A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1045 Evolve, Misaka Mikoto!
The neighborhood where the battlefield was located was once again illuminated by Misaka Mikoto's electricity, while the rest of the city outside this neighborhood was plunged back into darkness. Centered on this neighborhood, darkness rapidly swept across Academy City like ripples spreading outwards.

Moreover, this time even the backup power supply couldn't hold up, and a large number of electrical devices were literally "burned out".

Misaka Mikoto was unaware that at this moment, the electricity emanating from her core was far beyond normal levels.

Even if Misaka Mikoto is a Level 5 Electrifier, it is theoretically impossible for her to release such a scale of electricity!

—Some kind of change is happening, and it's happening to me.

Misaka Mikoto had subconsciously noticed this change, but she didn't take it to heart.

In her view, no matter what changes occur, it will be of no use and will not be able to resolve the troubles in her heart.

All my efforts will ultimately amount to nothing more than an ugly struggle...

So... what am I doing?

Misaka Mikoto looked at Lin Wuming opposite her. The latter had not yet recovered from the sudden burst of intense lightning, and had not even had time to take action to launch a counterattack.

This is not surprising, because he hasn't encountered a "fatal crisis" yet, so Lin Wuming hasn't entered "bullet time" mode, and his reaction speed naturally can't compare to that of the electric shock user...

Of course, from a fair, third-party perspective, one can only say that Misaka Mikoto's reaction speed was too fast.

The person who's acting strangely right now is Misaka Mikoto.

The Misaka Sisters are best positioned to speak on this matter, as their "Misaka Network" is connected to their older sister, Misaka Mikoto.

Or, more precisely, it was Misaka Mikoto who actively "touched" the "Misaka Network".

Misaka Mikoto is the genetic prototype of all the Sisters, so in the entire "Misaka System", Misaka Mikoto is naturally at the top and the highest level. Even the final signal of the Supreme Command Tower, in theory, has authority below Misaka Mikoto.

Therefore, Misaka Mikoto can access the "Misaka Network" at any time if she wants to.

The reason why she didn't do this before was not only because "Misaka Networks" didn't reserve a place for her when it was first established, but also mainly because she didn't want to hurt the younger sisters.

Due to the enormous actual disparity, the moment Misaka Mikoto connects to the network, it could very well overwhelm and destroy this fragile network, causing irreparable damage to the more than 20,000 connected sisters.

At that very moment, the Misaka Sisters finally experienced that feeling of fear.

—Some behemoth reached out to them from outside the network, cautiously yet boldly probing into it.

All the girls, including the final signal, were powerless to do anything about it and could only watch silently as the other party amassed wealth online...

Because this is the will of my older sister, Misaka Mikoto.

I don't know what my older sister did to so rudely intervene in the "Misaka Network" in this way.

Fortunately, Misaka Mikoto did not harm anyone; despite her overwhelming power and presence, the intervention of only "one hand" was not enough to cause the entire network to collapse.

Immediately, instinctively, all the younger sisters understood what their elder sister wanted to do and how they should cooperate.

This is the "factory setting" that is written deep into the memory of every Misaka Sister from the very beginning of their lives.

"Level 6 - The Absolute Ability Evolution Project." If they are not saved, then the Misaka Sisters' mission and destiny is to participate in the "Absolute Ability Evolution Project."

As for which specific person or individuals will be helped to advance from Level 5 to Level 6, that depends on the circumstances.

Because the "Absolute Ability Evolution Project" itself is uncertain, a plan was developed for each Level 5 when the plan was formulated.

Of course, Misaka Mikoto from "A Certain Scientific Railgun" is among them. In fact, in terms of compatibility, Misaka Mikoto is the most suitable one.

Although Misaka Mikoto herself is unaware of these inside stories, it is enough as long as the Misaka Sisters cooperate.

Unlike the other Level 5 promotion plans, Misaka Mikoto's promotion will not involve any sacrifices, or rather, the only possible sacrifice is Misaka Mikoto herself...

"sister……"

At that moment, 20,000 Misaka Sisters scattered throughout Academy City and all over the world simultaneously looked up at the sky.

Only the extra character had a gloomy expression and lowered her head, looking directly at Misaka Mikoto herself below.

The older sister, Misaka Mikoto, has seized the power that belonged to her—"Misaka's Negative Emotions".

Misaka Mikoto's existence alone is enough to overwhelm all the sisters, so her own negative emotions also exceed the combined negative emotions of the sisters.

Not to mention that this was the crucial moment when Misaka Mikoto's various negative emotions erupted.

In an instant, Misaka Mikoto's negative emotions surged like a flood, sweeping across the entire Misaka Web; like a vast ocean embracing all rivers, she absorbed the negative emotions of the original Misaka Sisters and made them her own.

Driven by these intense negative emotions, Misaka Mikoto opened the ladder to a higher realm...

Emotional factors are merely a catalyst; what Misaka Mikoto truly needs are the intelligence resources within the Misaka Network.

Backed by 20,000 Misaka Sisters across the entire network, Misaka Mikoto instinctively embarks on the path to promotion.

……

On the top of a tall building ten kilometers from the battlefield, at the edge of a helicopter landing platform, a woman wearing a dark blue uniform of the guard force, with a white coat over her clothes, is holding binoculars and looking into the distance.

"That's outrageous! What on earth did that Level 5 couple do?" Therista exclaimed in astonishment. "If I'm not mistaken, is Misaka Mikoto about to advance in rank?"

“As you can see,” the middle-aged woman beside her, also wearing a white coat, replied, “the Level 6 Evolution Project, the backup plan among backup plans, has actually gone straight into the final experimental stage... How ironic.”

The middle-aged woman shook her head as she raised her left hand, holding a bulging brown paper file bag. The seal of the file bag was stamped with the word "NO.3".

"Tsk, it's useless now." The middle-aged woman shook the file bag, and then suddenly a ball of fire appeared out of thin air in her hand, setting the file bag ablaze.

The paper burned completely, leaving not even ashes.

After doing all that, she took a hard drive out of her pocket and crushed it; then a small whirlwind appeared in her right palm.

Throwing the hard drive debris into the whirlwind is like putting it into a shredder; the hard metal and ceramic materials are quickly turned into powder in the whirlwind and eventually dissipate into the air as the whirlwind dissipates.

(End of this chapter)