Temperature Control in Academy City

This fan-shaped angle will gradually affect the entire Academy City due to the information exchange between the mutants.

According to Natsume's most optimistic estimate, after she chooses to release the spores, she will probably encounter the first group of mutants in about five minutes.

Several girls who had been chattering non-stop finally stopped their inappropriate chat and gathered around a girl with a bun who had a stern face and looked very dignified.

Natsume-san seems really reliable today.

The more such thoughts came to mind, the more tense the air became. If one ignored the security guards and teachers who were still working hard around them, one would have thought that these little girls were here for a picnic in the park.

This actually can’t be blamed on a certain girl with a bun. In front of her friends, she always chooses to suppress her true emotions so as not to let others worry about her.

Both Natsume Sonoko and Miss Hitomi reject behaviors like pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy from the bottom of their hearts.

Her mind is now filled with the desire to quickly deal with those guys who are causing trouble for her. This is probably due to the violent factor that has been passed down from generation to generation.

Time stops and goes, and will not change according to human will.

As they got closer to the critical point of conflict, the security teachers' preparations finally came to an end.

Judging from the time alone, those spores should have spread by now, and the mutants who received the information about these spores are probably on their way.

This is actually very easy to judge. The instruments in the hands of the security teachers locked the positions of some aliens through satellites, and then found that they were indeed moving towards the 18th school district.

“It’s actually true, which is a bit unbelievable.”

"Are all junior high school girls nowadays monsters? No, I should say that every superpowered person is a monster."

The female security officer took the instrument from her companion, took a closer look at it, and even her tone was filled with admiration.

"Teacher, these blue mists are a kind of biological spores. I found that they carry some pheromones of mutants. I can modify them slightly and then attract all the mutants that have invaded the Academy City."

"Um, that... Actually, pheromones are just a more appropriate analogy. I'm not sure whether the mutants have corresponding olfactory organs such as accessory olfactory bulbs and vomeronasal organs, but just like common insects in nature, they can mark a location to attract companions to pass on information or something."

She remembered that classmate Natsume had said this to her. Although it seemed like something he had made up when he said it, the final result was pretty much what he had expected.

Of course, Natsume only said some specious things, and did not tell the important information she had observed through perception to the people she just met. Of course, no one would believe it.

The credibility of this ambiguous information is naturally reduced a lot, and Natsume, who is not good at lying, was hesitant and made various small movements when explaining.

But at this time, the security teacher naturally no longer doubted anything.

However, there was one thing she still didn't understand. She remembered that she had not reported what happened here to the headquarters. So how did the headquarters know about it and accurately contact her team of security guards who were working outside?

"Student, remember not to run around for a while."

"According to our current arrangement, we can hold out until reinforcements arrive."

With his hands on his knees, the security teacher was bending over and explaining something to Natsume Sonoko.

Because time was too tight, it took several minutes to set up the defense line. In addition, he really needed the little girls in front of him to cooperate with the release of those "pheromones". Unexpectedly, as a result, he missed these girls under his nose and left them in the center of the battlefield.

The security teacher who was called Miss Takashima by her subordinates showed a look of regret on her face. She was really confused. She had kept several girls until now and did not evacuate them immediately because there were people with super powers on the other side.

At this time, it was too late to evacuate, and they would run into the arriving mutants, so they would have no choice but to stay here.

"understood."

Natsume Sonoko nodded vigorously, and her little bun shook up and down.

It seems that someone is still immersed in the heavy trust and attention of the security teachers, and she looks extremely well-behaved.

Whether it is the loyalty of Index and the others, or the trust shown by the security teachers, mixed with the anger and courage in their hearts, Natsume will not step back.

The girl who was best at running away, but she had never really escaped.

Is this good or bad?

......

Standing there blankly, the small skirt of Tokiwadai's winter school uniform was slightly blown by the breeze, and the small figure seemed to blend into nature.

A certain ball-head stood behind a row of shield-type security robots that formed a circular array. Because more than a hundred robots were temporarily deployed, the area of ​​the circle was enough to accommodate the equipment and vehicles of this team of security personnel, and there were even remaining bodies as backup.

These shield robots are one of the many types of security robots in Academy City, and are the exact opposite of the previous hexagonal robots.

These robots are equipped with thick alloy steel plates, which block the road tightly. Their net weight is almost five times that of the hexagonal robots and their height is more than one meter, making them suitable for withstanding high-intensity impacts.

In addition, the ground claws can be extended from the bottom. In the highest mode, they can even penetrate 30 centimeters underground and firmly fix the body on the ground.

With the cooperation of several machines, even a speeding fully loaded truck can be stopped, but it is bound to end up overturning.

However, for the extremely agile mutants, this is just a low wall that can be easily climbed over. Their main function is to prevent accidental injuries when the hexagonal robots release plasma bullets at full strength.

At the same time, this is also the second line of defense temporarily arranged by the guards, which is the part that the guard teachers are personally responsible for defending.

The first line is the hexagonal robots that were previously deployed on the open space, and the third line is the location of the two armored vehicles parked in the middle of the road, firmly protected by these shield robots.

At this time, Index and the other three stayed on the side of the armored vehicle, where there was onboard firepower deployed by the guards and armored steel plates sufficient to withstand howitzers. It would be very safe once the explosion-proof door at the back was closed.

If things get out of control, the little girls will be forcibly taken away by the teachers.

"Maika, Nayuta-chan, did I really cause trouble for Sonoko?"

Sitting in the armored vehicle, Index looked at Sonoko not far away with some concern and said that it seemed like she really couldn't help at all.

"Absolutely not, Index."

"It's like a team. Everyone has their own job and position. And you are an important partner of Natsume-san. How can you say you are causing trouble?"

Tsuchimika said comfortingly, she didn't expect that Index, who has always been carefree, would have such a sensitive and delicate side.

"That Tokiwadai classmate doesn't seem to be the type to casually ignore the feelings of his friends."

"So at times like this, Index, you just need to keep your trust. She will feel it."

Kihara Nayuta thought for a moment before speaking. Even if it was just a short period of contact, it was enough opportunity to understand a person's true self.

Although she can operate the fire control system of the guard armored vehicle, she can also help at critical moments.

But these were minor matters. If she couldn't even deal with the eighth-ranked enemy, it would be useless even if she lifted all the restrictions on the force of the General Council in the armored vehicles of the guards.

All you need to do is to trust Mr. Kiyama with full of expectations, just like Banri and the others did.

Nayuta Kihara once resented Kiyama Haruo for dragging Banri and the others into the abyss, but her attitude changed completely after the Fantasy Hand incident. Also because of the Fantasy Hand incident, she did something not so smart during the holiday, but those things happened a long time ago.

Come to think of it, that period of time happened to be when a certain bun-haired girl left Academy City.

Chapter 514: Implanted Backdoor

The park was still very noisy, with a steady stream of drones transporting more security robots. It seemed that more drive armors would be delivered later to adapt to the ever-changing battlefield situation.

This almost all-out effort and continuous piling up of weapons almost made some insiders think that Academy City was preparing to open up a second battlefield here to deal with most of the invaders who ran into Academy City through the gaps in the city wall.

However, due to information asymmetry, some people who were quietly paying attention to this side focused their attention on Index.

Only this catalog of forbidden techniques can attract invaders on such a large scale.

As for the eighth person standing next to the guards, strictly speaking, he is not that valuable.

There seemed to be some unpleasant smell in the air around, just like a rotten egg that made people feel uncomfortable in their stomachs.

Those mutants who successfully invaded Academy City from the damaged city walls also found their corresponding locations according to the instructions as the blue spores continued to spread.

And here, a girl with a serious expression and a bun was waiting for them to come.

"They are already here, but are there only three?"

There was a hint of disappointment on Natsume Sonoko's face. Her perception had expanded to a radius of one thousand meters, far exceeding her own radar map.

By excluding ordinary buildings and slow pedestrians, as well as drivers sitting in moving iron boxes, a lot of invalid information can be ignored.

She doesn't need to know much about the aliens. This approach of only processing specific information can save her most of the computing power.

But the next second, a large number of people with mutated abilities appeared densely on the radar map, and various small red dots began to fill Natsume Sonoko's smart big head, making her originally disappointed expression become funny and ridiculous.

In the first wave alone, they had to face hundreds of mutants.

On Natsume Sonoko's side, there were a total of fifteen people, including her.

Four little girls and a team of eleven security guards. However, considering the large number of security robots, the number of people is not important.

In fact, as the gaps in the Academy City's outer walls widened, even with the security guards' absolute firepower suppression, it would be difficult to plug all the holes in an instant.

In the past hour alone, more and more mutants have entered the Academy City, and almost all invaders who received the spore intelligence headed for the target location as soon as possible.

The rebellious priestess who sealed the gods of Takamagahara wanted to obtain the seal core from her, which was just an order issued by the supreme god.

Almost all the controlled alienated people had similar thoughts in their minds at the same time.

However, the name "Sealed Core" is really confusing. It should be just the name used by these alienated people.

According to Academy City, it's probably a 'prototype' called a monster or something, similar to the prototypes of the Kihara clan.

Even the Kihara clan is just a very niche "prototype", representing something called abnormal technology. It almost only exists in the Academy City and does not have a very wide audience like prototypes such as monsters.

'Prototype' is a psychological term, and if we extend it, it becomes a group of people who form common cognition and values ​​because of similar experiences.

In this world where human consciousness can lead miracles to happen, as long as most people identify something, that thing will become that way.

Then, the phase gods of Takama-ga-hara, who are shrouded by an archetype called a monster, have almost no possibility of escaping this identity unless they completely destroy the archetype itself.

This almost fatal attack allowed a rebellious priestess to eliminate the object she was once forced to believe in, and liberated all the priestesses in an unknown manner.

"See, there are no gods in this world."

"The old stubbornness of the priest can no longer keep up with the changes of the times. Returning to his hometown to farm is his best destiny. As long as he is self-reliant, he can have enough food to eat without asking the gods for help."

It seems as if the times have gone back to the past, when Miss Hitomi, wearing wooden clogs and a red and white shrine maiden costume, used cheap science books bought from street stalls, followed the trend of the rise of scientific thinking, and completed an unprecedentedly large "prototype".

By now, even the priestess has died.

Natsume and Sonoko, who are connected to each other only because of their souls, both firmly control the archetype to some extent, and always achieve a state called archetype control.

Moreover, because the prototype is actually just a concept, it has no physical manifestation. The sealed core that the alienated believe in does not actually exist in this world.

Having said that, the more conventional and easier way to control the prototype is to attach the method of control or destruction to the 'prototype' in the form of a parasitic concept before the 'prototype' is fully formed.

To put it simply, a backdoor was artificially implanted into the "prototype" computer when it was just released from the factory.

At that time, perhaps the implantee's mere thought could change or even destroy the prototype. It all depends on the implantee's choice.

As for the fact that Natsume was discovered by the mutant at a glance, it was naturally because of the backdoor that Miss Hitomi had implanted before.

That Miss Hitomi might have used the soul as a backdoor way of inheritance, and she unceremoniously shared her troubles with the classmate with the bun-headed hair that came later.

But also because of this, this prototype can exist in a stable way, so as not to be completely forgotten in the long river of time, and then gradually consumed by the other party.

And these alienated people affected by the prototype or the gods behind them can also use this backdoor to recognize the existence of a certain bun-head. This should be another backdoor rule.

Getting back to the topic, the scene returns to the person with a bun.

In her perception, hundreds of red dots appeared densely.

This scene of hordes of enemies rushing towards her from all directions made even Natsume Sonoko, who was mentally prepared, feel a little emotional.

I remember the last time I encountered such a scene was when I was dealing with the riot of the driver armor of the Anbu 'study', but those were all cold machines, and the only thing worth praising was that there were many of them.

However, this kind of grand scene happens to be the best stage for people with super powers to perform. It is not an exaggeration for one person to fight against a modern army.

Accelerator can definitely do it. I don't know the second person well, so I won't comment on him. The third one, Misaka-senpai, can quickly paralyze a modern army with her hacking skills and EMP-like moves...

But to Natsume Sonoko, these more than a hundred red dots were just more than a hundred slow-moving targets.

Chapter 515: Face to Face Contact

There was a shaking sound from the ground, and the strong shaking made it difficult for people to stand steadily.

Standing on the child seat specially provided in the guards' armored vehicle, Kihara Nayuta nearly fell off the seat. Fortunately, she finally got the standard touch-screen computer that the guards placed high up.

After slightly bypassing the firewall of the security system, Kihara Nayuta logged into her special account in Academy City and prepared to communicate with someone.

"I remember Sister Therestina's MAR (Advanced Assistance Team) is right here in District 18, not too far from this park."

"Besides the regular security forces around here, this is the only manpower I can think of."

"only...."

Kihara Nayuta's fingers slid quickly on the computer, and a thoughtful expression flashed across his face.

However, this MAR and its affiliated research institutes are currently in a state of being disbanded. Originally, the higher-ups in Academy City were ready to give up on Kihara, and the subsequent series of events were just a matter of course.

Because she was involved in some criminal incidents, MAR's captain Therese Tina was investigated and detained by security guards a few months ago and has not been released from prison until now.

This treatment is almost completely different from that of Kihara Gensei. The value difference between the two is really too great. No one would devote energy to a hysterical and disobedient loser.