A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 744 Shirley Cromwell
Shirai Kuroko only had time to give a brief overview of the battlefield before Lin Wuming's figure disappeared around the corner.

"Don't worry, with the nameless senior taking care of things, Kamijou-senpai will be fine," Shirai Kuroko reassured her before taking Index and using spatial teleportation again.

Despite the intruder's formidable strength, she stormed through the enemy lines, and even the fully armed guards could not stop her advance.

However, upon seeing Lin Wuming, Shirai Kuroko instinctively felt relieved, even having the illusion that "this incident has been resolved."

Not only her, but even the guards and teachers they encountered along the way did not stop Lin Wuming from approaching the battlefield.

Under normal circumstances, even members of the disciplinary committee are not allowed to approach enemies who are too dangerous.

It has nothing to do with the strength of the students; it's simply the teacher's care for them.

Even powerful Level 5 superpowered individuals—even Level 5s who are already members of dark organizations—are still students who need care and protection in the eyes of their teachers.

But Lin Wuming is different.

Is it because Lin Wuming's strength is extraordinary?
Or is it because his status and position have transcended the level of "ordinary students"?

Or perhaps it's because the achievements and victories of the "hero" have always been so impressive?

In short, even the most dedicated and responsible security guards did not stop Lin Wuming from going to the dangerous battlefield; they even took the initiative to guide him and provide necessary intelligence.

—As long as Lin Wuming takes action, the matter will definitely be resolved.

It's unclear when exactly this concept became so deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Lin Wuming himself was unaware of these things, and frankly, he didn't care. What he was going to do was based on his own will from the very beginning.

“Shirley Cromwell.” Lin Wuming stood in front of the stone giant. Through the gaps beside the giant, he could see the mage hiding behind it.

"I heard you were looking for me?" Lin Wuming asked.

“It seems you’ve already contacted Tiger Bee Honeybee,” Shirley Cromwell replied. “Then you should know that I didn’t actually hurt her.”

“Yes, I know.” Lin Wuming nodded.

“That’s good,” Shirley Cromwell said with a smile. “Then let’s have a good chat.”

As she spoke, she actually broke the spell, turning the stone giant in front of her back into mud and stones.

"I mean you no harm, Lin Wuming." The blonde woman in gothic attire spread her arms to show she was harmless.

Then they approached step by step.

Lin Wuming did not stop him, but looked around and asked, "Where is Kamijou Touma?"

According to what Shirai Kuroko just said, Kamijou Touma stayed behind to cover the retreat and is fighting the invaders.

“You mean ‘Imagine Breaker’? He’s over there.” Sherry Cromwell pointed to a pile of ruins on her left. “Don’t worry, just like with the Tiger Bee, I only trapped him temporarily; I didn’t kill him.”

Lin Wuming observed the collapse—using the collapse of the underground tunnel's dome to trap Kamijou Touma was a method that was indeed ineffective against "Imagine Breaker," a supernatural ability.

Using telekinesis, a scan revealed that there were indeed people active in the space behind the collapse.

Moreover, the telekinesis disappears into thin air when it touches his right hand—undoubtedly, it is the real "Imagine Breaker".

After confirming the situation, Lin Wuming nodded and looked at the blonde woman in front of him: "Okay, we can talk. Go ahead and say it."

“Tsk, you really don’t know how to talk.” Shirley Cromwell scratched her messy blonde hair. “Well, I’m not much better, so… I’ll just ask directly.” “Lin Wuming, do you even know how to…”

As she spoke, Shirley Cromwell seemed to have suddenly noticed something and strode forward to get closer to Lin Wuming.

They were so close that they could almost smell the strange odor of dirt and crayon mixed on her body.

"The traces of magic, though very faint..." Sherry Cromwell narrowed her eyes. "Have you used magic recently?"

The magician stared intently at Lin Wuming, a certain light seemingly flickering in his eyes.

"Well," Lin Wuming looked down at his body, "it's probably because I've been learning magic lately? Actually, I've never successfully cast one."

To be precise, the lessons only started today, and Aleister's special tutoring class has only had one session.

Lin Wuming's learning of magic was merely icing on the cake, to make up for the deficiencies in his own combat strength.

If it weren't for Chairman Aleister's strong promotion, Lin Wuming would have given up the idea of ​​learning magic long ago.

Therefore, when facing a real magician, Lin Wuming had no intention of hiding anything and simply explained the situation.

Shirley Cromwell frowned upon hearing this: "So, you really didn't know magic ten days ago?"

"Even now, it can't be considered that I know magic."

Shirley Cromwell frowned even more, then her expression changed drastically.

"Don't learn it!" she suddenly shouted sharply. "Since you don't know magic yet, then don't learn it anymore! This isn't a good thing, you know that..."

“I know,” Lin Wuming nodded. “There are side effects for superpowered individuals learning to use magic, right?”

"Do you know what the side effects are?"

"Severe injury or death without any reason?" Lin Wuming shrugged. "That is indeed a rather heavy price to pay."

“However,” Lin Wuming added, “one can learn from others’ experiences. For me, learning magic has its own value.”

“Foolish!” Sherry Cromwell snapped. “It’s worse than I feared—I completely disagree with and cannot understand your foolish behavior!”

At first, Shirley Cromwell thought that Lin Wuming was a follow-up to the experiment twenty years ago, and the only successful result.

Therefore, Shirley Cromwell had mixed feelings towards him.

It's worth noting that Sherry Cromwell once had a close friend, Alice Woria—an esper from Academy City.

Twenty years ago, Academy City and the Anglican Church began a collaboration, aiming to combine their knowledge and technology to develop "magic" and "superpowers" into a new kind of power.

To this end, both sides assigned personnel to conduct experiments.

The result, however, was a complete tragedy.

While attempting to cast a spell, Alice Woria, an ability user, suddenly suffered a physical breakdown, bleeding profusely and falling into a state of severe injury.

To make matters worse, the Knights, who opposed the experiment, suddenly appeared. In order to cover Sherry's escape, Alice Woria ultimately died under the Knights' warhammer.

Since then, Sherry Cromwell has harbored deep hatred for the Knights and is also extremely opposed to anything involving "cooperation between magic and superpowers".

(End of this chapter)