A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1047 Man-made Disaster
Thanks to the joint efforts of students and citizens, Academy City miraculously maintained stability in the face of a severe incident involving a city-wide power outage and signal disruption.

However, it cannot be denied that a disaster is a disaster, and Misaka Mikoto's rampage was indeed a huge disaster that affected the entire Academy City.

Even if all the illegal experiments that Lin Wuming and his group had previously stopped were combined, the damage they could have caused would probably not have been this great.

As the lightning subsided, a feather robe woven from lightning clung to Misaka Mikoto's body.

A chilling aura emanated from the air.

The world suddenly became calm, and the iron sand and lightning that had filled the battlefield vanished at the same time—the lightning all returned to Misaka Mikoto herself, outlining a halo that looked like it was made of thorns above her head; the iron sand enveloped Lin Wuming, forming a sand dune that buried him.

From the dazzling display of lights that illuminated the entire battlefield to the light now focusing solely on Misaka Mikoto, the raging energy instantly calmed down.

"Everyone retreat! And assist in the evacuation of all personnel." Misaki Shokuhou immediately gave the order when she saw that the situation was not good.

Her Majesty's will was carried out, and no one stayed to watch the battle. The members of the Shokuhou faction retreated one after another.

Misaki Shokuhou then lay down, nestled in Junko Hokaze's arms, and pointed the remote control into the air.

"External brain... activated."

—If I'm not mistaken, these neighborhoods are completely destroyed, and it would be more efficient to start thinking about post-disaster reconstruction; Misaka really gave me a huge surprise!

In order to minimize the damage, the only thing Misaki Shokuhou can do now is to completely evacuate the crowd. As long as no one dies in this accident, the situation is still under control.

If all else fails, Misaki Shokuhou can go to great lengths herself and activate her "external brain" to perform a large-scale memory correction, which should be enough to get by.

But if someone dies, the situation changes. It's not that Misaki Shokuhou's "psychological control" is ineffective, but rather that Lin Wuming's conscience prevents them from getting past the issue; they cannot deceive themselves.

Fortunately, after this area became a battlefield, Misaki Shokuhou and her team had already cleared it once, so this is just a matter of checking for any remaining gaps, just in case.

Only after confirming that there was no one else within a five-kilometer radius did Misaki Shokuhou leave with peace of mind.

"Big sister!" Shirai Kuroko suddenly screamed.

Misaki Shokuhou quickly turned around to look.

It wasn't that something happened to Misaka Mikoto, but rather because of what she did to Lin Wuming...

Misaka Mikoto, exhibiting a trend towards becoming an angel, experienced a surge in power and completely overwhelmed Lin Wuming.

Lin Wuming was unable to break free from the sand dunes covering him; in fact, he became even more trapped.

Looking back now, all that remained opposite Misaka Mikoto was a spherical object more than two people tall—a sphere formed of iron sand, enveloping Lin Wuming within it.

The surface of the sphere flashed with electric light from time to time, just like a boiler being tested and heated.

Lin Wuming inside remained completely still...

But Misaka Mikoto was not satisfied with this. As she raised her hand and pointed at the ball of iron sand, the surface of the ball began to writhe, and the iron sand instantly deformed.

Like a hedgehog or a sea urchin, countless sharp spikes sprouted from the surface of the iron sand sphere in the blink of an eye. Then, with a flash of lightning, these outward-pointing spikes instantly retracted and plunged back into the sphere's interior!

It was seeing this scene that made Shirai Kuroko scream – the nameless senior was inside!
Misaka Mikoto's sudden and ruthless act stunned everyone, and Shirai Kuroko, disregarding everything else, was about to activate "space teleportation" to rush over.

However, a powerful electric field surrounded Misaka Mikoto, causing even space itself to become distorted and unstable. Shirai Kuroko's positioning failed, and the spatial teleportation could not be successfully initiated.

—A sufficiently powerful force can warp space, even if the warping is only slight and negligible on a macroscopic scale; however, for those who pursue extreme precision in space design, even the slightest warping or error is fatal.

Despite the failed attempt to move, Misaka Mikoto, who was in the distance, seemed to have been alerted; as if she had heard Shirai Kuroko's call, she turned her head slightly and glanced in their direction.

Shirai Kuroko couldn't help but gasp. Even though she knew that it was her most beloved older sister, no one could guarantee how much of Misaka Mikoto's senses she still possessed.

Especially when you see Misaka Mikoto's face covered by a mask formed by interwoven electric light, only some facial features can be vaguely discerned. From a distance, she looks sacred, truly like an angel rather than a human girl.

But when she turned around, Misaka Mikoto took off her mask, revealing her true face underneath.

Misaka Mikoto gently shook her head at Shirai Kuroko and Shokuhou Misaki, and mouthed, "It's nothing."

—The nameless senior is alright.

At this moment, Misaka Mikoto has complete control of the battlefield. The omnipresent electromagnetic waves are her eyes and ears; here, she knows everything.

Therefore, Misaka Mikoto knew very well that Lin Wuming was alright—he was just trapped, but not injured.

The attack just now didn't even manage to injure him!
—As expected of an unknown senior, he was able to respond even under such unfavorable circumstances.

To ensure the effectiveness of her attack, Misaka Mikoto deliberately avoided vital points during the attack to prevent triggering Lin Wuming's "bullet time".

Even so, Lin Wuming, who had not entered "bullet time" mode, still displayed a reaction speed far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Just now, when he was being "pierced by a thousand arrows," Lin Wuming skillfully used the limited amount of diamond sand he had on hand to fight sand with sand, specifically targeting and destroying the iron spikes.

While performing this operation, Lin Wuming also needed to use corundum to construct a physical barrier to block the surrounding iron sand...

According to Misaka Mikoto's estimation, given the amount of diamond sand Lin Wuming carried, it would be impossible for him to do so many things at the same time.

The only feasible solution is to rob Peter to pay Paul, rapidly mobilizing limited resources to create a numerical advantage in a localized area, defeat the attack, and then immediately withdraw and redeploy them to the defensive line...

Misaka Mikoto knew that this was a specialty of the nameless senior, because he had the special ability of "bullet time" and could create the illusion of a "large quantity" in this way.

It now seems that even without "bullet time," Lin Wuming could have done this.

“Nameless Senior…” Misaka Mikoto turned her head and looked at the ball of iron sand in front of her. In the electromagnetic vision, she could see Lin Wuming directly.

A pleasant and sweet smile appeared on the girl's face, and then the smile was fixed on the mask woven from electric light.

"Now that you're alright, how about we have a real battle?"

(End of this chapter)