Temperature Control in Academy City

Abandoned research institutions or building complexes can often be seen in these scars, and bad boys might be lurking in them.

This is also one of the consequences of the cheap land prices in the Tenth School District. A large number of highly polluting and highly hazardous research institutions have simply moved here, which has further lowered the land prices and completely become the price of scientific development in the Academy City.

Following the female guard driving the broken drive armor, Natsume Sonoko felt that she had found the traces left by Shokuhou-senpai.

It was just as I thought. Shokuhou-senpai must have set up some program on this female guard in advance.

Natsume Sonoko didn't know what the purpose of doing this was, but as long as she found the clue, it was good enough. She found that there was no difference between one controlled person and ten controlled people.

People who are under psychological control still retain their physical instincts. Not only can they drive the drive armor, but they can also pass the access control measures of the juvenile reformatory smoothly. Their behavior is exactly the same as that of a normal person.

However, Natsume took a closer look at this drive armor. Although it is an older type, as a version specially used to fight against ability users and suppress riots, it is equipped with medium and long-range weapons including electric shock guns and restraint guns.

In terms of combat power, it is much stronger than the previous castrated versions of Fuchunshu holding a "hockey stick".

There must be more than one drive armor in the entire juvenile reformatory, but this is the only one Natsume-san sees now.

Across a vacant area covered with weeds and piles of construction waste, it seems that the owner here has a weak awareness of environmental protection.

After paying a little attention to the surrounding environment, Natsume discovered that there was an abandoned freight transfer station here.

Judging from the sign outside, it is still an industry affiliated with Shirai Holdings. If nothing unexpected happens, it is the failed investment of the girl with twin ponytails.

Not interested in the tragic investment experience of that classmate's family, the girl with a bun on her head can be very serious sometimes, and her attention has never been diverted.

Suddenly, some strange emotions arose in my heart, because Natsume-san had already caught something.

As this damaged drive armor rushed into the crowd, it joined the fierce battle between the two sides.

Around this freight transfer station area, Natsume easily captured a large number of heat signals.

Although she was a little far away, Natsume finally breathed a sigh of relief. She almost knew what had happened to Shokuhou-senpai.

It was probably a situation like an attack, but we still made some plans tailored to Shokuhou-senpai's situation, otherwise she wouldn't have fallen into the current situation.

But then she became worried again. If that was the case, then the information that Shokuhou-senpai was planning to obtain from the juvenile reformatory about the mastermind had actually been leaked.

But all in all, she and Shokuhou-senpai were the only two people who knew that Shokuhou-senpai would take action at noon.

So, I am actually the traitor?

There's no way that Shokuhou-senpai might have told that blond foreigner.

As expected, the remnants of the Absolute Ability Plan are not trustworthy, and the prejudice of a certain bun-head is still deeply rooted.

While pondering over some random things in his head, Natsume moved quickly. After waiting for a while, he rushed towards the heat signals several dozen meters away.

But just as Natsume Sonoko was about to head towards the heat signal, she couldn't stop feeling dizzy, as if something was beginning to interfere with her brain.

Is this feeling of 'diminished ability'?

Natsume immediately thought of a device that he once used as a walkman.

During that period, Natsume was fascinated by the noise. It was not just the irregular noise, but also the fact that it interfered with the aim field of the ability user, causing the ability user to suffer from nervous breakdown.

The effectiveness of the 'power reduction' device is closely related to the power of the instrument used.

It wasn't until the headphone version became less and less useful to someone and it became impossible to carry a large speaker around to disturb others that Natsume stopped doing this.

When the ability user does not use his ability, the "ability decline" will also affect the brain waves through the aim force field released unconsciously, thereby interfering with the ability user.

The effect of the thing encountered now seems to be even stronger, and it can even make someone who has become accustomed to the low-power "reduction in ability" feel a strong pressure.

The most important thing is that this device does not work through sound, but in a more covert way, making it impossible for Natsume to use a pseudo-vacuum method for isolation.

Natsume just thought about it for a moment and thought it was something like electromagnetic waves.

Misaka-senpai might have a way to solve it, but she herself doesn't have any better solution, unless she uses frictional electrification to create a similar electromagnetic barrier.

However, Natsume's knowledge in electromagnetism has yet to be developed, and whether he can create an effective barrier remains a question.

Electromagnetic waves can be transmitted infinitely far, but they are easily affected by the environment and buildings. It is similar to the principle that the signal will be poor if you stay inside a house. So, Shokuhou-senpai is most likely staying in one of the houses.

The reason why Shokuhou-senpai can still control some guards is probably because she had some instructions implanted in advance.

Even if the opponent interferes with the ability of mind control, it cannot affect the ability that has already been used.

After coming to some conclusions in his head, Natsume did not rush in immediately, but chose to leave the range of the interference device.

The next second after leaving the range, Natsume-san accurately captured the attacker.

The attackers have a certain advantage in numbers and are equipped with powerful drive armors, but since Shokuhou-senpai also controls a large number of drive armors, the battle seems to be in a stalemate.

However, this fragile balance was immediately destroyed. With the entry of Natsume, a drive armor was torn in half, and a boy who looked like a high school student fell out of it.

Then came the second, the third, and even more.

Natsume-san quickly destroyed the joints, and the powerful pulling force instantly reached the fatigue limit of some metals.

This situation happened in a very short period of time, and by the time the attackers reacted, Natsume had almost completely destroyed all of the drive armors.

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Chapter 333 Are You There?

The wreckage of the unknown drive armor was scattered all over the ground. It was obvious that people with super powers were not designed to be suppressed, but they could render most low-level people with special abilities helpless.

The thermal radar scanned the scene to confirm that nothing was missed, and then carefully checked along the outermost layer of the interference range. Natsume was always more cautious than usual when facing trouble.

The range of the transfer station covered by the jamming equipment exceeded the limit of his radar, so Natsume could only detect a part of it.

The powerful attack that had crushed everything before only lasted for a few seconds before calm was restored. Ordinary combat units could not even hinder Natsume Sonoko's speed of movement.

In front of a well-prepared bun-head, enemies with a certain numerical advantage and ordinary technology can only be considered minor troubles.

However, these little troubles appeared in the area where the abilities were disturbed, and the problems became tricky for the people in it.

Natsume immediately calmed down. It seemed that the enemies were not very strong, at least those he encountered were not strong.

His radar map extended around his body, this time even processing the heat information from underground.

It was a bit disappointing. After a quick walk around, the guy with the ball head couldn't find any of the instruments that emitted the interfering radio waves. He couldn't even find the machine that looked like a transmitter.

It's just like what Natsume-san thought. If it really is a jammer that emits electromagnetic waves, there's no need to carry it with you like it's a 'reduced ability'.

All that is required is to build one or more radar antennas nearby that can reach the predetermined location.

This kind of device is probably only suitable for places like the Tenth School District where buildings are relatively sparse and there are a lot of open spaces. Otherwise, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced if there are dense high-rise buildings blocking it. Basically, it can only be used in certain specific areas.

"There aren't many tall buildings around here, but there are some. Where would those machines be?"

Looking around, Natsume immediately thought of the location of the juvenile reformatory.

There are a lot of technological products installed there to suppress prisoners, so there might be similar equipment inside, and it’s not too far away, and there are tall buildings suitable for installing such equipment.

Then Natsume was the first to veto it, because the place was obviously temporarily occupied by Shokuhou-senpai. If such a device really existed, she would turn it off immediately.

However, there is one thing that Natsume-san can confirm. This interference device followed Shokuhou-senpai all the way from the juvenile reformatory to here, and the location where it was set up must not be far away.

Although the distance is not very far, it is still a very large area. Even Natsume cannot guarantee that he can find it quickly, so he decides to go in and look for Shokuhou-senpai first.

According to the original plan, she was only here to bring Shokuhou-senpai back home.

Without much hesitation, Natsume Sonoko made all the preparations before walking inside.

In fact, during this period of time, Natsume also thought of some seemingly feasible methods. One of them is to use the friction of air to generate electricity to interfere with electromagnetic waves as mentioned earlier.

There is also the plasma that she created by inexplicably squeezing the air last time, also known as plasma, which is even more effective than the electromagnetic barrier of Senior Misaka.

As long as it covers the entire body, it is equivalent to a Faraday cage.

For example, when a rocket returns, it will be out of contact for a period of time because the high temperature produces plasma that covers the rocket and forms a perfect electromagnetic barrier, commonly known as a "black barrier."

It's a good idea, but just like the idea of ​​frictional electrification, it has no practical significance.

Natsume doesn't even dare to use plasma in combat, for fear of causing unpredictable problems, let alone fine-tuning it to defend against electromagnetic waves. The risk factor is directly ten stars.

Therefore, the simplest way is to find something to weaken the effect of electromagnetic waves.

The ground suddenly sank and pressed down a little. A large amount of gas squeezed the soil into the air, and gathered around a certain ball-headed man to form a simple soil barrier.

Although the attenuation of electromagnetic waves is not much, it is better than nothing.

She wanted to ensure that if she was attacked, she would have enough power to fight back. Even after cleaning it up, someone was still not at ease.

Come to think of it, when Shokuhou-senpai uses something like a remote control to influence others, she probably doesn't use the electromagnetic waves emitted by the remote control as a medium.

Although it seems to be the case, Natsume also thinks so, because Misaka-senpai's electromagnetic barrier can provide effective defense.

Moreover, her small golden bag is filled with various remote controls. People who are not familiar with her might think that she has a hobby of collecting remote controls.

Stepping into the area of ​​interference ability, a huge hill suddenly moved in this abandoned cargo transfer station, and the soil and rocks on it kept rolling and falling, as if the ability was about to get out of control.

Affected by this interfering electromagnetic wave, the accuracy of Natsume's abilities has been severely reduced, and even problems have frequently arisen when inputting formulas.

The direct consequence of the AIM force field being affected is that the ability user's understanding of personal reality deviates, resulting in the inability to use the ability smoothly.

But apart from the obvious dizziness, the brain did not cause any additional pain, which was completely different from "decreased ability".

Natsume-san moves very slowly, but it is still much faster than walking speed. This is the fastest speed she can reach at the moment.

His own heat map was also greatly affected, and he could only barely maintain an observation range of about 20 meters in radius around him.

Fortunately, the area of ​​this transfer station is not outrageously large, so it is still very convenient to explore.

He passed the attackers who had been subdued by Natsume-san and observed the guards who were controlled by Shokuhou-senpai.

These guards were still in a distracted state. The instructions were still taking effect, but they just stood there stupidly.

It seemed that the order was to have them come here and attack the attackers.

This also gave Natsume a lot of confidence. These instructions should have been arranged by Shokuhou-senpai before she was disturbed or when the disturbance was relatively small.

These guards driving powered armor can come here according to instructions, which means that this is the retreat route that the senior student had thought of in advance.

"Shokuhou-senpai, are you there?"

Leaving the dirt outside, they walked into the transfer station, which was filled with dust and cobwebs. The dirty environment made the guy with the bun head shake his head.

It was becoming difficult for Natsume to remain invisible, as shadows of girls wearing Tokiwadai sportswear would appear uncontrollably around her body from time to time.

The interfering electromagnetic waves were attenuated by the buildings, and coupled with the fact that they were familiar with the "ability reduction" in advance, the reduction in strength was still shockingly large.

At this time, Natsume no longer used the heat map for observation, because sound was obviously more useful.

Chapter 334 Target 1

Rustling, rustling.

He walked very lightly, and as soon as he stepped on the dust, Natsume's sneakers immediately became dusty.

Fortunately, Tokiwadai's sportswear is not long pants, so as long as you pay a little attention, you don't have to worry about it getting easily stained with dust. Natsume doesn't want to have to go back to school to get a spare pair later.

There was a slightly unhappy look on his face. Because his ability was interfered with, Natsume didn't dare to use air pressure to blow away the dust at his feet to prevent the dust from flying around accidentally.

“It should be right here.”

Trying to look around, a guy with a bun on his head was looking around.

Holding her pointed chin in her hand, Natsume Sonoko felt the interference of her abilities everywhere and thought about the problem very firmly.

It was basically impossible for Shokuhou-senpai to outrun those attackers. Even I was better than her in sports.

Although this place is not too far from the juvenile reformatory, it would probably be difficult for Shokuhou-senpai to run here.

Thank you for your hard work, Shokuhou-senpai.

Her expression suddenly became serious, and Natsume could imagine the senior student panting.

The head of a guy with a bun on his head turned quickly, and his gaze suddenly looked towards a certain place, and the thoughts in his head seemed to merge with reality.

The exploration had not been long, and some things had been captured when they were suppressed into the 20-meter thermal map.

"Natsume-san, do you have any water? I'm dying of thirst."

Natsume's voice tends to get louder, and the few words he said casually were so obvious in this empty building that they immediately attracted the attention of some unknown creatures.

A girl, with one hand on the wall, her blonde hair and sportswear covered in dust, spoke with some reluctance.

He was hunched over, holding his stomach in discomfort, with a hint of embarrassment and worry on his face. He felt like he was about to collapse after walking a few steps.