A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 992 Three-Way Battle
"A three-way duel?" Faced with Xiaoban Junba's bold proposal, Lin Wuming showed an expression of disdain, feeling that the situation was becoming increasingly complicated.

Accelerator clearly resonated with Lin Wuming and showed the same expression.

"If the two of you team up, it's two against one, and I wouldn't mind," said Xiaoban Junba, patting his chest, seemingly oblivious to their expressions.

"Boring!" Accelerator had no interest in a two-on-one fight. Even if he did, it should be him taking on Lin Wuming and Xiaoban Junba by himself.

"Don't go!" Seeing Accelerator's lack of interest and his posture as if he was about to turn around and leave, Junba quickly tried to stop him, "You've already come all this way, wouldn't it be a waste to leave without fighting? Besides..."

Xiao Banjunba stomped his foot on the roof of the theater: "I have already agreed to demolish this building."

"Ha, such a small matter..." Accelerator almost laughed out of anger. He snorted coldly, glanced disdainfully at his feet, and then stomped his foot lightly.

The abandoned theater shattered with a crash, the entire building seemingly constructed from building blocks, collapsing under his foot.

If it's just about demolishing buildings, there's no need for two or more Level 5s to fight; any Level 5 could easily do it—even Misaki Shokuhou, who has no fighting ability whatsoever.

"Oh dear..." Seeing this, Xiaoban Junba scratched his head helplessly.

Accelerator's personality really hasn't changed at all.

The audience below, unaware of what was happening, assumed that the "ultimate battle" between the three Level 5s had finally broken out, and burst into enthusiastic cheers.

"Did they...see the battle?" Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but ask, "What's there to cheer about..."

The view from the ground to the rooftop was already somewhat obstructed, and now it's further blocked by a large amount of dust, so theoretically we shouldn't be able to see any detailed scenes.

"Well, they're just getting into the atmosphere," Shirai Kuroko commented. "Ultimately, it's just a herd mentality of joining in the fun. Everyone around them is cheering, so they cheer along. As for whether they actually see anything... that's not important."

As she spoke, Shirai Kuroko glanced around at the scene with a hint of resentment.

A significant portion of their disciplinary committee members and security forces' work involves handling incidents like these.

With the Daihasei Festival approaching, the atmosphere in Academy City has become increasingly heated, or rather, restless. The student citizens, mainly teenagers, are a group full of energy and initiative, and they are easily stirred up for various inexplicable reasons, creating a gathering effect.

In the past few days, Shirai Kuroko has dealt with quite a few incidents like this.

Unexpectedly, after finally managing to find time to meet with an unknown senior, I ended up running into my "work" again.

With a sigh, Shirai Kuroko put on her armband and stepped forward to maintain order.

—At least we can't let those bystanders get any closer. Even the aftershocks of a battle between Level 5 beings are something that ordinary people can't withstand.

—Fortunately, with the nameless senior here, things shouldn't get out of control.

As she moved, Shirai Kuroko glanced at the rooftop of the theater.

Just as she had predicted, the theater collapsed in a controlled manner, as if it had been deliberately blasted. There was no flying debris or even any dust. To the surrounding audience, the scene unfolding before their eyes was incredibly absurd. They were witnessing the collapse of a massive building, yet they heard no deafening roar as expected, and even the "vibration" seemed to have not reached them.

The scene before my eyes and the actual experience created a subtle sense of disconnect, as if I were watching a holographic projection rather than a real building collapsing.

"Nameless senior...did you do something?" Shirai Kuroko also noticed this. Now that she no longer had to worry about the safety of the onlookers, she turned her attention back to the rooftop of the theater.

In previous duels, Lin Wuming and Xiaoban Junba would intentionally restrain their respective powers, keeping the aftershocks of the battle within a specific range; in addition, members of the "Psychic Club" assisted them from the sidelines, thus ensuring the safety of the surrounding spectators.

Today's events happened suddenly, and it seems the "Psychic Club" was not notified and was unable to organize its forces in time. That's why Shirai Kuroko was so nervous when she took action.

Fortunately, the nameless senior was reliable enough to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control.

—That's not surprising, after all, Lin Wuming is a member of the Disciplinary Committee, and he wouldn't neglect his instinct to maintain order in Academy City...

However, Shirai Kuroko was wrong this time. Lin Wuming and Shibata Junba did nothing. Only Accelerator activated his ability just now.

Destroy the theater, control the extent of the building collapse, and even contain the noise and shockwaves within a limited area to prevent them from spreading outwards...

After realizing exactly what Accelerator had done, Lin Wuming was also surprised. He couldn't understand how Accelerator's "vector manipulation" could achieve such a level of sophistication.

Lin Wuming only knew that, at least with his Nen ability, it would be extremely difficult to do something like this, and he might not even be able to achieve the same effect.

In contrast, Junba didn't think so much; he simply admired Accelerator's skill. Perhaps Junba believed that with a little more effort, he could achieve the same result.

Then, he looked thoughtful: "Now that the theater has been demolished, should we continue the duel?"

Yes, contrary to what the onlookers below might have guessed, there was actually no fight between the three of them. All the commotion was caused by Accelerator deliberately demolishing the building.

“I’m different from you guys,” Accelerator said. “I have no interest in serving the audience.”

The reason he wasn't interested in the duel between Lin Wuming and Xiaoban Junba was largely because he disliked being watched by others.

“I see,” Xiaoban Junba nodded, then added, “But you can’t see it from the outside right now, it’s all dust.”

Because the aftershocks of the theater collapse were contained within a limited area, the dust here was denser than usual and lingered for a long time.

Accelerator looked up and saw that the surrounding area was indeed filled with dense dust with visibility of less than five meters.

It's foreseeable that if none of the three of them intervene, this dust storm will continue for a long time...

Accelerator seemed lost in thought and looked away.

Then launch an attack on the other two!
(End of this chapter)