless senior is not yet a true Level 5 Nen user.

Judging solely from Nen abilities, Lin Wuming is probably only a Level 4 Ability User at present.

In other words, without the "bullet time" effect, in a pure numerical comparison, your side has the advantage!
Once in battle mode, Misaka Mikoto's mind became increasingly calm, seemingly having completely forgotten her earlier annoyance and humiliation, leaving only analysis of the battle situation and a desire for victory.

The most distinctive feature of lightning attacks is their speed. Lin Wuming's reaction speed and combat rhythm have always been quite fast, but compared to lightning, he is undoubtedly a small fry.

In the escalating battle, through the dazzling flashes of lightning, Lin Wuming noticed the calm and indifferent expression on Misaka Mikoto's face, and thus abandoned his last shred of hope.

—Mikoto is serious.

Throughout today's entire duel, she was the only one who fought seriously!

It's not that Tobi-bi and Misaki Shokuhou weren't serious—they didn't hold back when they made their move!

However, both Tomi and Misaki were ultimately participating in a "duel"—a duel between them and Lin Wuming, based on the previously agreed-upon rules and "bets."

Since it's a "duel," it's normal to have winners and losers. Besides, Tomi and Misaki don't really care whether they win or lose; so after giving it their all, they easily accept their defeat or verbally declare themselves the winner.

The key to today's "duel" has never been about winning or losing, but rather about Lin Wuming and his attitude.

(End of this chapter)