A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 676: Runaway Drive Armor
"Huh?" The incident happened suddenly, and Riri Saten's confusion didn't have time to turn into an exclamation.

——He was fine until just now, why did he suddenly become angry? Is he angry because he was touched on the head?
Riri Saten was still confused, and then she saw Franda fall down herself.

At the same time, a gust of evil wind passed overhead.

A huge stick-like object swept across, tearing the air and making a shrill whimpering sound.

"Huh? This is..." Only then did Ryoko Saten realize that she had just brushed past the god of death.

"Get up quickly and run!" Franda seemed like a different person, her face was as cold as ice and her eyes were as cold as a knife.

Although she is still a beautiful girl, she has completely lost the "cute" and "innocent" feeling she had before.

After being slapped hard on the back by Franda, Riri Saten came to her senses, started running quickly, and staggered away.

After running a few steps, Riri Saten turned around and saw the culprit who had just attacked her - a huge navy blue drive armor!

Drive armor is not uncommon in Academy City, especially near construction sites. It is positioned like some kind of special engineering vehicle.

People who have just arrived in this city may be very interested in these huge "robots" that are two or three stories high, but for the citizens of this city, they have long regarded them as a kind of background board and then "turned a blind eye" to them.

Unexpectedly, today such a "background board" suddenly went berserk and hurt someone!

"Accident? Or intentional injury?" Riri Saten couldn't tell. Having escaped death, she only felt a wave of fear.

Only after getting some distance could the full picture be seen clearly - in the hand of the man in the navy blue drive armor, was grasping something that looked like a hockey stick.

To the slender and fragile body of a normal human being, it is a deadly weapon.

When she thought about how this steel rod, which was almost as thick as her waist, almost hit her, Riri Saten felt a chill and goose bumps all over her body.

However, Flanda, who was even more slender and petite than her, glared at the driver armor opposite without any fear.

Although she had already guessed that her new friend was not an ordinary girl, when she saw the extremely shocking scene in front of her, Riri Saten couldn't help but worry.

"You come here to spoil my fun when I'm having a good time..." Frenda said in a cold tone, "No matter who you are, you're dead today!"

As she spoke, the beautiful blonde girl reached out and brushed the hem of her skirt, and suddenly a few rockets appeared in her hand.

Since she often saw Shirai Kuroko doing similar things, Saten Ruiko was not surprised.

At first glance, the rocket in Franda's hand looked like one of those toys sold at festival stalls, with a classic, traditional design—a red cylinder with a cone on top, a "bamboo stick" stuck in the back, and even a "fuse"...

Although it doesn't look very powerful, in fact...

There were only a few loud bangs, and Ruiko Saten was so scared that she quickly covered her ears.

The huge driving armor that was more than five meters high was actually blown away and staggered backwards!
And Franda, who caused all this, was standing there with her hands on her hips, smiling smugly.

"Frenda! The enemy has not been defeated yet!" Riri Saten couldn't help but remind loudly.

"Huh?" Frenda quickly came to her senses. "Seriously, how can it be so strong? This guy's armor! Leizi, run away quickly, or you'll get caught!"

As she spoke, Franda took out more bombs.

"Weakness! Aim for the weak spot and attack!" Saten Ruiko shouted as she retreated. "It is said that the joints of the power armor are the most vulnerable!"

"Is this also knowledge gained from urban legends?" Franda muttered, but as a senior member of the Anbu organization, she was already familiar with how to deal with things like the Drive Armor.

"As an ordinary girl, Leizi is quite sensitive, right? She actually still cares about these things." Frenda muttered to herself while searching for the weak spot in the Drive Armor. "Well, if it wasn't like this, she wouldn't be my friend... Ah, I found it..."

As if dancing, Frenda spun lightly, barely avoiding the hockey stick swung by the Drive Armor again, and at the same time, seized the fleeting opportunity to launch a rocket. The rocket exploded at the ball joint of the Drive Armor's right arm, and the blast caused by the explosion lifted Frenda's skirt.

The blonde girl was already accustomed to such scenes. She held down the beret on her head with one hand and took out two rockets with the other hand.

"That... is very dangerous, right?" Riri Saten couldn't help but murmur. It was the first time she saw someone use a "bomb" as a melee weapon.

The explosions were rumbling over there, and even if you shouted, you couldn't hear it.

So, Franda didn't hear Saten Ruiko's warning and was hit in the waist by the baseball bat from behind...

"!" Riri Saten was horrified and ran forward without caring about the danger.

With her remaining sanity, she ran towards danger while still dialing the number on her phone...

"It hurts, it hurts..." In an unnatural cloud of smoke, Franda stood up, holding her lower back.

Just now, the enemy used the special structure of the "hockey stick" to attack Franda.

——If it was a straight stick, it shouldn’t have hit me.

Franda felt regretful, but fortunately she did not ignore the enemy's attack from beginning to end, so she was able to jump to the side at the last moment and minimize the powerful blow.

"Damn it..." As soon as she turned around, she saw Saten Ruiko running towards the battlefield. Franda screamed, "Ririko, don't come near!"

The driver armor obviously noticed Saten Ruiko's actions and swung the baseball bat at her.

Boom!

There was another violent explosion. In the smoke, Franda flew out on the air wave and dived into Saten Ruiko's arms.

"Frenda! Are you okay?"

Seeing her so lively and energetic, Saten Ruiko was inexplicably surprised.

"No!" Frenda said angrily, "And you should... run away. Now is not the time to chat!"

Riri Saten acted decisively, grabbed Franda's hand and ran away.

Franda only felt a strong pulling force on her hand, carrying her forward.

He dodged the baseball bat that was hitting his head from behind.

"Tear...you run...so fast!"

"Haha, after all, I'm...level 0." Riri Saten shouted with a smile.

As a level 0, if I want to act with Shirai Kuroko, Misaka Mikoto and the others, the only thing I can do is probably not to fall behind and escape as quickly as possible when encountering danger, right?
After realizing this, Riri Saten started practicing long-distance running and was even invited to the school's track and field team last semester.

"It's incomprehensible..." Frenda couldn't understand the logic of her answer. "Besides...it's useless even if I run faster!"

After saying that, she suddenly pushed Saten Ruiko aside with force and threw herself to the other side.

Boom!

The bat crashed down, cracking the ground and sending broken cement flying everywhere.

(End of this chapter)