A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 677 Unmanned Operation
Franda knew that no matter how fast Riri Saten ran, it would be useless. Unless a human had special abilities that specialized in speed, it was impossible for a human to outrun the power armor with just their legs.

"Bastard! Look at me!" Franda threw a small bomb to attract the enemy's attention.

Taking this opportunity, Riri Saten finally answered the phone.

"Hatsuharu, you've heard what's happening here! Help me!!!" Saten Ruiko shouted into the phone, "Misaka-san or Wuming-senpai, please help me!"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you. I should be the first one to rush over." Shirai Kuroko's voice came from the phone.

"Shirai-san? That's great!" Saten Ruiko said excitedly, "I love you!"

"Forget it, save your love for Uiharu-san." Shirai Kuroko used Uiharu Shiri's phone and repeatedly performed "Space Movement" to rush towards where Saten Ruiko was. "Hold on, I'll be there in three minutes."

"Frenda, hold on! Someone is here to help us!" Riri Saten loudly announced the good news.

"Are there any reinforcements? It's so convenient to be friends with level 5." Frenda muttered to herself, "If it's me... it's terrible. I'll probably get scolded by Mugino, right?"

——After all, as a full-fledged member of the "Tools" and one of the main attackers, I can't even handle a single drive armor...

You know, in the previous missions of "Props", they faced enemies of the same size as dozens of Drive Armors at the same time.

It’s a pity that Franda doesn’t have a good compatibility with armored targets like the Drive Armor.

Her bombs couldn't penetrate armor directly - after all, these were "little guys" she carried with her in daily life, not special bombs she would prepare specifically for missions.

Moreover, the drive armor that attacked them at this time was a heavily armored engineering machine - even more difficult to penetrate.

The two girls circled around while running towards the nearest building.

Riri Saten arrived first and cleverly hid behind the corner.

The thick walls of the building gave her a strong sense of security. Riri Saotome calmed her breathing a little and then called Lin Wuming again.

"Tear! Don't just stand there!" Franda ran around the corner, grabbed her hand, and pulled her forward.

The next second, a baseball bat of unknown material smashed the wall at the corner into pieces!
"What a terrifying destructive power!"

"So, don't stop if you don't want to die!" Flanda shouted.

"Senior Wuming is coming soon. If we hold on, we will win!"

"The premise is that we can hold on until then!" Frenda said, "I have a plan..."

——If it’s just to delay time…

Franda calculated her firepower reserves and quickly formulated a plan.

"I hope there's no one in the houses on both sides." After glancing at the exterior walls of the buildings on both sides, Franda soon put it aside.

"What do you need me to do?" asked Riri Saten.

"You? Be the bait!"

……

At the next fork in the road, the two girls ran away separately.

The drive armor slowed down, as if hesitating which side to chase.

Snapped!
A crisp explosion helped it make the decision.

After smashing a small firecracker in her hand, Riri Saten ran away.

"My ears..." He rubbed his ears while running and moaned, "What on earth did Frenda give me?"

Just before they split up, Franda gave Saten Ruiko two "little firecrackers" to lure the enemy.

It is said that it has no lethality and is just a small "toy"-level thing.

Unexpectedly, after hitting the wall, a thunderous sound erupted!

Riri Saten looked at the other remaining "firecracker" in her hand with some fear, hesitating whether to throw it away.

But the rumbling sound coming from behind her left her no time to care about these trivial matters.

"Run, run..." Feeling her heart pounding, Saten Ruiko ran. The main reason she dared to act as "bait" and cooperate with Frenda in this operation was because this power armor seemed to only use the baton to attack, and other than that, it did not display any other weapons or equipment.

In other words, as long as you stay outside its attack range, there will be no danger.

——There’s limited space in the alley, so when it comes to playing hide-and-seek, humans like us have the advantage!

At this moment, a firework shot straight into the sky and exploded in the air.

"That's great!" Riri Saten cheered up.

This is the signal sent by Flanda.

Riri Saten turned around and ran over there.

After turning two corners, he saw Franda waving at him.

"Victory!" Riri Saten suddenly laughed happily.

——What an exciting morning!

Shirai Kuroko looked down from a high place and found the direction where the explosion came from.

"Saten Ruiko... who are you with?" Shirai Kuroko frowned slightly, then jumped down from the rooftop.

During the fall, Shirai Kuroko continuously activated "space movement" and quickly approached the direction where the explosion came from.

Then, Shirai Kuroko saw that a five-story building had collapsed in half, and the collapsed bricks and rubble buried a drive armor tightly.

Ryoko Saten and a beautiful blonde girl were not far away, sitting on the ground together, laughing heartily.

Although she had long known that Riri Saten was a lively and cheerful girl, this was the first time that Kuroko Shirai saw her smiling so freely and ostentatiously.

"Is the Drive Armor out of control? Or is someone intentionally hurting someone?" Seeing that her friend was fine, Shirai Kuroko turned her attention to the Drive Armor.

"Shirai-san, be careful," Ruiko Saten warned loudly, "That guy is not injured yet!"

Flanda's trap only temporarily trapped the Drive Armor. Considering the armor's sturdiness, it wouldn't be surprising if it still retained its combat effectiveness.

"Don't worry." Shirai Kuroko held three steel needles in one hand, and at the same time activated her ability and moved to the driving armor.

Shirai Kuroko reached out and pressed the armor at the cockpit position of the drive armor to activate its ability.

Fortunately, due to the use of new composite materials, the weight of this piece of armor alone is limited and does not exceed the upper limit of "space movement".

"Ah, as I expected." After forcibly removing the armor protection, Shirai Kuroko saw the inside of the cockpit.

——No one is there.

"Is it really unmanned?"

As the cockpit was violently opened, the driving armor finally fell completely silent.

"No pilot?" Frenda came closer. "And I ended up being chased for so long by an unmanned power armor?"

The blonde beauty looked grim: "This...if Mugino knew about this, she would definitely be scolded to death, right?"

"If that's what you're looking forward to, I will." A familiar voice sounded from behind.

Flanda shrank her head, then immediately turned away with a sweet and innocent smile.

"What a coincidence, Mugino, we didn't expect to meet here..."

"It's really a coincidence." Kinuhata nodded seriously, "We were just shopping in a nearby mall when we heard the explosion, so we came over to check it out..."

Takitsubo Rikou also nodded in agreement.

"..." Franda fell silent. She didn't want Mai Ye Chenli and the others to know about this, so she didn't ask them for help.

But I didn't expect that my efforts would be meaningless...

In the end, isn't this super unfortunate?

(End of this chapter)