A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 901 Facing the Waters from the Rear
At the dock, Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl watched the cruise ship depart—the Amakusa crew and Osora Aquinas had already boarded the ship to head to the British Isles on the other side of the world.

On another open beach not far from the dock, twelve fully armed knights were also ready to use their quick stealth technique to return to England once again.

The reason they hadn't left yet was because they were waiting for the Knights Commander, intending to return with him...

Suddenly, Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl both stopped in their tracks.

Tsuchimikado Motoharu, walking beside them, keenly noticed this.

"Any news?"

Kanzaki Kaori nodded and said in a low voice, "They've come, and they've lost."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Tsuchimikado Motoharu wailed, "That commander was defeated so quickly? Just how powerful was the enemy?!"

"It really is that legendary mercenary?" Steele exclaimed in astonishment. "What on earth is going on at the top? Not only did they let such a talented person escape, but they also let him go to the Roman Catholic Church!"

"What should we do next, boss?" Tsuchimikado Motoharu asked Kanzaki Kaori.

"What else can we do? According to the original plan..." Kanzaki Kaori gripped the command sword in her hand tightly, "The best way to deal with a saint is to have another saint."

"We're here too," someone suddenly said.

The three turned around and saw Kenjiro standing there casually, carrying a flame-shaped longsword. Behind him was a group of men and women in strange clothes—the entire Amakusa-style Cross Cult.

"What are you doing here?" Kanzaki Kaori asked in surprise, turning her head to look at the cruise ship that had already sailed far away on the sea.

"Don't worry, we informed the captain when we came down," Kenji said. "As for why... if you, High Priestess, can receive communications, of course we can too—because we're using Amakusa-style magic!"

“If the ship had already sailed far away, that would be fine, but it has just left the port…” Kenji shrugged, “Of course we have to come down and lend a hand.”

“This opponent is very strong…” Kanzaki Kaori said.

"Trust us a little more, Your Highness," said a young girl beside Kenjiro. "We haven't been standing still while you were gone!"

"I did not mean that……"

“Don’t worry about it, Your Highness,” Kenjiro Tsurugi continued, “but as Itsuki said, we know the enemy is strong, but since he is a ‘saint,’ then…”

Before he could finish speaking, a series of deep rumbling thunder came from afar, attracting the attention of everyone present.

The sky is clear and the moon is shining brightly; there is no thunder at all.
Moreover, the direction from which the "thunder" came was precisely where Academy City was located.

"Oh no, they've started over there too—they're moving so fast!" Kanzaki Kaori exclaimed in surprise. "I'll get there first, you guys..."

Kanzaki Kaori looked at them helplessly: "If you insist on joining the war, then come along as soon as possible!"

With that, Kanzaki Kaori's figure vanished.

When it reappeared, it had transformed into a phantom, flying along the road towards Academy City.

……

At the southeast gate of Academy City, the first round of the battle ended a dozen seconds ago.

In terms of results, the water team had a slight advantage, while the girls' team was almost completely wiped out...

Because of their soft hearts, or rather, their "lack of resolve," no one except for the tiger-horned honeybee Toumi was determined to kill from the start. Misaka Mikoto hesitated for a moment, and only when the enemy was within thirty meters did she hastily fire the Railgun, even avoiding vital organs.

As a result, the water behind them easily avoided them.

Realizing her mistake, Misaka Mikoto immediately adjusted her mindset and, without any hesitation, unleashed her most powerful lightning spear at the enemy!

However, the water behind him did not come alone; he brought with him a large amount of water—not only from the ocean, but also collected along the way.

The water formed an armor around his body, perfectly blocking Misaka Mikoto's electric attacks.

Under the full moon tonight, "the mercy of the Virgin Mary" provides the strongest protection for the water behind, enabling him to be free from all kinds of external evils.

Misaki Shokuhou's mental manipulation was what is known as "external evil," and for a time, she was unable to break through the mental defenses of the water behind her.

Afterwards, Misaki Shokuhou, having regrouped, discovered that her vision could no longer keep up with her target—she couldn't lock onto it, and therefore couldn't continue to exert her psychic influence.

The water behind him was moving faster than anyone could have imagined. Even the steel needles that Shirai Kuroko launched using spatial teleportation couldn't keep up with his speed and all of them missed.

Furthermore, because she possessed the ability to "space teleport," she was identified as the most threatening target and received special attention.

The water behind her appeared almost instantaneously next to Shirai Kuroko with a speed comparable to spatial teleportation, and reached out to grab her...

—There wasn't enough time to calculate, so spatial teleportation couldn't be initiated!
Just as Shirai Kuroko's mind went blank with surprise, another hand suddenly reached out from beside her and grabbed Mizu's wrist tightly.

A gust of wind blew in, making it almost impossible for Shirai Kuroko to open her eyes. But she still saw a familiar figure appear in front of her.

“Nameless senior…” Shirai Kuroko opened her mouth, but the intense battle situation did not give her a chance to speak.

A new round of struggle erupted between the two men, and the resulting shockwave sent the girl flying.

Lin Wuming deliberately used the shockwave to send Shirai Kuroko behind him, and even used his Nen ability to help her land safely.

"Finally willing to make a move, Lin Wuming!" Houfang Zhishui spoke for the first time since they met.

"Didn't I make my move from the very beginning?" Lin Wuming replied.

In fact, when the two sides were a hundred meters apart, Lin Wuming took the initiative and launched the "Psychic Acceleration Cannon".

However, it was blocked by the water curtain formed by the water behind it and failed to achieve its goal.

The water behind retaliated with a water gun—the kind powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks.

It was Misaka Mikoto who manipulated the iron sand to block the attack.

Thus, Misaka Mikoto entered battle mode; immediately following was that "Railgun" shot.

In terms of power, the "Railgun" is indeed stronger than Lin Wuming's "Psychic Acceleration Cannon," as can be seen from the fact that the water behind him chose to dodge rather than take the hit head-on.

Unfortunately, Misaka Mikoto was ultimately not mentally prepared to "kill the enemy".

In comparison, Tiger Bee was the one with the least psychological burden. Taking advantage of the brief moment when the water behind him was restrained by Lin Wuming, he launched "Absolute Penetration"!
The black ribbon, straight as a sword, pierced towards the face of the water behind.

(End of this chapter)