A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 822 Near-Death Experience
"I'm still just a Kihara after all..." Kihara Kagura sighed.

Even if they have repented and reformed, abandoning their former research field; even if they choose to betray the name "Kihara" and even leave Academy City.

However, after learning about Lin Wuming, who was so compatible with his former field of research, Kihara Kagura couldn't help but be moved.

Driven by pure curiosity and a thirst for exploration, this man reclaimed his former title, returned to Academy City, and even went against his beliefs to conduct further experimental research...

“It’s fine this way,” Kihara Kagura shook his head. “Fate has decreed that I must sever ties with my past self.”

"Near-death experience..." Lin Wuming suddenly asked, "Kihara Kagura, have you ever killed anyone?"

Kihara Kagura answered without hesitation, "Of course, and a lot. If we're just counting numbers, probably no one has killed more people than me, right?"

Upon hearing these words, the expressions of the girls in the ward changed drastically, and they stared at Kihara Kagura with even greater vigilance.

Just then, Lin Wuming spoke up and asked, "I remember you just said your research topic was 'near-death experiences,' not 'murder techniques,' right?"

Kihara Kagura nodded and added, "That's right. My technology can kill people, stop their hearts from beating, reduce their brain waves to zero, and cause them to lose all vital signs—from a physiological and medical perspective, that's death."

"But?" Lin Wuming continued to look at him.

“But my technology can also restore a stopped heartbeat and revive a test subject from a dead state,” Kihara Kagura said. “That’s why it’s a near-death experience.”

After hearing his description, Misaka Mikoto and Tohmi Tohmi exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.

Although it sounds a bit too incredible, considering that Ellie did indeed put on a "resurrection" act in front of them three days ago, what Kihara Kagura said might not actually be a lie.

“This doesn’t count as murder,” Lin Wuming shook his head and corrected. “Life isn’t that cheap—as long as it can be saved, it doesn’t count as death.”

“It seems we have some disagreement about the definition of killing.” Kihara Kagura didn’t insist and shook his head, saying, “But that’s not important now. We can talk about it again when you’ve fully recovered.”

After saying this, Kihara Kagura prepared to take his leave.

But Lin Wuming stopped him: "Kihara Kagura, now that you're here, why not give it a try?"

Kihara Kagura turned his head to look at him with some surprise.

The recently legendary young man was sitting upright on the hospital bed, his face still pale from recovering from a serious illness, but he showed no fear.

Lin Wuming spread his hands, looking at him with a hint of eagerness: "Is this what you came to me for? So why not give it a try—show me your skills."

"Nameless senior!" Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but exclaim.

"Boss, are you serious?" Yun Chuan Juya looked over in surprise.

"Your Nen ability..." Kihara Kagura looked over.

“It doesn’t matter, it’s just a ‘near-death experience’ anyway,” Lin Wuming shrugged. “It’s not like we’re really dying.”

“You know what? Besides experiments, I have indeed killed people—the kind that can’t be undone,” Kihara Kagura said, emphasizing.

“Yes, I’ve killed before.” Lin Wuming nodded. “You know, as someone from Kihara, you’re far too kind.”

Seemingly provoked by this comment, Kihara Kagura's expression turned serious, and he immediately walked towards Lin Wuming.

The tiger bee pierced through the honey and pulled out the ribbon, and lightning flashed in Misaka Mikoto's hair. Kumokawa Maria, however, was at a loss, unsure which side to help.

"Don't worry," Lin Wuming reassured the two girls who were already in a bad mood, "It's just an experiment, I'll be fine."

Lin Wuming knew from the beginning that Kihara Kagura's research topic was "near-death experience," and of course, he immediately thought of his own "bullet time."

It can be said that Lin Wuming's idea coincided with that of Kihara Kagura. He also wanted to know if the combination of "bullet time" and "near-death experience technology" would produce some kind of wonderful chemical reaction.

It should be noted that as Lin Wuming's strength has increased day by day, many situations that would be "fatal" to ordinary people no longer pose a threat to him.

It was even more difficult for Lin Wuming to actively activate the "bullet time" state—the bullets in the Deringer pocket pistol were already severely underpowered; following Chairman Aleister's advice, using magic as the activation medium was too dangerous and the risks were uncontrollable, making it a poor choice in the heat of battle.

Now, Kihara Kagura's "near-death experience technology" has appeared at just the right time, and can be said to perfectly make up for this deficiency.

Seeing that Lin Wuming didn't seem to be joking, Kihara Kagura nodded and, without further hesitation, walked up to Lin Wuming and raised a finger.

Misaka Mikoto, who had followed closely to the bedside, raised an eyebrow—she noticed an unusual current gathering at Kihara Kagura's fingertips.

Kihara Kagura glanced at Misaka Mikoto: "If you master the technique, my method is actually not difficult to replicate—for a level 5 Electabuzz."

As he spoke, Kihara Kagura used his finger, which had a faint electric arc flickering, to point at Lin Wuming's heart.

Under the girls' close watch, Kihara Kagura's movements were incredibly gentle, as if she only touched Lin Wuming's body slightly before immediately withdrawing and leaving.

And there were no further actions taken.

It even makes people wonder if he's just going through the motions.

“No…Nameless senior?” Misaka Mikoto noticed that Lin Wuming’s head suddenly drooped down, as if he had suddenly fallen asleep.

"!" Despite being mentally prepared, Misaka Mikoto was still taken aback and quickly rushed forward to catch Lin Wuming, who was falling to the side.

The pulse... disappeared.

Breathing...stopped.

Even her bioelectric current is so weak as to be negligible. It is only because Misaka Mikoto is a Level 5 electroshock user that it would be difficult for anyone else, or even the most sophisticated instruments in a hospital, to detect it.

"Quickly wake up the nameless senior!" Misaka Mikoto gasped and turned to look at Kihara Kagura.

The latter had already had his cheek slashed by the thorns of the tiger wasp's honey-piercing blade—a warning attack, in a sense.

But Kihara Kagura paid no attention to the wound on his cheek, nor did he care about the attack of the tiger bee that was piercing the honey.

His gaze never left Lin Wuming.

Urged on by Misaka Mikoto once again, Kihara Kagura sighed and raised his finger again.

"Failed." Muttering to himself, Kihara Kagura pointed at Lin Wuming's heart again.

(End of this chapter)