A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1049 Original Work Reprint
The ubiquitous nitrogen is the best solution to break the deadlock. Lin Wuming is not completely ignorant about how to manipulate nitrogen, after all, he knows Kinuhata Saiai, a true nitrogen manipulator; moreover, Lin Wuming's manipulation precision has reached the molecular level, and he can artificially fractionate air.

—This is an interesting plan!

Lin Wuming's eyes lit up, and he immediately began to take action.

This might not be a wise choice, but it is the most feasible option for Lin Wuming at the moment; more importantly, Lin Wuming believes he can do it.

Soon, or rather, in the blink of an eye, Lin Wuming completed the fractionation of the air around him. Oxygen and other components in the air remained around him to supply the needs of normal breathing, while nitrogen, bound by the psychic barrier, formed a 360-degree defense layer that separated him from the outer layer of iron sand.

Lin Wuming couldn't turn nitrogen into armor like Kinuhata Saiai, but it was more than enough to prevent electric current from penetrating.

The only slightly troublesome thing was that in order to complete this nitrogen insulation layer, Lin Wuming had to allocate a lot of computing power to manipulate his Nen abilities.

Therefore, Lin Wuming had to give up many applications of his Nen abilities in other areas.

He was naturally even more ignorant about what was happening outside the Iron Sand Sphere, and logically speaking, he couldn't imagine that Misaka Mikoto had already begun to make rapid progress toward "angelification".

Misaka Mikoto, however, was fully aware of Lin Wuming's actions, and she was completely unmoved by the "nitrogen insulation" that Lin Wuming had come up with on a whim.

The electric current attack was merely a side effect, a byproduct of maintaining the Iron Sand Sphere, so Misaka Mikoto never expected it to pose a substantial threat to Lin Wuming.

At this moment, Misaka Mikoto was completely covered by a feathered robe woven with electric light, and the halo above her head was becoming clearer and more obvious, only lacking the growth of angel wings behind her.

Misaka Mikoto is aware of her situation and is trying her best to maintain her rationality and clarity.

But at this point, it's hard to say whether the will to "maintain rationality" comes from Misaka Mikoto herself or from this "angel of lightning."

She raised her hand, reaching out to grab the ball of iron sand in front of her, then clenched her fist tightly.

As she moved, the iron sand sphere instantly twisted, as if it wanted to crush Lin Wuming inside as well.

Like a water balloon being squeezed and burst, the iron filings splashed and sprayed out like water.

But at the same time, she suddenly felt a strong counterforce coming from her hand, transmitted from the sphere of iron sand—the person inside the sphere was resisting.

"Ah, I almost forgot..." she sighed softly, letting out a quiet sigh.

—Any potentially fatal crisis will trigger the nameless predecessor's "bullet time".

The balance that had been carefully maintained since the start of the war was shattered in an instant.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Wuming broke free and seized the fleeting "bullet time" to launch a counterattack.

Use stones and bricks as projectiles to launch psychic acceleration cannons!

Taking advantage of the "bullet time" window, Lin Wuming used his most skilled and proficient technique to fully utilize his limited mental power, and by increasing efficiency, pushed himself to level 5 in a short instant.

With the aid of telekinetic scanning, Lin Wuming's field of vision became incredibly wide.

Then he saw a scene that almost made his jaw drop.

The Misaka Mikoto he knew was gone, replaced by a "Thunder Angel" with a slender, girlish figure and a halo of thorns above her head. As for the psychic acceleration cannon he had just fired, it didn't even touch her before being blasted apart in mid-air by several electric guns.

Lin Wuming knew, of course, that the "Lightning Angel" in front of him was actually Misaka Mikoto herself, but... the time he was trapped by the Iron Sand Sphere was no more than twenty seconds at most. What exactly happened in such a short time that the situation had deteriorated to this point of no return? Moreover, Lin Wuming's psychic scan had extended to a kilometer away, so he "witnessed" the secondary disasters caused by the "Angel's Descent".

This is really troublesome.

Lin Wuming had only one thought in his mind: if he couldn't stop Misaka Mikoto in time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

According to Kihara Gensei's assessment in the original story, the moment Misaka Mikoto breaks through her limits and becomes a Level 6 Absolute Ability User, the entire city will perish with her!
—Wasn't Kihara Gensei already dead? How come Mikoto is still...?

—Nameless senior! Now is not the time to think about these things, stop Misaka and defeat her!

Misaki Shokuhou's voice rang out just in time.

Lin Wuming spotted Misaki Shokuhou and Kuroko Shirai, who had already hidden in the distance, and was slightly relieved to see that they were both safe and sound.

"Nameless...senior!"

The "Thunder Angel" in front of him pointed a finger at Lin Wuming: "Let's have a good fight!"

As he finished speaking, the iron sand on the battlefield surged, and ordinary black waves crashed against them.

Lin Wuming didn't give her a chance to use the same trick again—in the upcoming battle, he absolutely couldn't let her continue to be trapped in that iron sand sphere!

The corundum, along with all non-metallic objects in the surrounding buildings and ground debris, became Lin Wuming's weapons.

By fully utilizing his limited mental energy, Lin Wuming managed to create a sand screen comparable to the iron sand opposite him in a short period of time.

Two “giant waves” of different colors and textures collided fiercely in the sky above the battlefield.

For a moment, it was as if real waves were colliding, stirring up countless "splashes".

Electricity surged around the "Thunder Angel," and under her control, the iron sand showed no signs of weakness, launching a new offensive once again.

Looking at the increasingly unfamiliar figure in front of him, and glancing at the increasingly low-hanging thunderclouds above his head, Lin Wuming made a decision.

—If we're talking about quality, I won't lose either!

When Lin Wuming last faced the true angel "God's Power," he fought against it in the form of a sand giant.

Now, all you have to do is do the same thing again.

"Come on, Mikoto," Lin Wuming murmured to himself, "Let's use the most extravagant tactics in this final battle and see who can last the longest!"

Under Lin Wuming's manipulation, countless rubble and debris gathered around him, and using them as raw materials, a giant statue slowly rose from the ground.

"Come on," Lin Wuming said impatiently, swinging the giant's fist at Misaka Mikoto. "Based on the storyline, you'll definitely like this fighting style!"

As expected, just as Lin Wuming had anticipated, a fist made of iron sand, whose shape almost completely resembled Lin Wuming's statue, roared out from the sand waves.

Two enormous yet equally loose fists collided, and just like the previous collision of the "sand waves," they both collapsed, scattering debris everywhere.

(End of this chapter)