A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1178 Blocking
Because of the latest agreement reached with Lin Wuming, Aleister returned all 10,000 Misaka Sisters outside to Lin Wuming.

After that, Aleister decisively let go and never interfered with the Misaka Sisters again; however, Lin Wuming, lacking experience and not prepared beforehand, was unsure how to manage the 10,000 sisters outside, leading to communication problems and oversights in management, which allowed the enemy to seize the opportunity and abduct a group of Misaka Sisters.

Finally, it was during an inspection of the "Misaka Network" that the final signal discovered that many people had mysteriously disappeared, and further investigation led to the discovery of this problem.

Finally, Signal dared not be careless. While gathering intelligence, they notified Misaka Mikoto, Lin Wuming, and Shokuhou Misaki.

Lin Wuming and Misaki Shokuhou need to conduct experiments today, so they don't have time to deal with other matters for the time being.

Misaka Mikoto happened to be free, and since it was her sisters who were in trouble, she was extremely anxious and immediately set off to find and rescue them.

Just as Misaka Mikoto was rushing to the airport in the 23rd school district and preparing to leave, she was suddenly stopped by Orelus.

“Calm down, Misaka Mikoto.” Orelus blocked her way and asked, “Where is Lin Wuming? If you want to stop ‘Gremlin,’ Lin Wuming must personally take action.”

"Who are you? What's wrong with 'Gremlin'?" Misaka Mikoto looked at the man who suddenly appeared with great vigilance. Judging from his words, he seemed to know about the incident and even knew the nameless senior.

“I am Orelus, a mage,” Orelus said. “In the fight against Othinus, we are allies on the same side.”

Seeing that Misaka Mikoto remained unmoved, he added, "And I've brought you the information you're most concerned about right now—a clue about the 293 missing girls."

Misaka Mikoto stopped and looked over seriously.

After being ambushed by "Gremlin" and having Right Flame captured, Orelus decided to go to Academy City to find Lin Wuming.

Besides the Right Flame, in Orelus's judgment, only Lin Wuming and Accelerator have the ability to help fight against the demon god Othinus.

However, O'Reilly was a strong person after all, and he was not so desperate as to "flee in panic". Before heading to Academy City, he continued to gather information about "Gremlin".

During this process, he noticed the unusual behavior of the Misaka Sisters and then discovered the existence of "Misaka Town".

Orelus wasn't quite sure what the Gremlin was planning, but he knew that several of the Gremlin's core fighters—including the demon god Othinus—were gathered in this area, clearly carrying out some very important ritual.

After observing cautiously for a long time, Orelus finally chose to leave quietly, without alerting the enemy.

—Our own combat strength is severely insufficient.

Orelus was well aware of the disparity in strength between the two sides. If he were alone, he wouldn't mind barging in and causing a ruckus, and then managing to escape unscathed.

But if he wanted to rescue those trapped girls, he alone wouldn't be enough... even with Sylvia by his side, it still wouldn't be enough.

Therefore, Orelus had to go to Academy City empty-handed.

Because of the time spent on the investigation, he arrived in Academy City two or three days later than originally planned.

Then she happened to run into Misaka Mikoto, who was heading to Siberia.

“If you want to save your sisters, Lin Wuming’s power is indispensable,” Orelers emphasized.

“I’m a Level 5 too!” Misaka Mikoto raised her eyebrows and said aggressively.

“I’m sorry, I’m not very clear on the power levels of superpowers,” O’Reilly shook his head. “The same level doesn’t mean that they will perform equally well in battle.” Noticing the dangerous look in the girl’s eyes, O’Reilly added, “I’ve witnessed Lin Wuming’s battles, so I know his strength; but I don’t know much about you.”

—That makes sense…

Orelus's unhurried tone poured cold water on Misaka Mikoto, calming her down a bit.

“Don’t worry, in my opinion, at least for the time being, those girls are not in any immediate danger,” O’Reilly said. “There’s no need to rush. Take me to Lin Wuming first.”

It's clear that Orelus trusts Lin Wuming completely.

Just then, Shirai Kuroko appeared from a distance and used "spatial teleportation" to quickly arrive next to Misaka Mikoto.

"Big sister, I've finally found you!" Without saying a word, she grabbed Misaka Mikoto's wrist, as if afraid she would suddenly run away.

Shirai Kuroko finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Shokuhou-kun is right, if we had been any slower I probably would have had to stop the plane..."

Having followed Misaka Mikoto all the way to the 23rd school district, Shirai Kuroko knew perfectly well that her one-woman sister was truly preparing to act alone!

Just now, Misaki Shokuhou sent Shirai Kuroko away, using the excuse of "preventing Misaka Mikoto from acting on her own."

Shirai Kuroko was initially skeptical, but now it seems that Shokuhou Misaki was right.

“Shokuhou…” Misaka Mikoto frowned slightly, “but it’s not surprising that she knows.”

Then he asked, "Kuroko, weren't you going to find the nameless senior? How come you ran into Shokuhou again? Could it be...?"

“The nameless senior is with Shokuhou right now,” Shirai Kuroko explained. “The experiment has begun.”

"An experiment?" Misaka Mikoto asked in surprise. Of course, she knew that Lin Wuming had a plan to further improve his strength, and she also knew that it was Shokuhou Misaki who was cooperating in preparing the experiment.

But I never expected it to happen so suddenly, and that it would be carried out secretly without anyone else's knowledge.

"So, you know where Lin Wuming is?" O'Reilly asked quickly. "Perfect, take me there."

"Big sister, who is this?" Shirai Kuroko asked, looking at Misaka Mikoto.

“Mr. Orelels is said to be a magician,” Misaka Mikoto introduced. “The Nameless Senior seems to know him.”

"There are too many ambiguous parts..." Shirai Kuroko looked at her with a suspicious gaze.

The use of phrases like "it is said" and "it seems," coupled with the fact that he is a magician and has the appearance of a suspicious middle-aged man, makes it hard not to be suspicious.

“Although I’ve never met him directly, I think he was telling the truth,” Misaka Mikoto said. “The nameless senior did mention this name.”

Shaking her head, Misaka Mikoto raised her hands as if giving up: "Alright, Kuroko, take us to the nameless senior."

Given the current situation, it's definitely not advisable to act on one's own anymore, so Misaka Mikoto decided to follow everyone's advice.

(End of this chapter)